The Queen’s College and Wyvern Society magazine
Queen’s College The University of Melbourne inAeternum
November 2018
Enhancing student wellbeing
College production: Così photo galleries Collegians’ Dinner, Wyvern Dinner, Garden Party and alumni events Outer Metropolitan Scholarship
November 2018 1 Contents
Sports page 10 College production page 13
Dine with a scholar page 20 Enhancing student wellbeing page 22
Events at Queen’s page 29 Wyvern Dinner page 32
Community news 4 Sugden Society event 19 Vale 34 Sports at Queen’s 10 Dine with a scholar 20 From the archive 36 Arts at Queen’s 12 Enhancing student mental wellbeing 22 Master’s garden party 37 College production: Così 13 Enriching lives together 24 Scholarships 38 Beyond the quad 14 Wyverns 26 Thank you to our 2018 donors 39 Collegians’ Dinner 16 Alumni friends and events 29 A new partnership for Queen’s 18 Wyvern Dinner 32
In Aeternum November 2018 Edition ISSN: 1832-2301 Editor: Nicole Crook Design: Sophie Campbell QUEEN’S COLLEGE Photography: Ben Fon or as otherwise noted MERCHANDISE Cover photo: Ben Fon. Cover photo of Outer Metropolitan Scholarship supporters, Wyverns View our merchandise range Daniel Moorfield (1989) and Fleur Maidment (1987) and purchase your Queen’s All enquiries please email: memorabilia online: [email protected] http://the-queens-college- Queen’s College shop.myshopify.com/ The University of Melbourne 1–17 College Crescent, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia Telephone: +61 (0)3 9349 0500 This magazine was printed on paper made from 100% post-consumer waste. It is carbon Facsimile: +61 (0)3 9349 0525 neutral and FSC certified. Queen’s is committed to reducing its environmental impact.
2 in aeternum from the master
From the Master One of my favourite books in recent years has been Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age (Penguin, 2015). This work, by the eminent MIT sociologist and psychologist Sherry Tinkle, looks at the disconnections that people suffer in this highly digitally connected age. The disconnectedness of the current generation, she argues, is credited to a withdrawal from face-to-face conversations.
While there is much talk of digital As well as academic excellence, community The Foundation is committed to improving disruptions today, usually applied to and diversity we are also emphasising, the state of Indigenous disadvantage by business, the biggest digital disruption is in our new strategic plan, reconciliation, engaging business, political, academic, probably the impact upon relationships. sustainability and leadership. In my many and other leaders of society to shape Talk, according to Tinkle, “un-planned and conversations this year it has been good to global, regional, and industry agendas. open-ended” is slipping away. When the hear of how Wyverns, parents and friends A major sponsor is the University of author asked what kind of conversations want to support us in these areas. I have Melbourne. young people were having, she said that also had the opportunity to engage closely This edition of In Aeternum is rich in they reached for their digital devices to with our key partners this year as the Revd stories and conversations that have show their latest conversations. Colleges, Sharon Hollis (Fellow) used Queen’s taken place across our community and by contrast, are full of face-to-face Chapel to deliver her Moderator’s Easter may it stimulate many more conversations. conversations. You cannot avoid them: message and I was invited to give the Hilary Clinton said “Talent is everywhere – in the corridors; in the quad; at events; inaugural address to the recently founded opportunity is not”. Through our and, especially, in the dining hall. These national Uniting Church Historical Society conversations with Wyverns, partners, conversations become habit-forming, on the eve of the National Assembly. parents and friends we are able to provide build resilience and character, and lead In visits to Hong Kong and Singapore opportunities for our talented Queeners. to meaningful relationships and life-long there have been many conversations In an age when many lament the death friendships. As Tinkle concludes, such with schools. We have also developed a of conversation it is alive and well within conversations – that are artless, risky partnership with the Hong Kong Chamber Queen’s – A College of Conversations. and face-to-face – are conversations of Commerce to provide opportunities to remember who we are: creatures of for Queen’s students to gain internships Dr Stewart Gill OAM history, of deep psychology, of complex with Australian companies in Hong Kong. relationships. Queen’s College acknowledges the I also spent a weekend camping with the Traditional Owners of the land where we Throughout this past year I have had many University of Melbourne senior executive live and work, the Wurundjeri people of conversations within and without the at Garma in the Northern Territory. This the Kulin Nations, and pay our respects College, around the country and around was a rich learning experience for us to their Elders past, present and future. the world with students, Wyverns, parents all and there were many conversations and friends. I have been especially talking around campfires. Garma has become about our community at Queen’s and our Australia’s Indigenous equivalent of the new vision for the 21st century. Most is World Economic Forum held annually at not new but based upon our history and Davos in Switzerland. Hosted, coordinated good traditions especially of academic and programed in entirety by the Yothu excellence and the “vibe” that collegians Yindi Foundation, Garma attracts an and Wyverns speak of as characterising exclusive gathering of 2,500 political and the Queen’s community built upon business leaders from across the globe. egalitarianism and valuing diversity.
November 2018 3 community news
Are we evolutionarily hardwired for war?
In a secular world, which is what most of us in Europe and North America live in, history takes on the role of showing us good and evil, virtues and vices. Religion no longer plays as important a part as it once did in setting moral standards and transmitting values... History with a capital H is being called in to fill the void. It restores a sense not necessarily of a divine being but of something above and beyond human beings. It is our authority: it can vindicate us and judge us, and damn those who oppose us. Margaret MacMillan, The Uses and Abuses of History
A feature of the inspirational academic program at Queen’s is the oration – Margaret MacMillan is a such as that given usually in April by a Professor of History at the prominent First Nations scholar, or that University of Toronto and given by the Sugden Fellow in each year. the former Warden of St. For 2018 Queen’s seized the opportunity Antony’s College. Her books to invite one of the world’s leading include Women of the Raj historians, Professor Margaret MacMillan, who found time in her usual packed (1988, 2007); Paris 1919: schedule of international engagements Six Months that Changed the to lunch with Queen’s students and to World (2001) for which she give a public lecture on war. To a JCR filled was the first woman to win with interested scholars and historians the Samuel Johnson Prize; from far and wide in Australia as well as Nixon in China: Six Days students, members of Council, and alumni, that Changed the World; The Professor MacMillan talked about the pros Uses and Abuses of History (2008); and Extraordinary Canadians: Stephen Leacock of war – stable communities, scientific (2009). Her most recent book is The War that Ended Peace. She is a Fellow of the advancement, the levelling of economic Royal Society of Literature and a Senior Fellow of Massey College, University of and social hierarchies– as well as the Toronto, Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto and of St Hilda’s cons. The impetus to build a better world College, University of Oxford, and sits on the boards of the Mosaic Institute and through war, or to defend settled and the editorial boards of International History and First World War Studies and is a complex societies, paradoxically leads Board Member of the Rhodes Committee, Oxford. to violence and horror. We applaud the honour, courage and glory of soldiers, while condemning the tragedy and terror of the wars they fight. Moving to the question of whether the instinct of war is innate (given the fright/ flight response), Professor MacMillan picked up the theme of her recent Reith lectures, entitled The Mark of Cain, on whether we are ‘destined to fight.’ Her Reith lectures encompassed the role of the warrior in history and culture, how warriors are produced, the ways in which war brings about change, and how writers, artists, film-makers, playwrights and composers have taken war as their theme. In her Queen’s lecture, Professor MacMillan also examined how different societies fight different kinds of wars, looked at the differences of professional to ideological soldiers, and took questions on the role of women in war, on the change to cyberwar. Queen’s resident tutor in history, politics and economics, Matt Jones, gave the Margaret MacMillan and Stewart Gill vote of thanks.
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Four decades of changing culture
41 years ago, on 16 May 1977, Stephen Diamond was making his debut in Eakins Kitchen. Stephen is now officially the longest-serving member of staff at Queen’s, exceeding Rev Dr Edward Sugden (1854–1935), First Master of Queen’s College between 1888 and 1928 (40 years)!
A country boy from Jerilderie, NSW, Stephen’s humour and unflappability have In the 40-odd years since then, I’ve Stephen always liked cooking. When his endeared him to generations of Wyverns, transitioned from a naive young medical school suggested banking as a career, he although he confesses to mild surprise on student to a naive elderly medical set off for Sydney, aged 17, to take a three encountering a car in Eakins one morning researcher, but Stephen hasn’t changed month culinary course. Stephen’s uncle during exams. one iota – the same cheeky smile, the worked at The Age at the time, in the same eagerness to please, the same reading room, and let him know when “I love the community – I’ve met devotion to his job. jobs were coming up for apprenticeships. thousands of students over the Back then, the holder of the ‘lethal length’ Stephen was the last applicant to be years and I still love the variety employment record was Johnnie the interviewed for a role at Queen’s and and challenges of the role – each Gardener. He lasted at Queen’s for well over was offered a three and a half year student and chef and catering 30 years (much longer than the various apprenticeship in the kitchen. manager changes and I’m still Bentley Stills that he used to look after). When Stephen first arrived at Queen’s he learning 40 years on.” Other stalwarts there were Kevin, who used lived in Kernick, then mainly used as staff to take out the garbage, and hang pictures quarters and as rooms for the theological Congratulations, Stephen – a great in the galley where the bins were stored; students. He has worked with 5 catering community member. Rosa and Mrs Boylan in the dining hall; managers and 5 Masters, and seen the Tim Fitzpatrick manning the dishwasher college culture evolve, from the days when From Professor David Vaux AO, (he could hit a fly at 10 metres with the dining meant sitting smoking over meat Principal Fellow: dish washer hose.) and three veg, to the current multicultural I arrived at Queen’s in February 1978, and I But we were all outlasted by Stephen. catering offered by the College. One thing worked as a bursary student in Eakins Hall Maybe it’s something about the air in hasn’t changed – his baking has always for the two years I was a resident, and as a Jerilderie, the tomato capital of Australia. been appreciated, whether by Vicemaster part time kitchen hand the following year, But then maybe I’m confusing him with Jack Clarke, or the students. after I had left Queen’s. Stephen joined Billy Brownless or John Monash. But no Queen’s in the middle of 1977, so he started matter if I have, a Legend is a Legend! a few months before I did.
