Meet Deputy Dean Anthony McGirr
Our Residential College's Deputy Dean Anthony McGirr tells us how he's been inspired by Indiana Jones and about the caring nature of the Trinity community.
Category: Residential College
News & Stories
There's always something happening at Trinity College - stay up-to-date with our latest news and stories.
Also keep an eye on our events for current students, staff, alumni & friends of Trinity College and the general public.
07 Jul 2021
05 Jul 2021
A student explains what the NAIDOC Week theme 'heal country' means
As we enter this year’s NAIDOC Week, Trinity student Serena Barton of Yadighana, Wuthathi and Gurindji peoples reflects on this year’s theme of ‘heal country’.
Category: Residential College
24 Jun 2021
Sophie Killalea trades country life for the big city
Sophie Killalea wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she finished high school in country NSW, but her eventual decision to move to Melbourne and Trinity College has proven to be a good choice.
Category: Residential College
22 Jun 2021
Alex Chieng shares his experience of moving to Australia for Foundation Studies
When Alex Chieng moved to Melbourne for Foundation Studies in 2015, the city captured his heart. He now can’t imagine living anywhere else. Here he shares his experience and offers some advice to those thinking about enrolling in Foundation Studies at Trinity College.
Category: Foundation Studies
21 Jun 2021
Trinity residential building picks up design award
On 18 June 2021, Trinity College's newest residential building – the Dorothy Jane Ryall building – was awarded a top gong at the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter awards.
Category: Residential College
18 Jun 2021
This is Jeanine's powerful story of humanising a refugee experience
Born stateless, Jeanine Hourani now inspires and empowers other refugees through storytelling. In line with World Refugee Day on 20 June, we share her incredible journey.
Category: People
17 Jun 2021
How a scholarship made the transition from school to uni easy for Abby
Abby Griffith-Barrow describes college as a ‘bridge into the world’, and something that many school leavers can benefit from if university is in their sights.
Category: Residential College
16 Jun 2021
Queen's birthday honours 2021
Well done to the members of the Trinity College community who were recognised with Queen's birthday honours in 2021.
Category: About
07 Jun 2021
Charlie Sutterby on what makes living at Trinity College so special
For Charlie Sutterby, getting into Trinity felt like she'd been given a golden ticket. Here she explains why.
Category: Residential College
04 Jun 2021
Be open to doubt: Why we need more Hans in our lives
The Revd Prof Mark Lindsay discusses Catholic controversialist Prof Hans Küng’s resistance to dogmatic certainty and openness to doubt.
Category: Theological School
03 Jun 2021
Q&A with Cooper Craig-Peters
Cooper Craig-Peters is a proud Indigenous man and a keen footballer, having risen through the ranks of the Western Bulldogs’ academy and now plying his trade with their VFL side. Here he shares his experience: what it’s like living away from his ‘rowdy’ family back home, the role sport has played in his life, and what he has learned about himself along the way.
Category: Residential College
02 Jun 2021
5 things to know about … being a professional musician
Trinity alum and flutist John Wion has played in orchestras on Broadway, for the New York City Ballet, the New York City Opera and the New York Philharmonic in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Category: People
31 May 2021
Kerry Gleeson steps in as new Chair of Trinity College Board
We offer a warm welcome to Kerry Gleeson, who officially took over the reins from Charles Sitch as Chair of the Trinity College Board this month.
Category: People
31 May 2021
‘It’s not for us’: A First Nations student reflects on the theme of National Reconciliation Week 2021
Serena Barton is a Yadighana, Wuthathi and Gurindji person with connections to Waiben in Zenadth Kes (the Torres Strait Islands). She originally delivered this piece at a Trinity College student dinner that celebrated the commencement of National Reconciliation Week, on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.
Category: Residential College
27 May 2021
It’s Reconciliation Week and our First Nations committee is on a mission
As we enter National Reconciliation Week 2021, Trinity College’s First Nations student committee, Kumergaii Yulendji, shares their mission as leaders within our community – including the significance of their name in Boon Wurrung language, the initiatives they have already accomplished this year, and what’s still to come.
Category: Residential College
