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2018 War History Tour
During the 2018 Easter school holidays St Patrick’s College, for the first time, toured 40 students and five staff through the battlefields and memorials of the Western Front to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. This historic and emotional pilgrimage then spent its final days in the German cities…
Old Boys in the News – May 2018
Our Old Boys have been in the news, including: Former boarder Nick Donghi (SPC 2014-16),- pictured above, who is playing in the Queensland Premier rugby competition with the Wests. By all reports, Nick is excelling in play and being touted for potential higher duties in the rugby world. Well done and good luck Nick! While…
Where are they now – Sam Rowe (SPC 1995-98)
The College recently reconnected with Sam Rowe (SPC 1995-98), at their Hydrant Food Hall in Ballarat’s CBD. It’s great to see Sam has collaborated with and employs numerous other Old Boys in the new business. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Like most people I left Ballarat after I finished school, lived…
Where are they now – Clinton Young (SPC 2003)
The College connects with Clinton Young (SPC 2003) who went on from playing in SPC 1st XVIII to playing for Hawthorn and Collingwood and is now a mentor and skills coach. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC?- I was very fortunate to play 11 years in the AFL for the Hawks…
Where are they now – Chris Burke (SPC 1986-91)
The College recently reconnected with Chris Burke (SPC 1986-91) who has worked in bars, acted on the popular TV show Neighbours and now runs a management and technology consulting firm with 120 staff and offices over the globe. Chris candidly shares that his best friends to this day are all SPC boys and he fondly…
Engagements, Marriages and Births – May 2018
Our SPC community has plenty of exciting news to share: – ENGAGEMENTS Old Collegian Joel Banks (SPC 2000-05) is happily engaged to Erin Murphy, formerly from Albury/Wodonga. Joel, an agribusiness executive with the Commonwealth Bank in Ballarat and Erin, a PE teacher and Head of house/Learning specialist at Phoenix- College, are planning to marry on…
Where are they now – Joel Banks (SPC 2000-05)
The College reconnects with Joel Banks (SPC 2000-05) who has travelled extensively overseas for work and has returned to Ballarat as an Agribusiness Executive in the banking sector. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Since leaving St Patrick’s College, I have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Agri-Business (Farm Management) at Marcus Oldham…
Where are they now – James Dean (SPC 1993-98)
The College reconnects with James Dean (SPC 1993-98), who is now a registered nurse in Queensland but likes to test his body to the limit, racing in several marathons and ultra-marathons including the Marathon Des Sables (a 250km multi stage race through the Moroccan Sahara Desert over six days). …
Where are they now – Ross Muller (SPC 1953-54)
The College reconnects with Ross Muller (SPC 1953-54) who worked for five decades as a chemist and shares one of his favourite memories of raiding the Brothers kitchen for cake! Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? I was a country boy who moved to the city, graduated and spent 50 years…
Memories from Old Boy John Colbert (SPC 1944-47)
I had the distinct pleasure of chatting to Old Collegian John Colbert, pictured above in his 1947 Matriculation photo,- who was at the College on Saturday- March 17, joining in the festivities of the 125th anniversary celebrations. Born in 1930 into a farming family at Watchem, about 250-odd kilometres north-west of Ballarat, John boarded at…