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LEFT TO RIGHT: JAMES SUTHERLAND (’80); ANDREW SHEARER (’83); JEREMY ANDREWS (’98); FIVE OLD BOYS FROM ‘09 - JACK NORTH, SEB WOODARD,
BEN SINCLAIR, ROMY JACKSON AND JACOB CLARK
for Strategic and International Studies in
Washington DC.
JAMES BRAWN (‘87) continues to be
active as a concert pianist, giving recitals in
the UK, making recordings, and teaching at
a specialist music school in Shanghai where
he now lives. James was Captain of Music in
1987, and was a School Prefect. He taught
piano at Scotch in the early 2000s.
1990s
The Melbourne Cricket Club committee
has appointed CHRISTIAN JOHNSTON (‘90)
to the key post of Treasurer of the nation’s
leading sports club. Christian joins fellow Old
Scotch Collegian MICHAEL HAPPELL (‘77)
– Club President – in a key MCC executive
position. Christian has been an MCC member
since 1988, and joined the committee in 2017.
He is a very experienced corporate adviser,
and has been Head of Investment Banking for
Goldman Sachs Australia and New Zealand
for more than 10 years. At school he was a
Prefect and a member of the 1st XI in 1989
and 1990, and the 1st XVIII in 1990. After
school he played for the Melbourne University
Cricket Club.
JEREMY ANDREWS (‘98) is currently
based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea,
where he manages foreign aid projects
funded by the Australian government. Jeremy
has spent extended periods living interstate
and overseas, managing aid projects and
performing diplomatic roles across Africa,
Asia and the Pacific. Despite living overseas,
Jeremy continues to follow the fortunes of
the Geelong Football Club closely, and takes
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great pride in the club’s record of premiership
success since he finished school.
2000s
In 2017, writer and photographer RUPERT
MANN (‘03) produced Pentridge: Voices from
the Other Side, a book and photo essay in
which 15 former inmates and staff returned
to the notorious prison to tell their stories
from vastly differing points of view. Many of
the interviewees were returning to Pentridge
for the first time since being released, or
returning as former prison staff. There are
also interviews with musicians who played at
Pentridge, such as Paul Kelly; and with Brian
Morley, who was a legal witness to Ronald
Joseph Ryan’s execution in 1967. Ryan was
the last person to be legally executed in
Australia.
Rupert’s book received a commendation
in the collaborative community award section
of the 2018 Victorian Community History
Awards.
In June, XAVIER MURTAGH (‘04)
attended a lecture on heraldry by Dr Joseph
John Morrow CBE QC LLD DL, the Right
Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms.
The Lord Lyon is appointed by the Queen
to oversee state ceremonial events in
Scotland, to grant new arms to persons or
organisations, to confirm proven pedigrees
and claims to existing arms, and to recognise
clan chiefs after due diligence. He also
registers and records new clan tartans. The
Lyon Register dates from 1672.
‘It was a wonderful inter-generational
pow wow!’ Xavier says. ‘Lord Lyon gave
me lots of insights into how to interpret a
coat of arms, the tradition and ceremony
surrounding heraldry, and the role that he
plays in Scotland. In return, I gave him insights
into the latest youth trends, including social
media engagement and how best to connect
with younger generations, so we can involve
them in more charitable and social work in the
community.’
After leaving Scotch, JACOB CLARK (‘09)
enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce degree at
the University of Melbourne. Throughout his
time at university, Jacob (who was Captain of
Swimming at Scotch in 2009), swam at a high
level, going to the Olympic trials in 2012 and
the World Championships trials in 2013, both
held in Adelaide.
Graduating in 2013, Jacob ceased
competitive swimming and took up a position
as a graduate at PwC in Melbourne. After two
years, Jacob moved to Deloitte’s Corporate
Advisory team. This work took him to Sydney,
providing advice to the Commonwealth Bank
in light of the Banking Royal Commission.
After another few years in the financial
services and property industry, Jacob
moved to Dexus, also in Sydney, to take up
his current position in their Developments
team. He keeps in frequent contact with
JACK NORTH and SEB WOODARD (both
Class of ‘09, who also live in Sydney), and
maintains his fitness by competing in ocean
swims, running marathons and enjoying the
beachside lifestyle.