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ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE 

2012 AnnuAL

Edmund Rice 

Education Australia 

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) continues to value the 

wonderful opportunities provided through Catholic education 

of young people in your school along with over 47 other schools 

throughout every state and territory of Australia. 

This network of schools 

continues its proud tradition of 

challenging young people to 

make a difference in their world 

through the myriad of studies, 

spiritual experiences, service 

learning, outreach, 

training and cultural and 

sporting pursuits. 

Over the past year, a further 24 

Catholic schools who have at 

some time experienced a 

connection with the Edmund 

Rice story and the Christian 

Brothers, have joined EREA as 

Associate Schools. This 

expansion of connection within 

the network of schools will 

provide future opportunities to 

share in the vision and mission 

of Catholic education 

throughout Australia. 

We celebrate with you and 

congratulate you on the joys 

and successes of the past year 

in the knowledge that your 

contribution continues to give 

life to the EREA Network. Your 

role in Catholic education in 

your part of our world is 

heralded and we thank you for 

the many who have 

significantly contributed to the 

journey of our young people. 

We support your efforts to 

bring the Gospel to life in ways 

that are unique in your context. 

This year we held a Congress to 

celebrate EREA’s life over its 

initial five years. This Congress 

helped us all to reflect on the 

past, engage in the present and 

envision the future - to consider 

advancing towards what can be! 

Warm congratulations and 

sincere thanks for your 

contribution to Catholic 

education; and for your 

faithfulness in living out our 

Charter. We offer our blessings 

to your community for a hope 

filled future. 

Wayne Tinsey 

Executive Director 

Edmund Rice Education Australia 

2012 St Patrick’s College Annual

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Acknowledgements 

Editorial Committee 

Dr Peter Casey 

Mr Paul Nolan 

Mrs Caitlin Bennett 

Mrs Stephanie Crawford 

Mrs Lorrie Liston 

Photography 

Mr Terry Hope 

Mr Glenn Fisher 

Mr Daryl Hunt 

Mr Paul Nolan 

Mr Jeremy Bannister 

Design/Layout 

Mr Stuart Fountain 

Mud Group Pty Ltd 

Print 

Mr Ross Wootton 

Sovereign Press Pty Ltd 

2012 St Patrick’s College Annual 2012 St Patrick’s College Annual 

Contents 

College Board Report 6 

Headmaster’s Annual Report 8 

Staff - 2012 12 

Pastoral Care Groups 15 

Student Leadership 17 

Valedictory Address 18 

Speech Night 20 

College Awards 21 

Academic Assembly 22 

Academic Prize Winners 23 

St Patrick’s Day 28 

Chris Nolan Awards 29 

House Competitions 31 

Edmund Rice Day 32 

Liturgy 34 

Obituaries 38 

Curriculum Development 42 

Pastoral Care 43 

Senior School 44 

Middle School 48 

Junior School 52 

Archives 56 

Boarding 57 

Kelty Resource Centre 60 

Old Collegians Association 62 

St Patrick’s College Foundation 66 

Friends of St Patrick’s 67 

Careers and Transitions 68 

Faculty Reports 

Religious Education 70 

Art 71 

English 74 

Enhanced Learning 78 

Health and Physical Education 79 

Humanities 81 

Information Technology 82 

Indigenous Education Programme 83 

LOTE 86 

Mathematics 87 

Science 88 

Technology 89 

Performing Arts 92 

White Ribbon Day 95 

Sport 

Director’s Report 96 

House Sport 

Lap of the Lake 98 

Athletics 99 

Swimming 100 

Ballarat Associated Schools Sports 

Athletics 101 

Badminton 102 

Baseball 102 

Basketball 103 

Cricket 107 

Cycling 111 

Football 112 

Golf 120 

Gymnastics 120 

Hockey 121 

Rowing 122 

Rugby 124 

Soccer 126 

Shooting 128 

Squash and Racquetball 129 

Swimming 130 

Tennis 132 

Volleyball 134 

Class Photos 136 

Roll Call 163

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Patron 

Bishop Paul Bird 

Bishop of Ballarat 

Patron of the College 

2012 St Patrick’s College Annual 

Christian Brothers 

After 120 years, 2012 marked the end of the Christian Brothers’ Community on the 

St Patrick’s College grounds. 

In that time 375 Brothers have 

lived on the property, most of 

whom were involved in teaching 

the thousands of boys who have 

passed through our gates. 

Names such as O’Malley, 

Wilding, Healy, Galvin, Lynch, 

Ryan, Nangle, Purton, Nunan, 

Keniry, McCann and others have 

become part of the SPC lexicon 

and are instantly familiar to 

most students and staff who 

have graced our halls. They will 

forever remain pillars of the St 

Patrick’s College community. 

Now Br Evin Zoch, another icon 

of the SPC culture, remains as 

the last Brother living on site. 

His unwavering dedication is a 

stunning reflection of the great 

work performed by many of his 

374 predecessors. 

The College would like to take 

this opportunity to 

acknowledge those countless 

cumulative years of 

magnificent work and to 

reinforce our resolution to 

continuing to provide Ballarat’s 

best education for boys in the 

tradition of Edmund Rice and 

the Christian Brothers. 


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Mr Adrian Doyle 

Board Chair 

I am pleased to report than 2012 was yet another challenging, yet highly successful year for the entire 

St Patrick’s College community. New facilities were opened, record numbers of students were enrolled, 

and we enjoyed continued success on the sporting fields, in the music halls and on the theatre stages. 


College Board 

Report 

We look forward to 2013 with 

enormous enthusiasm as we 

seek to continue to meet our 

mission of transforming fine 

boys into great men. 

Buildings 

Committee 

In 2012 the Buildings 

Committee secured a two-year 

lease of the property at 1416 

Sturt Street as a boarding 

facility. As part of the lease we 

have also secured the first right 

of refusal to purchase the 

property. This represents a great 

leap forward for the College’s 

boarding community and 

enables us to plan for further 

growth in the years ahead. 

We have also continued our 

discussions with the Brothers 

as to future use of the Brothers’ 

residence. The Christian 

Brothers community has 

formed a view to vacate the 

property and the school will be 

in a position to take over the 

building and utilise it for school 

purposes. 

Also in 2012, the leadership 

team was able to organise 

alternative classrooms whilst 

refurbishments and extensions 

were undertaken around the 

College. This has involved a 

number of staff and we thank 

them for their support as we 

build a better place for all our 

staff and students. 

2012 College Board. Back Row: Ms Elizabeth Till, Mr Chris Caldow, Dr Peter Casey, Mrs Leonie Spencer. 

Front Row: Mrs Denise Corboy, Mr Andrew Byrne, Mr Adrian Doyle, Mrs Angela Carey, Mr Michael Smith. 

Education 

Committee 

The Education Committee 

again worked tirelessly in 2012 

overseeing the professional 

development of the College. 

The Committee focused on 

three key items in 2012: 

• Improving student 

engagement in the College; 

• Developing a College-wide 

approach to improving 

literacy; and 

• Differentiation in the 

curriculum: 

Throughout the year Heads of 

School and Heads of Faculty 

continued their professional 

review and discussion of 

contemporary pedagogy 

through professional reading 

and shared/common 

professional development 

experiences. 

The Committee also monitored 

and oversaw the continued 

expansion and trialling of ICT to 

differentiate teaching (in 

particular, through the use of 

iPods and iPads) and was heavily 

involved in preparation work for 

the implementation of the 

English, Science, History and 

Mathematics components of 

the Australian Curriculum in 

2013 Years 7-10. 

Policy and 

Planning 

Committee 

In 2012, the Committee was 

responsible for ensuring that all 

policies are updated in line with 

the College’s Policy Review 

Schedule. The Committee also 

ensures that all current policies 

are available to the public via 

the College website. 

The following policies were in 

2012: 

• External Usage of Facilities 

Policy 

• Pastoral Care Policy 

• Archives Policy 

• Communications Policy 

• Copyright Policy 

• Sponsorship Policy 

• Volunteers Policy 

• Visitors & Working with 

Children Policy 

The main task of the Policy and 

Planning Committee has been 

the development of Compliance 

Reports, reporting to the next 

strategic plan (2011-2014). This 

plan incorporates the five areas 

identified in the School 

Improvement Framework 

process of Education in Faith, 

Teaching and Learning, Student 

Wellbeing, Leadership and 

Management and School 

Community as well as Finance, 

Boarding and Buildings. These 

compliance reports provide 

feedback to the College Board 

regarding the achievement of 

stated goals and strategies 

within the current Strategic 

Plan. 

We have been involved in a 

project with the Diocesan 

Catholic Education Office called 

Enhancing Catholic School 

Identity Project. The goal of this 

project is to assist schools to 

understand better how their 

Catholic Identity is expressed in 

work and practice and to better 

support them in their future 

development. 

The main questions being 

explored are: 

• How is Catholic identity lived 

and shaped in the school? 

• What is the preferred 

situation? 

• What is the potential present 

in the school to realise its 

preferred Catholic Identity? 

The external review process 

requires staff, students and 

members of the College 

community to complete an 

online survey. 

All members of the Policy and 

Planning Committee have 

made a significant contribution 

to the smooth function of the 

group. Due to an increase in 

numbers of Committee 

members the tasks have been 

evenly distributed and shared 

amongst the group. I value the 

perspectives of each of the 

Committee members and their 

attention to detail. I thank 

them for their contribution to 

the life of the St Patrick’s 

College community. 

Public Relations 

and Marketing 

The Public Relations and 

Marketing Committee was very 

active in 2012, ensuring the 

College received significant 

positive coverage in the media, 

at local, state and national 

levels. This role is vital in helping 

promote St Patrick’s College as 

Ballarat’s best school for boys 

and ensuring we maintain 

optimum enrolment numbers. 

Highlights of the committee’s 

work in 2012 included: 

• Coverage of our White Ribbon 

Day campaign on the front 

page of The Courier; 

• A stunning front page and 

feature article on the success 

of our Indigenous Education 

programme in The Courier; 

• Coverage of the success of our 

sporting teams, particularly 

the First XVIII victory in the 

Herald-Sun Shield and the fact 

that five of our Year 12 

students were drafted to AFL 

clubs; 

• The establishment of a strong 

social media presence on 

Twitter and Facebook for the 

first time; and 

• The redesign of The Shamrock 

to ensure it became easier to 

read and navigate. 

The Committee would 

particularly like to recognise the 

services of staff member Mr 

Paul Andrews who stepped 

down from the Committee at 

the completion of 2012, having 

been a member for 32 years. 

Finance 

Committee 

The Finance Committee has 

overseen the finances of the 

College in 2012 to ensure it 

would once again return a 

surplus. 

In 2012, the Committee was 

able to offer invaluable support 

to the College in a number of 

key projects including: 

• Offering recommendations on 

a number of large capital 

budget priorities; 

• Assisting in the 2011 Audit 

Finalisation; 

• Providing agreement on the 

2012 Budget as presented by 

the Business Manager; 

• Becoming involved in policy 

review and development; and 

• Establishing fee structure 

benchmarking and review. 

I would like to take this 

opportunity to thank all the 

hard working members of the 

Finance Committee for their 

efforts as they continue to steer 

the College down a safe and 

strong financial pathway. 

College Board 

The College Board’s main aim in 

2012 was to assist the 

leadership team and College 

community in achieving the 

school vision of “Raising fine 

boys to the status of great 

men”. 

Students file into the W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre for the final full school assembly of 2012. 

It is pleasing to report that the 

Board had a productive year 

and referenced the strategic 

plan for 2011 - 2014, which the 

Board had adopted a year 

earlier. This document provides 

important guidance to the 

Board and college community 

on moving forward in the 

tradition of the blessed 

Edmund Rice. 

It was particularly pleasing that 

the various sub-committees 

met throughout the year 

resulting in a number of new 

policies being presented to the 

Board for discussion ratification. 

It was also gratifying to see 

building works continue across 

the College throughout the 

year, including the latest works 

on phase 3 of the O’Malley 

Wing refurbishment. 

Members of the College Board 

in 2012 were as follows: 

• Mr Adrian Doyle 

Chair 

• Dr Peter Casey 

• Mr Chris Caldow 

• Mr Stephen Hill 

• Mrs Angela Carey 

• Mr Andrew Byrne 

• Mr Mick Smith 

• Mrs Leonie Spencer 

• Mrs Denise Corboy 

• Mrs Jane Charles 

I would personally like to thank 

each of these Board members 

for their enormous support, 

guidance and wisdom during 

my time as Chair. Similarly, I 

would like to thank Dr Peter 

Casey and other members of 

the College’s Leadership Team 

for their high degrees of 

commitment and 

professionalism and for 

ensuring St Patrick’s College 

remains one of Australia’s, if not 

the world’s, greatest Catholic 

schools for boys. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my 

time as Chair of the Board over 

the past two years and consider 

it an immense honour to have 

been able to fulfil this role and 

somehow make a contribution 

to the great history of St 

Patrick’s College. I wish my 

successor Mr Andrew Byrne all 

the best as he takes over the 

position of Chair in 2013 and 

feel secure in the knowledge 

that he will continue the fine 

tradition of leading the College 

to a great and 

prosperous future. 

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Headmaster 

Headmaster’s 

Annual Report 

to Speech Night 

2012 Headmaster’s Annual Report to Speech Night 

Her Majesty’s Theatre, Wednesday, November 21 

‘... our academic 

endeavours 

flourish along 

with the wellbeing 

of our boys as we 

continue to 

provide a holistic 

education 

enlivened by the 

story and example 

of the Jesus of the 

Gospels...’ 

The 

Official Party 

• Bishop Paul Bird 

Bishop of Ballarat and Patron 

of the College 

• Dr Peter Casey 

Headmaster 

• Mr Adrian Doyle 

Chair of St Patrick’s 

College Board 

• Ms Audrey Brown 

Director of Catholic 

Education Ballarat 

• Ms Catherine King 

Federal Member for Ballarat 

• Ms Sharon Knight 

State Member for 

Ballarat West 

• Mr Paul Williams 

Director of Regional Support, 

Edmund Rice Education 

Australia 

• Mr Dennis Foley 

Chair of St Patrick’s College 

Foundation 

• Mr Rick Blanchfield 

President of the Old 

Collegian’s Association 

• Mr Chris Caldow 

Deputy Headmaster, Student 

& Staff Wellbeing 

• Mr Stephen Hill 

Deputy Headmaster, Teaching 

and Learning 

• Ms Elizabeth Till 

Director of Administration 

• Ms Elizabeth Ryan 

Head of Senior School 

• Mr Neal Arthurson 

Head of Middle School 

• Mr John Richards 

Head of Junior School 

• Mr Chris Gleeson 

Director of Sport 

• Mr Seamus Herrick 

College Vice-Captain 2008 

• Mr Jack Owen 

College Captain 2012 

Bishop Paul, invited guests, 

parents, students and staff of St 

Patrick’s College, I welcome you 

to the College’s 120th Speech 

Night in my eleventh year as 

Headmaster. I echo the words 

of our Masters of Ceremony, 

Ashley Simpson and Michael 

Cocomazzo in acknowledging 

that we gather tonight on the 

lands traditionally cared for by 

the Wautharong people. I pay 

my respects to their elders past 

and present and to any other 

elders who join us tonight. I 

remind all that we as a College 

are committed to redressing 

injustice in our society in all its 

forms, but especially through 

reconciliation. 

Many on stage with me tonight 

are familiar faces at Speech 

Night. These include Ms 

Catherine King - Federal 

Member for Ballarat, Mr Adrian 

Doyle - Chairman of the College 

Board, Mr Dennis Foley - 

Chairman of the College 

Foundation, Mr Rick Blanchfield 

- President of the Old Collegians 

Association and our senior staff. 

But change is an inevitable part 

of the life of a school, and this 

year in our guests we have 

more change than usual. So I 

particularly welcome Bishop 

Paul Bird, the newly ordained 

eighth Bishop of Ballarat and 

seventh Patron of the College. 

Ms Audrey Brown has joined us 

as Director of the Catholic 

Education Office Ballarat. From 


Australia, I welcome Mr Paul 

Williams as the new Regional 

Director. Paul is accompanied 

tonight by his wife, Elizabeth. I 

welcome to her first Speech 

Night on stage, our local state 

member Ms Sharon Knight. I 

also welcome Ms Elizabeth 

Ryan to her first Speech Night 

as Head of Senior School. 

It is with great pleasure that I 

welcome back Seamus Herrick 

who was master of ceremonies 

of Speech Night in 2008 and I 

thank him for his address earlier 

this evening. 

The College continues to 

flourish as a Ballarat Catholic 

school for boys in the Edmund 

Rice tradition. This is 

attributable to the strong and 

effective support of the now 

retired Patron of the College, 

Bishop Peter Connors; the 

College Board led by Mr Adrian 

Doyle; the Board committees 

comprising Board members, 

parents, staff, and community 

members; the senior leadership 

of the College including our 

Deputy Heads, Mr Chris Caldow 

(Student and Staff Wellbeing) 

and Mr Stephen Hill (Teaching 

and Learning), and the Business 

Manager, Mrs Shirley Walters; 

the Leadership Team consisting 

of the Heads of School and the 

Directors of Administration, 

Kelty Resource Centre, Mission, 

Pastoral Care, Performing Arts 

and Sport; the Year Level 

Coordinators; the Heads of 

Faculty and so many other 

collaborators within our 

teaching and non-teaching 

staff. This year Ms Elizabeth Till 

continued in an acting capacity 

as a Deputy Head and did a 

great job, for which we are most 

grateful. 

We are fortunate to have a 

committed body of parents 

who appreciate the mission of 

the College for the good of all 

boys in attendance. These 

parents give their support in a 

myriad of ways to each and 

every programme we offer. 

As may be gleaned from the 

pages of this report and the 

many other communications 

from the College to the 

community, our academic 

endeavours flourish along with 

the wellbeing of our boys as we 

continue to provide a holistic 

education enlivened by the 

story and example of the Jesus 

of the Gospels, brought to us 

through our Catholic tradition 

and enlivened in our liturgy, 

theology and social justice 

programmes. 

Student 

Population 

The College continues to 

respond to demand for places, 

with 250 students in each of 

Years 7 and 8 in our Junior 

School, 200 in Year 9 in Middle 

School, and then a further 620 

students in Senior School made 

up of 217 Year 10s, 229 Year 11s 

and 174 Year 12s at the midyear 

census. We started the year 

with close to 1350 students. As 

the larger cohorts come 

through from the Junior School, 

this number will continue to 

rise. As of today we have 1385 

students enrolled for 2013. 

Student 

Programmes 

The School Improvement 

Framework survey data 

indicates that our students and 

parents continue to value the 

academic, pastoral and 

co-curricular offerings of the 

College. Our curriculum 

offerings offer great breadth 

and appropriate pathways to 

study, training and employment 

beyond the College. Some 

would like us to include other 

offerings such as Psychology or 

a European language but 

ultimately our current offerings 

are sustainable and more than 

adequate. Our most significant 

response to student demand in 

recent years has come through 

technologies and Vocational 

Education and Training (VET) 

provision. I am pleased that 

most of our VET is now 

embedded in the core 

curriculum within the VCE 

offered by our own staff. These 

studies include Building and 

Construction, Engineering, 

Music (Technical Production), 

Music (Performance), Vocational 

Preparation, Sport and 

Recreation, and Applied 

Language (Japanese). 

Another area of growth is that 

of Enhanced Learning for both 

funded and unfunded students. 

Funded students are identified 

as having specific impediments 

to their learning and are 

supported by Federal 

government funds topped up 

by Catholic systemic funding. 

Unfunded students are those 

with deficits identified by our 

staff but not fitting in to the 

categories of levels of deficit for 

government recognition. 

Enhanced Learning now 

occupies the time of four 

full-time teachers, 15 teaching 

assistants and about 80 funded 

students. This is an area for 

which the College has growing 

recognition and I thank our 

staff for their efforts in 

accommodating the diverse 

needs and anxieties of both 

parents and students. 

Student Outcomes 

NAPLAN results, student 

surveys, VCE examinations, exit 

data and word of mouth about 

our boys all concur that our 

boys are progressing well. A 

great deal of this material is 

available on our public website, 

in our annual report to the 

community, and through the 

MySchool website. Our 

students’ achievements 

post-school in universities and 

in training continue to enhance 

our reputation as a supplier of 

outstanding academic 

achievers and fine Ballarat 

citizens. 

Boarding 

Boarding continues to grow 

under the guidance of Mr Alex 

Hunt who this year joined us 

from Shipley College, Henley on 

Thames in the United Kingdom. 

Alex resides in Wanliss House as 

Director of Boarding with his 

wife Joanne and young son 

Adam. In response to growing 

demand, we have leased the 

property at 1416 Sturt Street, the 

former residence of the Anglican 

Bishop of Ballarat, which houses 

22 students and has a three 

bedroom self-contained flat. It 

has a great deal more 

recreational space than any of 

the other houses: McCann, 

Nangle, and Kenny. We have 

EREA permission to proceed to 

purchase the Sturt House in 

2013. I continue to reside in 

McCunnie House, awaiting the 

call to vacate because of the 

needs of the Boarders! 

Student Leadership 

College Captain Jack Owen, has 

performed most admirably as a 

leader of students, of sportsmen 

and of social justice initiatives. I 

thank him for his insightful and 

inspiring words tonight. Jack has 

been very ably supported by Vice 

Captains, Ashley Simpson and 

Zac Weightman. These young 

men have led our assemblies 

with grace and aplomb. We 

continue to offer many 

opportunities across the year 

levels and activities for the boys 

to demonstrate and to develop 

leadership in the company of 

many friends! 

We were saddened but 

strengthened by the death of 

Year 10 student, Thomas Karras, 

at the start of the year. This 

tragedy reinforced much that is 

good in our community, 

especially given Tom’s 

involvement in the life of the 

College and the community, and 

his extensive family connections 

to the College. The soccer award 

tonight has been named in 

his honour. 

Pastoral 

In the pastoral area, we moved 

this year to horizontal 

homerooms or pastoral groups 

and introduced a second year 

level coordinator to each year 

level. This was in recognition of 

the significant growth in 

numbers at each year but also 

to free up the Heads of School 

to focus more on their core role 

as leaders of teaching and 

learning within their school. 

Cultural 

The growth in the numbers and 

calibre of the music 

programmes has been reflected 

in the recognitions of our 

ensembles within Victoria and 

on their annual outing to 

Queensland Catholic Colleges’ 

Music Festival. Our public 

speaking, debating and 

dramatic exploits have 

continued to engage many 

boys. Next year we see our 

major dramatic production 

being staged at Her Majesty’s 

Theatre, a sign of the 

significance of the production 

of Sweeney Todd with 

Loreto College. 

Sporting 

Our programmes have once 

again flourished with the 

growing numbers of boys 

wanting to participate and to 

represent the College. Winning 

is but the tip of the iceberg of 

the joy of playing for SPC in the 

company of friends and 

increasingly, against one’s 

classmates. We have multiple 

team entries into many of the 

BAS competitions as well as a 

burgeoning number of 

interhouse competitions in the 

major sports. A major feature of 

success this year was the third 

consecutive win in the Herald 

Sun Shield, Australia’s premier 

schoolboy football competition. 

The Christian 

Brothers 

The Christian Brothers 

established their first 

community in Ballarat in 1876, 

with their first school in Skipton 

Street. They took over the 

former Holy Ghost College at 

the invitation of Bishop Moore 

in 1893 and renamed it St 

Patrick’s College. The Brothers 

moved from their Lyons Street 

residence onto the property, 

into what had been known as 

Tunbridge’s Folly. This month 

the Congregation will close its 

Ballarat community. Brs Breach 

Enrolment 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

Year 7 168 180 196 199 199 199 225 200 198 250 249 

Year 8 168 167 176 191 199 198 198 222 203 195 252 

Year 9 157 169 164 174 192 202 200 198 223 207 197 

Year 10 141 157 165 157 174 182 207 205 209 234 217 

Year 11 126 134 136 150 136 170 160 190 198 188 229 

Year 12 113 105 129 118 137 122 157 142 179 171 174 

Total 873 912 966 989 1037 1073 1147 1157 1210 1245 1318 

Boarders 13 23 24 25 26 48 50 69 75 72 

‘ We continue to 

offer many 

opportunities 

across the year 

levels and 

activities for the 

boys to 

demonstrate and 

to develop 

leadership in the 

company of many 

friends!’ 

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Highlights of the 2012 Speech Night which was held at Her Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. 

‘Edmund Rice 

Education 

Australia 

continues its 

search for ways to 

support the 

Christian Brothers’ 

schools in their 

offering Catholic 

education in the 

tradition of 

Edmund Rice. This 

year saw the 

approval by Rome 

of EREA as a 

Church entity, 

known in the 

Church as a public 

juridic person, 

separate from the 

Congregation of 

Christian Brothers.’ 

and Parker will continue to 

reside at Nazareth House, Brs 

Ward and Hewitt will transfer 

to the Edmund Rice Hostel in St 

Kilda, and Br Zoch will be 

accommodated by the College 

in a refurbished two-bedroom 

flat in the current Brothers’ 

Residence. The College will 

assume usage of the residence 

in 2013 at a cost of $1.6million, 

negotiated between EREA and 

the Oceania province. 

To recognise the closure of the 

community and the 

contribution of the Christian 

Brothers over the last 136 years, 

we will use St Patrick’s Day 2013 

as a focal point for the 120th 

anniversary of the College and 

the work of the Brothers. Bishop 

Paul Bird as Patron of the 

College has both March 15 

(Friday) and March 17 (Sunday) 

pencilled into his diary for the 

College and OCA celebrations 

on the Friday and the other 

celebrations on the Sunday. I 

look forward to some positive 

celebrations. 


Australia continues its search 

for ways to support the 

Christian Brothers’ schools in 

their offering Catholic 

education in the tradition of 

Edmund Rice. This year saw the 

approval by Rome of EREA as a 

Church entity, known in the 

Church as a public juridic 

person, separate from the 

Congregation of Christian 

Brothers. This paves the way for 

EREA to assume canonical and 

civil responsibility for the 

Brothers’ educational initiatives 

in Australia. 

With the Parliamentary Enquiry 

currently being conducted and a 

Royal Commission announced 

this month, the College will be 

under close scrutiny once again. 

The ABC were filming footage of 

the front of the College again 

last week for the 7.30 Report in 

which we subsequently 

featured. The Age newspaper 

has been particularly graphic in 

its pursuit of these 

investigations. The fact of the 

matter is that there is a number 

of SPC resident Christian 

Brothers as well as Old Boy 

priests who have public records 

of sexual abuse of boys and girls 

in the Ballarat schools and 

throughout the parishes of the 

diocese. As Blessed John Henry 

Newman said: ‘We cannot 

pretend that things are not as 

they are. We must use the facts 

to bring forth whatever good is 

possible.’ It is a difficult time to 

speak out about the great work 

of the 342 brothers who have 

worked on and from this 

property when the deeds of a 

few are so much to the forefront 

of the media. 

Clergy 

This year more than most we 

have much to comment on by 

way of our clergy in my report. 

To Bishop Peter Connors I offer 

thanks for fifteen years of 

faithful service to the Diocese 

of Ballarat and to the College as 

Patron. I am pleased that Bishop 

Peter will continue to minister 

to our community as chaplain 

one day per week. 

We welcome Bishop Paul Bird as 

the seventh Patron of the 

College and the eighth Bishop of 

Ballarat - which is the greater 

responsibility I will leave to the 

Bishop to work out, but I say 

simply that he is most welcome 

and we are grateful for his 

accepting the role of Patron of 

the College. One of Bishop Paul’s 

first functions was to officiate at 

the ordination of James Kerr 

(SPC 2000-2005) to the 

diaconate in our St Patrick’s 

Cathedral. 

The 30-year reunion of the SPC 

Class of 1982 had two notable 

absentees because it was held 

on a Saturday evening: the Very 

Reverend Dr Shane MacKinlay 

(SPC 1977-82) who was dux of 

the College in 1982 and is now 

the Master of Catholic 

Theological College in 

Melbourne and parish priest of 

Bungaree and Gordon, and the 

Reverend Justin Driscoll (SPC 

1981-82) who is Administrator of 

the Cathedral parish as well as 

the parishes of Redan, 

Sebastopol, and Rokewood. In 

attendance at the dinner was Dr 

Michael Casey (SPC 1977-82), 

secretary to Cardinal George Pell. 

It was pleasing to see Bishop 

Brian Finnigan (SPC 1960-63) 

inducted by the Old Collegians 

association as a legend of the 

College in August. Brian 

attended the College as a 

relatively mature student 

because he needed Latin to 

enter the seminary. He is 

currently the Auxiliary Bishop 

of Brisbane. 

I thank all of our clergy for their 

ongoing prayerful and practical 

support of the College. We offer 

them our support as we engage 

in a Parliamentary Inquiry and a 

Royal Commission, knowing 

that many of our Christian 

Brothers, Old Collegians, 

Parents, Priests and Bishops will 

be impacted upon by the 

proceedings. May justice be 

done and peace reign. 

Staff 

Our staff members continue 

their sterling efforts in a 

professional and caring manner, 

often at personal cost of time 

and vast amounts of energy 

and patience. I thank those who 

have joined us for their 

enthusiastic embracing of our 

spirit, and I wish well those who 

are moving on: 

• Mr Paul Andrews 

• Mrs Denise Clarke 

• Ms Carolyn Garvey 

• Mrs Virginia Green 

• Mrs Kate Jackson 

• Mrs Glenda Maes 

• Ms Jo-anne Patching 

• Mrs Susan Portelli 

• Mr Guy Skillen. 

The doyen of these is of course 

Mr Paul Andrews who has been 

with us for 33 years. Paul’s quiet 

style and artistic flair will be 

greatly missed. Paul has also 

been a long-serving member of 

the Board’s Public Relations and 

Marketing Committee. 

Board 

The School Improvement 

Framework processes have 

complemented our wellestablished 

monitoring of our 

community’s satisfaction with 

the programmes we offer, our 

processes and outcomes and 

these are being followed 

through in our Strategic Plan 

2011-2014 whose theme is 

‘Raising fine boys to the status 

of great men’. The Board 

Committees have continued in 

their excellent work of guiding 

and monitoring the College’s 

progress in the areas of Finance, 

Buildings, Policy and Planning, 

Boarding, Public Relations and 

Education. 

Finances 

Thanks to the members of the 

Finance Committee led by Mick 

Smith and the Finance Office 

led by Shirley Walters, the 

College managed a turnover in 

2011 of $18,656,827 and an 

anticipated turnover in 2012 in 

excess of $20,000,000. We 

continue to return modest 

surpluses. I note for your 

information that the levies 

collected by the Catholic 

Education Office Ballarat and 


Australia from the College are 

$205,919 and $332,550 

respectively. 

Buildings 

In January 2013 we will take 

possession of the Treacy Wing 

which will complete the 

rehousing of the 500 Junior 

School boys and staff across the 

O’Malley, Little and Treacy 

Wings. Treacy will also 

accommodate the Enhanced 

Learning staff and provide them 

with appropriate teaching 

spaces. At the start of 2012 the 

music staff moved into the 

newly vacated Pell rooms and 

we christened the Jo Walter 

Field of six tennis courts and a 

hockey/soccer pitch. The 

electronic scoreboards for the 

Main Oval and the Shed Oval 

have been welcome additions. 

Much work has taken place on 

the grounds, particularly 

refurbishing both turf practice 

wickets and the main cricket 

nets area. The sandy beach 

volleyball pitch was apparently 

a must have addition to our 

physical education programme. 

Support groups 

We continue to be indebted to 

the work of the Old Collegians, 

College Foundation, Friends of 

St Patrick’s, Friends of Music, 

SPC Rowing Club Inc, the 

NOB-SPC Amateur Football 

Club, the OCA Rugby Union 

Football Club. The Old 

Collegians, under the 

presidency of Mr Rick 

Blanchfield, continue to 

strengthen their role of 

friend-raising within our 

extensive community. The 

growth of our social media 

presence has greatly facilitated 

this role. The Foundation, under 

the chairmanship of Dennis 

Foley, continues as the 

fund-raising arm of the Old 

Collegians. The Foundation has 

enjoyed an influx of new 

members this year which will 

secure its significant role for the 

future of the College. The 

ongoing connectedness of our 

community is vital to our 

ongoing fidelity to what we 

vision ourselves to be. 

Conclusion 

On a personal note I thank all 

those who once again have 

contributed to the smooth 

running of a spectacular 

enterprise. My own health 

issues have been across many 

people’s thoughts and I 

appreciate the prayers and 

good wishes. I am pleased to 

say that through the power of 

prayer and candles, the cancer 

specialists have put me back to 

twelve-monthly check-ups and 

the heart specialists following 

surgery in Term Two have now 

given me the all-clear. I 

commend the work of our 

deputies, Stephen Hill, Chris 

Caldow, and Elizabeth Till, and 

my Executive Assistant, Mrs 

Stephanie Crawford who have 

shouldered additional burdens 

in my comings and goings. 

I offer them my gratitude most 

publicly and sincerely 

once again. 

May we travel with God on our 

journey, mindful that together 

we can achieve the 

transformation of fine boys into 

great men, but we can do this 

only because we stand on the 

shoulders of those who have 

gone before us, and we are 

prepared to walk daily with God. 

Dr Peter M Casey 

Headmaster 

‘ May we travel 

with God on our 

journey, mindful 

that together we 

can achieve the 

transformation of 

fine boys into 

great men, but we 

can do this only 

because we stand 

on the shoulders 

of those who have 

gone before us, 

and we are 

prepared to walk 

daily with God.’ 


12 13 

St Patrick’s 

College Staff 

Back Row (L-R): Leigh McKee, 

Malcolm Barrins, Guy Skillen, 

Alexander Brodie, Christopher 

Maciejewski, Brett Dickinson, 

Jamie Lynn, Eric Hayes, Gavin 

Webb, Brett Earl, Shane Hayes, 

Andrew Agardy, Daniel Sutton, 

Luke Corden, Michael Weadon, 

Ian Fernee, Anthony Nunan, John 

Cumper, Gavin Nash. 

Eighth Row: Tamara Westwood, 

Nicole Hexter, Rodney Van 

Bentum, Mark Emerson, Joanne 

Dickson, Damian Kinnersly, Peter 

Ryan, John Sullivan, Matthew 

Taylor, Barton Hill, Mark 

O’Loughlan, Stuart Lethbridge, 

Danny Moore, Julian Ryan, 

Bradley Murray, Joseph Magee, 

Jeremy Daniel, Kristine Smardon, 

Ebony Corden. 

Seventh Row: Arthur Nichols, 

Kieran Baxter, Leonie Darken, 

Frederick Spittle, Alex Hunt, 

Anthony Liston, John Davey, 

Headmaster 

Dr P. M. Casey, Dip.Teach., B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., 

Ph.D. 

Mr C. Caldow, M.Ed., B.Ed. (Term 3) 

Deputy Headmaster, Student 

and Staff Wellbeing 

Mr C. Caldow, M.Ed., B.Ed. 

Deputy Headmaster, Teaching and Learning 

Ms E. Till, M.Ed., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Residential 

Boarding, B.Sc. (Term 1 - 3) 

Mr S. Hill, B.A., B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin., Grad. 

Dip.R.E., M.Ed., Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace 

Training (Term 4) 

Howard Clark, Michael Busscher, 

Kate Jackson, Jarrett Giampolo, 

Juri Kaczkowski, Brendon Gilbert, 

David Loader, Gerard Knobel, 

Glenn Fisher, Barry Schuurs, 

Gregory Shawcross, Peter 

Shawcroft. 

Sixth Row: Claudio Procaccino, 

Jennifer Casey, Sarah Hughes, 

Carolyn Garvey, Sofia Thapa, 

Hamish McCrum, Christopher 

Nielsen, Steven Rajki, Nathan 

Geaghan, Emmanuel Desfosses, 

Anthony Meehan, Stephen 

McMahon, Shane Murphy, Sara 

Taylor, Louise Klopak, Bernard 

Kenna, Antony Beggs, Roger 

Knight, Russell Roberts. 

