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The Strand
News From
ST. BERNARD’S COLLEGE
VOL 19. NO. 2 – JULY 2012
41 Rosehill Road, Essendon 3040
T. (03) 9289 1000 F. (03) 9337 1741
www.sbc.vic.edu.au
Old Collegians: www.sboca.org.au
ST. BERNARD’S COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT
“Achieve Excellence By Learning and Doing”
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
St Bernard’s has a proud tradition in
the performing and creative arts, and
the annual production, shared with St
Columba’s, opening this year on August
2nd is a highlight of the school year. This
proud tradition has extended beyond the
College with many talented performers
from past shows coming together to form
“SBOCARTS”. This group is the latest Old
Collegians club and is part of the Old
Collegians organization. This group of
talented and energetic old boys performed
their first show – Spelling Bee in 2010 and
last year a great production of Urinetown.
They are preparing to perform Little Shop
of Horrors in 2013. This is testament to the
vibrant performing arts culture in the College. In this edition of The Strand I
have asked our Head of Performing Arts; Ms Suzie Bradmore to reflect on our
achievements and the role of the performing arts at the College.
I hope that many of you will take the opportunity to attend Jekyll and Hyde
and witness the outstanding talent nurtured in the College
Tony Paatsch
Tony Paatsch, Principal.
Suzie Bradmore reflects on College Arts.
It is said that logic will get us from A to B but imagination will take us
everywhere. The arts unlock our imagination and stir us to pause, think,
and take stock of the world in which we live. They encourage us to sense
truths and meanings that can perhaps be grasped in no other way.
At St Bernard’s we encourage all students to not only appreciate the arts
but to actively participate in them at school and in their lives beyond the
classroom. Through the arts students are encouraged to “imagine”, a creative
skill worth developing. With imagination we can heal the earth, build a just
society, enlighten the human spirit and create things of substance.
In keeping with the principles of good pedagogy, we reflect on the past twelve
productions. Staged in the College auditorium, our flagship for the arts, it
seems the Musicals just keep getting better and better! We are proud of the
students’ ability to tackle social, political and historical issues with such skill
and maturity. We are not alone!
In recent years The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria has begun to formally recognise
the outstanding talents of our production staff and students with several of our
productions garnering nominations across all aspects of production. Further, our
alumni of artists, performers and theatre industry success stories embodies a new
generation of talent spawned at St Bernard’s. Their legacy is seen in the students
who follow ~ inspired by their talent, effort and achievements.
Now in our second decade of musicals, we are encouraged by the past and
excited about the future. The musical is not only an opportunity to promote
our school within the community but also valued as a vital part of the wellrounded education for our students and an outstanding environment in
which tapped and untapped talent can thrive.
In August this year we are set to host Jekyll and Hyde,
the musical. An evocative tale of the epic battle
between good and evil, Jekyll and Hyde is based on
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story about a brilliant
doctor whose experiments with human personality
create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure
for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation
of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll
unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking
havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the
savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.
Jekyll and Hyde opened on Broadway at the
Plymouth Theatre on April 28, 1997 and closed on
January 7, 2001 after 44 previews and 1,543 performances. It is the longestrunning show in the history of the Plymouth Theatre. It has been nominated
for several Tony Awards and has won many other awards, including the
Theatre World Award.
Tickets are now on sale. Ticket order forms can be found on our
website or call 9289 1049. Visit the link below for a sneak preview!
http://www.sbc.vic.edu.au/news.php?recID=3063
STUDENT LEADERS 2012
On Wednesday 15 February, we celebrated the commencement of the school
year with our Opening Mass. We were pleased to welcome Fr. Michael Twigg,
an Oblate priest and current principal of Mazenod College to the College to
lead this liturgy. The liturgy also witnessed the formal commissioning of the
College Leaders, who were congratulated and presented with their blazers,
which are embroidered with the insignias indicating their leadership status.
Student Council for 2012
Back: Mr Tony Paatsch (Principal), Riccardo Centofanti, Sam Woods, Adam
Catoggio, Matthew Lauricella, Timothy Rose, Patrick Comerford, Keenan
Gatens, William Ngu, Michael Marinelli, Luke Rocca, Mr Chris Knauf
(Student Leader’s Co-ordinator)
Seated: Adrian Smith, Michael Dillon, Francis Tait, Liam McBean (Sport
Captain), Joshua Monaghan (Arts Captain), Frazer Gatens (College Captain),
Patrick Hibbert (Ministry Captain), James Lynch, David Arena, Daniel Mostovac.
FROM THE EDITOR
On Friday April 20 the Annual College Hall of Fame event was held at
the Australian Club in William Street. In what was a truly memorable
evening in a venue certainly befitting of the occasion, three more people
were inducted into the College Foundation’s Hall of Fame, with one
previous inductee elevated to Legend status. The three inductees were:
Ches Baragwanath AO FCPA
• St Bernard’s College 1949 – 1951
• Auditor General of Victoria 1988 -1999
• Officer of the Order of Australia 2003
Fr Lou Heriot
• St Bernard’s College 1942 - 1943 (College Dux 1943)
• Over 60 Years in the Priesthood
• Ordained 1951 and first past student Diocesan Priest
Peter McMahon (dec’d)
• St Bernard’s College 1954 -1957
• Long time St Bernard’s College Board Chair 1998 - 2008
In addition Justice Geoff Eames ‘62 AM QC was elevated to the status of
Legend of the College. Originally inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2010,
Geoff received a rousing reception as he described to the audience just how
much the award and his education at the College meant to him. Overall,
the night was an overwhelming success with the the feel and camaraderie
amongst the attendees most evident as they reminisced and celebrated all
that is good with St Bernard’s College.
Each year this function grows in stature and all past students and anyone
involved in the College is encouraged to support the College Foundation,
which conducts this night as its prestige event of the year. The principal
role of the Foundation continues to be the establishment of an Endowment
and it is pleasing to report that it currently has in excess of $900,000 under
management and supports eight students by scholarships at a current cost of
$39,390 per year. Their immediate goal is to build its corpus to $1,000,000
and fund twelve scholarships per year.
As a fundraiser The Foundation conducted its annual Sports Night on Friday
June 1 in the College Pavilion.
“Slammin” Sam Kekovich was guest speaker
for the evening and regaled all present with tales of his footballing days at
North Melbourne as well as his more recent exploits as a multi-mega media
star and Lamb Ambassador. Sam had the crowd in hysterics as he retold
stories of his halcyon days leaving those gathered in absolutely no doubt
of his place in AFL/VFL history. His irreverent insights and opinions into
everything from our political situation through to what it really means to be
Australian were compulsory listening and had the crowd constantly wiping
tears of laughter from their eyes.
All in all a fantastic night was had by all,
with a significant amount of money raised for the College Foundation in its
tireless work for the betterment of St Bernard’s.
Michael Perrett, Director of Development
Geoff Eames, Patrick McMahon (on behalf of his late father Peter),
Fr Lou Heriot and Ches Baragwanath
SBOCA
It has been a busy start to the year at SBOCA headquarters. The committee is
currently in transition mode and we welcome Brad Turville ‘02 to the board.
With a career as a numbers man, Brad steps straight into the pivotal Treasure’s
role. The SBOCA committee is currently on the look out for additional members
to join us for a short meeting 5 or 6 times a year and discuss all things Old
Collegian. This is a wonderful opportunity for any Old Boys to bring their
current business acumen to the table or simply share their suggestions and
impressions in our association that aims to give back to the school community
with an emphasis on those that have completed their school days. We would
like to hear from anyone interested in such a role, which can be very rewarding.
With that in mind, we are gearing up for our biggest night of the year, the 2012
St Bernard’s Old Collegians Annual Dinner on Friday, August 17th. This year’s
event will take on even greater significance as we acknowledge every College
Captain and Vice Captain from the 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s and to 1980.
Simon Madden will be the Master of Ceremonies and it promises to be quite a
night with some anecdotes from some true legends of our history.
A booking slip for this event and also for the Golf Day is attached, so
please forward your bookings to the College as soon as possible.
Finally, if you are an Old Boy and not yet registered on our website
www.sboca.org.au, we implore you to do so. By registering free on the
site, you will have access to a myriad of privileges, the least of all the
popular e-newsletter: “Bernie’s Two Minute Friday” which will keep you
abreast of all the happenings in and around the SBOCA community.
Bert Werden, President
REUNIONS
50 Year – August 17 Contact: Ray Thompson raythompson45@hotmail.com
40 Year – August 17 Contact: Adrian Fuller Adrian.Fuller@academy.vic.edu.au
30 Year – November 16 Contact: Paul Quinn pqsamoa@yahoo.com.au
25 Year – November (date TBC) Contact: Bert Werden bert.werden@winestar.com.au
TOP TEN
The St Bernard’s Pavilion once again played host to the College’s annual
High Achiever evening at which the Top Ten students were announced.
As with previous years there wasn’t much between them but ultimately
Bernard Kelly was Dux of the College with an ATAR score of 99.4.