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The Wyvern Armistice Prize
The Wyvern Armistice Prize is a new offering from the Wyvern Society in 2018, awarded annually for a piece of writing, art, or music that honours the legacy of those who served in WWI. These Wyverns strove to achieve a peace that they hoped would be lasting – that the Great War would be ‘the war to end all wars’. Subsequent generations, however, have borne tragic witness to successive conflicts and atrocities.
A century on from the Armistice, the Prize date on 11 September, three students had movingly of the sense of potential in Sam’s honours their sacrifice by looking to the submitted pieces: Sam Williams a piece music, the dissonance, wry triumphalism, future. Today’s students are tomorrow’s of music for piano and oboe, Miranda sirens and the Last Post, suggesting a future leaders, innovators and challengers. Smith a war collage, and Tom Waring a piece that might ‘continue into the future’. The prize prompts critical and reflective polemical essay. Tom’s piece was applauded for its finely thinking by asking questions such as crafted rhetoric that charted the trope The 3 applicants presented their work to ‘how do we communicate the horror of the ‘light on the hill’ through political the panel, consisting of Dr Stewart Gill, of war to generations for whom war is a speeches, and Miranda’s for the multi- Dr Katti Williams, and Ryan Johnston, media concept rather than a brutal reality’, layered sophistication of its meditation former head of Art at the Australian War ‘how might WWIII begin’, and ‘what on the human, moral and economic cost Memorial, on 11 October. The judges were constitutes a true peace?’ The ‘dangerous of war through the depiction of a soldier so impressed with all 3 that as well as the idea’ at the heart of the prize is, ‘are wars enmeshed in archival headlines. first prize, which went to Sam Williams, a necessary evil’? both runners-up received a Highly All three Armistice entrants have been Students interested in applying met with Commended award. In her address to published in Aedificamus, launched on Deputy Arch Wyvern Dr Katti Williams the contestants (repeated at the Wyvern 19 October. to workshop their ideas. By the closing dinner on 12 October), Dr Williams spoke The college also has received a Gallipoli oak that is to be planted at College in honour of those who served in the Great War. The Oak has been grown at the property of Michael and Alexandra Kelso, parents of Zara Kelso (Wyvern 2013). The tree is now three years old and ready to be planted.
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Annual Health Sciences Dinner Queen’s was delighted to host Professor Ian Frazer AC at our Health Sciences Dinner on 23 August. Co-inventor of the technology that enabled the development of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer, Professor Frazer gave a highly informative and entertaining presentation on the decades of work that enabled the vaccine to be created. Thanks to the work of Professor Frazer AC in 2007, Australia became the first country in the world to introduce a government-funded HPV Vaccination program to protect young women against HPV infections that can lead to cancers and disease. Recent studies have found the HPV rate among women aged 18-24 has dropped from 22.7% (2005) to 1.1% (2015). High immunisation rates have led to a herd protection effect with males also seeing a significant drop in their HPV rate.
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018
We congratulate the following Member (AM) in the General Division Member (AM) in the General Division members of our community who Dr Ian Kronborg (Wyvern, 1967) Prof Iain Clarke (Past Parent) were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours List: For significant service to medicine, For significant service to medicine particularly gastroenterology, and in the field of endocrinology and Companion (AC) in the General Division through innovative substance abuse neuroendocrinology, and to medical treatment programs. research into reproductive biology. Prof. Emeritus Geoffrey Harcourt AO Ms Janet Wood (Past Choir Member) (Wyvern, 1951) Medal (OAM) in the General Division For significant service to aged welfare as For eminent service to higher education Dr Jacqueline Mein (Wyvern, 1984) an advocate for human rights and health as an academic economist and author, For service to medicine, and to initiatives, and to the Uniting Church in particularly in the fields of PostKeynesian community health. Australia economics, capital theory and economic thought. Mr Donald Moss (Past Parent) For service to medicine, particularly to urology.
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Peace and Positive student alcohol cultures Reconciliation Network in university residential colleges Dr Stewart Gill was an invited participant Associate Professor Tim Corney in a workshop to establish a Peace and Reconciliation Network throughout the T he former Dean of Student Wellbeing The project aims to trial a number of Commonwealth. The event was under at Queen’s College, Associate Professor innovative multicomponent methodologies the sponsorship of The Association of Tim Corney, now leads an alcohol culture designed to challenge cultures of excessive Commonwealth Universities and hosted change initiative supported by the and risky alcohol consumption. In by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) Victorian Health Promotion Foundation community health initiatives with young Professor Shaun Ewen. (VicHealth), and University Colleges people, narrative based approaches to The 32 delegates from around the Australia (UCA), using university residential pedagogy have been used successfully, Commonwealth gathered at the University colleges and halls as test cases. and are being trialled alongside the of Melbourne with the aim to address ‘appreciative enquiry’ approach to cultural colonial legacies of injustice and to build Residing in university student housing or change. The project also capitalises on fairer societies. One aim was to return to the a residential college can be a stimulating the widespread use of mobile phones as old idea of the Commonwealth as Professor and rewarding experience that, along with an innovative means of moving tailored Ewen quoted from Richard Flanagan in his a tertiary education, shapes the future alcohol interventions into environments Garma Festival speech (which Shaun and life outcomes of students. However, where risky drinking occurs. Part of the Stewart attended earlier in the year): this important period of transition and project (managed through researchers at development can also be one where “Commonwealth is an old middle English the Burnet Institute) uses a tailored SMS students encounter many challenges, word that derives from an older word, intervention known as MIDY (Mobile including that of alcohol. To reduce commonweal, which was understood as a Intervention for Drinking in Young people). harm from excessive drinking, individuals general good that was shared, a common The MIDY intervention involves hourly require knowledge about safe levels of well-being. It suggests a mutuality and mobile assessment and feedback. During consumption to make informed choices. shared strength. It evokes relationships, a night out, participants are sent brief Despite recent and widespread public the idea of a common inheritance. It is, hourly questionnaires by SMS assessing health campaigns by governments about you could argue, the counterpoint to the alcohol consumption, location, spending ‘drinking responsibly’ and the introduction Yolngu word for selfishness, for lack of and mood. In response to these data in Australia of standard drink labelling, kinship. Commonwealth is kinship.” they will receive an individually-tailored such knowledge is still low. feedback message via SMS which aims Orientation week, and associated social to stop or slow down their drinking. activities in first semester, provide key The project will run until the end of opportunities for trialling a preventative 2019 when post-evaluative results education intervention targeting risky will be made available. drinking.
Fusing Eastern and Western Soundscapes
Queen’s was delighted to host ‘Fusing Featured student soloists Sam Williams Her cross-cultural life and professional Eastern and Western Soundscapes’ – (piano), Anna Wilson (flute), and Edmond experience create her unique style, which a concert conceived by our Director of Chang (marimba) performed music from has been influenced by Chinese classical Music, Simone Maurer, Mindy Meng other Southeast Asian cultures. and western contemporary music. She Wang (visiting Academic Scholar) and Meng Wang is a versatile Chinese/ excels in experimental and improvisation our students. Australian musician, teacher and composer. and has studied the guzheng in China with leading masters since the age of seven. Described as a musical conversation between Mindy Meng Wang and Queen’s College students, it featured a mix of E astern and Western sounds, solo and group performances and traditional, modern and even improv compositions. Visiting scholar, Mindy Wang, performed traditional Chinese music for guzheng, led a group-improvised performance, and performed a duet with Queen’s College Director of Music, Simone Maurer (flute).
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Oxford bound
Ella Butcherine, residential tutor and third year medical student, describes how making the most of opportunities at Queen’s lead to her upcoming research at the University of Oxford.
Conversations in Eakins Hall often take surprising turns, and you just never know who you might meet at high table. Monday evening’s formal dinners are attended by an incredible selection of visiting scholars, from professors in Indigenous law, to internationally renowned musicians, to a European Space Agency consultant (our very own Jaden Hastings). I had no idea that a chance introduction to a visiting bioethicist would result in a six-month research project at the University of Oxford. This visiting bioethicist was Professor of conscientious objection in the NICU, recommended me to his Uehiro Centre Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford and my research question is whether colleague, neonatal intensive care Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, and over it would be ethical for doctors to specialist and bioethicist Professor dinner we started discussing his research conscientiously object to treatment, Dominic Wilkinson, and in an odd twist of on the equitable distribution of healthcare based on concerns for the infant’s best fate, both of my supervisors are Australian resources. I have had a huge interest in interest and/or distributive justice. expatriate doctors. I’m not quite sure of the significance for my career, but I Conscientious objection is commonly Monday evening’s formal dinners will certainly be packing an extra jar of expressed as a refusal to do something, Vegemite for the office! are attended by an incredible based on a belief that the action would selection of visiting scholars, contravene an agent’s core moral beliefs. I also have to thank the Queen’s from professors in Indigenous I’m attempting to tease out whether community for their support in this law, to internationally renowned decisions made on the basis of medical endeavour. The Dean of Academic musicians, to a European futility count as contentious objection, Programs, Sally Dalton-Brown, is always or professional judgement. I’m also pointing me in interesting directions Space Agency consultant. examining whether doctors can with her work in virtue ethics. I greatly conscientiously object on the basis of appreciate the work of Nicole Crook ethics since high school, but I hadn’t distributive justice – the idea that even if and the Advancement team, and the thought it possible to combine this interest a patient might receive some small benefit generosity of the Wyverns who have with my goal of pursuing a medical career. from a treatment, the cost of providing it helped subsidise my visiting student fees. As part of the Doctor of Medicine, all fourth is such that other patients are deprived year students are expected to complete a One of the real strengths of Queen’s lies of treatments that would produce better six month research project. Julian proposed in its diversity, and significant effort is outcomes. There are already some cost/ that I come to Oxford, and he would put into ensuring that students from all benefit-based limitations in the public supervise a research project in medical backgrounds can access opportunities. healthcare system, in the form of a cost ethics. Needless to say, I was not going to Residents here have unparalleled p e r D A LY 1 threshold, but I am interested say no to such an incredible opportunity! opportunity to learn from one another, and in whether doctors themselves are justified I’ve already had several students approach My research question is shaped by some in objecting on these grounds. me for advice. Although I don’t properly of my experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Professor Savulescu has been so helpful start research until January 2019, I’m Care Unit (NICU) at the Royal Children’s in guiding me through the initial stages already looking forward to discussing my Hospital this year. I am exploring the role of setting up this project. He has findings on Monday evenings next year.
