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OSCA Soccer CHANGE IN THE AIR AT OLD SCOTCH SOCCER There were lots of changes at the Old Scotch Soccer Club over the new year, with four new coaches appointed and the arrival of an entire team of young Old Boys. Tony Merakis is our Head Coach. Tony is a very well qualified coach with an ‘A’ licence, and he is assisted by Rob Spasevski (a former Young Socceroo); while injured firsts players Lucas Morrey and Jon Beamish have stepped up as Reserves coach and assistant coach. So we have a wealth of knowledge and vitality on the sidelines. OLD SCOTCH BUSHWALKERS FRAMED IN THE SCULPTURE WALK AT WERRIBEE PARK WALKING IN THE WERRIBEE MANSION’S GROUNDS 86 Great Scot Number 156 – April 2019 THE OLD SCOTCH SOCCER CLUB’S SENIOR TEAM AND OFFICIALS AT H A SMITH RESERVE Summer training for the seniors began in early January and led to plenty of blisters! A new Sunday team, entirely comprised of boys from the Class of 2018 and headed by Mingus Gu-Yang, is up and running, but new players are still most welcome, whether or not they are Old Boys — especially veterans! Boys and girls are wanted for our juniors on Sundays. Please contact matt.bell1990@ gmail.com if you know of youngsters who are looking for a game. Training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and reserves and on Thursdays for the Sunday squads. Light meals and drinks are available every Thursday. The club plays at H A Smith Reserve, across Glenferrie Road from Scotch, and our first home seniors game was on Saturday 13 April. For more information about the club, please email [email protected], or go to www.ossc.com.au. It was Thursday 17 January, the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club’s first walk for the year, and the expected temperature was 37 degrees. Undaunted, 10 adults and two grandchildren duly met at the main entrance of Werribee Park and headed into the Victorian State Rose Garden, where the roses were delightful in the scented summer air. We strolled toward the grotto, passing some magnificent trees. The garden, planted during the late 1800s, was probably designed by William Robert Guilfoyle, curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. The original bluestone laundry was open to explore, and a video demonstrated the methods used for washing well before the advent of the washing machine. Then we were off to the homestead, where a volunteer showed us tools and completed products manufactured by the Karen people, originally from Myanmar, who live nearby. We were shown some fossils found on the nearby beaches, and heard a talk on pollution in Port Phillip Bay, then we strolled to the Werribee River and walked on to the orchard. Climbing a lookout, we spied giraffes and possibly elands in the nearby zoo. In the Sculpture Walk, there is a collection of sculptures selected from entries in the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award. Finally, we headed back to the cafe for lunch, after which some members stayed on to tour the mansion. It was a very pleasant and informative stroll – and the temperature only made it to the high 20s! For more information about the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club, please contact David Ashton on 0419 894 340 or [email protected]. JAMES KEEP (‘11) — OLD SCOTCH SOCCER CLUB LAURINE SYMINGTON — VICE PRESIDENT, OLD SCOTCH BUSHWALKING CLUB