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Reunion Weekend 2007

March 10th/11th is the date for the second annual Alumni re-union weekend. An art show, featuring Bridgetown High School ex-students, will be part of the weekend with a special launch for the event planned for Saturday, March 10th at 5.00pm.

We would hope that there will be functions that evening for those who graduated in 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, and 1997.

The Brunch on the Blackwood will be held again at Bridgedale on Sunday morning, so we hope to see many of you again over this weekend. of 59-61 Reunion

Terry (Bing) Robertson organised a 59-61 class reunion on the weekend of October 20th and 21st 2006. The weekend began with a “quiet” drink at the Bridgetown Hotel on the Friday evening, followed by headaches for many on Saturday morning.

For those up to it, tours of the school were then conducted by the Principal, Steve Bullied, and students on the Saturday afternoon. All who visited the school were impressed and appreciative.

Nelson House was the venue for the dinner on the Saturday evening attended by 75 former students and partners. The celebrations were so good that the former students were asked to “go home” in the early hours of Sunday morning!

Among those who were in attendance and noted as being amongst the “active” celebrants were Marjorie Rowcroft (nee Draper), Peter Billington, Margaret Woodward (nee Wheatley), Pam Souness (nee Doust), Phillip Hiscox, Barry O’Dea, Robert Bickford, Dennis Turner, Ron Jeffries, Jim Bartlett and of course Terry (Bing) Robertson.

Alumni Database

To better be able to contact the ex-students of Bridgetown High School, we are setting up a database of contacts. Enclosed with this newsletter are the details we have for you. Please check them to ensure they are correct. There undoubtedly will be many typographical errors which we need to correct.

To build a strong and active association we need your details so that we can tell you what is going on!

Order of Australia Medal

The Bridgetown High School Alumni Association passes on its congratulations to Helen O’Keefe (Class of 1996) for receiving an OAM for Services to the Mining Industry at the 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Please Let Us Know

If you know of the successes of other ex-students, let us know at

Rebecca.Carney@det.wa.edu.au or ring the school on 08 907610100.

Please let other ex-students know about us and get them to contact Rebecca with their details.

Know your committee

Given that your committee covers many years of school attendances, we thought it timely to let you know “who’s who in the zoo”!

President – Barry MacKinnon – attended Bridgetown to year 10, finishing in 1959. Now residing in Perth and still actively involved in business and playing poor golf.

Vice President – Robyn McSweeney (nee Cochrane) – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1976. Elected to State Parliament (Legislative Council) in 2001 – a resident of Bridgetown.

Secretary – Jeff Hollands – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1976. Now residing in Perth and conducting a successful insurance broking business (Westcourt). Actively involved in the wheelchair sporting movement.

Treasurer – Bronwyn McNeil – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1995. Now an auditor with Ernst & Young, and residing in Perth.

Committee member – Adrian Elder – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1964. Still living in Bridgetown, retired after 35 years with Telstra.

Committee member – Stacey Nicolaou – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1972. Conducts a successful powder coating business (Diamond Powder Coatings) and resides in Perth. Also, he is a partner in an embroidery business.

Committee member – Julia Phillips (nee Morton) – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1967. Originally from Balingup, she is now living in Cloverdale, teaching at Cloverdale Primary School.

Committee member – Scott Robinson – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1994. Now living in Busselton and operating a successful marketing and advertising agency (Jack in the Box).

Committee member – Lyn Whitney (nee Lowe) – attended Bridgetown to year 10, leaving in 1970. Lyn attended Leederville TAFE and studied Architectural Drafting, which she completed in 1974. Lyn returned to Bridgetown in 1978. She is now self employed as a building designer whilst residing in Bridgetown with husband Peter.

Committee member – David Wood – attended Bridgetown to year 10, Head Boy, leaving in 1965. Now living in Perth and is Chief Executive Officer at the Curriculum Council of Western Australia.

Foundation Life Members

The foundation Life Members listed below will be represented on an Honour Board soon to be commissioned to record all life members of the Association:
Rosalind Clare, Daphne Edridge, Adrian Elder, Cathy Herring, Graham Herring, John Peirce, Barry MacKinnon, Bronwyn
MacNeil, James MacNeil, Glenys Moulton, Julia Phillips, Stan Roberts, Averyl Shilkin, Margurete Wheeler, Liz Whelan, Lynette (Lyn) Whitney, Susan Waller, and Corporate Life Members Don & Helen MacNeil, of MacNeils CPA.