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From the OLA President
Dear Old Lauristonians,
With COVID-19 ever present in our lives we continue to find new and
creative ways to unite with friends, family, work colleagues near and far so
we can maintain important human connections. Together with the School,
the OLA Committee knows how important it is to create relevant
pathways, events, and programs for alumnae to continue to connect.
In the past few months:
We have launched the inaugural OLA Fellowship that has sparked
much interest within our community.
We have been fortunate enough to welcome face to face many
leaders of our school at our ‘Captains Evening’ in the hall at
Lauriston. This was a wonderful event thoroughly enjoyed by many.
Check out the OLA Instagram and Facebook pages for great photos
of the night.
We are also thrilled to welcome our newly formed choir called The
Huntingtower Singers led by Suzie Hill (1969) - this choir has sung
at several alumnae and school events bringing magnificent music
and another OL connection to our events.
The annual OLA AGM was again a ZOOM meeting and it was lovely
to see so many new faces and regular stakeholders attend.
A new OLA Netball team is currently being formed - we intend for
this team (or teams!) to play with the same style, sportsmanship, and
determination they had at School!
We are planning to launch an OLA Singapore Chapter soon, as well
as support an OLA UK Chapter event (pending restrictions of
course).
OLA merchandise is being snapped up - head to the OLA website
for your purchases. The umbrellas will sell out!
On Friday 3 September, the annual ‘Huntingtower Luncheon’ will be held
at The Glasshouse, Olympic Park. Current and past parents and alumnae
will be invited to this great event that will be a sell out. We will once again
be naming tables to honour members of our alumnae who have supported and volunteered at the School in recent times. Finally, I am so proud to work with the OLA Committee. We are a diverse group of women who all contribute to the School in a variety of ways. I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Pip Duncan (1990), Fiona Finster (1991) and Juliette Tan (1984) who have recently concluded their time on the Committee after volunteering for over 7 years. Pip, Fi and Juliette are not only great friends, but they are true OLA contributors. They are eloquent, hard working, and have all been there for meetings, the strategy days and helping to increase greater OLA engagement across the globe. I am indebted to each of them for their advice, their tireless commitment and passion for the OLA for such a long period of time. Their contributions will continue to help alumnae for generations to come. Thank you Pip, Fi and Juliette. Stay safe, stay well, and let's keep in touch! Warmest regards, Anna Wilson (1990) President, Old Lauristonians' Association OLA Committee: Lisa McLellan (1981), Caroline Morrison (1984), Molly Temay (2010), Claudette Leeming (1991), Steph Phillips (2004), Amanda Smith (1993), Sarah Smith (1989), Alex Harvey (2002), Caroline Ramsden (2010), Xing Zhang (2000), Rachel Irons (1989), Melanie Davey (2004), Charley Lupson (2015), Steph Aitken (2015), Jacqui Jiang (2015). We invite you to remain connected through Facebook, Instagram and our new LinkedIn Group. We also encourage you to continue to explore the OLA Website which continues to evolve. It is here where you can update your details and tell us your communication preferences.
Over the years, it is easy for us to lose touch with you. To update your
contact details, so we can keep you informed, please click here, or
email ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au.
What's been happening...
Captains' Evening
Early in May, Lauriston welcomed past
School Captains and Vice Captains to
return for a wonderful evening in
celebration of 120 years of remarkable
leadership. read more
Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup
- 19 April 2021
The 92nd Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup
was held on Monday 19th April at
Commonwealth Golf Course. There were
116 women playing, representing 29
schools. Lauriston was admirably
represented by Bronny Sterck (Black,
1976), Phoebe Dixon (Cook, 1974),... read
more
Old Lauristonians attended the 109th Annual General Meeting of the Old
Lauristonians’ Association via Zoom on Monday 17 May, 2021.
