DEVELOPMENT
BOARDING PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION … FINALLY !
MR TIM SHEARER (' 85 ) HEAD OF ADVANCEMENT
UPGRADED FACILITIES WILL SERVE THE BOARDING COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS
The multifaceted Boarding Project is nearing completion . At the commencement of Term 4 , Year 12 McMeckan and School House boarders took occupancy of their new accommodation . The upgraded facilities feature enlarged rooms with separate living and studying quarters for boys , and oncampus accommodation for boarding staff and their families . The facilities have been received positively by the boys and staff , and will serve our boarding community well for many years to come .
The Retreat is nearing completion . The facility includes communal meeting spaces for boys and staff residing on the Hill and a gym specifically for Hill use . It will be officially opened and named at a ceremony early in Term 1 , 2024 .
Both stages of the Boarding Project works have taken longer than expected due to implications relating to the COVID-19 pandemic , and we thank boarding families and staff for their patience . School Council Property Committee Chair Mike Sim (’ 78 ) is also sincerely thanked for his tireless efforts in seeing these projects through to completion .
In the next stages of works , the roadway that presently divides the Boarders ’ Dining Hall and the Retreat will be removed to create a communal village green , and these works should happen over the Christmas break . It is also hoped to reinstall heritage gates on the corner of Glenferrie and Callantina Roads , which will see the Boarding Project completed .
I take this opportunity to thank the many donors who have helped bring this important project to life for their outstanding generosity , and we look forward to welcoming them at the official opening and naming ceremony early in 2024 .
TIM SHEARER – HEAD OF ADVANCEMENT
TOP : PART OF THE NEW BOARDING HOUSE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE AND BELOW : THE INTERIOR OF THE RETREAT , WHICH IS NEWLY COMPLETED
74 Great Scot Issue 170 – December 2023