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How Old Collegian AFL star Tom McDonald is coping with isolation
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, competitive sport has come to a standstill. We have had a lot of disappointed boys who are missing out on playing sport for both St Patrick’s College and their community clubs. Likewise, Old Collegians playing sport at a professional level have also had their seasons and competitions heavily impacted. So,…
Esteemed Old Collegian Fr Joseph Kearney passes away
St Patrick’s College has been notified of the sad passing of possibly our oldest Old Boy, Fr Joe Kearney (SPC 1935-39) on May 15 in Perth, three months shy of reaching 99 years. Joseph Kearney grew up in a devoted Catholic family in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds, and at the age of seven,…
Old Collegians make donation to assist families in COVID-19
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association (OCA) will donate $50,000 to help the St Patrick’s College community manage the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The OCA will donate $40,000 directly to the College to help assist current families whose income has been affected by the crisis. In addition, the OCA has provided a further…
St Patrick’s College Statement on Royal Commission findings – May 7, 2020
Edmund Rice Education Australia, the St Patrick’s College Board, the Old Collegians Association and the executive of St Patrick’s College acknowledge today’s release of the full and unredacted findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Case Study 28 and Case Study 35. The important work of the Royal Commission…
A history of Edmund Rice Day at St Patrick’s College
By College Archivist Halina Sztynda With the sun shining on a clear autumn day, today would have been a brilliant setting for our annual College Walkathon to celebrate Edmund Rice Day in honour of the founder of the Christian Brothers. However, as with so many events in 2020, the COVID-19 virus has forced us to…
College mourns loss of colleague, mentor and friend
St Patrick’s College is today mourning the passing of our colleague and friend Gerard Sullivan at 9:30pm Friday evening after a courageous battle with cancer. Gerard’s wife, Suzie, and his children, Ella and Lucinda, were with Gerard as he passed gently. All at St Patrick’s and the wider EREA community pass our condolences to Suzie,…
EREA announces new Principal of St Patrick’s College
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is with much pleasure that I announce that Steven O’Connor has been appointed to the position of Principal of St Patrick’s College in Ballarat, effective from January 2021. Steven is an experienced leader in education including as a past Deputy Headmaster at St Patrick’s College. Currently Steven is Head of…
Old Collegians Association 2020 Annual General Meeting
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association (OCA) conducted its 2020 Annual General Meeting last night (Monday, April 27) – the first time it had conducted an online meeting due to social distancing regulations. Connecting via Microsoft Teams, members of the OCA were able to conduct the election of office bearers for the 2020-21 calendar…
Where are they now – Pat Nolan (SPC 2002-07)
The College recently reconnected with Pat Nolan (SPC 2002-07) who is now working as deputy editor of The Courier newspaper. The coronavirus crisis has had massive implications on the media industry, with Pat and his staff working individually at home to produce the regional daily since the beginning of March due to COVID-19. Where…
Where are they now – Bayley Cocking (SPC 2013-18)
The College recently reconnected with Old Collegian Bayley Cocking (SPC 2013-18), pictured meeting TV presenter Peter Hitchener, who is currently interning with the Ballarat Times newsgroup and recently wrote about the great work of the College’s OCA Pastoral Care Program. Bayley shares his fondest memories of school life and the teachers who had an impacted…