We are thrilled to introduce your 2021/22 Committee:
President: Anna Wilson (Murray, 1990)
Vice President: Lisa McLellan (Dean, 1981)
Secretary: Molly Temay (2010)
Treasurer: Caroline Morrison (Hatfield, 1984)
Business Networking Portfolio Lead: Claudette Leeming (1991)
Business Networking Portfolio: Steph Phillips (2004)
Business Networking Portfolio: Melanie Davey (Owen, 2004)
Community Relations Portfolio Lead: Sarah Smith (Telford, 1989)
Community Relations Portfolio: Rachel Irons (Polke, 1989)
Community Relations Portfolio: Lisa McLellan (Dean, 1981)
Communications Portfolio: Alex Harvey (2002)
YOLs Portfolio Lead: Charley Lupson (2015)
YOLs Portfolio: Caroline Ramsden (2010)
YOLs Portfolio: Molly Temay (2010)
YOLs Portfolio: Steph Aitken (2015)
YOLs Portfolio: Jacqui Jiang (2015)
Chapter Relations Portfolio: Amanda Smith (1993)
General Committee: Xing Zhang (2000)
OLA School Council Reps: Claudette Leeming and Rachel Irons
OLA LPA Rep: Anna Wilson
Thank you all for volunteering your time to give back to the OLA. We look
forward to an exciting year ahead. We also want to thank and
acknowledge those members that served previously, you will be greatly
missed and we wish you every success with the next chapter of your lives:
Pip Duncan (Dickson, 1990), Fi Finster (Marshall, 1991) and Juliette
Tan (Lee, 1984).
To view AGM documentation, please go here.
The OLA warmly welcomes past staff of Lauriston to register to the OLA website. Past staff can register to the OLA website using their preferred personal email address. All past staff can stay connected to each other, to their former students, and to the School through the Past Staff Portal within the OLA website. Past staff will also start receiving 'Beyond the Fig Tree' and will be kept up to date with School and community news. We look forward to staying connected with our past Lauriston staff, who have contributed to the School's 120-year history. EKC Luncheon In April we launched a Gifts in Will Week@Lauriston to celebrate the giving spirit and generosity of our community and their gifts, which have helped the School to educate generations of accomplished women. The significant part of these celebrations was the Elizabeth Kirkhope Circle (EKC) annual luncheon. The EKC was established to honour benefactors who have chosen to support the school directly through a gift in their will. The luncheon was held at the RACV Club in the city and attended by current bequestors, their families and many Lauriston past students and friends.
We thanked our past, current and future bequestors and shared our
gratitude for their generous gifts, their loyalty to the school, and their
foresight in giving to the future of girls’ education. read more
OLA Merchandise...
Face Mask - $10
Available to be posted and to be
collected from the Uniform Shop
at School.
Order Here
Golf Umbrella - $50
Available only by collection from
the Uniform Shop at School.
Order Here
Navy Apron - $25
Available to be posted and to be
collected from the Uniform Shop
at School.
Order Here
Drink Bottles - $15
Available only by collection from
the Uniform Shop at School.
Order Here
We were very excited to welcome back alumnae who were panelists at
this year's Careers Expo. These young women provided relevant
information about their careers, industries, highlights, challenges,
university experiences and other information vital for our Year 10, 11 and
12 students.
Podcasts
Whilst these seminars were conducted via
Zoom, we have modified these sessions
into audible podcasts. We hope you
subscribe to our Podcast channel here.
Please go here to view and listen to all
podcasts.
For more information as to how the OLA and its alumnae support
Lauriston students, please go here.
Coming up on the OLA Calendar...
25 Year Reunion - Class of 1995
and 1996
We are very excited to invite all past
students from Class of 1995 and 1996 to
their combined 25-Year Reunion. more info
20 Year Reunion - Class of 2000
and 2001
We are very excited to invite all past
students from Class of 2000 and 2001 to
their combined 20-Year Reunion. more info
10 Year Reunion - Class of 2011
We are very excited to invite all past
students from Class of 2011 to your 10-
Year Reunion. more info
5 Year Reunion - Class of 2016
We are very excited to invite all past
students from Class of 2016 to your 5-Year
Reunion. more info
40 Year Reunion - Class of 1980
and 1981
We are very excited to invite all past
students from Class of 1980 and 1981 to
their combined 40-Year Reunion. more info
Class of 2013 Howqua Hike Confirmed
Due to COVID-19, Class of 2013's 10 Year Howqua Reunion has had to
be postponed twice! We are finally delighted to be gathering them
together on Sunday 5th September, to head up the Hume to reunite on the
beautiful Howqua property.
They will be embarking on a 2-hour hike, followed by lunch as they wander and explore the campus they once called 'home'. We are so pleased we're able to do this for this cohort after missing out last year and just recently in June! Bookings are essential and can be made here. OLA Chapters.......worldwide! UK Chapter News The UK Chapter is well underway and is being led by UK Chapter Ambassador Ellie Hartmann (2000). Please email Ellie at ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au to connect. Ellie is hoping to organise a catch up very soon in London. Singapore Chapter Update The OLA is seeking to launch a Singapore Chapter. If you are interested in being the Singapore Chapter Ambassador, please email ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au with your expression of interest. If you are located in Singapore (and perhaps we don't know you are there!), please click here to confirm or update your location details. SA Chapter Event - Thursday 9 September The OLA will be hosting a Chapter Evening on Thursday 9th September in Adelaide and look forward to connecting with Old Lauristonians who are living in South Australia. Please go here to make sure your location details are up to date: www.ola.org.au/#updateyourdetails. In August, we will contact all OLs located in South Australia, with further details.
