The Marcus Oldham College Old Students Association (MOCOSA) welcomes its new President, Lachie Barclay AssocDFBM’14, who will take on the role in 2025. He succeeds Peter Stephens DipFM’83, who is stepping down after 10 years on the executive of MOCOSA.
As President of MOCOSA and a College Council member, Peter has been an invaluable contributor who has helped foster the College’s progress.
Peter sat on the MOCOSA Executive for 10 years, including seven of those as President.
“Looking back over the past 14 editions of the MOCOSA magazine, it makes amazing reading to see how far Marcus has come in that short time.
“We now have facilities equal to any educational institution in the country, all funded by Alumni and friends of the College,” Peter said.
“Without this support Marcus could not continue at the pinnacle of agricultural management education, and neither could we provide the immersive, on-campus residential experience that most of us were lucky enough to experience.”
Lachie joined the MOCOSA Executive in 2020, describing his decision as “a small way I could give back to the College”.
He is excited by the youthfulness of the Executive. More than half of the members have graduated within the past decade, bringing energy and new ideas.
“We have some very intelligent minds around the table, who represent the Alumni effectively, as we contribute to the future of the College,” Lachie said.