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November 2018 9 college sports
Sports at Queen’s
By Amelia Cronin, Female Sports Representative and Lachie Paul, Male Sports Representative
Women’s surprising Kendall house. In another The highly anticipated Women’s Footy extremely close finals, the hockey queen’s again proved to be an exciting and action- While women’s sport didn’t quite bring with their new-fangled facemasks were packed few weeks. Our sportswomen were home the sheer number of medals and looking like they had it in the bag; Henri, training in -2 degrees in order to perfect accolades of the past, it had Queen’s Saffy and Jem (our three fresher wonders) those kicks. After smashing both UC, spirit written all over it. ran the opposition in circles and got Queen’s Mary’s and Kendall they were well on In scorching 30-degree heat and gusty to a nail-biting semi-final against Ormond their way to the grand final – only Trinity winds the women’s softball team won (where we unfortunately lost 1-0 again!) stood in their way. Unfortunately, once match after match in elegant style as The intense one-week long rowing again Queen’s finals hopes came to Jana Zielinski pitched strike after strike! season consumed Queen’s College for muddy defeat. Unfortunately, in a thrilling battle of home another year, with tired grumpy Eakins The women also reached the grand final of run hits and dives onto dusty plates the conversations at an all-time high. the basketball but were defeated by Trinity. women lost in the semi-final to a strong The Magoos and First VIII performed Ormond squad. Despite these losses without fail at outstandingly, finishing premiers in 7am in the morning there will be a large Soccer was up next and we faced the B and C finals respectively – a whole group of laughing Queeners out in the suffocating pressure of going for a fourth division higher than last year. quad rugged up and ready for a training premiership in a row! Things were looking Netball finished this year in a double session, epitomising the Queen’s spirit. good with Esther smashing goal after goal final appearance from both the firsts and I have been honoured to represent and Zoe running amuck in the midfield, seconds against St Hilda’s in a huge Friday these beautiful people this semester but the morning after Queen’s Ball was night showdown. Unfortunately both the and watch their love of college sport a struggle; after a valiant battle against seconds and firsts lost with close margins. grow and grow. I’m overjoyed to leave IH, we lost 1-0. Volleyball was next up with the women’s this honour in the very capable hands The squash women were placed them team winning their first match against St of the 2019 Sports Representative into the semi-final, but sadly lost to the Hilda’s, but losing to Newman in the semis. Rebecca Wescombe.
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men’s bear much fruit of success. Unseasonably Starting off the sport for semester 2 was The tale of men’s sport at Queen’s for warm weather presented itself for athletics the men’s footy season. Having won in 2018 was not one of dominance on a this year bringing a spring to the step of 2017 the boys started the season as single field but of strong competition across our athletes as we took out second overall. strong contenders once again. Yet sadly the board. Our ever-present performance Following athletics, it was time for some on this was not to be as the team was led us to place third on the men’s ladder. water action with the rowing. The First VIII hampered by a string of injuries in the This, when combined with the women’s crew claimed a strong second place after leadup to the semi-final against Ormond results, led Queen’s to place second overall beating out Newman in the semi-final. leaving us to settle for third place. In the in the Tickner Cup for intercollegiate sport. Just before the end of the first semester swimming the boys put on a stellar show I would like to extend a huge thank you the men’s soccer team returned to field taking out second place to Newman. to all those that showed their Queen’s for redemption after last year’s hard Following swimming came badminton, spirit and got on down to sport as either fought final. The men’s team took the field which was a short season as we narrowly competitors or spectators. Thank you also each game with purpose and as a result missed the semi-final. Closing off the to the dedicated Wyverns who gave up found their way into the semi-finals. The intercollegiate season was volleyball; their time to coach our athletes. boys displayed tremendous composure the boys breezed through the early stages throughout the season but nowhere was yet came up against strong competition Running through the year, we started as from Newman to take out fourth. always with cricket. As per recent years this more visible than their last two games. Queen’s put forward a strong team. Both the semi and the final came down to All in all, the season of 2018 was one to The dream however for the hat-trick the wire, the victor of each being decided be proud of. I’d once again like to thank all premiership was dashed after strong through penalties. Thanks to some deft the students, Wyverns and members of competition against Trinity in the semi-final saves from Cassius as the keeper and the Queen’s community for coming down left us in third place. Coming straight out precise shots from our strikers, Queen’s and supporting sport throughout this year. of the Easter break saw the boys in a fierce came out on top to seal the victory and I wish all the best to the sportsmen of 2019 hockey season which unfortunately didn’t take home the men’s soccer silverware. and to their representative Oliver Tonks.
Photo by Annie Holden
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Arts at Queen’s
Coming as no surprise to anyone, 2018 saw Queen’s College students engage with the arts on an impressively large scale. Arts at Queen’s provides an incomparable opportunity for testing the boundaries of your comfort zone and trying something completely new, and this year students wasted no time diving in – often it became a matter of too many people rather than too few. This demonstrates the way Queeners transmit an infectious desire for everything they do and has made my year running arts a complete pleasure.
By Sam Williams (3rd year Music)
As always, we started the year off with a MADS is busy as ever, constantly running Performance at Queen’s reached the number of Intercollegiate Activities Council small diverse soirees while ploughing into broader community this year through the (ICAC) events. Fresher Dance-Off was a large scale undertakings like Quadstock innovation of Simone Maurer (Director of massive hit, where our talented first year and our Annual production, Cosí by Louis Music) and Mindy Meng Wang (visiting dancers took out a podium finish. Huge Nowra. For Quadstock, thanks must go to scholar), who I was lucky enough to help thanks must be given to Kate Douglas Lucy Fenwick-Elliot, Stella Ulm and Azeem run the Eastern Fusion concert we held and Maddie Ossovani, the powerhouse Ahmad (Creative Director, Producer and here in August. Centred around Mindy’s choreographing duo. We had a fantastic Marketing Manager) and their respective Guzheng, the concert was an unparalleled turn out at ICAC trivia, and the following assistants for putting on such a fantastic opportunity to try something new, Film Festival saw two ingenious pieces festival. Similarly, we cannot wait to show presenting exciting improvisations from of original film from Clare Taylor and the theatrical talents Queen’s has to offer a number of residents and a selection Lucy Fenwick-Elliot. Queeners continued in Cosí, where Lucy’s direction, Cameron of Eastern-inspired concert pieces. This to feature in the ICAC talent show, and Everett’s producing and Hamish Francis’ event was a huge success and I thank you later in the year our impressive debating management will not go unnoticed. both immensely. team took out second place around the The William Quick Club continues to I want to give a huge personal thank you crescent. Still to come on the ICAC stage contribute to a growing history of culture to Hamish Francis and Thomas Waring, are side-splitting performances from our at Queen’s. Our Annual Dinner saw a whose tireless devotion to MADS and theatre sports team, another memorable remarkable turnout, as well as inspirational Willie Quick have resulted in a bountiful performance from our own QCDC at Battle words from our distinguished guest year of culture at Queen’s, as well as of the Bands, and a diversion into “unusual Tamara Cannon, founder of the charity Hamish for his outstanding work on the sports” through Intercollegiate Quidditch. Lille Fro. As always, the Foreign Affairs and ICAC executive team. Congratulations With Queeners literally queueing up to Oratory competitions generated engaging, to Zoe Marshall, the incoming 2019 Arts make it to some of these events, we can be controversial discussion. Still to come Representative, I am sure you will have a proud of our intercollegiate involvement. are the exciting Eggleston Creative Arts challenging and rewarding year ahead! competition, and the brand-new Jazz club, where Queeners will yet again have a chance to hone their talents.
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This year, the Queen’s College Music and Drama Society (QCMADS) Così took on an Australian classic with a production of Louis Nowra’s Così. By Lucy Fenwick-Elliot (2nd year Arts )
An iconic, darkly funny comedy set in 1970s In the wake of their recent devastating Melbourne, Così follows recent university fire, QCMADS decided to collaborate with Special congratulations to Sam graduate Lewis Riley (Miles Brennan, La Mama Theatre – which, coincidentally, Williams (3rd year Music), the 2nd year Arts) as he attempts to direct a is where Louis Nowra began his playwriting Queen’s Murray Sutherland nominee production of Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte with career when he himself was a student. for 2018. As well as his captivating a cast of inmates from a local asylum. Thanks to excellent work by our publicity and hilarious performance as the Set against the backdrop of Vietnam War and sponsorship team, headed by eccentric Roy, Sam demonstrated protests and changing values, Così is a producer Cameron Everett (2nd year outstanding levels of commitment, lesson in tolerance, love, humour, and the Biomedicine), we were able to donate enthusiasm and support – both to transformative power of performance. 20% of our profits to the rebuilding of Così, and to the arts at Queen’s. this local icon. Both the cast and production team worked Max Wilson (2nd year Arts) and incredibly hard across the rehearsal and Così, as well as being a wonderful Tash Redhill (1st year Arts) were performance process, bringing together experience for everyone involved, proved also recognised for their standout all levels of skill and expertise to create a itself another successful production for performances as Doug and Ruth play that was remarkably seamless and Queen’s, preserving our reputation as an respectively, and were named the dual polished. exceptional theatre group and a highlight winners of the Keith Macartney Prize. on the Union House Theatre calendar.
November 2018 13 beyond the quad
Beyond the quad
Stella Ulm (2nd year Stella will be undertaking another internship Between studies, Queen’s and debating, Commerce) spent this summer at Cochlear in Sydney. Georgia is also heavily involved in time completing an volunteering with United Nations Youth internship with Restless Georgia Ryan (1st year Victoria (and UN Youth Australia). In Development, an Science) devotes a large May she convened a day long summit organisation focused portion of her spare for students in Years 9-12 on the topic of on empowering young time to the Melbourne how cities are evolving (urban planning, people through their University Debating sustainability, privacy, health in relation sexual and reproductive health programs. society. She has to cities etc.) Throughout Semester Two, During her time with the organisation, Stella represented the university Georgia has been on the organising worked in a small team of University of at the Australian Intervarsity Debating committee for the Victorian Rounds of Melbourne students developing a sexual Championships (Easters) at the University the Evatt Competition (one of the largest and reproductive health app, M-Sathi. of Sydney, the Australasian Intervarsity model UN competitions in Australia). Stella also undertook a research project Debating Championships (Australs) The semi-finals of the Victorian sector investigating the sources and extent of at the University of Malaya in Kuala are being held in the JCR! If that wasn’t social stigma around menstruation. Stella’s Lumpur, and is going to compete in enough, she is also on the National team developed and proposed potential the Australasian Women’s Intervarsity Education Committee (which writes strategies to make sex education accessible Debating Championships (Women’s) the educational content for UN Youth to students in rural villages across India in a at the University of Otago in Dudedin activities). sensitive, discrete and understandable way. later this semester.
