The Year 11 and 12 House Cross Country saw Jack Polkinghorne first across the line in the Year 11 event, with Sebastian Brasington second and James Braddy third. The Year 12 event saw Ben Beischer blitz the field with Finn Maginness second and Max Sinclair third.

The Bionics Institute was proud to host Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC. The Governor was accompanied by the “Mini-Governor” for the day, Lewis Francis. They looked at research in three key areas – Parkinson’s disease, hearing and epilepsy.

The 1st XI Hockey finished their season on a high note with a hard fought 1-0 win over Wesley College, who were this season's APS premiers. The win means the team finished second overall, recording eight wins and two losses. Congratulations go to all involved.

Scotch rose to a standing ovation, celebrating the triumph of the senior musical, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in the GMT last night. Scotch and PLC students have been rehearsing under the direction of Ophelia Hopkins and the musical direction of David Musk for three months – and everyone agreed that their efforts have paid off. What a sensational display of what we can do as a community when we work together!

Today, boys in Year 9 listened to a wide variety of writers and illustrators who were supporting our Literature Festival. Following this, keynote speaker Adam Spencer, author of Big Book of Numbers and Top 100, gave a lunchtime presentation on the fascinating world of mathematics.