ALBERT BELL CLUB (ABC)

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ALBERT BELL CLUB (ABC)

ABC Newsletter Symbol, 1996.

The Albert Bell Club was established in 1975 with about 90 members and according to its first constitution to 'support rowing at the Geelong College in any and every possible way'. Named in honour of the widely respected rowing coach Albert Bell (1910-1982) the club has consistently met for an Annual Dinner during the rowing season and has produced a regular newsletter known as the Geelong College Rowing News.

The Club has assisted Rowing at the School through donations towards rowing equipment and facilities and in particular supported the campaign to build a new boat shed during the mid 1990s.

The Colin Carstairs Bell Pathway Rowing Bursary is a current award funded for Rowing by the Albert Bell Club (ABC) and first established in 2016.

ABC Committee (February 2020)
President: Peter Lawson
Secretary: Ben Thompson
Treasurer: Will Joske
Committee member: James Landy
Committee member: Jon Arrigo
Committee member: Stuart Olsen

Patrons
Albert Bell
J. H. Campbell
Robert Purnell
Scott Chirnside
Andrew Lawson
Louise Monotti
David Ramage

Presidents
1975 - 1977 Stewart McArthur
1978 - 1979 Andrew Lawson
1980 - 1981 Wally Lawler
1982 - 1983 Scott Chirnside
1984 - 1985
1986 - 1987 Richard Carr
1988 - 1989 Louise Monotti
1990 - 1991 Andrew Browne
1992 - 1993 Andrew Egan
1994 - 1995 Marcia Thompson
1996 - 1997 Stephen Lamont
1998 - 1999 Helen Purnell
2000 - 2000 Stephen Lawrence
2001 - 2003 John Hill

Life Members
Tom Clark
Richard Morris
Andrew Browne
Louise Monotti
Stephen Lamont