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The Crest: Term 2, Week 1
Welcome back! The College is full of life once again as students and staff return to school. Read all about it in today’s edition of The Crest.
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…
Ireland, UK & France Football Tour ’24
Follow the cultural, historical and sporting experiences of our students on the 2024 Ireland, UK and France Football Tour.
School of Rock tickets on sale
Tickets for our first whole school production in our new Performing Arts Centre are now on sale.
Enjoying long-lost friendships at the Emerald
A most enjoyable afternoon was enjoyed by Old Collegians attending the Autumn Paddies Luncheon at the start of March at the Emerald Hotel in south Melbourne. It was great to see two Old Boys attending the lunch for the first time, Robert Sparks (SPC 1961-68) and Klaudio Dadich (SPC 1964-68), who had not seen each…
John (Max) McEvoy (SPC 1941-43)
We were notified of the passing of John (Max) McEvoy (SPC 1941-43) in July 2023. His funeral was held on 18 July 2023 in Eltham. He was remembered by his family as having lived his life well and “with empathy and appreciation for others and your environment”. Max was a boarder at SPC from Mildura…
Where are they now – Patrick Duffy (SPC 1989-94)
The College recently reconnected with Patrick Duffy (SPC 1989-94) who has travelled extensively with his successful career in the mining industry and believes his time as a boarder gave him the stepping stones required for the life he has today. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Since leaving St Pat’s, I have…
Sharing early cheer at St Patrick’s Lunch and Class of 1964 Reunion
Class of 2017 College Captain Mitch Tuddenham was an insightful and thought-provoking guest speaker at our 2024 St Patrick’s Day Lunch at the OCA Pavilion.
Old Boys in the News – February 2024
Our Old Collegians have been in the spotlight, including: Well done to Old Boy Billy Menhennet (SPC 2016-20, PY2021) who made it to the top 30 of this year’s Aussie hit TV show Australian Idol. The young country singer scored a coveted golden ticket in the early auditions and into the top 30 before being…