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Contents
- Sporties Dinner
- 30th Coast Run Celebrations in Sydney
- Coast Run
- Tony Abbott Speaks at Politics Dinner
- David Ward Receives Labradoodle
- Annual Dinner
- RENT- The Best EPC Musical Ever
- Hon Tony Abbott to speak at Politics Dinner
- Earle Page showcases their award winning Art and Craft talent.
- Earle Page Fashion Extravaganza
- EPC rocks SFK "Small Music Ensemble" Again!
- EPC Perform in the Armidale Eisteddfod
- Arts Dinner
- SFK Theatre Sports
- Cab Ball
- SFK Public Speaking
- Introductory Dinner
- O- Week
- Albert Bussell
Sporties Dinner
Earle Page recently had its annual Sporties Dinner, with this years guest speaker being Ian Tonkin. Ian Tonkin is a well known rugby union player and coach in the New England Area. He was a member of the Parramatta rugby team, playing alongside rugby greats such as Andrew Leeds that won the Sydney Premiership in 1986, played for the Gordon rugby club, was in the NSW under 21's side and managed to score a try in every international game he ever played against the British Lions. A fun night was had by all.
30th Coast Run Celebrations in Sydney
We celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Coast Run Charity program in style last week in Sydney. The whole running team of 30 runners went to Sydney to run across the Harbour Bridge, attend a reception with the Governor at Government House (she is also the Patron of the CMRI as well), visit The Hon Dr Richard Torbay (as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Chancellor of the University of New England) at Parliament house, attend an EPC Alumni Reunion Harbour Cruise Dinner and visit the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) laboratories at Westmead. The CMRI received a cheque for $35,000.00 from the Coast Run Committee this year. The celebration recognized the long-term commitment of EPC students to high-level charity fund-raising over 30 years. It was a very memorable trip for all concerned.
Coast Run
Coast Run is again coming up, and this years coast run team will be leaving this friday, the 11th of September, from the front of Earle Page College, on their 220km run to Coffs Harbour. Thirty-five students will be running relay style in this years coast run. On Friday they will run from Armidale to Dorrigo, then on Saturday running from Dorrigo to Coffs Harbour Jetty. This years run also holds special significance, as Coast Run celebrates its 30th birthday. For more information about Coast Run, or how to make a donation, click here.
Tony Abbott Speaks at Politics Dinner
The Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous affairs, Hon Tony Abbott MP, spoke to a packed audience of dignitaries, invited guests, students and members of the public. The speech given (titled and found here" The end of the disaster narrative and the new consensus on aboriginal affairs”) was very entertaining. A good night was had by all, and thankyou to Hon Tony Abbott for his entertaining speech
David Ward Receives Labradoodle
David Ward, Master of Earle Page College recently received a labradoodle puppy from the college JCR, to celebrate and recognise 10 years of being Master of the college this month. David came in 1999, and has since been dedicated to the advancement and promotion of this college. Thanks David, and goodluck with the dog- hope you have a spare supply of shoes!
Annual Dinner
This years annual dinner was held on Friday, 14th of August, and once again was an astounding success. A large number of students have recieved awards for academic excellence and Top B once again recieved the E=PC2 reward for smartest floor in college. Additionally, a large number of scholarships and bursaries was awarded for academic excellence, cultural excellence and much more. An excellent night was had by all!
RENT- The Best EPC Musical Ever
This years musical, RENT was one of the best ever, with many parents, school groups and the wider community coming to see the cast perform. Everyone worked so hard, and congratulations should go to the Director/ Producer/ Music Director team of Alex Robson, Chris Curcuruto and Sebastian Key and the cast and band members for the excellent production.
Hon Tony Abbott to speak at Politics Dinner
On the 1st of September, 2009, the Hon Tony Abbott, Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is to speak at this years Politics Dinner. The lecture commences at 8.30pm, and is promising to be a good night!
Earle Page showcases their award winning Art and Craft talent.
On May 17th, Earle Page College took out the prestigious SFK Art and Craft competition. The night showcased artworks from all the UNE colleges including paintings, drawings, mixed media, multimedia, craft and photography. A number of Earle Page artists entered their fantastic works in the competition. Congratulations to all those talented artists, especially Jess King, Stef Talyor, Lauren Osborn and Ashley Moxey who won places in their sections.