Fifth Row: Sue Edwards, Neil 

Henderson, Annette Clark, 

Kara Hart, Andrea McDonald, 

Catherine Marchmont-Barlow, 

Rachel Carter, Marianne 

Kambouridis, Garry Fitzsimons, 

Noel Kirkpatrick, Victoria Moore, 

Mr A. Agardy, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr P. Andrews, B.Ed., Dip.Creative Design 

Sarah Slater, Ursula Bridges, 

Mitchell Leviston, Patricia 

Pearsall, Michelle Lloyd, Martina 

McManus, Dionne Tually, Gerard 

Willis. 

Fourth Row: Rachael Leighton, 

Tiffany Simpson, Brooke Brown, 

Jodie Howlett, Clare Kavanagh, 

Anne-Marie Driscoll, Andrew 

Chamings, Peter Hutchins, 

Belinda Lees, Emma Carracher, 

Tracy Holland, Peter Joyce, Pam 

Delahunty, Maria Richards, Jenny 

Willis, Andrea Hadley, Shandelle 

Scholten, Lisa Henderson, Br 

Evan Zoch, David McCarthy. 

Third Row: Catriona Banks, 

Stephanie Crawford, Laura 

Fazzalari, Caroline Sinclair, 

Jacinta Burge, Helen Bourke, 

Glenis Kydd, Daniel O’Donnell, 

Sandra Clark, Melissa Griffin, 

Trudi Hooper, Helen McLennan, 

Debra McNaughton, Margaret 

McIntyre, Susan Portelli, 

Mr N. Arthurson, Dip.Teach., B.Ed., M.Ed., Cert. 

IV Assess. & Workplace Training, Cert. IV Bus. 

(Real Estate) 

Mr M. Barrins, Dip.Tech.Ed., National Cert. 

Engineering., Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace 

Training 

Mr K. Baxter, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), B.A. (Hons), 

Assoc.Dip.Outdoor.Ed. 

Mr A. Beggs, B.App.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed., Grad. 

Cert.R.E., Grad.Dip.Comp., Grad.Dip.Theol. 

Mr M. Brady, T.P.T.C., Cert. of Fine Arts 

Aileen Loader, Catherine Walls, 

Lorraine Robe, Mifanwy Wright, 

Helen Lee, Michael Brady. 

Second Row: Cheryl Strybosch, 

Denise Clark, Elizabeth Downey, 

Anne Hucker, Lauretta Gaffney, 

Gary Werndly, Caitlin Bennett, 

Kerrie Leach, Veronica Sizeland, 

Paul Andrews. 

Front Row: Catherine Walshe, 

Brenda Brennan, Geoffrey 

Brodie, Chris Gleeson, Jamie 

Bobrowski, Kathleen Plastow, 

Joseph Carmody, Julia Petrov, 

Shirley Walters, Dr Peter Casey 

(Headmaster), Chris Caldow, 

Elizabeth Till, Elizabeth Ryan, 

Neal Arthurson, Peter Brady, 

Glenda Maes, Cathryn Warhurst, 

Rosalie Rajki, Narelle Dixon, 

Deborah Jordan. 

Mr P. Brady, Dip.Teach., Grad.Dip.Ed. (R.E.) 

Mrs U. Bridges, B.Sc., M.Ed. 

Mr G. Brodie, Grad.Cert.R.E., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), 

B.A., M.A. (Theol.Stud.) 

Miss B. Brown, Mngt. (Marketing), Grad.Dip.Ed. 

(Sec.) 

Mrs J. Burge, Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Spec.Ed. 

Mr M. Busscher, M.Ed. (Leadership), Dip.Teach., 

Grad.Dip.Ed. (R.E.) 

Mr J. Carmody, B.App.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed., Grad. 

Cert.Ed.Admin. 

Miss E. Carracher, B.A. (Hons) B.A., Dip.Ed. 

Ms R. Carter, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed., Cert. IV Assess. 

& Workplace Training, Cert.Syst.Theol. 

Mr A. Chamings, B.App.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), 

Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace Training 

Mr H Clark, B.Ed., Dip.Teach. 

Mr L. Corden, B.Ed. 

Mr J. Daniel, B.Ed. (P.E.) 

Mrs L. Darken, Dip. Teach., Adv.Dip.Lib.Info.Skills 

Mr J Davey, B.A., Dip.Ed. 

Mr Emmanuel Desfosses, Grad.Dip.Ed., B.A. 

(Hons), B.A. 

Mr B. Dickinson, B.Ed. 

Mrs N. Dixon, B.Bus., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Grad. 

Cert.R.E., Grad.Cert.Maths 

Ms E. Downey, B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed., M.Ed., Grad. 

Cert.Gifted Edn. 

Mr B. Earl, B.Ed., B.Tech., Cert. III Com. Cook. 

(Trade), Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace Training 

Mr M. Emerson, B.Sc. (Hons), Grad.Dip.Ed. 

Ms L. Fazzalari, Dip.Ed., B.A., Cert. IV Assess. & 

Workplace Training 

Mr I. Fernee, B.Info.Tech., B.Man., Grad.Dip.Ed. 

(Sec.) 

Ms C. Garvey, Dip.Ed., B.A. 

Mr N. Geaghan, B.Ed., Cert. IV Train.Assess. 

Mr J. Giampaolo, B.Ed. (P.E.) 

Mr B. Gilbert, B.Ed. (P.E.) 

Mr C. Gleeson, B.Ed. (P.E.), Grad.Dip. Sport & 

Rec.Mngt. 

Mrs M. Griffin, Dip.Art, Grad.Dip.Ed. 

Ms A. Hadley, B.A., Grad.Dip,Spec.Ed. 

Miss K. Hart, B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr S. Hayes, B.Teach., B.A. 

Mrs N. Hexter, B.Ed., Dip.Sport & Rec. 

Ms J. Howlett, B.A., Post.Grad.Dip.Ed. 

Ms S. Hughes, B.Ed., B.Tech. 

Mr A. Hunt, B.Ed. 

Mr P. Hutchins, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Ms D. Jordan, B.Ed., Grad.Cert.Human & Soc.Sc., 

B.Sc. 

Mr P. Joyce, B.A., Post.Grad.Dip.Ed. 

Mr J. Kaczkowski, M.Ed., B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Student 

Welfare, Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin., Grad.Dip.Health 

Ed. 

Mrs M. Kambouridis, B.Ed., Cert. III Spec.Ed., 

Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace Training, Dip. 

Childrens’ Services 

Mrs C. Kavanagh, B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed. 

Mr D. Kinnersly, B.Ed. (P.E.), Cert. IV Train.Assess., 

Cert. III Fitness, Cert. IV Fitness (Personal 

Training), M.P.E.T. 

Mrs L. Klopak, B.App.Sc., Dip.Ed., Grad.Cert.Prof. 

Dev., P.B.C.E. 

Mr R. Knight, B.Ed., B.Tech. 

Ms B. Lees, Grad.Cert.R.E, B.A. (Performing Arts), 

L.T.C.L., F.T.C.L., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), G.D.C. 

Miss R. Leighton, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr M. Leviston, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr J. Lynn, B.Ed. 

Ms G. Maes, Dip.Food & Food Services, T.T.T.C. 

Mr J. Magee, B.A., Post Grad.Dip.Teach., M. 

Ed.,LL.B. 

Mrs C. Marchmont - Barlow, M.Dev.Studies, B. 

Ed. (Environ. Studies) 

Mr H. McCrum, B.Ed. (Mathematics), Grad. 

Dip(R.E.) 

Mrs M. McIntyre, B.A., Grad.Dip.Lib., Grad.Dip. 

Ed., Grad.Dip.Arts (App. Jap. Ling.) 

Mr L. McKee, B.Ed. (P.E.) 

Mrs H. McLennan, B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Child.Lit., 

Grad.Dip.Spec.Ed., Cert. IV Assess & Workplace 

Training 

Mr S. McMahon, B.App.Sc. (H.M.) (Hons), Grad. 

Dip.Ed., Grad.Cert. Middle School Maths., M.Ed., 

M.Ed.Lead., Cert. IV Train. Assess., Cert.II.Comm. 

Rec, Cert.II I.T. 

Ms D. McNaughton, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), 

Spec.Cert.Lit.Lead. 

Mr D. Moore, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (R.E.) 

Miss V. Moore, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed., Grad.Cert.R.E. 

Mr S. Murphy, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr B. Murray, B.Mus., B.Teach., Cert. IV TAA 

Train.Assess. 

Mr A. Nichols, B.Theol., Grad.Dip.Ed. (R.E.), Grad. 

Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mr C. Nielsen, B.App.Sci. (Enviro.Man), Grad. 

Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Assoc.Dip.Hort. 

Mr A. Nunan, Grad.Dip.Ed., B.App.Sc. 

Mr M. O’Loughlan, B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Mrs J. Petrov, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.Ed. (Teach.Lib.) 

Mrs K. Plastow, M.Ed., B.Ed., Dip.Teach. (Sec. 

Mus.Eng.), Grad.Cert.Ethnomusicology, Cert. III 

Syst.Theol. 

Mr C. Procaccino, B.Ed., B.Tech, Cert. IV Assess. 

& Workplace Training 

Ms R. Rajki, B.Ed. 

Mr S. Rajki, Dip.Ed., B.E.(Hons.) 

Mr J. Richards, B.Ed., Dip.Teach. 

Mrs M. Richards, B.Ed., Dip.Teach. 

Mrs E. Ryan, M.B.A., LL.B., Dip.Teach., B.Ed., Grad. 

Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin. 

Mr P. Ryan, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Dip.Art 

(Industrial Design), Cert. IV Assess. & 

Workplace Training 

Mr A. Schuurs, B.App.Sc. (Maths), Grad.Dip.Ed. 

(Sec.), Grad.Dip.R.E., Grad.Dip.Comp.Sc., M.Ed. 

Mr G. Shawcross, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), B.A., 

Arts (Acting) 

Mr G. Skillen, B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.) 

Miss S. Slater, M.Ed. (Lead.), Grad.Dip.Ed., B.A. 

Mrs K. Smardon, Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Ed. (R.E.), 

Grad.Dip.Teach.Comp. 

Mr F. Spittle, Dip.Art, Dip.Ed., Dip.Arts 

Education 

Mr J. Sullivan, B.Ed., B.Tech. 

Mr D. Sutton, B.Sc. (Hons), Cert. IV Bus., Cert. III 

Hosp., Grad.Cert.Sc.Com. 

Mr M. Taylor, Grad.Dip.Ed., Cert. IV Assess. & 

Workplace Training, B.V.A., Grad.Cert.R.E. 

Ms S. Taylor, B.A., M.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Teach. 

Lib. 

Mrs S. Thapa, B.Ed., M.Ed., Cert. IV Assess. & 

Workplace Training, Cert. IV T.E.S.O.L. 

Ms E. Till, M.Ed., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Residential 

Boarding, B.Sc. 

Mrs D. Tually, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), B.Sc., Cert.IV. 

Theol. 

Mr R. Van Bentum, Grad.Dip.Ed., B.Maths (Adv.) 

(Hons.) 

Mr M. Weadon, B.Ed., M.Ed., Grad.Cert. Middle 

School Maths, Grad.Dip.Arts 

Mr G. Webb, B.Ed. (P.E.) 

Mr G Willis, Dip.Teach.(Primary), B.Ed. 

Mrs J. Willis, Dip.Teach., B.Ed., M.Ed. 

Visiting Music Teachers 

Mr C. Burke, B.Mus. (NMIT), A.Dip.M (UB) 

Mr R. Dinneen 

Mr M. Evans-Barker 

Ms K. Govan, B.A. Music (VCA), Dip. Ed. (Melb.) 

Mrs J. Heley, B.Mus. (Melb); B.Mus. Ed. ( Melb); 

B.A. (Melb); A.Mus.A (piano) 

Mr H. McKelvey, B.Mus (Boston), Grad.Dip Mus. 

Ed.(Deakin), Grad.Cert.Arts.Man.(UniSA) 

Miss G. Parry, B.Mus. (Melb.), A.MusA, L.MusA 


Mr G. Williams 

Boarding 

Director 

Mr A. F. Hunt, B.Ed. 

Housemasters 

McCann House 

Mr B. Dickinson 

Kenny House 

Mr R. Maxwell 

Nangle House 

Mr A. Schuyler 

Sturt House 

Mr R. Balchin 

Resident Tutors 

Nangle House 

Mr W. Parkinson 

McCann House 

Mr D. Hohnrath 

Sturt House 

Mr E. Larsen 

Mr F. Doetzer 

Kenny House 

Mr T. MacKenzie 

Business Office 

Business Manager 

Mrs S. A. Walters 

Kelty Resource Centre 

Director 

Mrs J. Petrov, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.Ed. (Teach.Lib.) 

Information 

and Communication 

Technology 

Director 

Mr C. Maciejewski, B.Info.Tech.

14 15 

Curriculum Support 

Mr M. Abeyrama, B.Info.Tech., ICT Technician 

Ms A Birkett, Food Technology Assistant 

Mr A. Brodie, ICT Technician 

Mrs D. Clark, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Ms S. Clark, Cert.III,Ed.Support, Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Mrs P. Delahunty, Dip.Lib. & Info. Services, 

T.P.T.C., T.T.L.C., Library 

Ms A-M. Driscoll, B.Ed., Dip.R.E., Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Mrs S. Edwards, Dip.Lib., Library 

Mr G. Fisher, Audio Visual 

Mr G. Fitzsimons, Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace 

Training, Cert. IV Career Devel., Dip.Bus. 

(Human Resources), Cert. III Occup.Health & 

Safety, Grad.Cert.Career Ed. & Dev., Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Ms A. Hadley, B.A., Grad.Dip.Spec.Ed., Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Ms L. Henderson, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mr N. Henderson, Cert.IV Diabilities, Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Mr B. Hill, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mrs T. Holland, Cert. III Spec.Ed., Enhanced 

Learning Aide 

Mrs A. Hucker, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mr N. Kirkpatrick, Technology Assistant 

Mr S. Lethbridge, B.Info.Tech., School Service 

Officer 

Mr D. O’Donnell, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Visual Arts), 

B.F.A., Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mrs T. Pearsall, Library 

Ms S. Portelli, B.Ed.(Sec.), Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mrs L. Robe, Food Technology Assistant 

Mr R. Roberts, Technology Assistant 

Mrs S. Scholten, TAA, Cert. IV Train. Assess., 

Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mrs T. Simpson, Cert. IV Ed. (Early Learning), 

Enhanced Learning Aide 

Ms C. Sinclair, Library 

Mr D. Sutton, B.Sc. (Hons), Cert. IV Bus., Cert. III 

Hosp., Grad.Cert.Sc.Com., Intergration Aide 

Mrs C Walshe, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Mrs C. Warhurst, Laboratory Technician 

Ms T. Westwood, Sports Administrator 

Mrs M. Wright, Enhanced Learning Aide 

Transition and Careers 

Mr A. Meehan, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Grad. 

Cert.R.E., Grad.Dip.Rehabilitation Studies, Post. 

Grad.Ed. (Career Dev.) 

Director of E-Learning 

Mr A. Nunan, Grad.Dip.Ed., B.App.Sc. 

Enhanced Learning Coordinator 

Ms R. Carter, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed., Cert. IV Assess. 

& Workplace Training, Cert.Syst.Theol. 

Literacy Coordinator 

Miss S. Slater, M.Ed. (Lead.), Grad.Dip.Ed., B.A. 

Archives 

Ms C. Banks, B.A., Grad.Dip.Archives & Rec. 

Mgmt.,Dip.Bus.Frontline Mgmt. 

School Counsellors 

Mr E. Hayes, B.A., Dip.Ed. 

Mr G. Knobel, Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Grad.Cert.R.E., 

B.A. (Social Science), M.Couns. 

Mrs C. McGowan, Assoc.Dip.Welfare Studies, 

B.A. (Soc.Sc.), Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec.), Grad.Dip. 

Psych. Studies, M.Couns. 

Indigenous Support Officer (Programmes) 

Mr R. Balchin, B.Bus. (Marketing) 

Indigenous Support Officer 

Mr D. Loader 

Sports Administrator 

Ms T. Westwood 

Administrative Staff 

Ms C. E. Bennett, Development and Marketing 

Assistant, M. B.A., B.Mgt (Marketing). 

Mrs A. Clark, Shop Assistant 

Mrs E. Corden, Administration Officer Finance, 

(Reception and Debtors) 

Mrs S. Crawford, Headmaster’s Executive 

Assistant 

Ms T. Hooper, Administrative Officer (Creditors) 

Mrs K. Jackson, ERC Manager, Cert.III Bus. 

Admin. 

Mrs S. Karragan, Finance Officer (General) 

Mrs G. Kydd, Receptionist (Student Services) 

Mrs K. Leach, Administrative Officer 

(Leadership) 

Ms M. Lloyd, Shop Manager 

Mrs A. Loader, Finance Office Manager 

Mr D. McCarthy, Payroll Officer 

Mrs A. McDonald, Music Secretary 

Mrs M. McManus, Administration Officer 

(Student Services) 

Director of Community Development 

Mr P. Nolan 

Director of Organisational Development 

Mr J. Bobrowski, Dip.Front Line Management, 

Cert. III Fitness, Cert. IV Fitness (Personal 

Training), Adv.Dip.Bus. (Human Resources), 

Cert. IV Assess. & Workplace Training, 

Grad.,Cert.,Occ.,Hazard,Mngt 

VCE Co-ordinator 

Mr H. McCrum 

VETiS Co-ordinator 

Mr D. Kinnersly 

Tuckshop 

Mrs V.Sizeland 

Mrs C. Strybosch 

Mrs J. Dickson 

Sacristan 

Mrs H. Lee, Sacristan 

Kitchen 

Mr B. Kenna 

Mrs L. Thompson 

Ms T. Armstrong 

Mrs R. Lamb 

Boarding 

House Keepers 

Mrs B. Brennan 

Ms H. Bourke 

Mrs L. Gaffney 

Ms A. Birkett 

Mrs J. Clements 

Grounds and 

Maintenance 

Manager 

Mr A. Liston 

Property Maintenance 

Mr J. Ryan 

Mr G. Werndly 

Br D. Zoch 

Programme Maintenance 

Mr R. Maxwell 

Mr P. Button 

Mr L. Jackson 

Director of Rowing 

Mr J. Cumper 

HaPE Trainee 

Mr T. Mackenzie 

Technician 

Mr M. Abeyrama, B.Info.Tech., ICT Technician 

Mr P. Shawcroft, AV Technician 

The following staff members left St Patrick’s 

College during or at the conclusion of 2012: 

Mr P. Andrews 

Mrs D. Clark 

Ms C .Garvey 

Mrs V. Green 

Ms G. Maes 

Mrs J. Patching 

Ms S. Portelli 

Mr S. Rajki 

Mr G. Skillen 

Positions of Leadership 

2012 

Headmaster 

Dr P. Casey 

Mr C. Caldow (Term 3) 

Secretary 

Mrs S. Crawford 

Deputy Headmaster - Student and Staff 

Wellbeing 

Mr C. Caldow 

Deputy Headmaster - Teaching and Learning 

Ms E. Till (Term 1 - 3) Mr S. Hill (Term 4) 


Ms E. Ryan 


Mr N. Arthurson 


Mr J. Richards 

Directors 2012 

Administration 

Mr J. Carmody (Term 1 -3) 

Ms E. Till (Term 4) 

Boarding 

Mr A. Hunt 

Kelty Resource Centre 

Mrs J. Petrov 

Mission 

Mr G. Brodie 

Performing Arts 

Mrs K. Plastow 

Sport 

Mr C. Gleeson 

Community Development 

Mr P. Nolan 

Year Coordinators 

Year 7 

Mr G. Willis 

Ms J. Burge 

Year 8 

Mr P. Brady 

Mr J. Lynn 

Year 9 

Mr B. Gilbert 

Mrs Catherine Marchmont- 

Barlow 

Year 10 

Mrs Melissa Griffin 

Mr Howard Clark 

Year 11 

Mr G. Webb 

Mr J. Daniel 

Year 12 

Mr M. Busscher 

Mr A. Chamings 

2012 New staff 

Faculty Heads 

Religious Education 

Mrs K. Smardon 

English 

Mr S. Murphy 

Health & Physical Education 

Mr S. McMahon 

Humanities 

Ms D. McNaughton 

Information Technology 

Mrs N. Hexter 

LOTE 

Mrs M. McIntyre 

Mathematics 

Mrs C. Kavanagh 

Science 

Ms E. Downey 

Technology 

Mr P. Ryan 

The Arts 

Mr P. Hutchins 

Year 12 

12A Mr S. McMahon 

12B Miss B. Brown 

12C Ms S. Taylor 

12D Mr K. Baxter 

12E Miss J. Howlett 

12F Mr D. Moore 

12G Mr G. Brodie 

12H Mr A. Schuurs 

Year 11 

11A Mr M. Taylor 

11B Mr J. Magee 

11C Mr M. Emerson 

11D Mr P. Joyce 

11E Mr P. Hutchins 

11F Ms B. Lees 

11G Mr M. O’Loughlan 

11H Mr I. Fernee 

11I Mr A. Beggs 

11J Mr J. Sullivan 

Year 10 

10A Mrs C. Kavanagh 

10B Mrs S. Thapa 

10C Ms L. Fazzalari 

10D Ms R. Rajki 

10E Mr S. Rajki 

10F Mr S. Murphy 

10G Mr A. Nichols 

10H Mr A. Nunan 

10I Mrs D. Tually 

Middle School 

Year 9 

9A Mr B. Gilbert 

9B Mr J. Giampaolo 

9C Mr S. Hayes 

9D Mr M. Weadon 

9E Mr R. Van Bentum 

9F Mr G. Skillen 

9G Mr E. Desfosses 

9H Miss K. Hart 

Junior School 

Year 8 

8A Mrs K. Smardon 

8B Mr L. McKee 

8C Mrs U. Bridges 

8D Mr A. Agardy 

8E Mrs L. Klopak 

8F Mr C. Nielsen 

8G Mrs M. Kambouridis 

8H Ms S. Hughes 

8I Mr M. Leviston 

8J Miss S. Slater 

Year 7 

7A Mr G. Shawcross 

7B Ms V. Moore 

7C Mr. M. Brady 

7D Miss E Carracher 

7E Miss R. Leighton 

7F Mrs M. Richards 

7G Mr B. Earl 

7H Mr J. Kaczkowski 

7I Mr L. Corden 

7J Mr B. Dickinson 

‘Our staff 

members continue 

their sterling 

efforts in a 

professional and 

caring manner, 

often at personal 

cost of time and 

vast amounts of 

energy and 

patience. I thank 

those who have 

joined us for their 

enthusiastic 

embracing of our 

spirit, and I wish 

well those who 

are moving on...’ 

Surname Christian Role Previously at Qualification Source of Qualification 

Agardy Andrew Junior School St Monica’s College, Epping Bachelor of Arts Monash University 

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) University of Melbourne 

Balchin Rick Indigenous Education Manager SPC Bachelor of Business (Marketing) La Trobe University 

Brown Brooke Humanities SPC/NBFC Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) 

Management (Marketing) 

Australian Catholic University 

Carracher Emma Senior School St Leonard’s College, Diploma of Education University of Melbourne 

Bangholme 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of Tasmania 

Bachelor of Arts University of Tasmania 

Carter Rachel Enhanced Learning Coordinator Teaching Aide Bachelor of Arts Deakin University 

Graduate Diploma of Education Monash University 

Certificate IV of Assessment & Workplace 

Certificate of Systematic Theology 

Clark Sandra Teaching Aide Flinders Medical Centre Certificate III in Education Support BRACE 

Cumper John Director of Rowing Ruyton School, Kew Certified Practising Accountant; 

Caulfield Institute of 

Diploma of Business Studies & Accountancy; 

Certificate IV of Assessment & Workplace 

Technology 

Darken Leonie Teacher/ Librarian Loreto College Diploma of Teaching 

Advanced Diploma of Library and 

Information Skills 

Australian Catholic University, 

University of Ballarat 


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2012 New staff (cont) 

Surname Christian Role Previously at Qualification Source of Qualification 

Desfosses Emmanuel Loreto College Doxa School, Melbourne Graduate Diploma of Education University of Melbourne 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Monash University 

Bachelor of Arts Monash University 

Dickinson Brett Junior School Kyabram College Bachelor of Education University of Ballarat 

Downey Elizabeth Head of Science Loreto College / SPC Bachelor of Science Monash University 

Graduate Diploma of Teaching 

Masters of Education 

Monash University 

Graduate Certificate of Gifted Education Monash University 

Geaghan Nathan Junior School and Math SPC Bachelor of Education University of Canberra 

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment University of Canberra 

Giampaolo Jarrett Middle School SPC/UB Bachelor of Education (Post Primary Physical 

Education) 

University of Ballarat 

Hadley Andrea Junior School SPC Enhanced Learning 

Aide 

Henderson Neil Teaching Aide Vista and McCallum 

Disability Services 

Hill Barton Teaching Aide SPC Year 12 

Bachelor of Arts Deakin University 

Graduate Diploma of Special Education University of Melbourne 

Certificate IV in Disability Tracy Training Organisation 

Hunt Alexander Director of Boarding Shiplake College, UK Bachelor of Education University of South Australia 

Leviston Mitchell Junior School University of Ballarat Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) University of Ballarat 

Marchmont-Barlow Cathy Year 9 Coordinator Ballarat Clarendon College Masters of Development Studies Deakin University 

McKenzie Timothy HaPE Trainee SPC Year 12 

Bachelor of Education (Environmental 

Studies) 

Deakin University 

McNaughton Debra Head of Humanities Padua College, Mornington Bachelor of Arts Latrobe University 

Moore Danny Maths, RE Returning from Edmund 

Rice Network 

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) Latrobe University 

Bachelor of Arts University of Ballarat 

Graduate Diploma of Religious Education Australian Catholic University 

Nash Gavin Director of Development University of Ballarat Bachelor of Visual Arts University of Ballarat 

Portelli Susan Teaching Aide CRT Loreto, SPC Bachelor of Education (Secondary) University of Melbourne 

Richards Maria Junior School Lumen Christi School, Diploma of Teaching 

Australian Catholic University 

Ballarat 

Bachelor of Education 

Schuyler Andrew House Master University of Ballarat Bachelor of Education University of Ballarat 

Skillen Guy Middle School Marist College, Canberra Bachelor of Science Australian National University 

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) University of Canberra 

Slater Sarah Literacy Coordinator Sebastopol College, Ballarat Master of Education (Leadership) Australian Catholic University 

Graduate Diploma of Education Australian Catholic University 

Bachelor of Arts University of Ballarat 

Sutton Daniel Move to teaching staff SPC non-teaching Bachelor of Science (Honours) University of Wollongong 

Certificate IV in Business BRACE 

Certificate III in Hospitality HTC Melbourne 

Graduate Certificate in Science 

Communication; 

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) 

Australian National University 

Tually Dionne Maths, Science, RE St Patrick’s College, 

Shornecliffe 

Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) McAuley College, Queensland 

Bachelor of Science Griffith University 

Certificate IV in Theology Institute of Faith Education, 

Brisbane 

Willis Jenny Junior School CRT Diploma of Teaching Australian Catholic University 

Bachelor of Education Australian Catholic University 

Masters of Education Monash University 

Student 

Leadership 

Student Council 

Captain 

Jack Owen 

Vice Captains 

Ashley Simpson 

Zachary Weightman 


Galvin 

Captain 

Zachary Hopper 

Vice Captains 

Kieran O’Riley 

Jack Romeril 

Keniry 

Captain 

Charles Cook 

Vice Captains 

Luke Polmear 

Patrick Blood 

Nunan 

Captain 

Thomas Constable 

Vice Captains 

Nicholas Beaver 

Edmund Howes 

Ryan 

Captain 

Michael Cocomazzo 

Vice Captains 

Mitchell Robertson 

Timothe Moore 

Student Congress 

President 


Secretary 


Treasurer 


Boarding 

McCann House 

Captain 

Patrick Farnan 

Vice Captain 

Daniel Vearing 

Nangle House 

Captain 

Rhyle Panozzo 

Vice Captain 

Jai Shah 

Kenny House 

Captain 

Thomas Smith 

Vice Captain 

Hayden McCrow 

Sturt House 

Captain 

Dominic Barry 

Vice Captain 

Jake Neade 

Student Activities 

Athletics 

Captain 

Angus Kirby 

Vice Captains 

David Morris 

Daniel Vadala 

Badminton 

Captain 

Benjamin Sculley 

Vice Captain 

Alexander Fitzsimons 

Basketball 

Captain 

Jack Saunders 

Vice Captain 

Tyler Constable 

Captain of Boats 

Jack Owen 

Vice Captains 

Alex Thompson 

Ricky Proelss 

Cricket 

Captain 

Joab Mead 

Vice Captains 

Jayden Hayes 

Michael Peart 

Cross Country 

Captain 

Laiton Sullivan 

Vice Captain 

Lachlan Murphy 

Debating 

Captain 

Kieren O’Riley 

Vice Captain 


Football 

Captain 

David Morris 

Vice Captains 

Nicholas Rippon 


Golf 

Captain 

Samuel Wines 

Vice Captain 

Darcy Anstis 

Hockey 

Captain 

Zac McMurray-McKay 

Vice Captain 

Luke Polmear 

Lawn Bowls 

Captain 

William Perkins 

Vice Captain 

Rory Conroy 

Music 

Captain 

Joseph Zreikat 

Vice Captains 

Christian Larkin 

Charlie Powlett 

Public Speaking 

Captain 

Peter Oakley 

Vice Captain 


Rugby 

Captain 

Thomas Azarnikow 

Vice Captains 

Mitchell Cattell 

Christopher Debono 

Soccer 

Captain 

Jakob McDowell 

Vice Captain 

Luke Moodley 

Squash and Racquetball 

Captain 

Mitchell Clarke 

St Vincent de Paul 

President 


Vice Presidents 

Jack Owen 

Joshua Gilbert 

Swimming 

Captain 

Joshua Benfield 

Vice Captain 

Alex Thompson 

Tennis 

Captain 

Anthony Jreige 

Vice Captain 

Kelly Lyle 

Volleyball 

Captain 

Thomas Miles 

Vice Captain 

Zachary White 

2012 Student Congress. Back Row: Thomas Constable, Kieren O’Riley, Edmund Howes, Mitchell Robinson, 

Luke Polmear, Jack Romeril, Patrick Blood, Nicholas Beaver, Timothe Moore. 

Front Row: Charles Cook, Michael Cocomazzo, Ashley Simpson, Dr Peter Casey, Bishop Peter Connors, 

Jack Owen, Zachary Weightman, Zachary Hopper.

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Headmaster 

2012 Headmaster’s Valedictory Address to Speech Night 

W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre, Friday, November 23 

... ‘Do not let us 

speak of darker 

days; let us rather 

speak of sterner 

days. These are not 

dark days: these 

are great days - 

the greatest days 

our country has 

ever lived; and we 

must all thank 

God that we have 

been allowed, 

each of us 

according to our 

stations, to play a 

part in making 

these days 

memorable in the 

history of our 

race’... 


Valedictory Address 

I welcome you on behalf of the 

wider college community and I 

acknowledge that we gather on 

lands traditionally cared for by 

the Wathaurong people. I 

happily pay my respects to their 

elders past and present and to 

any other elders who join us 

tonight, especially from the 

Fregon and Elliott peoples. 

In my reflection for tonight I set 

out to talk about the hopes I 

have for you, and the hope I 

wish you have as you set forth. 

This thought took me down a 

curious path, focussing on the 

great British statesman, 

Winston Churchill. 

Being a fan of the television 

series, Yes Minister, which 

would probably be more 

familiar to parents than 

students, I see a lot of myself in 

the Honourable James Hacker, 

MP, Minister for Administrative 

Affairs and ultimately Prime 

Minister of the United 

Kingdom. Jim would often 

muse great thoughts to himself, 

mimicking Churchill and his 

many famous quotations. I find 

myself doing the same thing. 

But today I went looking for an 

accurate rendition of Churchill’s 

words: “Never, never, never, 

never give up”. In so doing I was 

reminded of his role as Prime 

Minister of England when it 

stood at the mercy of the Nazi 

German forces in World War II. 

Rather than being Britain’s 

darkest hour, Churchill saw it as 

their finest. His words 

frequently came back to his 

people as reassurance of hope 

in a hopeless situation. 

On the final day of the 

evacuation of the British forces 

from Dunkirk in 1940, leaving 

England isolated and all of 

Europe in hostile control 

Churchill said: “We shall not flag 

or fail. We shall fight in France, 

we shall fight on the seas and 

oceans, we shall fight with 

growing confidence and 

growing strength in the air, we 

shall defend our island, 

whatever the cost may be, we 

shall fight on the beaches, we 

shall fight on the landing 

grounds, we shall fight in the 

fields and in the streets, we 

shall fight in the hills; we shall 

never surrender”. (June 4 1940). 

On a night like this he said to 

the students of his old school at 

Harrow: “Do not let us speak of 

darker days; let us rather speak 

of sterner days. These are not 

dark days: these are great days 

- the greatest days our country 

has ever lived; and we must all 

thank God that we have been 

allowed, each of us according to 

our stations, to play a part in 

making these days memorable 

in the history of our race”. 

(Harrow School, October 29, 

1941) 

Hence Churchill’s relevance on a 

night like tonight as we part 

ways and you move on to bring 

light to the world and joy to the 

nations, but away from the 

familiar faces and places of St 

Patrick’s College. Our goal in life 

is to give you the selfconfidence 

to engage 

meaningfully with the world, 

and the values to make that 

engagement worthwhile. Quite 

often people may ask you if you 

are surviving, but our goal is to 

equip you to flourish rather 

than merely survive. In our 

community many young men 

waste their lives because they 

lose sight of their own beauty 

and the world’s need for them. 

Because of these sentiments, I 

often reflect on the words of 

the song by Ronan Keating: I 

hope you dance. 

I hope you dance 

I hope you never lose this sense 

of wonder, 

Get your fill to eat but always 

keep that hunger. 

May you never take one single 

breath for granted. 

God forbid love ever leaves you 

empty-handed. 

I hope you still feel small when 

you stand beside the ocean, 

Whenever one door closes I hope 

one more opens, 

Promise me that you’ll give faith 

a fighting chance, 

And when you get the choice to 

sit it out or dance.... 

I hope you dance, 

I hope you dance. 

I hope you never fear those 

mountains in the distance, 

Never settle for the path of least 

resistance. 

Living might mean taking 

chances but they’re worth 

taking. 

Loving might be a mistake but 

its worth making. 

Don’t let some hell-bent heart 

leave you bitter. 

If you come close to selling out 

reconsider 

Give the heavens above more 

than just a passing glance 





I hope you still feel small when 

you stand beside the ocean, 

Whenever one door closes I hope 

one more opens, 

Promise me that you’ll give faith 

a fighting chance, 





I know that you are no longer 

fine boys but great men. You 

have contributed much to each 

other and to our story. As 

parents, teachers and students 

we have achieved much 

together and for this I am 

grateful. My aspirations for you 

are broad but my final advice is, 

as ever, on this night -never 

doubt that you are of value. 

Above all, never leave anyone in 

doubt that you love them, life is 

too short. 

May God travel with us. 

Highlights from the Valedictory Dinner which was 

held in the W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre on Friday, 

November 23, 2012. 


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Mr Jack Owen 

2012 College Captain 

2012 College Captain’s Address to Speech Night 

Her Majesty’s Theatre, Wednesday, November 21 

‘Overwhelmingly, 

the goal of 

friendship has 

been the most 

powerful 

experience of joy 

for me. I am a 

different man 

because of my 

friends and I 

cannot ever thank 

them enough. 

Tonight, I invite all 

gathered here into 

the joys of 

friendship, to take 

that most 

profound risk in 

search of what is 

most truly 

worthwhile and 

lasting.’ 

College Captain’s 

Speech Night 

address 

Dr Peter Casey, Bishop Paul Bird, 

Distinguished guests, Staff, 

Parents and fellow students. 

There are many paths to St 

Patrick’s College. We gather 

together under the one banner 

from an increasingly large 

number of backgrounds and 

histories. This properly reflects 

the diversity of the growth in 

the Ballarat region. 

There are many paths for those 

of us at St Patrick’s College. As 

students, we are grateful to our 

parents and the staff who have 

educated us in the freedom to 

choose the right path. 