Back Row: Patrick Grech, Jack Trainor, David Drentin, Samuel Schepis
Front: Shahiru Fernando, Michael Dalli, Bernard Kelly (College Dux),
Jamie Bialecki, Elliot Dawson
Absent: Matthew Sikora
20 Year – October 19 Contact: Tim De Luca Tim.M.De.Luca@nab.com.au
Adrian Misiano APMisiano@matsteer.com.au
10 Year – November 23 Contact: Josh Madden madz_13@hotmail.com
1 Year – November 30 Contact: Michael Perrett mperrett@sbc.vic.edu.au
Cameron Evans cevans@sbc.vic.edu.au
HILBERT FAMILY
Pictured: the late Michael ‘75, Tony ‘64, Jim ‘70, mother Sheila, sister
Deirdre, Bryan ‘66, Patrick ‘63
The Hilbert Family’s long association with St Bernard’s begins when Alice
Hilbert, widowed with a family of three boys and three girls, moved to
Victoria from Armadale in West Australia just after WW1. Alice wanted
a Catholic Education for her children and the nearest Christian Brothers
School at that time was St Joseph’s College in North Melbourne. She
sent her boys Harold Bill and Jim to St Josephs in the knowledge that the
Christian Brothers would provide them with a fine educational grounding.
Harold and Bill continued living in Essendon where their mother had settled
and soon began to produce and nurture their own families. Harold and his
brother Bill were the original Hilbert Brothers – Earthmovers, after early
careers as Dairy and Poultry farmers upstream along Steeles Creek.
Bill’s son John ‘53 was the first Hilbert to go to the newly established St Bernard’s
College at The Strand in Moonee Ponds. At that time St Bernard’s did not offer
Matriculation and the students found themselves travelling to St Kevin’s Toorak to
do that final year of study. Eventually Harold’s sons began at St Bernard’s - Patrick
‘63, Tony ‘64, Bryan ‘66, James ‘70 and the late Michael ‘75. Harold proved to
be a handy ally for the Christian Brothers after acting as Shire President and
local businessman he had many contacts. With a strong association between
Br P B Murphy and other fathers at the time they purchased the land on which
the College now stands in West Essendon. Patrick, Tony and Bryan can readily
recall events that will remain fixed in their memories over the years, such things
as John Fredrickson, College mile champion, carrying the Olympic torch down
Mt Alexander Road past Queens Park. The whole school turned out to cheer
him on. There were the cadets in those days practising on the Handball Court,
Gymnastics in the sheds, Football at Fairburn Park and ANZAC Day at the
Queens Park Cenotaph. Perhaps obvious in hindsight but visionary at the time,
Br P B Murphy saw the need for a bigger campus and better facilities, both for
educating the boys and developing their skills in sport, as they became young
men. It was in this mindset that he called on some of the men and women of
the boys at the school at that time. The Hilbert families were part of the group
in Moonee Ponds. At that t
themselves travelling to St began at St Bernard’s with proved to be a handy ally fo
businessman he had many that raised funds through bar-b-q’s, fetes, raffles andfathers at the time they pu
volunteer help to put this
developing school on the map. Vacant land at thePatrick Tony and Bryan can
West Essendon site was
turned into a gherkin and potato farm and many of the boys and their parents
were called on to dig and pick the crops. As the Hilbert
home was half way
years, such things as John F
between where the brothers lived in The Strand Moonee Ponds and the new
Alexander Road past Queen
College, Br Murphy would call past the house in his
familiar blue and white
Volkswagen Kombi van to conscript labour for harvesting.
So many friendships
cadets in those days practis
and bonds were made through this common goal and the camaraderie of the
Park and ANZAC Day at the
time endures in the school with past and current students
to this very day.
In 1963 Patrick and Tony Hilbert were part of the first group
of students to be able
time, Br P B Murphy saw th
to do their Leaving and Matriculation at Beryl Street West Essendon. At that time
the grounds of the college had one tree – a very oldboys and developing their s
willow by the caretaker’s
cottage. There was one oval carved out with thecalled on some of the men help of Hilbert Brothers
earthmovers (P B Murphy Oval) and only one wing of the college standing
were part of the group that
lonely on a ‘carved out’ piece of ground with scarcely
a blade of grass to be
seen. Harold’s involvement through his construction company was substantial
this developing school on t
and a sound working relationship with Brothers Murphy, Collopy, Chappell
and others forged a strong bond with St Bernard’s. Harold’s
involvement in the
and potato farm and many
establishment of the College Western boundary by straightening the creek is
legendary and provided much conjecture on legal the Hilbert home was half w
question but it was done
successfully and it provided substantial extra land forthe new College, Br Murph
both gherkin and potato
growing and the development of new spectacular ovals in years to come. After
Harold died (1984) the Hilbert family were awarded Kombi van to conscript labo
the great honour of having
one of these ovals named after him – the H H Hilbert oval.
this common goal and the c
Harold and Sheila Hilbert took the task at hand to assist with the development of
Brother Murphy’s dream very seriously. They sent all 5 students to this very day. of their sons to St Bernard’s
and Harold was president of the Parents and Friends in 1963-64 after being
Treasurer from 1957-59. Sheila was president of the
Ladies Auxilary from 1971-73.
The years rolled on and the next generation of
Hilberts began to attend the college. Tony’s son Justin
‘83, Jim’s sons Daniel ‘95, Andrew ‘97 and Luke
‘99. Hilberts have been actively associated with St
Bernard’s for the best part of 60 years and the end
may not be in sight yet as further Hilbert families
develop and sons are being born.
Photo of Patrick, Tony and Bryan by Br Smith at
The Strand
Photo
IN PROFILE
In the 15 May edition of Australian Guitar Magazine, Ashley Naylor ‘87
was named as one of Australia’s 50 greatest guitarists of all time.
national youth radio station Triple J’s tribute to Paul Kelly, ‘Before Too
Long’, which won an ARIA Award in 2010.
Ashley completed his HSC at St Bernard’s in 1987, and since then has
devoted his life to music. He formed a band called The Swarm, with Old
Collegians Francis Leach ‘85, (well known as a recent SEN radio host and
now with the ABC), Matthew Cotter ‘85 and David Rowland ‘85, who played
around Melbourne in the late 1980s. However, in 1994, Ashley formed a
new band, called EVEN (also featuring Matthew Cotter).
Despite growing up in the northwestern suburbs, Ashley has always been
an avid Collingwood supporter. A recent highlight for Ashley was when
EVEN had the opportunity to play live at the MCG for the Hawthorn vs
Collingwood Round 1 match.
In 2012, EVEN has released its sixth studio album, In Another Time. In late
2011, Ashley released his second solo album, Ashley Naylor’s High Horse.
In addition to his work as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for EVEN,
Ashley has played guitar with some of Australia’s finest artists, including
playing lead guitar in Paul Kelly’s band, the RocKwiz Live Orchestra, the
Countdown Spectacular. In 2009, Ashley was the Musical Director for
ECHOES FROM THE ARCHIVES
Thanks to all who continue to contribute to the archives. From 40 years
ago we have pictured the 1st XV111 ACC PREMIERSHIP team of 1972.
Top L-R Tony Hodges, Peter Thompson, Shane Tickner, Paul Madden,
Garry Foulds, Matt Clancy, Mark Johnston, David Aughton
Br P ‘Alfie’ Cole (Coach), Tony Buckley, Adrian McCormack, Shane
McWhinney, Ray Donnelley, Peter Rutgers, Kym Durance, Wayne
Hargreaves Paul Malouf, Danny Tickner
Paul Mahoney, Paul Angel, Phil O Leary, Mick Whelan (c), Bryan
Lancaster, Jim McDonall, Denis Hughes
Ashley is the Musical Director for a major
upcoming event ‘Bob Dylan Night’, to
celebrate 50 years of Bob Dylan’s music.
