Category: News and Announcements

Recently I was given a guided tour of the Monash Clayton Campus. So much development and upgrading with modern technology has taken place that only remnants of our days on campus (1969-71) remain. The old Padua theatre/ tutorial room within the Anatomy area remains, but is in need of refurbishment. Whilst the anatomy museum and… Continue reading Campus Tour

Eleven Monash Med74 colleagues met for lunch at The Terrace in the Royal Botanic Gardens on Wednesday 25th March, thanks to Chris Drummond’s superb organisation. Conversations included our health, work, retirement, families (grand children), and holidays, as well as solutions to the world’s problems – if only we were pulling the levers ! Many thanks… Continue reading Lunch @ the Botanic Gardens

Date Arrangements have been made for the Reunion on Friday 19th March, 2027. Venues 1) The Monash Club – 32 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, as shown on the map here: https://monash-med74.dyndns.org/Clayton-Map.pdf 2) Metropolitan Golf Club – 5 minutes away by car in South Oakleigh: entrance off Golf Road (just south of North Road) with… Continue reading Reunion 2027

Chris Drummond is kindly arranging a 2nd get together, following the success of the 1st get together last August. Venue: “The Terrace” cafe in the Royal Botanic Gardens. This is the cafe near the Alexander Pde and Anderson St corner entrance to the gardens – walking distance from Richmond Station across Gossch’s Paddock and the… Continue reading Lunch/ afternoon tea in the Botanic Gardens

Attendees at the 50-year Reunion voted overwhelmingly in favour of a “mini-reunion” to be held sometime in 2027. The Committee has therefore been looking at all options for the date, venue and program. To get an idea of numbers and preferences, please provide your feedback and comments before any tentative plans become locked in. This… Continue reading Mini-Reunion – Survey

Peter “Bluey” McLaughlin and I were passing the Clayton Campus @ Monash today and couldn’t resist going in to look around. I hadn’t been back to the campus since our graduation in 1974, and found the changes jaw-dropping … The Robert Menzies building was still recognizable amongst the botanical landscape. But the old Union Building,… Continue reading A visit to Monash Clayton

14 of our Monash Med74 colleagues met for coffee at The Terrace in the Royal Botanic Gardens on Wednesday afternoon 27th August, thanks to Chris Drummond’s superb organisation. Chris Drummond with Mark and Jane Robinson. Jim Mullany, Jane Wischusen, Bruce Waxman, Bill Downey, Philip Bolton, Jane Fyfield and Peter “Bluey” McLaughlin. Ian Hunter and Sue… Continue reading Coffee @ the Botanic Gardens

Christine Drummond has kindly arranged a get together 🙂 Place: “The Terrace” cafe in the Royal Botanic Gardens Website: https://theterrace.melbourne/ Time: Wednesday 27th August at about 2.30 PM. Note that “The Terrace” closes at 4pm on Wednesdays. This is the cafe near the Alexander Pde and Anderson St corner of the gardens. If anyone wants… Continue reading Casual get together 27th August

The 50th Reunion was held at the Curlewis Golf Club on the Bellarine Peninsula, the official program running over Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November, 2024.Prior to this, Peter Lucas organised a number of golfing tragics, male and female, who enjoyed an early start to proceedings with 9 holes on the Thursday followed by 18… Continue reading 50th Reunion