The Annual College Carol Service this year will be pre-recorded for broadcast. In the coming days a link will be added to this post with more information. As is our tradition the service will be the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and feature organ, choir and readers. There is no participatory service due to COVID rules. The Video will be available to view at the scheduled time of the service – 7.30pm Sunday 13 December and will remain on line.
At the Service of Thanksgiving held on 11 November members of the College gathered to commemorate the sacrifice of those Paulines who served their nation in war. Before the sounding of Last Post the Senior Student, Harry Croker, and the Warden read the names from the Roll of Honour in the College Chapel.
Congratulations to Ralph John Lancaster Evans AO, in College 1965-68, appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours for distinguished service to international trade and investment, to business and venture capital endeavours, and to the community. Ralph’s acheivements include: Deputy Chairman, ICM Agribusiness, since 2011. Chairman, Venture Capital Funds, Allen and Buckeridge Pty Ltd, 1998-2013. Chief Executive Officer, Austrade, 1992-1996. Member, Trade Policy Advisory Council, 1991-1996. Member, National Investment Council, 1991-1996. Director, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, 1991-1996. Proprietor, Wulworra Associates, since 2007. Vice-President, Boston Consulting Group, 1990-1992. Founding Partner, Pappas Carter Evans and Koop (PCEK), 1979-1990 (was later acquired to form the Boston Consulting Group). Management Consultant, McKinsey and Company, 1970s. Australian Institute of Company Directors: Chief Executive Officer, 2003-2007; Fellow, since 1998. Osteoporosis Australia: Vice Chairman, since 2010; Director, since 1999. Publications: Lead Author, 20 Years after the Dawkins Report – Tertiary Music Education in Australia
The Warden is committed to keeping College open – however with a stringent raft of hygiene and social distancing measures for current residents. In everything we do we need to be extremely vigilant in the precautions we take as the risks are high. As has been reiterated in the media, we must practise good hygiene to protect both ourselves and our wider community. To that end, the College has taken the unprecedented step of implementing a policy of closure to all guests and visitors, to the greatest extent possible. This means that there are to be no visitors to the College during this period, reducing the risk of guests unintentionally transmitting the virus to our students, whose safety is paramount, and vice-versa. See the Semester 2 up-date video from the Warden – CLICK HERE See the Warden’s Semester 1 video – CLICK HERE
It was great for our 2020 Freshers to hear first hand about College life from five very experienced Paulines representing a great span of eras. On Thursday 20 February (on the stage left to right) the Warden; Philip Barr (1973-76); The Hon Ben Franklin MLC (1990-96); The Hon Lloyd Waddy AM RFD QC (1958-61); Julian Vidal (5th Year Arts/Law, Peer Support Leader); and Fergus Rourke (2004-09) gave the newcomers some very valuable tips on College, university survival and some great anecdotes.
