OSCA
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
working bees at Mount Buller . Kat helped on various Family Day cake stalls as well as assisting with Social Services and being involved with the 1st Hawthorn Old Scotch Rover Crew .
Richard Piesse (’ 59 ) Old Scotch Bushwalking Club , Old Scotch Tennis Club and Old Scotch Athletic Club
RICHARD PIESSE was a member of the Old Scotch Tennis Club for almost 40 years . He was one of the founding members of the club when it was formed in 1959 by Frank Stuckey , a newly-arrived teacher at the school . In that year the club entered two teams in the winter competition run by the Grammarians and Public Schools ’ Association ( later to become the Past Students ’ Tennis Association ).
Richard was a member of one of those original teams , and he continued to play competition tennis for the club for many years , most often at the A Reserve or A Grade level .
Richard was a good player , who was well respected and who was selected as Captain of his team on a number of occasions . He played in several premiership teams over the years , as well as serving as Treasurer and Vice President , as the club grew to over 100 players and 11 competition teams , making it the largest club in the Past Students ’ Tennis Association .
In 1994 , Richard Piesse was one of the ‘ founding fathers ’ of the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club , along with Graham Stanley (’ 61 ), Neil Hart-Smith (’ 60 ) and David Ashton (’ 65 ), remaining an active member ever since . In many ways ( to coin a phrase ) he has become the ‘ tribal elder ’ of the club .
He has served the club by leading many walks over the years , and he continues to provide this leadership role . He takes a particular interest in the goldfields area of central Victoria , and he has led several walks in this area .
During walks Richard ’ s knowledge about native plants along the way is invaluable . He notices native plants such as tiny , delicate orchids which other walkers have overlooked . Richard has not been in the best of health for many years but has continued to rise above this . He takes part in walks with considerable determination .
As well as his participation in Old Scotch Bushwalking Club and Old Scotch Tennis Club activities , Richard also competed for the Old Scotch Athletic Club for 20 years from 1980 , particularly in cross-country events . He continued to compete in cross-country until he moved to Castlemaine in 2000 .
Sam Shearer (’ 10 )
Old Scotch Soccer Club and Old Scotch Cricket Club
SAM SHEARER has played for the Old Scotch Soccer Club Seniors since he was in Year 12 at Scotch . In 2014 he was made
Captain of the club and has remained in that role to the present day . Sam has been a committee member since he was made Club Captain .
Not only has his on-field contribution to the Seniors been immense , but his overall influence over the culture of all teams and sincere interest in the welfare and running of both Saturday and Sunday squads has been outstanding .
However , it has been the Seniors where he has flourished , playing alongside teammates both from school and countless other backgrounds , from young players to players in their late 30s .
Sam was part of the club ’ s promotion to State League 2 in 2013 and then led the Seniors to promotion to State League 1 in 2022 . He has won the league best and fairest twice and the club best and fairest twice . In addition , 2023 was his 10th straight year as Club Captain – a club record .
Sam has also made significant contributions to the Old Scotch Cricket Cub , playing more than 140 matches , scoring over 5000 runs for the club and captaining three premiership teams in the 2019 / 20 , 2021 / 22 and 2022 / 23 seasons .
He has also served as Secretary , and has been awarded Club Champion , winning batting awards and the Bill McNaughton Trophy multiple times since 2017 .
Peter Sim (’ 72 )
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
JAMES ROBINSON (’ 83 )
Koomerang Ski Club , Cardinal Club and OSCA Council
PETER SIM left Solway State School to enter Scotch in Grade 3 in 1963 , and left in Year 12 in 1972 . A member of Gilray House , Peter was a member of the winning 1972 3rd VIII and the 2nd Hockey team . He was a CUO in Cadets . Peter was a member of the Radio and APT Clubs . He had backstage roles in Scotch plays , including as a stage manager and doing the lighting .
Peter worked in the Maintenance Department at Scotch from 1973 to 1978 during the summer holidays . On 5 May 1978 he married Margaret Anderson at Scotch . Their sons Andrew Kinsley Sim ( SC 1993-2001 ) and Cameron Kinsley Sim ( SC 1994-2003 ) attended Scotch .
From 1978 Peter served on the Koomerang Ski Club committee for 19 years , including 10 years as Honorary Secretary and two years as President in 1988 and 1989 . He was made a Life Member of the club in 1995 .
In 1998 Peter joined the Cardinal Club committee and was President from 2000 to 2002 .
On 8 November 2004 Peter joined the OSCA Council , on which he served until 23 November 2016 . Despite finishing his time on the Council , as of 2023 he remained extremely active on OSCA ’ s Communications and Data committee and assisted in the implementation of OSCAConnect .
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