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Presbyterian Ladies College Melbourne

Phone: +61 3 9808 5811

Address: 141 Burwood Hwy 3125 Burwood, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 We are excited to announce that our biannual community magazine, PLC in Print, has gone digital. You can now read all of your PLC news in a convenient, online format, wherever you are and whenever it suits you. Not only can you enjoy engaging, interactive content in future editions, but we can be more environmentally friendly in the process. Happy reading everyone and dont forget to send any Old Collegian news to [email protected]

24.01.2022 Fantastic news about OC Grace Brown (2010) and her selection to the Australian Cycling Team this week. Grace will be competing in the UCI World Championships in Italy starting on 24 Sept. We wish her all the best on representing her team and Australia! You can listen to a podcast of Grace reflecting on sport and leadership below https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iHDdyKxambQmERG1swQId

24.01.2022 Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are unable to hold our Gala Concert this year. Instead we invite our community to watch video highlights of previous Gala Celebrations from 2009-2019. Join us on Thursday 3 September from 7.30pm and enjoy some of your favourite Gala Concert moments and check out a few familiar faces along the way. View the concert here: https://video.ibm.com/channel/BzU7EccsBsL

23.01.2022 We are very proud and excited to announce our School Captains for 2021. They are: Ruyi - School Captain Ria - School Vice Captain... Congratulations to both girls and would you please join with us in wishing them both all the very best for the year ahead!

23.01.2022 Happy birthday to much loved OC Lesley Falloon OAM (Keipert 1937) who turns 100 this Saturday. Lesley has been a trailblazer for women all her life; as one of the first residents of Melbourne Universitys Womens College; a pioneering female biochemist and Mayor of Sandringham for which she received her OAM. Tim Wilson - Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein acknowledged her lifelong contribution in Parliament this week view here https://youtu.be/2jSTnu8rQTk PLC wishes her many happy returns!

23.01.2022 It is wonderful to see two Old Collegians amongst the special guest authors at this years PLC Literature Festival. Rebecca Lim (1989) and Anna Morgan (2008) joined a stimulating line-up of writers and illustrators of childrens and young adult fiction who presented via Zoom. It was a special honour to have Ursula Dubosarsky, Australian Childrens Laureate for 2020-2021 to open the much-loved annual Festival.

22.01.2022 If you didnt see the show live on ABC last night, catch up online and see PLC Old Colegian Professor Kim Rubenstein on Q&A. https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2020-07-09/12624520

22.01.2022 Who would imagine that when our Melba Chorale sang the inspiring song, "You will be found" at the Gala concert last year, that its lyrics would be so meaningful for all of us today. We hope that you enjoy this beautiful song which encourages us to ask for support during these difficult times.

22.01.2022 Congratulations to OC Prof Liza Lim (1983 - far right) and the Sydney Conservatorium of Musics Composing Women program for receiving the Classical:NEXT 2020 Innovation Award this week, recognising forward-thinking activities taking place around the world. You can read more: https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au//sydney-conservatori/

21.01.2022 Did you know that we are 4 weeks into the virtual Race to the Castles House event? The race covers 12,550 km and students, staff and Old Collegians are currently walking, running, riding and dancing their way in a quest to be first to their House Castle in Scotland! Currently Balmoral and Stirling are leading, but there is still time to get involved and help your house along. Students, staff and Old Collegians (with girls enrolled at the College) can find out all there is to know to get involved here: https://wyse.plc.vic.edu.au/homepage/5234

19.01.2022 Happy 95th birthday to a very special member of our school community, Miss Joan Montgomery AM OBE. Joan was the 7th Principal of PLC, from 1969 to 1985 and an outstanding and inspiring educator. She often attends PLC and Old Collegian functions, much to the delight of past students and staff who remember her with great admiration and fondness.

19.01.2022 During Term 2, 36 members of our Chamber Strings Orchestra Zoomed online to perform Jeffrey Bishops Orange Jam. We hope you enjoy this outstanding performance by the girls and our thanks to the extremely talented Leah Hooper and our Audio Visual team who helped produce the piece.

17.01.2022 Welcome back to PLC to all our students and staff who are returning today! We have missed you and everyone has been working very hard to prepare so that you can enjoy a safe and beautiful learning environment. We are proud of the positive way you have embraced distance-learning and know that you are going to really enjoy being with your friends and seeing your teachers again. A special thanks to all those who have supported you so well through the challenging past weeks.

17.01.2022 Anna has been playing her own part in helping combat COVID-19 by sewing protective gowns for disability workers in non-medical settings. Using the skills she gained in the Years 7-9 dress-making classes, she volunteered with Able Australia as part of the IB CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) program because she wanted to contribute in a meaningful way to her community. Thank you Anna for your fantastic efforts!

17.01.2022 Over 100 girls in our Senior School string orchestras recently recorded a shortened and arranged version of German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbels Canon in D. This involved remotely recording each girl and mixing together their tracks quite a feat! We hope you enjoy this famous piece that has survived for over 300 years and is an enduring symbol of good things prevailing in the world.

16.01.2022 Staying engaged and active and having lots of fun at the same time whilst at home, have been important goals for Amber and her sister Briony. The girls recently created their own airline and they hope you enjoy watching their in-flight demonstration movie!

