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Old Boys enjoy festivities at OCA Christmas Lunch
Nearly 20 Old Collegians enjoyed the start of the festivities at our OCA Christmas Lunch at the Golden City Hotel in Ballarat on Friday 1 December. It was an opportunity to share in a good meal and great company at the lunch. We were delighted to welcome the College’s Archivist Halina Sztynda, who spoke about…
One-Year Reunion catch-up for the Class of 2022
We welcomed back members of our Class of 2022 for their One-Year Reunion at the College on Tuesday evening, 28 November 2023. Around 80 of our youngest Old Collegians gathered in the OCA Pavilion to rekindle friendships and discover more about everyone’s new chapters. It also marked the final reunion to be hosted for the…
Leo Crough (SPC 1957-59)
We were also made aware that Old Collegian Leo Crough (SPC 1957-59) passed away on 25 October 2022. Leo was the treasured husband of Margaret, father to Kylene, Justin, Sharni (dec) and Scott and a treasured grandfather who was remembered as “such a strong, gentle presence in all our lives, loved by all he knew”….
John Kerrins (SPC 1950-53, PY1954)
We were notified by family of the sad passing of Old Collegian John Kerrins (SPC 1950-53, PY1954) on 16 July 2023, aged 86 years. John’s son Julian said his father was very proud of being a St Pat’s Old Boy. “He would keep tabs on the goings on at the College through the Old Collegians…
Patrick Broughan (SPC 1969-74)
We were notified by family of the sad passing of Old Collegian Patrick Broughan (SPC 1969-74) on 5 August 2023 following a 10-year health battle. Patrick was a boarder at SPC from Euroa in north-east Victoria and started in Form 1 in 1969 and completed his matriculation in 1974, winning a Maths Prize in Form…
Carmel Bourke (former staff)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of much-loved former College Tuckshop manager Carmel Bourke, who passed away on 31 October 2023, aged 86 years, surrounded by her loving family. A generation of SPC students will remember Carmel with the fondest of memories. The school canteen was affectionally known as the “Bourke Street Canteen”…
John McMillan (SPC 1955-58)
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Old Collegian John McMillan (SPC 1955-58) on 9 November 2023. John was a boarder from Tynong, in Gippsland, Victoria. He returned home for a year in 1956 when he was needed by his father on the family’s spud farm, however he then returned and completed his…
Chris Haintz (SPC 1945-50)
We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Old Collegian Chris Haintz (SPC 1945-50) who has passed away on 15 October 2023. Chris was a great supporter of SPC and enjoyed attending Old Collegians functions in his later years. Chris is remembered as a friendly face in the Haintz Chemist, in Sturt Street,…
2017 College Captain Mitch Tuddenham is living out his dreams
It’s great to catch up with 2017 College Captain Mitch Tuddenham (SPC 2012-17), who is currently living out his dreams across the globe in Tanzania, Africa, volunteering at a Maasai community near Arusha. Mitch graduated from Deakin University with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Anthropology. Mitch is looking to undertake PhD research with…
Bernard (Bernie) Duffy (SPC 1962-68)
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Old Collegian Bernard (Bernie) Duffy (SPC 1962-68), who passed away on 28 September 2023. Bernie’s funeral was held on 11 October 2023 at Pat Cashins, in Ballarat. Bernie was a day student at SPC, coming from the Christian Brothers School in Drummond Street. He was a…