What does Bulleen mean to you?

2026 Trinity Sports Captains

Bulleen has been a big part of our school experience throughout both the Junior and Senior School. As Sports Co-Captains and students who have played there for years, it means much more than just a sports ground. It’s where teams come together, friendships are built and the school community gathers to support one another. Some of our best memories of school sport have happened at Bulleen, from training sessions to the big Friday night and Saturday matches.

As passionate football, cricket and hockey players, between us we have played many games on the ovals and hockey pitch at Bulleen. Seeing the Mitre stencilled on the ground has always brought a strong sense of pride, a reminder to give your best and never give up.

The pavilion was also something special, and with it currently gone, it feels a bit like something is missing. Walking out of those change rooms filled you with courage, the passion and joy when the songs were sung was unexplainable, along with the support from those watching above gave you the belief that anything was possible.

The pavilion redevelopment will be an exciting step forward for our school sport program. The improved facilities will help continue to foster and strengthen Trinity’s culture and provide a great place to socialise with friends and family, ensuring Bulleen remains a place where sport, teamwork and school spirit continue to grow for future students.

Current Trinity parent, Darling Higgs Cricket Club Committee Member, Stakeholder Group

Strange as it may seem, the favourite part of my week is heading to Bulleen to watch our boys participate in sport. For our family, that is cricket, which means each alternate Saturday in Terms 4 and 1, my world is centred on the Daley Oval. Others may grimace at the prospect of watching 100 overs of cricket – but I love it!

But it’s not just the cricket. It’s the gorgeous couch of the ovals, better underfoot than any massage I’ve ever had. It’s the glorious shade of the towering gums and the scent of the eucalyptus that wafts across the grounds. And it’s the cacophony of sounds – kookaburras, magpies, rustling leaves and more recently the whirring of diggers and cranes!

Best of all, it’s the shouts of boys appealing for a wicket or cheering a great shot – the thwack of leather on willow… and the chatter of parents, family and teachers on the sidelines, sharing their weekly stories and riding the waves of excitement and anxiety as we watch on.

Whilst the Kew Campus is the centre of our boys’ academic endeavours, Bulleen is the heart of Trinity – it is the coalition of our community. It is where the boys strive to perfect their skills, learn to win with grace and respect, and manage the disappointment of loss with dignity.

The redevelopment of the pavillion will enhance these experiences and further embed the Trinity community at Bulleen. I am eagerly anticipating the opportunity of cheering the Green and Gold from the new pavillion, celebrating our teams and strengthening the friendships made at the playing fields.

Current staff, Firsts Tennis Manager

When I think of Bulleen and tennis, I think of 7.30am arrivals and the quiet rhythm of preparation. The leaf blower clearing the courts. Squad members arriving to warm up. The 8.30am line-up to welcome our visitors and a final team huddle before the first serve. And then the unmistakable hiss of a brand new can of tennis balls opening; the sound that signals we are underway.

But Bulleen is more than match day routine. It is the cheers from the sidelines, the calls of “What’s the score?” and “You’ve got this.” It is the fist bumps at the end of a match, regardless of the result. It is where the meaning of team is lived out through commitment, resilience and support.

The pavilion redevelopment marks an exciting new chapter, offering a welcoming space for our community to gather with a wonderful new balcony set-up that will allow spectators a brand new viewing experience. Importantly, our students will take great pride in facilities they can truly call their own. Dedicated change rooms for tennis of this proximity and quality are a rare offering, found in very few schools, if any.

Trinity alumnus, OTGCC President

The first time I drove down Bulleen Road after works had commenced on the North-East Link will long live in my memory. This was a journey I had made literally thousands of times, but suddenly the comforting familiarity of this pilgrimage had become foreign, cold and slightly unnerving.

It seems extreme, but I had a physical reaction as I took in the sprawling construction sites – it almost felt as though a piece of my youth had been dug up and destroyed. I may have even sent a lengthy voice note into the family WhatsApp group lamenting the change in scenery and ensuing congestion.

But as I meandered on through the Munro Gates and over the annoyingly aligned speedbumps of the Marles Playing Fields, all sense of unease washed away. The images of cranes and bulldozers were replaced by the smiling faces of teammates, the whir of the drilling drowned out by the laughter of old school friends that I had known for decades.

That moment reinforced to me just how special Bulleen is to the TGS community. Not because of the perfectly manicured outfield on the Hudson Oval, but for the countless memories it has enabled. Not for the lush expanses of the Daley Oval, but for the numerous (and life-long) friendships it has empowered.

I know the metaphor is almost too clichéd for a Grammarian write-up, but the soothing constant of Bulleen amidst the external chaos of life is something that I will never again take for granted.

Artwork by Year 12 student Zach Hoops, submitted for Art Creative Practice.