St Pat’s News
Where are they now – Adrian Fitzpatrick (SPC 1969-73)
The College recently reconnected with former boarder Adrian Fitzpatrick (SPC 1969-73) who recently celebrated his 50-year milestone since finishing school at St Patrick’s College. Since then, Adrian has enjoyed a successful career in chartered accounting and his great loves of family and the AFL Western Bulldogs. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC?…
Annual catch-up for the Class of 1985
In what seems to be the season for Class Reunions, the Class of 1985 met for their informal annual catch-up in Melbourne recently. About 15 members of the Class of 1985 met throughout the afternoon and into the evening at the Emerald Hotel in south Melbourne in late May for their annual catch-up and shared…
Class of 1973 celebrates 50 years of friendship
We were delighted to welcome back around 30 Old Collegians for their Class of 1973 50-Year Reunion at the College on Saturday, 3 June. With exactly half a decade of life experiences to their credit, it was a delight to welcome members of the Class of 1973 and partners for this reunion. At least one…
Celebrating five years on for the Class of 2018
Five years on and the SPC Class of 2018 gathered recently for their Five-Year Reunion at the Lake View Hotel in Ballarat. Around 80 Old Collegians were reunited and enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with their former peers at the get-together on Friday 26 May, 2023. The Old Boys were greeted by Director of…
Old Boys in the News – May 2023
Our Old Collegians have been busy, including: Fabulous to see the four O’Brien brothers, Justin (SPC 2005-10), Nick (2006-11), Jarrod (SPC 2011-16) and Dean (SPC 2013-18) lining up to play footy together for Carngham-Linton this season, and celebrating the club’s first senior win since 2019. To read more, click here Luke Sizeland (SPC 1997-2002), who…
Thirty years on for the Class of 1993
We welcomed back more than 50 members of our Class of 1993 for their 30-Year Reunion on Saturday evening, 20 May, 2023 We enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with these Old Collegians and partners at the reunion, held at the Old Collegians’ Assocation Pavilion, overlooking the Main Oval. A tour of the College’s buildings and…
Where are they now – Mark vanHamond (SPC 1992-97)
The College recently reconnected with Old Collegian Mark vanHamond (SPC 1992-97) who has recently committed to run this year’s Sydney marathon later this year with the aim of raising $38,000 for the incredible Shake It Up Australia, which represents the 38 Australians diagnosed with Parkinson’s each day, following his father’s recent diagnosis, and we urge…
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…
Where are they now – Ewan Neeson (SPC 1941, PY1943)
We recently reconnected with former boarder Ewan Neeson (SPC 1941, PY1943) who enjoyed his wool-classing lessons during his time at St Patrick’s College and went on to become a successful fine woolgrower in western Victoria. We thank Ewan for sharing his memories with us. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? I have…
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…