Posts by St Patrick's College

A great get-together was held recently by the past players, officials and supporters of the SPC Old Boys Football Club at the Emerald Hotel in south Melbourne. For the attendees, it brought back many rich memories and was a special opportunity to remember and reflect on an exciting period in their lives, which resulted after…

The College reconnected recently with Old Collegian Frank Carrucan (SPC 1960-65) who enjoyed a career in teaching and would be well known to some of our Old Collegians as a replacement teacher. These days, Frank enjoys many pursuits including a love of Volkswagens! Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Counting Teacher’s College which…

Our oldest known Old Collegian Laurie Larmer OAM (SPC 1935-40) celebrated a mighty milestone recently, enjoying his 99th birthday with a special celebratory lunch at the Emerald Hotel in south Melbourne with family and friends, including a number of fellow Old Collegians. We wish Laurie a very happy birthday from the entire SPC community! We…

Dual Carlton premiership player and Old Collegian Mario Bortolotto (SPC 1972-75) sadly passed away on 9 September 2022 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne after a short illness with his family by his side, aged 65 years. We extend our deepest sympathy to Mario’s extended family, including his wife Birgit and children Steffanie, Isabella and…

Our deepest sympathy goes to the family of Old Collegian Kerry Francis Mullane (SPC 1965) who passed away suddenly at home on 23 September 2022. Kerry was the loving husband of Clare and proud father of Rebecca, Justin (SPC 1988-93), Joey, Laura, Shaun (SPC 1994-99), Tim (SPC 1998-2003) and Emily and an adored pa to…

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Old Collegian Peter Lennard Bettes (SPC 1960-65) on 5 September 2022 after finally losing his battle with leukemia after 12 years. In that time, his family paid tribute, saying Peter “never lost his sense of fun, his big smile or his consideration of others before himself”.…