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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.

02 Jun 2023

Isaac Hucker, a proud Badimaya man, describes his journey towards choosing university and college life

University and college weren’t always part of Isaac’s plans, but now he is studying criminology and psychology in the pursuit of a criminal law career… so, what changed his mind?

02 Jun 2023

Mikayla Hand’s journey from Indooroopilly State High to studying at Australia’s top university

Mikayla Hand decided a change was on the cards when she finished school in Brisbane, so she packed up and moved to Melbourne, where she’s found her groove and plenty of friends at Trinity College.

02 Jun 2023

From farm life to Trinity College: Q&A with Fergus Guest

Fergus talks about his upbringing on a farm, his high school days, and why he chose to live at Trinity College.

02 Jun 2023

From country to city life: Why college is the complete package for Rosie

If a move to the city for university is on the cards, Trinity College could be the welcoming community that you need to help settle in and make the most of your university years. Rosie Yates, who grew up in tiny NSW town of Yerong Creek, has done just that, and has found that college life suits her perfectly.

31 May 2023

Book now: The Addams Family musical

Following the success of Mageia, Trinity College’s musical in 2022, the college is proud to present The Addams Family for 2023. The musical follows an abnormal family that faces the challenges of living with a rebelling teenage daughter, Wednesday Addams, as she defies her family’s values and forges indefinite change.

18 May 2023

Peter Kalidonis on why making friends at uni is harder than you think

Peter Kalidonis discovered that living with family while at university versus living on campus at college results in vastly different experiences … and one option easily trumps the other. Here he explains why.

17 May 2023

Residential college vs dorm in Australia: what's the difference?

In Australia, residential colleges and dorms, or university student accommodation, are both options for students looking for on-campus accommodation at university. While they may seem similar at first glance, there are significant differences between the two.

06 Apr 2023

Sex and sexuality week: Kody shares his story of growing up gay in country Victoria

Trinity resident Kody Roth grew up in regional Victoria, where he struggled with his sexual identity throughout his school years. It wasn’t until he moved to Melbourne and Trinity College that he finally felt comfortable to embrace his sexuality.

30 Nov 2022

Congratulations to our Alum of the Year, Gillon McLachlan

We are pleased to announce Gillon McLachlan (TC 1994) as our 2022 Bill Cowan Alum of the Year. Gill has been recognised for his work expanding the AFLW and for ensuring AFL games continued during the pandemic.

21 Oct 2022

Blanca Brew Ferrer on what makes Trinity feel like home

As many of our third year students say goodbye to life on campus, Blanca Brew Ferrer reflects on the time they spent together (including in lockdown), the types of people she met, and the type of person she's grown into at Trinity.

18 Oct 2022

International fresher Stella Mackenzie reflects on her experience at Trinity

First-year international student Stella Mackenzie talks about her experience of living at Trinity so far, including balancing study and hobbies, and settling in with the aid of Trinity’s international student committee.

11 Oct 2022

Cooper Craig-Peters on designing the Indigenous guernsey for the Western Bulldogs

Trinity student Cooper Craig-Peters plays for the Western Bulldogs in the VFL and is proud to see his teammates wearing an Indigenous guernsey, which he designed in 2018. One of Cooper’s guernsey’s now hangs as part of the Trinity College art collection, so we caught up with Cooper to chat about his upbringing and culture, and what his design means.

10 Oct 2022

Jem Herbert on why he chose Trinity and why music brings out the best in him

According to Jem Herbert, his love of classical music has always brought out the best in him. It’s what drove him to join the Australian Boys’ Choir after a childhood spent in the Victorian High Country. It’s what drove him to leave home at age 13 to study music. It’s what delivered him to the gates of Trinity College, where he became a member of the Choir of Trinity College, music director of the Trinity Tiger Tones, and writer of one of our musicals.

05 Oct 2022

Rebecca Martin – how a Trinity scholarship changed her life

From rural NSW to the US Department of State: Rebecca Martin talks about the scholarship that changed her life.

30 Sep 2022

Meet the Residential College’s new TCAC for 2022–23

With the closing tenure of the 2021–22 TCAC, we meet the people who will become the primary facilitators of residential life for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.

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