140 Ormond Stories
From student life and traditions, to sports, culture, our people and iconic campus, immerse yourself in stories which make up the fabric of our Ormond community.
Featured stories
Celebrating Ormond’s 140th birthday
On 18 March 1881, Ormond was officially opened by the Governor of Victoria, at a ceremony attended by over 400 people.
Secrets of the Dining Hall
Ormond's magnificent neo-gothic Dining Hall has been a centre of College life for over 125 years. It is often compared to a similar room in the Harry Potter series, with this similarity no coincidence.
Spooning in
Ormond congratulates its premiership sporting teams with a chorus of spoons rapped on tables at dinner. But why?
Latest stories
Actor, singer, spy, Master of Ormond
Brinley Newton-John was Master of Ormond in the 1950s and a man of many talents.
Jim and David were best friends
In the First World War, inseparable Ormondian best friends fought together and were killed by the same shell.
Unidentified Ormond Object
When this object arrived at Ormond, it uncovered a poignant story from a century ago
Alumni stories
I shot a golf ball in the air
When in 1961 a group of friends instigated golf tournament, they had little idea it would continue annually for half a century.
Ormondians and conscription
Army conscript, nephew of a war casualty and colleague of a miliary hero James Lawson (1953) reflects on the controversial issue of conscription and its impacts on Ormond.
Songs from the Tower
Glen Farrow (1978) recalls a set of songs that will always take him back to his Ormond days.
Share your Ormond story
Every Ormondian has their own unique experience of College life, and their own story to tell. What Ormond moment stands out in your memory? Whether on the sporting field or the stage, in the JCR, Dining Hall or on Picken Lawn, share your favourite story of life at Ormond College.
Our history
The College was founded thanks to the generosity of Francis Ormond, a Western District farmer and landowner. Francis Ormond believed in the transformative power of education and wanted the College founded in his name to be more than simply a place to live: it should equip its graduates with both the potential and the sense of responsibility to make the world a better place.
