OBGS Committee 2012
PRESIDENT
Peter Scott (OB 76)
Peter attended BGS from 1974 to 1976. He was a Prefect, Captain of Boats in the history making 1st VIII of 1976 (our first crew to qualify for the Head of the River Final) and received colours for athletics.
Nowadays Peter is Sales Director for Schweppes Beverages, is married to Janelle, has two teenage children, one of whom (Lachlan) is a student at BGS.
VICE PRESIDENTS
Mark Flavell (OB 79)
The name Flavell has had a long association with Brighton Grammar School and the OBGS with Mark’s father Graham having attended BGS from 1948 to 1952, Mark and his brother Richard were BGS boys from 1970 to 1979 and 1972 to 1980 respectively.
Both Mark and Richard sent their sons to BGS; Sam and Harrison (Mark’s boys) and Jay and Beau, Richard’s sons.
There are currently seven Flavell Old Brighton Grammarians.
Rick Pemberton (OB 70)
After an education at BGS between 1957 and 1971, Rick joined the OBGS Committee on leaving School. Since then he has served as a Committee man, Secretary and Vice President. In 2001 he was awarded Honorary Membership of the OBGS.
Rick joined the Staff of the Junior School in 1975 and still remains today. Rick has only worked with two Presidents who have been younger than him, so he now looks forward to the younger generations of Old Boys taking a more active role in leading the Society through the next decade.
Roger Wilson OAM (OB 61)
Roger, a BGS Hall of Fame Inductee and one of four brothers who went to BGS, entered at Year 7 in 1956.
Roger was School Captain in 1962 and coached Rowing at BGS from 1967 till 1979 including the 1st VXIII's in the last 5 of those years. Roger played over 200 games with Old Brighton Football Club .
For 21 years, Roger was at the helm of Forty Winks Franchising. In 2007 Roger was conducted into The FCA Franchise Hall of Fame. In 2009, Roger was rewarded for his services to rowing, the community and business with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queens Birthday Honours.
Roger is now a Consultant. Roger can be contacted on rbwservices@bigpond.com or mobile 0418395946
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Andrew Biggin (OB 69)
Andrew attended BGS from 1963 to 1970 and after leaving BGS immediately became involved with the OBGS Committee through the Meliora Club (Old Rowers). In time, he moved onto the general OBGS Committee and became President of the OBGS in 1992.
He was appointed Alumni Relations Manager and Executive Officer of the OBGS in 2005 after the retirement of Kevin Williamson and took on the roles of Secretary and Treasurer of the OBGS Committee.
Andrew' has had two sons attend the School, Nick (OB 96) and Tim (OB 08)
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Geof Hosie (OB 59)
Geof attended BGS from 1947 to 1959 and was a renowned footballer and swimmer in his School days. He is a land surveyor, a keen golfer and is Vice President of the OBGS Golf Club. He is also an active member of the Brighton Grammarians' Lodge and a former player with the OBG Football Club.
GENERAL COMMITTEE
Jim Begg (OB 58)
Member OBGS Committee since 1999, President 2001 – 2002.
Jim attended Brighton Grammar from 1946 to 1958. He was a boarder during the last year of the Boarding House, 1954. Now retired, Jim’s career was in the heavy engineering and construction equipment industries supplying the mining and quarrying industries in Australia and overseas.
Steven Blatt (OB 72)
Steve and family have been associated with Brighton Grammar School since the early 60's. Steve is a member of the Class of ‘72. and both his sons have attended from Prep to Year 12, Nicholas (OB 01) and Brendan (OB 04).
Steve has been an Old Boys Committee Member for over 10 years and enjoys putting something back into the School.
Steve's company, American Car Parts, has been running locally for the past 30 years. He restores, rebuilds and repairs all types of motor vehicles and motor cycles. He specialises in importing original automotive products direct from the US.
Nicholas Middendorp (OB 79)
Nicholas attended BGS from Grade 2 in 1969 through to Year 12 1979, (repeated Y12 in 1980).
He was actively involved with the cadets, drama and sport at BGS.
Three years in the Rowing First VIII and Rugby First XV, Prefect ’79 and Co Vice-Captain of the School in1980.
Since BGS, following general store work and time as a roofing labourer, he joined the family business, Middendorp Electric Co P/L in 1982, as a store/driver and today is Director of Operations.
Nicholas lives in Brighton with wife Joanne and children, Sophie (Y11 Star of the Sea) and Ben (Y9 BGS). He supports the Wallabies and is actively involved with bay & ocean racing as a crew/club member of a racing yacht based at RBYC.
Nicholas has been involved with the OBGS since leaving as a table captain for the Annual Dinners, President of the Meliora Club in the mid 80’s and joined the OBGS Committee in 2004. He is also on the OBG Rugby Club committee and was OBGS President in 2005/07.
Macquarie Carr (OB 96)
Macquarie is a second generation Old Brighton Grammarian with his father Roger having attended BGS from 1949 to 1950. Macquarie is the youngest of three boys, all of whom are Old Boys - Abel (1992) and Field (1994).
Stephen Dimer (OB 96)
Steve was a great cricketer in the Class of 1996 and recently returned from a stint in Adelaide.
HEADMASTER
Michael Urwin
School Representative
Trevor Spurritt (OB 61)
Trevor is currently teaching Matematics at BGS after having spent many years at Camberwell Grammar School where he taught Michael Urwin.