News & Stories

Trinity student Cooper Craig-Peters plays for the Western Bulldogs in the VFL and is proud to see his teammates wearing an Indigenous guernsey, which he designed in 2018. One of Cooper’s guernsey’s now hangs as part of the Trinity College art collection, so we caught up with Cooper to chat about his upbringing and culture, and what his design means.

According to Jem Herbert, his love of classical music has always brought out the best in him. It’s what drove him to join the Australian Boys’ Choir after a childhood spent in the Victorian High Country. It’s what drove him to leave home at age 13 to study music. It’s what delivered him to the gates of Trinity College, where he became a member of the Choir of Trinity College, music director of the Trinity Tiger Tones, and writer of one of our musicals.

From rural NSW to the US Department of State: Rebecca Martin talks about the scholarship that changed her life.

With the closing tenure of the 2021–22 TCAC, we meet the people who will become the primary facilitators of residential life for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.

Will Smith's high school teachers helped him find the ideal uni course to match his interests, while a college scholarship gave him the space to thrive while studying.

Oscar Hegge can’t quite say how he chose Melbourne as the city that would form the backdrop of the post-school chapter of his life, but his move to Victoria and to Trinity College turned out to be the right decision.

One of the greatest strengths of the Trinity community is its commitment to creating an environment that allows students to excel in their chosen area of study. For Dan Adamson, it meant gaining work experience with alumni and fast tracking his degree.

Morgan Coleman grew up in Central Victoria in a financially disadvantaged household, so joined Trinity College on a scholarship. He shares how being surrounded by motivated and inspiring people at Trinity opened up a life he never dreamt possible.

Lucie Griffin has been named our incoming Senior Student for 2022–23. Our Senior Student heads up Trinity's residential student association, the TCAC. Congratulations, Lucie!

Sarah Bickford made the move from Cairns to Trinity College, Melbourne, wanting to push herself out of her comfort zone. Though she was nervous about the move, her leap of faith paid off.

As an introvert, Steven Banh wasn’t sure if college life was for him – and he knew that paying full-price college fees was out of the question for someone in his financial position. However, a scholarship and a ‘give everything a go’ attitude saw him land on his feet.

Securing a scholarship to attend Trinity College is an important part of Louis Dai’s life story. Now, because of the experiences and connections he made at Trinity, Louis spends his life telling other people’s stories.

Ada Senyurt moved to Australia from Turkey when she was in year 9 and craved a community-based way of living. That’s exactly what she found when she joined Trinity College in 2022.

Dr Georgia O'Connor shares her love of history and a pivotal moment in her life that propelled her forward.

While at Hale School in Perth, Yale Cheng was taught to seize every opportunity that came his way. And once he hit college, the opportunities just kept coming.