More information on Ashley Naylor and
EVEN is available at:
www.even.com.au
www.facebook.com/AshleyNaylor.Official
http://www.facebook.com/EVEN.theband
SBC ACC AWARDS - 2012
ATHLETICS
COACH
Mr Gerard Brown
BEST & FARIEST AWARD
Simo Rasic
COACHES AWARD
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ACC PLACING
Champions
BASKETBALL
SENIOR A
SENIOR B
YEAR 10A
YEAR 10B
YEAR 9A
YEAR 9B
YEAR 8A D1
YEAR 8B D1
YEAR 8A D2
YEAR 8B D2
YEAR 7A D1
YEAR 7B D1
YEAR 7A D2
YEAR 7B D2
Mr Craig Osborne
Mr Craig Osborne
Mr Jeff Mifsud
Mr Jeff Mifsud
Ms Brooke Sullivan
Ms Brooke Sullivan
Mr Craig Osborne
Mr Craig Osborne
Mr Scott Driscoll / Miss Rebecca Cracknell
Mr Scott Driscoll / Miss Rebecca Cracknell
Mrs Marilyn Gilligan / Mr Andrew Somerton
Mrs Marilyn Gilligan / Mr Andrew Somerton
Miss Sarah Brens
Miss Sarah Brens
Matt Spencer
Adam Nichol
Sam Loccisano
Alex D’Asta
Marcus Di Sipio
Kristian Ciciulla
Joseph Taylor
Christopher Williams
Lachlan Walls
Luke Pupillo
Justin Condo
Luke Holland
Nicholas Lynch
Damon Benson
Jacob Kane
Julian Hemala
Marcus De Leur
Hayden Farrell
Tristan Doody
Patrick Sawaya
Killian Murry
Chris Pagano
Campbell McKenna
Matthew Senior
Felix Brandjes
Jyle Fuller
Robert Adorno
Taylor Cliffe
5th
2nd
5th
3rd
6th
5th
3rd
6th
5th
4th
6th
7th
3rd
5th
CHESS
OPEN
Mr John Samanna
INTERMEDIATE Mr John Samanna
JUNIOR
Mr John Samanna
Jameson Trainor
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Eq 2nd
5th
7th
CRICKET
SENIOR 1st’s
SENIOR 2nd’s
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
YEAR 8A YEAR 8B
YEAR 7A YEAR 7B
Shahiru Fernando & James Riley Jack Howard
Sean Hefter
Declan Kennedy
James Leaney
William Baird
Thomas Winchester
Patrick Matthews
Bernard Kelly
Tobias Lewis
Damian Douge
James Schmidt
Darcy Heenan
Dominic Iermano
Blake Manassa
Jackson McDonald
6th
4th
3rd
5th
5th
3rd
7th
3rd
BADMINTON
YEAR 8
CROSS COUNTRY
Mr. Craig Osborne
Mr Tim Grant
Mr Scott Driscoll
Mr Damian McKee
Mr Scott Driscoll / Mr Cameron Evans
Mr Mike Kellerman
Mr Craig Osborne
Miss Jacq Wade
Ms Siobhan Loukomitis / Miss Sarah Brens
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5th
Mt Michael McIntyre
Zaron Smith
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Premiers
DEBATING
SENIOR
Mr Kevin Nunan
INTERMEDIATE Miss Katherine Barresi
JUNIOR
Miss Katherine Barresi
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5th
3rd
FOOTBALL
1st XV111
2nd XV111
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
Year 8D1
Year 8D2
Year 7D1
Year 7D2
Mr Domenic Legudi
Mr Anthony Alessio
Mr Nicholas Smith
Mr David Waters
Mr Peter Kelly
Mr Scott Driscoll
Mr Xavier Cox
Mr Craig Osborne
Jordan Angus
James Riley
Thomas Madden
Joshua Cauchi
James Leaney
Jake Murphy
Harrison Pound
Alexander Sykes
Darren Colaco
Daniel Carey
Thomas Del Zoppo
Victor Carboni
Simon Hickmott
Thomas Dore
Jordan Farrell
Patrick Matthews
5th
6th
7th
Premiers
4th
4th
4th
3rd
GOLF
OPEN
JUNIOR
Mr Craig Osborne
Mr Craig Osborne
Edward Donoghue
Edward Donoghue
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2nd
3rd
HOCKEY SENIOR
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
Year 8D1
Year 8D2
Year 7D1
Year 7D2
Mr Jordan Cahir
Mr Thomas Chrystie
Miss Jacq Wade
Miss Jacq Wade
Mr Brian Hall
Mr Bruce Wallace
Mr Thomas Chrystie
James Riley
Thomas Lamplugh & Jacob Moors James Portelli
Thomas Wenlock
Matthew Bell
Patrick Matthews
Alexander Sykes
Justin McConville
Sean Hefter
Julian Bartucca
Joel Comito
Cody Brasher
Cameron Walshe
Robert Iacovangelo
4th
Premiers
4th
2nd
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
SOCCER SENIOR 1st’s
SENIOR 2nd’s
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
YEAR 8D1
YEAR 8D2
YEAR 7D1
YEAR 7D2
Mr Tarik Kendjer
Mr Lee Morton
Mr Tarik Kendjer
Mr Brian Hall
Mr Brian Hall
Mr Patrick Fitzgerald
Mr Garth Cupido
Mr Tony Hudson
Albert Zorzonello
Joel Ward
Michael Katiforis
Ivan Grgic
Anthony Katiforis
Mark Pulitano
Matthew Conversano
Ryan Spicer
Alan Patjak
Jake Pulitano
Mate Zahtilla
Calvin Beck-Goody
Anthony Angiolinto
Dylan Kendall
Archie Sweeney
Nicholas Dachs
4th
Premiers
Premiers
2nd
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
SWIMMING
Mrs Carol Iannazzo
Jake Panozzo
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3rd
TABLE TENNIS SENIOR
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
YEAR 8A
YEAR 8B
YEAR 7A
YEAR 7B
Mr Paul Rice
Ms Bronwyn Glenny
Mr John Villella
Mr David Selva
Ms Sarah Quinn / Mr Xavier Cox
Mr Brendan Tollit
Miss Jane Fleming
Nicholas Di Medio
Tan Pham
Ivan Grgic
James Lew
Anthony Katiforis
Tien Pham
Luke Santomartino
Elliot Dawson
Jake Leombruni
Callum Coghill
Mark Marinucci
Louis Shu
Tien Pham
Nick Bruno
2nd
4th
5th
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
TENNIS SENIOR
YEAR 10
YEAR 9
YEAR 8A
YEAR 8B
YEAR 7A
YEAR 7B
Mr Nicholas Scully
Mr Thomas Chrystie
Mr David Waters
Mr Brian Hall
Mrs Dianne Swingler
Ms Rebecca Cracknell / Mr Thomas Chrystie
Mr Patrick Fitzgerald
Brandon Thomas
Tam Pham
Nicholas Busuttil
Jordan Noronha
Michael Lo Monaco
Andy Vo
Christian Figueroa
Xavier Allison
Keenan Gatens
Alex Pupillo
Shaymus Ryan
Jake Murphy
Alexander Sykes
Shea Wellington
4th
3rd
4th
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
VOLLEYBALL
SENIOR A
SENIOR B
YEAR 10A
YEAR 10B
YEAR 9A
YEAR 9B
YEAR 8A D1
YEAR 8B D1
YEAR 8A D2
YEAR 8B D2
YEAR 7A D1
YEAR 7B D1
YEAR 7A D2
YEAR 7B D2
Mr Shaun Lancashire
Mr Shaun Lancashire
Mrs Helen Roberts
Mrs Helen Roberts
Mr Brendan Tollit
Mr Brendan Tollit
Mr Marcus McKerrell / Miss Katherine Barresi
Mr Marcus McKerrell / Miss Katherine Barresi
Mr Xavier Cox / Miss Catherine Grass
Mr Xavier Cox / Miss Catherine Grass
Mr Garth Cupido
Mr Garth Cupido
Miss Sarah Brens
Miss Sarah Brens
Patrick Kirley
Adam Bevanda
Daniel Allison
Zachary O’Halloran
Jameson Trainor
Patrick Sawaya
Troy Smith
Joseph Taylor
Brendan Considine
Anthony Cunsolo
Matthew Arena
John Roumeliotis
Luke Beddoe
Justin Bonello
Francesco Spanti
Killian Cashin
Anthony Williams
Marcus De Leur
Luke Fletcher
Christopher Tormey
Aaron Laurita
Luca L’Eveille
Louis Shu
James Lee
Noah Biffin & Jordan McLaughlin
Angus Swan & Nathan Sawaya
Robert Santomartino
Phillip Nguyen
4th
3rd
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
Premiers
4th
2nd
5th
4th
2nd
2nd
Premiers
5th
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Jarrod Grech
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2nd
4th
PUBLIC SPEAKING INTERMEDIATE Miss Katherine Barresi
JUNIOR
Miss Katherine Barresi
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
David Law ’89, and wife Christine, have relocated back to Great Western in
western Victoria; David has taken on a senior role at Anglicare, as Community
Development Coordinator.In addition they are setting up an Accommodation
business and are looking forward to opening in spring of this year.
Don McKenzie ’59, who played 138 games and kicked 128 goals for
Footscray and later coached them in 1978 and 1979, and his wife Irene,
who was the Principal’s secretary from 1989 until 2005 have opted for a sea
change and moved to Indented Head.
Cameron Spurr ’08 is currently completing his Bachelor of Environments
at Melbourne Uni, majoring in Geomatical Engineering, which he should
complete this year. He had intended to become an Architect but found spatial
mapping far more interesting along the way. Brother Nathan ‘06, has recently
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and younger brother, Liam ‘11 has commenced first year uni at Melbourne
undertaking a Science degree and majoring in Chemical engineering.
Stefano Boscaglia graduated from St Bernard’s
in 1996 and completed a Marketing degree to
begin his climb in the corporate world, working
in numerous roles for Hutchison Telecoms. After a
few years working within their marketing division,
Stefano moved into a sponsorship management
role where he held major relationships with the
likes of the Australian Cricket Team, the Essendon
Football Club and many other major players
across a variety of industries. Stefano was even
lucky enough to toss the coin for the 1999 Boxing
Day test match between Australia and England.
Stefano spent the best part of 10 years working with ‘3’ before deciding that
to further refine his skills it was time for change. Landing at Bupa, Stefano
used his extensive sales skills in a B2B role, managing the health insurance
accounts of many large organisations. While there, he managed to win the
“throw your shoe over the pub tournament” and won a round the world trip
for he and his wife. Currently, Stefano is working as the Alliance, Sponsorship
& Community Channel Manager at Simply Energy. In this role, Stefano
again has been able to harness his exceptional relationship building skills
working closely with major companies & sports nationwide. Throughout his
successful career, Stefano is often lauding the foundation built during his time
at St Bernard’s. He attributes a lot of his success not only to the education
he received in his time at the College, but also the culture, morals and ethics
fostered in his 6 years there. This story is a great testament to the wonderful
work done by St Bernard’s not only now, but historically as well. Stefano is
currently in the process of writing a book on how to improve your network,
within your network. Watch this space. Stefano is married to beautiful Kathy,
and has a 3 year old son Leon, living in Ascot Vale
Some families do everything together
Most parents are at home waiting for
news when their son or daughter goes
on a deployment, but Maj Steve Pata ‘83
and his son Tpr David Pata catch up for
coffee each Friday after they were both
deployed to Afghanistan in February. “It’s
great knowing that he’s here with me,”
Maj Pata said. “These are memories that
we will share with our kids and grandkids
for a long time to come.” Steve is on
exchange with the US 82nd Airborne as
an engagement plans officer at Kandahar
Airfield while Tpr Pata is nearby working as
a command post operator with the Rotary
Wing Group. Pictured are Tpr David Pata
and his father, Maj Steve Pata ‘83.