Earle Page Fashion Extravaganza
On Saturday the 16th May, Coast Run's annual Fashion Extravaganza was held. The night was a big success, with lots of enjoyable routines, and great outfits modelled by the college members. All money raised by Coast Run is donated to the Children's Medical Research Institute. A big thanks go's out to the businesses, the models of the night, and the Coast run committee for their time and effort in creating such a successful night.
EPC rocks SFK "Small Music Ensemble" Again!
On the 12th May, Earle Page College once again took out the SFK Small Music Ensemble event! Our performance this year was titled “A little Taste of Everything” and featured songs from all different genres and eras, including O’Fortuna, Zoot Suit Riot, I Shot the Sheriff, Sunshine of Your Love, Jungle Boogie, Baby one more Time, and Knights of Cydonia! Congratulations and a big thankyou to everyone involved especially Seb Key, Tom Collet and the SFK committee. We have some awesome talet in Earle Page College! You can see this fantastic performance on youtube, located here along with our performances form past years
EPC Perform in the Armidale Eisteddfod
This year the Earle Page choir expanded and entered several sections in the Armidale Eisteddfod. The ‘Earle Page College Gentlemen’s Spot’ (male vocal ensemble) took out third place in the open vocal ensemble, with their performances of ‘Up Town Girl’ (featuring soloist Tom Collet) and ‘I write the songs’. The ‘Earle Page College Ladies’ (female vocal ensemble) also made a stunning performance of ‘Down Town’ and ‘The Water is Wide’. The Combined Choir then brought the night to a spectacular close with their performances of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’ in the Grand Championship Choir section. Well done boys, and congratulations to all the performers who worked so hard toward the night.
Arts Dinner
On the 7th of May, Earle Page College held its annual Arts Dinner. This year theme was “Festivals & Celebrations” and the night showcased many of residents’ exceptional musical talent, including the band “Earle Funk and the Jam Fancies”. Bot A took the prize for the best floor decorations, with their Venetian Carnivale style city landscape and table-gondolas (complete with actual rowers), Mod D won the prize of best dressed floor with their Octoberfest costumes, and Top B won the prize of best floor performance with their Mardi-grass version of ‘Because I got high’. Congratulations to those floors. Thankyou to all the floors for the great amount of effort they put into their table decorations, costumes and performances. Also, thankyou to the SFK committee for their great organisation of the night.
SFK Theatre Sports
On the 29th of February, Earle Page College dominated the SFK theatre sports competition held in Lazenby Hall. Our winning team "Emo PC", was comprised of Andrew 'Grimey' O'Connell, Tom Collett, Mitchell Green, James Churchland, Mitchell 'Fred' Stewart and Cameron Alley, who performed many highly entertaining scenes that kept the crowd cheering for more. Well Done Boys! This puts Earle Page in FIRST place on the SFK scoreboard!
Cab Ball
Cabaret Ball was held on Saturday, 28th March, with this years theme being "Cartoon Cab". A large number of Pagites turned up to the Royal dressed as anything from twedle dee to flintstones character and a large variety of other costumes. Congratulations goto the fresher reps for organising such a great event!
SFK Public Speaking
On Wednesday the 4th we had our first SFK event of the year, Public Speaking. Earle Page was represented by first year student Kristal Spreadborough who took out 2nd place on the night! Kristal performed a 5 minute prepared speech, a motivation speech to the youth of Australia, and later performed a 2 minute inpromptu speech on "Which fictional character she would nominate as leader of the world!" Among her top nominees would be Mickey Mouse, Captain Planet and Chuck Norris! Well done Kristal! Your speeches were extremely well presented and highly entertaining! Congratulations!
Introductory Dinner
Introductory dinner, the first formal dinner at Earle Page College for many, was held on the 27th of February, with a number of college members recieving scholarships for excellence in academic, cultural, sporting and community service. Many others were recognised for their academic performance in semester 2. An excellent night was had by all!
O- Week
Once again, O-Week was a huge success, with many freshers being welcomed into Earle Page College on the 15th of February. In the week following, many activities were held, including Aussie night, Toga Party and Bush Dance. It was a huge success, with credit going to the JCR for organising such an awesome week.
Albert Bussell
At the beginning of this year, the college community marked the unfortunate passing of Mr. Albert Bussell. Mr. Bussell was the first first Earle Page College Master, presiding from 1963 until 1975. In his time at EPC, he oversaw the construction of the college from houses in town, to the buildings which we know and love today. He will be sorely missed.
Condolences can be sent to the family via the college office at epc@une.edu.au or on (02)6773 5300, with the eulogy able to be found here.