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A history of Edmund Rice Day at St Patrick’s College
By College Archivist Halina Sztynda With the sun shining on a clear autumn day, today would have been a brilliant setting for our annual College Walkathon to celebrate Edmund Rice Day in honour of the founder of the Christian Brothers. However, as with so many events in 2020, the COVID-19 virus has forced us to…
College mourns loss of colleague, mentor and friend
St Patrick’s College is today mourning the passing of our colleague and friend Gerard Sullivan at 9:30pm Friday evening after a courageous battle with cancer. Gerard’s wife, Suzie, and his children, Ella and Lucinda, were with Gerard as he passed gently. All at St Patrick’s and the wider EREA community pass our condolences to Suzie,…
EREA announces new Principal of St Patrick’s College
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is with much pleasure that I announce that Steven O’Connor has been appointed to the position of Principal of St Patrick’s College in Ballarat, effective from January 2021. Steven is an experienced leader in education including as a past Deputy Headmaster at St Patrick’s College. Currently Steven is Head of…
Old Collegians Association 2020 Annual General Meeting
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association (OCA) conducted its 2020 Annual General Meeting last night (Monday, April 27) – the first time it had conducted an online meeting due to social distancing regulations. Connecting via Microsoft Teams, members of the OCA were able to conduct the election of office bearers for the 2020-21 calendar…
Where are they now – Pat Nolan (SPC 2002-07)
The College recently reconnected with Pat Nolan (SPC 2002-07) who is now working as deputy editor of The Courier newspaper. The coronavirus crisis has had massive implications on the media industry, with Pat and his staff working individually at home to produce the regional daily since the beginning of March due to COVID-19. Where…
Where are they now – Bayley Cocking (SPC 2013-18)
The College recently reconnected with Old Collegian Bayley Cocking (SPC 2013-18), pictured meeting TV presenter Peter Hitchener, who is currently interning with the Ballarat Times newsgroup and recently wrote about the great work of the College’s OCA Pastoral Care Program. Bayley shares his fondest memories of school life and the teachers who had an impacted…
Where are they now – Anthony Edwards (SPC 1985-90)
The College recently reconnected with Anthony Edwards (SPC 1985-90), who was a part of one of our most celebrated moments in SPC history as a member of the winning SPC Head of the Lake crew in 1990, effectively changing the landscape for rowing at SPC. Anthony went on to row in five Olympic Games and…
Where are they now – Chris Vanderkley (SPC 1975-80)
The College recently reconnected with Chris Vanderkley (SPC 1975-80) who has recently been appointed by the Federal Government as a part-time member of the Board of Taxation for the next three years. Chris has strong business taxation experience, with over 30 years’ corporate tax experience in the financial services sector. He held senior positions at…
St Patrick’s College Statement on Cardinal George Pell – April 7, 2020
Edmund Rice Education Australia, the St Patrick’s College Board, the Old Collegians Association and the executive of St Patrick’s College understand that the decision by the High Court to uphold Cardinal George Pell’s appeal and overturn his conviction will generate much discussion in our community. St Patrick’s College and its governors now await the release…
March 26 – College update on COVID-19
Dear all parents, carers and guardians of St Patrick’s College, It is important as you read the following email that you take some assurance from the fact that, at time of writing, the College has not been informed of any member of our community being diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus, nor have we been informed of…