And eventually all those paths 

lead away from the front gate 

and into the world that awaits. 

And this is where I now find 

myself - one of the 175 Year 12 

students of 2012. 

But our unity is symbolised as 

we gather here for Speech 

Night 2012. 

It is my duty and privilege to 

address our entire community 

represented here tonight. But let 

us not be unduly distracted by 

the neat uniforms, ties up and 

shirts tucked in, entertaining 

music and grandeur of Her 

Majesty’s Theatre. Education for 

boys is a hands-on activity that 

occurs in the day-to-day 

adventures. Shirts come out, 

tempers fray, silly decisions are 

made. 

But we come out through the 

other side, on a day-by-day basis. 

However, we do not remain 

unchanged. After six years of 

this adventure, I can make that 

claim without any hesitation. 

We would be different young 

men if we had been somewhere 

else. I would like to think that we 

would not have been lesser men; 

the love of our parents would 

have made sure of that. But we 

would be different all the same. 

That difference perhaps may be 

seen through a reflection on our 

four pillars: Faith, Joy, Excellence 

and Tradition. 

Firstly, there is Faith. 

The entire history of St Patrick’s 

College begins in one sense with 

Blessed Edmund Rice. In the 

tradition of Edmund and the 

first Christian Brothers, St 

Patrick’s College is built upon the 

sacrifice of many people who 

trust in our shared hopes and 

dreams. For faith is ultimately an 

act of trust. Parents trust the 

school to continue the loving 

work they have started. Students 

trust that the staff are 

honourable, equipped and 

trained. 

Secondly, there is Joy 

Joy may be defined as the 

emotion of great delight or 

happiness caused by something 

exceptionally good or satisfying. 

St Patrick’s overflows with the 

opportunities to encounter the 

exceptionally good or satisfying 

- we need merely to say yes. 

In my experience there has been 

the discipline and efforts of the 

rowing programme. There has 

been the pursuit of success in 

the VCE. For all of our students 

how this takes shape will be a 

very personal thing. But our 

pillar is joy because we recognise 

that there are certain goals that 

are good to pursue. To come to 

know what they are and to strive 

for them, and even perhaps 

achieve them, are all part of the 

lasting joy of St Patrick’s College. 

Overwhelmingly, the goal of 

friendship has been the most 

powerful experience of joy for 

me. I am a different man 

because of my friends and I 

cannot ever thank them enough. 

Tonight, I invite all gathered here 

into the joys of friendship, to 

take that most profound risk in 

search of what is most truly 

worthwhile and lasting. 

This leads me to the third pillar 

of Excellence. 

Excellence perhaps may be seen 

as the other side of joy, its 

achievement. If joy is the 

recognising and striving for 

those things that are truly 

worthwhile, then excellence is 

knowing that you gave it your 

best shot. 

If we are asked, “What stopped 

you from achieving your best?” 

and we can answer “Nothing, I 

gave it all I am”, then we are in 

the realm of excellence. If we do 

not look for excuses, if we do not 

give in to the temptations of the 

easy path, if we refuse to set our 

goals too low and do not hide 

from asking the questions that 

our heart longs to ask, then we 

are excelling. 

So excellence is not a matter of 

looking merely at results. 

Remember that diversity and 

uniqueness are great gifts of our 

humanity. We do not all fit into 

the one mould. Excellence is a 

matter of character, and that is 

important to us at St Patrick’s 

College. 

The fact that this has been 

happening for over one hundred 

years brings us to the fourth 

Pillar - Tradition. 

Dr Casey has often told us that 

the word tradition means to 

“hand on”. And that is the one 

sad part of my role tonight. I 

have to let go and hand on the 

foundation of faith, the striving 

for joy and excellence to the 

next band of fine young men. 

Not that the Class of 2012 leaves 

the pillars behind, it is just that 

we are now on those paths 

beyond the College gates, and 

we must take the Patty’s spirit in 

new directions. 

To conclude, I would personally 

like to thank Dr Casey, all staff, 

parents and the boys 

themselves for making St 

Patrick’s what it is. As a 

community we should be 

extremely proud of our College, 

and to the boys they should be 

very privileged to be a part of it, 

because once a Patty boy, always 

a Patty boy. 

Thank you 

College 

Awards 

The College Awards are annually presented at 

the College Speech Night, held in November at 

Her Majesty’s Theatre in Lydiard St. 

The Awards recognise top student 

performances across a range of disciplines and 

endeavours, and across all year levels. 

The College views Speech Night as one of the 

major highlights on the annual calendar and 

encourages all parents and students to 

endeavour to attend and celebrate a night of 

excellence. 

Headmaster’s Award for Leadership 



Edmund Rice Award for Ministry 

This award recognises a student who has 

embodied the spirit of Edmund Rice through his 

involvement in justice, action and reflective 

practice within the College, the community and 

the Edmund Rice Network. 

De Coubertin Award for Sportsmanship 

James Fahey 

This award recognises a student who 

demonstrates consistent participation and 

commendable sporting behaviour in line with the 

Olympic ideals of participation. 

Jack Owen 

Traditionally, the College Headmaster presents 

this award to the College Captain in recognition 

of his leadership of the College community. 

James Fahey 

Howard Award for Excellence 

First presented in 1955, this award is the gift of the 

Howard Family in gratitude for all that St Patrick’s 

College did for the four sons who attended SPC 

from 1923 through to 1937. It is given for all round 

excellence, character, leadership, participation, 

academic pursuits and culture or sports. 

Dorothy Irene Ellis-Thomas Scholarship 

James Fahey 

This scholarship is awarded each year to a 

hardworking, conscientious and worthy student 

who has shown an overall endeavour to pursue 

excellence in all areas of his school life and who 

wishes to continue to do the same in the future. 


ADF Long Tan Award 

The ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork 

Award provides a fitting tribute to the Long Tan 

veterans by encouraging and recognising in a Year 

12 student the values demonstrated at Long Tan 

- determination, mateship, teamwork, tenacity, 

compassion and leadership. 


Little Family Award for School Spirit 

This award is presented in honour of the Little 

Family whose five sons attended SPC between 

1904 and 1924. It is presented to a senior student 

who has displayed and developed school spirit 

among the students through his dedication and 

general service to the College. 

Catherine King Award for Community Service 


This award recognises a student who has made a 

significant contribution to the welfare of the 

College and wider communities.

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Headmaster 

2012 Headmaster’s Academic Assembly Address 

W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre, Friday, February 22, 2013 

‘By their fruits you 

shall know them: 

wisdom, 

understanding, 

wonder and awe, 

guidance, 

knowledge, 

strength, and 

reverence’ 


Academic 

Assembly Address 

I extend a welcome to our 

Assembly, to students, staff, 

parents, Old Collegians and 

guests. I remind you that we 

gather on the lands traditionally 

cared for by the Wautharong 

people and I pay my respects to 

their elders past and present 

and to any other elders who join 

us today. In this week when we 

have buried Br Herbert Theodore 

Breach, I also acknowledge the 

Christian Brothers who have 

accepted responsibility for this 

land since 1893. 

As an educational institution I 

have always maintained that 

we should stand to be judged 

by our outcomes. Where do we 

find our outcomes? In our 

graduating students with their 

character and their 

achievements, their 

commitments and their 

aspirations. Today the builders 

will hand over the last rooms of 

the Treacy Wing refurbishment 

and extension. As we have done 

in the Sir Hugh Devine Wing 

and the Br W.T. O’Malley Wing, 

we will have words etched on 

the doors. What I have chosen 

for Treacy I have borrowed from 

the Gospel of St Matthew (7:16) 

coupled with a line from the 

prophet Isaiah (11:2-3): 

‘By their fruits you shall know 

them: wisdom, understanding, 

wonder and awe, guidance, 

knowledge, strength, and 

reverence’. These are often 

referred to as the gifts of the 

Holy Spirit. What great 

attributes for any of us to 

develop, and what great 

outcomes for any Paddy Boy: 

wisdom, understanding, 

wonder and awe, guidance, 

knowledge, strength, and 

reverence. 

Br Breach was an identity at St 

Patrick’s College over the last 40 

years. He was for 80 years a 

dedicated follower of Blessed 

Edmund Rice. In the funeral 

service yesterday in our Chapel, 

two characteristics of Br Breach 

came through: his commitment 

to practicing and his 

perseverance. He emphasised 

the beauty of practicing in his 

teaching of French and in his 

stroke play in cricket and in 

other sports. I think that these 

two characteristics are 

exemplified in our award 

winners from Years 8 to Year 13 

but especially in our Dux of the 

College, James Fahey. I 

congratulate James and all 

those who follow in his stead 

for their consistent practising 

and their perseverance in 

academic studies. I hope that 

you all continue to grow in 

wisdom and in grace, so that 

we in turn will be judged well 

because of you. 

Top: Riley Fullerton and 


Right: 2012 College Dux 

James Fahey 

Academic 

Prizes 

2012 VCE Academic Prizes presented to the student 

with highest study score above 40 for each VCE and 

VETiS Units 3/4 offered in 2012. 

2012 VCE Academic Prizes 

Name Prize 

Dux of Economics with a scaled study score of 40.43 


Dux of Legal Studies with a study score of 42 

Conor Dickson Dux of Physical Education with a study score of 42 

2011 Dux of Business Management with a perfect study score of 50 

Dux of English with a study score of 45 

The “John Cosgriff” Dux of Specialist Mathematics with a study score of 40 

and scaled to 50.63 

James Fahey 

The “Stephen Callahan” Dux of Mathematical Methods CAS with a study 

score of 48 and scaled to 49.3 

Dux of Biology with a perfect study score of 50 

Dux of Chemistry with a study score 45 and scaled to 47.6 

Riley Fullerton Dux of Physics study score of 40 scaled to 42.5 

Louis Gillett Dux of History Revolutions with a study score of 41 

The Robert Connelly Memorial Prize for Dux of Australian History a study 

score of 40 

Hamish Kelly 

Dux of Physical Education with a study score of 42 

Dux of Health and Human Development with a study score of 46 

Oscar McDonald Dux of Further Mathematics with a perfect study score of 50 

Paul McEldrew Dux of Systems Engineering with a study score of 43 

Jacob Mitilineos Dux of Design and Technology with a study score of 44 

Adam Murphy 


score of 40 

Jake Muscat Dux of VET Engineering Studies with a study score of 44 

Dux of Information Techology: Software Development with a study score of 

Bradley O’Loughlin 

49 

Dux of Studio Arts with a study score of 48 

Charlie Powlett Dux of Media with a study score of 40 

Daniel Toohey 


score of 40 

Xavier Slater 


score of 40 

Jordan Stones Dux of Religion & Society study score of 40 and scaled to 40.2 

Alex Thompson Dux of Design and Technology with a study score of 44 

Xavier Vearing Dux of VET Sport & Recreation study score of 46 

Nicholas Willowhite The “Paul Watson” Dux of Accounting study score of 42 and scaled to 42.86 

Joseph Zreikat Dux of Music Performance with a study score of 42 


James Fahey 

2012 DUX 

2012 VCE Units 1 & 2 

Subject Award Winner Subject Name 

Gerard Clifford Accounting 

Matthew Couch Art 

Luke Wilson Biology 

Timothy Crowe Chemistry 

Jake Laidlaw Christian Youth Ministry 

Angus Rooney Economics 

Jack Harrison English 

Kyle Andrews Food and Technology 

Matthew Crouch Foundation Mathematics 

Dylan Phasey General Mathematics 

Andrew Fay Health and Human Development 

Harrison Spratling History 

William Baker Information Technology 

Peter Oakley Japanese 

Louis Gillett Legal Studies 

Timothy Crowe Literature 

Timothy Crowe Maths Methods (CAS) 

Jack Harrison Media Studies 

Andrew Groch Music (Technical Production) 

Jake Laidlaw Outdoor Education 

Oscar McDonald Physical Education 

Mark McCowan Physics 

Jake Laidlaw Product Design and Technology 

Declan Leishman Religion and Society 

Aidan Willowhite Specialist Mathematics 

Thomas Hoy Studio Arts 

Jake Muscat Systems Engineering 

Thomas Thorpe Text and Traditions 

Peter Oakley VET Music 

Thomas Hoy Visual Communication & Design 

Thomas Thorpe Music Styles & Composition

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‘...two 

characteristics of 

Br Breach came 

through: his 

commitment to 

practicing and his 

perseverance. He 

emphasised the 

beauty of 

practicing in his 

teaching of French 

and in his stroke 

play in cricket and 

in other sports. I 

think that these 

two characteristics 

are exemplified in 

our award winners 

from Years 8 to Year 

13 but especially in 

our Dux of the 

College, James 

Fahey. I 

congratulate James 

and all those who 

follow in his stead 

for their consistent 

practising and their 

perseverance in 

academic studies. I 

hope that you all 

continue to grow in 

wisdom and in 

grace, so that we in 

turn will be judged 

well because of 

you.’ 

Year 7 to 11 Academic Prizes 

This award recognises students who demonstrate all round excellence in contribution to the community – both internal and external to the College. 

Year 11 

Connor Squires 

Year 11 Proxime Accessit Prize 

Declan Leishman 

Year 11 Religious Education Prize 

University of Notre Dame Award for Academic Excellence 

James Fahey 

Year 11 ACU Ballarat Campus Dean’s Scholarship 

Peter Oakley 

Timothy Crowe 

Year 11 Dux 

Year 10 

Year 10 Dux –University of Ballarat Prize 

Hamish Clydesdale 

Dr Frank McArdle Prize Year 10 Science 


Harrison Robertson 


Matthew Hall 


Year 9 

Kelsey Gannon 


Middle School Award for All-Round Excellence 

Nicholas Frawley 

Thomas Schreenan 

Year 9 Dux 



Cultural and Sporting Awards 


Year 8 

Brandon Falland 


Junior School Award for All-Round Excellence 

Hasker Dawborn 

John Brodie 


Liam O’Shea 

Year 8 Dux 

Year 7 

Brandon Lauton 

Year 7 Dux 

Henry Ward 


Tyrone Baynes 


Music 


Performer of the Year 

Band Executive Award for Dedication and Commitment 

Christian Larkin 

Sir Bernard Heinze Award for Overall 

Jakob Baric 

Outstanding Musical Achievement 

Timothy Crowe 

Bandsman of the Year 

Lucas Shugg 

Junior Music Award

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Br D.G. Purton Oratory 


W.T. Doyle Debating 

Sir Hugh Devine Impromptu Speech 

Peter Oakley 

Peter Oakley 


Campbell Milne 

Junior Impromptu Speech 

Cultural and Sporting Awards (cont) 

Public Speaking 


Mary Purcell Debating 

David Adams 


Liam O’Shea 

Br H.T. Breach Oratory 

Liam O’Shea 


Aaron Johns 


Sport 

Stephen Moneghetti Award for outstanding 

Brody Sheridan 

athlete at the BAS Carnival 

Benjamin Sculley 

Award for A Grade Badminton 

Peter Farley Award for 1st V Basketball 

Ignatius Stewart 

Leo O’Brien Award for 1st XI Cricket 

Joab Mead 

Tony Benson Award for Senior Cross Country 


Br W.T. O’Malley Award for 1st XVIII Football 

for Best & Fairest Player 



John James Medal for Best on Ground BAS Grand Final 

Jake Neade 

Br H.T. Breach Award for 1st XI Hockey 

Jordan Clark 

Brian Vear Award for Senior Rowing 

Alex Thompson 


Award for 1st XV Rugby 


Award for 1st XI Soccer 


Award for Senior Squash 


Award for Senior Racquetball 

Br B.J. Davis Award for Commitment to SPC Swimming 

Joshua Benfi eld 

The Captains Cup Award for Swimming 

Joshua Benfi eld 

Br B.J. Scott Award for Senior Gymnastics 

James Fahey 

Joseph Thorpe 

Award for A Grade Table Tennis 


Award for 1st IV Tennis 

Samuel Cosgriff 

Award for 1st VI Volleyball 

Kelly Lyle 

Award for Golf 

Matthew Stewart 

Award for Shooting 

Rory Conroy 

Award for Lawn Bowls 

Laurence Cashin 

Award for Croquet 

Hugo Tolliday 

Award for Cycling

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Bishop Peter Connors 

Bishop of Ballarat 

Patron of the College 


Day 

Bishop Connors’ Homily on the occasion of the Patronal Feast of St Patrick’s College 

This is the 15th occasion I have 

had the privilege of presiding of 

this assembly on the occasion 

over the feast of the Patron Saint 

of the College, Patrick of Ireland. 

If I dare to say so, it will probably 

be my last time. 

The bonds between the Diocese 

of Ballarat and this College have 

remained strong for almost 120 

years. We are all indebted to the 

Sons of Blessed Edmund Rice 

who came to this College in 1893. 

It was the Bishop of the time, 

James Moore, who pleaded with 

the Christian Brothers to come 

to Ballarat to ensure that the 

College would not go out of 

existence with the departure of 

the Holy Ghost Fathers. 

Today as we gather as a 

community to give praise and 

St Patrick’s Day 2012 Fr Brendan Davey helps celebrate the St 

Patrick’s Day Mass in the W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre. 

thanks to God, we cannot fail to 

remember a young man whose 

short life caused you to grieve 

and yet be inspired by his 

courage, his goodness and his 

zest for life. There is something in 

the story of Tom Karras that 

captures the spirit of another 

young man, Patrick of Ireland. 

Today our attention is focused on 

Patrick who lived hundreds of 

years ago. He would have 

identified with the refugees who 

comprise such a large 

percentage of the world’s 

population at the present time. 

At an early age he had been 

taken from his home country, 

probably northwest France, to 

Ireland, a foreign country, where 

he was deprived of family, friends 

and freedom. He was compelled 

to work as a slave shepherd. He 

was the property of the local 

King. The only companions that 

he could rely upon were hunger 

and cold. 

It was in this situation, that 

Patrick started to give attention 

to a small still voice deep within 

him. He was beginning to pray. 

At this stage he did not believe in 

God, he did not have much 

knowledge of the religion in 

which he grew up as a 

young boy. 

Patrick was open and honest to 

the Sprit deep within him. He 

was growing up in the school of 

hard knocks. Eventually he was 

set free and managed to return 

to his homeland and his family - 

a man who had now got it all 

together. He was, without 

realising it, becoming a 

Holy Man. 

Can we identify in any way with 

Patrick at this stage of life’s 

journey? 

Now it seems to me that you, the 

men of Saint Patrick’s College, at 

the beginning of a new year are 

able to learn much from the 

story of Patrick. Whether you are 

in Year 7 or in Year 12, you are 

proud to be Australians and you 

have a strong desire to advance 

Australia, if we might take up the 

challenge of our national 

anthem. 

There is so much about our way 

of life and our democratic system 

of government and the basic 

premises of our judicial system 

and our concern for human 

rights that find their origins in 

the message of Jesus Christ. It 

can be rightly claimed that the 

full flowering of the mystery that 

we call Love can be attributed to 

the teaching and the witness of 

Jesus Christ. What we describe as 

democracy is based on how the 

first communities of monks 

developed a system of authority 

that respected the rights and the 

talents of every member of the 

community. The principles of 

social justice are enshrined in the 

teaching of the Catholic Church. 

It is sad but it is true that that 

body of teaching is our hidden 

treasure. 

It would be sad if you saw this 

year at St Patrick’s College as 

merely the opportunity to take 

hold of a meal ticket for the rest 

of life. I am confident that you 

see that there is much that you 

can contribute to the good of all. 

I pray this morning that what 

you will experience during this 

year will give you a blueprint of 

the kind of society that you wish 

to establish in your own time 

and in your own field 

of influence. 

Yes, in a sense you are privileged 

to live in an unreal world during 

your years at St Patrick’s College. 

Like Patrick, I hope that you keep 

yourselves very focused on the 

world that is waiting for you and 

to which you can bring so much 

that is true and good. 

Learn more and more about your 

Patron, and remember that what 

St Patrick wanted to do most 

was to bring the light of Christ 

into a world that he knew and 

for which he had such a love and 

concern. May you have a similar 

love and concern for our own 

country and its people? In so 

doing you will be faithful 

to Christ. 

Chris 

Nolan 

Awards 

The 2012 Semester One and Semester Two Chris Nolan Awards were presented at the College 

Assemblies to recognise the Years 7 to 12 students who finished in the top 15 per cent of their respective 

year level (based on an aggregation of their results from assessment tasks). 

We took time at the beginning 

of each assembly to consider 

what each boy had achieved to 

receive their certificate. Take 

one of our Year 8 boys as an 

example. The typical Year 8 

student received a percentage 

result for some 40 assessment 

tasks completed in 11 different 

subjects in Semester One. The 

highest average result for a Year 

8 boy was 92 per cent. 

Remember, the boy who 

attained this result did so by 

completing over 40 assessment 

tasks to a very high standard in 

all areas of the curriculum - 

English, RE, Maths Science, PE 

and so on. This achievement is 

certainly worthy of recognition 

and is typical of the consistently 

high level of academic 

achievement attained by the 

boys who received an award. 

Each year, we have a significant 

number of new students and 

staff and so it is important to 

explain exactly what the ‘Chris 

Nolan Awards’ are. Chris Nolan 

graduated from St Patrick’s 

College in 1985 as College 

Captain, completed his Law 

Degree at Monash University 

and went on to practice law in 

Vietnam. Chris was highly 

respected by all for his 

commitment and enthusiasm 

to all aspects of College life and 

demonstrated his intelligence 

and ingenuity shortly after 

leaving St Patrick’s through 

being one of the co-founders of 

the highly acclaimed Meredith 

Music Festival. 

After several years in Vietnam, 

Chris tragically acquired severe 

brain injuries from a viral 

infection leading to total organ 

failure. Chris is profoundly 

disabled physically and in his 

communication systems. He 

has continued to fight against 

these disabilities and has 

developed various means of 

communication and is now the 

face of the people in developing 

awareness of and the fight for 

young people requiring care in 

nursing homes. 

As a student at the College, 

Chris regularly achieved strong 

academic results and in his final 

year he was awarded: 

• the Headmaster’s Award for 

Leadership 

• the History Prize 

• the Sir Hugh Devine Prize for 

Impromptu Speech 

• a W.T. Doyle Prize for Debating 

• the 1st XI Cricket Bowling 

Award. 

During his time at St Patrick’s, 

Chris clearly exemplified the 

pursuit of excellence across a 

range of the College’s 

important educational 

programmes and activities. 

The College community was 

pleased that Chris, his parents 

and carer were once again able 

to join us at the assembly. Chris’ 

parents, Mary and Jack, 

presented certificates to the 

boys on behalf of Chris. 

Chris Nolan 

Awards 

Year 7 

Joel Batchelor 

Tyrone Baynes 

Liam Boatman 

Nicholas Carta 

Timothy Collier 

Lachlan Conlan 

Samuel Coxall 

Thomas Cranage 

Jake Curran 

Kali Dawborn 

Joshua DeVoogel 

James Duffy 

Joshua Duggan 

Max Edwards 

Nicholas Elliott 

Lachlan Frawley 

Lachlan Furlong 

Jack Gaffney 

Joel Gallagher 

Thomas Godson 

Aaron Guevara 

Declan Hanrahan 

Callum Hofler 

Thomas Hughes 

Mason Joyce 

Krishnakanth Kamatchi-Sriganth 

Jack Lalor 

Jonathan Lansdown 

Brandon Lauton 

Jeremy Learmonth 

James Meagher 

Ryan Montgomery 

Lachlan Reynolds 

Samuel Rousch 

Shamus Ryan 

Joshua Scoleri 

Brody Searle 

Cameron Searle 

Benjamin Simmons 

Tiernan Somers 

Cameron Spedding 

Daniel Sully 

Caelan Thompson 

Hayden Thompson 

Mitchell Tuddenham 

James Wait 

Henry Ward 

Corey White 

Matthew Whiteford 

Year 8 

Cameron Adams 

Joel Amor 

Brady Buttler 

Liam Cappello 

Nathaniel Corboy 

Bailey Crawford 


Louis Edwards 

Brandon Falland 

Jarrod Gillingham 

Liam Haintz 


Chris Nolan 

Mr Stephen Hill 

Deputy Headmaster - 

Teaching and Learning

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Tynan Haintz 

Thomas Hallett 

Liam Hanrahan 

Conor Heeney 

Troy Keem 

Patrick Keogh 

Timothy Liston 

Lawrence McCrabb 

Luke McGill 

Emerson McMaster 

Samuel McMaster 

Alexander Mooney 

Connor Murphy 

Riley Murphy 

Jacob Norman 

Jarrod O’Brien 

David O’Doherty 

Samuel Oostendorp 

Liam O’Shea 

James Parini 

Khaleb Pierce 

Lleyton Pigott 

Alex Porter 

Cormac Prendergast 

Alexander Richardson 

Samuel Short 

Lucas Shugg 

Callum Smith 

Andrew Spratling 

Riley Stephens 

Duncan Spedding 

William Sullivan 

Joshua Taylor 

Jack Treweek 

Bradley Tuohey 

Brayden Ward 

Matthew Wong 

Luke Wynd 

Year 9 

Shaun Ainley 

Nicholas Anokye 

Tyler Atkinson 

Jayden Boak 

Sean Bourke 

William Briggs 

Mitchell Canny 


Patrick Collier 

Jacob Coxall 

Sam Cranage 

Thomas Evans 

James Everett 

Nicholas Frawley 

Lachlan Fuller 

Kelsey Gannon 

Evan Green 

Ethan Haintz 

Callum Holland 

William Jury 

Christopher Kan 

Jake Leontiew 

Abraham Lewis 

Alex McCall 

Samuel Mewett 


Christopher Milroy 

Jonah Pidgeon 

Jordan Purcell 

Ryan Ringin 

Harris Robinson 


Mitchell Steele 

Adam Stevens 

Year 10 

David Adams 

Daniel Butler 

Alex Browning 


William Counsel 

Thomas Cove 

Noah DeLosa 

Bradley DeVries 

Ashley Duffy 

Liam Duggan 

Liam Edwards 

Jack Ferguson 

Matthew Hall 

Liam Hanrahan 

Lachlan Hewitt 

Jackson Howell 

Liam Jess 

Thomas Keogh 

Matthew Lakey 

Peter Leighton 

Joshua Leviston 

Paul Liston 

Benjamin Martin 

Alexander Martino 

Thomas McDonough 

Thomas McMaster 

Thomas Mooney 

James Mulraney 

Edward Nyary 

Luke Pelchen 

Daniel Phyland 

Louis Powlett 

Harrison Robertson 

Samuel Romeril 

Martin Ryan 

Trystan Sammut 

Connor Smith 

Michael Snaith 

Angus Thompson 

Kane White 

Damon Williamson 

Aidan Willowhite 

Samuel Wines 

Kieran Wynne 

Elliott Yeung 

Year 11 

Jakob Baric 

Gene Bergman 

James Burge 

Gerard Clifford 

Timothy Crowe 

Blake Davis 

Andrew Fay 

Louis Gillett 

Andrew Groch 

Jack Harrison 

Peter Hearn 

John Hickey 

Luke Howard 

Jayson Irving 

Kyle Kemp 

Mitchell Kennedy 

James Keys 

Jake Laidlaw 

Declan Leishman 

Douglas Mai 

Oscar McDonald 

James McDougall 

Nicholas McMaster 

Mark McOwan 

Samuel Micich 

Adam Murphy 

Liam Noone 

Peter Oakley 

Jarryd O’Dowd 

Timothy O’Shea 

Robert Perkins 

Joshua Peters 

Dylan Phasey 

Charles Robinson 

Timothy Ryan 

Harrison Spratling 

Connor Squires 

Jarrah Staley 


Patrick Tansey 

Aiden Thompson 

Thomas Thorpe 

Daniel Toohey 

Jerome Wallace 

Nicholas Whelan 

Luke Wilson 

Year 12 


Cameron Butcher 


Charles Cook 


Conor Dickson 

James Fahey 

Riley Fullerton 

Jack Furness 


Hamish Kelly 

Adam Lavery 

Benjamin Martin 


Paul McEldrew 

Kieran Missen 

Jacob Mitilineos 

Bradley O’Loughlin 


Xavier Slater 

Fraser Steggall 

Jordan Stones 


Nicholas Willowhite 



College House 

Competitions 

Mr Chris Caldow 

Deputy Headmaster: 

Wellbeing 

The College presents four individual shields representing the four identified areas for student 

participation in the College and one overall shield which is determined by combining the results of the 

four individual shields 

The four individual 

shields are: 

Community 

Frank Doolan Shield 

Frank Doolan (SPC 1908) was 

one of the founders of Legacy. 

Frank introduced Legacy’s work 

for the widows and children of 

deceased servicemen. 

Academic 

Fr Michael Quinn Shield 

Fr Michael F. Quinn (SPC 

1893-1894). Foundation student 

of the College, College Dux 1893, 

Matriculated 1894. Ordained 

1900 for the Diocese of Ballarat, 

First Parish Priest of Charlton, 

died October 11, 1932. 

Arts 

Sir Bernard Heinze 

Cultural Shield 

Sir Bernard Heinze (SPC 

1906-11). Conductor of the 

Melbourne Symphony 

Orchestra, Knight of the Realm 

1946, Australian of the Year 1975. 

Sport 

David Bourke Sports Shield 

David Bourke, CBE (SPC 

1944-48): College Captain (1948), 

Captain of First XI Cricket (1948), 

Vice-Captain of First XVIII 

Football (1948), Chairman of 

VRC (1991-97), Asian Racing 

Conference (1991-98), Victorian 

Country Racing Council 

(1969-91), Secretary of 

Pakenham Racing Club 

(1961-82), awarded the Order of 

the British Empire in 1981. 

Overall Champion House 

Br William Mark McCarthy 

Shield 

The shield is named in honour 

of Br William Mark McCarthy, 

Headmaster of St Patrick’s 

College 1899-1904, 1909, 1919. 

Br McCarthy will ever be 

regarded as one of the great 

pioneers for the Christian 

Brothers at St Patrick’s College. 

He bought most of the land we 

now have for the ovals, built the 

Pell Wing which served as the 

main teaching block from 1902 

until 1964, and the McCarthy 

Wing named in his honour in 

1919 which now houses the 

Kelty Resource Centre and 

Mackey ICT labs. 

These competitions very much 

reflect our main focuses as a 

College and I congratulate all 

boys on their efforts in these 

areas this year. 

House Awards 

In 2007 the College introduced 

House Awards - an award for a 

senior boy from each of the four 

Houses, who has displayed an 

outstanding attitude towards 

and made a significant 

contribution to academic, 

cultural, sporting and social 

justice activities at the College. 

Congratulations to the staff 

and boys in Galvin House in 

winning the Br William Mark 

McCarthy House Shield for 2012 

for the second consecutive year! 

The Br E.F. Keniry Award 

Br William Mark McCarthy House Shield 

1st Galvin - 34 pts 

2nd Ryan - 29pts 

3rd Nunan - 21 pts 

4th Keniry - 16 pts 

Professor Sir Bernard Heinze Cultural Shield 

House Shield Points McCarthy Points 

1st Galvin 101 10 

2nd Ryan 70 7 

3rd Keniry 67 5 

4th Nunan 58 3 

Father Michael Quinn Academic Shield 


1st Galvin 105547 10 

2nd Ryan 102916 7 

3rd Nunan 102462 5 

4th Keniry 95334 3 

Frank Doolan Community Shield 


1st Ryan 914 10 

2nd Galvin 895 7 

3rd Keniry 893 5 

4th Nunan 817 3 

David Bourke Sports Shield 


1st Nunan 54 10 

2nd Galvin 50 7 

3rd Ryan 41 5 

4th Keniry 30 3 




The Br J.B. Galvin Award 

Charles Cook 


The Br M.P. Nunan Award 

Mitchell Robertson 

The Br J.L. Ryan Award

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Deputy Headmaster: 

Wellbeing 

Edmund 

Rice Day 

Edmund Rice Day 2012 was an overwhelming success. The boys raised in excess of $40,000 for the four 

major charities - the Edmund Rice Camps, Caritas, the Edmund Rice Centre at St Alban’s and the 

Christian Brothers Overseas Aid Fund. 

Edmund Rice Day - Students participating in the 2012 Edmund 

Rice Day Walkathon helped raise more than $40,000 for four 

worthwhile charities. 

I wish to thank all boys who 

worked so hard to reach the 

$40 individual target and the 

many boys who went well 

beyond this amount. 

Whole school occasions such as 

Edmund Rice Day are crucial in 

developing the Edmund Rice 

spirit in our boys, an essential 

feature of a Catholic School in 

the Edmund Rice tradition. As 

part of the College Crest the 

latin words, Facere et Docere, 

are translated to mean ‘To Do 

and To Teach’. This was certainly 

brought home to me when we 

had a significant number of 

boys involved in raising funds 

for those in need. In a broader 

sense this means that we 

encourage students to do their 

best in all aspects of College life 

whether it be academic 

performance or any cocurricular 

activity. We can 

certainly commend the 

students who participated in 

our Edmund Rice Day for living 

up to the high standards we 

expect of them. 

Significant Fundraisers from the 

Edmund Rice Walkathon 

Listed below are students who 

collected more than $100 of 

donations: 

Year 7 

Beau Rasic 

Joshua Allen 

Charles Fresele 

Year 8 

Liam Capello 

Lucas Shugg 

Cormac Prendergast 

Year 9 

Phillip Koenders 

Khaleb Pierce 

Tom Button 

Patrick Collier 

Jesse Avery 

Darcy Kelly 

Year 10 

Mitchell Walsh 

Ben Martin 

Ryan O’Sullivan 

Year 11 


Year 12 


Timothe Moore 

Sean O’Neil 

Aaron Salvatore 



Patrick Blood 


Edmund Howes 




Congratulations to all of these 

boys for their outstanding 

efforts! 

I would like to thank the 

members of the Year 12 Student 

Council for their hard work in 

preparing and executing 

Edmund Rice Day. All members 

of the Council worked 

particularly hard leading up to 

and on the day - they can be 

well pleased with their efforts! 

I would like to thank all staff for 

their involvement throughout 

the day in a whole range of 

activities. On behalf of the 

College community I would like 

to thank our College Chaplain, 

Fr Greg Tait for celebrating a 

magnificent mass to begin the 

Edmund Rice Day celebrations. I 

would also like to thank the 

Mission Team, led by Mr Geoff 

Brodie and Miss Anne-Marie 

Driscoll, for their time, 

planning and preparation for 

the mass. 

Thanks also to the vast 

majority of families who 

supported one of our most 

significant days on our 

calendar in a number of ways, 

namely sponsorship, ensuring 

that your son attended or 

notifying the College if your 

son was unable to attend. 

The Winner of the David 

Ranger Award for the student 

who raised the most from the 

entire school for 2012 was 

College Vice Captain, Ashley 

Simpson of Year 12 who raised 

a grand total of $220. 

The annual St Pat’s Has Talent 

competition was held in the 

afternoon in the O’Malley 

Sports Centre. This 

competition provided great 

recognition of student talents. 

The challenge is to get more 

alternative acts (other than 

musical) involved. St Pat’s Has 

Talent was a huge success and 

I thank all involved with the 

organisation of the event. The 

winners were: 

3rd place with 44 points 

Lachlan Murphy and Peter 

Oakley 

2nd place with 46 points Tom 

Willmott 

1st place with 47 points Louis 

Edwards 

The number of absentees, 

whilst decreasing, is still a 

concern as it indicates that 

some students believe that 

they can pick and choose 

which activities they are 

involved in as being a member 

of St Patrick’s College 

community. The message that 

we continue to promote is 

that each boy signs up for the 

whole package which includes 

involvement in all whole 

school activities such as 

Edmund Rice Day as well as 

Swimming and Athletics 

carnivals. 

While genuine illness or injury 

is the reason for a number of 

the absences, it would seem 

that in some cases students 

have decided that these days 

could be better spent doing 

something else. These days are 

compulsory and are organised 

because we believe that they 

contribute significantly to the 

development of our students 

and foster generosity, 

teamwork and sacrifice which 

are all worthwhile and vital 

qualities in life. 

