Our new sporting hub becoming a reality

Our school song, familiar to generations of Trinity students, points us toward the future with the lyrics: “In life’s broader fields we may win wider fame.” Whenever I hear this phrase, I see our students taking their place in the world beyond our school gates, ready to make a contribution. No matter where those broader fields are found, Trinity students are prepared to flourish with the values, knowledge and skills gained during their time with us.

Of course, fame is not sought for its own sake, but can be a consequence of the adults our students become. The process of becoming a good person is creative, shaped by our experiences, the people we learn alongside, the teachers who lead us and the spaces in which we test ourselves.

Over the coming months, we will demolish the existing facility and lay the foundations for this significant project, and our community will start to see the redeveloped Bulleen Pavillion taking shape. As you watch the pavillion emerge, I hope its progress will bring to mind the generations of students who will be challenged and changed here over the decades to come.

As outlined in our Masterplan, this is a building designed with multiple uses in mind. As expected of a modern sporting pavillion, the new facility will have multi-faceted changerooms, a gym, first aid facilities, a kitchen, offices, meeting rooms, extensive supporter facilities and an area for social gatherings. Not only will it provide a new home for Trinity and Old Trinity sporting teams, but more importantly, it will function as a learning space for our students with full interactive multi-classroom capability within the design requirements.

The new pavillion will also be a place where our community can come together to learn and celebrate. We will have the ability to have whole of staff, whole of year level and whole of House events on the second level, which will also be available for parent, community and Old Trinity Grammarian functions. Being able to provide such a functional yet adaptive multi-use space is exciting for the school.

The Bulleen Pavillion has always held meaning for us, and soon, the new building will become a familiar part of our school’s landscape. I look forward to sharing further updates on progress at the Marles Playing Fields as construction continues. The pavillion will become a place where the strength of the Trinty community shines through as we cheer our young people on and they continue to form elements of their character.