Nick Chu (1st year Master of Engineering) has been selected for the Cochlear Science & Engineering Summer Student Program in Sydney for the summer of 2018-2019. Impressively, out of 900 applicants, Nick will be joined by Stella Ulm (2nd year Commerce). As a Biomedical Engineering student, Nick is thrilled to take part in this opportunity; being able to gain experience in his field and work under the eye of the company behind the revolutionary Cochlear Implant. As an intern at Cochlear, his responsibilities will vary with over the course of the internship, but could include working alongside management, manufacturing or administrative departments in the company to experience what working at Cochlear would be like. Nick is extremely excited for the opportunities that this internship will provide, the network of people he will be able to meet and the prospect of potentially working with Cochlear again in the future.
14 in aeternum beyond the quad
Chido Mwaturura (Doctor of Medicine), (2016); Introducing Charlie-Jane, Monash stage name “Chido the Eth(n)ical Uni Student Theatre Container Festival Dilemma” is a Zimbabwean comedian/ (2014); and multiple roles for film and web. actress. She writes and performs – stand up, OutCasting, a short film she had a main sketch, and what she likes to call a casual- role in, was selected for screening at the kinda-cabaret-with-a-dance-number. Victorian Multicultural Film Festival (2018). Her work brings the inner workings of her She has also co-presented a dynamic mind to centre stage, fused with fantastical podcast, “Sassy Opinionated Sisters in elements, and a touch of black girl magic. Oz” (SOSinOz) featured on The Pin, and Her credits include: FEMMILY (2018) related to this she featured as panellist at The Improv Conspiracy Theatre; at the Emerging Writer’s Festival 2018. Cocoa Butter Club (2018) at the Melba Spiegeltent; opening act for Joe White, Nic Sclavos (1st year Ethiopian & Still Not Hungry, MICF Medicine) has received a (2017 & ‘18); PanAfrikan Poets Cafe, 2-month internship with Africa Speaks Back (2017); JOYOLO Professor Ian Frazer AC. (2017) a radio play aired on PBS; MUDCRABS in Space, Melbourne Fringe
Simone Maurer (2nd year PhD) recently attended a conference jointly hosted by the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition and the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. In addition to those in Sydney, there were three hubs connected via internet: Graz, Montreal, and La Plata. Simone presented a paper from her PhD, which applies Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) in music performance, and proposed a pedagogical application. Researchers from Stanford University presented a paper two days later in Montreal, mentioning Simone’s presentation. They were particularly excited about how LMA application would benefit their research examining how musicians embody musical structures. Simone has recently moved to New York City to take up a prestigious Endeavour Scholarship. The Endeavour Scholarships provide life changing opportunities for Australian and overseas students and professionals to access learning and research opportunities globally.
November 2018 15 collegians’ dinner
Collegians’ Dinner 2018
The 2018 Collegians’ Dinner was a festive evening as the community celebrated the myriad achievements of our students. The Master, Dr Stewart Gill presided as dozens of students received awards for cultural, artistic, academic, sporting and community excellence. The Willie Quick Club results indicate a strong future for Queen’s, with four of the five major prizes awarded to first-years. (And who says that Freshers cannot win?!) The Music and Drama society celebrated not only the annual production, but also our winning Theatre Sports and PADACAC teams, with Queen’s taking home the intercollegiate Culture and Arts cup for the second consecutive year. The premiership-winning men’s soccer team was grandly celebrated, while Louisa Taylor (1st year Science) and Cassius Hynam (2nd year Arts) were announced sportswoman and sportsman of the year. The Arch-Wyvern, Alex Webster (2000) and Deputy Arch- Wyvern, Dr Katti Williams (1994) presented nearly 50 Wyvern Medals for academic excellence. Nikki Brown (1999) awarded the second iteration of the Cam Brown Community Innovation Fund to an ebullient Harry Heyworth (3rd year Arts), who later also received male Collegian of the Year. Female Collegian of the Year was awarded to Louise Villar (2nd year Arts) and graduate Collegian of the Year Emma Mactaggart (Doctor of Medicine). President of the College Council Professor Ross Williams AM (1960) and Principal Fellow Professor David Vaux AO (1978) awarded tokens of appreciation to both the outgoing and incoming student Harry Heyworth (3rd year Arts) and Nikki Brown (1999) leaders. The night was capped by a well-deserved, raucous spoon bang.
16 in aeternum collegians’ dinner
Outgoing and incoming JCR General Committee
The 2018 MCR Executive Committee
Deputy Arch-Wyvern, Dr Katti Williams (1994), Kate Moriarty (3rd year Arts) Louise Villar (2nd year Arts) and Harry Heyworth (3rd year Arts) and and Arch-Wyvern, Alex Webster (2000) Maddie Ossovani (3rd year Science) Matt Cohen (3rd year Science)
Emma Mactaggart (Doctor of Medicine) and Sarah Loo (Master of Management) 2018 Corridor Co-leaders and Dean of Students, Jake Workman
Photos by Ghawady Ehmaid
November 2018 17 scholarships
Ethan Savage (2nd year Arts)
A new partnership for Queen’s
Deloitte has generously partnered with Queen’s College to support scholarships for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Students. The program will be supported by two other Deloitte-Queen’s programs; an informal mentoring program for students, and the opportunity for students to participate in a variety of work experience programs at Deloitte, including Summer and Winter vacation programs and Young Achievers cadetship programs.
Our first Deloitte scholar is Paige James, Indigenous Student Support Officer “When an opportunity to undertake a Science (Extended) student who came Douglas Briggs, one of the two student a summer internship Deloitte came to us from Perth. Paige was only 12 when members of the College’s Reconciliation my way, I immediately thought about she became the first Indigenous Women’s Working Group. Artistic Gymnast to represent Australia; she how rewarding the experience would The College is funding, from ongoing was mentored by Cathy Freeman, and be. Having the ability to broaden my benefaction, a further 8 students, as well won gold internationally at the Year of the future career prospects and to gain as starting to build an art collection; Emma Child tournament in Russia in 2013. Fitt’s ‘College culture’ artwork has been experience working in the corporate In late 2018 Deloitte offered 2 further half- purchased by the College and as well sector with a world-renowned scholarships, which were spread across as being displayed outside of the JCR, company is an exciting thing. It is several students in the cohort, including appears on the cover of our Reconciliation also exciting to have a chance to inaugural Deloitte cadet Ethan Savage, Action Plan. (A second painting by Emma put to use the skills and knowledge who will be starting his internship in their has also just been purchased and will be I have gained throughout my degree. Strategy and Operations department over featured in Aedificamus). A portrait by Celia I’m looking forward to my internship summer 2018-19; Chancellor’s Scholar Moriarty featuring an Indigenous alumnus Luke West, one of the two mentors working of the college was purchased as part of at Deloitte and what I will learn with Aboriginal students at Wesley; and fundraising contribution to Yalari. during the experience.” Ethan Savage (2nd year Arts)
18 in aeternum Sugden society
Engaging Sugden Society Event
In early May, Sugden Society members were privileged to enjoy a conducted tour of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) by its one of its Division Heads and Queen’s College Principal Fellow Professor David Vaux AO (Wyvern 1978). David’s area of speciality is cell signalling and cell death.
The some 30 Sugden Society guests were astounded that in excess of 1,000 research staff and students occupy the WEHI facility. WEHI is the oldest Medical Research institute in Australia. It was founded in 1915 with financial support from a trust established by Eliza Hall, following the death of her husband Walter. The vision was for an institute that “will be the birthplace of discoveries rendering Guests enjoying the tour of WEHI signal service to mankind in the prevention and removal of disease and the mitigation of suffering”. As Professor Vaux explained to guests the prime areas of research are: • Cancer – understanding the basic processes that are disrupted to generate cancer cells and how these can be targeted to treat disease • Immune disorders – discovering how the body fights infection, and how errors in the immune system lead to disease • Infectious diseases – with a focus on globally significant pathogens, especially malaria and chronic infections.
The Sugden Society honours those who Ella Butcherine (Doctor of Medicine) receives her Sugden Society pin from Society Patron have remembered Queen’s in their Will Dr Jack Ayerbe (1965). and it continues to provide its members with engaging and informative outings. For further information about the activities of the Sugden Society, and the option of remembering Queen’s in your estate, please contact: Coordinator of the Sugden Society Frank Opray (Wyvern 1965) ph: 0407 316 865 e: [email protected]
November 2018 19 academic programs
Dine with A scholar
Dr Sally Dalton-Brown Dean of Academic Programs
‘Dine with a Scholar’ is a new series introduced this year to offer students opportunities to interact with our distinguished international Visiting Scholars. It’s an Oxbridge-style event where the conversation flows gently over dinner on occasional Tuesdays. The invitation list is kept small to aid general conversation, and to ensure that students feel empowered to engage with the scholar. Rather than a talk, the event is interactive, often including elements of debate or, in one case, puzzle solving.