Please save the following dates for more reunions and events later in the year: Thursday 9 September - SA Chapter Evening Friday 8 October - 50 Year Reunion – Class of 1970 & 1971 Friday 15 October - 30 Year Reunion – Class of 1990 & 1991 Sunday 17 October - Howqua 10 Year Reunion - Class of 2014 Wednesday 27 October - Inaugural Lauriston Luncheon at The Gables The Huntingtower Singers need a pianist to join them on a remarkable journey of exciting performances! If you play piano and would like to join this group of fantastic singers, please email ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au. If you are unable to commit to regular rehearsals, that's ok - your playing could be recorded for them to use during rehearsals. With performances, they would LOVE you to accompany them, but again, if you can't physically attend, your recorded playing could also be used.
Calling all OLA Netballers!
If you're interested in joining
an OLA Netball Team, please
submit your preferences
below:
REGISTER
HERE
OLA Fellowship
If you are embarking on something
remarkable in your life or in your career,
the OLA would love to support you.
The OLA is thrilled to launch a new
initiative - the OLA Fellowship - awarded to
a past graduate of Lauriston.
The successful candidate will receive $5,000 to go towards further
education, a new business opportunity or travel, supporting her career.
Applications are now open via the OLA website. Click HERE Or scan the
QR code to start your application now!
Queen's Birthday Honours ListErika Feller AO (1966)
Lauriston Girls' School and the Old
Lauristonians' Association are proud to
acknowledge that Erika Feller AO (1966)
received an Order of Australia in the recent
Queen's Birthday Honours List, for
distinguished service to the international...
read more
Jan Armstrong-Conn OAM
(1963)
Lauriston Girls' School and the Old
Lauristonians' Association are proud to
announce that Jan Armstrong-Conn OAM
(1963) received a Medal of the Order of
Australia in the recent Queen's Birthday
Honours List, for the service to the
communit... read more
Mary Julie Chandler OAM (1953)
Lauriston Girls' School and the Old
Lauristonians' Association are proud to
announce that a Medal of the Order of
Australia was posthumously awarded to
past student Mary Chandler OAM (1953) in
the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List,
for ... read more
Shine a Light On....Kate Sellars-Jones (1983) Kate Sellars-Jones was recently featured in the May edition of Domain Review. She is one of several creative artists who has a studio in the bayside suburb of Highett along a traditionally industrial strip, that has now evolved into house studios occ... read more Old Lauristonians being Upfront with Breast Cancer! We are very excited to invite you to check out this podcast by passionate BCNA advocates and Old Lauristonians Kathryn Elliott & Janine Dooley (both Class of 1990). Click here for the podcast or read more of this article.
Charlie Sutterby (2020) Charlie Sutterby was recently interviewed for an article for Trinity College at Melbourne University. We are so grateful that Trinity shared it with us. 2020 was a bit of a letdown for a lot of students. Especially those in Year 12 who missed out on... read more Diana Barker (1997) We acknowledge Diana Barker (1997), General Manager at Evervet, who has recently been elected to the Australian Veterinary Association’s Board of Directors. Congratulations Diana! read more OLA Urologists When Dr Caroline Hunt-Smith (Dowling, 1988), pictured centre, started her surgical training to be a urologist in 1999, she was the 12th female to train in the program in Australia and New Zealand. At the same time, Dr Sandra Elmer (Hallamore, 1999), ... read more
Susan Calamassi (Stewart, 1964) Although it is many years since Susan left Lauriston and Australia, she remains very attached and extremely proud of her roots. She has also been lucky enough to maintain contact with many of her friends from the Class of 1964, though she says that it is becoming more difficult, the older they all get. She has tried to keep track of most of them during these awful times of the Pandemic, but, understandably she is finding this increasingly challenging. Susan has asked that It would be wonderful, from time to time, to receive news about how the ‘girls’ in her year are getting on. Susan now lives permanently in the UK, because her two daughters and their families are there. Susan was recently on the local Parish Council (Town Council), as well as the Church Council, which has kept her busy. She says that this is probably a good thing because COVID has made it impossible to go up to London to visit connections there. Susan and her husband Mario are lucky that they have a home with a nice garden so they have not actually been confined indoors all these months.
