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Busselton Senior High School Reunion

Your website is awesome thanks very much - see
you on saturday.

Ken Hayden

Hi, I left to live in pemberton after 2nd year ,dont
recognize anyone in the photos.Except you
Wendy,keep up the good work

Richard Batrick

Gda, I call Darwin home but I seem to spend more
time everywhere else but home. I have 2 great girls
and 1 grand daughter. I am single and enjoying it.
Currently working in Waroona

Doug Halligan

Anyone who leaves a message here can be contacted via email.
However, I will not be placing email addresses on this site due to
the threat of unauthorized use (ie spammers!). If you would like to
contact anyone here or from the reunion, just contact me and I will
forward their email address direct to you.
Cheers!

Wendy

Sorry I'm unable to make this years reunion due to
family commitments. Have a wonderful night!

Donna
(Corker nee McKenzie)

Donna Corker with husband Neil
at their son's wedding...

I wish I could make it to the reunion and catch up with
some of my mates from back in the day, but it won't
be happening. Hopefully next time. However I would
be happy hear from some of you guys if you like to
make contact.

Gilles Rozendaal

Gilles with wife Beverly and their first and only
Grandson Nicholas

Sorry I can't make it to the reunion. It would certainly
be interesting to see people again after all these
years! I live in Adelaide with my partner Shaun and
our child Milo who is 4 years old (yes, we were late
starters!). Life is good. Apart from being a mother, I
have my own event management company, have
been doing that for many years. I went to Busselton
High from 1973-75 (Years 8, 9, 10). I will keep
checking the website to see how many faces I
recognise.
Natalie Falcinella

(above and left)

Natalie and her son Milo

Thanks for thinking of me. I will keep the highschool site bookmarked.

It has been a full last 12 months with getting the whole family over to holland for 5 months and playing, rehearsing,
writing and performing over there. I hope to have a new recording with our collaborations within the next year. I will
fill you in a little of the goings on, and hope you might pass on my info to anyone interested.

Also I am including links to myspace from my holland site we set up as well as a personal webpage but its not
been updated for a while...:)

When I left school I started studying at secondary teachers college in Nedlands sharing a house with my dear
friends Elizabeth Johnston and Robin Moyses, then moved on to do a Fine Arts degree at Curtain Uni. Finally I
gravited to music and got together a band which led to me realising a whole path I hadnt really planned on but has
been the backdrop of my life experiences, friendships and spiritual journey too ever since.

I have been doing music as my main pursuit now since 1986, so quite a long time with various amounts of success.
Having most exposure with the band Martha's Vineyard which was formed in Perth.
These days I still enjoy performing and writing my own songs in various outfits. Geoff also plays now adding some
great hand percussion.

My partner Geoff and I have been together for over 16 years and have two wonderful boys we homebirthed now 6
and 12 years old. We met in the Blue Mountains and moved around a lot but we are living in Elands mid North
Coast of NSW. It is quite remote, with 12k of gravel road up an escarpment to a healthy reclaiming rainforest. It is a
very creative little community of around 1,000 people.

I also have studied some alternative healing arts and I'm a practitioner of Reiki, Quantum Touch, Thought Field
Therapy and now I'm finding amazing insights for emotional healing as well through The Sedona Method.

I hope to get back to WA this summer, to catch up with family whom I haven't seen since 2000. Please feel free to
pass on my email address to anyone who would like it.

Hope everyone has a wonderful reunion!!!!

Please keep in touch Wendy
I'd love to hear what you've been up to.
x
best wishes
Peggy

my homepage for my music site is at:
www.peggyvanzalm.com

I also have info and distribution through
www.cdbaby.com/all/peggyvz

or join me at myspace and find out about my recent holland sojourn
www.myspace.com/peggyvanzalmsblackberrywine

I am interested in organics and health and recommend these Australian organics - my other business at:
www.havenorganics.com

contact website for this email address

Great to hear about the reunion through
FriendsReunited and via Murray and the local
newspaper.

Unfortunately already have commitment on 31
March but really really disappointed not to be able to
get there as I have greatly enjoyed the last too.
Can't get out of my commitment either.

