C.B. Alexander College, Tocal
In 1947 Charles Alexander left his estate to the Presbyterian Church to be used to help orphaned and destitute children by training them for agricultural careers.
Tocal College was opened to students in 1965 and in the same year the buildings gained the Sulman and Blacket Awards for architecture. In 1970 the College was transferred to NSW Agriculture.
Various land purchases have increased the size of the College to 2,200 hectares.
RYLA is conducted each year at the Glendarra Conference Centre, a part of the College.
Tocal is located near Paterson, some 15 km north of Maitland. The Glendarra Conference Centre (shown in red on the map to the left) is found on the eastern side of Tocal Road, opposite the main campus. The entrance is directly opposite the main gate.
RYLA participants should come directly to Glendarra.
More information about Tocal College can be found at the College web site. Click on the button below.
LEADERSHIP AWARD
RYLA AIMS
LIMITED NUMBERS:
Accomodation constraints at Tocal's Glendara 2 Conference Centre restrict places to a maximum of 39 participants.
Clubs booking before the closing date should be assured of at least one place. All remaining places will be filled without restriction after 31 July on a first come first served basis.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
APPLICATION:
Applications will only be accepted on the District 9670 RYLA 2005 Application form.
Application forms can be downloaded from this site and should by forwarded through a sponsoring Rotary Club by 31 July 2005.
| DATES:
RYLA 2005 will run from Saturday 1 October 2005 until Friday 7 October 2005
VENUE: Tocal College, Paterson The Glendara 2 Conference Centre is at the C.B. Alexander Agricultural College, Tocal Road, Paterson See the map below. AGE RANGE: Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years at the beginning of the Seminar. Applications will not be accepted outside that age range. COSTS; If sponsored by a Rotary club: $550, if sponsored by a company or individual: $700, payable with the application. Costs are usually borne by the sponsoring Rotary Club. |
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After a time as a jackeroo and shearer in Queensland he qualified as a diesel engineer and was employed in Sydney and Brisbane in the design of diesel engine driven pumping stations. After studying agricultural/irrigation engineering and marketing he spent a year in the UK and the USA as a student.
He joined an large American company specializing in turf maintenance equipment and opened the first overseas subsidiary of the company in 1975. He remained the Managing Director of this Australian company until he retired in the early 90's.
During this period he also established distribution throughout South East Asian and the Pacific and became a director of the International parent company.
A keen sailor he went cruising on retirement on his yacht for four years and has since done a number of shorter cruises from his home in Dora Creek.
Phillip has a son and daughter in Sydney. One in the IT industry the other in advertising.
Currently a member of the Morisset Rotary Club he was president in 2001, Group Study Exchange Leader to Norway in 2000 and a member of the RYLA committee since 1997.
Prior to becoming a psychologist, Lynne first trained as a music teacher which led to 3 years travel and teaching in the Far East. After returning she trained as a nurse and midwife then set off for England for the next six years. Both these careers have been a tremendous influence and adjunct to the work she does as a psychologist.
Lynne is a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of New Lambton and is a past President. Her involvement with Rotary has included fundraising for a sea ambulance for East Timor, opening her home to exchange students, and encouraging her own children into the RYLA programme and overseas exchange. In 2003 she took the GSE team to Poland for an extraordinary professional experience.
Her interests include ongoing involvement in music, ballet and theatre. She loves to abseil and can boast a drop of 600 feet alongside the The Three Sisters in Katoomba. However apart from her busy work life, she is excited by the many ventures an opportunities that Rotary offers to all age groups as well as the companionship of equally energetic and creative people.
Much of her work has been in the area of trauma and critical incident. She has developed and co-ordinated workshops, lifestyle programmes and professional development programmes for teachers and those in the veteran community. She was the first outreach counsellor for the Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service in this region and continues to work with traumatised families from the veteran community and other emergency service personnel.