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From the President

I encourage all our members and their partners to join us for a grand black tie dinner in the Hall on Saturday 18 June. We are returning to the traditional format of a sit-down dinner with a guest of honour, no less than our own Pauline Justice Andrew Bell newly appointed Chief Justice of NSW. Union members are those who have become Life Members upon leaving the College, or admitted at a later date, plus everyone currently resident in College—undergrads, post-grads our wonderful staff, visiting and resident academics.

And remember that the Union is committed to supporting the College and its efforts to provide for current future students.

Kind regards

Aldy King

[Up-dated April 2022]

Click: Notice of Annual General Meeting – Saturday 18 June 2022 at the College

What's On for Paulines

Events

The Union works closely with the College to support reunions of Paulines. Alumni are very welcome to join these events

St Paul’s Choir Concert – Friday 31 March

Le Labyrinthe Tickets | trybooking.com/CGDHL Date | Friday 31 March 7.30pm @ St Paul’s College Chapel Venture into the labyrinth and discover your own path to enlightenment this Easter. Join Anna Fraser (soprano), Thomas Wilson (organ) and the women of St Paul’s College Chapel Choir (Jack Stephens, Director of Music) on a sumptuous and spiritual journey, guided by College Chaplain, Rev Antony Weiss, showcasing this beautiful and rarely heard French Baroque vocal work. Michel-Richard de Lalande’s ‘Leçons de Ténèbres’ and Miserere (1730) is beautiful, decorative, introvert sacred music of great style and grace and will be performed on the College Chapel’s two-manual Flentrop pipe organ.

Intercol Rosebowl Netball – our first draw

There is great excitement as the first St Paul’s Netball team prepare for their first ever Sydney University Intercollegiate Rosebowl tournament. It is not the very first participation of the College in Rosebowl but the first full competitive round. The Graduate House community has been participating every year in the RB friendlies since 2018. Netball conveners Lucy Eyers and Nat McRory have secured the help of Jessica Keir to coach them. Jessica said: “from my point of view I’m feeling confident about the level of ability the girls on this team have and, for the first year on Rosebowl, we will definitely make a splash!”. Netball Captain, Nat McRory, believes that every fresher and senior is an asset to the success of the College. “The faculty have selected such well rounded and talented young adults to enter into this historic year, the quality of our freshers will definitely be reflected

Christmas Day Service – all welcome

Remembrance Day 11.11.22

The College will commemorate Remembrance Day with a service commencing at 10.30 am on Friday 11 November in the Memorial Chapel at the College. ALL WELCOME

Carol Service – 27 November

Please join the St Paul’s College community for our 2022 annual Carol Service on Advent Sunday, 27 November, at 7 pm in the College Chapel. In the best tradition of collegiate worship our service is based on the very popular Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols created by Kings College Cambridge in 1918 “to bring a more imaginative approach to worship”. At St Paul’s on 27th you will experience the beauty of our 2022 Chapel Choir and the splendid tones of the recently restored 1972 Flentrop pipe organ. The congregational singing will include some of the most familiar and best loved carols of the season. Following the service supper will be served. ALL WELCOME – please be seated in the Chapel by 7.00 pm as the service will start promptly. Parking in the grounds (NOT on the College Oval) and City Rd.

‘What are these wounds in the midst of our hands?’

The College Choir Concert – Semester 2 The Choir of St Paul’s College presents Buxtehude’s 1680 cantata Membra Jesu Nostri ‘Ad manus’ (‘to the hands’), a sung devotion to the ‘limbs of Jesus’, followed by Caroline Shaw’s response to Buxtehude’s cantata. Shaw’s work focuses on America’s promise of welcome as inscribed at the Statue of Liberty with the words “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” and the reality of the current refugee crisis and issues surrounding immigration. The concert finishes with Fauré’s poignant Requiem bringing upon a prevailing mood of peacefulness and serenity. Date | Friday 28 October 8pm Tickets | CLICK HERE

Victoriana! welcomes opera star.

