PLC Old Collegians in Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, Australia | Community organisation

PLC Old Collegians

Locality: Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9424 6444

Address: 14 McNeil St 6011 Peppermint Grove, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.plc.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Introducing the PLC Perth Inspiring Old Collegian Awards! These awards celebrate the diverse and outstanding achievements of our alumni and provide the opportunity to inspire others through their recognition. Find out more and nominate here: www.plc.wa.edu.au/connected-community/oca-awards/.

25.01.2022 The OCA Champagne High Tea is this Sunday! Celebrate 100 years of the OCA with PLC friends and purchase your tickets via www.trybooking.com/561751 before it's too late. Reminisce on the bygone days like Alex Jones (1985) here, as she reflects on the fashion and passion at Interschool Swimming Carnivals.

25.01.2022 Today, at the Remembrance Day Service, we remembered Old Collegian Joan Deaman (Baty 1938) and all those who served. Lest we forget...

24.01.2022 It is with great sadness we advise the passing of Dr Sally Cook (1982) late last week, after a long battle with breast cancer. Sally was an enormous part of the PLC community - first as a Kindergarten student in 1969, all the way through until Year 12 in 1982, when she was also McNeil House Captain; as the mother of Terra Tormey (2011); and as President of the Old Collegians Association from 2011 to 2014. She was the adored daughter of Jeannie Forrest, sister of Philippa Coo...k (1978), Andrea Monkhouse (Cook 1979) and Diana Cook (1983). One of seven of our girls to graduate from UWA in Medicine in 1989, Sally became a general practitioner focused on integrative medicine. She was always quietly supportive of those in need. Our sincere sympathy is extended to her family, her many friends, and everyone who loved her. Do more of what you love, find joy around and within you" Closing remark, Sallys 2014 OCA Presidents report.

23.01.2022 Need some good holiday reading? Have a flick through the latest edition of Blackwatch to discover all the latest at PLC!

22.01.2022 Do you know anyone considering a PLC education for their daughter? Let them know about the upcoming Early Learning Centre and Junior School Tour on Tuesday 16 February - now at the new time of 9.30 am - where they can see the PLC difference for themselves! Tag them below

21.01.2022 On ANZAC Day, many of our current and past pipers continued the tradition of the ANZAC Day tribute of thanks and respect by playing Amazing Grace from their homes all over Australia!

20.01.2022 Soprano and PLC Old Collegian, Emma Pettemerides (1999) is committed to sharing the power of music, even in challenging times! While shes away from the stage, Emma has taken part in West Australian Operas new 30-minute free podcast - Lullabies for Babies - which includes classical repertoire, folk tunes and operatic songs. Listen for free at waopera.asn.au. ... "As a creative person stuck at home and not being able to perform live, its a real mental challenge. To have an outlet like this and know youre still going to make people happy, and help them by having a positive effect, gives you a sense of purpose, which I find very important," she said. This is wonderful, Emma. Well done!

19.01.2022 Did you see our own Rebecca Grace (1983) featured in last weekend’s Sunday Times magazine? Rebecca, who is also a current PLC parent and owner of Natural Art Flowers, will be selling her old styling equipment and vases at this weekend’s annual Garage Sale Trail. Natural Art Flowers Garage Sale Saturday 21 November 7.30 am 1.30 pm ... 26 Graylands Road Claremont See more

18.01.2022 Ahead of Science Week 2020, which begins next week, students were treated with a guest speaker at this morning's Principal's Assembly. Old Collegian, Trini Reynolds (2015) returned to her old stomping ground to tell of her experiences as a Marine Biologist. She also visited both the Biology class and the Marine and Maritime Studies students and was able to reminisce with her old Biology teacher and Old Collegian, Ms Jane Brandenburg. Year 11 marine biology enthusiast, Matilda, also spoke of her passion for the field at the Assembly and impressed the audience with her wonderful achievements. Read more about both Trini and Matilda in the next edition of Blackwatch!