To kick off the series, Mindy Meng Wang, The next event featured Professor Uwe The third Semester One event featured whose career includes solo concerts Aickelin, Head of School of Computing Misha Ketchell, editor of The Conversation, across the globe as well as collaborations and Information Systems at the University founding editor of The Big Issue Australia, with the likes of Gorillaz and Regurgitator, of Melbourne (former Head of School of reporter for The Age and TV producer on demonstrated her instrument, the Computer Science at the University of Media Watch and The 7:30 Report. Over 2,500-year-old guzheng, a 21-stringed Nottingham), a global expert in artificial dinner, Misha discussed journalistic fusion of harp and zither. Mindy’s first intelligence and datamining (his YouTube ethics, the role of Facebook and Google chamber orchestral composition piece, videos have an audience of more than in disrupting media business models, Cocoon, premiered at the Oz Asia festival 600,000 people). Professor Aickelin clickbait, the rise of visual information, last year and was applauded not only for posed the question of how we define and issues of balance and privacy as its enchanting sound, but for the use of artificial intelligence before requesting ways of tackling the topical problem music as a tool to break down barriers practical demonstrations of brainpower of ‘clean information’. between Eastern and Western music. by giving the student a puzzle each Mindy is working on the next piece in (including that old-fashioned staple, Misha discussed journalistic her Silk Road trilogy while at Queen’s a Rubik’s cube) to solve over dessert. and gave a concert on 11 August at A demonstration of evolutionary ethics, the role of Facebook the College, with flautist and Queen’s algorithms followed, seguing into a and Google in disrupting Director of Music Simone Maurer and general discussion that ranged from media business models, three students performing on piano, the nature of consciousness to clickbait, the rise of visual flute and marimba. decision-making software to automated cars to the new social order to whether information. AI might eventually allow us to understand how we think.
20in aeternum academic programs
Semester Two began with an event Discussion ranged from the Mark Knight cartoon of Serena Williams with Professor Julian Savulescu, Uehiro to the way in which networking aids diplomacy, to the current Chair in Practical Ethics and Director of the Centre for Practical Ethics at the reactive cycle of politics – governing by tweet. University of Oxford. Professor Savulescu is a philosopher who researches the ethics of various new or emerging technologies, Finally, Professor Chris Lamb (pictured), networking aids diplomacy, to the current including new methods of reproduction former ambassador to Myanmar, chief reactive cycle of politics – governing by and enhancement of physical and diplomat for the International Federation of tweet. Sharing some of his stories from cognitive performance through drugs or Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in a life of global humanitarian diplomacy, genetic manipulation. Dividing the guests Geneva, current President of the Australia Chris rounded off an insightful evening into teams to debate pro and contra gene Myanmar Institute, and Honorary Associate by offering an internship at the Australia editing and conscientious objection in Professor at the University of Melbourne, Myanmar Institute to any interested medical ethics, Julian established the ways hosted a table on 11 September. Discussion Queen’s student. in which dangerous and complex ideas ranged from the Mark Knight cartoon of can be approached with rational insight. Serena Williams to the way in which
November 2018 21 wellbeing
Enhancing student mental wellbeing
Jake Workman Dean of students
I recall reading with some alarm a report new, and we have programs in place to Further, nearly half of the respondents published earlier this year. The ninth assuage these fears. The College has had experienced a mental health issue annual Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index for years worked with our students to in the previous year, with a quarter revealed that young people’s happiness develop so-called ‘soft’ (ie career-ready) of participants reporting that they is at its lowest point on record, across skills, conduct professional development regularly feel ‘hopeless’. The research every facet measured. The study gauges seminars and activities, host networking is unequivocal that the superficial the feelings of 16-25-year-olds across a events, and connect with Wyvern facades that bombard our students daily, range of areas pertaining to mental and mentors. No, the finding that alarmed particularly inauthentic and filtered digital physical health. Much of the unhappiness me was that 57% of young women, imagery, is harmful to mental wellbeing is attributed to concerns about finances and 41% of young men, worry about and skews what young people value. and job prospects. Frankly, this is nothing ’not being good enough in general’.
The four pillars of wellness:
intake output recovery mindset (diet and (exercise) (sleep (mental substances) hygiene) wellbeing)
22 in aeternum wellbeing
I often speak with our students about what I call the four pillars of wellness: intake (diet and substances), output (exercise), recovery (sleep hygiene), and mindset (mental wellbeing). At Queen’s, we do everything that we can to create and cultivate an environment where our students can flourish. Intake? Check: The 57% 41% meals provided in Eakins Dining Hall are of young of young nutritious and diverse, and we work closely women men with our student leadership to enact ways to build healthier approaches to alcohol. worry about ‘not Output? Yup: All of our students have being good enough full access to the Melbourne University in general’. Sport Lifestyle package, including the gymnasiums, pool, fitness classes and sports courts; in addition, the intercollegiate sports program is as active as ever, and
A healthy and positive mindset is the key to helping our students really thrive, both in their studies and beyond. many of our students regularly use Princes Park for social walking and jogging. Sleep? autonomy and mastery exist. MCSHE We all have a part to play in helping our It’s improving. Although you can still employed not a productivity lens, but young people identify and pursue that find a few students pulling all-nighters in an educational one (Deci and Ryan’s which aligns with their interests, values and the library (particularly the night before Self-Determination Theory), and arrived sense of self. The College is a wonderful assessment is due), our Evening Support a strikingly similar conclusion. Student environment to do so. We expose our Officers actively monitor noise levels, and mental wellbeing requires experiences students to new ideas and perspectives. our students do seem to be increasingly of autonomy and competence, positive We empower our students to propose mindful of not disturbing their peers. I relationships with others, and a sense new initiatives and engage in activities that have come to believe that the fourth pillar of belonging. The keystone, however, expand their horizons. I was without words – mindset – is where we need to apply our autonomous motivation. Students as our Social Work Committee boxed up efforts. While the other three pillars provide flourish when their actions and goals the necessary nutriments for wellbeing, are self-determined and self-actualising. a healthy and positive mindset is the key Purpose and authenticity The College’s student support team exists to helping our students really thrive, both are the critical enablers of in their studies and beyond. to guide and support our residents through whatever challenges they are facing, motivation, performance The Melbourne Centre for the Study offering meaningful subject and course and happiness. of Higher Education (MCSHE) at the guidance is beneficial. Linking what you University of Melbourne recently tackled are doing currently, whether academic, or excess food and delivered it to people this very issue in a large-scale, Federally- community activities both in and outside sleeping rough on Lygon Street. I marvelled funded, multi-institutional collaborative of Queen’s – is a strong factor in success. at the creativity and passion of the ten research project. The project resulted Pursuing activities that align with your submissions for the 2018 Cam Brown in the publication of Enhancing Student purpose can mean that every success – Community Innovation Fund. I swelled Mental Wellbeing: A Handbook for and even every failure – can provide you with pride when some of our Indigenous Academic Educators. The roadmap that with deep satisfaction and fulfilment. I students introduced a young Aboriginal the handbook provides reminded me of employ a few methods to identify and distil and Torres Strait Islander mentoring and some of the research that I had applied at students’ autonomous motivations, such tutoring program. These students have the business school. Namely, that purpose as asking five levels of why, conducting purpose, and that provides an impetus and authenticity are the critical enablers of value-prioritisation exercises, or having to act. And where that is absent, our motivation, performance and happiness. students project their futures (‘so then purpose is to help them find theirs. Simon Sinek tells us to ‘start with why’. what’). Ultimately, seeing a student And Dan Pink found that humans perform achieve a ‘Eureka!’ epiphany moment at their peak when a trinity of purpose, is incredibly rewarding.
November 2018 23 Outer Metropolitan Scholarship
Enriching lives together Queen’s College has a proud tradition of delivering financial support to deserving students. This tradition is more important than ever as fees and living expenses continue to rise.
The Enduring Scholarships Program will ensure that the best and brightest from all parts of Australian life will continue to have access to Queen’s College.Through the generous support of our community, we aim to establish perpetual scholarship funds. These funds will secure the College’s tradition of academic excellence, provide an enriching, diverse and supportive community, and inspire the students who will give back to this country in years to come.
24in aeternum Outer Metropolitan Scholarship
“Before moving to Queen’s I was unaware of how much it would change me as a person. There are so many opportunities along with the amazing academic, social and pastoral support to assist in my university degree. Queen’s has very quickly become my home.” Monique Silk (1st year Arts)
Daniel Moorfield, Monique Silk and Fleur Maidment
Singapore based Wyverns Daniel private schools, or for rural students, so (ie undertaking an extra foundation year in Moorfield (1989) and Fleur Maidment identified a gap in support for lower Arts), Monique was made a full Arts place (1987) support the Outer Metropolitan income families, potentially children of in July on completion of an academically Scholarship at Queen’s College. migrants or refugees, attending public very strong first semester. schools in the outer suburbs. “We are pleased to be able to Monique has embraced Queen’s well; offer the Outer Metropolitan They were determined to cover most of the although not able to commit to sports due living costs of one student for the duration to an ongoing injury, she’s part of Queen’s Scholarship to give an individual of their time at college to ease the financial informal dance group; volunteered at the the opportunity we were so burden on the family and travel time for the Children’s Farm for NAIDOC Week, and fortunate to receive.” student. Fleur and Daniel’s wish is that the is about to begin volunteering with the best education and the social networks Starlight Children’s Foundation. Being an outer metropolitan student college life provides can be a powerful Monique is relishing the increased level brought up in a lower socio-economic facilitator for the future success of the of intellectual engagement, having environment, Daniel was keen to provide recipient/s. swapped her foundation subjects for a pathway to higher education and a The inaugural recipient, Monique Silk, psychology and sociology. successful career. Fleur and Daniel noted comes to Queen’s from Roxborough that most of the scholarships offered were College. Initially a BA(Extended) student for a particular area of study, or linked to
November 2018 25 Wyvern profile
Andrew I have long been interested in how people make decisions, the policy Constable environment, and how science (wyvern 1979) can be used in a useful way.” Where chefs now are interested in paddock-to-plate, Andrew Constable’s interest is in the process of curiosity (science)-to-decisions, particularly for managing marine ecosystems. Andrew has worked at the Australian Antarctic Division for over 20 years, leading Australia’s scientific inputs to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources. He has been central in science-based policy and precautionary management of Antarctica and Southern Ocean. His experience has led to delivering talks in the United Nations’ discussions on how to use science to manage the high seas and, over the last seven years, being involved in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on how to make decisions on managing the risks of climate change. Andrew co-lead science programs, nationally and internationally, on the status and trends of Southern Ocean ecosystems.
