Mich Burns

Tony Glassick gave me contact details and told me of the website which I have just visited. It is hard to believe it has been so long. The photos were a revelation. I would have recognized very few if I passed them in the street. No doubt many would say the same about myself. That part of my life seems a bit of a mystery now. I have seen very few since my departure

A brief word on myself.

I have been at your alma mater for many years now. Sometimes I wonder why but the reality is I continue to enjoy teaching kids and coaching sport and I have had much satisfaction at this place. I was at St. Augustine’s, Brookvale before here. I was married to Cathie for 30 years and we have three sons, Matt, Daniel and Lucas all of whom I love with my life but, unfortunately, Dan is in Byron Bay studying whales and completing his PhD while Lucas has been in the UK for almost two years but will return in a few months. We see each other as much as is possible.

In 2000 I had leave from Joeys and taught in a bottom-of-the-barrel school in Kent in the UK. The teaching was tough but a wonderful experience. I will be back in the UK for Term 4 this year. Cathie and I are divorced and I have remarried. Presently live in Wollstonecraft in Sydney.

A lot of swimming kept me fit but I seem to have wrecked a shoulder in the process and am having trouble finding a suitable alternative exercise. Any suggestions

Sorry I will miss the re-union. I haven’t been back to the Gong since about the mid-80s when they made me go on Year 12 retreats.

Best wishes,

Mick Burns