A MAGAZINE FOR THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ST GEORGE’S COLLEGE Summer 2019-2020 Issue 2 Volume 43 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Gowns and Guests Visit from the Prime Minister 2013 Rhodes Scholar Ken Freeman PM Award 50 Year Club Lunch INSIDE THIS ISSUE New Colombo Plan Scholarships Fulbright & Monash Scholarships Cheryl Praeger Rodgers Wing Update ‘The red-brick Norman fortress of the college was green under Virginia creeper, and pink oleanders flowered around the tennis courts. Behind the college was the wild bush of King’s Park, and in front of it, beyond the sloping lawns, the broad blue moody river. The noises of the college were noises of peace: people yarning on the balconies, people singing in the showers, voices in the quadrangle calling the names of people wanted on the telephone. The chapel bell tolled in the morning and in the evening, and when his turn came to read Compline, Rick found himself wishing everybody, with unexpected sincerity, a quiet night and a perfect end. On the balconies, in the high panelled Hall with great windows on the river, in the showers and the Junior Common Room and the bedroom-studies, the talk went on and on.’ St George’s College, as described in ‘The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea’, by Randolph Stow The Georgian isis a a bi-annual bi-annual Founded inin 1931,1931, St St George’s George’s College is aThe co-educational Georgian is alsoresidential available online publication producedproduced by by St George’s Collegecollege that is a providesco-educational accommodation college forat: university stgc.uwa.edu.au students. St George’s CollegeCollege within The University within thatSt George’s provides is enterprisinga vibrant place students of imagination, industry and reflection The Universityof Western Australia. of Western Australia. ofwhere diverse we seekdisciplines to provide and opportunities, to optimise talents and backgroundsabilities, and to with explore a collegiate and appreciate diversity of thought, experience The Georgian is also available education,and action. aimedWe endeavour at fulfilling to conserve their the best of the past, to online at: stgc.uwa.edu.au aspirations,promote the developingbest of the present, their spirit and to seek the best for the future. UniPrint 164714 and encouraging them Cover: Jonty Coy (2018) & Michael Cover: Emily Witham (2014) wins the toTo benefitenquire theabout community. residence at the College see our web page Lukin (2016), recipients of the 2020 Women’sGeneral Sir 12km John run Monash in the ChevronScholarship or call the College Administration UniPrint 155398 stgc.uwa.edu.au/apply-now Perthand the City 2020 to Surf. Fulbright (p 32) Scholarship on (08) 9449 5555. respectively. (p 39) 2 SUMMER 2018 -2019 3 2 SUMMER 2019-2020 3 Contents Summer 2019-2020 5 From the Warden 32 Residents Introspective: Positive Social Change 8 From the Board Chairman 34 Sport at St George’s 9 From the Senior Student 36 St George’s College Photography 10 Annual Giving 2019 Competition 11 Prime Minister’s Prize for 37 International Dessert Science: Cheryl Praeger Night 12 Fireside Chat: John Taylor on The Little Dragon Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs 14 Ladies’ Lunch: 38 From the Georgian Dr Joan Arakkal President 16 Rodgers Wing and 39 Monash and Fulbright Arcus Court Update Scholarship Recipients 18 Medical Formal Dinner 40 50 Year Club Lunch 20 Riverside Chat: 42 1942-1952 Reunion Forrest Hall Postdoctoral Lunch Research 43 Georgian Cocktail Party 22 Men’s Lunch: 44 40 Year Reunion Tom Hughson 46 Georgian City Drinks 23 O-Week Art at the Lawrence Wilson Art 47 Georgian Wine Tasting Gallery in the South West 24 Music at St George’s 48 Georgian Gatherings College TOP: The Dragon at the Blue Boat House 50 Vale Rob Mercer MIDDLE: College band ‘Georain’ performing at the Intercollege Battle of 28 Overcoming Adversity: the Bands 51 Vale David Carne BOTTOM: Raj Madigasekara & Edward Pownall Celebrating Clara Schumann & Women 52 Victorian Georgians in Music Travel Prize Report 30 College Art and Paintings 52 Wine Dinner 53 News & Visitors 2 SUMMER 2019-2020 3 From the Editor From the Editor Exciting things are on the horizon for 2020 – our thanks to Robert Adams (1981) who is busy planning some marvellous events in London in late April. Don’t forget to save the date for the following events: 23rd April 2020, 7pm St George’s / UWA Dinner at the Cavalry Annie, Harriet and Andrew Wilson & Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London 24th April 2020, from 6pm Our alumni are such an important Georgian Drinks at the Quarter Deck at part of this College. They give so The Admiralty, Trafalgar Square much in so many ways, serving on the Board and Foundation Board 2nd May 2020 and the various committees such North European Georgian Dinner in as the Planning Committee and Amsterdam or Utrecht. Venue to be the Finance