St Pat’s News
Celebration of 130 years of athletics at SPC
This year marks 130 years of athletics at St Patrick’s College. So, how did athletics begin? In 1893, Br Ryan, despite his disappointment that the College couldn’t hold an athletics competition, vowed to change this. His unwavering determination led to the first athletics carnival in 1894 at Eastern Oval—the competition, though not fiercely competitive, with…
Book launch on John James Sheehan (SPC 1925-1932) biography
Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks AC recently launched a biography of Old Collegian John James Sheehan (SPC 1925-1932), focusing on his special connection to the Ballarat community, education, politics, and the Catholic faith. Sheehan’s son Mark Sheehan (SPC 1969-1977), wrote the book, which began as a research project and evolved into a biography acknowledging his…
Where are they now – Kyle Faulkhead (SPC 2014-19)
The College recently reconnected with Old Collegian Kyle Faulkhead (SPC 2014-19) who returned for his Five-Year Reunion earlier this term and has many fond memories of his time at SPC. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Life after St Pat’s has taken me to find my current job at Platinum Institute Australia…
Green, white and blue in the spotlight at NBA game
A SPC First XVIII Football jumper made an appearance at the NBA recently! Old Collegian Anthony Buckle (SPC 1991-92) went to America recently with his eldest son Lockie and wore his First XVIII jumper to the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA game. Needless to say, Anthony says he got a few strange looks!!…
Class of 1994 celebrates 30-Year reunion
Around 60 Old Collegians gathered at the College recently to celebrate their 30-Year Class Reunion. Old Collegians travelled far and wide to attend, coming as far as Hong Kong, to reconnect with former classmates and enjoy the opportunity to catch up and reminisce. Much-loved staff member Colleen Pope was also present and shared many funny…
Old Boys reminisce on SPC tour
We were thrilled to welcome back several Old Collegians for a tour around the College recently. Terry Gastin (SPC 1967-70), Bernie Colbert (SPC 1965-67, PY1968), Peter McGuire (SPC 1962, PY1965) and Peter Hillier made the most of the opportunity to walk the hallways and grounds with us during a day trip to Ballarat to play…
Class of 2019 reunites five years on
We were delighted to welcome around 70 students from our Class of 2019 back to the Lake View Hotel on Friday, 19 April, for their Five-Year reunion. It’s always wonderful seeing our past students reconnect and hearing all about their lives post St Pat’s. 2019 College Captain Aidan Hanrahan is currently in the UK and…
Class of 2004 making memories two decades on
We were delighted to welcome back members of our Class of 2004 for their 20-Year reunion recently. About 40 Old Collegians returned to the College on Saturday evening (27 April), reconnecting with old friends and reminiscing on good times shared. It’s wonderful to see our past students still making memories two decades on! Thank you…
Ireland Tour 2024: SPC v Sligo Academy Match Report
By Jason Lappin, 1st XVIII Coach On Tuesday 2 April, our Aussie boys faced off against the North Eastern Irish County of Sligo. Both teams fielded a lot of players which meant for high rotations to give everyone a run. The Paddy boys started on fire and served it up to the Irish boys. The Aussie boys had improved dramatically from…
Ireland Tour 2024: SPC v St Aidan’s Match Report
By Jason Lappin, 1st XVIII coach The lead up to first game of the tour was like a Grand Final for the Paddy Boys. The outrageously long flight meant the boys had a lot of built-up energy and tension. In an interesting plot twist, a lot of the players had already met each other over…