Why this career? Rock pools, waves, sand, marine adventure, Antarctica. All dreams, but then… it started to unfold. I have always been oriented towards managing the interaction of Best career advice? A memory of Queen’s? people with the marine environment. My If your vision is blurred, get new glasses. Sadly, some major parts of my fondest PhD took an inordinately long time (the memory have departed us – Eric Osborn, last of its kind on the books of University Your biggest career influence? George Scott, Jack Clarke, Richard Divall. of Melbourne) because I became involved After my first meeting of CCAMLR, a My fondest memory is their extraordinary in the Commission for the Conservation science/evidence-based Commission, generosity, tolerance and openness to of Antarctic Marine Living Resources I almost quit my PhD studies because people, ideas, curiosity and exploration. (CCAMLR – Camilla for short). I have of the tendency of science to stonewall long been interested in how people make obviously needed decisions. My soon-to- Most exciting project? decisions, the policy environment, and be mentor encouraged me to stay with it Although somewhat depressing, I am very how science can be used in a useful way, and under his tutelage I discovered the excited, with some trepidation, on helping rather than being used as an excuse to art of scientific negotiation. find ways for achieving international stall action. I am a scientist by training and consensus on responses for adapting curiosity but a bush-lawyer by inclination. to the challenges of climate change.
26 in aeternum Wyvern profile
Sally Dakis (wyvern 1978)
After graduating with a BEd Why this career? (Environmental Science), Sally joined Farming was a natural fit, having grown up the ABC’s rural reporting team and headed in Mildura and with farmers on both sides north, working across New South Wales, of the family. Media and rural reporting was Victoria and mostly, having hit the the perfect chance to indulge my interest jackpot, Tasmania. in the environment. As I discovered, the Sally has been a presenter for early morning microphone is a passport into people’s and lunchtime radio, The Country Hour lives, their homes, their businesses. People and worked on ABC TV’s Landline and share their insights and their innovation Gardening Australia. It was just as ‘farmer and that for me has been a constant activism’ kicked off with the NFF Fighting source of inspiration. Hopefully, it also Fund and farmer rallies in Canberra; has been for our listeners. since then, issues presented by Sally Best career advice? A memory of Queen’s? include free trade, industry rationalisation, Probably not the memories of earnest environmental debates and throughout, I can’t share any illuminating insights scholarship, but predictably the the telling every day stories about people other than to say I eliminated all the camaraderie. Early morning rowing who live in regional Australia. careers I didn’t want to do or didn’t have the marks to do, and then chose the on the Yarra, Lygon Street souvlaki, Along the way, Sally and her husband career I thought I would enjoy the most. cycling to lectures, after dinner coffee established a cherry and peony farm in I fluked it and found my perfect job. and conversation (it was International Richmond (Tasmania). It was too late when Roast instant coffee then) and the they discovered that they had sacrificed Your biggest career influence? shock of seeing rough and ready mates every summer holiday (and those of Always at the back of my mind was my transformed when we all scrubbed their 2 girls) to the cherry industry! grandfather Alex Leng, a pioneering citrus up for the college balls. grower in Sunraysia, remembered today Most exciting project? by many in the industry and also on the supermarket shelves when you buy a I’ve been very lucky and had lots of travel Leng navel orange! and opportunities, a Churchill Fellowship, Rotary Study Exchange and I’m currently completing a UTAS Hort Innovation As I discovered, the microphone is a passport into people’s lives, Scholarship. After more than 30 years, I’m back rowing, this time on the Derwent their homes, their businesses. People share their insights and River. With a derelict 1841 stone church to their innovation and that for me has been a constant source restore, transitioning our export orchard to of inspiration.” Pick Your Own and two daughters of 19 and 21 there’s still lots of excitement ahead.
November 2018 27 Wyvern profile
Andrew Hudson (wyvern 1996)
As an undergraduate student at Queen’s, Best career advice? Andrew studied Arts/Law and was National P ersevere. Volunteer. Develop regional President of the UN Youth Association of and/or thematic expertise. Go to the ‘field’. Australia. Shortly after leaving Queen’s he Learn another language. Develop your job helped establish the Melbourne Journal search systems so you hear about ALL of International Law and worked on quick the job vacancies that match your desires. consultancies with the UN in Bangkok and Develop relations with industry leaders UNESCO in the Pacific Islands, promoting (eg professors) that can put in a good youth development policies. Andrew was word when you apply for a job. Know your Australia’s first Youth Representative to top selling points and be able to deliver the UN in New York, a formative experience them concisely and convincingly. at an important time when Australia was leading an intervention force into Timor Your biggest career influence? to stop mass atrocities. I n honour of his recent passing, I’ll say Most exciting project? After graduating, Andrew was admitted Kofi Annan. He was Secretary General Where to start? I’ve loved the moments as a lawyer, completing his articles at in the late 1990s when I was Australia’s where I have helped to change one Mallesons Stephens Jaques. He went Youth Representative to the UN. Despite person’s life drastically – like helping an on to work as a solicitor for the Brimbank his significant failings in Rwanda (and Afghani woman obtain asylum in Australia Melton Community Legal Centre and perhaps because of them) I found him an or getting an unjustly detained Colombian volunteered with the Refugee and inspirational leader, who was at that time human rights activist out of jail. But the Immigration Legal Clinic, helping Afghani creating the concepts of humanitarian most exciting work for me is systems and Iraqis with their asylum claims. intervention and the global responsibility change: the work that changes the lives to protect to try to ensure that Rwandan- of millions of people. That’s what I do at In 2005 he received a John Monash style genocide didn’t happen again. I Crisis Action. I am the global CEO leading A ward to study a Master of Human Rights loved his down-to-earth approachability a team of around 50 people in 10 offices Law at New York University Law School. and his charisma and He then worked for 5 years at Human his fundamental belief Rights First and has spent the past 8 years (so rare now) in the From an early age, I was drawn to at Crisis Action as Executive Director. art of diplomacy and the United Nations and the idea that Why this career? conversation to solve all humans should be equal; that problems. I was fortunate boundaries of nation-states seemed F rom an early age, I was drawn to the to spend a few days with United Nations and the idea that all him in July this year shortly so artificial” humans should be equal; that boundaries before his passing and he of nation-states seemed so artificial; and remained gracious and generous. around the world from Nairobi to Beirut; wanting to promote globalism. But more New York to Paris. We try to stop war and fundamentally: who doesn’t want to have A memory of Queen’s? protect people from the horrors of armed a career that is for purpose rather than T wo fantastic theatrical performances that conflict in places like Syria, Yemen, and just for profit? (I am heartened that as a I had the privilege to participate in. First: South Sudan. We build coalitions and society we are moving closer to a situation Lysistrata – that great story of Greek women amplify civil society voices to convince where we question careers that are denying sex to men to promote peace. The governments to take decisive action to save motivated solely by profit.) Who doesn’t image of me on the cover of In Aeternum in lives. Like the time we got religious leaders want to make the world a better place? roman clothes in the Melbourne General from Central African Republic to brief the Who doesn’t want to help other people Cemetery will remain with me until my UN Security Council and convince it to less fortunate? I feel immensely lucky to grave (bad pun). Second: the production dispatch a peacekeeping operation that have landed a dream job of leading a global of Noises Off at the Melbourne Uni theater saved thousands of lives. Or working with human rights organization that is having in 1997. I think we surprised everyone with inspirational women from South Sudan to a real impact to stop wars and save lives. the amazing quality of acting and general get them into the peace talks determining hilarity. What a cast! In particular, shout the future of their country. And we do all of outs to Rupert Sherwood; Ang Woods, this completely behind the scenes – taking Bianca Redaelli, Adam Robinson, Jane no public credit – so that all the credit Nethercote, Ky Robertson, Trevor Russell. goes to these brave human rights voices.
28 in aeternum events
Alumni and Friends Events Wyverns and friends reunions and events have been held this year in Australia and internationally. It was wonderful to reconnect with Wyverns, parents and friends from these regions. kong hong
Charles Schencking, Janet Borland (1995) and Andrew and Anna Young Charles Hulac (parent) (past parents)
Michael Tan (1963) Alexandra Kinross Stewart Gill, Lirong Lim, Nelson Chan (Past Resident Tutor) and Gavin McDougall (past parent) Stewart Gill and Michael Tan (1963) and Kevin Hoy (current parent) (Consulate General’s office)
Jess Lo (current parent), Charles Chan (current Nelson Chan (Past Resident Tutor), Suzanne Passmore (Australian Consulante General’s office), parent)and Jason Li (2016) Stewart Gill, Will Ewing (Australian Consulate General’s office) and Ben Fon Advancement Officer
Anushka Wijesooriya (Melbourne Stewart Gill and University Law School), Donald Van Michaela Browning, Australian Christopher McCorkell (current Geoffrey Mauldon (past tutor), Judy de Pol (Current parent) and Nicole Consul General Hong Kong parent) and Stewart Gill Mauldon and Stewart Gill Crook (Director of Advancement) t ork y hobar new
Andrew Paul (current parent) and Sally Dakis (1978), Stewart Gill, Jill Johnstone (current Alison Bart (2013), Josh Gardiner (2007), Jarvis Tim Johnstone (parent) parent) Johnson (2007) and Sam Hunt (2008) singapore
Daniel Moorfield (1989), John Watt (1988), Anthony Mrs Anupam Taneja (current Trainor (2004) and Tim Ryan (2010) Vijey Ananda and Tom Tan (1969) parent) and Miss Mehar Taneja
Tom Tan (1969) and Mark Samlal Anthony Trainor (2004), Lisa Trainor and Stewart Gill (current parent) Lisa Trainor, Aditya Ananda and Chitra Ananda
November 2018 29 events
Queen’s hosts a variety of different events each year engaging our community. 2018’s calendar has been full of a variety of events including academic dinners, orations, and gatherings with parents and residents.