We rely on support from 

families to ensure students 

attend all three whole school 

activities days we run each 

year. These days are not study 

days for our senior students or 

extended holidays. Staff and 

students put hours of work 

into the organisation of these 

activities and in return we 

expect students to be here 

and participate. 

The message we put to the 

boys about Edmund Rice Day 

was that they could make a 

difference to those living on 

the margins. I am sure that 

every boy who contributed to 

the day has made a difference 

to the lives of someone whose 

circumstances are far more 

difficult than ours - for this, I 

am very grateful and view the 

2012 Edmund Rice Day as a 

great success! Well done, boys! 

Edmund Rice Day 

Awards 

March 16, 2012 

Year 8 

Michael Rodger 

For achieving outstanding 

results in swimming and 

being awarded from the 

Ballarat Sportsman’s 

Association. 

Year 8 

Leam Fernandez 

For his assistance in 

welcoming new student 

Daniel Birdum to St Patrick’s 

College from the Northern 

Territory. 


March 23, 2012 

Year 7 

Braeden Ilsley 

For showing honesty and 

responsibility in finding 

money on College grounds 

and returning it to the 

appropriate staff member. 

April 20, 2012 

Year 7 

Zachariah Forbes 

For showing honesty and 

responsibility in finding 

money on College grounds 

and returning it to the 

appropriate staff member. 

May 11, 2012 

YEAR 10 

Nicholas Strangio 

For showing compassion and 

concern to others. 

Year 10 

Bryson McDougall 

For showing compassion and 

concern to others. 

Year 8 

Glyn Kendall 

For placing 3rd in the Under 14 

Victorian Karate Club 

Championships. 


Year 11 


For assisting with the Year 7 

Interaction Day with Loreto 

College. Nicholas displayed 

great leadership, responsibility 

and initiative. 

Year 11 

Matthew Cashin 



College. Matthew displayed 



Year 11 

Matthew Short 



College. Matthew displayed 



Year 11 

Mitchell Kennedy 



College. Mitchell displayed 



Year 11 

Timothy O’shea 



College. Timothy displayed 




Year 11 

Kelly Lyle 



College. Kelly displayed great 

leadership, responsibility and 

initiative. 

Year 11 

Xavier Vearing 



College. Xavier displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 

Peter Oakley 



College. Peter displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 

Luke Wilson 



College. Luke displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 

Patrick Begbie 



College. Patrick displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 




College. James displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 

Daniel Toohey 



College. Daniel displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 11 

Gene Bergman 



College. Gene displayed great 


initiative. 

Year 7 

Riley Shaw 

For finding an item of value 

and handing it to a staff 

member. 

Year 7 

Patrick Brooke 



member. 

Year 7 

Patrick Gray 



member. 

October 10, 2012 

Year 8 

Jim Burns 

For being a gentleman. A 

member of staff had a nasty 

fall and without hesitation Jim 

immediately offered 

assistance. Jim should be 

congratulated on his actions 

and the world would be a 

better place if we had more 

courteous people such as Jim.

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Mr Geoffrey Brodie 

Director of Mission 

Liturgy 

St Patrick’s College continues to live its mission inspired by belief in a loving God. The mystery and 

majesty of these foundational beliefs take shape in the lives of the people who freely come together to 

constitute the St Patrick’s College community. 

We have, in Jesus, the perfect 

example in which we can trust. 

In the Gospel we used at this 

year’s Mothers’ Day Mass Jesus 

says: “This is my commandment: 

love one another, as I have loved 

you.” Jesus never asks more than 

what he himself has done. To 

trust in love is always our way 

forward and our destination. 

This love is seen shining 

through the many acts it 

inspired at our College this year. 

Thomas Karras Funeral 

The Guard of Honour through which Thomas Karras was 

driven consisted of Red Devils Club members and St Patrick’s 

College students. 

Thomas Karras loved the St Pat’s War Cry, so an emotional War 

Cry was performed after the service in his memory. 

It gives us eyes to see the glory 

of the transfigured Jesus, but 

also the courage to respond to 

the needs of our neighbours. 

The joy and challenge of a 

Catholic school is 

communicating the perfect 

unity of this vision. 2012 offered 

rich themes from different 

dimensions of our community 

for contemplation. 

Firstly, the President of the 

Australian Catholic Bishops 

Conference, Archbishop Philip 

Wilson, announced that the 

Church in Australia would 

celebrate a Year of Grace. The 

Year of Grace officially 

commenced at Pentecost 2012 

and will conclude at Pentecost 

2013. 

In his Pastoral Letter to our 

diocese, Bishop Peter Connors, 

then Bishop of Ballarat, directed 

our focus to three key themes: 

• The call to an ever-deeper 

relationship with the Risen 

Christ in the personal and 

unique events of our life - to 

start afresh from Christ. 

• To endure the struggles of 

faith through a contemplation 

of the face of Christ 

• An invitation for us all to be 

united in a journey of hope 

Grace may be defined as the 

undeserved gift of God’s love - 

God loves us without limit. 

Bishop Peter’s Pastoral Letter 

suggested questions to explore 

the power of grace in our lives. 

In 2012 we sought to engage 

these questions in our 

community. 

• What was the best gift you 

have received and why? 

• Can you find three things to 

be thankful each day? Why? 

• Who is the one person you 

really admire? Why? 

• Name three things you like 

about yourself. Why? 

• What are your hopes for the 

future? 

• If you won a million dollars 

what would you do with it? 

• Where did you see God today? 

It is my prayer that this Year of 

Grace has been a source of 

renewal in love for us all. 

Secondly, at the school level, we 

undertook a year-long reflection 

on the school motto: Facere et 

docere (“To do and to teach”). 

This comes from the Acts of the 

Apostles where Luke explains 

his intention to proclaim “about 

all that Jesus began to do and 

to teach” (1:1). The Gospel 

proclaims that those who firstly 

act in the love of God and 

subsequently teach others to 

follow will be called great in the 

kingdom of heaven. (Matt 5: 19). 

We cannot escape the fact that 

our choices and actions speak 

louder than words. With the 

energy and focus of these 

themes, we embarked together 

on another chapter of the St 

Patrick’s story. 

Thirdly, Thursday October 11, 

marked the commencement of 

a Year of Faith in the universal 

Catholic Church. This 

complements the Year of Grace 

because of the unity of faith 

and grace in our lives. If we 

define faith as an act of trust 

then recognising ‘faith’ in one’s 

life becomes quite simple. Each 

day is marked by the trust we 

have in those around us - a 

trust that shapes our 

community consistent with our 

joyful hope in the future. 

In the events at St Patrick’s 

College we are schooled in 

human friendship so that we 

may recognise the ultimate and 

perfect act of faith: to live in the 

grace and love of a God who 

knows the number of each hair 

on our head (Lk 12:7). To live in 

the love of God and our 

neighbour is the perfection of 

our human nature (Mt 

22:36-40) - it is the fulfilment of 

our deepest desire. 

This year we also celebrated the 

gift of a new bishop as Fr Paul 

Bird was ordained Bishop of 

Ballarat. We welcome with 

great joy the ordination of 

Bishop Paul Bird and 

acknowledge the generosity 

and leadership of Bishop Peter 

in his role of Bishop and College 

patron. Also, Old Collegian 

James Kerr was ordained to the 

Diaconate. To be a Deacon is a 

distinct vocation within the 

Church, but for James it is 

another step towards 

ordination to the priesthood. 

These men are powerful 

examples of living from the 

centre. Not only are they 

responding to their heart’s 

deepest desires, but they freely 

offer their own lives as witness 

to the infinite and personal love 

of God. 

The personal dimension of 

education remains true today 

for a Catholic school in the 

Edmund Rice Tradition. In the 

daily processes of teaching and 

learning the student must 

experience a trust and 

confidence in the teacher. 

Appropriately, the teacher must 

recognise the individual dignity 

of each student. The full horizon 

of education is when teacher 

and student experience each 

other as a gift - a grace. This is 

part of the great challenge of 

our Christian discipleship. For 

just as our God is a personal 

loving God, so too, an education 

is a personal experience with 

highs and lows. The College 

recognises we need support 

along the way. This is why we 

have processes that seek 

reconciliation and restoration 

for when we make mistakes. All 

this echoes the call of St Paul to 

“put on Christ”, the Eternal 

Teacher. 

Domains of the 

Mission Team 

The Mission Team in 2012 

operated through four 

recognised domains: 

• Liturgy 

• Staff formation 

• Social Justice 

• Youth Ministry and retreats 

This report will now focus on 

the efforts of these domains. 

Liturgy Domain 

In 2012, under the guidance of 

Ms Anne-Marie Driscoll the 

Domain was responsible for: 

• The celebration of the 

Eucharist as the “source and 

summit of our community”. 

- St Patrick’s Day 

- Edmund Rice Day 

- Mothers’ Day 

- Fathers’ Day 

- Thanksgiving Mass 

- Community Mass 

- Staff Mass 

- Special Masses 

• As in previous years Ash 

Wednesday liturgies were 

celebrated in the College 

Chapel. The experience was 

notable for the leadership of 

Fr Patrick Lim who led each of 

the year level liturgies. 

• We continued to assist 

students to increase their 

awareness and commitment 

to the liturgical life of the 

Church. This was achieved 

through assembly prayers, 

prayers to start each of the 

daily morning messages, and 

staff inviting students into a 

spirit of prayer and worship. 

• The training of new student 

Eucharistic Ministers through 

a program delivered by Bishop 

Peter Connors. 

For many, the opportunity for 

regular liturgical experiences 

allowed for serious thought and 

discernment. A leading example 

of this was in the preparation 

for Lent through the Religious 

Education classes. Students 

across all year levels were asked 

to contemplate two questions: 

• Do my actions give life and joy 

to myself and those around 

me? Am I responding to the 

beauty of God’s gift? 

• Do some of my habits leave 

me unhappy? Are those habits 

a source of sadness for the 

people I have contact with? 

Each student wrote down one 

new habit that he could start 

immediately that would be a 

source of life and joy to him and 

others. This was followed by a 

pledge that “By writing it down 

I commit to forming this habit. 

By writing it down I commit to 

examining each day to check 

my progress. In all this I pray to 

be guided by God’s love for me”. 

The student then did the same 

for one existing habit that he 

wished to stop. These pledges 

were collected and burnt. The 

ashes were taken to the Shrove 

Tuesday Mass attended by the 

student leaders from Ballarat’s 

secondary schools. The ashes 

were then blessed by Bishop 

Peter to be used in our Ash 

Wednesday liturgies. Through 

this ritual our students 

solemnly wore their private 

commitments publically on 

their foreheads. 

Funeral of 

Thomas Karras 

“Do not worry about how you 

are to speak or what you are to 

say; for what you are to say will 

be given to you at that time; for 

it is not you who speak, but the 

Spirit of your Father speaking 

through you.” (Matt 10:19-20) 

Faced with the tragedy of 

Thomas Karras’ death our 

College community was led by 

these of words of Matthew. 

United and seeking consolation 

we turned to our liturgical 

tradition, which is the font from 

which God’s healing and 

comfort flows (cf CCC 1074). The 

College conducted a liturgy for 

the community in the 

immediate wake of the tragedy 

and, according to the wishes of 

Thomas’ family, our Old 

Collegians Chapel was the 

sacred space of his Requiem 

Mass. 

In an overflowing Chapel we lit 

a candle to recall that God’s love 

shines out and darkness shall 

not overcome it (John 1:5). We 

listened to the Word to be 

reminded that God is always 

with us. In Christ, God shares 

the whole range of our human 

experiences: temptation, 

sadness, pity and fear. In Christ, 

our human suffering is united 

with the infinite consolation of 

a loving God. In Christ, the 

author of the liturgy, we find 

the Spirit of our Father in our 

prayerful response to this 

tragedy. May Thomas rest in 

eternal peace. 

I must again emphasise the 

expertise and generosity of the 

members of the Liturgy Domain 

who presented the College 

community with liturgies of 

beauty and praise. Liturgies 

continue to be both prayerful 

and engaging flowing from the 

outstanding levels of 

cooperation from students. 

The College thanks the Liturgy 

Domain for their work at the 

heart of the College life. I would 

like to acknowledge the 

following for their outstanding 

and generous contribution. 

• Ms Anne-Marie Driscoll for her 

coordination and insight into 

the preparation of every 

liturgy offered by the College 

• Mr Mitchell Leviston for his 

excellence in liturgical music. 

Mr Leviston is a new member 

of staff and new to teaching. 

This was never obvious in the 

way he invited staff and 

students into praying with 

their voices and raising our 

hearts to God. 

• To the clergy who lead us in 

our liturgies: Bishop Paul Bird, 

Bishop Peter Connors, Fr 

Patrick Lim, Fr Robert Stewart 

OFM Cap, Fr Justin Driscoll and 

Br Ben Johnson OFM Cap. 

• Mr Glenn Fisher and Mr Peter 

Shawcroft, our expert AV 

Team, who invited 

participation through their 

skills and generosity. 

• Mr Tony Liston and the 

Maintenance Team who set 

up our facilities with great 

efficiency. 

• Finally, the College sacristan, 

Mrs Helen Lee. The beauty of 

our worship and prayer owes 

much to Helen. 

Staff Formation 

Domain 

In 2012, the Domain was 

‘ The College 

recognises we 

need support 

along the way. 

This is why we 

have processes 

that seek 

reconciliation and 

restoration for 

when we make 

mistakes. All this 

echoes the call of 

St Paul to “put on 

Christ”, the Eternal 

Teacher. ‘ 


responsible for; 

• All incoming staff receiving a 

copy of ‘So You belong to a 

Catholic School to the Edmund 

Rice Tradition’ as part of the 

induction process, 

• Facilitating the EREA induction 

programme for new staff, 

• The 2012 Whole School Staff 

Formation programme that 

took place in June, led by Father 

David Callaghan. 

The staff formation days were a 

time of reflection and 

companionship. Staff members 

were asked to consider the 

nature of a Catholic worldview 

and how this might impact on 

the various roles they undertake. 

The lively discussion on a holistic 

education is an important 

ingredient in the formation of 

staff in a Catholic School. The 

results that we seek are based in 

fostering active and living 

friendships: between students, 

staff, families, friends, and most 

importantly, with Jesus. 

The College thanks the Staff 

Formation Domain for their 

work. In particular; 

• Ms Elizabeth Till and Mr 

Stephen Hill who shared the 

leadership of the Domain over 

the year, 

• Ms Laura Fazzalari and Mrs 

Elizabeth Ryan for their expert 

input into the Staff Formation 

days, and 

• Mr Bernie Kenna and the 

catering staff for the innovative 

way their food can enhance 

companionship.

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Social Justice 

Domain 

In 2012, under the guidance of 

Ms Rachael Leighton the 

Domain was responsible for; 

• Students participating in the 

World Vision Conference to 

raise awareness of social 

justice issues in the world. As a 

result, students participated in 

the 40 hour famine and raised 

awareness of social justice 

issues at school. 

• The involvement of students 

and staff in the St Patrick’s 

conference of St Vincent de 

Paul Conference. Thank you to 

Ms Kristine Smardon for her 

continued dedication and 

inspiration in this important 

mission of the College. 

• The conduct of the outreach 

activities that continue to 

provide assistance to people in 

need in the Ballarat Region: 

- Weekly bread run in 

Sebastopol. 

- Visitation to major hospitals. 

Annual Easter Good Will 

visit. 

- Sausage sizzles to raise 

money for identified. 

• The regular student excursion 

to St Albans to continue the 

refugee tutoring programme. 

Ms Sofia Thapa has been 

Above: Mothers and Fathers Day Mass and breakfast were 

popular events. 

outstanding in her 

coordination of the 

programme, ably assisted by 

Mrs Ros Rajki, Mr Steve Rajki, 

Mr Fred Spittle and Ms Rachael 

Leighton 

• The facilitation of the Annual 

Social Justice Assembly. 

In 2012 the Social Justice 

Assembly was a dramatic and 

engaging event. With the artistic 

use of spotlights, story-telling 

and talking statues, we 

reminded ourselves of the start 

of the Edmund Rice story. 

Through immersing in these 

origins we were asked to look to 

our futures: How am I to bring 

justice to the world? How can 

the College community bring 

justice to the world? The Social 

Justice Assembly is not to be 

understood as a yearly reminder 

of the struggles of the poor and 

marginalised. Rather, our desire 

for a genuine education is 

expressed as an on-going 

conversation. In this 

conversation all participants are 

to be loved as friends. This points 

to the deeper origins of the 

distinctive Catholic call for 

justice. To work for justice is an 

essential part of a conversation 

where God addresses us as 

friends (Jn15:14-15) and calls us to 

action out of friendship. Many 

thanks go to the Senior School 

Justice Group for leading 

another conversation about the 

things that really matter. 

The College thanks Ms Rachael 

Leighton for leading staff and 

students in this essential aspect 

of our identity. 

Youth Ministry 

Domain 

In 2012, invigorated by Mr Art 

Nichols, the Domain was 

responsible for enhancing the 

retreat programmes across the 

College, and introducing the 

Catholic Schools Youth Ministry 

Australia (CSYMA) programmes 

to the Senior School. 

Youth Ministry is a term which 

applies to efforts by Christian 

communities to foster the faith 

formation of young people to 

enable students to respond to 

the needs of their school 

community and beyond. A key 

motif in this Year of Grace is the 

offering of a ‘thousand 

opportunities to contemplate the 

face of Jesus’. This occurred 

through the retreat programme 

and the newly commenced 

Youth Ministry curriculum. 

Firstly, students contemplated 

Jesus in their retreats. The 

example of the ‘retreat’ from the 

‘noise of the everyday’ has been 

an essential one in the life of the 

Church. This year saw all year 

levels undertake their own 

yearly retreats. These special 

times together are a major 

commitment of the resources of 

the College, but we offer them 

without hesitation and with 

great hope and joy. The value of 

steeping out of the normal 

routines to discern the love of 

God in our own life offers an 

experience that helps us to 

endure many challenges. 

Notable was the new format for 

the Year 12 retreat which has 

become an off-site two-day 

experience undertaken at the 

commencement of the year. 

With the support of many clergy, 

this was an outstanding success. 

Also, the street-experience that 

was formerly conducted at Year 

12 was successful relocated into 

the Year 11 programme, allowing 

more time for students to 

comprehend and respond to 

their experience within the 

College community. 

Secondly, we shall consider the 

new emphasis on youth 

ministry. The Ballarat Diocese 

draws on an initiative from the 

Australian Catholic Bishops 

Conference (ACBC), Anointed & 

Sent, to pursue three key 

objectives: 

• To foster the personal and 

spiritual growth of each young 

person 

• To draw young people into 

responsible participation in the 

life, mission and work of the 

Catholic faith community 

• To empower young people to 

live as disciples of Jesus Christ 

in our world today. 

The beauty of these goals is that 

they arise from a comprehensive 

view of the person. A Catholic 

education in the spirit of 

Edmund Rice does not reduce its 

goals to only selected 

dimensions of our challenging 

life. In this Year of Grace we are 

reminded that total range of 

adventures worthy of our 

human dignity begins with an 

encounter with the Risen Christ, 

and that this encounter is the 

heart of the living tradition of St 

Patrick’s College. 

The invitation to discover our 

dignity through meaningful 

relationships abounds at St 

Patrick’s College. It is there at 

the heart of the entire retreat 

programme and the newly 

developing programme of 

youth ministry. All of us are all 

called to help each other 

recognise the great gift of our 

dignity that is founded in the 

infinite love of God. 

Inaugural Edmund 

Rice Education 

Australia (EREA) 

Congress 

I am quite certain that a parent’s 

love for their child cannot be 

measured against Key 

Performance Indicators (KPIs). In 

a world that seems to measure 

achievement against 

quantifiable criteria and 

standards of ‘best practice’ we 

can sometimes reduce the 

important things in life to lists of 

things to do and observe. A great 

gift of Christianity to the wider 

culture is its ‘antidote’ against 

reducing the person to a mere 

physical, social, economic and 

political entity. 

This important point was clear 

to me at the inaugural Congress 

of Edmund Rice Education 

Australia (EREA) held this year. 

Members of the entire 

Australian Edmund Rice 

community and guests from 

overseas heard about the 

touchstones of a Catholic 

education in the Edmund Rice 

Tradition: 

• Gospel Spirituality 

• Liberating education 

• Inclusive community 

• Justice and solidarity 

It is the imperative of each 

school to ensure that these 

touchstones do not become 

mere KPI’s to measure 

compliance in an annual review. 

Any reduction is surely avoided 

by constantly offering them 

from the heart of Christianity, 

which is a personal encounter 

with Christ. 

Perhaps it is the notion of the 

‘trace’ that emerges here. One 

definition of a ‘trace’ is a 

surviving mark, sign, or evidence 

of the influence of some event. 

An encounter with the Risen 

Christ is a deeply personal, and 

in many ways inexpressible, 

event: all encounters of 

unbounded love leave us 

speechless before their 

transforming power. But their 

traces can be seen in the way 

that individuals live a new life, 

offer themselves as a gift to 

others and engage with the 

questions of their culture. This is 

one way of valuing the 

touchstones: they name reliable 

traces of the love Jesus 

constantly offers to each of us 

through our experiences at St 


Conclusion 

2012 was another busy year in 

the life of our mission. All the 

choices and actions of the year 

reflect our desire to change and 

be conformed to the ways of 

God’s love. It remains a constant 

challenge for any community 

immersed in the many tasks of 

forming young lives according to 

what is ultimately meaningful 

and truly valuable. 

I report that to the extent our 

College community was a 

witness to the transforming 

power of God’s love we have 

been active participants in 

God’s plan of sheer goodness. 

(Catechism of the Catholic 

Church, 1) The invitation to be 

an active part of God’s plan is 

expressed in what Jesus 

referred to as the greatest 

commandment - to love God 

and love our neighbour. 

St Vincent De Paul 

Mrs Kristine Smardon 

During 2012 the St Vincent de 

Paul group, led by the 

enthusiastic duo of Nicholas 

Beaver and Joshua Gilbert, and 

aided by the efforts of all St 

Vincent De Paul members who 

were keen to lend a helping 

hand, was able to maintain its 

excellent tradition of outreach. 

We continued to do our ‘bread 

runs’ every Thursday evening, 

delivering bread to many needy 

families of Sebastopol with the 

help of Sr Marie Vagg. Our St 

Vinnie’s members also 

participated in the tutoring 

programme throughout the year. 

This occurred on Monday 

afternoons at St Alban’s in 

Melbourne and Wednesday 

afternoons at St James Primary 

School in Sebastopol. The 

tutoring programme involved 

the boys assisting refugees and 

disadvantaged students in their 

schoolwork, and forging strong 

relationships as role models. A 

number of backyard blitzes were 

completed by the group during 

the year, in which the boys 

volunteered their Friday 

afternoon to weed, mow, prune 

and generally tidy up the 

backyard of someone in the 

Wendouree community who 

could no longer do it themselves. 

The tradition of the Annual 

Easter Good Will drive was 

continued this year, with the 

student leaders of the group 

donning Easter Bunny 

costumes as they and other 

members distributed Easter 

eggs to the St John of God and 

Base hospitals and Nazareth 

House. During Lent we ran a 

drive that pushed for donations 

for Caritas Australia, with 

members of the group 

collecting money from their 

peers during homeroom 

each day. 

In this year’s Social Justice 

Assembly, we acknowledged 

the College’s efforts in 

fundraising, whilst calling on 

students to become further 

involved in service to the 

community, both locally and 

globally. Members of St Vincent 

de Paul, on behalf of the College 

community, presented cheques 

from the funds raised at 

Edmund Rice Day to the 

nominated charities - the 

Christian Brothers’ Overseas Aid 

Fund, Edmund Rice Camps, the 

Edmund Rice Centre St. Alban’s 

and Caritas Australia. 

Finally it is most appropriate to 

recognise the great support 

given by the many teachers 

who have willingly assisted 

though out the year and thank 

you to all students and staff 

who have supported the St 

Vincent De Paul initiatives 

in 2012. 

From top: Bishop Paul Bird ordains James Kerr as a Deacon for 

the Diocese of Ballarat, Edmund Rice Day Mass, Ordination 

of Bishop Paul, St Vincent de Paul Easter Egg Drive. From left: 

Alexander Fitzsimons, Joshua Gilbert, Hayley Marin, Lachlan 

Marin, Edward Forbes, James Gilbert. Photo courtesy of The 

Courier. 


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Obituaries 

The St Patrick’s College community extends its condolences and prayers to the families of those who 

have died. 

From top: Thomas 

Karras, Blaine Diddams, 

Maurie Sheehy, Adrian 

Mullaly 

Karras - Thomas 

(SPC 2009-2012) 

The St Patrick’s College 

community was brought 

together over the tragic death 

of Year 10 student Thomas 

Karras on Saturday, February 25, 

2012. Thomas was struck by a 

train near Warrenheip as he 

attempted to retrieve a dog 

from the path of an oncoming 

train. He died at the scene of 

the accident. 

Thomas was a character with 

plenty of spunk and a natural 

charm and friendliness: the 

quintessential ‘Paddy Boy’. As 

we move forward from this sad 

event, please take a leaf from 

Thomas’ approach to life: to live 

life, live it to the full, to be a 

player, not a mere spectator! 

The College extended heartfelt 

sympathy to Thomas’ parents, 

Arthur and Michelle, his sister, 

Amelia, his brothers, Patrick of 

Year 11 and Xavier of Year 8, his 

extended family including the 

Jubbs and Grinters and to 

Thomas’ many friends and 

fellow students. 

May Tom rest in peace in the 

arms of his loving God. 

Begbie - Liam 

(SPC 2002-2003) 

Liam died on February 

23, 2012. 

Lucken - Michael 

(SPC 1996-2000) 

Michael died on January 30, 

2012. Michael is the son of Bert 

and Jenene Lucken, the nephew 

of Anne and Phillip Porter and 

cousin to Daniel Porter (SPC 

1997-01), Andrew Porter (SPC 

1999-04) and David Porter (SPC 

2001-06). Sincere sympathy to 

the Lucken and Porter families. 

McMahon - Michael 

(SPC 1986-87) 

Michael died on March 1, 2012 

after a long illness. He is the 

brother to Stephen McMahon 

(SPC 1986-91 and current staff 

member) and David McMahon 

(SPC 1989-94 and current 

Secretary of the Old Collegians 

Association). May Michael rest 

eternally in the arms of his 

loving God. 

Diddams - Blaine 

(SPC 1988-1989) 

It was with profound sadness 

that the College received the 

news of the death of former 

student, Sergeant Blaine 

Diddams. He was killed in action 

on July 2, 2012 while on his 

seventh tour of duty in 

Afghanistan. 

Blaine attended St Patrick’s 

College as a boarder from East 

Malvern, completing Years 11 

and 12. While at the College, he 

was a keen rugby player, being 

mentioned in the 1989 Annual 

as a valuable forward who was a 

‘big improver and motivator’. 

Sgt Diddams was a member of 

the elite Special Operations Task 

Group and was from Perthbased 

Special Air Services 

Regiment (SASR). He was 

employed as a Special Air Service 

Regiment Patrol Commander. He 

was shot in the chest after his 

patrol was dropped by helicopter 

in pursuit of an insurgent and 

was fatally wounded, despite 

wearing body combat armour. 

Blaine Diddams was born in 

Canberra in 1971. He enlisted in 

the Army on April 24, 1990, and 

after completing his initial 

employment for infantry was 

posted to the 1st Battalion Royal 

Australian Regiment in 

Townsville, Queensland on 

November 2, 1990. Sgt Diddams 

was posted to the Special Air 

Service Regiment in 1995 after 

successfully completing his 

SASR selection course. This was 

his seventh tour to Afghanistan 

since 2001. He had also been 

deployed previously on four 

occasions to Somalia, East Timor 

and the Solomon Islands. 

Sgt Diddams was recognised 

with the following honours and 

awards: 

• the Australian Active Service 

Medal with Clasp Somalia, 

Clasp East Timor, Clasp ICAT; 

• the International Forces East 

Timor (INTERFET) Medal; 

• the Afghanistan Campaign 

Medal; 

• the Australian Service Medal 

and Clasp Solomon Islands, 

clasp ‘CT/SR’; 

• the Defence Long Service 

Medal, the Australian Defence 

Medal; 

• the NATO ISAF Medal; 

• the Meritorious Unit Citation; 

• the Infantry Combat Badge, 

and 

• the Returned from Active 

Service Badge. 

Sgt Diddams is survived by his 

wife Toni-Ann, their daughter 

Elle-Lou and son Henry, his 

parents Peter and Cate, and 

siblings Nikki, Sian, Christian 

and Luke. 

His wife, Toni-Ann, released a 

statement describing her late 

partner as the most loving of 

husbands and a proud father to 

their children. She said he was a 

man who stood by his mates no 

matter what and lived his life to 

the fullest. 

Tom Broadhurst, one of Sgt 

Diddams’ best mates from his 

days at St Patrick’s College, said 

he would always treasure fond 

memories of their friendship. 

“His mates from his years at St 

Patrick’s remember him as a 

bigger than life individual who 

was always looking to have as 

much adventure as possible,’’ Mr 

Broadhurst said. 

“He will be sadly missed by all 

those who remember him from 

his days at St Patrick’s College as 

a truly inspirational friend who 

lived the life he wanted.” 

Members of the SAS joined the 

family at the airforce base for a 

ceremony as his body was 

returned to Australia on July 14. 

Note: Information sourced from 

the Australian Defence Force web 

page - http://www.defence.gov. 

au/vale/sgt_diddams/sgt_ 

diddams.htm 

Callinan - Raymond Clifford 

(SPC 1941-46) 

Raymond died on April 17, 2012. 

Raymond was affectionately 

known as the Miracle Man, 

always bouncing back from 

several strokes, heart surgery 

and many other health 

problems until pneumonia 

finally took hold. Raymond loved 

his time at the College. 


Grigg - Anthony 

(SPC 1951-55) 

Anthony died on July 2, 2012 in 

the Oaks Nursing Home in Mt 

Gambier following an extended 

illness. Anthony was a boarder 

at SPC after growing up in 

Murtoa. A good student, 

Anthony was Dux of his 

Intermediate Class and, in his 

final year at the College, won a 

number of awards as a Cadet 

Under Officer. Following school, 

Anthony followed an active 

career, variously working at 

General Motors Holden, Murtoa 

Motors, the Victorian TAB, Xerox 

and Tasman Trading before 

starting his own automotive 

paints business in Mt Gambier. 

He is survived by his daughters 

Andrea and Cara, and grandson 

Sam, and siblings Ann, David 

(SPC 1957 -60) and Margaret. 

Houlihan - Anthony 

(SPC 1948) 

Anthony attended SPC in 1948 

for six months as he was placed 

here while waiting the 

completion of St Paul’s Technical 

School in Ballarat. He went on to 

be a member of what was the 

founding class of students 

when that school first opened. 

Anthony went on to become a 

successful carpenter and the 

father of nine children, staying 

his entire life in Ballarat until his 

death on January 9, 2012. Three 

of his six sons, Richard, Mark and 

Daniel, and his nephews 

(Tagliabue family, Nolans from 

Euroa, Hucker family - staff 

member Anne) and grandsons, 

Matthew (2005-10), Sean 

(current Year 11) and Thomas 

Houlihan (current Year 9) are 

tied to SPC and proud that their 

Pa began here too. His 

education future was then 

mapped out by the Nuns of St 

Joseph home because of his 

mother’s early passing. 

Mullaly - Adrian 

Adrian was a valued former staff 

member and parent who died in 

2012. He was the Head of the 

Maths faculty and a highly 

qualified and dedicated senior 

maths teacher. Adrian started at 

St Patrick’s in 1993, after his role 

as Principal at Sacred Heart in 

Ballarat. Adrian will be 

remembered at the College for 

his significant input into and 

leadership of curriculum 

development throughout the 

1990s. In consultation with 

other Faculty Heads, Adrian 

developed a huge amount of 

curriculum documentation, 

revised the assessment and 

reporting procedures, led the 

way in adapting to the 

Curriculum and Standards 

Framework, encouraged staff to 

share skills and insights, and laid 

the foundation for many future 

developments. Adrian Mullaly is 

survived by his wife Jan and 

their two sons, Damian (SPC 

1992-1997) and Luke (SPC 

1995-2000). Our thoughts and 

prayers are with them and their 

families at this sad time. 

Scholten - John 

John passed away on May 3, 

2012 at Gandarra Ballarat. The 

funeral service was held at St 

Augustine’s Church, Creswick. 

John was a former staff 

member of the College. His two 

sons attended the College, 

Richard (SPC 1981-86) and Jason 

(SPC 1983-84). John’s niece 

Shandelle Scholten is a current 

staff member and grandson 

Jackson Scholten is currently in 

Year 7. Please keep the Scholten 

family in your prayers. 

Sheehy - Maurie 

St Patrick’s College is sad to 

report the news of the death of 

Maurie Sheehy, who served the 

St Patrick’s community for 16 

years. Maurie commenced in 

1978 in the role of College 

Bursar. With the growth and 

increasing complexity in 

administering the College, 

Maurie’s responsibilities 

increased and evolved over time. 

His duties included the direction 

of grounds, cleaning and 

maintenance staff, purchasing 

goods, involvement with 

building development, 

co-ordinating tradespeople, and 

liaison with almost all sections 

of the College community. 

Despite his busy schedule, 

Maurie was known for his 

ability to remain calm, and to 

maintain his friendly 

demeanour. In the late 1980s 

and into the 1990s Maurie 

increased his involvement with 

the students in operating the 

book room, driving boarders 

home on weekends, and playing 

a prominent role in the Student 

Welfare Team where his 

counselling skills were used to 

advantage. 

Smith - Fr Brendan 

(SPC 1951-1954) 


community was saddened to 

hear of the death of Father 

Brendan Smith, who died 

peacefully on June 3, 2012, at the 

Swan Hill Hospital. Brendan 

Smith was a boarder at St 

Patrick’s College, coming from St 

Arnaud, in central Victoria. 

Brendan was awarded the 

Father Payne’s Prize at the end 

of his Matriculation year. He was 

also a member of the St Peter’s 

Junior Seminary, the Sodality of 

Our Blessed Lady, and the St 

Vincent de Paul Society. 

Brendan was keenly interested 

in sport, and was House Captain 

of Nunan House which was the 

premier team in the inter-house 

competition in 1954. 

He was a member of the Second 

XI Cricket team, and in his final 

year at SPC was named as one 

of the best batsmen and 

bowlers in the inter-school 

competition. Brendan captained 

the House Basketball team to a 

premiership win in 1954. 

Brown - Gavin Patrick 

(SPC 1951-1960) 

It was with great sadness that 

the College received news of 

the death of Gavin Patrick 

Brown APM, who attended St 

Patrick’s between 1951 and 1960. 

In his Matriculation year, 1960, 

Gavin was an integral member 

of the Cadets Unit, participating 

as an Under Officer. He was also 

the Captain of the Cross 

Country athletics team, leading 

his team to success in the BPS 

sports competition in 1960. 

Soon after leaving St Patrick’s 

Gavin started his career at 

Victoria Police where he served 

for 37 years, the last ten as 

Assistant Commissioner. He 

was awarded the Australian 

Police Medal in 1995. He held 

an MA in criminology and was a 

research consultant to the 

Centre for Police Studies at 

Monash University, Melbourne. 

He was inducted as a Legend of 

St Patrick’s College in 2002. 

Gavin died peacefully on 

Sunday July 15, 2012. The 

condolences of the St Patrick’s 

College community are 

extended to his wife Anne, his 

children, Sarah, Adrian and Jen, 

Campbell and Ngaire, Owen 

and Georgia, and grandchildren 

Quinn Delaney, Tate Mackinley, 

Elsie May and Alexis Anne. May 

he rest in peace. 

Mogg - Leslie 

(SPC 1942-1945 & 1948) 

The College was saddened to 

hear news of the death in 2012 

of Leslie Mogg at age 82. While 

at the College, Les excelled 

himself in the field of debating, 

and was awarded the highest 

marks in the Team Debate 

section in 1944. For this he was 

presented with the Literature 

Prize for Junior Debating. 