15.01.2022 Our thanks to BalloonMan for this fantastic footage as he and the Tregale family floated over PLC yesterday during their early morning flight.

15.01.2022 A wonderful story about Anisha in Year 9, who had been regularly playing music as a volunteer at her local aged care centre and recently organised a driveway performance due to COVID-19 restrictions. You can read all about it here. https://www.bluecross.com.au//showing-solidarity-through-m

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the following Old Collegians and community members who received awards in the Queens Birthday Honours. Lynette George (Byrne 1977) OAM for service to engineering and manufacturing; Isabella Edgoose (Coppock 1956) OAM for service to the community and education; Ms Barbara Green AM (former member of College Council and Principal of St Hildas College, University of Melbourne) for service to tertiary education. If you know of anyone we may have missed please contact us!

14.01.2022 PLC OCA is hosting a virtual PLC Women Panel on Zoom, with distinguished OCs Dr. Deborah Seifert AM (1970) & Dr. Yvonne Ho AM (1983). This will be a great event to get you out of lock down blues and listen to the stories of Deborah and Yvonne and connect with fellow OCs. Register free on Zoom. https://www.facebook.com/flx/warn/

14.01.2022 Cast members from our planned 2020 production were invited to perform in a unique 2020 Revue. The girls chose their own songs and created their own choreography for this special video recording.

14.01.2022 Wishing all the dads, grandfathers and other fatherly caregivers in our lives a very happy Fathers Day today. The painting is by a student in the ELC of her special Dad on Fathers Day.

12.01.2022 We were thrilled to learn that 11 students from Neno Girls School in Malawi have gone on to public universities this year with one having being selected to a College of Medicine. This is a first for the school and one that the whole community is especially excited and proud of.

12.01.2022 The Year 12 Theatre Studies students rehearsal of The Importance of Being Earnest was conducted today. The girls not only acted magnificently, but also directed the show and designed the costumes, makeup/hair, set, sound and lighting.

10.01.2022 Chess is just one of the many recreations that can be enjoyed at home and online in our time of COVID-19. The PLC chess teams have been enjoying a bit of friendly competition and training with one another over the past few weeks. It has been a great opportunity for the girls to connect, have some fun and continue their love of chess!

09.01.2022 Is your life feeling a little flat right now without music rehearsals? Are you looking for ways to get Bach into the spirit? Say no more! The Music Committee presents The Quarantunes Music Competition! Simply recruit 2 - 6 like-minded enthusiasts and recreate a song or piece under the theme of nostalgia and childhood. Think you can Handel it?

07.01.2022 As we celebrate Heritage Week this week, we take this opportunity to reflect on our past, value our traditions and appreciate our wonderful PLC community.

06.01.2022 OC Dr Sally Sherwen (2004), the Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science at Zoos Victoria, will discuss how the Zoo faced the many wildlife conservation challenges arising from the recent bushfires in a free Zoo webinar tomorrow night. She currently leads a dynamic team focused on conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability. Register at https://www.zoo.org.au/conservation-conversations/

05.01.2022 We are excited to launch PLCs official Instagram page! Weve added some great posts already including the new Patchwork 2020 Theme Reveal video. So check it out and start following us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/plcmelbourne/

04.01.2022 Unsure how to deal with the huge changes in your workplace due to the pandemic? Old Collegian, lawyer and ABC Radio host, Lisa Leong (1989) is currently examining this issue on her regular weekly program "This Working Life" on ABC Radio National, each Tuesday at 11.30am. In this series, Lisa brings together a fascinating array of experts to discuss how to adjust to the "new normal" in a wholistic and productive way.

03.01.2022 Lord Mayor of Melbourne & OC Sally Capp (1986), was the engaging speaker at our first OCA online event. Over 150 OCs from all parts of the globe enjoyed hearing the inspiring story of her many careers and her encouragement of women to take charge of their own workplace future. She described herself as a chronic have-a-goer and an avid embracer of change; skills she learnt at PLC that are now vital as she addresses the challenges facing the City of Melbourne during the time of COVID-19.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Simran, Faria and Cassie on their results from the 2020 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition. Out of 7500 entries, Cassies poem was one of only 3 shortlisted and Simran and Faria were both highly commended for their contributions!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to OCs Samantha Christie (1985) and Dr Christine Muttiah (2005) who have been awarded Lamont Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to OCs to assist with their on-going tertiary studies. Samantha has completed Law and is continuing further studies. Christine is completing a Masters through Melbourne University and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research investigating novel treatments for women with breast cancer. We wish them both the very best!

01.01.2022 We were delighted to welcome all of our girls back to school today. Whilst we remain vigilant, with procedures and protocols to protect the health and safety of all members of our community, were thrilled to see our school full of happy, engaged and active students once again.

01.01.2022 Whitehorse School Focused Youth Service have recently partnered with Glenn Melvin - Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist to offer a webinar for parents in the Whitehorse community. The event focuses on child and adolescent anxiety and offers practical strategies to support young people. To register on 5th August, 4pm contact Zoey Deane, Whitehorse SFYS Coordinator via [email protected]