Star soprano Amelia Farrugia joins the cast of Victoriana! Victoriana! is delighted to welcome Amelia Farrugia to perform this year. Amelia Farrugia is a renowned Australian Soprano; since her professional stage debut in 1990, she has enjoyed a highly successful international career in Opera, Operetta, Music Theatre, Recital, Concert Events, Television and Recording. Amelia’s singing career has taken her around the world; she was honoured to join the roster of Soloists at The Metropolitan Opera in New York, covering roles such as The Merry Widow & Manon. This incredible opportunity enabled her to work alongside the world’s best singers, conductors & directors. On the concert platform, Amelia produced & starred in her very own show, Diva! She has performed with all the Symphony orchestras and in many large-scale televised events; she has performed for Crown Prince Frederick & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and she was selected to sing in

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Book now, limited seats. St Paul’s College presents Henry Purcell’s masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, a tale of destiny, love and death. Queen Dido and Prince Aeneas are in love, but forces of discord interfere to destroy their future together. The legendary Sally-Anne Russell as Dido, the Queen of Carthage; Andrew Goodwin as Aeneas; Penelope Mills as Belinda; and the Choir of St Paul’s College Sydney and the St Paul’s Baroque Consort conducted by Jack Stephens. To book tickets CLICK HERE

Choir sings at St Luke’s Mosman

You are warmly invited to a Service of Choral Evensong sung by the St Paul’s College Choir at St Luke’s Anglican Church, 4 Heydon Street Mosman (Corner Ourimbah Road & Heydon Street) on Sunday 31st July commencing at 4:00pm. The Choir of St Paul’s College will be conducted by the Director of Music, Mr Jack Stephens and Mr David Drury will be the Organist. Our Chaplain, the Rev’d Antony Weiss, will be the Guest Preacher and the Officiant will be the Rector of St Luke’s, the Rev’d Dr Max Wood, who is also the Deputy Chair of the College Council. Light refreshments will be served after the service and we look forward having you join us.

Victoriana! 2022 tickets on sale

“Victoriana!” is Australia’s longest running theatrical production and one of its most enduring and endearing. Run under the auspices of St Paul’s College Union, it has underpinned the operations of the Union for more than half a century, provided untold amusement for two generations of Paulines and become a tangible link to the College for Old Paulines who delight in returning for Victoriana! and bringing friends for this remarkable evening of formal dining and entertainment. This exciting night of dinner, drinks and music will feature musicians from the Sydney Symphony and Opera Australia, finishing with glorious pyrotechnics seen from the Quadrangle of the College. To book CLICK HERE For more details CLICK HERE

Union Membership

• The Pauline annually in the post (if requested)
• Boomalakka news by email
• Travelling Scholarships for Union members who are still studying (by application and assessment)
• Tickets to the annual Union Black Tie Dinner (member pricing, guest pricing) (limited to 180 to fit in Hall)
• Country Dinners
• London Dinner
• Rawson and Rose Bowl free events – Union drinks and food for members only and one guest
• Union nights at The Sals
• Chaplaincy support

Boomalakka Sem 1 2021

Boomalakka 2019

The Pauline 2014-2015

New Constitution

TRAVELLING STUDY GRANTS

Report from Julian Vidal (2017 – present) BA/LLB, Byron Bay NSW

The St Paul’s Union Travelling Scholarship has enabled me to undertake an offshore law unit, Japanese Law. I found this unit highly relevant to my university degree and my career goals to develop an understanding of Japanese law and enhance the Australian-Japanese bilateral relationship. The intensive law unit was taught over a two-week period at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and Tokyo, and it was administered by academics from the Australian Network for Japanese Law (ANJeL) as well as Japanese academics.

Throughout the unit, I acquired an understanding of the Japanese legal system, which is based largely on the continental European model. This is significantly different to the Australian model, which is based on the common law legal tradition. Thus, while the unit was based on familiar concepts such as contract, corporate governance and constitutional law, it introduced and unpacked these from a Japanese perspective. I found that aspects such as constitutional law were particularly important in acquiring a nuanced understanding of strategic and geopolitical issues in East Asia. This is especially so for Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which prohibits Japan from initiating armed conflict. Attempts to revise this clause have proven a diplomatic powder keg for nations such as China and Korea, which suffered under Japanese imperialism in the 20^th Century. Perhaps most importantly, an understanding of Japanese regulations and consumer law will be essential for Australian industries, such as manufacturing and agriculture, that aim to acquire a larger share of the Japanese market. This view is buttressed by the fact that Japan remains Australia’s second largest trading partner and Australia’s largest source of foreign direct investment.

The Union Travelling Scholarship has given me the opportunity to learn about Japanese law such that I am prepared to work on international legal issues as well as Australia’s economic, political and security relationship with Japan. I feel that it has helped to prepare me to develop effective policy and strategic ties between Australia and Japan, and more broadly, with the Indo-Pacific region. I once again thank the College Union for giving me the opportunity to participate in the offshore study program.