I was really hoping to catch up with some who have
not been to previous reunions etc. Peter Arthur,
Phillip Reynolds and Debbie Mangini. If you hear
from them, I would appreciate you passing on my
wish to catch up - maybe they are even in the big
city of Perth - we could do drinks after work
sometime or even better still a Sunday afternoon
coffee somewhere - this may appeal to others - a bit
later this year.

Great to hear from you. Will send more news later,
before the reunion so that you can put it up for
others to read.

Regards

Carol
Davis nee Rynvis

(31st march 2007)

Hi

Coming to you from an internet cafe in Singapore on
the way to Frankfurt. I guess you can deduce that I
won't be at the re-union tonight. One of the
downsides of this job, I'm afraid, is lack of control of
ones life!

Unfortunately a trip swap was not available...

Anyhow thanks so much for keeping me informed
about the event.

I didn't manage to get down to Busselton last week
after returning from the
skiing trip to Japan.

I do have a week off (after this trip and the Los
Angeles trip that
follows) so should be down there in about 3 weeks.
I'll get in touch then
and hopefully you can tell me all about it and show
me some photos.

Bye for now. Hi to everyone and i wish you all a
fantastic night.

Regards,

Mike Strong

Hi

Thanks for your Email. Just confirming that I will not
be able to make it to this reunion but will the next
one!

Hope all goes well and give my regards to everyone.

Love

Francine

PS If anyone would like to contact me I am happy
for you to pass on my Email address. xx

Love the website!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike Thompson

1st April 2007

Thanks to everyone who organised last nights school
reunion! It was just fantastic! Can't wait until the next
one!
Rita Willmott (Galonski)

Many thanks for a great night.
Regards Julie Cockman- Saunders

Thank you Wendy and Mike, The time you both
put into making last night the sucess it was is a
credit to you both. I look forward to the next
gathering, when talking to friends about the reuions
we have had, I have come to the conclusion that
this occurance is rare, most never have the
opportunity to get together as we have done. The
reason being there are no Wendy's and Mikes in
their school year. So again a big thanks. Kind
regards Ann Miller

Sorry to miss the fun. Had to work and could not get a
replacement. Nursing. Sounds like it was great fun
catching up.
Judy Barkla (Hopkins)

Congrats for organizing a great get together
Denise Kennedy (Avery)

What a great night. More than 3 people recognised
me, so I was very pleased.
I think we should have our next reunion the year we
turn 50 in 2010. I want to see you all again. Will you
be there??
Cheers
Lyn (Sidebottom)

I wish I'd said that.

Peter Locher

Greetings Wendy and Mike,

Many thanks indeed for the splendid evening on
Saturday. I really
appreciated the opportunity of catching up with
so many old friends.

I concur with all the good sentiments on your
website, thank you.

I will be very pleased to hear from different
people via email and by all
means, please pass on my email address to the
different folk individually

Best wishes,

Philip

Many thanks for a great night. Regards
Julie Cockman- Saunders

Wendy, you wonderful woman you. I had an absolute
ball, haven't talked so much in forever. thank you so
much!!!
Luv Liz

Hi Wendy, Mike, ( By the end of the night I had
remembered you ) and others who assisted with the
reunion

Thank you so much for all the efforts in getting it
together. It was a awesome night. I'm still smiling. Its
just so good to catch up with people who have
shaped your life in one way or another. Once again
Thank you. Looking forward to the next one.

Yvonne (Vernon-Bates)

Hello Wendy

I should have brought these photos to the reunion (I
thoroughly enjoyed the reunion). If you want to use
them you are welcome.

Looking forward to the next one. I saw Lyn
Sidebottoms mention having the reunion when we
turn fifty. See what others think, maybe we can
find out our birthdays to pick a date. Your birthday
date because you have kept us in touch.

I will keep watching out on the website to keep in
touch. Thank you and Mike for organising the
reunion and all your hard work.

