St Pat’s News
Where Are They Now – Sean Balchin
The College reconnects with Sean Balchin (SPC 1986-90), who remembers his boarding time and rowing memories- fondly at St Patrick’s College. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? After leaving SPC I moved into a place of my own and got straight into work life, initially as a cabinet-making apprentice. I completed my…
College updating war honour boards
Over the past two years, College Archivist Catriona Banks has been collecting names of SPC’s Old Collegians who have served in the armed forces since WWII, in order to update- honour boards in the College Chapel. One Old Boy to recently get in touch and add his name to our records is Trenton (Trent) Prince…
The Harp Old Boys entertain special guests
-The Harp- St Pat’s Old Boys group met for lunch in late September and entertained some special guests. The group were pleased to welcome home on leave, Columban Priest Fr Chris Baker (SPC 1942-43), from Lima Peru, and his brother Fr Pat Baker (SPC 1952-55) from Manila, Philippines. Also present at the lunch were Bob…
Call soon for tenders for new Boarding Precinct
It is with much excitement that the College will, at the end of this month, officially call for tenders for the construction of its much-anticipated new Boarding Precinct. It is envisaged that building works will commence by the end of this year, if not early 2017 and it is anticipated that the building will be…
Old Boys in the News
Our Old Boys have been busy in the news lately, including: Congratulations to Victorian Bushrangers allrounder Matt Short (SPC 2008-13), pictured, who has been named captain of Australian Cricket development team to play senior South African team this week. To read more, go to this link– – This follows Matt’s recent stint vice-captain of the…
OCA Calendar of Events
Time to get your diaries out and pencil in these dates for an exciting calendar of OCA events planned in 2017. These events include the return of the revamped Golf Day, which will be known as the OCA MENtal Golf Day and will aim to raise awareness and funds for mental health and the College’s…
SPC Working Bee – We need your help!
St Patrick’s College is holding a Working Bee on Saturday, October 29 from 9am to 1pm to undertake important works to enhance the College’s beautiful gardens and surrounds, and we need your help!- Please consider joining us at the Working Bee as a volunteer and let’s make a difference together. Many hands make light work!…
Book your team for the OCA MENtal Golf Day
The SPC-OCA Golf Day will hit the greens again in 2017, this time with the special aim of raising awareness and funds for mental health. The OCA MENtal Golf Day will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Midlands Golf Club. The 4-person Ambrose golf day aims to build on the College’s inaugural and…
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,…
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,…