Les was keenly interested in 

sport, and won the under 16s 

handball competition in 1945, 

and the open handball 

competition in 1948. In 1948, he 

also won the Sports Prize for 

football. Les was a member of 

the College First XVIII football 

team which saw SPC Premiers 

and Champions for the 44th 

year. In the final game of that 

season, Les kicked 15 goals in a 

match against Ballarat High 

School. He was awarded the 

Pedler Cup, in recognition of his 

best forward performance on 

the football field. 

In 1948, when Les completed his 

Matriculation year, he was Dux 

of his year. He was awarded a 

University Free Place along with 

three others, as well as a 

Commonwealth Cadetship 

with his brother Kevin. After 

leaving St Patrick’s College, 

Leslie pursued a distinguished 

football career with the North 

Melbourne Football Club,

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playing as a wingman in the 

1950 VFL Grand Final against 

Essendon. In total, Les played 76 

games for the Kangaroos and 

kicked 41 goals. 

He left the club after the 1954 

season to take up the position of 

captain-coach for the Cobram 

Football Club in the Murray 

Football League (MFL).In his first 

season at his new club, he led 

the team to a grand final win. 

He later captain-coached the 

Cobram Tigers to a further three 

premierships in succession, from 

1959 to 1961. In 1961 Les won the 

O’Dwyer Medal as the MFL’s Best 

and Fairest, and also topped the 

MFL goal-kicking with 85 goals. 

The goal-kicking award is now 

named after him. 

Les also had the distinction of 

being the captain-coach of the 

MFL combined team which 

upset VFL club St Kilda by 14 

points in a 1960 practice match. 

It is believed to have been the 

first time since 1914 that a 

country side had beaten a VFL 

team. 

Whitty - Mark 

(SPC 1931-1939) 

It was with great sadness that 

the College received the news 

of the death of Mark Whitty at 

age 89. Mark Whitty came to St 

Patrick’s from Newmarket 

(Flemington) and was a boarder 

at the College. In his final year 

he was Head Prefect. After 

leaving SPC, Mark started his 

degree in Medicine at the 

University of Melbourne. 

As well as achieving 

outstanding results 

academically as an Honours 

student, Mark was involved in 

many other aspects of College 

life. He was on the committee 

for the Literary and Debating 

Society, and was one of three 

students who were presented 

with a cup for dancing in 1939. 

Mark Whitty was a Council 

member of the Sodality of the 

Blessed Virgin Mary in 1939. He 

was also a keen sporting 

competitor, being involved in 

athletics and football. He was 

captain of the Galvin House 

athletics team in 1939, the 

championship team of the 

College sports that year. 

Byrne - Murray 

(SPC 1939-1947) 

Hundreds of mourners 

farewelled Old Boy, College 

Legend and Ballarat political 

and legal identity Murray Byrne 

at a State Funeral at St Patrick’s 

Cathedral following his death 

on November 7, 2012. 

The former Member of the 

Legislative Council, Minister for 

Public Works, Development and 

Decentralisation and senior 

partner of the Byrne, Jones and 

Torney law firm was 

remembered as a pioneer of 

Ballarat industry. 

Murray died at age 84. He 

served in the Victorian 

parliament, representing 

Ballarat Province from 1958 

until 1976, and helped bring 

major companies and industry 

to the region. During his time in 

Parliament, Murray served 

several stints as Acting Premier. 

Former Victorian premiers Jeff 

Kennett and Steve Bracks (SPC 

1968-71) joined mourners. 

Ballarat Bishop Paul Bird led the 

Catholic mass of requiem which 

was followed by a private burial. 

Current St Patrick’s College 

Board Member Andrew Byrne 

(SPC 1970-75) and Jane Hamilton 

delivered loving eulogies to their 

father, remembering him as 

dedicated to his wife Adele and 

eight children. 

“Our father was not strongly 

political but was drawn to a 

political life as he felt this was a 

way he could make a 

difference,” Andrew said. 

“Dad was a people person and 

loved helping others. 

“Over his lifetime, I was always 

amazed that no matter where 

he was in public people would 

come up to dad and thank him 

for what he did for them, their 

family and their local 

community.” 

Ms Hamilton said life was 

exciting with her father around. 

“Dad was big in so many ways: 

he was a big thinker, had big 

ideas and most of all he was 

big-hearted,” she said. 

Headmaster Dr Peter Casey said 

Murray would forever be 

remembered as one of the 

greatest and most successful 

graduates from the College. 

“We would like to send our 

prayers and thoughts out to 

Murray’s wife Adele and to the 

entire Byrne family,” Dr Casey 

said. 

“St Patrick’s College is 

enormously proud to have been 

closely involved with several 

generations of the Byrne family 

stretching back to when Murray 

was a student here.” 

Murray has two grandsons 

currently studying at the 

College - Paddy Byrne in Year 9 

and Jack Widdison in Year 10. 

Knight - William 

(SPC 1957-1960) 

The College was saddened to 

hear of the passing of former 

student William Joseph Knight 

in 2012. Bill had operated a 

motor repairs business, B&D 

Auto Service in Nunawading for 

more than 30 years. He retired 

in March 2012 but shortly after 

was diagnosed with lung 

cancer. He died on May 27. Bill’s 

wife Denise said he was proud 

to be a St Patrick’s Old Boy and 

was very proud of the 

achievements of many of his 

former classmates. Bill is 

survived by Denise and son 

Matthew and grandchildren 

Laura, Taylah and Mason. 

Smerdon - Anne-Maree 

The College also extended its 

sympathy to staff member Mr 

Gary Werndly on the death of 

his sister, Anne-Maree Smerdon 

who died in November, 2012. 

Anne-Maree had suffered from 

a very long illness. Anne-Maree 

was also a past parent of SPC 

with sons Mathew (SPC 

2000-2005), Nathan (SPC 

2000-2003) and Nicholas (SPC 

2001-2006). Anne-Maree was 

also the former wife of Old Boy 

John Smerdon (SPC 1975-77). 

Coppock - Fred Arthur 

The College also mourned the 

death of former parent 

Frederick (Fred) Arthur Coppock, 

of Ballarat, aged 83 years. Fred 

died on November 1, 2012 at 

Nazareth House. As Fred was a 

carpenter he helped out at 

many working bees at the 

College in the 60s and 70s. Fred 

was the father of old boys 

Marcus (SPC 1967-72) Gavin 

(SPC 1970-75) and Brendan (SPC 

1972-76). Fred was also an uncle 

to former students Andrew 

O’Brien (SPC 1973-78), Simon 

O’Brien (SPC 1976-81), former 

staff member and rowing coach 

Mr Chris O’Brien (SPC 1980-85) 

and Mr Michael Rinaldi (SPC 

1968). Fred was also a 

grandfather to current Year 11 

student Leigh Thornton. 

Stodolny - Frank 

(SPC 1973-1978) 

The College is also mourning 

the death of former student 

Frank Stodolny who died on 

April 30, 2012. 

Curriculum 

Developments 

Improving student 

pathways 

The College identifies and 

promotes the pathways model 

as a way to maximise 

educational outcomes. In 

response to this, 2012 saw the 

successful introduction of three 

new VETiS certificates: VET 

Certificate III Music 

Performance and VET 

Certificate II Engineering 

Studies into Years 10 and 11, and 

the inclusion of VET Certificate 

II Applied Languages – Japanese 

into Year 9. 2012 also introduced 

the Catholic Schools Youth 

Ministry Australia programme 

into the Years 10, 11 and 12 

Religious Education 

programmes. A number of Year 

9 boys studied Theatre Studies 

in 2012 as part of our 

commitment to enhance 

performing arts offerings in the 

Senior School. 

Other curriculum 

developments 

Our review of the curriculum 

resulted in development of a 

number of changes which will 

be introduced or implemented 

next year. In 2013, all Year 9 

classes will be timetabled 

together in the revamped 

Extension programme. One 

aspect of this change will see all 

Year 9 boys participate in the 

GR8 4 Life course which 

includes training in Certificate II 

First Aid. They will also benefit 

from a small increase in the 

time allocated to Science and 

Humanities in 2013. 

Changes to Years 7-10 

curriculum, brought about by 

the introduction of the 

Australian Curriculum for 

English, History, Mathematics 

and Science for 2013, will see 

teachers placing more 

emphasis on contextualising 

learning and an expanded use 

of experiential or applied 

learning to further engagement 

and student motivation. 

Our VETiS offerings will 

continue to expand with a class 

of VET Certificate I Vocational 

Preparation timetabled for 2013. 

The 2011 review of the College’s 

positions of leadership resulted 

in a significant change to the 

role description of our Heads of 

Schools. The three Heads of 

School now have a clear role to 

play in the renewal and 

development of teaching and 

learning within their School. 

This change has provided them 

with greater opportunity to 

address the teaching and 

learning needs of each School 

and Faculty. 

Use of technology 

to improve 

learning outcomes 

The provision of the Federal 

Government’s Digital Education 

Revolution funding provided us 

with further opportunity to 

purchase a range of learning 

technologies that would not 

otherwise have been possible. 

2012 saw the implementation of 

18 classroom trolleys of Thin 

Clients (over 500 virtual laptop 

computers). The funding was 

also used to purchase four 

trolleys of iPads. These were 

initially trialled as a specific 

subject, year level based learning 

device and then by a whole Year 

8 class. An expanded trial of the 

iPad is scheduled for 2013. 

Academic profiling 

One of the strategies to 

improve literacy and numeracy 

outcomes is to make better use 

of the academic performance 

and diagnostic assessment 

data we collect for each boy. By 

explicitly monitoring and 

tracking data, we gain a better 

understanding of the learning 

achievements and needs of 

each boy. In 2012, we 

successfully trialled the use of 

the VCAA On-demand online 

testing of numeracy and 

literacy. Data from these tests 

will be added to the Academic 

Profile which has been created 

for each student. Teachers will 

be making greater use of this 

data in 2013 to set learning 

goals for each boy. 

Professional 

learning in 2012 

Our professional development 

priority in 2012 was the ongoing 

development of a whole school 

approach to literacy. The 

teaching staff participated in 

sessions which firmly placed 

the need to improve literacy 

outcomes at the centre of our 

professional learning, 

curriculum development and 

classroom teaching. Under the 

guidance of Literacy Co- 

ordinator, Miss Sarah Slater, and 

with the support of our Heads 

of Faculty and Heads of School, 

the College is well on the way 

to completing a Literacy Style 

Guide. 

A closer focus on the use and 

benefits of eLearning also 

resulted in teachers 

participating in a series of 

staff-led eLearning workshops. 

The skills and IT capacity of a 

number of our teachers was at 

the fore and was well received 

and recognised by all. 

The purpose of each of the 

above is clear – to further the 

teaching and learning culture in 

order to maximise the learning 

outcomes of each student. 

While each has contributed 

positively to the learning 

culture of the College, all 

recognise the need to continue 

the process of curriculum 

review, development and 

implementation to further 

build upon what has been 

achieved to date. 

Mr Stephen Hill 


Teaching and Learning 

Curriculum developments in 2012 continued to respond to and build upon the broad learning and 

teaching goal of developing a culture of shared contemporary practice as identified in the College’s 

strategic plan. 

Three intended 

learning and 

teaching 

outcomes, or 

specific areas for 

improvement are 

noted in the 

strategic plan: 

• Improve literacy 

and numeracy 

outcomes for each 

cohort of students. 

• Improve VCE 

outcomes. 

• Improve student 

engagement in 

learning across all 

disciplines. 

Music is one of the popular co-curricular activities at 

St Patrick’s College. 


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Wellbeing 

Pastoral Care is the umbrella under which the entire College operates. It is the thread which binds all 

within the College and it is an expectation that the College community operates within the Pastoral 

Care guidelines. At different stages we experience highs and lows. This year has been no different. 

The death of a student is a 

tragic event and it has the 

potential to fragment the 

community as all of us seek 

answers for questions that 

cannot be easily answered. As 

you are all aware, Thomas 

Karras was tragically killed in a 

train accident in Term 1. The 

tragedy of losing a student, 

particularly one full of promise 

such as Thomas, raises more 

questions than there are 

answers. For many within our 

community, the loss of one of 

our own, tears at our 

relationships and makes us 

question things that we may 

have previously taken for 

granted. It is in these times of 

grief that we realise how deeply 

connected we are and help us 

to realise what is important in 

our lives. For me, it has been a 

time of strengthening of my 

faith where we can collectively 

come together through prayer 

and ritual to express our grief 

collectively as a community. It 

is our collective belief in God 

that enables rather than 

disables and gives us strength 

that we are never alone. 

Although we will never be able 

to understand this event, we 

can at least try to make sense 

of everything that surrounds it. 

And we can do this by 

focussing and drawing 

strength from our community 

and its sense of belonging. For 

those of us not so close to the 

centre of the tragedy we 

remain shaken, grief stricken 

and hurt. For the students and 

family members close to 

Thomas, this is a life changing 

experience and the healing can 


Pastoral 

Care 

only be slow. Here the 

community will have an 

important role to help where 

help is most needed. 

The challenge is to respond to 

the needs of the College 

community and this often 

requires establishing links with 

external agencies to ensure the 

best possible outcome for each 

boy. The wellbeing of students, 

staff and parents continues to 

be the main focus of the 

College. Dr Casey often reflects 

that “we are a human 

institution that survives by 

divine intervention”. 

The College also has three 

School Counsellors, Mr Gerard 

Knobel, Mrs Cathy McGowan 

(formerly Walls) and Mr Eric 

Hayes who are available to talk 

with students about 

emotional, relationship, family, 

behavioural and mental health 

issues. A range of therapeutic 

approaches are utilised by the 

School Counsellor to promote 

the wellbeing of the students 

including cognitivebehavioural, 

solution focused 

and narrative therapy 

techniques. At this stage, 

Cathy will be leaving the 

Counselling Team. Cathy has 

been a significant contributor 

to the College and the 

Counselling Team over a long 

period of time and we wish her 

well for the future. 

Students can refer themselves 

to the School Counsellor by 

making an appointment in 

person or via their Pastoral 

Tutor or another trusted staff 

member. Alternatively, referrals 

can be made by parent contact 

or by the teaching staff. 

Contact with the School 

Counsellor remains 

confidential but involvement 

of relevant staff at the school 

may be negotiated with the 

student and family to ensure 

optimum support for the 

student in the school 

community. 

Whilst Pastoral Care is the 

responsibility of all staff at St 

Patrick’s College, the main 

contact person for the student 

is their Pastoral Care Tutor 

whom the student meets with 

every morning. The Pastoral 

Tutor aims to support and 

promote the social, emotional 

and spiritual growth of 

students. I thank all Pastoral 

Tutors for their efforts this year 

in developing relationships 

with the boys within their 

pastoral group and the care 

that they provide to all boys. 

2012 has seen the introduction 

of two Year Level Coordinators 

at each year level for the first 

time. Whilst we are in the 

midst of evaluating this 

process, from my perspective, it 

has been an overwhelming 

success. Having two Year Level 

Coordinators has meant that 

they are able to deal with all 

student issues in an effective 

and thorough manner. The 

Year Level Coordinators are 

responsible for both the 

student management and 

wellbeing of each student 

within the year level with the 

assistance of the Pastoral 

Tutors. I would like to thank 

each of the Year Level 

Coordinators listed below for 

their support of the boys and 

their families and for their 

efforts this year. 

Year Level 

Coordinators 

Year 7 

Mr Gerard Willis 

Mrs Jacinta Burge 

Year 8 

Mr Peter Brady 

Mr Jamie Lynn 

Year 9 

Mr Brendon Gilbert 

Ms Cathy Marchmont-Barlow 

Year 10 

Mrs Melissa Griffin 


Year 11 

Mr Gavin Webb 

Mr Jeremy Daniel 

Year 12 

Mr Michael Busscher 

Mr Andrew Chamings 

We have experienced many 

joys thoughout the year as 

well. These include the third 

consecutive Herald-Sun Shield 

Football win, the gold medals 

achieved in the Brisbane Ekka 

Music competitions, the 

combined Fame production 

with Loreto College and many 

other great activities occurring 

under the auspices of St 

Patrick’s College. Academic 

success has been highlighted 

throughout the year at our 

regular fortnightly College 

Assemblies where 

Headmaster’s excellence 

awards are presented, with the 

presentation of our Chris Nolan 

awards each semester and the 

annual Academic Assembly 

where we celebrate the efforts 

of the Year 12 class of the 

previous year. 

Our annual Speech Night 

showcases the many different 

talents and skills that our boys 

possess in a whole range of 

fields. I am heartened by the 

growth in the numbers of boys 

taking on Social Justice 

activities such as bread runs, 

street retreats, assisting in soup 

vans and tutoring of refugees 

in the St Albans community. 

The building programmes 

continue here at St Patrick’s 

College to ensure that our 

facilities remain first class and 

state of the art contemporary 

learning spaces. Nothing is too 

good for our boys! 

Each of us has an opportunity 

to build the faith dimension of 

our school in our daily 

interactions. We cannot expect 

justice within our school if it is 

not modelled. The Gospel 

values need to be a lived 

experience of our boys within 

the College otherwise we are 

merely giving platitudes and 

we are not providing a genuine 

or authentic experience of 

being a Catholic School in the 

Edmund Rice tradition. Our 

current Vision statement is 

“raising fine boys to the status 

of great men” and it takes a 

collective effort to ensure that 

this happens. The old saying 

that it takes a village to raise a 

child has never been truer, in 

what is increasingly becoming 

an individualistic and secular 

society. Our hope is that we can 

make a difference to each boy 

here at St Patrick’s College. 

White 

Ribbon 

Day Campaign 

About 1200 Year 7-11 students and 120 staff took a unique stand against domestic violence in November. 

In the lead-up to White Ribbon 

Day the St Patrick’s College 

community gathered on the 

school’s main oval to spell out 

the word “NO!” and show their 

commitment to stamping out 

domestic violence. 

Headmaster Dr Peter Casey said 

it was the first time the school 

had organised such a large-scale 

and unique event to echo the 

messages promoted through 

White Ribbon Day. 

“Our students are the husbands 

and fathers of tomorrow so we 

believe it is vital that they are 

now made aware of the 

importance of White Ribbon 

Day,’’ Dr Casey said. 

“Supporting strong community 

messages and initiatives is a 

crucial part of life at St Patrick’s 

College and being the only boys 

school between Melbourne and 

Adelaide, we believe that it is 

important that we show our 

support for White Ribbon Day 

and encourage our boys to take 

a stand against domestic 

violence.” 

2013 College Captain Peter 

Oakley said he believed the 

students gained great benefit 

from being involved in such a 

campaign. 

“If an event like this encourages 

just one student to continue the 

discussion about stamping out 

domestic violence, then this will 

be a success,” Peter said. 

“It’s important that our students 

make such a public stand in 

support of the White Ribbon 

Day message, but it’s more 

important that we carry that 

message through and live to it 

as we grow older and start our 

own families.” 

The full College Community gathered on the Main Oval 

to make out the word “No!” as part of our stance against 

domestic violence to mark White Ribbon Day. 

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Senior 

School 

Mrs Elizabeth Ryan 


The Senior School of St Patrick’s College commenced 2012 with a new-look leadership team consisting of two 

Year Level Coordinators assigned to each year level - Mr Michael Busscher and Mr Andrew Chamings at Year 

12, Mr Gavin Webb and Mr Jeremy Daniels at Year 11 and Mr Howard Clark and Mrs Melissa Griffin at Year 10. 

The team had, and has, in my 

opinion, the perfect balance of 

age, experience and 

enthusiasm. Together with an 

experienced VCE Coordinator, 

Mr Hamish McCrum, and 27 

dedicated pastoral care 

teachers the team worked 

cohesively for the benefit of 

the boys. I would like to take 

this opportunity to publicly 

thank and acknowledge their 

hard work and dedication. The 

relocation of the leadership 

team to offices closer in 

proximity to the boys and 

each other allowed for positive 

mentoring, a pooling of 

expertise and a sharing of 

talent. Our mission was to 

ensure that we continued to 

accommodate and address 

the pastoral and learning 

needs of all the 632 students 

in our care. 

What we strive to do each day 

here in the Senior School at St 

Patrick’s College is to create an 

environment that allows each 

boy an opportunity to shine. 

Of course we gloss this up 

with rhetoric and jargon like 

providing a broad curriculum, 

a holistic, challenging and 

engaging education; being 

inclusive and the like, but our 

ultimate goal is to “raise fine 

boys to the status of great 

men”. We aim to give all in 

the Senior School their 

moment to shine and be the 

best that they can be in things 

both great and small. 

Subjects like VET Engineering, 

VET Music, VET Sport and 

Recreation and VET Building 

and Construction are now well 

established and well 

integrated into the core VCE 

curriculum, offering some 

boys the opportunity to study 

in areas more attuned to their 

interests and their long term 

work aspirations. It should be 

noted that this has not been 

at the expense of the more 

traditional VCE subjects which 

continue to be well received by 

the boys. My thanks goes to 

the Heads of Faculty; English: 

Mr Shane Murphy, 

Mathematics: Mrs Clare 

Kavanagh, Health and Physical 

Education: Mr Stephen 

McMahon, Humanities: Ms 

Debra McNaughton, 

Information Technology: Mrs 

Nicole Hexter, Science: Ms 

Elizabeth Downey, Technology: 

Mr Peter Ryan, The Arts: Mr 

Peter Hutchins, Religious 

Education: Mrs Kristine 

Smardon and E-learning: Mr 

Anthony Nunan. Through 

their leadership their faculties 

continued to provide 

programmes that were both 

engaging and complied with 

VCAA requirements. 

In an effort to ensure that all 

opportunities maintain 

relevance the Year 10 

Melbourne experience 

underwent some significant 

remodelling this year. 

Opportunities for interested 

boys to visit William Angus 

and Deakin Geelong 

Waterfront and Waurn Ponds 

campuses were included. This 

was to address the emerging 

trend of St Patrick’s boys 

seeking to undertake 

undergraduate studies at 

these institutions. Underlying 

this experience is still our 

belief that the boys don’t 

know what they don’t know 

and it is only through 

opportunities to broaden their 

horizons and spheres of 

experience that they will be 

motivated to achieve more. 

Year 10 students also 

participated in the Journey 

Programme which included a 

Night of Homelessness - an 

experience many of the boys 

found to be quite confronting. 

Work experience, Differential 

Aptitude Testing (DAT) and 

Career Voyager were all 

programmes which were 

available to the Year 10 

students in 2012 and were 

aiming to assist the boys with 

career direction and subject 

selection. Naturally the DAT 

testing is one of the many 

tools used by the school to 

monitor student performance 

and ability. 

2012 also heralded the 

introduction of a new look 

retreat programme and I take 

this opportunity to thank Mr 

Geoff Brodie, Director of 

Mission , Mrs Kristine 

Smardon (Head of Faculty, 

Religious Education) and Mr 

Art Nichols, Leader of the 

Retreat Domain for their 

tireless work in this area. The 

Year 12 retreat conducted in 

the first week of the school 

year provided students the 

opportunity to reflect on their 

“game plan” and the “tools”, 

both spiritual and personal, 

which they have to help them 

implement it. A highlight of 

the retreat was the 

opportunity to hear Australian 

missionary Mr Samuel Clear 

speak. Sam shared with the 

boys his 568-day, 15,500km 

journey on foot around the 

world. He did this to draw 

people’s attention to the need 

to pray for Christian unity. His 

talk gave the boys the 

opportunity to hear his 

message to place their trust in 

God and to put love for all 

mankind into action. It was a 

truly inspiring presentation 

which certainly left the boys 

feeling “pumped” and 

motivated. 

This year the Year 11 students 

again had the opportunity to 

participate in a retreat 

conducted by Jonathon Doyle. 

This retreat addressed the 

topics of manhood and 

values-based sexuality and 

provided the boys with the 

opportunity to explore 

masculine identity. As Year 11 

students begin to obtain 

learners permits and turn 

their minds to learning to 

drive, St Patrick’s College again 

allocated valuable teaching 

and learning time to the 

teaching and reinforcing of 

road safety skills in the form of 

the “Fit to Drive” Programme. 

This was conducted in 

conjunction with VicRoads and 


Minister for Roads Mr Terry 

Mulder for continuing to fund 

this excellent initiative. 

I would also like to 

acknowledge the 2012 student 

leadership group which 

consisted of Jack Owen 

(Captain) Ashley Simpson and 

Zac Weightman (Vice 

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Captains) and all the House 

Captains who provided 

positive and creative 

leadership. The enthusiasm 

permeated and inspired all 

students particularly at 

significant whole-school 

events like School Athletics 

Carnival, the Swimming 

Carnival, Boat Race, First XI 

Cricket, First XVIII Football, the 

Herald Sun Shield, Edmund 

Rice Day and the Year 12 

Formal. Further, their 

leadership during the twilight 

days of Year 12 was exemplary 

and for that I give them my 

respect and sincere thanks. As 

John Quincy Adams once said 

so succinctly, if “our actions 

inspire boys to dream more, 

learn more, do more and 

become more then you are a 

leader”. Thus were the actions 

of the 2012 leadership group. I 

wish the Class of 2012 good 

health and every happiness 

and blessing as they embark 

on the next important stage 

of their lives. 

In conclusion as we face the 

end of the 2012 year and begin 

to plan for 2013 I assure all 

that, while we in the Senior 

School may have fallen short 

of some of the high 

benchmarks we have set 

ourselves, we will not lower 

those benchmarks. Rather we 

will review and adjust actions 

to continue to strive to 

meet them. 


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Middle 

School 

Mr Neal Arthurson 


The St Patrick’s College Middle School aims to be a significant and positive experience in the life of 

Year 9 students. 

All staff acknowledge the 

special needs of adolescent 

boys and strive to provide 

opportunities for each young 

man to become independent 

and active learners through rich 

and innovative curriculum - a 

curriculum that awakens and 

stimulates the intelligence. 

The Middle School Programme 

endeavours to maintain and 

enhance student enthusiasm 

for learning, by means of a 

more open and accessible 

curriculum, emphasising the 

need for boys to learn through 

experience. During the course 

of the year the boys were 

involved in a range of activities 

including camps to Queenscliff 

and the Grampians; a 

Melbourne Experience; 

Immersion Week activities and 

Dance classes and a social with 

Year 9 girls from Loreto College. 

These varied experiences 

presented the boys with 

opportunities to explore ideas 

on what it is to be male, as well 

as opportunities to learn 

through taking risks, albeit in 

controlled situations. The 

quality of teaching and learning 

and relationships developed are 

a fundamental influence upon 

the educational outcomes for 

boys. 

St Patrick’s Middle School is 

committed to the notion of a 

year filled with positive 

experiences, and acknowledges 

the importance of the changing 

stages of young men’s lives, 

namely that they are beginning 

to leave behind elements of 

boyhood and are starting the 

journey of taking on the 

responsibilities that manhood 

requires. 

The transition from boyhood to 

manhood can often be difficult 

and challenging. To encourage 

the boys to make this shift, a 

programme called “Stepping 

Stones”, with an emphasis on 

respect, responsibility and 

awareness was utilised over the 

four terms. The boys were 

involved in a number of 

activities, exploring differences 

between boyhood psychology 

and manhood psychology. A 

substantial element of the 

programme focused on 

encouraging the boys to choose 

appropriate responses to 

different situations, with the 

aim of boys becoming proactive 

rather than reactive. A key 

principle the boys explored was 

that individuals are responsible 

for their own choices and have 

the freedom to choose. 

Supporting the Middle School 

Programme were teaching staff 

including Ms Cathy 

Marchmont-Barlow, Mr 

Brendon Gilbert, Mr Jarrett 

Giamapaolo, Mr Shane Hayes, 

Mr Michael Weadon, Ms Kara 

Hart, Mr Rodney Van Bentum, 

Mr Guy Skillen and Mr 

Emmanuel Desfosses. This 

dedicated group has been 

tireless with their efforts, 

guiding and developing our 

young men, and I acknowledge 

and thank them for their work 

and commitment. 

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Junior 

School 

Mr John Richards 


The St Patrick’s College Junior School started the year with an enrolment of 500 students across Years 7 

and 8. Year 7 once again saw 250 students start the school year coming to us from approximately 50 

feeder schools from Melton in the east to Ararat in the west. 

The commencement of the 

2012 school year saw Mr Peter 

Brady fill the role as Acting 

Head of the Junior School in my 

absence, due to long service 

leave. Peter fulfilled the role very 

well establishing the 

expectations for both students 

and staff and ensuring that the 

Year 7 transition process took 

place as smoothly as possible. I 

thank him for his efforts in Term 

1 as his work set the Junior 

School up for a stable and 

well-organised school year. 

We also welcomed new staff. 

Mrs Maria Richards, Mr Brett 

Dickinson and Miss Emma 

Carracher joined us as Year 7 

Pastoral Tutors and Mr Mitch 

Leviston and Mr Andrew Agardy 

as Pastoral Tutors at Year 8 level. 

2012 saw the introduction of a 

new leadership structure across 

the College at Junior School 

level. This meant that the Head 

of School role was amended to 

have more of a teaching and 

learning focus, with the role of 

student wellbeing falling to the 

Year Level Coordinators, of 

whom there are now two at 

each year level. Mr Gerard Willis 

and Mrs Jacinta Burge were 

appointed to the Year 7 

Coordinators positions. Both 

have had many years of 

teaching experience in a wide 

range of educational settings. 

At Year 8 level, Mr Jamie Lynn 

and Mr Peter Brady were 

assisted by Miss Sarah Hughes 

during Terms 1 and 2 and she 

most ably assisted with 

covering leave position during 

these terms. 

Our Year 7 boys started the year 

with the traditional orientation 

camp held at Log Cabin Lodge, 

Creswick. This is a most 

important part of the 

inculcation of our boys into the 

St Patrick’s way of life. By the 

end of the camping experience 

each of the 250 students were 

able to chant the War Cry and 

sing the College Song with 

gusto thanks to the efforts of 

the Year 12 student leaders and 

Dr Peter Casey who attended 

each of the camps to ensure 

the important transfer of this 

knowledge took place. 

The boys in Year 8 took part in 

the camp and retreat 

programme at Amberley in 

Lower Plenty. This was an 

opportunity for the boys and 

staff to stop and reflect on the 

direction that they are taking in 

life, and to share prayer and 

liturgy experiences in a 

beautiful bushland setting. In 

addition to this the boys took 

part in an indoor rock climbing 

activity, as well as taking part in 

an indigenous art and bush 

tucker experience at 

Westfolds Park. 

In the realm of teaching and 

learning the 2012 year saw the 

consolidation of the Junior 

School Mathematics structure 

with the continuation of the 

ability groupings in that 

subject. This has enabled us to 

tailor our Mathematics 

programme to best suit the 

needs of our boys. The 

Linguistics programme was 

once again offered to address 

the specific learning needs of 

some of our boys requiring 

support in the development of 

their literacy skills. 

On a day-to-day basis our boys 

are particularly fortunate to 

have access to a broad 

curriculum which has 

something for every student, 

and excellent facilities that 

enable effective teaching and 

learning to take place. This year 

also saw the trialling of iPad 

technology in Year 8 

Humanities and the Year 7 

Transition programme. We 

continue to monitor the use of 

iPads to of determine the 

strengths, weaknesses, 

advantages and disadvantages 

of implementing such a device 

in the Junior School. This trial 

programme has complemented 

the use of iPod devices in the 

Junior School LOTE programme 

over the past two years. 

This year’s Junior School 

Presentation evening was 

postponed following a power 

outage but eventually was held 

one week later. The 

presentation ceremony saw the 

presentation of all Junior School 

academic, sporting and cultural 

awards for 2012 as well as the 

performance of Concert Band 3 

and this year’s Breach Oratory 

winner Liam O’Shea. 

2012 has been an enjoyable and 

busy year in the Junior School. I 

thank all students and staff for 

their contributions to the life of 

the Junior School this year as 

we work towards raising fine 

boys to the status of great men. 

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Ms Catriona Banks 

College Archivist 

This year has been another busy one in the Archives. A project to update the Honour Boards in the 

Board Room was commenced early in the year. 


Archives 

This has given us the 

opportunity to review which 

awards are showcased on the 

boards, and to update the 

details of award recipients. The 

new honour boards will allow 

for better use of the space 

where the College publicly 

acknowledges the principle 

award winners, duces, College 

Captains, and staff and 

committee members who have 

served the St Patrick’s 

community for many years. 

Work still continues on 

updating the displays in the 

foyer, with many of the items 

having been donated to the 

Students mapped out the number 120 on the Main Oval to 

help pre-empt the College’s 120th anniversary which is to be 

celebrated in 2013. 

College by the families of 

former students or staff. We are 

so fortunate to have items in 

our collection that date from 

the earliest days of the College. 

In August of this year, the 

Archives received The Life & 

Writings of St Patrick, a precious 

family heirloom from the Haley 

family. Ambrose, John and 

Urban Haley boarded at SPC 

between 1908 and 1910, from 

Tasmania. The book was written 

in 1905 in Ireland, and given as a 

gift from Urban to his father. 

The book was handed down to 

John’s son Bruce Haley OAM, 

who at the age of 84 has 

generously donated it to our 

Archives as the most fitting 

place to pay homage to the 

formative years of the three 

Haley boys. 

Other donations include a 

prefect’s cap from John Crameri 

(SPC 1939-1944), donated by the 

Crameri family. We also had 

items donated from the Larkin 

family in memory of John (SPC 

1903-1905), who received a copy 

of Ben Hur as a prize in 1904, 

and William Larkin (SPC 

1909-1913). Anthony Edwards 

(SPC 1985-1990), five time 

Olympian and triple Olympic 

medallist donated his 2011 

World Championship and 2012 

Olympic Games uniforms, as 

well as his 1990 SPC rowing cap. 

The Archives responded to 

more than 70 external 

enquiries in 2012, and over 100 

internal requests for 

information. Several transfers of 

records were received, and it is 

pleasing to note that the 

Archives is being contacted for 

advice regarding current 

records issues, such as how long 

to retain records and how best 

to store them. The Archives 

continues to produce historic 

booklets for OCA reunions, and 

information and images for SPC 

Legends inductees, and also 

provided some images for the 

2013 calendar, which focuses on 

the College’s 120th anniversary. 

Boarding 

Mr Alex Hunt 

Director of Boarding 

Well, 2012 is over. I am sure I am not the only one breathing a sigh of relief, as the last few months of the 

year were a tiring time for all, culminating in the exam period and a busy end of year all round. 

I would like to take this 

opportunity once again to bid 

our 23 Year 12 leavers the very 

best of luck for the future. 

Whether that be in the AFL, at 

university or along the myriad 

other pathways individuals are 

choosing to follow, I thank 

them again for all they have 

given to the boarding 

community over the years and 

hope that we see them back for 

a visit now and again and at 

Old Collegian events. 

In 2013 we look forward to 

welcoming a good number of 

new boys from close by and far 

afield. We have boys joining us 

from Year 9 through to Year 12. I 

know all our seasoned boarders 

will do all they can to settle 

them in quickly and make them 

feel at home and part of the 

tight knit boarding community. 

We say goodbye to a number of 

staff from boarding this year 

but I know they will maintain a 

link with our community. Rick 

Balchin is stepping down as 

Housemaster and Assistant 

Director of Boarding. He will 

focus on the important role of 

Indigenous Education Manager. 

Brett Dickinson will no longer 

be Housemaster of McCann 

House but stays on at St 

Patrick’s College as a teacher in 

the HaPE department. 

Replacing Rick in Sturt House is 

Mike Silcock who brings with 

him a wealth of experience in 

boarding. He will be the 

Assistant Director of Boarding 

and also teaching English and 

History in the Junior School. He 

is joined by his wife Ainslie who 

will be teaching in the Food 

Technology department. 

Andrew Schuyler, Housemaster 

of Nangle, will be joining the 

teaching staff full-time next 

year which will enable him to 

have an even greater influence 

within the boarding 

community. 

As ever, we are hugely indebted 

to our housekeepers. They have 

done a fantastic job, sometimes 

in trying circumstances! I 

decided to increase the hours 

and number of housekeepers 

partway through the year, as I 

am only too aware of the 

important role they play in a 

boarding community. I, along 

with many others, feel this been 

to very good effect. The boys 

have been afforded even 

greater levels of care and it has 

been very noticeable in the 

appearance of the Houses. I 

would like to thank the 

maintenance team for all they 

have done throughout the year. 

