Scotch College

1940s

John Cathcart(’48) is President of World Missionary Evangelism, based in Dallas, Texas. John travels widely in his work for WME, which has established children’s homes, schools, medical clinics, food provision and day care centres, water wells, community projects, churches, Bible schools and many other programs and projects in more than 30 countries, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, Haiti, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Japan, Romania, Kosovo, North and South Korea, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Jordan.

1950s

Ian Findlay(’51) still enjoys full-time private paediatric consulting in Brisbane, with no public hospital appointment. He writes: ‘Keeping up with the College requirements for continuing education means attending meetings in and around Brisbane and developing networks for my referrals to the new bright generation! AMA Queensland recently honoured those who had been members for 50 years in a dinner in central Brisbane. I was the only Victorian included in the group. This followed last year’s Melbourne celebration at Kooyong Clubhouse for our own 50 years since graduation. Quite a number were still in active practice.’

The Findlays have lived at Maleny, in the heart of the Sunshine Coast hinterland approximately 100km north of Brisbane, for more than 12 years. In late May they had 200m of rain over five days, at the start of what was supposed to be the dry season. They visit family in Melbourne, Sydney and Lyon in France, and sing in a local 50-voice choir.

Tom Murray(’56) is right into anything to do with railways, and is involved with the famous Puffing Billy tourist railway.

1960s

At school, David Banks (’60) was in the 1st Athletics team, and competed in the long jump and 400 metres, breaking school and APS records in the long jump. He played in the 1st XVIII in 1959 and 1960 and was Monash House Captain in 1960. In 1968 he married Gwen and moved to Sydney, where daughter Susan was born in 1970 and son Peter in 1971. In 1980 the family returned to Melbourne, and from 1981 to 1984 David was president of the Waverley Little Athletics Association, also coaching long jumpers at Scotch. In 1985, the Banks returned to Sydney, where David became NSW state manager of Bladon Australia. In 1992 he joined Colorcorp Promotional.

In 2006, David began at G A Miller Pty Ltd in Sydney as sales manager. Millers produce badges, medallions and medals for schools and sporting organisations, including Athletics Australia and Swimming Australia. Last year Millers manufactured the medals for the Fina World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, and this year for the World Yachting Championships in Melbourne. Millers also produced the medallions for the sesquicentenary football match between Scotch and Melbourne Grammar on 8 August.

David’s daughter, Susan, has twin boys aged six and is a physiotherapist. See the 1980s section, below, for news of David’s son, Peter.

1970s

Stephen Whiteside(’72) has published a collection of poetry, ‘Poems of 2007’. Appropriately, Stephen has written a poem to promote the book, and the poem appears on the back cover of the book:

• ‘This, the book’s back cover, is an opportunity
• For me to recommend this little book of poetry.
• You really can’t imagine just how mighty this book is.
• It’s choc-a-bloc with ripper poems that pop and crack and fizz.

• So, buy this little beauty.
• It’s an act you won’t regret.
• You’ll be laughing. You’ll be crying. It’s as good as it can get,
• And don’t believe those folk who say that poetry is dead.
• I’m sure you’ll find this book’s by far the best you’ve ever read.’

Tony Miles (’76) is pictured (centre) with his brother Geoff (’74) and his father, John, who coached the Scotch 1st XI from 1955 to 1976, winning five APS premierships. John was also an excellent cricketer and club coach in his own right, playing 231 District 1st XI matches in total for several clubs, and earning the right to be a member of Cricket Victoria’s ‘200 Club’.

A wicketkeeper/batsman, Geoff was vice-captain of the School 1st XI in 1974. He later captained Hawthorn Cricket Club, and also represented Victoria as a wicketkeeper.

Tony played in the Scotch 1st XI in 1976, and was Scotch’s leading bowler, taking 22 wickets with his cunning off-spinners. Tony has subsequently had a 25-year career in the Eastern Cricket Association, playing more than 200 games as well as coaching and serving as a club captain and club president. He is a life member of the association.

The three ‘Miles boys’ have continued their association with Scotch and with cricket by running Australian Sports Camps summer cricket camps at Scotch for 24 years, with a number of Test cricketers participating as coaches.

Tony, John and Geoff sat at the Scotch table at the APS sport centenary celebrations at the MCG on 16 June.

1980s

Peter Banks(’85), son of David (’60), is senior underwriter for Accident & Health International Pty Ltd in Sydney. Peter had a most successful athletics career. In 1987 he won the Australian schoolboys’ long-jump and triple-jump titles, and between 1990 and 1997 won three senior NSW long-jump state titles. In 1997 he won the NSW state decathlon and the Australian championship, and still holds the state record. In 1998 Peter was selected in the decathlon for the Commonwealth Games team in Kuala Lumpur, where he came fifth. He has a daughter aged seven and a son aged four.

Richard Sellars-Jones(’85) has welcomed a new daughter, Tessa Juliet, a sister for Tom and Eloise.

George Keon-Cohen(’86) has welcomed a new daughter.

Tom Byrne(’88) and wife Marnie welcomed a son, Percival Thomas Byrne, on 11 December 2007, a brother to sisters Jacinta and Laura.

Stuart Gibbs(’88) and his wife, Sue, are the proud parents of a son, Benjamin (Ben) Robert Bryan Gibbs, brother to Harry, born on 21 February.

