St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace Magazine August 2019 Contents 1 From the Principal Series VII, Volume 30, No.2, August 2019 2 Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment 4 Terrace Old Boys honoured St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace acknowledges 6 Terrace welcomes new staff the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the 8 Computational and Algorithmic Traditional Owners of the lands on which our campuses are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. Thinking Competition St Joseph’s College is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 Terrace Music tours the United peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich States contribution to the College and society. 10 Madagascar Jr. a musical adventure 12 The House Choir Night spectacular Graphic Design by: 14 The Norman Clarke Concert Roche Creative 16 Terrace Rowing going international Contributors: Mr Brian Bourke, Mr Matt Cocking, Ms Karin Coleshill, Dr Michael 18 The half century of a great victory Carroll, Mr Ralph Devlin, Ms Samantha Knott, Mr Tony Macksey, remembered Mr Brendan McGrath, Xavier Styles, Mr David Toohey, Mrs Lea Walker-Franks, Mr Damian Wright, Mr Chris Zammit 21 Rugby tour to New Zealand www.facebook.com/StJosephsCollegeGregoryTerrace 22 Legal Studies at the Supreme Court https://twitter.com/gregoryterrace1 @stjosephscollegeterrace 23 Youth Parliament Find the App on App store and Google Play 24 Kairos – God’s time Published by: 26 Mothers’ High Tea St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000 28 Foundation success Edited by: Mrs Bianca Wagner 29 Giving Day brilliance Publications Coordinator 30 Terrace Flashback 1954 P 3214 5259 E [email protected] 31 GTOBA Report 32 Reunions 34 GTOBA Annual Dinner 36 Vale 37 Rest In Peace 38 Celebrating the GTOBA 39 Save the date August 2019 From the Principal Dear Members of the Terrace Family, continue to evolve, the range of staff who join our College continues to diversify and includes a range of Welcome to the August edition of the Terracian. You will inaugural non-teaching roles. This edition includes a profile on some see there is much happening at Terrace as you move of our new staff. We also farewell through the pages. Mrs Lea Walker-Franks, Director of Development, and thank her for the work she has done with both the Foundation and the Old Boys. The Mt Sion building program has The Terrace Family is more than been completed with staff and just the current students but also Finally, I thank our Terrace Family, students occupying the building in includes our past students and past and present, for all that you July. The building and associated families. Again, this edition of the do for Terrace to ensure that we works are magnificent. With the Terracian captures a number of continue to promote Terrace to the centre of the school now opened, Old Boy stories including Giving Fore. the space and the student flow has Day and the successful Old Boys’ been greatly enhanced. The rooftop Dinner, as well as stories by Mr God Bless. space is also proving a great hit. Brendan McGrath and Mr Ralph Devlin, celebrating achievements The range of activities that occur both past and present. This edition at Terrace and the talent of the also highlights the Terrace Old Boys Dr Michael Carroll students continues to be a strong included in the Queen’s Birthday College Principal feature of our great College. In this Honours list. Congratulations to edition, we see some examples Professor Peter Donnelly GT 1976, of this, including House Choir, the Mr Stephen Conry GT 1981, Mr Tony Middle School Musical, the Norman Shaw GT 1970 and Dr Bill Sultmann Clarke Concert, the Music and GT 1969. Rugby tours, the great results in the mathematics competition and the The Terrace staff continue to be Legal Studies and Youth Parliament highly committed to the students experiences. and the College. As schools 1 Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment Written by: Mr Tony Macksey The Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment harmonises with the existing school fabric and provides new links that enhance connectivity across the College campus. The Mt Sion and Duhig Place The elevated walkway and stairs redevelopment provides the to the rear of Mt Sion now afford College with a formal and more multiple linkages to the existing recognisable entry off Rogers Street. buildings on campus. The project The building brings together, in merges into the existing school one facility, College Administration, campus with new landscaping, Student Services, College Ministry, creating group gathering spaces as Counselling and the Old Boys’ well as hardstand play spaces for Boardroom. The building also handball. The landscaping is step one includes a major