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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…
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…
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…
Where Are They Now – Jakob Baric
The College reconnects with Jakob Baric (SPC 2008-13) who is finding success after switching university paths and still loves the marching band. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Straight after graduating from SPC I attended RMIT University studying a Bachelor of Psychology (Social Sciences) for 2014 whilst working in hospitality, and had very…
OCA Regional Dinner in Geelong next week
St Patrick’s College Old Collegian’s Association will be hosting a regional dinner in Geelong next week. Come along and catch up with some of your fellow Old Boys, reminisce and enjoy a great evening out. The Geelong dinner will be held next Tuesday, October 25 at the Lord of the Isles Hotel, 3 West Fyans…
Old Collegians – Births, Engagements & Marriages
Our Old Collegians have had plenty of exciting news recently: Ebony and Luke Corden (current staff), along with their Elijah, pictured,- and Peggy welcomed a son and baby brother, Edward Basil Corden on September 22, weighing in at 7lb 9oz. Elijah was super excited to hold him, and Peggy was super excited to hit him…
Recognising Fr Gerard Dowling
The College and Old Collegians would like to offer our best wishes to inducted College Legend Fr Gerard Dowling (SPC 1949-50) who is retiring from active ministry and will celebrate his last Mass at St Cecilia’s Parish in Glen Iris on Sunday, October 23. Fr Dowling has long been a passionate and active supporter of…
Fr Joseph Kearney – is he our oldest Old Boy?
It appears the College’s oldest surviving student Des Nolan (SPC 1936-39 (PY1941),- aged 94, has been pipped for the -Oldest Old Boy- honour by Western Australian priest, Fr Joseph Kearney (SPC 1935-39). We recently learned Fr Kearney, aged 95,- celebrated the 70-year-anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. A Mass was held at Our Lady…
SPC Memories with Eugene O’Donohue
Retired QLD university researcher Eugene O’Donohue (SPC 1939-47), now aged in his 80s, wrote to the College recently to share some of his memories of SPC under war conditions. The photo, above, is of Eugene in his 1947 Athletics- school photograph.- We encourage any of our Old Boys to share their memories of their time…
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,…