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The Buddy Program assists new Foundation Studies students with an easy transition to living and studying in Melbourne.

In February, ���״��� welcomed 115 new residential students and their parents to campus. The students come from a wide range of backgrounds and locations: overseas (countries such as China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa), interstate, regional Victoria and from suburbs throughout Melbourne.

The Trinity Tiger Tones, ���״���’s premier all-male acapella group, has been entertaining audiences for over a decade and returned from Europe at the beginning of this year. We caught up with outgoing secretary Jack Wright to get his thoughts on their winter European tour.

Trinity alumnus Hamidreza Borghei (TCFS 2013) also known as ‘Will’ is the Executive Secretary of the Melbourne Space Program (MSP). We caught up with him to learn about the first student nano-satellite set to soon be launched into space.

On Saturday 11 March, a group of Trinity students participated in the nationwide “Clean Up Australia Day” at Princes Park.

Fittingly, on a glorious autumn evening on her favourite reading spot at ���״���, the Bulpadock, acclaimed poet, essayist and novelist, Dr Lisa Gorton (TC 1990), was presented the Bill Cowan Alumnus of the Year Award 2016, an award that recognises outstanding achievements by a Trinity alumnus or alumna during the previous year.

One of the highlights of the student’s calendar year is the Fair Dinkum Festival that takes place on Trinity’s scenic Bulpadock.

On Friday 17 February 2017, over 450 new ���״��� Foundation Studies students came to a Brazilian Carnival themed welcome party.

When ‘Kiera’ Shi Yanhong (TCFS 2014) met mentor Imogen Smith-Waters (TC 2011) at the University of Melbourne’s Student Union (UMSU) Women’s Mentoring Network they had no idea of their Trinity connection. Little did Kiera know, she would soon be working alongside fellow Foundation Studies alumna Eileen Goh (TCFS 1996) at VincentCare Victoria.

In 2015, James Buzzard (TC 2003) joined consulting firm KPMG as a graduate. Many KPMG graduates come straight out of university, but James’s career has taken a slightly different path. We caught up with James to chat about his career journey, cookery, consulting, Foundation Studies and a longstanding Trinity record.

On Saturday 11 February, Trinity’s very own Jessica Anderson put on a stunning performance for the Melbourne Demons, leading her team to victory against Collingwood in the second round of the AFL Women’s (AFLW) competition. She joins a prodigious list of ���״��� alumni and family, spanning 117 years, who have played for the Demons in both the VFL and AFL.

Current resident student Jessica Anderson is poised to make her debut for the Melbourne Demons as they tackle the Brisbane Lions this Sunday in the first round of the AFL Women’s (AFLW) season.

���״��� warmly congratulates members of the ���״��� community who were recognised in the 2017 Australia Day Honours List.

The year 2004 was by almost all accounts a simpler time. Facebook had just been founded, Google released Gmail in April, and Mean Girls dominated the box office as well as inspired a whole generation of teenagers. Hipsters the world over were yet to discover their common woodcutter heritage, (the short lived) Pokemon Go! was more than a decade away, and saying "tutting" or "dabbing" to someone might lead them to think you were a painter.

Fong Wai Hong (FS February Main 2002), was a finalist for the Malaysian Australian Alumni Award 2016 in the Young Entrepreneur category. While back in Melbourne, we caught up with Wai Hong to discuss his latest entrepreneurial venture Store Hub and what he has been up to since leaving Trinity.