retrofit of the in a planned extensive ‘greening’ of existing pool and additional amenities the site. for the students. This redevelopment gives the Being an inner-city school, the College much needed space for both College had limited play and break- students and staff, providing areas out space for the students. The that will further enhance their life at redevelopment of Duhig Place now the College. provides an all-weather gathering and recreation space for the College. Macksey Rush architects were the The inclusion of a roof terrace over Mt chosen architects for the Mt Sion and Sion and Duhig Place has provided a Duhig Place redevelopment. versatile space for both student play and school gatherings. To further enhance the rooftop, it includes a hospitality kitchen to accommodate school events in the warmer months of the year. The building has been designed to harmonise with the heritage buildings on site. Stone has been used extensively throughout the project to provide a visual link to the much older original stone buildings across the College campus. The choice of materials further enhances the College as a unified whole. 2 3 August 2019 Terrace Old Boys honoured Mr Stephen Professor Peter Conry Donnelly GT 1981 GT 1975 During his years at Terrace, Stephen was At Terrace, Peter was Dux of the College in Secretary of the St Vincent de Paul Society his Senior year, took part in debating, was and a member of the 4th XV. He has secretary of the chess club and played for the maintained his strong connection as an Old 2nd XI Cricket team. Boy, and from 2009-10 was President of the Peter is the Chief Executive Officer of Genomics and GTOBA. Professor of Statistical Science at Oxford University. He received the Knight Bachelor medal in the Stephen is the Chief Executive Officer, Australia Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the of JLL and is responsible for setting the strategic understanding of human genetics in disease. direction and leadership of the business. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Peter has dedicated his career to statistics and for his contribution to the property industry and genetics. He co-founded Genomics in 2014, and community work. the company has since become a leader in the field of genomic analysis to improve the understanding Stephen is an advocate for diversity, which he sees of human disease. as crucial to the future success of the industry. He is also a member of the Property Male Champions of I feel thrilled and tremendously honoured to have Change which leads the commitment to attract and been awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty the retain more women in the property sector. Queen. This honour is a recognition not just of my work but also that of the outstanding researchers I Stephen is a Board Member of the Property Council have collaborated with over many years in pursuit of Australia and of Redkite - an Australian cancer of new insights into human genetics and its role in charity providing essential support for young people common diseases. with cancer, and the family and support network who care for them. 4 August 2019 Congratulations to four of our distinguished Old Boys who were recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Professor Peter Donnelly, Mr Stephen Conry, Dr Bill Sultmann and Mr Tony Shaw. Tony Dr Bill Shaw Sultmann GT 1970 GT 1967 During his school years, Tony was a Prefect in During his years at Terrace Bill was a keen his Senior year and Captain of the 1st XV. all-round sportsman, as a team member in the rugby, cricket and tennis teams. Tony is a former rugby union player, representing Queensland and Captaining the Wallabies in 15 tests between 1978-81. He is regarded as one of Associate Professor Bill Saltmann, Dean of the greatest captains Australia has ever had. He Australian Catholic University’s La Salle Academy, was inducted into the Wallaby Hall of Fame and was made a member of the Order of Australia named Australian Rugby Union Classic Statesman for significant service to education and to the in 2012. This year he was awarded Member of the community. Bill says the award was an honour Order of Australia for his contribution to the rugby beyond expectation and received with deep and community. humble appreciation. Tony was the President of Rugby Australia until Bill is well known in the Noosa for his community 2019 and is a life member of the Queensland Rugby work with non-profit organisations. He is one of only Union. In 2018 Tony was captured in a portrait a few Sunshine Coast residents to be awarded. commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Over forty years, Bill’s experience has seen him as a teacher, psychologist, theologian and administrator with Executive and Governance Leadership roles in Education, Health and Welfare sectors.