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News of Old Trinity Grammarians
James Baumgartner (OTG 2013) recently became a Captain at Jetstar on the Airbus A320/A321 after nine years with the airline. A couple of months later, he also proposed to his partner Carlie in the Sharjah Desert, near Dubai. Congratulations to James and Carlie.
Hamzah Brown (OTG 2014) recently married Zainab on a wonderful day in the sun in Warrandyte, shared with close family and friends, including a small handful of OTGs.
Alex Chieng (OTG 2024) commenced at Harvard (pre-engineering) and plans to audition for the Harvard Jazz and Orchestral bands. We look forward to hearing more from Alex as his journey evolves!
The 2025 recipient of the Ray Weinberg Prize for Sporting Leadership was presented to Nikki du Toit (OTG 2025) and Sean Lusby (staff). The prize is in memory Ray Weinberg (OTG 1944), Olympian and Commonwealth Games athlete, coach and team manager.
Kirun Goy (OTG 2011) returned to Trinity in late 2025 as the keynote speaker at our Leadership Retreat for incoming Year 12 leaders. Currently based in Singapore, Kirun travels extensively in his role as a Senior Harvard Leadership Facilitator. During his visit, he enjoyed reconnecting with his former First XI Soccer Coach, Mike Moreira, and fellow member of Hindley House, Kate Fewster – both Mike and Kate currently serve as Heads of Year 12.
Redmond Hamlett (OTG 2000) and his firm WHDA won Best School Under $5M for Swan Hill Specialist School in the Victorian Design Awards 2025. WHDA also received commendations in other awards programs, including one for Swan Hill Specialist School in the Learning Environments Vic Tas Chapter Awards, and a commendation for Syndal South Primary School in the ArchiTEAM Awards (community and public category). These awards acknowledge WHDA’s significant contribution to and innovation in to the built environment in public architecture.
Jimmy Hilton (OTG 2024) was awarded a lay clerk scholarship to Hereford Cathedral in England, which he began in August 2025.
Tim Hopwood (OTG 1993) lives in Canada and recently visited us in Melbourne at the Founders’ Day Fair. It was great to see his friends from the 1993 cohort catching up with him during the fair.
Photo L-R – David Hopwood with 1993 leavers Patrick Casey, Chris Davies, Jon Booth, Lucas Welsh and Tim Hopwood. David, Chris and Jon are all current parents at Trinity.
Bijan Khariwala (OTG 2012) and Rachel are the proud parents of their first child, Oliver, born in 2025. Our heartfelt congratulations to you.
We are delighted to congratulate our past Trinity student, Nick Pearce OAM (OTG 2011), who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community through the not-for-profit sector.
Nick, along with the co-founder of their Melbourne-based streetwear label and social enterprise HoMie, was recognised at this year’s Australia Day Honours. HoMie’s profits go towards supporting young people affected by homelessness or hardship.
When Nick was at Trinity, he became very engaged in community activities and actively sought out further leadership opportunities in this space.
“I think what I learnt most from my time at school was to be open to trying new things as you never know where they’ll lead you,” says Nick.
Nick is one of the featured OTGs in our Choose Your Own Adventure campaign, highlighting the interesting journeys of our alumni.
Ryan Landgren (OTG 2009) and Abbie enjoyed a perfect day in October 2025 for their wedding. Ryan is our current President of the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association, and we wish him and Abbie well for a very happy future together.
Peter Rossdale (OTG 1970), John Sutcliffe (OTG 1961) and Neil Hudson (OTG 1962) caught up and enjoyed the day at the Caulfield Guinness races.