Family reunion: Tpr David Pata and his father, Maj Steve Pata, are both deployed to Afghanistan and both
based in different units at Kandahar Airfield.
First day student Max McMahon ’42 (Left) was
a very proud man at the recent Hall of Fame,
when his late brother Peter ’57 was inducted
into the College Hall of Fame. In his time Max
a fine small bore rifle shooter and in fact was
Victorian captain in the championships of 1974
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College captain from 1960 Joe Edmonds has
put his place in Parkville on the market and
is going to retire in Bendigo. Son Michael ’99
is working at Eastern GC, which is hopefully
moving to Yering.
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Pictured are Paul Farrell ‘69,
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wife Allison, who when returning
from a wedding in the US stopped
off at the USS Arizona Memorial
at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii and
virtually bumped into Paul, who
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Those in attendance at the recent Madden-Bedford Shield game at St Bernard’s
Murphy Oval were privileged to attend both a wonderful pregame luncheon
and a spirited game of football. The shield, which is played on an annual
basis between St Bernard’s and Parade College’s 1st XV111, is named after
Simon Madden (Essendon great and Norm Smith Medalist) and Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne champion and Brownlow medalist) as past students of
their respective Colleges. Both Simon and Peter were on hand to talk at the
luncheon and also to present the Shield to the winning captain at the end of
the game. Also present on the day was Old Boy Steve Morris ‘05 who spoke of
his journey from Old Collegian’s Football and the SANFL before finally getting
drafted by Richmond in 2011 and playing every game this year.
The game
itself saw St Bernard’s kick the first 2 majors of the game against a howling gale
and were never headed by a brave yet undermanned Parade outfit. The final
score was SBC 19.12.126 to Parade
3.4.22 with the result being a perfect
tune up for the ACC Grand Final
against St Bede’s at Elsternwick Park
on June 27, which the College won
8.13. 61 to 4.7.31. This completed a
great year for the 1st XV111 as they
went through the season undefeated
under the expert coaching of ex
Footscray star Simon Atkins.
Simon Madden and Peter Bedford
presenting the shield to St
Bernard’s captain, Liam McBean.
CONGRATULATIONS
Chris Doolan ’85 and Nanette welcomed baby daughter Madison into the
world on 28 November 2011.
Sydney Swans Jude Bolton ‘97 and his wife Lynette had a baby girl Siarra
in January
Raymond Lawrence ‘09 was short listed as a finalist for the Optus film
festival, The One80 Project, for his film, ‘Swindle’.
Geoff Walsh ’58, who has generously donated many of his handball trophies to
the College, was inducted into the Australian Handball Hall of Fame at Easter
Year 10’s Jack Avolino was back to his best finishing third in the Under 17
1500 metres and then taking out gold in the Under 17 3000 metres at the
State titles. He also broke David Ireland’s College Under 17 1500 metre
record set in 2005. Year 8’s Patrick Matthews
picked up a gold medal in the Under 15 2000
metre steeplechase and like Jack backed up
and finished fourth in the 3000 metres. Year
10’s Connor McShanag took silver in the 5000
metre walk and in the field Year 11’s Mate
Zahtila threw very well winning gold in the
Under 18 javelin. Year 11’s James Costello also
performed well in the javelin finishing third in
the Under 17 age group. He also competed in
the long jump and triple jump finishing fourth
and sixth respectively.
Jack Avolino
Lovely to hear that Trevor Goodison ’99 and his wife Vanessa welcomed
twin boys Ryan and Justin into the world on November 29, 2011.
One of the greatest athletes the College has
ever produced Johnny Rayner ‘08 soared to
even greater heights recently when he won the
800 metre national title at the Australian Track
& Field event held at the new Lakeside Stadium
in Albert Park. After coming from behind to
win the Victorian 800m title only a month
beforehand Johnny was full of confidence
despite having to come up against the nations
best. He comfortably qualified for the final,
starting from the middle of the track as the
starters gun went off and settled down in a
handy 5th place. He would hold this position
for much of the race before running down the
leaders in the straight and bursting clear to win
in a time of 1:47.98. He now has his eyes firmly set on Europe in June and
judging by his recent performances it would be a brave man to bet against
him in whatever he contests.
Mark Mansour ‘98 and his wife Mara celebrated the birth of their son
Louis Valentino on 11 April.
It has a been a great year for past students in athletics as Adrian Mott ’03
added the Victorian 100m title in 10.65 to his trophy cabinet. This goes
with his Stawell Gift win of 2006
The following students were selected into the ACC Team of the Year for
Term 1 sports
Darren Colaco – Cricket (All-Rounder)
Patrick Kirley – Volleyball (Starting 6)
Zachary Bye – Volleyball (Starting 6)
Trent O’Dea – Volleyball (Starting 6)
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Tim Harvey ’96 and Alyshia welcomed the birth of their first child Ellie
Jo on 11 June. Also first grandchild for proud grandparents Ian ’68 and
Margaret Harvey.
In the Australian Surf Life-Saving Championships at Kurrawa in
Queensland, Stephen Iannazzo (‘99) and Luke Van Meel (‘05) followed
their State Championship Patrol Competition Gold Medal with a National
Bronze Medal. This is their 3rd consecutive National podium finish in the
event. Stephen turned out again the next day, to win a Silver Medal in the
Australian Champion Life-Saver multi-event competition.
John Sculli (‘96) along with gorgeous wife Romina and beautiful girls
Tiana and Emilia, welcomed James Anthony into the world on March 28.
The arrival of James doubles the number of males in the Sculli household
much to John’s delight/relief!
Ben Kilkenny (‘96) along with his fabulous wife Bronwyn welcomed their
first child Thomas Robert into the world on July 2. With passionate Western
Bulldogs supporters as parents little Thomas should swell membership
numbers down at the Kennel by 1 unless Uncle Sam Kilkenny (‘01) can
hitch him up to the Bombers bandwagon beforehand.
Current teacher and assistant coach of the Old Boys football club Nick Smith
’98 and his wife Kelly welcomed their first child Ava Grace on 1 July.
On Thursday 21 June at the Clocktower in Moonee Ponds nine Year 8 boys
performed in the Catholic Education Office Student Wellbeing Drama
Festival. The boys were outstanding in their performance dealing with the
issues of bullying and resilience. The parents who attended the evening
were thrilled and very proud of the efforts of our young performers.
Special thanks must go of course to the boys for their commitment to
the project (there was never any doubt they would always rise to the
challenge) but thanks should also go to past student and current teacher
Brendan Tollit ‘00, for firstly working with the boys to create the play and
secondly for engaging students who, in many cases would never have
had the opportunity to perform in such a forum. The boys were awarded a
certificate of excellence for the best resilience message, and a certificate of
excellence for the best concept. Below is a list of the boys who performed:
Austin Burke, Lucas Incantalupo, Luke Mascaro, Matthew Geramani,
Tom Headley, Shea Wellington, Chris Graham, Mark Di Bartolomeo and
Robert Adorno
COLLEGE DASH
In his last official race as a St Bernard’s student Liam McIntyre took last year’s
College Dash. This win was six years in the making and must have been very
satisfying for him. Not only did he win the event but also he took nearly six
seconds off his previous best time, which is a remarkable effort. He has now
leap frogged his older brother Owen ‘06 and now has bragging rights in the
McIntyre household. In the race itself Zaron Smith got away to his usual quick
start with Liam and debutante Matthew Gurrisi slipping into second and third
behind him. The race tightened up a little through the halfway mark but Zaron
stole a little gap at the top of the hill and in the run down Hampton Road.
In the end though Liam was too strong. The College Dash often throws up
some ‘surprise packet’ performances and this year was no different. Matthew
Gurrisi is not a name that has been associated with athletics at the college
but it was a great first up run from him today. He tired in the later stages of
the race, being overtaken by young Patrick Matthews, but it was still a fine
run. Results: 1st Liam McIntyre 2:51.77 (PB)
2nd Zaron Smith 2:52.45
3rd
Patrick Matthews 3:03.66
4th Matthew Gurrisi 3:04.35*
5th Lachlan Brown
3:11.08
6th Nicolas Lukies 3:12.71 (PB)
7th Michael Satterley 3:15.61
8th
Mr Gerard Brown 3:17.17
9th Luke Beddoe 3:25.36*
10th Damian Hughes
3:28.60 (PB)
11th Shea Wellington 3:34.94*
12th Cameron Walsh 4:03.59*
*
First run over the course
CHESS
Last years ACC Open Chess Team achieved the best result for over a
decade in the Division 2 category. St Bernard’s equalled with Simond’s
College on 33.5 points behind Mazenod on 44 points. In the past few
years we have hovered around 4th and 5th place, this is a great feat to
have achieved second placing. Congratulations go to Jameson Trainor
(9E) for winning 6 out of his 7 games enabling the team to sneak into
the second place. Well done to the rest of the team Vincent Bonasera
(Captain), Chris Galle, Johnny Nguyen, Peter Sharpels, Nathan Ratnam,
Sam Webster, Ben Morrell and Rielly Watts. We especially thank our
Year 12 students Vincent and Nathan as this was their last opportunity
to represent the school. Also thanks to Vincent who has been a great
supporter of the game since he was in Year 7.