The Catering Team also 

deserves recognition and 

thanks for having worked hard 

all year to cater for the boys. 

Bernie Kenna and his team 

work tirelessly, often behind the 

scenes, always with the boys’ 

well-being in mind. I would also 

like to take this opportunity to 

thank our three GAP students 

who contribute to the boarding 

community in a wide variety of 

ways. 

The boarders involved 

themselves in a wide variety of 

sporting and cultural activities 

throughout the year. The 

boarders’ football team beat all 

before them under the 

guidance of Rick and Bernie. We 

had valuable contributions 

2012 Boarders - Back Row: David Morris, Rhyle Panozzo, Martin Gleeson, Dallas Willsmore, Joshua Tranter, Oscar McDonald, Ignatius 

Stewart, Xavier Vearing, Jakob Baric, Thomas Smith, Eddie Pou, Ryan O’Sullivan, Martin Ryan, Alistair Kane 

Fourth Row: Dylan Vanzini, Liam Noone, Tynan Drought, James Keys, Jaydon Styles, Thomas Smith, Damon Prestwood, Michael Peart, 

Zachary Hopper, Joseph Walsh, Matthew Storey, Benjamin Lakin, Matthew Smoorenburg, Ryan Stacey, Daniel Vearing 

Third Row: James Dwyer, Jay Jack, Kyle Kemp, Christopher Saunders, Jakob McDowell, William Jury, Nicholas Borell, Liam Jess, Matthew 

Noonan, Connor Squires, Dominic Barry, Matthew Peoples, Hayden McCrow, Luke Todd, Jacob O’Beirne 

Second Row: Mitchell McCrow, Leon Hutcheon, Jessy Kroon, Shane McAuliffe, Joab Mead, Jordan Fraser, Daniel Briggs, Marshall Lee, 

Beau’n James, Christopher Borell, Jack Boschen, Luke Galea, Daniel Skaer, Blake Davis, Liam Flanagan, Daniel Bell 

Front Row: Michael Wright, Patrick Farnan, Cameron Tranter, Joshua Clarke, Timothy MacKenzie, Rick Balchin, Alex Hunt, Sam Winch, 

Edward Browne, Jake Neade, Jack Saunders, Daniel Rioli, Alistair Francis, Jai Shah 

Absent: Tanner Smith, Michael Close, Lachlan Prestwood, Nathan Haylock, Donovan Jones, Clifford Jones, Daniel Birdum, Timothy 

Cronin, Andrew Schuyler 

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‘In an effort to 

build an even 

more cohesive 

community and 

increase the level 

and quality of 

pastoral care we 

are changing the 

boarding structure 

in the Houses 

from January 2013. 

Sturt House, our 

boarding house on 

the other side of 

Sturt Street, will 

become a weekly 

boarding house.’ 


from a number of boys in the 

rugby teams while the 

basketball teams were 

dominated by a group of 

extremely talented boarders. 

We had a dedicated group 

giving their time to tutoring at 

St Albans, which is such a 

worthy and valuable pursuit. 

Local football clubs benefitted 

from the talent and dedication 

of many in our community and 

the TAC North Ballarat Rebels 

were very well represented by 

St Patrick’s boarders. We have 

made our weekly trips to Mass 

which has been a time to 

reflect on the week past and 

the week ahead and the way in 

which we conduct our lives. We 

have always been welcomed at 

St Columba’s and the 

congregation held a coffee and 

cake evening after a recent 

Mass to say farewell to our 

leavers and wish all the boys 

luck with their exams. 

In December an enormous 

amount of money was spent on 

furniture in all the boarding 

houses. I felt a need for this and 

it was something that many of 

you also felt necessary, as was 

highlighted in the online 

surveys many of you completed. 

Each boarding house, from 

January 2013, will have 

fit-for-purpose beds with an 

under-bed locker on wheels, 

new residential quality 

wardrobes and new desks so 

that all boys have somewhere 

to study. The boys are slowly but 

surely beginning to get the 

message about locking valuable 

items away, although 

unfortunately there are still 

mobile phones, iPods and 

laptops left out during the day. 

Every boy has a secure area, i.e. a 

locker and a combination safe. 

Please reinforce the message at 

home that it is their 

responsibility to lock items up 

when they are out of the house. 

Damage to property, personal 

items and thefts has been 

minimal this year, which is 

pleasing, but they do still 

happen on occasions. We know 

that damage is occasionally 

caused and it has been very 

encouraging that most of the 

time the culprits come forward 

and acknowledge it. Long may 

that continue! I will, once again, 

be reinforcing the need for all 

new and existing school 

property to be treated with 

respect. 

As many of you are aware I 

implemented a number of 

changes to the boarding 

system throughout the year, a 

few of which have been met 

with a good degree of 

resentment. These are changes 

that I, and others, felt necessary 

and vital to the on-going safety 

and well-being of your boys 

here at St Patrick’s College. 

Increased levels of supervision 

and a more proactive approach 

to ‘boarding duty’ is something I 

am continually pushing to instil 

in my boarding team. A 

programme of professional 

development for all boarding 

staff is planned for 2013 which 

will further enhance our team. 

In an effort to build an even 

more cohesive community and 

increase the level and quality of 

pastoral care we are changing 

the boarding structure in the 

Houses from January 2013. Sturt 

House, our boarding house on 

the other side of Sturt Street, 

will become a weekly boarding 

house. It will shut on Friday 

afternoons and reopen on 

Sunday evenings. This will result 

in the other three Houses being 

more highly populated over the 

weekends and therefore 

allowing a more vibrant 

atmosphere to exist for our full 

boarders. 

One of the roles of our new 

Assistant Director of Boarding is 

to develop, with input from the 

boys, a weekend activities 

programme. I know from 

conversations with our current 

boarders that many just want 

to relax and do their own thing 

after a busy week but others 

want the opportunity to 

partake in organised activities. 

Go-karting, movies, bowling 

and fishing have proved 

popular this year so I am sure 

that all of these and more will 

be on offer to those interested 

in getting involved next year. 

Timber Creek 

NT Visit 

24-27 September 2012 

When I was informed by Rick 

Balchin that I had been selected 

to go on the visit to Timber 

Creek I was delighted. I have 

been hugely impressed with 

the Indigenous programme 

since my arrival as Director of 

Boarding in January 2012. Going 

on this trip, I hoped, would give 

me a greater insight into the 

programme and the great 

benefits it offered those 

involved. 

During university I was really 

interested in indigenous 

education, mainly because of 

an indigenous lecturer I was 

fortunate enough to have for 

the modules I took. Up to that 

stage I knew very little about 

the issues facing indigenous 

people or their history since 

European settlement. The 

circumstances surrounding the 

‘stolen generation’ have 

fascinated me since. I have 

spent the last 14 years in the UK 

so opportunities to get involved 

with indigenous issues have 

been limited but when the 

chance of the role here at St 

Pat’s became available I was 

excited. 

We flew to Darwin on the 

morning of Monday, September 

24. On arrival we picked up a 

hire car and commenced the 

six-hour drive to Timber Creek. 

Rick had visited the community 

once before and spent driving 

time describing his thoughts 

and observations about his 

time there. The trip also gave us 

time to chat about things three 

grown men would not normally 

chat about. We talked about 

our family experiences when 

we were younger. This led to 

Rick explaining to us about the 

kinship system of using skin 

names to, amongst other 

things, stop interbreeding. We 

also talked about the initiation 

ceremonies the boys undertake. 

All of this was new to me and 

really set the scene for the next 

stage of the trip. 

Travelling through this unique 

environment I found 

awe-inspiring. The isolation and 

quietness was exhilarating yet, 

in a way, terrifying. The 

landscape strewn with termite 

hills and boab trees makes one 

wonder at just how traditional 

land owners, let alone European 

settlers, survived in this 

environment. We stopped in 

Katherine for a well-earned 

break. Social issues were 

obvious to us all from the 

moment we entered the 

outskirts of the town. There 

were indigenous people, mainly 

young men but not uniquely, 

roaming around with what 

appeared to me very little drive 

or direction and small groups 

drinking in parks. This was in 

stark comparison to the 

prominent sign we 

encountered as we arrived 

saying ‘Katherine - Home of 

Cadel Evans’. 

We arrived at Timber Creek late 

in the evening. I knew there was 

not going to be much there in 

the way of buildings or houses 

but I was still amazed when I 

actually saw it. A road house is 

the centre of Timber Creek as 

far as travellers is concerned. 

After my short experience there 

I would argue differently but 

more about that later. The 

oppressive heat greeted us 

when we stopped the car and 

lost the welcome cool of the air 

conditioning. Rick checked us in 

and threw us each a key. Our 

accommodation was a ‘donger’. 

To the lay person this was a 

converted shipping container 

with the basics - a bed, fridge, 

TV and the all-important air 

conditioner. Not elegant but 

perfectly serviceable. The 

restaurant was shut so we ate 

minimally and slept. 

The next day we visited the 

primary school. After my 

experience in Katherine and the 

brief look around the road 

house complex I must say my 

expectations were not high. The 

school is about 3kms from the 

road house on a road off the 

highway. As we approached, we 

passed a health centre and the 

land council office but not 

much else. The primary school 

facade stood out immediately. It 

had well-manicured gardens at 

the front and showed all the 

signs that it had money spent 

on it recently and that this was 

put to very good use. It certainly 

gave me a terrific first 

impression. We were greeted by 

Jedda, the enthusiastic and 

dynamic school principal. We 

could gauge her passion and 

zest for indigenous education 

from her first sentence. She 

immediately offered us the 

opportunity to sit in on one of 

the classes, which we took up. 

On stepping into the classroom 

it was immediately noticeable 

that the children were happy 

and that there was a vibrant 

learning atmosphere. As in any 

classroom the world over, there 

are children who are less 

inclined to embrace the 

learning culture than others 

but I must say they were few on 

the ground in this class. They 

were all involved in different 

tasks. The children were sitting 

in groups and helping one 

another with the teacher as 

facilitator, rather than sole 

imparter of knowledge. The 

teacher was indigenous. She 

had a great rapport with the 

boys and girls but certainly had 

their respect as well. The level of 

work some of the boys were 

doing in maths was extremely 

impressive. The classroom was 

as well-equipped as any I have 

seen. The teachers explained to 

us that the education stopped 

at Year 6 but they quite often 

took in older children if the next 

stage of their education had 

not worked out in schools they 

had gone on to. Food was 

supplied at break times so that 

they knew all the children were 

receiving enough to sustain 

them. Recess and lunchtime 

saw the boys and girls mixing 

well and using their own 

language during play. Jedda 

explained that she wanted, as 

far as possible, to make the 

school day the most 

comfortable environment for 

the children. The home life for 

many was, at times, traumatic 

so school needed to be a 

sanctuary where there was 

support and understanding. 

I found my visit to the school 

truly uplifting. On our return 

Jedda asked if we wanted to go 

via one of the other 

communities with her to drop 

off a parent. This was my first 

opportunity to see what had 

been, up to now, only described 

to me. The community 

consisted of about five houses. 

There was refuse everywhere; 

cars, fridges, etc, in varying 

degrees of decay. We had to go 

in a certain direction around 

the community as one side was 

restricted to men only for 

ceremonial reasons. Jedda 

explained that drinking and 

gambling were big issues in 

this community. Young children 

often witnessed sights they 

shouldn’t. Police rarely visited 

and the input from social 

service groups was almost 

non-existent. I was rapidly 

realising just how much of an 

adjustment the boys we 

enrolled in our school in leafy 

Ballarat had to make. 

The next day we visited Myatt, a 

small community on the 

outskirts of Timber Creek. One 

of our St Pat’s boys is from 

there. He was home on holidays 

so we were going to meet him. 

Myatt is off the highway about 

5kms from the Timber Creek 

road house. It consists of five or 

six houses and a telephone box. 

The houses are government 

built and members of the 

indigenous community pay rent 

to live there. On our arrival we 

were met by Donny and a 

group of his extended family. 

Donny took us on a quick tour 

and showed us where they 

played - a small creek which did 

not look all that inviting even 

though it was very warm. 

Donny lived in one of the 

houses with the other single 

‘adult’ males in the community. 

Donny’s grandmother seemed 

to be the focal point for the 

children as the parents were 

away working. Supervision of 

the children was not as 

non-indigenous people would 

expect but the children all 

looked happy. Seeing how 

unstructured Donny’s life at 

home appears really put in 

perspective for me, once again, 

what a difference it is for him 

being at school. He really is an 

adult figure at home. He sees 

and experiences events that I 

am sure must make life at St 

Pat’s appear a world away. From 

a non-indigenous perspective 

the children’s days, when not at 

school, appear quite aimless. 

There is plenty to do outside 

and a lot of time for playing or 

talking. The view of school 

amongst many families, 

according to Jedda, is not of 

prime importance. Absenteeism 

is high as many parents are out 

of the communities working so 

not there to get boys and girls 

up and organised in the 

mornings. 

The impact this school has on 

the community cannot be 

underestimated. It gives the 

children in the community a 

fantastic start in life. The 

problem appears to be 

post-primary schooling. 

Katherine, as mentioned, has its 

problems. It has a large state 

high school with a variety of 

social problems. It requires the 

boys and girls to live locally to 

the school as there are no 

boarding options. I saw 

first-hand what places at St 

Patrick’s College can offer these 

children. Our indigenous 

programme offers a nonindigenous 

education while 

also blending in many 

indigenous flavours and 

experiences. The opportunities 

on offer enrich the lives of those 

involved and of those the boys 

mix with in the boarding and 

day school. I was in awe of the 

parents and communities who 

send their children off to board. 

The faith and trust they place in 

us is tremendous. The 

experience does not work for all 

the boys who have come to St 

Patrick’s College but if it 

enhances the life of one 

individual it should be deemed 

a success. I have met a number 

of boys who have benefited 

from exposure to this 

programme. I hope to see more 

boys grow in confidence and 

gain from the opportunity to 

further their education and life 

experience in this way. If they 

are then able to return to their 

communities, lead by example 

and make a difference it will 

continue to be a success. 

I would very much like to thank 

those who made this trip 

possible for us. It was an 

experience that taught me a 

lot. It has changed my 

perceptions and enabled me to 

see another culture in a totally 

different light which I hope will 

help me to help others. 

Pictures from Mr Alex Hunt’s expedition to the Northern Territory. 

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Mrs Julia Petrov 

Director of the Kelty 

Resource Centre 

Kelty 

Resource 

Centre 

The enthusiasm, talent and professionalism of the KRC team make the KRC a valuable resource for the 

school community. 

Photos from some of the many activities which were held in the Kelty Resource Centre in 2012. 

Consolidating the 

Collection 

This year the KRC team has 

worked on consolidating the 

library collection. No longer seen 

as a static mass of physical 

resources, the KRC provides a 

range of eBooks, eAudiobooks 

and databases through the KRC 

homepage. We continue to 

ensure our print resources are 

relevant and contemporary. 

ClickView 

and Oliver 

With the successful 

implementation of ClickView 

Online all students may now 

access our Audio Visual collection 

anywhere via the internet. 

In July we upgraded our Library 

Management Software (Oliver). 

This has provided us with a more 

modern interface and allows 

students to search using 

predictive text making it easier 

to access our resource records. 

Science Week 

To celebrate Science Week the 

KRC Circulation desk became a 

Bureau of Meteorology with the 

addition of a Galileo 

Thermometer and a Fitzroy’s 

Storm Glass. Using their 

research skills a “Myth Busting” 

competition required students to 

decide whether statements were 

fact or fiction. 

State Library 

of Victoria 

In order to provide the boys with 

an extensive range of 

authoritative sources of 

information now and in their 

years beyond St Patrick’s, all Year 

10 and 11 students have an online 

membership to the State Library 

of Victoria. This allows them to 

access a diverse range of 

databases, online newspapers 

and eBooks. 

25Years of Service 

In February, we acknowledged 

the significant contribution 

Glenn Fisher has made through 

25 years of service to the St 

Patrick’s College community. As 

Head of the Audio Visual 

Department, Glenn is involved in 

many different aspects of school 

life. We would like to thank 

Glenn for his continued service 

to the School. 

Book Week - 

Champions Read 

As part of our WIRED (wide 

interest reading English 

development) programme we 

celebrated Book Week with lots 

of competitions. Chess, Uno and 

Uh-G-Oh! competitions were 

fiercely contested during Junior 

and Senior lunch. We also had a 

book poetry competition where 

students used imagination and 

creativity to make a poem using 

the titles of books. 

Much has been achieved this 

year thanks to all the wonderful 

ideas and work from the KRC 

staff: Mrs Leonie Darken, Mrs 

Pam Delahunty, Mrs Patricia 

Pearsall, Ms Carol Sinclair, Mrs 

Sue Edwards, Mr Glenn Fisher 

and Mr Peter Shawcroft. 

Old 

Collegians 

Association 

Mr Peter Blanchfield 

OCA President 

The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association flourished in yet another successful year in 2012, 

hosting a large number of successful events and welcoming six new Legends into our Hall of Fame. 

Members of the OCA Executive 

Committee have continued to 

work closely with the College’s 

Development Office 

throughout the past 12 months 

to reach as many Old Collegians 

around the globe as we possibly 

can. Through this process, we 

have had much reason to 

delight in the wondrous 

achievements of many of our 

Old Boys and have thoroughly 

enjoyed being able to 

communicate news of these 

successes, either through our 

pages in The Shamrock or 

through our ever-growing 

Facebook presence. 

The year was off to a lively start 

for the OCA as we were able to 

contribute greatly to the official 

opening of the Jo Walter Field, 

which is now a first-class facility 

hosting six tennis courts on 

what was once known as St 

Roch’s Oval. It must be noted 

that this wonderful project, 

providing another brilliant 

sporting surface for current 

students and the wider College 

community, would not have 

been possible without the 

generous support of former 

student Martin Walter (SPC 

1978-82) who donated 

enormously towards the 

construction costs. Martin now 

lives in Canada and it was great 

to have him and his mother, Jo, 

attend the official opening. 

Martin’s contribution to the 

College has set a stunning 

example for other Old Boys to 

aspire towards. 

The OCA once again hosted 

several highly successful 

functions in 2012 with our 

Reunion Programme once again 

presenting the opportunity for 

Old Boys to reconnect with the 

College. In 2012 we hosted 

reunions for five, 10, 20, 30, 40 

and 50 year anniversaries and it 

was particularly pleasing to 

have the College Captain from 

every single one of those years 

attend their reunion. As well as 

the reunions, the OCA also 

hosted the Annual St Patrick’s 

Day Luncheon which was again 

very well patronised. We are 

truly blessed to have available 

to us the OCA Pavilion to host 

such functions as it provides 

the perfect setting and 

ambience for the reunion 

programme. These functions do 

so much to foster even closer 

ties between the College and its 

former students and enable the 

opportunity for everyone to 

reflect of many wonderful 

moments which have occurred 

in the halls, dorms, dining 

rooms and classrooms of the 

College over the years. 

In addition to this already hectic 

schedule the OCA also hosted a 

series of regional dinners 

throughout 2012 whereby 

representatives of the Executive 

Committee would join a 

representative from the 

Development Office as hosts. 

Dinners were held in 

Shepparton, Terang, 

Warrnambool, Bendigo and 

Geelong in 2012 and provided 

yet another opportunity for 

former students to reconnect 

with the College and relive 

some great memories. 

The two major highlights on the 

OCA calendar in 2012 were 

undoubtedly our Legends 

dinners. In May 2012 the OCA 

Pavilion played host to the first 

of these induction dinners 

where Bryan Thomas, Peter 

Walsh and Fr Brendan Davey 

were inducted as Legends. 

Long-serving staff member Mr 

John Cosgriff was also honoured 

with a “Facere et Docere” award 

in recognition of his many years 

of dedicated service to the 

College. Brief profiles for the 

three Legends inducted at this 

dinner are listed below: 

Bryan Thomas 

(SPC 1974-78) 

Bryan Thomas commenced in 

Form 1 at St Patrick’s College in 

1974. In his first year he was a 

member of the Under 12s 

football team as well as the 

Under 13s swimming squad. In 

1975 Bryan received a sporting 

award for his swimming 

achievements, and was 

acknowledged in the College 

Annual of that year as a 

promising performer for the 

swimming team. The following 

year Bryan again received a 

sporting award for junior 

swimming. Bryan was among 

those mentioned in the Annual 

of 1977 as achieving the best 

times recorded in several events 

at the Swimming Carnival; 

breaststroke - 43.0 secs, butterfly 

- 39.9 secs. He was also a 

valuable member of the Form 4 

football team. In 1978, Bryan’s 

final year at St Patrick’s College, 

he was awarded the Form 5 

Father Ryan Prize for swimming, 

and represented the College in 

four events. After leaving St 

Patrick’s College, Bryan went on 

to great acclaim as a sprint 

canoeist, and represented 

Australia at the 1988 Summer 

Olympic Games in Seoul. 

Top: Former Legend Fr Peter Hudson, left, formally inducted 

new Legend and former classmate Bishop Brian Finnigan at 

the Melbourne dinner. 

Above: Dr Peter Casey with Legend Inductees Fr Brendan 

Davey, Bryan Thomas and Peter Walsh 


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From top: Br Bill Wilding, John Shannon and Dom Barba 

caught up with former teacher Br Kevin Woodruff at the Class 

of 1982 30-year reunion., The band, Gold Fields, featuring 

four Old Boys is making waves in America, James Spencer 

(SPC 2002-2007), St Patrick’s Cathedral was overflowing with 

mourners at Murray Byrne’s state funeral. Photo courtesy of 

The Courier. 

Peter Walsh 

(SPC 1965-67) 

Peter Walsh started at St 

Patrick’s College in 1965 in Form 

1. The son of an Old Boy, John 

Walsh (SPC 1934-1935), Peter 

completed Forms 1 to 3, leaving 

the College at the end of 1967. 

In 1966, Peter captained the 

premiership cricket team, 

Nunan House, in the St Roch’s 

House Competition. The College 

Annual reported that Peter 

demonstrated a strong 

performance, attaining a score 

of 69 not out, and was among 

the bowlers who took four or 

more wickets in an innings. 

After leaving St Patrick’s College, 

Peter’s first media job was 

working in radio at Ballarat 

station 3BA, where he covered 

junior football, and was then 

given the chance to write for 

The Courier. Peter covered sport 

in Ballarat and Bendigo for five 

years, before being approached 

by the ABC to cover VFL football 

in Melbourne. He called his first 

match in 1978, a Fitzroy v South 

Melbourne game at the 

Junction Oval. In 1981 Peter 

secured a spot on the football 

broadcast team at 3GL (now 

K-Rock) and called football with 

Ted Whitten. Peter moved to 

Tasmania in 1985 after the ABC 

appointed him to a permanent 

position where he called 

Tasmanian Football League 

matches as well as cricket. Peter 

has been based in Adelaide 

since late 1999. Peter is known 

for his ‘loud shirts’ and can 

often be seen chasing 

international cricketers around 

the Adelaide Oval during Test 

cricket matches, offering them 

an opportunity to be 

photographed wearing one of 

the shirts. 

Fr Brendan Davey 

(SPC 1946-53) 

In 1946 Brendan Davey 

commenced at St Patrick’s 

College, after being awarded a 

scholarship. He was the 

recipient of a Scholastic Prize for 

First Year Christian Doctrine in 

1947. Brendan was a valuable 

member of the premiership 

team which won the Oval 

Competition for Treacy House in 

1952. In the same year, Brendan 

was again awarded the 

Scholastic Prize for Christian 

Doctrine. He was also involved 

with the St Patrick’s College 

Cadets and the Rowing team. 

1953 was Brendan’s final year at 

St Patrick’s College. He 

completed his Matriculation, 

gaining passes in the following 

subjects: English Literature, 

Latin, British History, Greek & 

Roman History. Upon leaving St 

Patrick’s College, Brendan 

commenced a period of eight 

years study at the Corpus 

Christi Seminary. He was 

ordained at the age of 25, on 

July 2, 1961 at St Patrick’s 

Cathedral in Ballarat. Brendan 

celebrated his Golden Jubilee in 

2011 - 50 years since his 

Ordination. He has spent 24 

years as the Parish Priest at St 

Mary’s Parish in Ararat, and 11 

and a half years serving as 

Parish Priest in Stawell. His 

other postings included Ballarat 

East, St Patrick’s Cathedral 

Ballarat, Ballarat North, 

Warrnambool, and as Chaplain 

to St Patrick’s College. 

The second Legends Induction 

dinner of 2012 was held in 

August in Melbourne. The OCA 

was delighted to have inducted 

Legend and renowned 

restaurateur, Frank Dimattina 

(SPC 1960-63), host the function 

at his Lygon St restaurant, Il 

Gambero. A sell-out crowd of 

110 people, including several 

former Legends - one of whom 

was Master of Ceremonies 

Graham Duff (SPC 1956-59), 

crammed the venue on a cold 

and stormy winter’s night to 

induct a further three Legends. 

The three Legends inducted on 

that night were Bishop Brian 

Finnigan and horse racing 

identities Robert Smerdon and 

Patrick Payne. Their profiles 

follow below: 

Bishop Brian Finnigan 

(SPC 1960-62) 

Four decades of dedicated 

services to the Catholic Church 

across Australia and around the 

world have ensured Bishop 

Finnigan’s place among the 

Legends of the St Patrick’s 

College community. Brian 

Vincent Finnigan was born on 

August 25, 1938 at Port Fairy as 

the youngest of 12 children to 

John Joseph Finnigan and 

Elizabeth Dorothy (nee Russell) 

and came to St Patrick’s College 

in 1960 as a boarder. His strong 

leadership skills were soon 

evident and a precedent was 

set in 1962 when Bishop 

Finnigan, along with another St 

Patrick’s College Legend Barry 

Richardson, was appointed a 

prefect while still in Year 11. At 

the completion of his Leaving 

Certificate, Brian was 

co-recipient of the ‘Father T 

Shelley’ Memorial Prize for 

Christian Doctrine. Bishop 

Finnigan’s formation for the 

priesthood was at Corpus Christ 

College, Werribee and at Glen 

Waverley before he was 

ordained in 1970 in Ballarat. In 

the Ballarat Diocese he served 

the parishes of Portland, 

Ballarat Cathedral, 

Warrnambool and Sebastopol. 

In May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI 

appointed Bishop Finnigan 

Apostolic Administrator of the 

Diocese of Toowoomba, while 

still fulfilling duties as Auxiliary 

Bishop in Brisbane. He has been 

a priest for more than 42 years, 

and a bishop for more than ten. 

He still serves the Brisbane 

community as Auxiliary Bishop, 

alongside Bishop Joseph 

Oudeman - also a former SPC 

student. 

Robert Smerdon 

(SPC 1967-72) 

While most of his peers were 

trying out for the St Patrick’s 

College 1st XVIII, Robert 

Smerdon’s career was taking off 

in a different field on horseback. 

It proved to be a wise choice for 

the teenager from Miners Rest 

who joined the St Patrick’s 

College community in 1967 as a 

Year 7 student. During his years 

at SPC, Robert spent most of his 

spare time in the stables of his 

great uncle, Arthur Smerdon, a 

well-known and respected 

trainer. Robert soon progressed 

from stable-hand to riding fast 

track work. Robert chalked up 

wins in all metropolitan tracks 

and the best horse he rode was 

Warm Feeling, which won the 

Easter Cup at Caulfield in 1974. 

Robert left SPC at the end of 

1972 and travelled to England to 

work in the equine industry and 

started to formulate the 

foundations of his training 

methods. Upon returning to 

Ballarat, he opened stables 

starting with six horses. His 

training career has developed 

enormously since then. In 1998, 

Robert was approached to join 

Aquanita Racing. Since then he 

has won the Sydney and 

Adelaide Cups, two Goodwood 

Handicaps, a VRC Oaks, 

Australian Guineas and a 

Randwick Guineas. He has 

trained Group One winners in 

all mainland states except 

Western Australia. 

Patrick Payne 

(SPC 1988-89) 

Patrick Payne has made a career 

of winning so it should be no 

surprise to anyone to see him 

inducted as a Legends of St 

Patrick’s College. He completed 

Years 7 and 8 at St Patrick’s 

College in 1988 and 1989. 

Despite the fact that he won 

the Junior Sporting Award for 

cross country in 1989, it was 

always apparent his heart 

belonged in another form of 

racing - where a horse would do 

the cross country running for 

him. Patrick’s career as a jockey 

began at the age of 14, when he 

became the youngest rider in 

history to outride his claim. He 

has since ridden successfully 

throughout Australia and 

overseas. His career highlight 

came with victory in the 2002 

Cox Plate on Northerly. 

Increasing weight forced an 

early retirement from the 

saddle, so Patrick set his sights 

on a training career and 

established a training facility on 

his Plumpton property. Patrick 

obtained his trainer’s licence in 

2008, and has since trained 

group and listed winners 

throughout Australia. In March 

2010, Patrick Payne won the 

quinella as a trainer in the 

Group 2 Adelaide Cup with two 

of his horses, Capecover and 

Kerdem. It was a thrilling win 

for Patrick who had won the 

Adelaide Cup as a jockey on Our 

Pompeii in 1994. Patrick, who is 

a regular at the major yearling 

and Ready to Run sales 

throughout Australasia, takes a 

hands-on approach to his 

training and is known for his 

patience. 

In 2012, the OCA one again 

hosted a very successful Annual 

Golf Day in November. This 

year’s event was held at the 

Midlands Golf Club in glorious 

spring weather and a terrific 

day was had by all involved. 

Many thanks must go to our 

major sponsors Barker and 

Jennings, MOR Accountants 

and Kings Cars for without their 

generous support such a 

fantastic day could not proceed. 

We should also thank the 

Barwon Heads Golf Club for 

kindly donating a round of golf 

for four players as one of the 

major prizes on the day. 

The OCA was also delighted in 

2012 to hear that our affiliate 

VAFA football team, the North 

Old Boys was able to end a long 

premiership drought with a 

breakthrough win. The 18-point 

win over Peninsula was the 

club’s 18th win in a row and 

earned the Old Boys election to 

the Premier C level of the VAFA 

for 2013. The win was the club’s 

first premiership victory in 30 

years and represents the first 

time in 15 years that the club 

has earned promotion to a 

higher level. NOB’s coach 

Richard Peoples (SPC 1983 - 89) 

was quoted in the Moreland 

Leader as saying the victory was 

just reward for much hard work 

after the club had nearly hit 

rock bottom. “It’s alive and 

kicking and a proud place that 

wants to get back to, at some 

stage, A grade,” Peoples said. 

“And this is the first step that 

allows them to do that.” The 

NOBs set up victory early in the 

game by storming to a 51-point 

lead before withstanding a 

strong Peninsula fightback 

which had seen the margin 

reduced to just nine points 

midway through the final term. 

Final scores were: North Old 

Boys/St Patrick’s 16.13 (109) d 

Peninsula 13.13 (91) 

It was also great for 

representatives of the NOBs to 

bring the premiership trophy to 

the College on October 18 and 

to speak with our Year 12 boys 

about the opportunity they 

have to play with the club in 

2013. Richard Peoples joined 

club President Lee Iafrate (SPC 

1974 - 79) and treasurer Bernie 

Skahill at the College to meet 

some of our current stars in the 

Dining Room and to encourage 

boys moving to Melbourne next 

year for employment or future 

study to consider signing up as 

players with the NOBs. 

From top: OCA Golf Day, Old Boys who once played together 

in the VAFA, Terang Dinner, 1972 reunion - Around 30 members 

from the class of ’72 gathered in the OCA Pavilion for their 

40-year reunion and The Jo Walter Field Official Opening 

and Blessing 


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We were also delighted to work 

closely with the St Patrick’s 

College Old Collegians Rugby 

Union Football Club throughout 

2012 and are very encouraged 

that the leadership and 

direction of the club will ensure 

more tremendous success in 

2013. 

During 2012 the OCA also 

mourned the passing of a 

number of former students 

including inducted Legends 

Murray Byrne (SPC 1939-47) and 

Gavin Brown (SPC 1951-60). We 

were also very saddened to hear 

of the death of Sergeant Blaine 

Diddams (SPC 1988-89) who 

was killed while on his seventh 

tour of duty in Afghanistan. 

One other major development 

for the OCA in 2012 was the 

commencement of a Strategic 

Review Process which we hope 

will set a professional path 

forward for the Association in 

coming years. We are grateful to 

former College Director of 

Development Mark 

Waddington for agreeing to 

come on board as a consultant 

to help steer this significant 

project. It is my sincere hope 

that in this column next year I 

will be able to provide you with 

a clear direction for the OCA to 

become an even more 

professional body for many 

decades to come as a result of 

this process. 

Sincere thanks must also go to 

the College’s Development 

Office team comprising of 

Director of Community 

Development Paul Nolan and 

Development Officer Caitlin 

Bennett for their tireless efforts 

throughout the year in 

supporting and contributing to 

the OCA. Similarly, the ongoing 

support from Headmaster Dr 

Peter Casey is very greatly 

valued and appreciated. 

Finally, may I take this 

opportunity to thank the 

Executive Committee members 

of the OCA. They volunteer 

many hours behind the scene 

to ensure everything we do 

runs smoothly and have done a 

fantastic job throughout 2012. 

We are hopeful of introducing 

some new members in 2013 to 

help us provide even greater 

experiences for all former 

students. 

President 

Rick Blanchfield 

(SPC 1966-71) 

Vice President 

Shane Hayes 

(SPC 1989-94) 

Secretary 

David McMahon 

(SPC 1989-94) 

Treasurer 

Michael Kearney 

(SPC 1962-67) 

Committee members 

• Dennis Foley 

(SPC 1966-72) as Foundation 

Chair is an Ex-Officio member 

of Executive 

• Stephen McMahon 

(SPC 1986-91) 

• Chris Torpy 

(SPC 1989-94) 

• Patrick Nolan 

(SPC 2002-07) 

• Paul Nolan 

(SPC 1991-93) as the College’s 

Director of Community 

Development is the Public 

Officer of the OCA 

• Caitlin Bennett 

as the College’s Development 

Officer. 

North Old Boys St Patrick’s College Amateur Football Club - 2012 Premiers 

Back (L-R): Luke Kemp, Todd Patterson, Christian Ryan, Michael O’Donoghue, Nick Johnson, Peter Shepherd, Chris Ford, Chris Hosking, Josh Cassell, Chris Lemaitre , David Sagnelli. 

Middle: Allison Kalls (Trainer) Sophie Pickering (Trainer), Lee Iafrate (President), Sam O’Connor, Jack Gibson, Glenn Maxton, Peter Ryan, Jack Hulme, Dwayne Delmenico, Chris 

Horsley, Dean Beaumont, Garry Foulds (Assistant Coach), Steven Hibbert (Runner), Laura Ham (Trainer), Charlotte Blake (Trainer), Kieran Rodgers (Trainer). 

Front: Trevor Fell (Chairman of Selectors), Daniel Tonkin, Scott Sleep, Adam Oakley (Vice Captain), Matthew Keown (Captain), Richard Peoples (Coach), Matthew Firman (Vice 

Captain), Brad Holland (Deputy Vice Captain), Marin Porter (Deputy Vice Captain), Lachlan Ezard (Deputy Vice Captain), Tim Brady, Peter O’Farrell (Assistant Coach). 

Mascots: Magnus Sleep, Harry O’Farrell, Ned O’Farrell, Jack O’Farrell 


College (Ballarat) 

Foundation Inc. 


Foundation is a committed 

group of past students, current 

and past parents and friends of 

the College, who work diligently 

to raise funds for capital and 

educational projects at the 

College that will benefit current 

and future generations of St 

Patrick’s students. In 2012 the 

Foundation worked closely with 

the OCA to stage a number of 

events that enhanced the sense 

of community within the 

College. The Foundation plays 

an important role in linking 

different parts of the College 

community whilst maintaining 

a key role in assisting the 

College in raising funds to assist 

with projects that assist the 

College in providing students 

with facilities that will improve 

the St Patrick’s experience 

enjoyed by our boys. 