he College he John Harris, (Fellow, Wyvern 1964),
t Frank Shann(Fellow, Wyvern 1963), Robert Gribben (Fellow, f and David Vaux (Principal Fellow, Anthony Welsh (Chief Operating Wyvern 1961) and Brian David Runia, (Fellow, Wyvern 1969) and Wyvern 1978) Officer), Ronald Farren-Price (Fellow) Howe (Fellow, Wyvern 1957) Robert Osborn (Fellow, Wyvern 1967) Fellows o Fellows
Sharon Hollis (Fellow) and Deb Johnson (Vice President Dr Jane Tovey (Fellow) with Principal Fellow, Council) Hugo Carson (1st year) Professor David Vaux AO
Fellows of the College Fellows are senior members of the College’s academic community and provide advice and support about the development of the academic, cultural and spiritual life of the College. Queen’s College is proud to have a number of highly distinguished members of the academic, professional and spiritual communities as its Fellows. Eddy Johnstone (2nd year Science) with Dr Jane Tovey e dinnere c
Nick Freeman (1st year), Eddy Alex Ionnau (2nd year), Maddie Ossovani (3rd year), Phoebe Cotton johnstone (2nd year) and Lykke de James Gledhill (3rd year), Amay Sharm (3rd year) Molly Clerk (2nd year), Afra Cader (2013), Caitlin Gallo Vries (2014) (3rd year) and Michael Rofe (1st year) (2nd year), Carla Rumble (2nd year) and Kelsey Hughes (2nd year) o c mmer
Arush Taneja (1st year), Jack McCorkell Deb Johnson (Vice President College Council) (1975), Glenn Sedgwick (Council member), (1st year), Olga Kostochka (1st year) and Molly Clerk (2nd year), Hugh Locke (1st year), Phoebe Cotton Conor Hayes (Warakirri Asset Management), Sam Everett (1st year) (2nd year) and Ben Fon, Advancement Officer Anthony Welsh (Chief Operating Officer)
Heather Gill, Jack Ayerbe (1965) and Warwick Bray, guest speaker(1979)
Jake Workman and Selena Chong (2014) Tim Bates (2000) and Jack Green (1st year)
30in aeternum parents gathering indigenous oration health sciences Max corden Photos by Ben Fon and Annabel Holden and Simone Carson Simone and Hugo Carson year) (1st (1st year)(1st and Ian Jackson Elizabeth Wyse ,Olivia Jackson Stewart Gill and Gillespie Roger Kristjanson, Linda Garry Warne (1963) John Harrison (1962), Martin Harris (1962) and Ian Frazer, Karen van Sacker and Stewart Gill
and Jan Clarkand Peter Clark (1963), John Burrows book launch Ross Garnaut year) Lionel Goodwin (2nd Tess Goodwin and (Wyvern 1947) CordenMax (2nd year) Markerink Steph and Andrew Markerink and Dr Sana Nakata (3rd from right) Sami academics from Norway who were visiting the University year) Olga Kostochka (1st Marina Kostochka and parents Rebekah Moran (2015) Lara McQuillan (2015) and enjoying the event the enjoying Students College from Wesley gathering (1st year)(1st and Simone Beks Paul Mitchell, Hugo Mitchell year) Saffron Sylvester (1st and Leon Morris Leon and Ella Jackson year) (1st Mills year) and Judith Max MIlls (1st Ash Bradford (2nd year) and Emily Derrick (2nd year) Matt Nagel (3rd year), Rebecca Wescombe (2nd year), Ian Frazer, Matt Nagel (3rd year) and Jana Zielinski year) (1st Paul Mulder, Indy Mulder year) (1st and Sue Mulder Rachel McDonald year), (1st Brenda and Stephen McDonald, and Apurv Mishra (1st year) Mishra Apurv (1st and Georgina Ryan year), (1st Faye Ryan, Sejal Mishra Dennis Goldner Goldner Dennis Deloitte scholarship recipient), Margaret Dreyer, Peter Bars, Jenny Bars, Paige James year, (1st Nicholas Gruen Nicholas Nov em b er 2018 e v ent 31 s wyvern dinner
The 2008 ‘ten-year’ reunion group wyvern dinner friday 12 october 2018
Sally FIsher (1991), Paul Ryan (1991), Katti Williams (1994), Nikita Weickhardt and David Weickhardt (1994) Caitlin Wilson (1992), Kate Taylor (1993) and Anna Cumming (1993)
Fiona Milne (1984), David Lawrence (1984), Andrea Kimler (1984) and Sam Williams (piano), winner of the Armistice Prize, with Brienne Gawler (oboe) Richard Morrow (1982)
The Wyvern Society committee
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Associate Professor Andrew Weickhardt Wyvern of the Year
Associate Professor Andrew Weickhardt attended Queen’s College from 1996-1998, and was the Student Club President in 1998. He completed his MBBS with Honours at the University of Melbourne in 2002 as the highest ranked student. After completing residency and basic physician training at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, he went on to do advanced training in medical oncology, obtaining his FRACP in 2009. He also completed a DMedSc at the University of Melbourne investigating acquired resistance to targeted therapy in cancer, before spending two years at the University of Colorado in Denver doing a clinical post-doctorate. He now works as a medical oncologist and translational scientist at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre at the Austin Hospital, leading the genitourinary cancer team investigating new ways of using immune therapies to treat bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. Andrew spoke at the 2017 Health Sciences dinner and is an inspiration to our students at Queen’s. He is highly-decorated in both academia and practice. His contributions to research, oncology literature, patient care and outcomes are world-class. He truly exemplifies what it means to build for eternity and is David Weickhardt (1994), Wyvern of the Year Andrew Weickhardt (1996) a most worthy recipient of the Wyvern of the year award. and Greg Weickhardt (2000)
Lydia Crisp (2008), Chloe Bell (2008), Madeline Babiolakis (2008) Stewart Gill, Andrew Bridge (1979), Peter Hagenauer (1979) and Warwick Bray(1979) and Sammy Gates (2008)
Frank Davey (1971), John Henley (6th Master) and Callum Burns (1982), Martin Kudnig (1982) Tom Waring , Armistice Prize Commendation, Lachlan Lewis George Willox (1975) Nicole Swift (1984) and Sarah Brown (1984) (1957) and Miranda Smith, Armistice Prize Commendation
Claire Jennings (2012), Will McAloney (2012) Nick Felstead ( 2014) and Rodney Brown Jan Arriens (1961), Brian Spurell (1961) and Andrew Tonkin(1962) and Reuben Jacob (2012) (2013)
November 2018 33 vale
VALE The College has been saddened to receive news of the passing of a number of Wyverns.
Ms Jemma Bamford Mrs Val Crohn Mr Denis Dowty Mr Don Linforth Dr Bill Pick Biomedical Science Science (1943) Engineering (1956) Meteorology (1952) Medicine (1950) (2006) Mr Tony Davis Mr Ian Johnston Mr Dan Linsten Rev. Bruce Prewer Mrs Elaine Clarke Engineering (1980) Commerce (1965) Engineering (1952) Arts (1952)
Elaine Marion Clarke (Music, Melbourne Conservatorium) 1928 – 2018
The wider community of Queen’s College will be saddened to hear of the death of Elaine Clarke on the 8th October – Elaine was 90. She and her late husband Jack, who was the Vice Master of Queen’s from 1964 until 1988, had a most significant and lasting impact on the College and indeed the many associated with it. To Elaine’s family, Jenny, Kate, Peter and David, together with their families, the College extends its sincere sympathy.
Following the construction of the new and Jack sang. With this choir they Vice Master’s residence, Elaine and Jack, attended and enjoyed several International together with their young family of four festivals and made many great friends. moved in. For students, a visit to the Vice Within the Queen’s College context, Elaine Master’s residence would invariably include will long be remembered for her pivotal family hospitality. The Clarke household contribution as conductor to the Chapel was always welcoming – a buzz of energy Choir, and indeed for the suppers she and activity, the kettle on, Elaine ironing provided after each choir practice. or sewing, marking school assignments, Beyond her dynamic family life and or helping the family with homework – involvement in Queen’s, Elaine maintained expression of the great affection, esteem multitasking! The house was always full a professional life of teaching – MLC, and respect felt for Elaine and Jack. Again of music and laughter. St. Margaret’s, and Tintern. Her final in 2010 those attending the Wyvern That same energy would be applied to appointment was at Melbourne Girls Dinner will long remember the outstanding giving advice, explaining something or Grammar School. A tribute posted by that reinforcement of those earlier expressions expressing an opinion – succinct, direct, school bears repeating – “Elaine was a of love and esteem in which Elaine and often tinged with humour, nearly always well-respected and much-loved member Jack continued to be held. helpful, but never ambiguous. of the school music department from Family, music, and faith permeated all 1970–1989, who delighted in sharing her Elaine was born in Sydney and when parts of Elaine’s life and supported her immense knowledge and musical ability her parents moved to the Riverina she involvement and remarkable contribution. as both a teacher and accompanist. She boarded at MLC when she was 11 years Individually, Elaine has touched and will be remembered for the joy of music old. When her parents moved to their influenced so many, and together with she introduced to countless students home in Camberwell, Elaine’s final school Jack, through the example of their through lessons and extracurricular years were spent at MLC in Melbourne. principled and dedicated lives have left activities.” In 1980 Elaine was appointed After completing her degree in music at an example, and have set a challenge, assistant chief of staff where her wisdom, the Conservatorium in the University of for us to follow. sensitivity, combined with her meticulous Melbourne, Elaine began teaching. attention to detail contributed greatly to Elaine enjoyed a full and honourable life, Elaine founded and conducted the the smooth running of the school. she may now rest in peace. Victorian Girl Guides choir, and, together At a Wyvern Dinner in 1988 in his address By Mr John Castles AM with Jack was heavily involved in the Jack expressed his great love and gratitude Photo courtesy of Kate Kerr Camberwell Uniting Church, and its music. to Elaine for her unfailing support. The A later shared interest was The Victorian standing ovation which followed was an Welsh Choir where Elaine accompanied,
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Denis Geoffrey Dowty (B Eng (Civil) 1958) 8 June 1936 – 8 April 2018
Queen’s College: Resident 1956-58, cricket team 1956 and 58, 2nds Football, Secretary of the Intercollegiate Delegacy 1958, Committee of Wyvern Society 1979, President of Wyvern Society 1982, Queen’s College Council as Wyvern Society Rep. 1984-97, Queen’s College Finance Committee 1985.