In October the ACC Chess Tournament introduced for the first time entry in
the junior (Year 7 & 8) and in the intermediate teams (Year 9 & 10). In the
past, the teams were made up of the best players from Year 7 to 10. The new
format enabled a greater range of students to compete at their own age group.
Both Intermediate and Junior teams were in the Division 1, consequently
they confronted robust opposition. Both teams displayed some excellent
skills, however it was not enough to overcome the might of some of the other
teams. The intermediate team came fifth out of 8 teams and the juniors came
7th out of the 8 teams. We congratulate James Lew who won 5 out of 7 his
games in the first seat ranking. Well done to Jameson Trainor, Chris Galle, Peter
Sharples, Johnny Nguyen, Ben Morell, Sam Webster, William Harris, Reilly
Watts, James Lew, Dion Harris, Joseph Prencipe, Ben Scaramazzino, Mark Di
Bartolomeo, Callum Trainor, Nicholas Colendra, Pierre Renga, Luke Sorensen
and Dominador Lopez.
ST. BERNARD’S OLD COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL CLUB INC.
St Bernard’s Development Focus Starts to Yield Rewards
Late in 2011 the St Bernard’s Old Collegian’s Football Club laid out a
detailed plan for the club both on and off the field. The top three priorities
are: Development, Development and Development.
Through Development at all levels of the club we are working hard on our
ultimate goal “to create the best possible environment for our players to achieve
their best on the field and to be good citizens of the community off the field”.
That’s not to say winning isn’t important, it is and our teams try to win each
game they play. However achieving a person/team’s best is very rewarding,
very satisfying and importantly very enjoyable and a lot of fun. We see the
Club’s role as providing the environment to make this individual and team best
possible, and if we can do that the win/loss ratio will look after itself.
In a Club where over 650 boys and men run out to play each weekend,
development of our Coaching Panel is an on-going project. Director of
Football Development Simon Atkins and Football Consultant Dean Laidley
not only “coach the coaches” but also are deeply involved in developing
the playing list. In addition to developing playing skills, structures and game
plans, players are also instructed that respect for umpires and their fellow
competitors is part of the make up of a high quality St Bernard’s footballer.
Under 2011 Grand Final Senior Coach Chris Tankard and his senior club
panel, and despite a heavy toll of injuries, this development focus is starting
to yield results. The playing list is achieving material improvement and the
win/loss ratio is starting to show the benefits.
At the mid point of the season the firsts have consolidated in 5th position
just two games off the final four. Damien Sullivan’s 2nd’s are just percentage
out of third place and Frank Monaghan’s hard working thirds are providing
reinforcements for higher Bernard’s teams, yet are still just a game out of
5th. Peter Wood’s U/19 Premier level young guns are 7 and 1 in third spot,
while Kevin Jones U/19 development team fight gamely each week often
against other clubs top U/19 lads. Serge Romano’s U/18 pups are showing
huge improvement to be 5th just a game out of the top four. Last but by
no means least is the good news story that is Mel Beyer’s merry band of
Club 18 Warriors. The Warriors entered the season as always in good spirits
despite two long hard winless years behind them. Well it was game on in
round one racking up win number one, however the boys had forgotten the
words to the club song! Easily fixed as team manager Deb Marinier lead
them into the main rooms where they read the words off the wall and belted
out the theme song. The Warriors have consolidated with multiple wins
(they now know the words to the song) and are just a game out of third.
Carey are a valuable tool for club coaches. A key part of the club is our
first class Training and Medical Services Team. Head Trainer Ian Wheeler
and his team work closely with the club physio’s Tate Pearson, David
Micallef, Rebecca Wade and other staff to give best practice treatment and
rehab for all injured players.
To sustain and fund a Club of our size we have also worked very hard on
engagement with the St Bernard’s Community. We have signed up over 320
members and our membership drive continues via our online website store
at “stbernardsfc.com.au”. Major events like the 220 strong Ladies Lunch and
330 strong Club Ball help facilitate this aim. The Diamond Dogs’ business
coterie, chaired by Vinnie McGuire, is continuing its important financial/
employment and mentoring work and the very popular Legends Day is fast
approaching on July 14th. Generous and supportive senior & junior club
sponsors headed up by our Major Sponsor North Suburban Sports Club and
Community Partners Bendigo Bank Strathmore, John Fawkner Hospital and
Nelson Alexander, are all listed on our website and we ask again for you
support of those sponsors /key suppliers that support our club.
It was with great pleasure at the Club Ball, as part of our 2012 Women’s
Year, we announced our three joint no1 Ticket Holders: Club Secretary
Doriana Cooper, Team Manager Deb Marinier and Catering Manager
Veronica Moloney. We felt it was long overdue to recognize the fantastic
support the women of St Bernard’s have given the Club though its 50
years. Our three No1 Ladies are great ambassadors for all the women who
continue to support our great club.
As the club pursues its development focus, we are very grateful for all the
assistance we receive from the school. A special thanks to Principal Tony
Paatsch, College Board Chair Peter Hogan, Development Officer Michael
Perrett, Facilities Manager Bruce Wallace and Grounds Manager Brett
Huxtable and his team.
We would like to finish with an “Open Invitation” for all in the St Bernard’s
Community, to come down to the Snake Pit anytime to see for yourself the
development, top class football, hard work and fun, that is going on at the
Football Club. Our 2012 catch cry has been to “get on board” and we would
be delighted to have you all “GET ON BOARD” with the St Bernard’s Old
Collegian’s Football Club for the remainder of 2012 and beyond.
All the very best to you and your family.
Regards
Patrick Crabb, President - St Bernard’s Old Collegians Football Club.
Meanwhile in the Junior Club you only have to see the beaming faces of
the hundreds of junior players and parents at the fortnightly presentations,
to know the boys are not only improving and winning a few games, but
also having a ton of fun along the way in their football journey. Andrew
Vinecombe his dedicated Committee and volunteer parent army, continue
to do a great job managing over 300 budding young AFL stars.
Individual rewards have also been seen with record 17 players from the junior
club selected for representative games. While in the senior club Josh Madden,
Andrew Merrington and Alex Singleton have represented the club with
distinction in VAFA rep football. Our Club can’t control what our rivals do so
we can’t win every game, but as this progress report shows our development
focus is starting to yield individual and team rewards and most importantly is
helping our players be the best they can be.
Creating such a positive environment only occurs through hard work and
dedication. Video and Dartfish analytics from Paul Dalmau and Wayne
Development Coach Dean Laidley instructing forwards during the recent
win against St Bede’s, at VAFA HQ Elsternwick Park.
ST. BERNARD’S OLD COLLEGIANS BASKETBALL CLUB
children and youth involved in basketball. Andrew is also available for
personalised training sessions. He can be contacted through his website
- www.oneononeskills.com
The club would like to thank St Bernard’s College for their ongoing support.
We are pleased to have been able to donate a defibrillator and cabinet to the
College. This unit is located in the foyer area as you walk into the auditorium.
Once again the St Bernard’s Old Collegians Basketball Club has had
another successful season with 18 teams participating in the local
domestic competition. We are pleased to announce that Andrew
Feltham, a stalwart of the club, will be performing a Director of
Coaching role. Andrew is one of several volunteers who give many
hours to our club. He is passionate about coaching and getting
I invite parents of children aged 7 years and up interested in playing
basketball to make contact with our list manager, Phil Thorpe (0416 188 413).
We also welcome young coaches, particularly students of St Bernard’s, to
become involved.
Kerin Moloney, President
moloney66@optusnet.com.au
ST. BERNARD’S OLD COLLEGIANS CRICKET CLUB INC.
Our 2nd XI led by Michael Thom ’99 had a great run in the second half
of the season, and winning some crucial close games built belief in this
young team as they progressed to the finals, finishing 4th on the ladder. A
youth development policy had been instituted for this team, so not a lot was
expected, so to make the finals was a great achievement. Unfortunately in
the Semi Final, against a strong Hoppers Crossing, we bowled them out for
only 126 to be well placed, but did not handle the pressure with the bat,
succumbing for 79. But it will be a great learning experience.
St. Bernard’s Old Collegians Cricket Club’s recently completed 2011
/2012 season was a year of some struggle after many years riding an
upward curve of success. The Club’s 1st XI, playing in the Senior Division
of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association, had a moderate season overall
and struggled to obtain the results needed to challenge for the finals. There
were some excuses with injuries and unavailabilities, as well as a very
young 1st XI team for most of the year, but the spirit remained positive
and strong. We managed to win a crucial fixture in the penultimate round
against McKinnon to put us in the box seat to avoid relegation; however
we still needed a result against top team Yarraville Club in the final round
to be certain of survival. Thankfully a day long downpour on the final day
of the season gave us a washed out draw and enabled us to obtain the
necessary points out of the match to remain in Senior Division.
