President’s Report

It gives me great pleasure to write my first article for 2019 and to welcome new and returning members to our wonderful organisation.

I wish to thank all of you who attended last years’ AGM at Scotch College. Thank you to Tim Shearer and Bec Marshall from Scotch who made this possible. We were privileged to hear from a wonderful guest speaker in Elise Dunstan from OurSchool who proved to us that it is not just the high fee paying schools who can effectively engage with their community members.

Our Committee met via Zoom Technology recently and we are really looking forward to representing our members in 2019 in a very positive manner. Our aim this year is very simple : to ensure that our members have access to the best possible professional development and mentoring opportunities across all pillars.

Each Committee member is responsible for a portfolio covering (in brackets below) each of the key pillars of Educate Plus. Our Committee for 2019 is as follows;

President : Russell Davidson – Haileybury. (Alumni / Fundraising)

Vice President : Maria Mercuri – Methodist Ladies College. (Fundraising / Sponsorship)

Treasurer : Adam Liddiard – Woodleigh School. (Marketing / Communications).

Secretary : Laura Maasburg – Woodleigh School. (Marketing/Communications)

Committee : Di Lacey – Tintern Grammar (Alumni & Community Relations / New member liaison)

Committee : Karen Whitten – Haileybury. (Admissions liaison)

Committee : Michelle McKay – Wesley College. (Admissions / New member liaison)

Committee : Laura Bird – Fahan School, Tasmania. (Marketing / Communications)

Committee : Judy – Ann Quilliam – Loreto Ballarat. (Regional liaison).

Committee : Mary Marino – Fahan School, Tasmania. (Marketing / Communications)

Committee : Joel Brewer – Scotch Oakburn, Tasmania. (Marketing / Communications)

Committee : Bec Marshall – Scotch College. (Alumni)

Committee : Carolyn Roney – Berwick Grammar. (Marketing)

Russell Davidson
President, VIC/TAS Chapter

VIC/TAS Chapter Conference

We are very excited to announce details of the 2019 State Conference as follows;

Dates : Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June.

Venue : Haileybury. City Campus. 383 King St, Melbourne.

Cost : $280 (TBC) for 2 days.

*subsidies for regional members and car parking will be advised shortly.

Bookings : To open in March.

Program : Stay tuned for an action packed program across all streams.

Haileybury City is the first Early Learning Centre to Year 12 Independent school campus in the CBD. It is now home to over 460 students and expects to reach capacity (800) by the commencement of the 2021 school year. Haileybury City is located at 383 King St, Melbourne.

The conference will commence at 9am and will conclude by 1.30pm on the Tuesday. Opportunities to tour the school will exist after the close of the conference.

What’s On

During the course of 2019, our chapter will be providing no less than six Special Interest Group (SIG) and Professional Development (PD) opportunities. We encourage our members to diarise these as they are announced. A brief overview of 2019 looks like this;

Term One:

Fundraising MasterClass with Ann Badger TBC

Term Two:

Alumni Special Interest Group – Tintern. Date TBC.

Regional PD. St. Josephs Geelong. Tuesday May 14. Incorporating all pillars.

Fundraising PD. Melbourne University. Lynne Wester. Donor Relations Guru. Friday May 31

Term Three:

Chapter Conference – June 24-25. Haileybury City.

Admissions PD featuring Geordie Mitchell. Admissions (Breakfast session). 28 or 29 August.

Tasmanian members PD : Leadership/culture development. Date TBC.

Term Four:

Fundraising SIG : Mentone Girls Grammar. Thursday 17 October.

Marketing SIG – Woodleigh. Date TBC.

AGM – December.

2019 AGM

Members are invited to join the Educate Plus Board of Directors at the 2019 AGM.

Where: M10 – Crown Promenade Hotel, 8 Whitman Street, Southbank, Melbourne

When: Friday 8 March 2019

All welcome – to be followed by casual dinner.

Any members wishing to have items of special business considered by the meeting are required to notify these in writing to the Company Secretary at least 21 days before the meeting. neil@educateplus.edu.au

Get to know…

This e-News we chat with Chapter Member – Joel Brewer from Scotch Oakburn College

What is your role at Scotch Oakburn College?
I am the Director of Marketing and Admissions

Motto or personal mantra?
Don’t make change for change’s sake!

How has Educate Plus helped you in your career development?
For someone new to the sector, it’s been a great platform to a wealth of experienced individuals who are more than happy to share and bounce ideas off

What’s one thing you couldn’t live without?
My mountain bike – I love hitting the trails. In Tasmania we’ve some of the best mountain bike trails in the world!

Who has had the biggest impact on your career thus far and why?
It’ll sound corny, but my wife. She’s always encouraged me to take opportunities, challenge myself and be that little bit different

Favourite travel spot?
My family and I went to Bali for the first-time last year and it was fantastic, we had a ball. A little closer to home, you can’t go past Byron Bay or Lennox Head

What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had?
In 2000 I travelled Australia (on a budget), whilst in Northern Queensland I needed a few bucks, so I picked strawberries. It was the hardest 3 days work I’ve ever done!

How do you define success?
It’s a good question and not something easily measured… (in a work environment) I’d like to think that my success is measured by those around me, their happiness, job satisfaction and willingness to group together to get the job done

Tell us two things most people don’t know about you…
1) I love Queen (the band that is) – if I could meet anyone, it would be Freddie Mercury
2) With a small group of people, from startup, I helped grow a digital marketing business that took me around the world over a 6 year period

Thanks to our sponsors

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Please check in with them regularly because without their support the flow on benefits to us as members would not be possible.