MR SCOTT MONTGOMERY (' 85 ) OSCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MAINTAINING WORK-LIFE BALANCE
ENGAGEMENT AND BREADTH OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE FRONT AND CENTRE
RIGHT : INESH HENMAN (' 09 ) FEATURED IN A
RECENT PODCAST
In today ’ s fast-paced , high-tech world , the line between work and personal time can often blur . It can become routine to check work emails during off hours . However , I strongly believe that maintaining a good work-life balance needs to be a priority for my wellbeing , productivity and general good spirits . There are numerous opportunities to integrate flexibility into our daily lives . Working parents have more flexibility when it comes to picking up or dropping off the kids from school , and there is greater ease when making what can be hard-to-schedule appointments , such as doctors ’ visits or home repairs .
So what has this got to do with my role at OSCA ? The engagement and breadth of opportunities for our community continues to be front and centre of what we do . It can be sharing a simple story of an Old Boy doing an amazing thing in his world , or a Young Old Boy creating an OSCA podcast of a YOB on the OSCA Podcast – check out the latest podcast by Inesh Hensman (’ 09 ) – or engaging and assisting the many clubs and societies in the network .
During the mid-year break I experienced firsthand an opportunity to ski up at Mt Buller , not having been there since the early 1980s when my old school teacher Scott Crozier took the Scotch lads on a ski trip to the Koomerang Ski Lodge . Not much has changed in all this time , and isn ’ t it great that the club still exists for the community to use .
I trust that you too continue to improve your work-life balance so you can live your personal and professional life to their fullest .
BE in the present moment and get DOING stuff – don ’ t get stuck in the middle .
ABOVE : NIK TSOURVAKAS (’ 20 ), PREVIOUS SCHOOL CAPTAIN WITH NICK
KLUCKOW (’ 20 ) ENJOYING A COFFEE AT
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
COFFEE CATCH-UPS
OSCA ’ s Young Old Boys have pursued new ways to attract younger members of the Scotch alumni through more informal and relaxed ways of engagement .
Throughout the first trimester of university studies , YOBs ’ Secretary Jacob Hooke (’ 22 ), with the support of the YOBs ’ committee , YOBs ’ President Teddy Webster (’ 17 ) and OSCA Executive Director Scott Montgomery (’ 85 ), facilitated our very first Coffee Catch-Ups at both Monash University and Melbourne University .
There was a great turnout from the YOBs at the Secret Garden Eatery at Monash University on Thursday 20 April . Around 15 YOBs were there , bringing along friends and engaging with fellow classmates they had not seen for some time . At the Professors ' Walk Cafe at Melbourne University on Thursday 27 April , approximately 30 YOBs were in attendance .
The success of these events suggests that Coffee Catch-Ups are something into which we could invest more time and energy , to drive engagement and strengthen the Cardinal Thread among the many young alumni who have been affected by COVID and beyond .
The YOBs look forward to continuing our Coffee Catch-Ups during the second university semester . More dates and times will be shared via our Instagram page , and we look forward to seeing familiar and new faces of the Scotch Family at these events .
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