Winner of the Beau Redmond
Medal for Club Champion was 1st
XI Captain and College Director of
Sport Craig Osborne ’97 (Left). This
was the 8th occasion that Craig has
been honoured as Club Champion
and it is a wonderful achievement in
consistency and performance over a
long period of time. Runner Up in the
count was Luke Davis, ’00 who had
one of his best seasons with the ball
to be our highest wicket taker, and 3rd
was Jordan Mills ’05 who had a career
best season with the bat, establishing
himself at the top of the batting order.
Jordan also took out the 1st XI Batting,
while Craig won the 1st XI Bowling.
It was fantastic to see a number of young 1st XI debutants during the
season that have come through the club’s strong junior system and lower
XIs – Jake Dunell ‘05, James Davey ’09, Patrick O’Connell, Brad Cooper
’10 and current Year 12 College student James Riley.
The 3rd XI led by a new young Captain in Brendan Davey ’05 had an
inconsistent season with some good results mixed in with some not so
good. They finished 6th on the ladder but with a number of young players
improving as senior cricketers there were positives. The 4th XI led by John
Jordan once again cobbled together a very competitive season and a lack
of depth from injuries and availabilities through the club impacted upon the
4ths, and they ran out of steam towards the end of the season to finish 7th.
The Junior sector of the Club under the direction of Junior Co-ordinator Duncan
Hefter continues to grow and flourish in developing young cricketers, and
while not achieving the on field success of some past years, the youngsters all
enjoyed their cricket, and that’s what it is all about at junior level. The best effort
was from our second U16 team, playing in U16D Grade of the North West
Cricket Association who made the Grand Final, only to go down in a close
game. Thanks to Tony Isaacs ‘71 who has passionately coached junior teams
right through the grades over many years, and whose direct involvement in the
juniors has come to an end.
It is currently the cricket off-season but there has been some movement.
The Club would like to thank Rex Bennett for his 5 years at the helm as
Coach; Rex brought discipline and structures to the club that were crucial
in our success and rise up the grades during the time of his tenure.
A new Coach has recently been appointed and it is a delight to welcome
Romain Grenville on board. Romain is a young man with a fresh approach
to the game and a passion for developing young cricketers to achieve
their maximum potential, we see this as an exciting prospect given our
youthful playing list. Romain has played Premier 1st XI cricket at Frankston
Peninsula and North Melbourne and was involved in Victoria’s underage
representative teams, so he brings considerable playing abilities as a fast
bowler and higher order batsman, which will hopefully benefit the 1st XI!
1st XI Captain Craig Osborne has been reappointed and we look forward
to Romain and Craig working together and with additional coaching
resources on our panel, to improve our cricketers as we look to become
a genuine contender in Senior Division in 2012 / 2013.
Information on the St. Bernard’s Old Collegians Cricket Club can be found
at our website (soon to be relaunched) www.stbernardsoccc.com or by
contacting Club President Anthony Jordan ’90 on jordo73@yahoo.com or
0438 022 210.
ST. BERNARD’S VOLLEYBALL CLUB
After a successful year last year and pleasing results from Nationals the
Club is getting ready for the start of competitions and hopefully another
successful year.
The two major events of the year are the National Schools Cup which is
held in December and is preceded by the qualifying Victorian Schools
Cup which will be held at the State Volleyball Centre on July 27th – 29th.
We are entering teams in U14, U15, U16, U17 and Open Divisions.
In March the senior boys competed in the Victorian Schools Beach
Volleyball Championships. The College had success in this tournament
with Year 10’s playing on Thursday 15th and Years 11 and 12’s playing on
Friday 16th March. Congratulations to Luke Fletcher and Jameson Trainor
who won Gold (Yr 10) defeating Melbourne High School and to Alex Ielo
and Daniel Allison who won Silver (Yr 11) narrowly losing to Maribyrnong
College with Anthony Williams and Mark Sampson taking Bronze in
the same division. Along with these boys Pat Kirley, Zach Bye, Mitchell
O’Dea, Mackenzie Biffin, Joshua Stipic and Ryan Lofaro also competed.
Throughout the year the boys will compete at Vic’s, Country and local
Tournaments, Western Region Volleyball League, Junior State League
and Nationals as well as various state team trials.
We offer congratulations to our
current and past students who
have been selected to represent
Victoria at this year’s National
Tournament at the State
Volleyball Centre in Melbourne.
U19: Trent O’Dea (Captain),
Pat Kirley and Zach Bye - Year 12
Alex Ielo (Vice Captain) - Year 11
U17: Luke Fletcher – Year 10
Old Boys: U23: Michael
Cirillo (’09), Tom Swallow (’10)
We wish the boys luck at their
upcoming Tournaments!
ST. BERNARD’S HOCKEY CLUB
It has been a very successful year so far for the St Bernard’s Hockey Club. There
has been a major overhaul of the club’s administration, with ex-SBC students
filling some key roles. President Tim FitzGerald ‘07, treasurer Kristian Davies
‘08 and head men’s coach Jordan Magdalani ‘04 are all new inclusions. The
committee have been working hard throughout the year on building the club
and improving our performance on and off the field. This has coincided with
the introduction of new uniforms and the revamping of the clubrooms.
Our junior teams are all looking ahead to finals, with the U/13s on top of
the ladder, U/17s second, and both U/15 teams competing well. This is a
continuation of our dominance in the junior competition in recent years, as all
four teams are set to push for the premiership. After some patchy performances
at the start of the season, the State League 4 boys are looking strong as they put
in place Jordan’s game plan, and are currently sitting 3rd on the ladder. Our
Metro teams battle away as they also move towards finals contention. New
players are always welcome to come down and have a hit. Seniors training is
on Tuesday/Thursday from 6.30pm at the SBC hockey field.
As a developing club, it is important to have adequate resources for financial
viability. We are currently looking for sponsors who are willing to support the
hockey club and open up their exposure to a whole new client base. Contact
president@sbchc.com.au for details.
KEILOR ST. BERNARD’S ATHLETICS CLUB
The year has been a series of highs and lows so far, with the track season
finishing on an extreme high. The Club won 5 Premierships - 40 Plus men Under 14 Men - Division 1 Women and Under 16 and Under 14 Girls and
were runners up in Division 2 Men - Division 2 Women - Under 18 Men
and our second Under 14 girls. This meant that we had 9 teams eligible
to go to the State finals and compete against 1st and 2nd teams from other
venues and combined teams from country centers. Here our Under 14
and Under 16 girls were successful in taking out the State Championships
and the Under 14 boys, although they drew with Collingwood on 601
points each, they lost on a count back for 1st place. The senior women
division 1 finished 4th of the 9 teams competing - our best ever placing in
this level of competition. Our 40 plus men, despite having a better team
than last year, again found the competition very tough and finished 6th.It
was a most enjoyable day for all concerned and the amount of effort put in
by club members was outstanding. In fact there were 97 personal best or
seasons best performances recorded on the day. Also some members baked
black, gold and blue cup cakes for the occasion.
day. However things have gradually improved since then as Pete and
Michael have partly recovered from injury Andrew Rob and Greg are back
on deck but we have lost Mark De Campo and Gerard Brown overseas
and Sean’s injury appears season ending. However a good performance
in the 15k at Ballarat saw the team gain 2nd place an encouraging sign
for the future. Also our 50 plus men’s team is only one point off top spot
on the premiership ladder having a great battle with APS Collingwood
Diamond Valley and Ballarat Region. The juniors are all competing well
with the Under 14 girls in 2nd place on the ladder. The new track has been
completed at Keilor Park and we are looking forward to some training
sessions being conducted there as the lighting improves.
Ron Stobaus
A number of our athletes medaled in the State Championships and went
on to the National Championships conducted in Sydney for the Juniors
and Melbourne for the Seniors and Masters, where some were successful
in taking the top honors.
Monique Cilione has been selected in the Australian Team for the
World Junior Championships in Barcelona in July so look out for her
performances with the javelin.
Our Cross-country team was relegated to Division 2 following a spate of
injuries to some of our athletes last season and the start of the season did not
look too bright when we found David Ireland was heading overseas to study.
Victor Shelamoff, Peter Gaffney and Michael McIntyre were injured
and Sean Stevens, Andrew Comley, Rob Trott and Greg Moore were
unavailable for the 1st round as was Phil Lane, who was running the Paris
Marathon. As a consequence we finished last in Division 2 on the opening
Stobaus Clan at State Shield Final
Bottom Row Left to Right: Kate Abfalter, Rhiannon Matthews,
Emma Abfalter, Patrick Matthews,
Middle Row: Catherine Matthews, Andrew Matthews, Anne Stobaus,
Ron Stobaus
Top Row: Maria Abfalter, David Abfalter
GRANDPARENTS DAY
Another highly successful Grandparents Day was held in May and
pictured here are past student grandfathers with their grandsons
Tim Coghlan, Harry Pobjoy College Captain in 1944; Gary Hassett ‘59,
Michael Hassett; Gary McKenzie ’65 and Jack Iacobaccio
IN THE NEWS
In one of the most significant events in V8 Supercar history Japanese car
giant Nissan recently announced that it would join the pinnacle of Australian
motorsport and touring car racing by entering the Championship from 2013.
