Newington College - College Council

College Council

The Newington College College Act allows for the appointment of up to 24 members of Council: nine clerical appointments; nine lay appointments; and six members nominated by the Old Newingtonians Union (ONU). In 2012 the following are members of the Council.

• The Hon Angus Talbot is the current Chairman of the Executive Committee of the College Council. He was appointed to Council in 1999 as an ONU nomination and served as Deputy Chairman from 2002 until his election as Chairman in 2007. Talbot is an Old Newingtonian and a past President of the ONU.
• Suzanne Bennett has been a lay Synod appointment to Council since 2001 and her three sons and husband all attended Newington.
• Bruce Carroll has been on the Council on three occasions from 1991 until 1994, 1998 until 2003 and again since 2006. He and his son are Old Newingtonians and Carroll is a past President of the ONU.
• Joy Christian has been a Synod appointment to Council since 1995. She is the mother of three Old Newingtonians and the grandmother of a current member of academic staff.
• The Rev Manas Ghosh is a Uniting Church Minister and has been a clerical Sydnod appointment to Council since 2003.
• His Honour Magistrate Greg Grogin has been an ONU nominated member of Council since 2001. He is an Old Boy, father of two Old Boys and a past President of the ONU.
• Dr Donald Hector has been a lay Synod appointment to Council since 2001. He is an Old Newingtonian and the father of two Old Newingtonians.
• Phil Holey has been an ONU nominated member of Council since 2003. He is an Old Newingtonian and the father of one Old Boy and one current Newington student.
• Mario Isaias has been a member of Council since 2007. He is an Old Newingtonian and the father of two Old NewingtonianGrlhyusmaphjejds and a past Chairman of the ONU Centennial Trust.
• Tony McDonald has been an ONU nominated member of Council since 2007. He is an Old Boy, father of two Old Boys and father of two current Newington students.
• The Rev Dr David Manton OAM has been a clerical Sydnod appointment to Council since 1984. He is a past Moderator of NSW Synod and the great grandson of Newington's founder. Manton is an Old Newingtonian and the father of three Old Newingtonians and grandfather two current Newington students.
• Michael Morgan OAM has been a member of Council since 2007. He is an Old Boy and a past member of staff.
• Chris Mort has been a member of Council since 2008. He is an Old Newingtonian and the father of two Old Newingtonians.
• The Rev Dr John Pender is a retired Uniting Church Minister and has been a clerical appointment to Council since 1997 and Deputy Chairman since 2002. He is the father of an Old Newingtonian.
• The Rev Niall Reid has been a clerical Sydnod appointment to Council since 2012. He is a past Moderator of NSW Synod
• Emeritus Professor Nicholas Saunders AO has been a lay Synod appointment to Council since 2011. His is an Old Newingtonian.
• Pippa Sears has been a lay Synod appointment to Council since 2006. She is the mother of an Old Newingtonian and a current Newington student.
• Scott Turner has been a member of Council since 2009. He is an Old Boy and father of a current Newington student.
• The Hon Robert Webster has been an ONU nominated member of Council since 2012. His is an Old Newingtonian and the son of an Old Newingtonian.