Emmanuel College’s twelfth annual Sir Harry Gibbs Law Dinner — named in honour of eminent alumnus Sir Harry Gibbs, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987 — was held on Thursday 30 August 2018. This year’s guest speaker was Professor Heather Douglas, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland,...Read More
Emmanuel College Principal Dr Jane Thomson and Emmanuel College Highlanders at the University of Queensland Patron Michael Bryce AM AE heartily congratulate all members of the Emmanuel College Highlanders on their promotion to Grade 2 by Pipe Bands Australia. The promotion recognises the band’s two years of accomplishments and ongoing competition success in Grade 3 since...Read More
by Connie Short, Communications Intern With a tradition stretching back over three decades, Emmanuel’s Theatre Restaurant — written, directed, produced and performed by students — is a highlight of the College’s cultural calendar. This year’s production, The Book of Morgan, stole the hearts and won the applause of all. Including a smorgasbord of Disney musical classics...Read More
Emmanuel College alumnus, 1965 Collegian of the Year, Honorary Fellow and former Council member David Crombie AM (EMC 1962-65) has been awarded the 2018 Colleges’ UQ Alumni Award. David is a leader in Australian agricultural innovation and industry, having served as president of the National Farmers Federation, as chair of Meat and Livestock Australia, and on...Read More
by Connie Short, 2018 NAAUC delegate and Emmanuel College Communications Intern Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader. They set out to make a difference. The 50th National Conference of the National Association of Australian University Colleges (NAAUC ) was held at Cromwell College, The University of Queensland, from July 1 to 7 2018....Read More
Emmanuel College Council, staff and students congratulate alumna and Council member Adjunct Professor Iyla Davies OAM on her award of a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to education in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Principal Dr Jane Thomson said, “Everyone at Emmanuel College is delighted that Iyla has received recognition of her...Read More
by Matisse Reed and Zoe Wei Emmanuel’s debaters Matisse Reed (1st Speaker), Zoe Wei (2nd Speaker), James Gover (3rd Speaker), and Andries Armes-Venter (Prep Helper) — with the assistance of Matthew Diamond and alumnus Ryan Minuti (EMC 2014-16) as Debating Convenor and Debating Coach respectively — had a brilliant season, culminating with a win in...Read More
by Liam Landrigan and Joel Shields, Cricket Convenors The ICC Cricket trophy has returned to Emmanuel College ending a 22-year drought in the long-running College sport. Our 15-man squad were victorious on all six occasions they played over the two-weekend tournament. Following a five-week pre-season of intense training and hard work, and kitted out in...Read More
Emmanuel College’s men’s and women’s water polo teams have enjoyed a fantastic ICC Water Polo tournament. Both EMC teams achieved a podium finish in 3rd place, improving on last year’s results which saw our women placing 4th and our men placing 5th. Convenors of EMC men’s water polo Finlay Walton and Matthew Cunnington said, “We...Read More
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive
InArchive