LEFT TO RIGHT : MICHAEL THAM (’ 11 ); TOM DUFFY (‘ 11 )
2010s
MICHAEL THAM (’ 11 ) graduated from medical school in 2019 and began the first two years of his career during the pandemic . Michael described it as a rather interesting period , to have experienced COVID-19 as both a member of the community while treating it as a health professional . Last year he transitioned from working full-time to casual , working as a locum medical officer in psychiatry all over the country .
He told Great Scot : ‘ I have thoroughly enjoyed working in mental health , and gathering experiences from diverse heath organisations has been enlightening and fulfilling . Working casually has afforded me more time to spend with my friends and family as well as pursuing my hobbies ’, he said .
‘ Outside of medicine , I am an avid musician , spending much of my time managing and performing in a Japanese pop and rock cover band . Unfortunately , COVID-19 meant we were unable to perform for a while , until December last year , when we performed at Melbourne Showgrounds .
‘ This year , I got married and started the scary but exciting journey of looking to buy a house in Melbourne !’
TOM DUFFY (’ 11 ) is practising as a planning lawyer at a private law firm in
the CBD . Prior to joining private practice , Tom worked as in-house counsel for the Victorian Government ’ s Department of Transport . After leaving Scotch in 2011 , he completed a Bachelor of Science , a Master of Environmental Management and Sustainability and a Master of Laws ( Juris Doctor ) at Monash University .
Tom told Great Scot : ‘ Through this period , I discovered my passion for the law coupled with my curiosity with buildings and the role they play in day-to-day life . While completing my Bachelor ’ s degree , I also completed the Young Actors part-time acting course at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts ( NIDA ). This flowed on into a short but exciting part-time acting career , which culminated in acting in Neighbours , The Scarlet River tele-series and the film Predestination . Currently , I am focusing on my career with aspirations of moving to the UK in 2025 while balancing exercise and a personal life .’
THIRTY- FOUR YEARS ON FOR THE CLIMSDOW GROUP
STANDING ( LEFT TO RIGHT ) DAVID CLARK , JOHN MORGAN , STEVEN HARE , ALEX MCKENZIE , MURRAY GERSTMAN , MICHAEL BATE , DAVID MCCRACKEN , CHRIS DON , TIM CHRISTIAN , ANDREW PRICE , DAVID WOOD , STEWART BECKWITH . SITTING ( LEFT TO RIGHT ) SANDY ROBERTSON , JOHN GLASSCOCK , IAN LING , BAXTER HOLLY , NORM EMERSON
The ‘ CLIMSDOW Group ’ was formed in 1989 , after the Class of 1969 ’ s 20 Year Reunion . Initially the group comprised Old Boys who had been through the Junior School together . It took its acronym from the first letters of the surnames of its founding members – David Clark , Richard Lawson , John Ingham , David McCracken , Peter Sloan , Chris Don , Chris Ogilvy and Philip Wright – hence the name CLIMSDOW . Sadly , Chris Ogilvy died in 2018 .
The CLIMSDOW Group continues to lunch together six times each year , to enjoy each other ’ s company over a pleasant , and often long , lunch . It ’ s an informal gathering which we believe fits in well with the ‘ Make Your Own OSCA ’ initiatives which OSCA encourages and supports .
At our gathering on 29 June at the Toorak RSL , we were joined by several of our past Scotch masters – Norm Emerson ( Junior School ), Ian ( Tinga ) Ling , Baxter ( Buddy ) Holly , and John Glasscock . David Scott and Rex Fettell ( Junior School ) were apologies .
Each time we meet , the lunch provides us with further excuses to exaggerate our achievements , catch up on what we are all doing now , and of course reminisce over long past school days , all of which cause much laughter ! JOHN MORGAN (’ 69 ) www . scotch . vic . edu . au Great Scot 95