Nudgee College Class of 1962

 
 Due to the smaller numbers this year and thanks to assistance from Mick Purcell, we moved to the Needham Room next to the Tatt’s Members Bar and Dining Room. It provided a cosy atmosphere and an a la carte menu
Present were Steve Aldenton, John Cloake, Adrian Crowe, Leo Freney, Peter Gavin, Dallas Graham, Daryl Hanley, Jim and John Kelly, Francis King, Robert Nash, Peter Palmer and Jim Wheatley. Recently found by Dallas Graham, Frank King no longer Missing in Action, returned to the fold after many years of absence. He still looks the same but a tad older, of course. There were plenty of apologies but all of the excuses were flimsy and privacy considerations preclude their divulgence.
 
Steve Aldenton suggested we go around the table and tell our major events for the last 12 months, so we did. The tales were many, varied and all enthralling, including 2012 Reunion and Book developments and progress.
 
Daryl Hanly, our Nudgee Principal, told of current progress with the refurbishment and major building projects at Nudgee including the stormy patch for major Commonwealth funding over the recent election period. He announced that although his current tenure is due to cease at the end of next year he had been asked to extend for a further 5 years but in the event had agreed to a 3 year extension to 2014. This will bring up his 50 years of teaching, an auspicious time to retire he suggested, enable him to be there for our NC62 50th in 2012 and enable him to see through the additional lower class expansions project he had initiated and the Julia Gillard’s proposed transfer of Year 7 to secondary schools.

Jim Wheatley and Bob Nash gave a run down on Our NC62 50th Reunion Book progress. Classmate Forms needed to be submitted immediately of risk missing the cut-off date
 
In his research of past College Annuals, Jim had identified around 20 additional Classmates previously not included in our Classmates data base who went to Nudgee Junior but not Senior.
 
Daryl indicated that with the recent addition of junior classes at Nudgee Senior these classes were now competing in sports against similar classes, age groups from Nudgee Junior. Consequently Nudgee Junior has now made a change to its corporate name to signify the different schools.
 
There was the usual excess of good humour throughout the proceedings and all agreed the established high standards of the past had been exceeded.