Written by 2nd Year Resident, Tristan Barry-Smith Before I came to Emmanuel College, I honestly had no idea what college even was. In Year 12, we had a few conversations about residential options, and as I started thinking beyond living at home and preparing for university, I came across college as a possible path for...Read More
As part of our commitment to student wellbeing and inclusion, Emmanuel College is proud to unveil a new sensory space dedicated to helping students manage stress, regulate emotions, and find moments of calm in the busyness of college life. Sensory spaces are designed to support self-regulation by gently engaging the senses through calming textures, soothing...Read More
Lara Pickering Lara is the Director of Philanthropy and Stakeholder Engagement at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, leading the school’s philanthropic fundraising, corporate sponsorship and alumni engagement initiatives. She has a strong background in external engagement, communications, and educational fundraising. She is passionate about the support of education having spent much of her career in...Read More
Over 250 residents gathered to celebrate the outstanding academic results of Emmanuel College students at the annual Academic Awards Dinner on Thursday 13 March 2025. Our guest speaker for the night was Dr Patrick Walsh, Dean of Students at Emmanuel College. He has deep connections to the College being an alumnus and having held student...Read More
The Bannockburn Dinner is a cherished tradition at Emmanuel College, honouring the longstanding relationship between the College and the Society of St Andrew of Scotland Queensland. This year we celebrated 40 years of hosting Bannockburn Dinner (with the Bannockburn Bursary established in 1969) in a special marquee in the quad, inviting alumni back to campus,...Read More
The recipients of our inaugural Alumni Excellence Awards have been announced! The Awards recognise the remarkable achievements of our alumni community and serve as a platform to honour, celebrate and showcase the contributions of outstanding alumni through their professional careers and/or personal endeavours. Congratulations to Associate Professor Alex Forrest AO (EMC 1974-1978) who has been...Read More
Dear Students, Alumni & families The opportunity to sit down and collect one’s thoughts at the end of the year seems to come by faster every year! However, it’s a welcome chance to reflect on the many and various goings-on at Emmanuel College that have happened since the beginning of the year. From the relative...Read More
Written by College Counsellor, Ali Mills “Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice – a choice to look after the person to the left of us and the person to the right of us.” Simon Sinek. Emmanuel College proudly offers a robust leadership development program to our entire student leader...Read More
Written by third year student, Heidi Willis During the first week of August, Emmanuel college took part in a ‘Wellness Week’. The philosophy behind Wellness Week is to put the spotlight on the different aspects of living that contribute to overall ‘wellness’ – equipping students with tools to measure their own wellbeing, as well as...Read More