The highlight of 2012 was 

undoubtedly the official 

opening in February of another 

highly successful fundraising 

project with the formerly 

barren and largely unused St 

Roch’s Oval transformed into 

the magnificent ‘Jo Walter Field’, 

an all-weather playing surface 

comprising: 

• Six tennis courts 

• Hockey and soccer pitch 

• Two futsal courts 

The total cost for the project 

was in excess of $340,000 with 

all funds being donated to the 

College. This enables the 

College to focus on the 

construction of teaching and 

learning facilities with the 

refurbishment of the O’Malley 

Junior School being a wonderful 

example of this principle. 

The facility has been named the 

‘Jo Walter Field’ and recognises 

the rich contribution that the 

SPC ladies Auxiliary have made 

to the life of the College. The ‘Jo’ 

was officially opened and 

blessed on Friday, February 10, 

2012 by Old Collegian Priest, Fr 

Brendan Davey (SPC1946-53) 

and Fr Peter Sherman. 

Another major initiative in 2012 

was the launch of two 

long-term fundraising efforts 

by the Foundation. The launch 

of an official bequest 

programme and publication of 

a glossy bequest brochure will, 

we hope, provide another 

professional and user-friendly 

option for those wishing to 

donate funds to the College. 

Similarly the launch in October 

and November of a new 

Scholarship Fund aligned with 

Old Boy’s reunions will, in time, 

provide a steady flow of 

donations back to the 

Foundation. 

In embarking upon these good 

works it is timely to recognise 

and thank the current 

Committee for their leadership 

and commitment to the 

College, in particular Treasurer 

Mrs Shirley Walters and 

committee members Mr Luke 

Dunne, Mr Chris Caldow, Dr 

Peter Casey, Mr Rick Keen and 

Mr Paul Nolan who have 

worked hard to manage and 

implement these important 

initiatives. 

Mr Dennis M. Foley 

Chairman 

Students enjoy the brand new facilities on the Jo Walter Field, 

which was officially opened in 2012. 


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Wellbeing 

The Parents and Friends Association has been an institution at St Patrick’s College for a significant 

number of years raising funds for the benefit of all boys within the College community. 

Mission Statement 

The Friends of 

St Patrick’s will 

support the 

development of a 

sense of 

community at 

St Patrick’s College 

with a view to 

increasing the 

educational 

opportunities 

available to all 

students. The 

Association will 

coordinate the 

activities of 

support groups 

and volunteers to 

better utilise 

volunteers and to 

ensure all groups 

operate in an 

integrated, 

supportive and 

effective manner. 

Friends of 


Careers 

and Transition 

Mr Anthony Meehan 

Transition Coordinator 

In 2012 St Patrick’s College continued its growth in terms of student population, staffing and building projects. Subsequently 

the numbers in Vocational Education and Training (VET), Australian School Based Apprenticeship programs, Work Experience 

arrangements, Structured Workplace Learning placements, and Student Transitions all expanded. 

This has lead to a significant and for special events such as of the College community to 

Additional career development collecting the results all Year 12 The Age VCE Careers Expo to 

number of additional facilities the St Patrick’s College Flanagan ensure that all programmes, 

activity in the Senior School students were individually name but a few 

including contributing to the 

new Pavilion, etc. The Friends of 

St Patrick’s is an attempt to 

harness some of the talents, 

abilities and goodwill within 

the parent community of St 

Patrick’s College. I have listed 

below part of the Statement of 

Purposes for the Friends of St 

Patrick’s which identifies the 

role of this group. 

St Patrick’s College recognises 

the integral role of parents and 

other significant adults in 

promoting a College 

community to enhance 

educational outcomes for 

students. Volunteers play a 

major part within the College 

community in providing 

services, goods and funds to 

complement the educational 

facilities, equipment and 

programmes available to 

students. The College is 

fortunate to enjoy excellent 

support for such programmes 

as music, rowing, football, and 

rugby, considerable support for 

the operation of the canteen 

Art Exhibition. 

This support is recognised in 

several College policies 

including those dedicated to 

Volunteers, Visitors and 

Co-Curricular Activities. Raising 

community involvement in 

support of the College is also a 

Strategic Imperative within the 

College’s 2006-2010 Strategic 

Plan. The College is mindful that 

many parents lead busy lives 

and in seeking to build a sense 

of community does not wish to 

place an undue burden upon 

volunteers or waste volunteer 

time through duplication of 

roles or functions. The College is 

also mindful that the burden of 

fundraising is distributed 

between the various 

components of the College 

community including old boys, 

suppliers, contractors and 

funding agencies. 

It is within this context that the 

Friends of St Patrick’s has been 

established. The primary 

purpose of the Association is to 

coordinate different segments 

communications and events 

occur in a supportive, cohesive 

and integrated manner that 

ensures volunteer support is 

optimised and that the success 

of one or more support groups 

is enhanced rather not 

compromised by the activities 

of another group. 

The Friend’s of St Patrick’s have 

supported a range of College 

functions throughout 2012, 

ranging from the St Patrick’s 

regatta, the annual trots night 

in October, the Flanagan Art 

Exhibition and the Ballarat 

Dinner for new parents. My 

thanks to the parents who have 

supported these events and 

volunteered their time to 

ensure that these events run 

both smoothly and successfully. 

There are a number of events 

planned for 2013 with one of 

the first being the College Ball 

on Saturday March 23. We 

would love to see as many 

parents as possible at the Ball. 

was evident, focussing on 

Career Counselling, Course 

Selection and Pathway 

Planning services. The year 

progressed through a range of 

career and transition events 

best summarised as a 

month-by-month time line. 

Decisions and 

Destinations 

The Year 12 class of 2011 

received first round University 

and TAFE offers in mid-January. 

Important decisions were 

made to enrol or defer 

University/TAFE or start 

employment or undertake 

training in a new 

apprenticeship. Less than half 

of the 2011 cohort continued 

into higher education. Of the 

105 students who did apply to 

the Victorian Tertiary 

Admissions Centre (VTAC) - 72 

boys (67%) enrolled in full time 

courses, 16 boys (15%) deferred 

for 12 months and 18 boys (17%) 

withdrew from a tertiary study 

option. In terms of enrolment 

interviewed. Our senior boys 

consider a range of career 

pathways across trades and 

professional occupations. 

Results showed the top 10 

career pathways in order of 

popularity were - Building 

trades, Education (PE teaching), 

Engineering, ICT, Architecture/ 

Graphic Design, Media/ 

Journalism, Defence Forces, 

Music, Hospitality and the 

Sciences. Other findings 

showed over half our senior 

boys to have part time work 

which they juggle with 

commitments of sports, study 

and schooling. Not so 

surprisingly, nearly all senior 

students own a mobile phone. 

Work Placement 

Preparation 

During the final week in term 

one all Year 10s undertook a full 

day’s online based training in 

preparation for work 

experience week. Students 

completed both the Safe@work 

(OHS testing) program and 

VCE VET Programs and School 

Based Apprenticeships 

Over the term holidays the 

more industrious VET students 

had undertaken their first work 

placement. By year’s end over 

50 structured workplace 

learning placements associated 

with training in VET programs 

had been completed. At the 

April census the VETiS 

enrolment totalled more than 

220 student enrolments across 

24 different VET certificates. On 

campus VCE VET programs 

numbered 180 students 

undertaking - Building and 

Construction (64), Sport & 

Recreation (44), Community 

Recreation (22), Technical 

Production (15), Music (14), 

Engineering (14), Vocational 

Preparation (9), and Japanese 

Language. 

In addition 28 senior students 

attended off campus VETiS 

cluster programs and a further 

11 students attended a 

School-based Apprenticeship in 

these industries - Auto 

numbers the most popular Career Voyage (career profile Mechanical, Baking, Business 

universities were: Ballarat (32), tool). A variety of documents Administration, Carpentry, Civil 

Deakin (17), RMIT (16), 

were generated - OHS 

Construction, Farriery, Fitness, 

Melbourne (9), Monash (9), certificates, Career Interest Multimedia, Plastering, Racing 

Latrobe (5), Swinburne (5), ACU Profile, Job Suggestion List and Stable hand, and Warehousing. 

(3), & Victoria (2). 

Career Action Plan - which Due to their success in work 

could be included in resumes. placement 12 students gained 

Before the end of Term 1, more full time apprenticeships. 

Student Surveys than 30 students had set up 

and Career 

Pathways 

holiday work placements. More 

interested students attended 

holiday career programs such 

All senior students (Years 10, 11 as Careers at Melbourne Zoo, 

St Patrick’s College Flanagan Art Exhibition 

and12) were surveyed to elicit 

their career action plans. After 

University Experience Days, VCE 

Unit Revision workshops and 

From top: Work experience, Careers night 


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From top: Grade 6 students from the region’s schools took 

part in an Orientation Day at the College before starting Year 

7 in 2013; Year 10 student Kane Bodey participated in the VET 

Community Services Programme. 


Primary to 

Secondary School 

Transition Days 

St Patrick’s College combined 

with Loreto College and 

Damascus College to offer 

visiting primary students an 

experiential transition day 

programme at secondary 

school. During both Terms 2 and 

4, Grade 5 and 6 students and 

teachers from Ballarat CEO 

Catholic Primary Schools were 

co-hosted by SPC and Loreto. 

The current “rotation policy” 

resulted in visits for 90 students 

from - St Aloysius, St Alipius, St 

James, St Patrick’s Ballarat, St 

Patrick’s Gordon, St Brigid’s, St 

Mary’s, St Brendan’s, and St 

Michael’s Springbank. 

Work Experience 

Week 

Every year SPC work experience 

week falls in the final week of 

Term 2. Most of the Year 10 

cohort arranged work in the 

Ballarat region and try out in 

potential career areas. Some 

used work experience to gain 

part time work. Others used it to 

fulfil their practical placement 

for VET courses. More than 200 

students undertook work 

placements in fields ranging 

from Accounting to Zoology and 

travelling to all points on the 

compass - Echuca (north), Scott’s 

Creek (south), Underbool (west), 

and Berwick (east). 

Subject Selection 

and Pathways 

Planning 

Throughout the holidays 

another 20 students embarked 

on work placement hoping to 

impress employers and perhaps 

gain a foothold on future 

positions. Shortly after their 

return from the mid-year break, 

senior students were asked to 

make subject selections for the 

following year. The process starts 

early and stretches over the 

whole term. A series of career 

talks at school and careers 

events run through this period. 

Year 10 students advancing into 

VCE have the most important 

career decisions to make and get 

plenty of support. 

SPC Old Collegians 

Careers Expo 

The highlight of the annual 

careers calendar is the SPC Old 

Collegians Careers Expo and 

VCE Information Night. With 

invitations accepted from over 

90 guest mentors and 

organisations it provided both 

colour and activity. The Careers 

Expo supports the 600-odd 

Senior School students and 

parents offering them access to 

advice and information on 

courses and careers. Staff from 

the regional campuses of ACU, 

Deakin, Glenormiston, Latrobe, 

Longerenong, and University of 

Ballarat each participated in 

support of the Old Collegians. 

VTAC Course 

Application and 

Tertiary Study 

Options 

As Term 3 ended the Year 12 

cohort made decisions about 

their futures. Most applied for 

university courses through 

VTAC (70%) while the 

remainder planned 

employment and 

apprenticeship options. VTAC 

statistics indicated the major 

fields of tertiary study interest 

as - Commerce, Education, 

Sports Science, Arts, Applied 

Science and Engineering. 

Similar career preferences are 

expressed across the Year 10 

and 11 cohorts and indicated an 

equal focus on either a trade or 

professional pathway. 

Scholarships and 

Educational 

Awards 

Mindshop Excellence is a 

specialist work experience 

program for high achievers. A 

selected group of Year 10 

students were hosted by local 

group Goldacres and tasked 

with a real work problem to 

solve in the week. Our boys 

presented their findings at a 

public forum and received 

certificates of participation. 

Other awards conferred about 

this time of year were the 

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars 

- Rhys Goad and Hamish 

Clydesdale and ACU Early 

Achievers - John Brown 

(Nursing) and Jordan Fraser 

(Education). 

VET Awards and 

Student Prizes 

Highlands LLEN VETiS Cluster 

Vocational Student awards 

went to students Christopher 

Borell (Multimedia), Joseph 

Zreikat (Music) and Jake Muscat 

(Automotive). Jake had 

successfully competed in the 

2012 World Skills National Finals 

(Sydney) in July. At that same 

time 2012 AVSP awards were 

granted to Nicholas Banks 

(ASBA Ag), Michael Bilston 

(Automotive) and Luke Kemp 

(Sport & Recreation). Old 

Collegian Jacob Yamin (SPC 

2008 - 2011) was announced as 

Victoria University TAFE 

Plumbing Apprentice of the 

Year. 

VCE Results and 

Post-Secondary 

Transitions 

Congratulations to James Fahey 

on being 2012 Dux and on 

receiving an offer from Monash 

University to study medicine/ 

surgery. St Patrick’s College has 

a strong name with local 

employers and our school 

leavers took full advantage of 

this - 12 gained full time 

apprenticeships, 12 gained full 

time work, four started 

pre-apprenticeship training and 

12 sought trade work. We thank 

Ballarat’s apprenticeship 

centres - CVGT, MEGT and VECCI 

for their continued support of 

our boys and assisting them to 

gain trade positions. 

Religious 

Education 

Mrs Kristine Smardon 

Head of Faculty Religious 

Education 

After a year in 2011 of consolidation, review and refinement of the Ballarat Awakenings curriculum, the faculty 

embarked on the task of commencing new initiatives which it was hoped would enliven and enhance all the 

good work already carried out by the teachers in the Religious Education Faculty on a day-to-day basis. 

This year we welcomed eight 

new faculty members into a 

faculty of 28. After much 

deliberation and planning, 

Christian Youth Ministry and a 

change to the Year 11 and 12 

retreat structure were 

introduced into the curriculum. 

Christian Youth Ministry seeks 

to allow opportunities for the 

boys to deepen their faith by 

examining the concepts of 

discipleship within a modern 

context, thus inspiring students 

and our school community “to 

respond to the vision for our 

schools to be centres of the 

new evangelisation”. 

Youth Ministry was introduced 

at Year 10 as a one term unit of 

study. Year 11 students could 

then elect to continue to follow 

the pathway and complete one 

semester of the course which 

seeks to engage them with 

aspects of Christ-centred and 

servant leadership styles, and to 

develop their own leadership 

skills and techniques. Year 12 

students can continue with 

Youth Ministry as a non VCE 

subject for the whole year. 

During this time the boys are 

encouraged to recognise and 

understand the nature of 

religion and spirituality, develop 

an understanding of the 

importance of community in 

youth spirituality and ministry, 

and understand the depth of 

spirituality of youth today and 

how youth can be drawn into 

an experience of Christian 

spirituality. 

The changes to the retreat 

structure were welcomed and 

would appear to have been 

quite successful. The Year 12 

retreats were held in the first 

week of school and all Year 12 

students participated in two 

days of reflection and 

discussion. During Term 3, Year 

11 students had the opportunity 

to spend two days in 

Melbourne being immersed in 

a “street retreat” experience. 

The students were given the 

opportunity to work with the 

homeless and the 

disadvantaged people in society, 

and also to engage in reflection 

and discussion of the issues in 

our world and our obligation as 

Catholic Christian people. 

Together, with the new retreat 

structure and new units of 

work, the young men at St 

Patrick’s are constantly invited 

into the conversation about the 

challenge of integrating life and 

faith. We have many and varied 

experiences and opportunities 

in which the boys can 

participate - from prayerful 

celebrations of Mass, to 

reflective and engaging retreats 

days, outreach activities and 

careful and conscientiously 

taught lessons. All this would 

not be possible without 

dedicated people. Sincere 

thanks must be extended to all 

staff in the Religious Education 

Faculty who brought 

knowledge, commitment and a 

willingness to share their faith 

on a daily basis. 

Top: Changes to the retreat structure for Year 11 and Year 

12 were welcomed and would appear to have been quite 

successful. 

Bottom: Bishop Paul Bird offers Holy Communion during the 

2012 Thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral. 

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Mr Peter Hutchins 

Head of the Arts 

The 2012 school production of FAME, produced in conjunction with Loreto College was a fantastic 

experience for St Patrick’s College students and a credit to Mr Greg Shawcross, Mrs Kathleen Plastow 

and all other staff involved. 


Arts 

Studio art: Art work by Year 11 student Thomas Hoy. 

The Arts Faculty would like to 

congratulate the following 

students for receiving study 

scores of 40 or above: 

Brad O’Loughlin 

48 - Studio Art 

Jordan Stones 

42 - Studio Art 

Joseph Zreikat 42 - Music 

Performance 

Charlie Powlett 

40 - Media 

St Patrick’s College students 

were again involved in the Art 

Gallery of Ballarat’s Next Gen 

Exhibition with Bradley 

O’Laughlin being short-listed for 

Studio Art, as well as Rhyle 

Panozzo for Media. Christopher 

Borell was the 2012 award 

winner for Multimedia in the 

Ballarat VET cluster. 

Mrs Melissa Griffin should be 

congratulated for her 

organisation and curatorship of 

the 5th St Patrick’s College Art 

Exhibition, which was once 

again a successful event within 

the College calendar. The event is 

a credit to Melissa’s 

professionalism, and in 2012 she 

endeavoured to further 

encourage greater access to the 

exhibition to the student 

community of the College by 

running student tours and 

incorporating aspects of the 

exhibition into the Art 

curriculum. Mr Fred Spittle once 

again conducted his Street Art 

Exhibition for students at the 

College. The event is growing in 

popularity and the quality of art 

is a credit to what he is trying to 

achieve in encouraging a 

legitimate outlet for our 

students to explore their 

creativity in this area. 

The VCE Media students enjoyed 

a journey to ACMI in Federation 

Square to see the screening of 

the twelve 2011 Topscreen 

finalists. The exhibition can act 

as a catalyst for our burgeoning 

filmmakers in clarifying and 

revealing unexplored 

possibilities. We at St Patrick’s 

College would like to 

congratulate 2011 winner of 

SPAM Darcy Tuppen, with his 

film Mongrel, for his selection in 

VCAA’s annual film festival 

Topscreen 2011. His film was 

selected from entries across the 

state by a combination of VCAA 

experts within the field and 

industry professionals. 2012 

Studio Art student Bradley 

O’Loughlin has had his folio 

piece short listed for the 2012 

TopArts Exhibition. 

The 2012 SPAM Awards drew an 

audience of 130 guests, who 

enjoyed a dinner and selection 

of films in the OCA Pavilion. The 

evening included a package of 

ten finalists (listed below), a 

montage of other Year 12 film 

productions, and a selection of 

commendable Year 10 and 11 

films. For the first time the St 

Patrick’s Award for Media was 

opened up for Year 11 students to 

enter. Old boys, Tom Andrews 

(2004 Dux of Media and 

Premier’s Award winner) Jed 

Andrews (2007 Dux of Media 

and SPAM Runner-up) and Ben 

Andrews (2008 Dux of Media 

and SPAM Finalist) commended 

all the finalists on the aesthetic 

and technical quality of their 

work, particularly the narrative 

qualities and use of camera 

movement within the works of 

Charles Robinson and Rhyle 

Panozzo, before awarding ‘Best 

Film’ for 2012 to Year 11 student 

Christopher Borell’s film 

Pinegrove. 

The ten SPAM Finalists were 

described by the judges: 

1 James Keys and Ignatius 

Stewart (Untitled) a successful 

stop-motion animation that is 

technically competent and 

engaging for the audience. It 

was commended for the 

exhaustive amount of time 

and effort that went into the 

piece which explored 

alternative realities from the 

point of view of a young male. 

2 Kane Hart Purgatory is inspired 

by hand-held thrillers such as 

The Blair Witch Project and 

works on the premise of ‘found 

footage’ where two young 

men explore the myth of a 

murderous prospector. 

3 Charlie Powlett Untitled A 

music video that accompanies 

the bands original music. It 

features some excellent 

editing choices, unique 

locations and parallel 

story-telling. 

4 Patrick Murphy Insights is an 

examination of the creative 

process and Patrick sets about 

creating and recording music. 

The film features evocative 

locations and a haunting 

original soundtrack. 

5 Jack Harrison Untitled is a film 

that pays homage to gangster 

films of yesteryear as it builds 

tension via its shot selection as 

two mobsters strategically 

battle it out through a game 

of Janga. This narrative film 

features quirky humour while 

grappling with strong themes. 

6 James Donovan Electric 

Dreams explores the perils of 

the internet as a burgeoning 

relationship is realised in an 

actual meeting. A case of 

mistaken gender identity is 

subtly explored as the two 

main characters reach 

awareness that all is not as it 

seems. Excellent shot selection, 

mise-en-scene and 

non-diegetic music are 

features of this piece. 

7 Rhyle Panozzo Lily’s Journey a 

tragic story of a young girl’s 

last days after a battle with 

cancer told as a flashback 

narrative from the point of 

view of the little girl’s final 

letter to her mother. Superb 

shot selection and musical 

choices are strengths of this 

film. 

8 Aiden McGillivray - Relax is an 

existential narrative exploring 

the meaninglessness of the 

corporate world and how the 

true meaning of life can only 

be found within nature. This 

film includes the music of 

John Butler. 

9 Christopher Borell Pinegrove is 

a narrative about the bond 

and friendship between two 

brothers working on their 

family until unintentional 

fratricide destroys their idyllic 

world. This film was highly 

commended for its high class 

editing, camera movement 

and photography. The natural 

lighting and setting were 

other highlights of this film. 

10 Charles Robinson 

Abduction is a frightening 

thriller with strong influences 

from films like Wolf Creek. Set 

in an isolated shearing shed 

the realistic and creative 

locations add to the ‘cat & 

mouse’ game played between 

the perpetrator and victim. 

Expressive lighting is a 

particular strength of this film. 

Both Belinda Lees and I would 

like to commend Mr Rhys Allan 

and Mrs Andrea McDonald for 

their many hours of work in the 

organisation and preparation of 

SPAM. Mr Rhys Allan does all the 

editing and audio-visual aspects 

of the evening and once again 

produced a polished final 

product. Mrs Andrea McDonald 

was once again responsible for 

the organisation and the 

logistics of the entire evening. 

Notable Year 10 and 11 Media 

productions also screened at 

SPAM included works by Jarryd 

Cosgriff, Declan Leishman, Caleb 

McGrath, Christopher Borrel, 

Bradley DeVries and Alexander 

Martino. Year 11 student 

Christopher Borell was awarded 

SPAM’s Best Young Film-Maker 

for 2012. 

On behalf of the faculty I would 

like to thank Mr Chris 

Maciejewski, Mr Stuart 

Lethbridge and Mr Alex Brodie, 

for their continued support and 

expertise with ICT. Personally, I 

would like to thank faculty 

members: Mrs Melissa Griffin, 

Mr Matt Taylor, Mr Fred Spittle, 

Mr Paul Andrews, Mr Geoff 

Crawford, Mr Ian Fernee, Ms 

Belinda Lees, Mrs Nicole Hexter, 

Mr John Richards, Mrs Kathleen 

Plastow, Mr Brad Murray, Mr 

John Davey, Mr Greg Shawcross, 

Mr Jarrett Giampaolo and Ms 

Andrea McDonald for their 

support and persistence in 

striving for positive educational 

outcomes for our boys at St 


Junior Art 

Mr Fred Spittle 

Year 7 Art operates in 

semester-based units for two 

periods a week. 

Rather than creating a series of 

Art projects over the semester 

with no real connection, 

students are creating a series of 

individual projects, based on 

VELS skills and themes covering 

a diverse range of areas such as 

clay models and colour 

paintings. This includes colour 

theory, prints and drawings, 

based on the theme of a created 

character and story. Each project 

incorporates a skill and different 

material. At the end of the term 

all of the work is compiled into a 

Top: Year 11 student Christopher Borell created history by winning both major prizes at the 2012 SPAM Awards. 

Bottom: Tom Vadala Year 11 art 

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Top: Luke Wilson performs with Loreto College students in this year’s joint production of Fame 

Bottom: Bradley O’Loughlin Year 12 studio art 


book and text is added, creating 

a storybook. This creates a sense 

of cohesion to the semester’s 

work and students have a final 

piece they can truly call their 

own and continue with at home 

if they desire. Work produced 

over the year was of a very high 

quality and students have 

enjoyed the challenge and 

pleasing end results. 

Year 8 Students have been 

working with the theme of a 

hero, allowing them to choose a 

role model they would like to 

create their projects around, and 

take the skills taught at Year 7 

level to the next stage, learning 

advance colour theory whilst 

also creating a painted three 

dimensional book cover, which 

also incorporates perspective. 

Students are introduced to 

ceramics where they make a 

model of their hero, as well as 

lino carving to make a series of 

scenes from their hero’s life 

story. 

The end results are a 

comprehensive look at the life of 

a person they admire. Students 

created some excellent work 

over the year. 

Year 9 Art 

Mr Fred Spittle 

Year 9 students have been 

working on a range of skills over 

their one, or two, chosen 

semesters of Art. Semester One 

develops watercolour skills, 

while the weather is nice, 

painting “plein air” (outdoors), 

and building watercolour skills, 

then scraperboard skills to create 

a landscape or building scene on 

black scraperboard before 

ending the semester with an 

etched print on acetate. 

Semester Two included painting 

using an enlarged picture 

students scale up from an A4 to 

A2 size work, a reduction lino 

print of at least three colours, 

and a wax resist symbol. 

Art 3D again allowed students 

to create a character in clay and 

develop a series of superhero 

sub-characters and items whilst 

building their 3D building skills 

and developing some 

increasingly finer pieces of work. 

Overall students gain a wide 

range of skills in a few different 

disciplines and it is noticeable 

how much their confidence 

grows over this time into a more 

mature style. Numbers seem to 

be increasing in the Middle 

School - students wishing to do 

or go on with art - as is the 

quality of work produced and it 

bodes well for the future of Art 

at St Patrick’s College. 

VET Music 

Mr Brad Murray 

In 2012, VET Music was run as 

two separate streams, in 

Technical Production and in 

Performance. The Technical 

Production course involves 

students learning the ins and 

outs of being a studio audio 

engineer as well as a live sound 

engineer. These two disciplines 

required students to record 

music demos, operate industry 

standard software and 

hardware, edit and mix sound 

files as well as providing sound 

reinforcement and stage 

assistance during various school 

events, such as whole school 

assemblies, awards nights, 

various Music Department 

concerts and all VET Music 

concerts. The Performance 

course involves students 

learning the craft of live 

performance, writing songs, 

recording demos, copyright and 

working as part of a team or 

group. 2013 will see the 

Performance students complete 

their certificate and a new class 

of Technical Production students 

will commence. This year saw 

students performing lunchtime 

concerts as part of the 

Performance course. There were 

six lunchtime concerts in total, 

which gave the students a real 

taste of public performances, as 

well as the opportunity for other 

students to see live music at 

school. The students also 

recorded many demo tracks this 

year in both the Performance 

and Technical Production classes. 

All Technical Production 

students who completed the 

final year in 2012 at SPC 

successfully received their 

Certificate III in Technical 

Production. 

English 

2012 proved to yet again be an exciting and challenging year in English. 

The ever-growing English Faculty 

worked tirelessly, both in and out 

of class, to bring engaging, 

insightful, interesting and 

educationally meritorious classes 

to the students this year. There 

were a lot of good things 

happening! 

Here is a brief list including just 

some of these good things the 

English Faculty experienced 


WIRED reading continued to be 

a great success. WIRED is a 

targeted reading program, 

facilitated by the KRC staff, that 

endeavoured to engage boys in 

Years 7 to 9 in reading 

biographies, graphic novels, 

short stories and traditional 

novels. This program has 

resulted in a huge improvement 

in the reading enthusiasm and 

ability of our boys, and we look 

forward to it continuing its 

success in 2013. 

Grammatikus is an online 

learning tool that is designed 

to address and improve 

student understanding in all 

parts of grammar, sentence 

structure and parts of speech. 

It takes the form of a 

role-playing game in which 

students complete quests, 

defeats dragons and demons, 

buy weapons and armour and 

earn gold pieces. To do this, 

students must master various 

grammatical aspects such as 

adverbs, nouns and 

conjunctions, and pass tests to 

advance their avatar 

(character) through the 

program. Grammatikus was 

trialled in Term 3 this year with 

Ms Sara Slater and Ms Victoria 

Moore’s English classes. It was 

met with great excitement and 

engagement from the 

students. Grammatikus will 

become part of the English 

Curriculum for Year 7 and Year 

8 in 2013. 

Class numbers continue to grow 

with 150 boys completing Units 

3/4 English, making 2012 one of 

the biggest years of Year 12 

English St Patrick’s College has 

ever produced. In 2013, however, 

this number is set to increase to 

almost 200 students in Units 3/4 

English alone. The numbers swell 

even further when considering 

Units 3/4 Literature! It all adds up 

to a busy and rewarding time for 

students and staff. 

Following are some examples 

of student work from English 

across the year for you to enjoy: 

Criminal creates 

havoc for three 

porky civilians 

By Nicholas Elliott 

Year 7 English 

Criminal aka “the Big Bad Wolf” 

becomes distressed after 

having his dreams deprived due 

to an evolution in the building 

industry. The criminal allegedly 

brought down two houses and 

attempted to do the same to a 

third. This incident occurred in a 

reserved suburb called 

Bungaree three days ago. 

Three university students, Pork, 

Porky and Porkier had only just 

settled into their newly built 

homes when a mysterious 

criminal attempted to huff, puff 

and blow their houses down. 

The police have reported that 

this situation is unprecedented. 

When the Big Bad Wolf 

approached and began 

vandalising the first of the three 

homes, Pork was the only one 

inside the house. Of course, his 

natural instinct was to abscond. 

“At first I didn’t know where to 

go. I then resolutely decided to 

flee towards Porky’s. I was 

definitely in a distressed state 

of mind,” reported Pork. 

“Although I’m not surprised my 

house collapsed so quickly, it 

was only made of straw”. 

It was only a short while after 

the destruction of the straw 

home that the criminal, aka the 

Big Bad Wolf, must have noticed 

that Pork was nowhere to be 

found. Authorities believe he 

must have been aware that 

Pork had a brother; he also 

seemed to know the location of 

his property for that is exactly 

where he went. 

After reaching Porky’s residence 

Pork had noticed that the 

criminal was right behind him 

so he rushed inside the house. 

At this point in time Pork and 

Porky were both in the one 

house with the criminal right 

outside the door, Pork reports. 

Mr Shane Murphy 

Head of English 

Students participated in a range of activities to mark Book 

Week in 2012. 

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Unfortunately for the 

students, an aspect of Porky’s 

homes security was not in 

their favour - the home was 

only made of sticks. The 

criminal was then reported to 

do the same as he did with 

Pork’s home. He huffed, he 

puffed and he blew it down. 

At the sight of the state in 

which Porky’s house was in, 

both students once again fled 

towards the only place they 

knew left - Porkier’s home. 

Once the pigs arrived at 

Porkier’s residence, with 

almost no energy left, they 

staggered inside the door. 

The wolf then once again 

reached the house. He 

seemed to know the exact 

details of the third brother’s 

home as well, which has the 

police baffled. 

Although, after the 

authorities concluded vital 

research on the criminal, they 

have realised that the Big Bad 

Wolf has had connections 

with the students in the past. 

It seems as though in 

secondary school the 

students and the wolf all 

participated in their school 

wind orchestra. This explains 

why he has such a large lung 

capacity. 

The wolf then left the school 

to be sent to a rehabilitation 

centre due to being 

diagnosed with 

ironlustacanobolism. This 

means he had a strong 

addiction to meat and other 

iron-rich foods. This explains 

why he brought down the 

homes - he was trying to get 

to the students. 

After reaching Porkier’s home, 

the wolf attempted to huff, 

puff and bring the house 

down. Fortunately Porkier 

was very clever indeed. He 

had built his home with 

bricks. The wolf tried, tried 

and tried again but he did 

not prevail. After half an hour 

of vigorous blowing he gave 

up and left the residence. 

The three students now are 

living inside the one home 

waiting for their new and 

improved homes to be built. 

Sergeant Sweet Bach, head of 

the Victorian police force, is 

now warning members of 

the public to remain alert. If 

anyone sights the Big Bad 

Wolf please report it to 000 

or contact the police hotline 

on 1800-400-300. 

Text response 

Essay 

Hasker Dawborn 8E 

In the film, directed by Boaz 

Yakin, many themes are 

explored both explicitly and 

inexplicitly and in varying 

levels of depth. Throughout 

the course of the film though, 

through the clever directing 

and various strategies used by 

the actors, it is clear that there 

is a profound message that is 

delivered to the audience. 

‘Remember the Titans’ 

explores the notion that there 

are many obstacles along the 

way to friendship and racial 

harmony. The director has 

made the messages in this 

film obvious. These messages 

include: 

• the idea that once the 

obstacles along the path to 

racial harmony are surpassed 

there are many possibilities 

in many areas of life; 

• one of the greatest obstacles 

is lack of knowledge; 

• there must be an enforcer 

who motivates and helps 

people to understand the 

‘idea’ of racial harmony; 

• people are creatures of habit 

and it will take time to 

change and forgive; and 

• the youth is bringing new 

found hope for the cause. 

These ideas all shine light on 

the topic of racial harmony 

and the obstacles on the way 

to achieving it. 

Throughout the course of film, 

it is evident that although 

there are many obstacles, once 

they were overcome the 

possibilities in many areas of 

life were endless. Lack of 

knowledge is a key point in 

this topic, as the people had 

no knowledge whatsoever 

that black and white could get 

along and work in unity. They 

did not understand that skin 

pigment was all that was 

separating them. Nobody 

wanted to believe this. The 

theory is that teams can do 

great things by working 

together. They can use 

individuals’ strengths to the 

teams’ advantage. In the 

context of the film, this is 

exactly true. A team 

comprising of both black and 

white worked together and 

won a football championship. 

Coach Yoast and Coach Boone 

have a conversation after 

winning the championship 

which perfectly depicts the 

topic being discussed. Coach 

Yoast: “You were the right man 

for the job, coach.” Coach 

Boone: “You’re a hall of famer 

in my books.” The friendship 

made between a white man 

and a black man eventually led 

to contributing towards the 

winning of a championship. 

There is no doubt that if the 

obstacles were not dealt with 

and addressed efficiently, the 

accomplishments that were 

achieved or could have been 

achieved, would not have been 

achieved. 

As the director portrayed 

accurately to the audience, 

there will always be barriers 

stopping total racial harmony 

becoming a reality. If there is a 

person that is willing to be a 

leader though and step up to 

the job, some of these barriers 

can be overcome. In order for 

racial harmony to become 

close to achieved, there must 

be enforcers who spread the 

word. They must be 

strong-willed people who have 

their eyes “on the prize”. These 

people face constant adversity, 

but these people will 

ultimately be the reason that 

long term success will be 

achieved. In the context of the 

film, Coach Boone was exactly 

the man for that role. “This is 

no democracy. This is a 

dictatorship. I am the law.” This 

perfectly displays Boones’ 

strong-willed nature. Boone 

was considered by some to be 

brutal, but at the end of the 

day he brought not only the 

team together, but in fact the 

whole town. He has an 

outstanding connection with 

the boys in the team. Before 

one of their important games, 

he says: “They don’t need to 

worry about race. We do. Let 

me tell you something: you 

don’t let anything come 

between us. Nothing tears us 

apart”. The team needed 

Coach Boone. He was the glue 

binding the team together. 

Boone essentially introduced 

harmony and equality into the 

team. 

An important point pertaining 

to obstacles in the way of 

racial harmony is the fact that 

people are creatures of habit 

and will not be able to change 

and adapt quickly. The fact of 

the matter is, especially in this 

area of life, people need time. 

They need time for healing. 

They need time for forgiving. 

They need time to learn. They 

need time to change. 

Although people may think 

one way, once they have been 

exposed to new, positive ideas 

there is a possibility that the 

people can change. In the 

context of the movie, this is 

true. Racial harmony in places 

where it is not normal can be 

difficult to achieve - especially 

when it is attempted to be 

achieved instantly. An example 

that would spring into the 

audience’s mind is the 

relationship between Julius 

and Gerry. There is no doubt 

that they both did not warm 

to each other at the beginning 

of the film. Once they got to 

know each other and 

understand each other over 

time, they became good 

friends. Two ends of the 

spectrum are displayed in the 

movie in reference to their 

relationship. Gerry: “I aint 

looking at that for two weeks 

man. Take it down.” There is 

obviously conflict between the 

two. Eventually, after a long 

period of time, the opposite 

end of the spectrum is 

displayed. Gerry: “Alice, are you 

blind? Don’t you see the family 

resemblance? That’s my 

brother.” As the director has 

accurately displayed in the 

film, the youth are beginning 

to bring a new positive 

attitude towards racial 

harmony. They are willing to 

accept change. Racial harmony 

can not be achieved 

instantaneously. People must 

acknowledge their past 

mistakes and open themselves 

up to new ideas. Time is 

required. 

