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Fittingly, on a glorious autumn evening on her favourite reading spot at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, the Bulpadock, acclaimed poet, essayist and novelist, Dr Lisa Gorton (TC 1990), was presented the Bill Cowan Alumnus of the Year Award 2016, an award that recognises outstanding achievements by a Trinity alumnus or alumna during the previous year.

One of the highlights of the student’s calendar year is the Fair Dinkum Festival that takes place on Trinity’s scenic Bulpadock.

On Friday 17 February 2017, over 450 new ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Foundation Studies students came to a Brazilian Carnival themed welcome party.

When ‘Kiera’ Shi Yanhong (TCFS 2014) met mentor Imogen Smith-Waters (TC 2011) at the University of Melbourne’s Student Union (UMSU) Women’s Mentoring Network they had no idea of their Trinity connection. Little did Kiera know, she would soon be working alongside fellow Foundation Studies alumna Eileen Goh (TCFS 1996) at VincentCare Victoria.

In 2015, James Buzzard (TC 2003) joined consulting firm KPMG as a graduate. Many KPMG graduates come straight out of university, but James’s career has taken a slightly different path. We caught up with James to chat about his career journey, cookery, consulting, Foundation Studies and a longstanding Trinity record.

On Saturday 11 February, Trinity’s very own Jessica Anderson put on a stunning performance for the Melbourne Demons, leading her team to victory against Collingwood in the second round of the AFL Women’s (AFLW) competition. She joins a prodigious list of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ alumni and family, spanning 117 years, who have played for the Demons in both the VFL and AFL.

Current resident student Jessica Anderson is poised to make her debut for the Melbourne Demons as they tackle the Brisbane Lions this Sunday in the first round of the AFL Women’s (AFLW) season.

ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ warmly congratulates members of the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ community who were recognised in the 2017 Australia Day Honours List.

The year 2004 was by almost all accounts a simpler time. Facebook had just been founded, Google released Gmail in April, and Mean Girls dominated the box office as well as inspired a whole generation of teenagers. Hipsters the world over were yet to discover their common woodcutter heritage, (the short lived) Pokemon Go! was more than a decade away, and saying "tutting" or "dabbing" to someone might lead them to think you were a painter.

Fong Wai Hong (FS February Main 2002), was a finalist for the Malaysian Australian Alumni Award 2016 in the Young Entrepreneur category. While back in Melbourne, we caught up with Wai Hong to discuss his latest entrepreneurial venture Store Hub and what he has been up to since leaving Trinity.

In July 2004, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ acquired a new building, an old doctor’s surgery at 29 Royal Parade directly across the road from the main campus and opportunely situated right next to Naughtons Parkville Hotel. The building quickly became home to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and was the beginning of a special journey between staff and students lasting more than a decade.

Colin Peter Holden (TC 1972) was born in 1951 and died much too soon in 2016. His father was an engineer on the Trans-Australian railway. Both his parents died when he was young. None of this explains why Colin was such an exceptional person.

This year’s prestigious Student of the Year award in the Residential College was awarded to Shakeel Lala (TC 2013) in recognition of his outstanding and wonderfully variable contributions over the course of his three years at Trinity.

It is often said that the key to a meaningful life is to develop a sense of purpose. For Diana Taty Azman (February Main 2008), currently working with the Malaysian government, her purpose is simple, to make a positive difference by directly impacting the lives of others.

Mathematics teacher, Andrew Oppenheim, first started teaching TCFS students part-time in 2002. He clearly enjoyed the experience very much though as he has essentially worked full-time since the October Fast Track was introduced in 2005. He shares some snippets from his time at Trinity below.