She understands that this has been a big challenge for millions of city-
dwellers.
Susan LOVES reading 'Beyond the Fig Tree' and being able to keep in
wider-touch through this publication. She sends her love to all
Lauristonians, present and past, and wants to send a message to keep
encouraging young, Australian women to strive to be the best at whatever
they chose to do.
Susan recollects that women have an abundance of opportunities today,
while in her generation, they were more limited. She has always urged her
daughters to reach for the sky and will do so with her small
granddaughter.
In the photo above, Susan is pictured standing centre in the trio on the
right of the picture. To Susan's left, with her head turned away from the
camera she recognises her best friend Jenny Stewardson (Walpole,
1964). Susan also recognises Paula McKenzie (Johnson, 1964), sitting
down second from the right. On the far left on the end is Cynthia Rosen
(1964) and next to her, Susan believes it is Ann Chisholm (O'Connor,
1964). Susan suspects that the girl who appears to be talking to Paula
(who is second from the right sitting down) is Susan Speirs (Rodd,
1964). Susan is amazed to see the image that was taken in 1959.
Susan sends her deep love and affection to her friends from 1964 and that
when the world starts to return to normal, she hopes to see her old gang
who used to come to the UK in the Summer months. She hopes they are
all well and that they remember 'Stewpot'!
NB: If you recognise any of the other girls in the photo, please email
ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au.
Captains' Corner....
Georgina Orr (1993)
Anna Oxley (1993) School Vice Captain
School Captain
Georgina is pictured right with her sister
Anna is pictured centre with her family. Annabelle and their children.Celebrating 120 years of Lauriston also means celebrating 120 years of formidable School leaders! We are excited to highlight School Captain Anna Oxley and School Vice Captain Georgina Orr from 1993. Read about them here. To read about School Captains from other years, please go here. We continue to accept past School leaders' updates to be included in our Captains' Corner, so please submit yours, accompanied by a recent photo, to ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au. Memories of Lauriston We invite you to check out our 'Memories of Lauriston' feature on the OLA Website where alumnae have submitted their memories and accompanied by a photograph, we bring these memories to life. It is certainly fabulous reading about others' experiences at School, and it can really take you back to your time at School when you come across something that relates to your era as a Laurie girl. Go here to take a look! Celebrating our past, building their future
This year Lauriston celebrates 120 years of empowering young women
through education.
The Irving sisters founded Lauriston with the vision of offering girls a well-
rounded education which provided opportunities for academic
achievement, sport, the arts, debating and public speaking, and outdoor
education. This vision continues today.
As we look to the future, we are focused on providing future generations of
Lauriston girls with the educational programs and sports and learning
facilities they will need to prepare them for their future.
We invite you to support future generations and celebrate your family’s
connection with Lauriston by making a tax-deductible gift in support of
these facilities.
There are three exciting ways you can be involved. Learn more at
www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/support
Ullmer Family Foundation
announces philanthropic gift to
support development of new
sports facilities
In May Lauriston shared news of a
wonderful gift in support of the current
building project. The Ullmer Family
Foundation has shown its commitment to
girls’ education and Lauriston by making a
significant gift in support of the new Sports,
Health and Wellbeing Centre... read more
Special Celebrations
Jess van Roosendaal (1998)The OLA is delighted to announce the
marriage of Jess van Roosendaal (1998) to
her beloved husband Vinay Koka. After a
beautiful ceremony at St Kilda Gardens,
Jess and Vinay and their guests were
serenaded by saxophone as they walked
down Acland Str... read more
We love to share your good news! Babies, marriages, anniversaries,
grandchildren, and other wonderful moments in your life. Please email
stories and photos to ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au.
Vale
Vanessa Haskett (Barrand, 1964)
The Old Lauristonians' Association and
Lauriston Girls' School were saddened to
hear that Vanessa recently passed away in
May.
Sancte Serpiente Strenue
Mary Julie Chandler OAM (1953)
Lauriston Girls’ School and the Old
Lauristonians’ Association were saddened
to learn that Mary Chandler (1953), passed
away on 22 September 2020, aged 84
years. We learned of her passing at the
time of also learning...
read more
Please share your news...
It is important that communities like ours
look out for its members and we are very
serious about caring for our alumnae andthe wider School community. Please share
your news with us, by emailing here.
Please send through your "news to share" to ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au
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