Office of Community and Development

Some two years ago, I was honoured to be appointed the Director of Community and Development at Newington. I am blessed to be working with fantastic staff that look after all areas of Alumni relations – Old Boys, staff and parents; Development – College Endowment Fund, Bursaries and Scholarships, Regular and Annual Giving program, Capital fundraising, Bequests through the Founders Society; Archives – our enviable historical collection; Community – P&F and Parent Support Groups; Facility Hire and other ancillary income and management of the College’s property portfolio.

It is a diverse range of activities but the office plays a central role in ensuring the long term economic future of the College whilst also facilitating and maintaining the connections of the broader Newington Community. 

As for me, I am a Newington Old Boy having started in Year 3 as a Wyvern Boarder in 1969 and completed Year 12 in 1978. I am also a past parent with my son, Michael completing Year 12 in 2010. I have previously been the Stanmore P&F President, Rugby Association President and I continue to referee rugby matches at Newington during the season. I am also a member of the Old Boys Council and most recently was Chairman of the College’s Sesquicentenary Committee. For twenty years I was a Chartered Accountant, with my own firm for ten of those years and have run my own businesses and been senior management of other businesses and voluntary organisations over the past 35 years.

In 2013 we celebrated the College’s 150^th birthday and the Sesquicentenary Campaign left a legacy of magnificent Buildings and facilities, three new Bursaries and the Bequest program through the Founders Society. It also re-invigorated the spirit of Community at Newington and opened many eyes to the Newington of the 21^st century. So much so that demand for places sees us booked out until 2021, with sons of Old Boys and staff a priority subject to registrations being received in accordance with our Admissions Policy for Old Boys.

On the Development side, we are very fortunate to have so many generous supporters and the spirit of giving is now alive and well. But we cannot rest as we need to continue to build the Newington of tomorrow in a world where government funding cannot be guaranteed. This is a conversation we all need to have and I look forward to working with you to “Discover what’s possible.