18.01.2022 Have you seen today's West Australian Today section? On the cover is Old Collegian, Poppy Lissiman (2015) whose internationally-acclaimed accessories are available for sale in a pop-up shop at Empire in Claremont. Support a local designer and fellow PLC Old Collegian and grab someone special (or yourself) a Chrissy gift!

18.01.2022 We cant wait to see 2015 graduate, Olivia, star as Priscilla Presley in Baz Luhrmanns upcoming film, Elvis!

18.01.2022 Have you booked your tickets for one of the most thought-provoking events on the PLC calendar? The first installment of 'Conversations at PLC' for 2021, will feature none other than inspirational woman and Chair of World Vision International, Donna Shepherd. Hear about her life's work improving the lives of impoverished children and engage in meaningful conversations about this confronting issue.... Tickets are available here www.trybooking.com/BOISK and include a glass of wine on arrival and canapes. Book your tickets now as seating is limited!

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Old Collegian, Donna Shepherd (1980) on receiving an Order of Australia medal in the Queens Birthday Honour List for her significant service to children through international humanitarian and aid organisations. Donna is Managing Director of Creating Communities Australia, a leading social value advisory firm and is the Perth-based chair of World Vision International.

17.01.2022 Celebrating 105 years!

17.01.2022 At Sunday's centenary event - the OCA Champagne High Tea one lucky collegian will receive the amazing door prize of a beautiful necklace generously donated by renowned fine jeweller and Old Collegian, Siobhan Way (1989) Be in it to win it and book your tickets here www.trybooking.com/561751 Read more about Siobhan here http://siobhanway.com/about/the-designer/

16.01.2022 Traditionally, we would be celebrating our artists at the OCA Art Exhibition this weekend. Sadly, this is not the case this year, however one of our past exhibitors, Phoebe DSouza (Woods 1995) was spotted in last weeks Western Suburbs Weekly - Weaving magic into homes. Phoebes gorgeous three abstract creations were displayed in the 2020 House Rules, WA teams home renovation. The three works were happy and colourful paintings with a textural element that would suit anywhere but particularly a kids bedroom with the blocks of colour. Congratulations Phoebe and we look forward to celebrating with all of our artists at the 2021 OCA Art Exhibition, next year.

16.01.2022 Yesterday, the Class of 1960 enjoyed their 60 year reunion at PLC with the traditional group photo before sitting down for a lovely meal in the Lighthouse.

15.01.2022 Today we remember...

15.01.2022 Do you know an outstanding PLC Old Collegian who embodies our Schools values? Nominate here: https://www.plc.wa.edu.au/connected-community/oca-awards/.

14.01.2022 Did you know that the latest co-curricular programme offered after school every Monday - Kidz ‘n Sport - is owned and operated by PLC's own Rebecca Dunsdon (Class of 2017)? Rebecca cannot wait to have fun with our students developing their general sporting abilities and fitness levels and recently took the time to reflect on her time at PLC and share a little bit more about her journey. "I have always loved sport and was an avid rower during my time at PLC. I learned so muc...h about discipline, resilience and teamwork through sport and rowing at PLC without even realising it because I was having so much fun. During my undergrad, I had the opportunity to come back to PLC and work as a Rowing Coach which was when I discovered how passionate I was about teaching. When I finished my degree in Biomedical Science at the end of 2020, I realised that I liked science and research but I didn't love it as much as I loved my job coaching and working with kids, so when I heard about the opportunity to take on the Kidz 'n Sport Nedlands business as the new owner and head coach I decided to be brave and jump right in. Now I get to work with kids every day to develop their sporting skills and teach them about the importance of being active. I am so excited to bring Kidz 'n Sport to PLC and contribute to the excellent co-curricular activities that PLC offers. I would have loved to do something like Kidz 'n Sport when I was in Junior School." See more

14.01.2022 Its Time Travel Tuesday!

11.01.2022 Renowned realist artist, Marcus Beilby, came to inspect our portrait of past Principal, Mrs Hazel Day, to make sure it was looking as good as the day he painted it 20 years ago! Thank you, Marcus. This portrait has a very special place in our hearts.

