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First major solo retrospective exhibition of the late Josh Muir
An exhibition featuring the work of the late Old Collegian Josh Muir (SPC 2004-07, PY2009) has opened in Federation Square, in Melbourne. The JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live is currently on show at the Koorie Heritage Trust building, from 9 March through until 14 July 2024. Senior SPC students were fortunate to see the amazing…
Sharing the story of Paul McGinness at 2024 Anzac Day Assembly
The amazing story of Old Collegian Paul McGinness DCM DFC (SPC 1910-11) was shared with students and staff at the College’s 2024 Anzac Day Assembly. A boarder at SPC in the early 1900s, who became a decorated war fighter pilot ace and then a co-founder of Qantas in later life, Paul McGinness’ war story was…
Reflecting on one of SPC’s greatest sporting defeats 70 years on
Perhaps one of St Patrick’s greatest footballing arch-rivals was made welcome at the College recently. Former Ballarat Clarendon College First XVIII football captain John Birt, now aged 87 years, visited the school and took a trip down memory lane, walking out on our new and improved Main Oval once again. Some may well remember John…
Class of 2019 reunites five years on
We were delighted to welcome around 70 students from our Class of 2019 back to the Lake View Hotel on Friday, 19 April, for their Five-Year reunion. It’s always wonderful seeing our past students reconnect and hearing all about their lives post St Pat’s. 2019 College Captain Aidan Hanrahan is currently in the UK and…
Ireland Tour 2024: SPC v Sligo Academy Match Report
By Jason Lappin, 1st XVIII Coach On Tuesday 2 April, our Aussie boys faced off against the North Eastern Irish County of Sligo. Both teams fielded a lot of players which meant for high rotations to give everyone a run. The Paddy boys started on fire and served it up to the Irish boys. The Aussie boys had improved dramatically from…
Ireland Tour 2024: SPC v St Aidan’s Match Report
By Jason Lappin, 1st XVIII coach The lead up to first game of the tour was like a Grand Final for the Paddy Boys. The outrageously long flight meant the boys had a lot of built-up energy and tension. In an interesting plot twist, a lot of the players had already met each other over…
Ireland, UK & France Football Tour ’24
Follow the cultural, historical and sporting experiences of our students on the 2024 Ireland, UK and France Football Tour.
School of Rock tickets on sale
Tickets for our first whole school production in our new Performing Arts Centre are now on sale.
Enjoying long-lost friendships at the Emerald
A most enjoyable afternoon was enjoyed by Old Collegians attending the Autumn Paddies Luncheon at the start of March at the Emerald Hotel in south Melbourne. It was great to see two Old Boys attending the lunch for the first time, Robert Sparks (SPC 1961-68) and Klaudio Dadich (SPC 1964-68), who had not seen each…
John (Max) McEvoy (SPC 1941-43)
We were notified of the passing of John (Max) McEvoy (SPC 1941-43) in July 2023. His funeral was held on 18 July 2023 in Eltham. He was remembered by his family as having lived his life well and “with empathy and appreciation for others and your environment”. Max was a boarder at SPC from Mildura…