Cheers

Marianne Lagerwey

Just a note to thank you and Mike very much for all
your hard work in putting together a highly
successful Reunion on Saturday. I enjoyed it very
much (after getting over the nervousness!). It
seemed that others were having a good time too.
Didnt manage to catch with everybody , as the time
seemed to go very fast. Looking forward to the next
one!
Also thanks for the great website - it was wonderful
to see all the old photos and to see some of the ones
of people who couldnt be at the reunion.
Once again, thank you for your hard work and will try
to catch up with you next time I am in Busselton.

Best wishes

Denise

Great website

Paul Hutchins

Wendy and Mike, thanks so much for all the effort
to put this year's reunion together. It was SO
much fun, and I had a great time catching up with
everyone. You both deserve a huge vote of
thanks for bringing us all together.

For some reason it just made sense to jump on a
plane at the last minute, and I'm so glad I did. It
didn't seem like such a big deal - just a plane ride,
albeit a long one.

Just got back to Canada yesterday, and I have a
house-full of company who will soon be bored to
sobs with my high school stories...but what the
heck!

It was great seeing all the familiar faces, and I'd be
happy to hear from anyone who cares to stay in
contact.

Thanks again, Wendy and Mike!

Terri

17th April 2007

Hi everyone, what a great night we all had thanks to
Wendy and Mike on 31st March. Didn't have time to
catch up with everyone there. Had a hard time
remembering (must be old age) but as the night went
on talking and socialising helped the old brain kick
in, and for days after I would remember things from
the past.
Great website, thanks again Wendy a Mike. Mike I'm
pleased to say I am remembering you. Best wishes
to everyone Carol (Ellis)

17th April 2007

Thanks Wendy and Mike and all the many people I
have not seen or spoken to for such a long time to
make it a truly memorable evening. It was an amazing
night to realise the outer shells may have changed
for us all, but when I got talking to all those I caught
up with, the teenager of all those years ago still lives
in us all. May it live in us all for many years to come!!
Cheers to all. Brian Cross

13th April 2007

Hi Wendy,
       I've been really enjoying the messages, the
photos and photos and photos.....keep them
coming. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to you and
whoever is helping you with the website. I don't
know how much it costs to setup and maintain a
website like this but I would be willing to pitch in so
that it can be continued, let me know if I can help in
that regard.
The photos with the names really helped me get my
mind updated, however they also helped to go back
and remember people that I hadn't thought about
since leaving school. The idea of having a get
together when the class turns 50 sounds like a plan
to me, I have plans to make it back to WA during the
summer of 2010-2011.
  When you get chance, I would like to have the
contact info/ email address on a few people. Glenn
Towers, Kevin Bell, Doug Halligan, for starter. I was
also wondering if Robert Rose was contacted or
made contact?
Thanks again for all you've done with the reunion
and website, it's been a real blessing for me,
halfway around the world.
   Regards Gilles

Hi everyone,
Sorry I missed the big night.Only found out about it
when talking to Norman Bailey and he had Wendy's
E-mail address .Would have loved to have seen
everyone again. It is so amazing seeing the
photo's.You did a great job Wendy and everyone
else that helped.Hope to talk to you soon. Love
Kerrie Martin (Rendell)

2-5-07

Heart felt thanks for organising the reunions for
us. Great time had at every one.... EVERYONE
MUST COME to next one!

Lynn Lucas (Wilder)

Although I'm late in sending this message I would
just like to say thankyou to both you and Mike for
making a wonderful evening to remember. It was
so very interesting to see what paths everyone
had taken through life to this point and great to
have the opportunity to reminisce over our school
days. Most of all our freindships still remain and I
thoroughly look forward to the next reunion which
I hope becomes easier for you to organise.

Cheers,
Sally Tubb (nee-Float).

Isn't it fascinating to see what some of our friends
do for a living?
Here are a few photos from Mike Strong,
which prove he really does get to see the world, from the
number one spot - the drivers' seat of those big aircraft!
(as opposed to people like me who get the mundane
seats at the back of the plane, "economy" style....)
Thanks Mike!

Hi Wendy,
Unable to make school reunion, was in Sydney at
the time, may be next time. Fantastic photo's looks
like it was a real hoot. Happy for you to make my
e-mail address available for future contacts from
our year. Bye for now
Robert. (Hartley)

love to talk to some of my old school friends from
1966 - 1975
Wayne Lee