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been keenly involved in the two schools’ athletics and cross country programs, and still takes an active interest in both disciplines at MGGS. Richard and his wife, Joanne, have two daughters, Melissa and Katrina.
1970s
The 1974 School Captain, JOHN DE RAVIN has applied his knack for numbers to compiling 100 wealth-building strategies for all ages. An actuary, John worked for insurance and reinsurance companies as well as the Australian Government Actuary’ s Office. Since retiring last year, he has researched and written a book on a subject he is passionate about: personal finances.
Slow and Steady is designed to help readers choose financial strategies that are right for them, providing background information and how to put strategies into place. It mentions the considerations to be taken before embarking on any financial strategy, and there are almost 500 references to helpful online sources.
‘ About 80 per cent of Australians don’ t use a financial planner and don’ t currently intend to use one. So it isn’ t easy for the great majority of Aussies to know what strategies are available, or to understand what they need to do to put strategies in place,’ John told Great Scot. More information: john @ johnderavin. com or visit www. SlowandSteadybook. com. au.
Skilled sailor MARTIN WHITE(‘ 75) has finished first in the Radial Grand Masters division of the 2017 Laser Masters World Championships, held at Split, Croatia in September He told Great Scot that he has been racing Lasers very actively over the past nine years, mainly on Sydney Harbour from Double Bay Sailing Club, but also doing the national circuit and participating in regular world championships. He has attended six masters world championships over the past nine years.
‘ There were 63 competitors this year in my division, the Laser Radial Grand Masters( 55 to 64 years of age). After finishing in the top 10 the previous two years, I thought I’ d step up my program to see if it could make a difference. Finally I won, ahead of an Italian and a Brit.’
A forest scientist( B. For. Sci., M. For. Sci.) with a family background in agriculture, ROWAN REID(‘ 79) specialised in the field of agroforestry: the integration of multipurpose trees into farming systems. While a lecturer at the University of Melbourne he developed a Eureka Prize-winning farmer education course called the Australian Master TreeGrower program, accessed by more than 2000 Australian farmers and also delivered offshore.
Rowan’ s own Bambra Agroforestry Farm in Western Victoria is set up as a 42-hectare outdoor classroom for farmers, scientists, students and tree lovers, and is a living laboratory for his own learning. In his new book Heartwood: The art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit, Rowan argues that felling a tree for timber can be an act of conservation.‘ Native trees were cleared from farms because they were considered worthless,’ he told Great Scot.‘ If 10 per cent of every farm was strategically replanted to productive trees, we would have a more sustainable and profitable farming sector,’ he says. Contact Rowan at rowan. reid @ agroforestry. net. au or visit www. agroforestry. net. au.
1980s
ROB EVANS(‘ 85) completed a Bachelor of Business Property, majoring in valuations at RMIT, and has worked in the property field ever since. Concentrating on apartment sales and project marketing, he managed a team at Andrews Corporation, and then created the marketing and sales structure at Caydon Property. With increasing demand from overseas investors, Rob then spent four years at Spec Property, managing their sales channels and office in Malaysia. After taking a break and spending more time with his two daughters and wife Cheree, Rob is now general manager of a retirement living and downsizing start-up, Sterling New Life, operating in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
Rob has always been a passionate sailor, and spends most weekends at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron helping run junior and youth training and development, and has travelled extensively around Australia with his daughters Taylor and Kate. Kate has been a leading junior sailor in her class.
About 10 years ago ADAM KORNHAUSER(‘ 87) and his wife Kathy took their three boys, Max, Sam and Jo, around Australia for an amazing year of adventures. They have never returned to Melbourne, settling initially for a year in the small NSW town of Bellingen near Coffs Harbour – and 10 years later the family is still there. Adam operates a specialised medical light business, manufacturing and supplying small to large operating lights to hospitals in Australia and around the world. Together with his boys, Adam takes a keen interest in surfing, paragliding, and coaching the small local AFL club, the Bellingen Bulldogs.
1990s
CRAIG HOSKING(‘ 94) and his wife Erin Simpson( from Kentucky, USA) have welcomed a daughter, Ellery Joy, born on 29 December 2016. Craig is a partner in McGuinness and Hosking Solicitors, in Rosebud, along with his brother JUSTIN(‘ 90).
ADAM MARTIN(‘ 97) is married, with two children, and living in Melbourne. After leaving Scotch he embarked on a career in the oil and gas industry, initially working on oil rigs with Halliburton, then spending five years working in Scotland. Back in Melbourne, he is working for Morgan Stanley as the company’ s oil and gas analyst for Australia. When time permits he enjoys playing golf, and occasionally getting back to the King Valley in north-east Victoria.
2000s
After leaving Scotch, MATTHEW REES(‘ 07) studied for a Bachelor of Biomedicine degree at Melbourne University. After finishing his Bachelor degree with Dean’ s Honours listing, Matt entered medical school at Melbourne University. He trained at St Vincent’ s Hospital, and the clinical teaching at the hospital helped him to achieve the honour of dux of the 2014 Doctor of Medicine course. Since completing his degree, Matt has continued his career as a junior doctor at St Vincent’ s Hospital, and he is completing his basic training in internal medicine, aiming to work in the field of nephrology.
As well as his hospital-based training, Matt has completed a course in data science via correspondence with Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Medicine( clinical epidemiology, graduated with distinction) through Sydney University. He has finished his accreditation with the medical board of the United States, and hopes to complete his fellowship training in the USA.
After four years in the Scotch Cadet Unit, ANDREW THEODOSI(‘ 14) was the unit’ s Senior CUO in 2014. He joined the Army Reserve, and was recently appointed as the Inaugural Youth Ambassador for the Defence Reserves Council. In a serendipitous twist, Andrew’ s Cadet Unit Commanding Officer, Maj( AAC) Peter Reardon, who is also an Army Reserve Major, and posted as the Assistant State Manager to Defence Reserves Support Council Victoria, was the master of ceremonies at the event at which Andrew’ s appointment was announced.
92 Great Scot Number 152 – December 2017