OGA News
Upcoming reunions: Save the date!
The Old Girtonian's Association (OGA) is thrilled to reveal our upcoming reunions for 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 60 years that are scheduled for the 2026 calendar year.
| Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
1 Year Reunion: Class of 2025 | Friday 11th December | GPO Bar and Restaurant |
5 Year Reunion: Class of 2021 | Saturday 21st March | The Rifle Brigade Balcony |
10 Year Reunion: Class of 2016 | Saturday 29th August | Brougham Rams Hotel |
20 Year Reunion: Class of 2006 | Saturday 21st March | The Rifle Brigade Balcony |
30 Year Reunion: Class of 1996 | Saturday 8th August | Brougham Arms Hotel |
40 Year Reunion: Class of 1986 | Saturday 21st March | The Rifle Brigade Balcony |
50 Year Reunion: Classes of 1975, 76, 77 | To be held in 2027 | |
60 Year Reunion: Classes of 1964, 65, 66 | Friday 4th September | Morning Tea at Girton Grammar followed by lunch at a local venue in Bendigo |
If you know past students or teachers from these cohorts, please help spread the word about these enjoyable events.
Celebrating 20 Years of Service: Mr David Turpie
The Old Girtonians’ Association is delighted to bestow upon Mr David Turpie an Associate Life Membership for achieving 20 years of service to Girton Grammar School.
David is a gifted musician, whose exceptional talent behind the drums is surpassed only by his passion for teaching the next generation of percussionists.
His colleagues describe his teaching style as one of gentle yet relentless pressure. Understanding that students rise to the expectations you set for them, David sets them sky-high, while equipping them with the skills and assurance they need to soar to those heights.
David’s personable nature brings out the best in his students, engendering in them a lifelong love of music. He has a rare gift for drawing out the potential of even the most reserved students, making them feel seen and valued, and creating a musical sanctuary for those who may not quite fit in elsewhere.
His students describe him as kind, engaging and endlessly supportive, a mentor who readily shares words of encouragement and celebrates their successes. One of his Junior School students affectionally describes him as “the best – he is kind, easy to talk to and really funny!”
As the SMC of Senior Concert Band, a member of Big Band, Jazz Band and Wind Symphony, and the first to raise his hand when an impromptu rock group is required, David is the quiet and unassuming beating heart – or beating bass drum – of the Performing Arts Co-Curricular Program.
Whether in the instrumental music room or classroom, or on stage with baton, drumsticks or cymbals in hand, he can always be counted on to deliver extraordinary experiences for his students and for the entire Girton community.
Mr David Turpie, for 20 years of outstanding service to Girton Grammar School, we thank you.