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Old Collegians
Where Are They Now – James Coughlan
The College reconnects with James Coughlan (SPC 1964-72) who has spent his career researching social issues. The photo of James was taken at a regional forum on Non-‘Traditional Security in the People’s Republic of China-‘Australia Relations: ‘Glocal’ Issues of Common Concern, 1st Annual Dialogue Forum, held at Sun Yat ‘Sen University, Guang Zhou, Guang Dong,…
Run Ballarat
We are encouraging all members of the St Patrick’s College community, including our Old Collegians, to participate in this year’s Run Ballarat and, in the process help raise money for the Children’s Ward at the Ballarat Base Hospital and potentially also generate some much needed vouchers for the College. What: Run Ballarat Where: North Gardens,…
New Pastoral Care Program for Old Collegians
St Patrick’s College is excited to share the launch of a new pastoral care program aimed at helping its Old Collegians. St Patrick’s College’s Old Collegians Association hopes to harness the valuable, diverse and countless talents and skills of its school community to provide voluntary, practical assistance to Old Boys in their time of genuine…
MENtal Brekky a huge success
The College was delighted to host more than 220 guests for the inaugural MENtal Brekky on August 12, aiming to raise funds to support current students from families where someone is suffering mental health issues.- The attendees were especially privileged to hear from guest speaker and 2010 Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry who…
The Shamrock – Edition 2 – is out now
The second edition of the College’s tri-annual magazine, The Shamrock, is hitting mailboxes now. The September edition features in-depth coverage of a number of major College functions including Mother’s Day, the MENtal Brekky, the Unsung Heroes and Legends Dinners, College overseas trips, SPC in Concert, the joint production of Les Miserables with Loreto College and…
Old Boy in the News
Our Old Collegians have been in the spotlight recently, including: Jakob Baric (SPC 2008-2013) is urging Old Boys to lend support to his campaign to secure a $32,000 community grant for the Australian Youth Band. Jakob is a volunteer and performer in the Australian Youth Band (AYB), a not-for-profit internationally touring marching and concert band,…
76th Annual Purton Oratory Awards
Congratulations to all the winners from the 76th Annual Purton Oratory Awards which were held at the College on September 8. Once again, judges were incredibly impressed by the quality of the public speaking on show. The winners were as follows: Ms Mary Purcell Debate: Ethan Jungbauer, Elijah Cross and Max Wakefield. Br H.T. Breach…
Tell us about your stories about SPC
St Patrick’s College’s 125th celebrations are fast approaching in 2018 and we would love to gather some candid memories from our many Old Collegians to help celebrate the occasion. So, we would be delighted to hear your stories, memories and anecdotes of your time at St Patrick’s -“ maybe a proud sporting or academic achievement,…
From the Archives
Over the past two years, I have been collecting names of Old Collegians who have served in the armed forces since WWII, in order to update our honour boards in the College Chapel. The following list has the names that I have received so far. I would be very happy to hear from other Old…
Congratulations Drew Petrie
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association would like to congratulate Old Boy Drew Petrie (SPC 1995-2000) on the completion of his outstanding career as a North Melbourne Football Club champion. Drew was delisted by the club following its elimination final defeat last weekend at the hands of the Adelaide Crows. As has been widely…
