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Cooper Craig-Peters is a proud Indigenous man and a keen footballer, having risen through the ranks of the Western Bulldogs’ academy and now plying his trade with their VFL side. Here he shares his experience: what it’s like living away from his ‘rowdy’ family back home, the role sport has played in his life, and what he has learned about himself along the way.
Trinity alum and flutist John Wion has played in orchestras on Broadway, for the New York City Ballet, the New York City Opera and the New York Philharmonic in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Serena Barton is a Yadighana, Wuthathi and Gurindji person with connections to Waiben in Zenadth Kes (the Torres Strait Islands). She originally delivered this piece at a Trinity College student dinner that celebrated the commencement of National Reconciliation Week, on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.
As we enter National Reconciliation Week 2021, Trinity College’s First Nations student committee, Kumergaii Yulendji, shares their mission as leaders within our community – including the significance of their name in Boon Wurrung language, the initiatives they have already accomplished this year, and what’s still to come.
For Willow Plex, moving to Melbourne and living at Trinity College gave her the opportunity to give everything a go and be who she wanted to be, while also helping others to feel free to express themselves as individuals.
Foundation Studies physics teacher Dr Paulo Mendonça shares his favourite subject from school (it's not physics) and the progression of careers he wanted to pursue as a child (none of them were a teacher).
Raatha Ganesh (TCFS 2001) is a professional coach (aka a Disruptor in Chief). Her intention with every interaction is to leave people and the world better than when she found them.
In recognition of our college’s celebration of IDAHOBIT, the Trinity College GSA consisting of Jasper Garner, Gabby Tabain, Rose Jowett-Smith, Loe Le, Rhys Campbell, Shehelah Dassenaike, Charley Woodcock and Lucia Ferris share some fabulous insights into this day, and what it means to them and our broader community.
In our new series, Trinity College alumni share five things that we should know about their respective jobs and industries. We kick off with Agatha Murphy (née Ozdowska), who has animated some impressive big budget films.
Our very own ‘jungle doctor’ has just released a book and is on a mission to protect the world’s threatened wildlife, while helping our own fragile ecosystem too.
Dr Ishita Akhter joined us in 2021 as an academic advisor in our Residential College. Here she shares a pivotal moment in her life and her life philosophy.
To round out Trinity’s Wellbeing Week, student Eddie Jackson shares a personal tale of experiencing anorexia, and how looking after her wellbeing through journaling has now become an important part of her daily life.