Denis was born in 1936 in Mildura, where working on the ground breaking snowy his family ran a dried fruit block in Merbein hydro scheme, which became one of the South. He was the eldest of four children, highlights of his career. with siblings Wendy, Barry and Mary. He In 1959 he married Ida Mary Stuart began his secondary schooling at Merbein McPherson, and together they had two Higher Elementary School and continued sons, Murray and Patrick. In 1963 Denis in Melbourne and continued as a Director at Wesley College from year 11. was invited to work on the Colombo Plan of the parent company, Standard Roads Denis commenced a Bachelor of Aid project in north eastern Thailand. The until his retirement in 1998. In retirement Engineering at the University of Melbourne project was established by the Australian Denis remained an active contributor in in 1955 and became a resident of Queen’s Government as a joint initiative with the the community and enthusiastically took College in his second year, following in the Government of Thailand to develop local up volunteering at 3RPH, a radio station tradition of his Bartram family connections engineering capability, construct a road for listeners with visibility impairment, on his mother’s side. He shared a “wiving” network, counteract terrorism and provide joined PROBUS, and as an MCG guide, room on 2nd North with Robert Still, with for agricultural output. following his passion for cricket and the whom he remained lifelong friends. Denis Melbourne Football Club. He prided This experience was the beginning of felt privileged to have met many talented himself on maintaining the many social a lifelong interest in Thailand. In 1975 and gifted people at Queen’s and made and professional networks that he he revisited Thailand for The Australian many enduring friendships. Queen’s established during his lifetime. Development Assistance Agency on an remained a constant presence throughout Appraisal and Evaluation Mission, and he He took great pride in all of his family his life, through the Wyverns and many was a member of The Australia Thailand and especially adored his grandchildren. committees on which he was very proud Association for many years. to serve. He is survived by his two sons, six He returned to Australia with his wife and grandchildren and Barbara Essex his Denis was sponsored through his family in 1966 to enable his sons to attend dear companion since the passing of engineering degree by the Snowy school in Melbourne. He took up the his beloved wife in 2002. Mountains Hydro Electric Authority. position of managing ASTEC, an asphalt Upon graduating in 1958, he commenced by Mr Murray Dowty (1981) paving surfacing company based his career as an engineer with SMHEA Photos courtesy of Dowty family
Dan Linsten (B Eng (Civil) 1954) (resident at Janet Clarke Hall) and had 4 April 1935 – 22 June 2018 two daughters Ann and Jenny who both also spent happy years at Queen’s in Dan entered Queen’s in 1952, studying the 1980s. Around this time Dan was a for a Bachelor of Engineering. He spoke member of the House Committee which very warmly of his years at Queen’s and was a great opportunity to reconnect with the friends he made there. He kept himself Wyvern friends. busy with a range of interests including T-Model Ford adventures, singing with Dan loved the outdoors – skiing, MUCS, goal umpiring, stage managing at bushwalking and orchid hunting – including the Union Theatre and officer training at extended Australian travels caravanning the Melbourne University regiment. He was with the family. He was also intensely also known for his love of classical music curious and took up a series of hobbies which apparently included installing a hi-fi with great enthusiasm – all using his system in his shared study on Tweddle engineering skills – including building a featuring suspension of a large speaker Mirror dinghy, hydroponic systems, model airplanes and furniture. In later years he from the ceiling. remember him as a warm, thoughtful volunteered at Cranbourne Botanical and curious man who enthusiastically After his years at Queen’s, Dan worked Gardens as a photographer of local filled his life with many different firstly as a civil engineer with the Snowy indigenous flora for documentation activities and wonderful people. Mountains Hydroelectric Authority and and future research. Singing with various He will be sorely missed. then moved into computing and IT – this choirs continued to be a lifelong passion. would become the focus of his career until By Ann Linsten Dan passed away on 22 June 2018 after retirement. He married Barbara Hurley Photo courtesy of Linsten family a period of ill health. Family and friends
November 2018 35 from the archive
The fourteen men who built and occupied the A.N.A.R.E. Station, Heard Island, 1947-48. John Jelbart stands 5th from the right. Source: www.heardisland. Raising the Australian flag at Atlas Cove, Heard Island, December 1947. org/HD_team/HD_Fourteen_Men.html Source: David Eastman
Remembering “Jo” Jelbart: an Antarctic tragedy commemorated at Queen’s College
Dr Jenny Bars, College Archivist
60 years ago the Wyvern Society explore whether the climatic fluctuations Polar Medal by Queen Elizabeth II and the commissioned the firm of R.J. Hutchens observed in the Arctic were also occurring Maudheim Medal by King Haakan VII of and Sons to build a fine Chaplain’s chair in Antarctica. From their main base at Norway. He gave his name to the Jelbart and prayer desk to stand opposite the Maudheim on the coast of Dronning Maud Ice Shelf, the Jelbart Glacier, and, more Master’s in the College Chapel. The Land, and a second 200 miles away, the prosaically, to Jelbart Street in the unveiling of the chair on 2nd November expedition made numerous journeys to Canberra suburb of Mawson. There is 1958 was the culmination of several evaluate glacier movement, snow build- too, a permanent memorial in the college years of fundraising by the Society to up and temperature levels, and to take chapel, where he is remembered first commemorate the tragic death of Queen’s ice cores to investigate ice formation and and foremost, as a Queen’s man. man, John Jelbart, who, in his short life, temperature. had demonstrated “gallantry of the Tragedy struck in February 1951. Four highest order”. members of the expedition: Bertil Ekström, John Jelbart was born and educated in Leslie Quar, John Jelbart and Stig Hallgren Ballarat, before entering Queen’s in 1944. were out on the ice testing one of the Graduating BSc (Honours) in Physics recently repaired “weasel” tractors when in 1947, he was appointed cosmic ray poor weather caused them to misjudge physicist to the team of men selected to their position. Travelling at a speed of about land at remote Heard Island in 1947 and set 12 mph, the group only realized they were up the first Australian National Antarctic approaching the edge of the ice barrier Research Expedition (A.N.A.R.E.) research when they were a few yards from the edge. station. During 1947 he and a fellow student All four men jumped from the weasel as it Members of the NBSAE 1951, posed in a weasel constructed cosmic ray apparatus which plunged into the sea, but the snow edge tractor. John Jelbart is second from the left. Source: Norwegian Polar Institute Archives they took to the island and maintained gave way and three of the men, including for the next 14 months. Jelbart returned John Jelbart, were pulled under the ice by to Australia in March 1949 and graduated the strong currents and drowned. Incredibly, M.Sc with honours in March 1950. His expedition photographer Stig Hallgren, adventurous spirit led him to take a break managed to swim through icy water to from academia, and for several months a small ice flow, where he waited for over he worked as a jackaroo on a Queensland 12 hours before being rescued. sheep station. However, when the According to an obituary of Jelbart opportunity came to join the Norwegian- published in the Polar Record of 1953, the British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition tragedy cut short the career of a young (NBSAE) as assistant physicist and scientist who showed promise of becoming glaciologist, John was able to combine his one of Australia’s future leaders in Antarctic scientific training with his love of adventure. research. “John Jelbart was one of the Jelbart sailed from Australia in October most attractive and compelling figures 1950, joined the expedition ship in Oslo, who have arisen as a result of the activities and arrived in Antarctica in January 1951. of the Australian National Antarctic The NBSAE was the first expedition in Research Expedition.” John Jelbart’s life Antarctica involving an international team has been commemorated in a number of The Chaplain’s Chair, Queen’s College Chapel of scientists. Their main objective was to ways: he was posthumously awarded the
36 in aeternum master’s garden party
Master’s garden party 22 March 2018 Dr Stewart Gill OAM, David Scoullar (1991), Tom Hutchinson (2000), Nikki Brown (1999), Maddi Ossovani Master (3rd year), Oliver Tonks (2nd year), Sam Williams (3rd year)
Oliver Tonks, Tom Hutchinson (2000), The College choir performing David Runia (1969) Jane Osborn, Judi Marshman and Marcia Neave
David Habersberger (1965) and Elsie Workman, Laura Beaton and Evie Workman Sam Williams (3rd year Music) Arthur Sunderland, Linda Thompson and Winsome Sunderland
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Marcia Neave Law Scholarship
Queen’s College, with the University of Melbourne, are establishing a scholarship to recognise the contribution made by the Honourable Marcia Neave AO to Australian society and Queen’s College, throughout her life in law. Marcia had a decade-long tenure at Queen’s College as a resident tutor and was an integral member of the Senior Common Room. She is a Fellow of the College and in 2015 was made Wyvern of the Year. Her professional life has been filled with significant appointments, including being made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1999. After a professorship at Monash University and chairing the Victorian Law Reform Commission, Marcia became the first person in Victoria’s history to be appointed to the Court of Appeal directly from academia. Upon recalling the appointment, Marcia notes that “I’d given a lot of speeches criticising the low number of women on the bench, so I suppose I was taken at my word!” She retired from the bench after ten years to take on the task of chairing the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
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Make your mark: name a chair in Eakins Hall A modernist masterpiece echoes with the banging of spoons, hundreds of voices and the sound of chairs being pulled out to mark the start and close of meals. How many times did you sit in Eakins – whether formal dinners, rushed breakfasts or laid back lunches? Do you still come back to Wyvern dinners or special events? With a donation to the Student Facilities Fund of $1,500 or more you can name a chair in Eakins Hall. The funds will be used to help renovate the heritage chairs and tables.
A gift via Direct Debit: Please direct my gift to the following: Bank: NAB BSB: 083 004 Account Number: 811951280 Master’s Discretion (to enable the Master to (Reference/Description: Surname, Fund (Giving area: ) apply resources to the areas of most urgent Visa Mastercard Amex needs) Deans’ Discretion Cardholder’s name: Scholarships and Bursaries Card number: The Jack and Elaine Clarke Scholarship Fund Expiry Date: / Indigenous Education (to create opportunities for Indigenous students to reside at Queen’s Signature: whilst studying at the University of Melbourne) *Donations of $1,000 or more to any fund gives you membership to the Master’s Circle Cam Brown Community Innovation Fund for a 12-month period Marcia Neave Law Schoalrship **Donations of $1,500 or more to the Student Facilities fund entitles a named chair Sugden Heritage plaque and will help with the cost of renovating the chairs and tables in Eakins Featonby Library I am interested in making a bequest to Queen’s College in my will. The College Chapel and College Choir Please send me further information/I have made arrangements to include The Music Program the College in my will. Student Facilities** Please tick if you do not want your name to be published as a donor. Art and Archives www.queens.unimelb.edu.au/supporting/donate/ Other:
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Thank you to our 2018 donors Queen’s College acknowledges with gratitude the following individuals, charitable trusts and foundations for their generous support towards Scholarships; the Indigenous Scholarships Fund, the Cameron Brown Community Innovation Fund; the Featonby Library; the Sugden Heritage Collections Fund; the College Chapel Fund; the Master’s Discretionary Fund; the Deans’ Discretionary Fund; the Performing Arts Fund and Student Facilities.
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