After a 20-year absence from the Australian Touring Car Championship,
Nissan Motorsport (Australia) will run four cars with up and coming V8
Supercar team Kelly Racing. From 2013, Kelly Racing will campaign as
Nissan Motorsport – a formalised factory team. The announcement was
made in Melbourne by Nissan Australia Managing Director and CEO Dan
Thompson and Kelly Racing Chairman John Crennan ’63. John went on to
say “This Nissan Factory deal is a career highlight. Ironically 2012 is my
50th year under the GMH/Holden flag with my actual 50th Anniversary
falling on December 10. With the 2012 season effectively finishing on this
day, it will be weird to remove the imaginary Holden flag pole that has been
joined to my hip for 50 years and hoist the Nissan flag and start promoting
the sale of their products on day 1 of year 51 “
First day student from 1940 Kevin Power has
discovered facebook! It was recently quoted
in the Herald Sun that he uses it mainly to
keep up to date with friends and family both
here and overseas, logging in up to four
times a week. “I’m not an addict, but I don’t
mind it. There is a lot of rubbish on there,”
he said. “Everyone has busy lives, especially
the grandkids, and it saves them going out of
their way to call you.” Grandfather of Kevin,
now 86, has 20 friends after setting up a
profile. Kevin’s three sons Shane ’69, Danny
’71 and Kerry ‘72 are all past students and
played with the old boys football teams.
Business and community leaders gathered at a national pride breakfast hosted by
the Lions Club of Essendon on Australia day. Among those at Windy Hill Social
Club for the Lions’ 19th annual “I live Australia” breakfast were guest speaker Dr
Brian McNamee ’73, CEO of CSL, Essendon MP Justin Madden ’78 and former
MP Judy Maddigan, wife of Bill Maddigan ’57. In addition the Stan Morrison
Industry Award was presented to local real estate agent Sam Pennisi ‘57
Troy Legudi ’00, a part-owner of racehorse Master of Design, was in a
dilemma. He was getting married at 2:30 pm on Saturday 14 April and
was worried the ceremony would be held as his sprinter was contesting
the Group One T J Smith Stakes at Randwick. So Troy took matters into
his own hands and rang the ATC racing manager to request a start time
before 2:00pm. It was certainly Troy’s lucky day as he got to watch Master
of Design score a monumental upset win, albeit on television, in the $1
million race, then minutes later he tied the knot with Courtney. Another
part owner is veterinary surgeon Adam Matthews ’00.
After four years as the very successful coach of Calder Cannons in the
TAC Under 18 competition Marty Allison ‘80 is taking over from Vic
metro coach Rohan Welsh ‘88, who is looking for a VFL or AFL coaching
appointment. Another past student, Anton Grbac ‘78 is AFL Victorian high
performance manager.
Two debut players this season have taken the number of past students to play
AFL football to 56. Steven Morris ’06 played his first game in the first match
of the season for Richmond and has performed admirably whilst Jordan
Schroder ’10 had his first game for Geelong against GWS in early June.
On June 21 the College library
played host to the launch of
Old Boy Travis Berketa’s ‘93
book “Jack Majors: Superhero”.
A crowd of over 80 braved the
wintery conditions to hear the
author speak about his first foray
into the world of teenage writing
and the experiences that helped
shape the action in the book.
The book itself tells the story of
schoolboy Jack Majors whose life
as the target of bullies is turned
upside down when he discovers a
book that gives him super powers.
Local member for Essendon and former classmate of Travis, Ben Carroll
‘93 (Pictured with Travis) was on hand to officially launch the book and
thoroughly recommended it to all.To purchase “Jack Majors: Superhero” go to
http://jackmajors.com/.
Mitchel Brown ’06 was pleased with
his second-place finish in Athletics’
Victoria Big V10km. Stopping the
clock at 29min 53.9sec Mitchel was
rapt to have broken the 30-minute
barrier for the first time. Mitchel is also
Athletics’ Victoria communications
officer.
Two years after the salary cap scandal
engulfed Melbourne Storm and
virtually brought it to its knees, the
NRL club is flying high on the field
and off. Chief executive Ron Gauci ‘77
says the club is well ahead of schedule
on the five-year plan he put in place
when he was appointed in July 2010.
“We’ve recovered extremely well and
this year we’ve hit records in several
of our metrics,” Ron stated. “We’re
looking at record results for our total
revenue, our sponsorship numbers and our membership and crowd
levels, and our cost base has been driven down as well.” Quite a change
from when Ron stepped into the club two years ago!
Brian Mannix ’79 was certainly a big hit
when he recently appeared on Dancing
with the Stars. After graduating from
SBC he wanted to be a film director
but was rejected by Swinburne Film
and television School and then his
band – Uncanny X-men shot to fame
in the ‘80’s so he never got to film and
television school. Brian danced for the
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
in memory of his father who died from
prostate cancer.
Collingwood
footballer
Harry O’Brien was the first
of 30 well-known faces
painted in 30 days by
Vincent Fantauzzo ’95 for
an exhibition at the National
Gallery of Victoria. Vincent
– best known for Archibald
Prize portraits of Heath
Ledger and Matt Moran
– painted a new 60cm x
40cm portrait each day using
photographs of each subject.
Labor’s Ben Carroll ‘93 is the new Niddrie
MP with the former Steve Bracks staffer
easily winning the recent by-election.
With the seat held by Labor since 1976
and the Liberal Party’s decision to not
stand a candidate, Ben was always outright
favourite to win the by-election, called
after former deputy premier Rob Hulls
quit politics after a health scare. However
he took nothing for granted during his
campaign. ‘‘We worked very hard and
door-knocked more than 2000 homes.
It was a great result and I think a clear
message to [Premier] Ted Baillieu that he
needs to have a jobs plan. I’ll be a very busy local member of Parliament,’’
Ben stated after his win. A qualified lawyer with a current practicing
certificate, Ben has worked for the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
and volunteered nights at a local Community Legal Service. He has served
as an adviser in both state and federal Labor governments.
We believe that Ben has become our fifth past student Member of
Parliament after Barry Rowe ‘63, Michael Arnold ’60, Justin Madden ‘78
and Scott Ryan ‘90.
VALE
Patricia, the youngest daughter of our Hall of Fame
legend, Mrs Margaret Carey, died peacefully after a
long illness on June 19, aged 52 years. She was the
loving sister of David ‘65, Michael ’67 and Peter
‘71 and sister-in-law of Des McGowan ‘68 and
Neil Heskett ’70.
Richard Edmund (Dick) Butler AM, who was a
respected leader in inter national telecommunications
for many years passed away peacefully in the early
hours of Saturday 23rd June aged 86. Earlier this
month he entered Mercy Private for a knee operation
but developed complications that required him to
be transferred to St Vincent’s Private Intensive Care
for respiratory care. He was a first day student of the
College and attended until 1943. A keen supporter of
the College and the Old Collegians, he was inducted
into the College Hall of Fame in 2009. His brother
Kevin ’61 is also a past student.
Fr LEO HERIOT
Fr Leo was born in Clifton Hill on Feb. 13, 1932,
was professed as a Salesian at Sunbury in 1953 and
was ordained a priest in Madras, India in 1963. He
volunteered for the missions in India and worked
there from 1963 until 1991. For the majority of
that time he held positions of responsibility for the
formation of young Salesians: Novice Master from
1973 until 1984 and Rector of the Theologate from
1984 until 1991. On his return to the AustraliaPacific Province, Fr Leo was assistant Priest in the
parishes of Engadine, NSW (1991) and Katherine, NT (1992 - 1993) before
again taking up his missionary vocation when he worked in Samoa (1994
-2006) and then Fiji (2006- 2011). His final placement was quite fittingly in
SBOCArts
Our next main project is a production of Little
Shop of Horrors in June 2013. Further information
can be obtained from Sam Dariol ‘08 at
sbocarts@gmail.com or samueldariol@gmail.com
the Salesian Community at Clifton Hill, the suburb of his birth. Fr Leo was a
tremendous formator and teacher, spreading his great knowledge and love
of the Congregation and the Church and forming generations of Salesians to
participate in the mission of Don Bosco in the world. He is the brother of St
Bernard’s Hall of Fame member Fr Lou Heriot ’43.
Willie Watt
After leaving St Bernard’s
Willie Watt ‘52 became a
member of probably one of
the best rhythm sections of
Australian jazz, that of the
Melbourne New Orleans
Jazz Band. (Right) Like
many Australian jazzmen
of the 1950’s Willie left for
England and soon became
hooked on the New
Orleans style jazz. The
Melbourne New Orleans
Jazz Band obtained a contract in 1961 to play jazz clubs in England and Europe,
which were experiencing a jazz boom at the time – this boom hit Australia a
few years later. The band toured successfully and then broke up in England in
early 1963. Willie then joined the Hot Sands Jazz Band, which became very
popular and from there he went to the
Yarra Yarra Jazz Band in the 70’s. After a
long lay off Willie “rediscovered his banjo
under the bed” but unfortunately he never
rediscovered that wonderful ringing tone
of his early years. In attendance at the
wake held in his honour was Dave Rankin
’52, renowned trombone player who as
well as attending SBC with Willie was also
a member of the Melbourne New Orleans
Jazz Band
1940’s society
Are you interested in learning more about leaving a gift to St Bernard’s
College in your will?
Join the members of our 1940’s Society who have made a commitment to
St Bernard’s for the future. It is a great way to make a significant gift you
may not find possible in your lifetime.
For more information or to have a confidential discussion, please call Michael
Perrett, Director of Development on 9289 1106 or mperrett@sbc.vic.edu.au
ACC SWIMMING & ATHLETIC TITLES
On Friday, the 17th of February, our boys headed to MSAC chasing a title
that had slipped through our grasp for nearly a decade and a half. The
swim team, captained by Jake Panozzo, put in an extraordinary effort,
taking victory in a night full of surprises, upsets and delays.