11.01.2022 This week, Old Collegian and Soprano, Sara Macliver (1985) and pianist, Caroline Badnall spoke to the POST Newspapers about a recital they are performing as part of a programme to help musicians struggling as a result of COVID-19. The performance was recorded in Government Houses ballroom and will be available to watch in the comfort of your own home at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 1 July. For $24 (per household) you can see and hear them do a full concert including, Bach, Handel, M...ozart and Jubilate. Sara said the initiative had raised $375,000 for more than 200 musicians in the past 11 weeks. To see Sara and Carolines performance, tickets are still available via https://watch.melbournedigitalconcerthall.com/#/item/53920.

11.01.2022 We are incredibly proud of Georgie Smith (1986) and all she has accomplished in America for the youth who are aging out of the foster care system. This story shows how A Sense of Home evolved into the necessary service it is today, which makes these kids feel they have a home, that they are worthwhile, and have a future. Wonderful stuff. Good on you, Georgie!... https://www.facebook.com/georgie.smith.58511/posts/10158936124202938

10.01.2022 Over 300 Old Collegians came to celebrate the Association's 100th birthday at the OCA Centenary Champagne High Tea on the Quad. 100 has never looked better! Thank you to all who made this such a special event.

09.01.2022 Sandie Stewart (1986) lives on a farm in Goughs Bay, New Zealand, where they run cattle, but they also keep half a dozen house sheep. They were long overdue for a haircut, so last week Sandies farm neighbours in Paua Bay offered to teach her how to shear. "They made it look easy! she said. ... Never let it be said PLC girls arent game to try new things, so here is Sandie bravely shearing Bertie, one of her house sheep, on Sunday. His head is under there somewhere! Sandie did fabulously well, but forgot to bend her knees and was a bit stiff on Monday! Since her shearing rate is currently about half a sheep per day, shes not sure shell make a successful career out of it, but we think thats pretty inspiring! Who wants to see a photo of Bertie, fully shorn?

09.01.2022 Every year, the OCA awards one Old Collegian with the PLC OCA Inspiring Woman Award. This morning, Tessa MacKay (2008) was announced as the winner! Tessa is a brilliant example of Rumi’s 'let your beauty of what you live be what you do!' She addressed the Senior School students at the Principal's Assembly and spoke about how she struggled in certain areas at school but always focussed on her artistic pursuits as her true passion. Tess paints contemporary realism, large-scale ...hyperrealism and photorealism portraiture. Her most recent artwork, Through the Looking Glass, was a 2019 Archibald Finalist and the winner of the 2019 Archibald Packing Room Prize. She has also been extending her artistic talents into the film industry and was the costume illustrator in the feature film The Furnace, written and directed by Tessa's husband, Roderick MacKay. The Furnace hits cinemas Thursday 10 December. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8DT_zVzxhk (MA15+) See more

07.01.2022 Heidi (class of 1999) brings us a very scenic Amazing Grace from Bluff Knoll.

07.01.2022 Celebrating the diverse and outstanding achievements of our alumni provides the opportunity to inspire others through their recognition. Do you know an outstanding PLC Old Collegian who embodies our Schools values? Find out more and nominate here before 23 October: https://www.plc.wa.edu.au/connected-community/oca-awards/.

06.01.2022 It's Time Travel Tuesday, and we're back!

05.01.2022 2013 graduate and Joan & The Giants lead singer, Grace Newton-Wordsworth, recently featured in the Western Suburbs Weekly! Grace is excited to be performing again after the COVID-19 halt, with her next performance being held at National Hotel on September 10. Congratulations, Grace!

