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The house at 76 Biddlecombe Avenue was established in perpetuity for future teachers and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the initiation of Michael\u2019s friend and executor, Kate Baillieu, on 29 October 2025, we gathered to remember and recognise the generosity of those who contributed to the &#8216;Dovecote&#8217; for Michael, and to unveil a plaque in their honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of Charles Bright\u2019s leadership of the appeal for the house for Michael, Primmy Bright, Charles\u2019 widow, shared in the unveiling of the plaque with GGS Principal, Rebecca Cody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The permanent memorial will be installed at the site of Michael\u2019s Geelong Grammar School home as a tribute to this special place and to all those who supported it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal, Rebecca Cody and Primmy Bright unveil The Dovecote plaque in honour of treasured teacher, mentor and curator, Michael Collins Persse. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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