Committee. They give confirmed. their time as mentors for current residents, as well as speaking Tim, Bill and Sarah Wiese More information will be made available at College Formal Dinners and once details are finalised. Practice Of Dinners. They support the College by contributing to our Photographs have been contributed to this Annual Giving appeals that pay publication by our Photography Bursary for things like refurbishing the Old holders Katy Boardman (p 13, 35), Qing Wing, installing air conditioning Ru Kiu (p 14, 14, 28, 29) and Ridhwan and providing scholarships. Lye (cover, p 6, 18, 19, 22, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42). Thanks also to Dylan Woods (2015) One really special thing that so many for the drone photo of the College on p Georgians do is to provide their children, 16. The Battle of the Bands photos were grandchildren, nieces and nephews with Kyle, Roslyn, Liahna and Kurt Franklin taken by Partografia Photography & Film. the opportunity to become Georgians Thank you to them and to everyone else themselves. This year at the College for their contributions. Submissions and we have had almost 20 residents who suggestions are always welcome. have a Georgian parent, grandparent, I hope you enjoy this edition of The aunt or uncle. Of those 20, the parents Georgian magazine and I look forward of six residents are both Georgians who to seeing Georgians and their families at met while they were students living at College events soon. St George’s. Those six residents and their parents are: Kyle and Liahna Franklin, Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2020. children of Kurt Franklin (1990) and Roslyn Franklin (Wolfe 1989); Emilia Emilia, Virginia, Kay and David Horn Jo Evans (1988) Horn, daughter of Kay Horn (Rummery Editor, The Georgian 1982) and David Horn (1982); Bill [email protected] Wiese, son of Sarah Wiese (Davies 1989) and Tim Wiese (1989); Saskia Willinge, daughter of Josephine Evans (1988) and Anthony Willinge (1990); and Harriet Wilson, daughter of Annie Wilson (Hale 1987) and Andrew Wilson (1988). We look forward to welcoming more second and third generation Georgians to our alumni. Saskia Willinge and Josephine Evans 4 SUMMER 2019-2020 5 From the Warden From the Warden sociability and connection that are such increased his gift magnificently from notable characteristics of residents past $2 million to $5 million with the challenge and happily, as adduced above, present. that we needed to raise necessary funds, complete the design, and enter into a Resident Results building contract by the end of 2018. Through the Education Committee, On 8th November 2018 we entered into chaired by Roz Potts (Chelliah 1989) and a building contract with Jaxon, and on composed substantially of residents, we 30th November 2018 (2018 50 Year Club have endeavoured to create academic lunch) we broke ground with ceremonial and personal support structures to shovel work by Deb Laird, the niece assist students in this era of continual of Albert Arcus (1942), John Rodgers, assessment and multiple units (core, and me, the latter receiving some rather Our residents have enjoyed a elective and broadening) in each semester. harsh criticism regarding evident lack of successful, active and harmonious We have made good progress over the expertise especially in the context of the Semester Two. I have been past few years, and continue to do so. evident proficiency of Deb and John. particularly grateful for their For Semester One 2019 the College On 6th December 2019 (2019 50 Year tolerant and understanding attitude mean mark for UWA academic results Club lunch) we were shown round the towards the inconveniences was 72.0 per cent, compared to the 2018 completed Rodgers Wing and Arcus associated with and intermittent College mean of 70.5 per cent and the Court by Jaxon. The moral of the story: noise from the West Wing 2018 University mean of 68.7 per cent. don’t miss out on a 50 Year Club lunch construction site. The residents’ This represented the attainment of the when you have the opportunity. perspective of the Rodgers Wing Education Committee’s goal set two years In conjunction with the Rodgers and Arcus Court has, indeed, ago. At that time we felt that this was an Wing project we have also undertaken been one more of active interest ambitious goal so we are pleased to have the refurbishment of the main driveway in its emergent features than met our target last semester. We will now and the renovation of the kitchen, servery just a courteous acceptance of be aiming to maintain and, if possible, to and Elsey Room. In Semester One 2020 major project realities. Many improve further. we will additionally be converting the residents have viewed rooms The attainment of this target derives Old Laundry, which nestles attractively and the building, as they have from resident led and driven initiatives within the Arcus Court, into an Arts Hub: moved towards completion.