04.01.2022 Its Time Travel Tuesday and were back!

04.01.2022 In normal circumstances, Old Collegian Pru Wright (1984) would be busy making her wonderful handmade keepsake bears. Understandably, her business, Blazer Bear is not as busy as normal. While in lockdown in her home in the south of England, Pru and her son Harry have transformed her living room into a production line for making reusable non-medical cloth face masks to donate to anyone/organisation in need. Harry and I have made over 3000 masks donated and sent all over the U.K. We are delighted to have raised 2500 pounds for Hospice in the Weald. What an amazing accomplishment. Well done, Pru!

03.01.2022 Sad news received this week, of the death of Dr Trisha Kotai-Ewers OAM (Ewers 1956) on 17 January, aged 81. Trisha, who taught French here for ten years (from 1979 to 1988), was the daughter of Jean nee McIntyre and John Keith Ewers. Known as 'JK' or 'Keith, Trisha's father was a teacher, a literary legend, and the founding President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers of WA (FAWWA). Among the many books he wrote was ‘Living English’, a WA curriculum textbook in use for m...any years. Trisha, their only child, took after her father. Trisha was actually an Old Girl, although only attended Kindy briefly in 1943. She told us, in 2009, her mother came to pick her up one afternoon and saw tiny Trisha, three years old, walking along the top balustrade of Summers House, with her arms stretched out like it was a tight rope, and a sheer 4-5m drop to the ground. The Ewers lived at 13 Keane Street so, perhaps unsurprisingly, Mrs Ewers then sent Trisha to Cottesloe Primary. Like her father, she received a scholarship to Perth Modern School, after which she trained as a ballet dancer, learnt three languages and became a French teacher. Later, she undertook her Master of Philosophy and completed a PhD on the FAWWA, spending a great deal of time in the Battye Library. Trisha was on the FAWWA for more than two decades and its President for more than a dozen of those years during which, FAWWA advises, she was the driving force behind the 1990s relocation (from Clement Street, Swanbourne, to nearby Allen Park) and restoration of both Tom Collins' and Mattie Furphy Houses, both of which serve as FAWWA administration and events spaces. Her poetry was published many times and, in 2007 she published her book ‘Listen to the Talk of Us: People with Dementia Speak Out’. This contributed to her being awarded an OAM in 2015 for service to literature and to people with Alzheimer’s. Here at PLC Madame Kotai was very well liked and respected. She organised all of the French trips and accompanied each lot, and was also Summers House Advisor from 1984 to 1988. Jenny Hetherington, on our staff from 1979 to 2018 and Trisha's dear friend from their days together here, last saw Trisha in the middle of last year when, she says, while Trisha was becoming the tiniest bit frail, she was "still completely and marvelously herself. We extend our sincere condolences to her daughters, Haede, Kate (1983) and Clara Kotai (1987), the rest of her family, and the many who loved her.

03.01.2022 The PLC OCA has recently introduced to PLC honour boards to identify and honour all the recipients of the three annual OCA Bursaries - beginning in 1986, for both the Dr Vera Summers and the Olive Cusack Bursary, and in 1990, for the Heather Barr Memorial. To commemorate this occasion, The OCA held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and afternoon tea. It was lovely to see so many past recipients and OCA members attend this afternoon!

03.01.2022 Its Time Travel Tuesday - a bonus edition from last week!

02.01.2022 It's Time Travel Tuesday!

01.01.2022 At today's OCA Champagne Hight Tea, another milestone was celebrated the 50 Year Reunion for the Class of 1970!

01.01.2022 Earlier this month, Artist and former PLC student, Kerry Leighs artwork, Flowers No3, featured on Channel 7s House Rules! Flowers No3 is an abstract and impressionistic work that reveals a highly textured image, engaging the viewer through its structure, colour and patterns. I love using thick texture in all of my works, and my Flowers series is inspired by the beautiful West Australian wildflowers said Kerry Leigh. ... Congratulations, Kerry! We are so proud of you. Go to instagram.com/kerryleighart to see more of her work.