The night started with captain Panozzo taking victory in the open 200m
freestyle by 6 seconds, and with everyone looking to capitalise on his success,
the boys were bound to put in a brilliant effort. Throughout the night we found
ourselves in a 4-way battle with Mazenod, St Bede’s and Whitefriars for the
title, with results often coming down to the thousandth of the second, but the
Bernard’s boys pulled through to win the title by the narrowest of margins.
Congratulations to all involved in our glorious victory, especially Carol
Iannazzo, Bernadette Kirkwood, Chris Mannix and James Delzoppo, for the
tireless hours they put in poolside. We look forward to defending the most
hard earned of titles next year.
On Wednesday March 28 at the new Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park, Gerard
Brown and his ACC Athletics team made history when they captured a record
10th straight ACC Athletics crown. In what was a closely fought contest all day
the Bernard’s team were victorious by half a point over a gallant Parade outfit
320 – 319.5 with Salesian finishing 3rd on 280 points. The surroundings may
have been different from the old Olympic Park but the effort and result remained
the same with each and every competitor giving it there all to secure the muchcoveted title. This amazing feat by Gerard and the boys means St Bernard’s are still
the proud owners of all the ACC silverware, with the Athletics Shield returning to
the Bernard’s trophy Cabinet alongside the ACC Swimming and Cross-Country
titles, a rare feat that has only happened four times in ACC history.
VALE
We were recently advised of the death of Dr. Peter
Bullen ‘46 on 13 July 2011. Having Previously
graduated BSc & MSc from the University of
Melbourne, Peter received his Doctorate of
Science from Melbourne in 1971 - worldwide
recognition of his research and unique studies of
metal fatigue in aircraft. His brothers the late Dr
Roger ’43 and Tony ’56 are also past students.
On 4 November 2011 renowned Australian banjo
player Willie Watt ‘52 died at the age of 76.
After a battle with cancer Domenic Tenuta ’69,
(Left) who was the father of past students Chris ’95,
Stephen ’98 and Adrian ’01 passed away on 21
September 2011
On Christmas Day 2011 Frances Licciardo, mother
of Tony ’61 and John ’67 passed away peacefully at
the age of 89. In addition she was the grandmother
of Tony’s sons Robert ’92 and Michael ’98 and
John’s sons Dean ’94 and Michael ’08. Both Frances
and her late husband Phil were great contributors to
the College in the late ‘50’s.
Paul Cordingley ‘91, died suddenly of a massive heart attack whilst at work,
on December 30, 2011 aged 38. He leaves two small children Isaac and
Lauren. Paul, who lived in Coburg, came to St Bernard’s from Resurrection
where he and his family were actively involved in the Polish community
John Hogan ’66 (Left) passed away suddenly on 29
December 2011. John was a brother of the late Greg
’71, who passed away in 2008. John played football
with the Old Collegians and kept up a great interest
in all Old Collegian affairs.
Jack Aughton, (Right) who
was the father of Peter ‘71
and David ‘72 died on
the 2nd January at Caritas
Christi Kew at the age of 84.
The wife of Hugh Livingstone ’48, Merle, passed
away on 4 January after a six-month battle with
cancer. She was the mother of Terry ’71, Patrick ’78
and grandmother of Andrew ‘93
Kathleen McNicol, mother of Ray McNichol ’70, passed away peacefully on
8 January at the age of 86
Life member of the Old Collegians Football Club, Vin Carey, passed away
peacefully at Geelong Hospital on 10 January at the age of 73. He was the father
of Wayne ‘82 and grandfather of current students Jed, Year 10 and Angus, Year 8.
On January 10 the father of Old Collegians football club stalwart and life
member Mel Beyer, Jack Beyer passed away. He was also the grandfather of
Danny ’92, Luke ’94 and Pat ’97 Rogers and Jack ’99, Joe ’03, Xavier ’05
and Harry ’11 Beyer.
Harry Shannon ’49 passed away on 1 February at the age of 80. He had
been living in Colac for a number of years and was the brother of James
’45 and the late Paul ’50.
Eric Shone ‘58 (Left) lost his battle with cancer on
17th September, 2011 aged 70 years. He was the
much loved husband of Clare (his wife of 47 years),
and father of three daughters and grandfather of four.
Mary Joyce Angel, (Left) the mother of Bernard ‘71,
Paul ‘72, Mark ‘75, Christopher ‘76 and the late
Philip ‘ 79, peacefully passed away on January 17.
She was the grandmother to Matthew Lovelock ‘00,
David Lovelock ‘02, Joe Angel ‘02, Bernard Angel
‘04, Michael Angel ‘08 and Year 10’s Christopher
Tormey. Joyce was a tireless worker for the College
during her sons’ time at SBC.
John Barrett father of Peter ’73, Andrew ’77, Chris
’79, Phillip ’82 and grandfather of Year 11’s Jackson,
Year 9’s John and Michael and Year 7’s Samuel passed
away on 3 February at age 85. Another grandson
Conor will commence in 2013 and he was also
Great Uncle to Year 12’s Griffin. John worked for the Essendon City council
for 30 years and on retirement was awarded the Public Service Medal PSM
in the Queens Birthday honours list.
After a short illness and aged 89 years, Edward Deutscher passed away
peacefully on February 7. His late wife Lorraine was secretary of the Ladies
Auxiliary from 1975-1977. He was the father of Michael ‘77 and grandfather
of Mark ‘06, Luke, David ‘08, Grant ‘09, and Jeremy Year 11.
Barry Luscombe, father of Ray ’63, Neil ’67 passed away peacefully on 14
February at the age of 89
Glenn Watts passed away on February 24 in the arms of his family. He was
father and best mate to Jayson ‘00, Matthew ‘02 and James ‘04.
On 24 February the Salesians of Don Bosco announced the sudden passing
of Fr Leo Heriot ’48.
Adrian Wragg ’75 passed away suddenly in Nhill on Thursday 23 February. His
mother Marie (now deceased) was the librarian at the Junior school for many
years during the ‘70’s. He was the brother of Brendan ‘73, Paul ‘74, David ‘77,
Michael and Vincent ‘79. He was a great member of the Nhill community.
Carmel, the mother of the late Terry Ashby ’77, passed away peacefully on
27 February
The father of Mark ’66, Allan Ferrari, passed away peacefully on February
28 aged 92 years.
Current staff member John Garth’s father and grandfather of Greg ’07,
Kenneth Charles passed away on 5 March.
Gary Trainor (who retired from the Board last year after 10 years of dedicated
service) lost his father Max, when he passed away peacefully at home on
March 5. He was the grandfather of Patrick ’07, Thomas ‘08 Michael ‘10 Jack
‘11 and Year 10’s Darcy.
Helen Vaughan the mother of twins Gerard and Terry ‘63 passed away
peacefully on March 12 at the age of 92.
Reginald Hardwick passed away peacefully on March 31 at Caboolture
Hospital, aged 89. He was the father of Peter ’63 and Bill ’64.
The wife of the late Ernie Angel who was President of the P&F from 1970 –
1974 and after whom the Angel field is named, Pauline, passed away on 18
April. Both contributed a great deal to St. Bernard’s both whilst their sons were
at SBC and later. She was the mother of the late Geoff ‘72 and Peter ’74.
Breoni Taylor daughter of Jim ’61 and sister of Sam ’91 passed away on 22 April
at the age of 36 after a courageous battle with cancer. Bre was a wonderful
supporter and contributor to the Old Boys Football Club over many years.
The SBC community was saddened to hear of the death of Pat Tuck, who
passed away peacefully on 29 April. She was the wife of long serving SBC
teacher, the late Vin Tuck. The College public speaking award is named in
memory of Vin. Pat was also the mother of past students Mark ‘77 and Paul
’78 and grandmother of Ciaran ‘10 and Year 12’s Sean.
Beryl Hinkley also recently passed away suddenly at the age of 84. She
was the mother of past students Robert ’67, Michael ’78, Philip ‘84 and the
grandmother of Year 9’s Benjamin.
Lynton Couch, who was the father of Jarrod ’04 passed away on 17 may at
the age of 57.
Stan Niemic ‘70 passed away tragically in a car accident in Canberra on
May 19. He was the father of two daughters and brother of Ed ’72.
It was tragic to hear of the death of Michael Bajada ‘09
(Left) in a car accident on 20 May, just days before his
21st birthday. He was the brother of Jacob ’08
George Hassell, who was the husband of Kathleen,
the College Librarian during the late ‘70’s, passed
away on 25 May at the age of 89. He was the father
of John ’71 and was also a member of the Essendon
premiership teams of 1946 & 1949. His late brother
Griff ‘46 was a past student.
At the age of 91, Leo Dynan, the father of Paul ’80 and
father-in-law of Frank Monaghan ‘78, David McAllister
’85 and Paul Barnes ’88. Loved Pa of Clare, Brendan,
Patrick, Justin ‘07, Damian ‘09, Frances, Lizzie, Will Year
8, Tom Year 7.
The class of ‘49, who meet with a luncheon ever
October lost one of their key supporters with the death
of John O’Loughlin (Left) at the age of 69 on 24 May.
He and his wife Margaret, who survives him, had nine
children and twenty grandchildren.