Richard De Visser(’89) and his wife, Liz, have been living in the UK since 2002. Richard completed post-doctorate studies in London before moving to Brighton in the south of England, where he lectures at the University of Sussex. Richard and Liz have two sons and a daughter.

1990s

William Baillieu(’92) has announced his engagement to Caroline O’Brien.

Having married in April, Edward Upjohn (’92) and Lydia are relocating to the USA for 12 months, where Edward will complete a dermatology–surgery fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in Dallas.

Alex Aracas(’93) is engaged to Nareena Smith.

Andrew Ashton(’93) and his partner, Genevieve, are the proud parents of a son, Zari, born on 11 June.

James Paterson(’93) and wife Tina have welcomed a son, Angus James Paterson, born on 2 May.

Matthew Davison(’94) and his wife, Rachel Nickless, have welcomed a son, Hugh Robert Rider, born on 27 June in Sydney.

Anthony Teasdale(’94) and his wife, Amelia, are delighted to announce the arrival of their first child, Hamish Andrew John, born on 19 March. Anthony reports that all is going well with the most recent addition to the Teasdale family. He has been living in Sydney since 2002 after spending a few years working in London. Anthony and Amelia were married in April 2007 in Sydney, with Anthony’s brothers Stuart (’92) and Richard (’00) as groomsmen, and many of the boys from the class of ’94 attending. Anthony is working for nabCapital in the capital markets origination team in Sydney, and regularly returns to Melbourne for work and to catch up with family and friends.

David Stanley(’95) and his wife, Claire, are the proud parents of a daughter, Lucy Audrey, born on 5 May.

Since graduating, Scott Jeffery (’96) has worked for BHP Billiton, first at Cannington in Queensland and now as a senior geotechnical engineer at the company’s Ekati mine, located about 310km north-east of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Ekati is Canada’s first surface and underground diamond mine. It operates in an area of continuous permafrost, and is accessible only by air with the exception of winter road access, available only for about 10 weeks each year by ice road.

Adrian Sheer(’96) is engaged to Kayte Gillman.

Edward Trembath(’99) is engaged to Olivia Sweeney.

2000s

Andrew ‘Pony’ Cromie (’00) completed Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) degrees at the University of Melbourne in 2006 and joined the RAAF in 2008. He is posted to the Tactical Fighter Systems Program Office (TFSPO) at the Williamtown RAAF base north of Newcastle, NSW, in a professional development and training role. His current rank is Flying Officer.

Paul ‘LP’ Daniels (’00) completed an Arts degree at the University of Melbourne, Honours in Philosophy at the University of NSW, and is currently undertaking a Master of Arts in Critical Theory at Monash University. He is convenor of the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, and is an honorary fellow in the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry at the University of Melbourne. He derived much from his time at Scotch and is a supporter of the Donaldson Scholarship fund.

Yu-chiao ‘Fred’ Hsueh (’00) completed Honours in Law at the University of Melbourne and was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 15 April 2008. He is practising in commercial litigation as an associate at Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne.

Chris (‘Crispy’) Sayers (’00) was recently one of a very small number of successful candidates accepted by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Competition for these places is fierce.

Charles Davison(’02) graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts dual degree. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is a qualified private pilot. Charles hosted the delegation from the Chinese Motorsports Federation at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, and acted as an ambassador at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Earlier this year he toured the United States with his brother James, and has applied for an internship at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Charles regularly keeps in contact with his friends from Scotch.

Robert Padbury(’02) graduated in March from the Art Institute of California in San Francisco, with a faculty-nominated award for best portfolio in his program, ‘game art and design’. Since then, he has worked with Gaia Interactive as a user interface designer, and has accepted a position as lead visual designer at Cool Iris, which Robert describes as ‘an amazing Silicon Valley start-up’. He says: ‘Typically, lead positions require five or so years of experience, so it’s rather unprecedented that I’ve got so far so quickly’.

James Davison(’04), brother of Charles, recently won the Corning 100 international motor race at the Mid-Ohio Racing Circuit at Lexington, Ohio. James competes in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, which is the major feeder category to the Indy Racing League (IRL). James also secured pole position at Nashville and a front row grid position at the Liberty 100, the major support event to the famous Indianapolis 500. In 2003 James coxed the victorious 2nd VIII which was named Scotch Crew of the Year. He keeps in contact with his Scotch friends via email. James and Charles are the sons of motorsports promoter Jon Davison and the grandsons of four-time Australian Grand Prix winner Lex Davison. Visit www.jamesdavison.com.au for more information.

Tom Beaurepaire(’03) was sorry to miss his five-year reunion on 2 August. Tom had a prior engagement: he was appearing in Oedipus DNA in Monash University’s Alexander Theatre, a modern adaptation of Sophocles’ classic play. Tom is doing Honours in Performing Arts at Monash, and will also appear in The Golden Age at Chapel Off Chapel in October.

Derrick Tsang(’07) has secured a place at Brown University in Rhode Island, USA. Brown is one of the Ivy League universities, and competition for entry is very stiff indeed. He began an undergraduate degree in August. Derrick is currently studying Medicine at the University of Melbourne and hopes to complete his medical studies at post-graduate level at Brown. This is a wonderful achievement from one of our finest students in the Class of 2007. Scotch College congratulates Derrick and wishes him well as he embarks on an exciting period of study in the United States. [Keiron Jones, Head of Year 12]

Davis Yu (2007) had his Year 12 Studio Arts work exhibited in the Top Arts Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, Federation Square.