Scotch College

What they're doing now...

Nathan Black ('61) has been a behavioural programmer for over 25 years and is currently operating an Alpha Awareness Programme at the Iona Grand Ridge Retreat in Balook. He specialises in weekend workshops, with sessions such as Relax without Drugs; Increase Mental Awareness, and Improve Your Decision Making Capabilities.

Bob Liddy ('55) is an optometrist in Horsham and, with his family, operates the Sylvania Park Mohair Farm. The property has farm stay accommodation, in the luxuriously appointed Mill End Lodge, the original homestead, which has been extensively renovated over the last ten years. Possible activities include bird watching on the seven km property boundary of the peaceful Wimmera River, and participation in day-to-day mohair farm activities. For bookings telephone (03) 5382 2811.

Scotch has produced far more than its share of Presidents of the Law Institute of Victoria. In the last 60 years alone, there have been thirteen: James Aitken, Alan Moir, Robert Vroland, John Adam, John Rodd, Eddie Cohen, John Cain, Alan Lobban, John Richards, Frank Paton, Ian Dunn, James Syme and the present incumbent Andrew Scott ('68). He worked at Blake & Riggall (now Blake Dawson Waldron), then split twenty years between the country and the suburbs (including six as a sole practitioner in Shepparton).

Andrew has been an LIV Councillor for four years. Having failed to realise his childhood ambition to be a sports commentator, he developed a special interest in sports law. He has advised the Players' Assocations of the AFL and NBL.

A recreational swimmer and golfer, Andrew's his greatest collective sporting moment was being part of the Scotch 1st XVIII which beat arch rivals Melbourne Grammar to win the 1968 premiership.

Nick Lolatgis ('91) and Steve Lolatgis ('93) and their 3 piece band 'Surdo' were the first Australian band ever to be signed to a Spanish label. A successful promotional tour over the Christmas period saw the band receive rave reviews and extensive radio and TV coverage.

Currently the boys are in Spain touring in support of their debut album Alveola King which is set for national release there in early June. The tour will take the band across Spain, Germany, Holland and to Miami in September.

Norman Quail ('40), an avid Sydney Swans supporter, accompanied by his grandsons, was watching a match at the SCG recently and found he was sitting next to David McPherson ('41) with his entourage. Both have retired. Norman plays tennis 4 days a week, whilst David is seldom seen off the golf course. Two Morrison House boys barracking for the home side could not prevent Richmond winning!

In June, Lindsay Orr ('31), received 85th birthday greetings from the Class of '98 Bram Basavanand.

Michael Syme ('79) has recently returned to Melbourne after living in Sydney for eight years. Whilst there, he was an advertising copy writer at Saatchi and Saatchi and The Campaign Palace. He is now a senior writer at Whybin TBWA.Current world rogaining champion, David Rowlands ('76) heads to Canada shortly to defend his title. The third World Rogaining Championship is a 24 hour cross country navigation event, requiring first class navigational skills, team work and stamina. David has shown all these in his long period at the top of the sport since the early 1980s. David's list of achievements in the sport include: current World Rogaining Champion (1996), current Australian Rogaining Champion (1998), nine times winner of Australian Rogaining Championship, ten times Victorian Rogaining Champion, Asia/Pacific Orienteering Champion 1982.

Ned Wallish's book about Laurie Nash mentions David Hardie ('45), who was Vice Captain of the 1st XVIII which won the APS premiership in 1945. He played for Old Scotch in 1946 and part of 1947, winning the Club best and fairest in 1946. In 1947 he played 7 games for Melbourne, including the last game of the season, where he was unfortunately injured and so missed out on playing in a premiership team. The following year his job took him to Sydney, which in those days, finished his football career.

Mentioned in the news recently were Simon Hills ('69) who is the General Manager of Britz Australia, and as such, flies 200,000 km a year; Peter Singer ('63) has been appointed the Professor of Bioethics at Princeton's Centre for Human Values and will take up his position in August 1999; Bib Stillwell ('46) has had a street named after him, in a new major conservation and housing estate in Templestowe. It is on the site of the old Templestowe Hill Climb where he won in his Mini Cooper S.

Dick Peel ('49) is the President of the Lake Boga Lions Club. Led by Dick, the Club has recently restored a wartime communications bunker at Lake Boga, 16km south of Swan Hill. The bunker stands beside a reconstructed Catalina aircraft, which has also been restored by the Lions. It is now a very popular tourist attraction, thanks to the tireless work of Dick and his team.

Ron Mullett ('38) has established a small family vineyard and winery on a property he acquired in 1981. Known as 'Rosewhite' it is situated on Connelly's Hill, some 9km from Myrtleford on the Mt Beauty Falls Creek Road. He has just over six acres of vines including Pinot Noir, Cabernet Shiraz and Chardonnay. Ron's cellar door is open for tasting and sales from 10 am to 5 pm on weekends, and daily during January. Scotch Family members will be warmly welcomed.

Ron Davey ('41) joined the Melbourne University Graduate Union in 1963, became a Life Member in 1968 and an Honorary Life Member in 1997. After serving several years as an elected Councillor in 1980 he was elected as Vice-Chairman. In 1981 he was elected Chairman, and in 1982 Vice-President continuing in this position for three years.

Ron served on the University's Council from 1981/86, and since then has been a member of the University's Patents Committee, now named the Intellectual Property Committee. With the degrees of Bsc in 1946, BMetE (with Final Honours) in 1947, MMetE (1954) and DAppSc (1963), Ron has worked in industry in Australia, Germany and the UK, in CSIRO in Melbourne, in academia in the USA and Australia, and throughout the world as a consultant metallurgical engineer. He also provided a financial advisory service to stockbrokers, investment fund managers, and private investors for some years.

Timothy McBain ('80) recently wrote 'Since my last letter to you quite a while ago (at which time I was working for Quinces Scenicruisers in Melbourne doing government and corporate coach charter driving) I have had a change of employer. I'm now working for AAT Kings Tours P/L here at Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort) in the Northern Territory. AAT Kings is considered the leader in coach touring, both for day tour and extended tours in Australia. I have just been advised today that I was successful in my application for a temporary transfer to work up in Darwin, touring into the Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, as well as down to Katherine. At this stage it will be a three month term in Darwin, after which I have no idea where I'll end up. Mighty enjoyable work, if you ask me!

My brother Greg ('79) is now a very proud father of a son Andrew born several months ago in N Z. All are very fit and well.'