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Old Boys out in force at Careers Expo

A great crowd turned out for the 2023 SPC Careers Expo at the Old Collegians’ Association Pavilion on Wednesday evening. Current students and their families flocked to the event for the opportunity to chat to representatives from nearly 100 different employment pathways. It was also fantastic to see a number of Old Collegians volunteering their…

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Kevin Walter Bell (SPC 1951-59)

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Kevin Walter Bell (SPC 1951-59) who passed away peacefully at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Melbourne on 14 February 2023. We extend our deepest sympathy to Kevin’s family, wife Jan and children Andrew, David, Julian and Katrina and extended family, including 11 grandchildren, and his brother…

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Lawrence (Laurie) O’Hara Larmer OAM (SPC 1935-40)

The St Patrick’s College community is extremely saddened by the recent passing of our oldest living Old Collegian and Legend, Lawrence (Laurie) O’Hara Larmer OAM (SPC 1935-40). Laurie, our oldest living Old Collegian and Legend of the College, sadly passed away on 14 April 2023, aged 99 years and eight months. Laurie is remembered as…

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Class of 2003 reunite at 20-Year Reunion

We were delighted to welcome back around 50 Old Collegians from the Class of 2003 to celebrate their 20-Year Reunion at St Patrick’s College in early May. It was a great evening as Old Collegians, some with their partners, enjoyed the opportunity to catch up and reminisce with their former classmates. A tour of the…

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Class of 2013 celebrating 10-Year Reunion

We enjoyed a great turnout with around 50 Old Collegians returning for their Class of 2013 10-Year Reunion at the College on Saturday evening, 29 April 2023. The College tour was very popular with the Class of 2013 keen to see how the buildings and grounds had changed in the last decade since they were…

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Old Boys in the News – April 2023

Our Old Collegians have been busy including: This great story with Old Collegian Patrick Cashin (SPC 2006-11) from the Buninyong-Mount Helen CFA, who was organising a contingent from Ballarat to compete in the Vic Emergency Services Games recently. To read more, click here Well done to Old Collegian Cooper Sherman (SPC 2017-2022) who won a…

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Where are they now – Scott Petrie (SPC 1994-99)

The College recently reconnected with Old Collegian Scott Petrie (SPC 1994-99), who is a well-known face to many in the local real estate sector and also supports fellow Old Collegians through his participation in the Jimmy’s Licorice Allsorts cycling team, raising a massive $60,000-plus in the Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay at the weekend, with…

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Cardinal George Pell AC (SPC 1949-59)

George Pell AC was born on 8 June 1941 in Ballarat and passed away on 10 January 2023 in Rome, aged 81 years. George Pell was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the inaugural prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy between 2014 and 2019 and was a member of the Council…

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Class of 1963 celebrate 60-Year Reunion

Old Collegians from the Class of 1963 had plenty of catching up to do at their 60-Year Reunion this year. About a dozen Old Collegians were able to join us for their Class of 1963 60-Year Reunion, which was held in conjunction with the SPC Old Collegians’ Association St Patrick’s Day Lunch, on Friday, 17…

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Sharing in the St Patrick’s Day spirit together

A good-sized crowd relaxed in the St Patrick’s Day spirit at our annual 2023 SPC Old Collegians’ Association St Patrick’s Day Lunch on Friday, March 17. Guests were able to take advantage of their prime location in the Old Collegians’ Association Pavilion, overlooking the Main Oval, where they were able to watch with interest as…

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