As the only Senator (as far as I know) to attend Ogilvie High School, it was a pleasure last night to join Tasmania’s Governor, Her Excellency Barbara Baker AC, Emeritus Prof Don Chalmers AO, and school alumni at a reception to celebrate 84 years of the school’s achievements.

Catching up with old scholars, we commemorated the end of an era, as Tasmania’s only remaining all-girls government school, Ogilvie High, will soon merge with the only all-boys government school, New Town High, to form the co-ed Hobart City High School.

Over the years, Ogilvie High School has had two school songs – now its students will have to learn another one! Great to see my fellow 1974 student leaver, Margie Nolan, who is now the coordinator of the wayraparattee Child and Family Centre.