Amongst the many themes 

portrayed in the film 

‘Remember the Titans’, the 

obstacles on the path towards 

friendship and racial harmony 

is a theme that is a constant 

and one that can be easily 

recognised. Through the 

realistic nature of the film and 

the way it was produced, the 

viewer can easily relate to the 

content. Along the path to 

racial harmony, there are many 

obstacles. If these obstacles 

are overcome the possibilities 

are endless. However, in order 

to conquer these obstacles 

there needs to be a leader and 

there needs to be time. The 

director has led the audience 

to believe that if these points 

are considered and used 

effectively then racial 

harmony will be very close to 

being achieved. 

Context Response 

“Australian heroes 

inspire us to be 

better people.” 

Conor Murphy, Year 10 

My father always inspired me 

to be a good person and help 

people in need. This is strange 

because I never actually knew 

him or, at least, remember 

him. I was four when he 

departed for Vietnam. I can 

vaguely remember him, a tall 

bloke with jet black hair. 

Whenever I try to remember 

his face however, all I see is a 

blur. You may think it’s weird 

that my father is my number 

one inspiration but it’s true, 

my father is my hero, and like 

me, many others are grateful 

for what he did. 

It was the 5th of June, 1969, 

my dad was two months away 

from heading home, and 

spending the rest of his life 

with me and mum. The war 

was already lost, but 

Australian troops were doing 

every last thing they could 

before heading home. My 

father was part of the 5th 

Regiment Infantry and in 1st 

Platoon, I think - I’m not too 

sure. “It was a hot stinking day 

in Nui Dat” as my father’s 

friend George told me, he 

would always wipe his 

forehead, as if he were back 

there. My father and his patrol 

were heading out to do a 

perimeter check to make sure 

everything was in order. My 

father was a born leader, 

George would tell me: “he had 

courage, endurance, strength, 

will and a bit of humour goes 

a long way”. I loved hearing 

that my dad was a great 

leader. It made me proud of 

him, to hear that my dad had 

all those qualities makes me 

happy and also sad, knowing I 

would never truly see my 

father’s qualities in action. 

They were half-way through 

their perimeter check when 

George got hit in the left 

shoulder and went down 

immediately. Before anyone 

could react 30 Viet Cong in 

their black pyjamas ran out of 

the jungle guns blazing. The 

patrol were pushed 20 metres 

back before they could grab 

George. It was an all-out fight, 

the Viet Cong had the high 

ground plus at least 15 more 

men and bullets were firing in 

every possible direction. 

The Aussie patrol and my dad 

were scouring for any cover 

they could find. The patrol 

found a comfortable position 

behind a fallen tree, but they 

were still outnumbered. While 

the fire fight went on George 

was right in the middle of the 

two groups, however the Viet 

Cong were advancing ever so 

quickly. Like a swarm of locusts 

they surrounded the patrol. 

My father put a fresh mag in 

his M-16 and peered over the 

fallen tree, when he saw 

George and vice versa. “He 

was smilin’ he was,” George 

would tell me. “He had a 

cheeky grin on his face as if 

something was funny.” My 

father saw the impending Viet 

Cong force, without thinking 

my dad jumped straight over 

the fallen tree and headed 

straight for George. My father 

as George tells me “was an 

unstoppable force” as he ran 

past bullets, and grenade 

explosions as if they held little 

danger. My dad was getting 

closer and closer to George 

with every step. “As your dad 

kneeled beside me he shouted 

above the gunfire, ‘This is no 

time to res t George’.” George 

chuckles when he tells me 

that bit. It makes me smile 

too. My dad fired a couple of 

bullets in the Viet Cong’s 

direction then proceeded to 

lift George, carrying him on his 

shoulder back to the group. 

They were almost back to 

temporary safety when my 

father’s kneecap was 

shattered to pieces thanks to 

an AK-47. My father and 

George fell to the ground. 

“You okay James?” George said 

to him. “I then heard your 

father say, ’Just tripped. I’ll be 

fine’.” As my father said that 

he lifted himself up and, with 

pure strength and 

determination, put George 

back on his shoulder and 

continued to carry him back to 

the group. The group began 

covering fire in my dad’s 

direction and jumped out and 

grabbed both of them and got 

them back behind the tree. 

Reinforcements were expected 

to come in five minutes 

however the Viet Cong were 

less than 25 metres away. “We 

couldn’t hold much longer, 

your father told us to make a 

break for it east, he would 

cover us and follow us soon 

after, we knew he wouldn’t, 

but it was an order and all he 

cared about was getting us 

back home to our families,” 

George would tell me. 

That told me that my father 

had a great mateship with 

these guys and was willing to 

sacrifice his life for others and 

that’s why my father inspires 

me. He was helpful to people, 

he had determination, courage 

and endurance and he made 

sacrifice. They’re the qualities 

my father had and he was a 

hero to me and others. Every 

day I say thanks to my father, 

because even though he 

wasn’t here to raise me, he is 

still the man, the hero, who 

inspires me to be a better 

person. My father never made 

it out of Vietnam but he will 

always be with me. 

Context Response 

“The response to 

conflict is as 

important as its 

cause.” 

Timothy Ryan Year 11 

Ralik strolled through 

Al-Habib’s courtyard. The 

synagogue was full today. 

People were scared. The war 

shook up the community so 

much that what was left was 

barely a shadow of its former 

self. Al-Habib was only a small 

town, if one could even call it 

that. However, being this close 

to Gaza made people pay 

attention to you. Ralik was 

near the eastern side of town. 

The soldiers along the 

make-shift wall were only 

recognisable by their guns, 

and the fear in their eyes. They 

were nervous as they peered 

out into the desert. 

Somewhere out there, 

someone wanted them dead. 

“Ralik!” a man yelled from 

nearby. 

“Jacob!” Ralik replied and ran 

towards him. Jacob was a 

young soldier of the town, 

young enough to get along 

with Ralik anyway. Jacob 

smiled as the young man 

stopped in front of him. 

“It’s not very subtle to come 

looking for your birthday 

present young one.” Jacob 

rustled Ralik’s hair. 

“Seventeen isn’t so young, old 

one,” Jacob faked a pained 

expression. 

“Old? Old? You should watch 

your tongue!” Ralik pushed 

Jacob back playfully, however 

something dangled out of 

Jacob’s shirt which he quickly 

stuffed back in. He always 

wore a small cross around his 

neck. People in Al-Habib often 

discriminated against him 

because of his faith. Ralik 

ignored it. 

“Just get me my present,” Ralik 

said. Jacob laughed. 

“Sure thing, it’s in the barracks, 

stay here.” 

Jacob walked off and Ralik 

leaned on a wall. He 

overheard two soldiers talking. 

“Confirm. We are sending in 

an airstrike in a couple of 

minutes.” Ralik turned. As 

much as he liked seeing the 

jets he knew Palestine would 

react with more violence. 

Soon a tiny dot was visible in 

the sky. 

“The jet is going to fly right 

over us,” Ralik thought. He’d 

never seen one this close up 

before. The screeching started 

as it got closer. Ralik broke into 

a smile as it passed overhead. 

They were majestic birds. Then 

his eye caught something in 

the sky, right where the jet had 

been a second earlier. 

“Oh no … Run,” Ralik screamed 

as he dived over the wall. The 

bomb fell quickly, and before 

anyone registered Ralik’s 

words it hit the ground and 

detonated. 

The noise deafened Ralik for a 

moment as he laid there, the 

dust falling down on him. He 

didn’t move, just laid there. 

Soon the deafness faded and 

Ralik heard something that 

made his stomach churn. 

Screams. Screams of women. 

Screams of children. Screams 

of men. “Jacob!” Ralik dived up 

and sprinted through the 

small network of buildings. 

Half the barracks had been 

replaced by a crater. Fire 

burned in some places. The 

injured cried, pleading for help. 

The townspeople ran into the 

area, looking for family and 

friends, some crying out in 

agony when they found a 

known body or victim. 

Al-Habib had one doctor, he 

worked in the barracks. Ralik 

searched for Jacob, finding 

nothing. He started walking 

away when he glimpsed 

someone lying down. Close to 

the crater a body had only one 

leg and was covered in burn 

marks, and clutched in the 

body’s hand was a small cross. 

Ralik was silent, then 

overcome with emotion. He 

cried. His friend was gone. 

Ralik had his eyes closed, 

sitting in the ruins of the 

barracks, fumbling with 

Jacob’s cross. The bomb struck 

yesterday. The bodies had all 

been moved and placed in an 

empty house, awaiting burial. 

The injured were being cared 

for by their families, but many 

had already died, and many 

more would. Ralik mourned 

the loss of his friend. He didn’t 

believe this could happen. 

Across the street, the cemetery 

was abuzz with activity as 

graves were dug. Ralik knew 

that no grave would be dug 

for Jacob. Even in death they 

still shunned him. Ralik stood, 

walked over, grabbed a shovel 

and started digging. 

“We should side with 

Palestine! Our own country 

has betrayed us,” a voiced cried 

out. Cheers echoed. 

“How? We are not Muslims,” 

choruses of agreement cried 

out. 

“What does religion matter or 

not?” the voice called back. 

That was it. Ralik had sat here 

at this meeting for an hour. 

Everyone yelled at each other 

and wanted to change sides. 

They spoke of faith like a 

commodity. When they 

mentioned the dead, Jacob 

was never mentioned, and 

they think religion doesn’t 

matter. 

“You all know that Jacob died,” 

the crowd became silent as it 

turned to acknowledge Ralik’s 

words. 

“Yet you still refused to 

acknowledge him. Because of 

his faith!” 


70 

71 

‘Class numbers 

continue to grow 

with 150 boys 

completing Units 

3/4 English, 

making 2012 one 

of the biggest 

years of Year 12 

English St Patrick’s 

College has ever 

produced. In 2013, 

however, this 

number is set to 

increase to almost 

200 students in 

Units 3/4 English 

alone. The 

numbers swell 

even further when 

considering Units 

3/4 Literature! It all 

adds up to a busy 

and rewarding 

time for students 

and staff. ‘ 

The crowd stayed silent. 

“Who cares what caused this 

conflict? Why this war started? 

We all lost friends and family 

that day, yet we each speak like 

we’re the only one who 

suffered.” 

Some people started to nod. 

“We need to stop arguing and 

actually respond to what 

happened,” Ralik breathed 

heavily and the room hung in 

silence for a time. A man stood. 

“We have dishonoured the 

dead. Let us work for their 

forgiveness.” 

The crowd agreed. Ralik sat 

down. He smiled to himself as 

he remembered what Jacob 

had always said to him: “The 

response to conflict is as 

important as its cause.” 

The barracks were demolished 

fully, the soldiers put away their 

guns and the doctor’s clinic was 

rebuilt. Life had changed 

dramatically from a few weeks 

ago, yet it felt like things were 

back to normal. The victims of 

Al-Habib had written to both 

Israel and Palestine to talk of 

the movement and say that 

they would no longer be part of 

the conflict. 

A day later, a ceasefire was 

called. Ralik knew Jacob would 

be happy. Everything he had 

always wanted had happened. 

He just wished he could be 

there to see it. 

Using Language to 

Persuade – Media 

Analysis response 

Hamish Kelly, 12D 

The decision for police to 

engage in high speed pursuits 

has been the subject of intense 

public debate over recent weeks 

, as a spate of deaths as a result 

of these pursuits has caused 

many in the general public to 

raise questions over the legality, 

necessity and safety of police 

pursuits. David Axup’s opinion 

piece “Between a rock and a 

hard place” (Herald-Sun, 11/1/12) 

contends that police pursuits 

are necessary, but also 

acknowledges the dangers and 

possible consequences of these 

actions. Axup employs a 

reasoned yet authoritative tone, 

and also draws on his own 

considerable experience as a 

police officer to add weight to 

his position. The letter to the 

editor “Police pursuits are an 

unfortunate necessity” (The 

Courier, 17/1/12) by Rob Wallace 

also contends that police 

pursuits are necessary but 

adopts a very direct, forthright 

and, at times, self-righteous 

tone. On the other hand the 

untitled cartoon (The Courier, 

20/1/12) by Ditchy presents the 

view that police chases are the 

direct causes of unnecessary 

deaths. Ditchy presents his 

arguments in a superficially 

comical and light-hearted tone, 

juxtaposed with the highly 

serious and sardonic overall 

tone of the issue itself, and his 

cartoon. 

Axup’s support for police 

pursuits is made clear in the 

opening statement (“A ban on 

pursuits would be a step 

towards a more dangerous 

society”). This emotive 

statement immediately appeals 

to the reader’s sense of fear and 

self-preservation, and makes 

police inaction in pursuits seem 

like a “dangerous” choice which 

could jeopardise community 

safety. This highlights that 

police action is required for the 

public good. Axup draws upon 

his own experience as a police 

officer and road traffic officer to 

support his contention. By using 

authoritative phrases such as “… 

and I know what it’s like – I’ve 

been there as a young officer” 

and “over my years in Victoria 

Police…” give the audience a 

tangible sense of credibility and 

reliability in Axup’s viewpoint, 

and makes his arguments seem 

reasonable and logical to those 

with no experience of policing 

or police pursuits. The opinion 

piece is accompanied by a 

photo which depicts the 

graphic aftermath of a car crash 

related pursuit. The 80kph sign 

presented in the image 

attempts to reinforce to the 

audience that it is the offender, 

and not the police who has 

broken the law and bears the 

blame, and this ties directly into 

Axup’s overall contention. 

Similar to Axup, Wallace’s letter 

to the editor argues that police 

chases are appropriate, but 

does so in a much less reasoned 

and considered tone. The 

author generalises that “the 

instigators of these incidents 

are reckless individuals…little 

regard than for themselves” 

and asserts that every driver 

that leads the police on a 

pursuit is a “hooning driver”. 

Readers feel unsympathetic 

towards these people, and 

makes police action seem 

justifiable and reasonable. 

Through the use of exclusive 

language (“pursue these 

individuals”) contrasted with 

“normal drivers”, Wallace acts to 

alienate the broader 

community-minded citizens 

from the “reckless drivers”. By 

distinguishing those who flee 

from the wider public and 

civilised society, readers want to 

ensure that these drivers are 

accountable for their actions 

and they bear sole responsibility 

for tragic outcomes. Similarly to 

Axup’s piece, Wallace appeals to 

the reader’s sense of fear (“We 

would have a greater number 

of drivers hooning”). By bringing 

into question the issue of public 

safety and order, the audience is 

more likely to agree with the 

author’s assertion of police 

“doing their jobs as they see fit”. 

In contrast to Axup and Wallace, 

Ditchy’s cartoon propounds the 

view that police action in 

pursuits is resulting in death. 

Unlike the more serious tone of 

the first two articles, the 

cartoonist presents the issue 

and his point of view in a comic 

and childlike way. The direction 

of the policeman’s eyes (looking 

towards the cemetery) 

indicates that he knows the 

direction and impending 

consequence of the chase 

(unavoidable death). The “hoon” 

driver’s head is turned away 

from the cemetery, and 

suggests that he is completely 

unaware of where the chase is 

heading. This suggests that 

while the “hoon” driver is at 

fault, it is the police’s 

responsibility to avoid fatalities. 

Readers lose sympathy for the 

police and their actions, and feel 

angered that the police are 

seemingly leading, if not 

chasing the “hoon” towards his 

death. The text “where police 

pursuits often end up” supports 

the overall contention 

presented by Ditchy in his 

image and targets individuals 

who question the validity of 

police chases as a law 

enforcement method. Finally, 

the positioning of the cars in 

the image creates a sense of 

immediacy and of threat, and 

makes the reader feel that 

police are forcing or driving 

these drivers towards a tragic 

end. This evokes a strong feeling 

of moral outrage and disgust 

towards the police actions in 

the audience. 

The three persuasive pieces use 

a variety of different techniques 

to support the author’s 

contention. David Axup draws 

upon personal experience to 

help convey the situation police 

find themselves in, and to argue 

that police pursuits are 

necessary to maintain public 

safety and to not pursue would 

contribute to a more 

“dangerous society”. Wallace’s 

more aggressive and direct 

letter also appeals to public 

safety and order to support his 

contention that high speed 

pursuits are needed, while 

finally Ditchy’s cartoon adopts a 

satirical and comic tone to 

contend that police must 

accept some responsibility for 

the tragic outcomes of police 

pursuits. 

Enhanced 

Learning 

2012 was another successful and productive year for the Enhanced Learning department. 


Funded Student Co-ordinators, 

Mrs Jacinta Burge (Years 7, 8 and 

transition) and Mrs Helen 

McLennan (Years 9, 10, 11 and 12) 

for their tireless dedication and 

commitment to ensuring the 

needs of funded students 

are met. 

I would also like to thank Mrs 

Andrea Hadley for her 

invaluable work as the College’s 

ESL and New Student testing 

Co-ordinator. As funded student 

numbers continue to increase 

at the College, Andrea’s role will 

broaden by taking on a 

Co-ordinating role for a number 

of funded students at the 

Year 9 level. 

We welcomed four new Teacher 

Assistants to the team this year, 

Mrs Sandra Clark, Mr Neil 

Henderson, Mr Barton Hill and 

Mrs Susan Portelli. Their 

contributions have been 

invaluable and they have been a 

tremendous asset to the team. 

At the close of the year we 

unfortunately say goodbye to 

Mrs Susan Portelli who is 

relocating to Townsville with 

her family. We also farewell Mrs 

Denise Clark who is returning 

to her hometown of Mildura. 

The professionalism, hard work 

ethic and commitment of both 

ladies will be missed. 

I would like thank all the 

Teacher Assistants within the 

Enhanced Learning team for 

their care and support of 

students and staff within the 

College. The Assistants have a 

genuine desire to support the 

learning needs of students and 

make positive difference in their 

lives. The staff support of 

students on camps, excursions 

and through a host of other 

programs such as the chess and 

homework clubs has been 

tremendous. Many staff adopt 

additional tasks and roles 

within the department or 

within other departments and 

are to be commended for their 

willingness to assist in 

these ways. 

This has been my first year at 

the College and I would like to 

express my sincere thanks to 

the College leadership for their 

support. The resourcing, 

support and structures in place 

at the College ensures that the 

‘total’ wellbeing of students is 

cared for. I would also like to 

thank the Enhanced Learning 

team for their welcome, 

support and encouragement. I 

am very fortunate to be 

working with such a dedicated, 

caring and professional team. 

Rachel Carter 

Enhanced Learning 

Co-ordinator 

Teacher assistants Susan Portelli (top) and Denise Clark 

(Bottom) left the Enhanced Learning team at the completion 

of 2012. We thank both of them for professionalism, hard work 

ethic and commitment. 



72 73 

Mr Stephen McMahon 

Head of Health and Physical 

Education 

Health and Physical 

Education (HaPE) 

A very pleasing amount of learning and improved performance was achieved in and out of the 

classroom by students within the Health and Physical Education Faculty. 

Students across all year levels were fortunate to be involved 

in a range of Health and Physical Education studies in 2012 

ranging from golf to scuba diving. 

As a large core programme 

within the College Curriculum, 

all Year 7 to 10 boys participate 

in practical classes each week 

with a focus on learning and 

developing physical skills and 

positive attitudes to exercise, 

teamwork and physical activity, 

both for now and later adult 

life. The benefits and 

importance of Health and 

Physical Activity at all stages of 

life are now unequivocal. It is 

widely recognised by health, 

education, economic and 

medical experts, that regular 

physical activity and healthy 

nutrition are vitally important 

to both, individual and 

Australia’s national health, 

wellness and productivity. It is 

with this mission that our 

dynamic HaPE programme is 

supported and implemented. 

The boys also have formal 

Health Education classes 

disseminating knowledge on a 

variety of topics such as: 

sunsmart, relationships, fitness 

and health, nutrition, water 

safety, drugs and harm 

minimisation, changing and 

growing, sexuality and sexual 

health, first aid and sport 

injuries. Our boys also have the 

opportunity to study advanced 

elective subjects to VCE level in: 

Physical Education, Health and 

Human Development, Outdoor 

and Environmental Studies and 

Sport & Recreation. VET Sport 

and Recreation continues to be 

our most popular subject at 

VCE level with its practical 

competency focus. The 

programme, led by Mr Damian 

Kinnersly and Mr Andrew 

Chamings, will expand again in 

2013. The majority of our VCE 

Physical Education and Health 

and Human Development 

students attended several 

revision lectures conducted at 

the University of Ballarat and 

Ballarat High School. 

The VCE Outdoor and 

Environmental Studies students 

again travelled far and wide 

with challenging expeditions 

including: alpine and snow 

camping, SCUBA diving, sea 

kayaking and rock climbing. Mr 

Jeremy Daniel and Mr Nathan 

Geaghan have re-organised 

much of our programme and 

improved our equipment assets 

with great success this year. 

In addition to our traditional 

offerings in Year 7 and 8 Physical 

Education and Year 9 and 10 

Sport, students have shown 

great delight participating in the 

gymnastics and hapkido (self 

defence) units which were both 

offered on campus and the 

canoeing unit, taking advantage 

of our proximity to Lake 

Wendouree. The four-week 

Junior School swimming and 

survival skills unit again put into 

practice learning from Health 

classes. The Jo Walter Field 

(Hockey Field) has proven to be 

an outstanding new facility with 

heavy usage, especially when 

the ovals are wet. 

2012 ACHPER Health and 

Physical Education Week 

celebrations in October 

included the inaugural ‘SPC 

Beep Test Challenge’ in which 

45 boys voluntarily participated 

at lunchtime, with six boys 

crowned their Year Level 

champion. 

The HaPE Faculty hosted seven 

student teachers in 2012 for 

their teaching rounds (for 

between three and eight 

weeks) from the University of 

Ballarat and Australian Catholic 

University. Thanks to those staff 

who took on the responsibility 

for mentoring the next 

generation of teachers. Many 

staff attended a variety of 

professional development 

activities and conferences both 

locally and in Melbourne, 

throughout 2012. 

A special thanks to Ms Tamara 

Westwood (Sports 

Administrator) and Mr Tim 

Mackenzie (HaPE & Sport 

Trainee) for their very 

significant contribution to the 

daily operations of all HaPE 

Faculty classes, ensuring 

staffing, venue scheduling, bus 

bookings and equipment were 

ready each day. I also wish to 

acknowledge Mr Tony Liston 

(Property Manager) and his 

capable staff for providing 

excellent outdoor facilities for 

class use throughout the year. 

I wish to thank all staff for their 

hard work, commitment and 

support in delivering our HaPE 

programme; parents for their 

support and students for their 

engagement. 

Humanities 

The Humanities encompasses a diverse range of subjects. At junior levels the courses comprise of 

Geography, History, Civics & Citizenship and Economics. 

Our VCE offerings are a range of 

Commerce subjects plus 

History. Within these the boys 

at St Patrick’s were exposed to 

many ideas and concepts 

delivered in engaging 

classroom experiences. 

Years 7 - 10 

There were a number of guest 

speakers for students in the 

Junior School. Politicians spoke 

to the Year 7s as they studied 

Australia’s political system. A 

CFA volunteer spoke to the Year 

8s about Black Saturday when 

they studied Hazards as part of 

their Geography unit. 

The Expo Evening which was 

presented by the International 

Studies Classes was a great 

success as the boys showed off 

their knowledge of their 

selected countries. 

One Year 8 class was involved in 

a trial using a set of iPads. The 

boys in this class used a variety 

of apps and programmes while 

studying Medieval History in 

the second semester. They 

produced iBooks as part of their 

assessed work and enjoyed the 

experience of using this form of 

technology. 

Behind the scenes, teachers 

were preparing for the biggest 

shake-up to curriculum since 

the introduction of VELs. 2013 

will see the introduction of the 

first four subjects of the 

Australian Curriculum. For 

Humanities, this means new 

History courses from Years 7 - 10. 

Teachers spent a great deal of 

time in 2012 planning content 

and resources for the new 

History courses. 

VCE 

As usual, the VCE students of 

the Humanities courses were 

well prepared for their final 

exams, and there were some 

good results within these 

subjects. 2012 was the final year 

in which Accounting students 

faced a mid-year exam as it falls 

into line with all of the other 

subjects in just having the one 

exam at the end of the year in 

2013. Students seemed to be 

engaged in the Headstart 

Program at the end of 2012, so it 

is hoped that this will result in 

generating interest in the 

subjects that will lead to some 

strong results in 2013. 

Thanks to all of the Humanities 

teachers for their dedicated 

work throughout 2012 in our 

wonderfully diverse range of 

subjects. 

Ms Debra McNaughton 

Head of Humanities 

From top: Dallas Martin and Nicholas Martin explore Mexico during the Expo Evening as part of 

Year 8 International Studies classes. 

Middle: Brayden Ward and Callan Hayes explain to visitors the attractions of Peru. 

Bottom: William Madden explains to a visitor about the wonders of Portugal. 


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Mrs Nicole Hexter 

Head of IT 

Year 9 IT saw many new concepts being introduced into the curriculum. Students used the iPods; 

collaborated in groups though the creation of websites in Google Sites; engaged in conversation 

through Edmodo and learnt about QR codes and Augmented Reality. 

Year 10 students enjoyed experience the latest in games 

technology as part of ICT Week activities at the Ballarat 

Mining Exchange. 

Information 

Technology 

A unit called ‘iFun’ was also run 

in Immersion Week, which 

allowed students to participate 

in QR challenges, experiment 

with Google Forms and 

participate in quizzes using 

Socrative and Quizamm. 

Year 10 IT continues to provide a 

stepping stone into VCE IT 

studies and how students can 

more effectively use computers 

in all subject areas. Students 

have had the opportunity to 

explore various dimensions in 

ICT through this programme 

and test their talents in the 

areas of core operation of a 

system, computer programming, 

web based application 

development and computer 

hardware and networking. 

IT in the senior school continues 

to face the dilemma of “what is 

new with technology today?” 

Throughout the year our journey 

has challenged our conceptual 

knowledge of how computers 

can be used to connect society 

and provide services and 

opportunities that would 

otherwise never exist. 

Students began this exploration 

by attending the Microsoft 

Imagine Cup in Melbourne. The 

ideas of the young contestants 

were simply outstanding and 

were trying to address various 

gaps within society where 

technology could help. The 

eventual Australian winner was 

a team that developed a cost 

minimal solution to recognise 

infant phenomena in third 

world countries by recording and 

analysing the breathing patterns 

of a baby through a stethoscope 

attached to a Windows mobile 

phone. Through early detection 

and intervention in third world 

countries there is a hope that 

the application will save lives. 

As part of ICT week some 

enthusiastic year 10 students 

attended the annual Ballarat get 

into games expo at the Mining 

Exchange, a Ballarat ICT initiative 

which is supported by the 

University of Ballarat. The event 

was a marvellous chance for our 

boys to see the number of ICT 

based opportunities there are in 

our local community and region 

and it provides invaluable 

information on how to access 

these. The boys were treated to 

some presentations from major 

game development houses, the 

University of Ballarat and 

individuals following their 

dream into the computer game 

industry. We were very happy to 

see some of our Old Boys 

assisting with booths, 

showcasing their computer 

games and talking about their 

ICT journey. 

Many thanks to Mr Ian Fernée, 

Mr Tony Beggs, Mr Barry Schuurs, 

Mr Chris Maciejewski, Mr Stuart 

Lethbridge, Mr Alex Brodie and 

Mr Mevan Abeyrama for the 

time and effort they put into 

ensuring the IT programmes at 

SPC are run smoothly and 

without hassle. 

Indigenous 

Education 

Programme 

Unfortunately not all 

applications can be approved 

as numbers and resources are 

limited but, for 31 students and 

families, great results were 

achieved. These achievements 

occurred not only academically 

and on the sporting fields. 

However, the main positive 

outcome was increased 

confidence and interpersonal 

skills gained which will see the 

boys grow into great young 

men for their communities 

and to lead them into the next 

generation. 

The programme is a 

recognised success because of 

the ongoing support of the 

Headmaster Dr Peter Casey 

and the commitment, 

expertise and passion of staff 

members, both teaching and 

non-teaching staff. The College 

community welcomes boys 

from all walks of life and this 

ensures that all boys are made 

to feel welcome and feel a 

sense of belonging with the 

College. 

In 2012, through the work of 

two way relationships, we 

welcomed boys from new 

communities of Tennant Creek, 

Tiwi Islands and Swan Hill, 

whilst continuing relationships 

with communities from Alice 

Springs, Elliott, Heywood, 

Canberra and locally around 

Ballarat and surrounding 

regions. 

Students brought a great 

richness to the St Patrick’s 

community, particularly in 

relation to boarding. The 

programme and the efforts of 

the students continue to play 

a huge role in helping all 

Australians work towards the 

important goal of genuine 

reconciliation and recognising 

and respecting the traditional 

owners of this land. Having 

indigenous students attending 

the College, the nonindigenous 

boys can 

assimilate as they come to see 

that they are all boys with the 

same issues, hopes, dreams 

and stresses of being 

teenagers in this day and age. 

This will carry all existing boys 

well into the future and into 

the wider community. 

This commitment to 

reconciliation is fundamental 

to a Catholic School in the 

Edmund Rice tradition, as 

Edmund Rice’s ethos was to 

provide equal schooling for all, 

the privileged and nonprivileged. 

In visiting communities 

throughout the Northern 

Territory it is concerning to see 

the imbalances in health, 

education, social and 

economic standards that are 

still evident today. The 

indigenous boys that have 

attended St Patricks College 

from these communities over 

the previous six years have all 

benefited greatly. By visiting 

their communities, I have seen 

that we are making a 

difference in the cycle of these 

communities. We, as a 

community are giving these 

aboriginal communities a 

future and developing young 

men to lead them along 

the way. 

Mr Rick Balchin 

Indigenous Education 

Manager 

2012 saw the College’s Indigenous Education Programme continue to grow and evolve with great 

success. It continues to be recognised as one of the leading programmes of its kind in the nation and 

the increased applications reflects this. 

Top: Jake Neade is congratulated by First XVIII coach Mr 

Howard Clark upon hearing the news that he had been 

drafted to Port Adelaide. 

Bottom: Several of the College’s indigenous students relished 

the chance to work with primary school students in the 

region in 2012. 


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The College’s indigenous programme provides ample 

opportunities for students to experience a wide variety of 

hands-on jobs in the workplace. 

This will result in higher life 

expectancy rates, better 

health, self-sufficient 

communities with industry, 

greater educational outcomes 

for their children and provide 

them with self respect and 

confidence to live free of the 

drugs, alcohol and violence 

that has rifled these 

communities over the previous 

two generations. They will 

have the ability to self manage 

their lives whilst not on 

welfare and controlled under 

the NT intervention. 

This is a great challenge within 

a school environment in 

Ballarat, Victoria, however it is 

a great privilege for the staff of 

the programme. The small 

successes throughout the year 

for each boy make it all 

worthwhile. 

As a department we don’t 

judge our outcome on final 

grades of the boys. We succeed 

as a department when the 

boy’s confidence grows and his 

ability to interact with other 

non-indigenous boys is 

achieved. Their organisational 

skills improve, they can work 

to deadlines, not be late for 

classes, and have the 

confidence to get up and 

speak in front of their class, 

and their work ethic increases 

to a point that’s required. If 

they achieve these goals then 

naturally their marks will 

reflect the improvement. We 

set reachable goals with the 

boys and upon completion, a 

pat on the back and re-assess 

for more. 

The programme allows the 

boys to gain work experience 

and life skills outside the 

classroom, as each boy has an 

individual learning plan. This 

allows more hands-on 

teaching and experience for 

the boys who require that 

education. 

Staff and students work 

closely with a number of 

organisations and agencies 

locally to achieve outstanding 

results. The ongoing 

partnership with Tracy 

Employment Group is an 

example of what can be 

achieved for the students 

through innovative thinking 

founded upon shared good 

intent. Through Tracy’s 

students have received many 

nationally-accredited 

vocational training courses 

and work experiences. 

Mentoring programmes with 

MARS, as well as the Black Hill 

and St Alipius Primary Schools 

has seen great benefits for all 

involved. 

A new initiative was the 

involvement of the 

Technologically Enriched 

Curriculum Project (TECP) 

which enabled students to 

adapt literacy outcomes 

through modern technology 

(iPads). The content from this 

project will be released in early 

2013. It will involve studio 

recorded songs on CD and 

stories developed and narrated 

and filmed on iBooks. 

In 2012, through the leadership 

of Mr Rick Balchin (Indigenous 

Education Manager), Mr David 

Loader (Indigenous Support 

Officer- Programmes) and Mrs 

Kate Walshe (Indigenous 

Support Officer), the College 

has supported its plans, great 

enthusiasm and tireless 

energy with resources to 

better support the indigenous 

students. 

There were many highlights 

throughout the year including 

Reconciliation Day liturgy, 

Dominic Barry’s memorable 

speech at College assembly 

about the effects of the NT 

intervention from his eyes 

and all boys passing their 

year levels. 

But for two young indigenous 

boys from NT, Jake Neade 

(Elliott) and Dominic Barry 

(Alice Springs), completing 

Year 12 and to then get ed to 

AFL clubs shows the 

commitment and dedication 

they have both displayed over 

the years they have been 

among the St Patrick’s 

community and we wish them 

all the very best. 

2013 will see five boys tackling 

Year 12 and we will have 36 

indigenous boys within the 

community of St Patricks 

ranging from Year 7-12. We 

welcome new boys from the 

communities of Wallace Rock 

Hole (NT) and Mansfield. 

The Indigenous Education 

Programme will work closely 

with Enhanced Learning to 

support the boys in class and, 

for the first time, students will 

be covered under Enhanced 

Learning’s timetable. New 

initiatives are constantly being 

assessed for the programme 

to assist in achieving the end 

goals. 

In recognising the outstanding 

achievements of 2012 it is 

important to acknowledge the 

outstanding work of all 

members of the Indigenous 

Education Programme and 

Boarding Departments. In 

particular, for their great 

support, I would like to thank: 

• Mr David Loader 

• Mrs Kate Walshe 

• Mr Alex Hunt 

• Mr Andrew Schyler 

• Mr Jared Scoines 

We, as a schooling community, 

should never underestimate 

the value of what we do and 

how good we are at impacting 

upon the young men who 

need us - and an education. 

Top: Students Donovan Jones and Shane McAuliffe work closely with primary school students. 

Bottom: Dominic Barry listens intently to the coach as he prepares to play in the BAS Football 

Grand Final. 


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Mrs Margaret McIntyre 

Head of LOTE 

LOTE 

The LOTE Faculty has again enjoyed a very busy and productive year. Myself, Ms Deborah Jordan and 

Miss Rachael Leighton have continued to focus on the use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning in 

Japanese classes. 

The 2012 tour of Japan provided many of our LOTE students 

with valuable life experiences as well as the opportunity to 

fine-tune their Japanese speaking skills. 

As well as expanding the uses of 

the thin clients and iPods the 

faculty has participated in a trial 

of a trolley of iPads. All students 

enjoyed using the iPads and 

found the various apps to be 

very helpful in learning to read 

and write kanji. Our thanks go 

to Mr Chris Maciejewski, 

Director of ICT, and all of the ICT 

staff for their support. In 2012 I 

have participated in several 

projects related to best practice 

in the use of ICT in the teaching 

of foreign languages. As a result 

of this work the Australian 

Institute of Teaching and School 

Leadership (AITSL) selected 

Japanese classes at St Patrick’s 

College to record an ‘Illustration 

of Practice’ to be posted on the 

AITSL website as a model of 

language teaching with ICT. 

This video shows the three 

teachers speaking about the 

benefits of ICT as well as some 

Year 7 and 8 students at work. 

We were pleased to welcome 

university students from Kyoto, 

Shoko Tanaka and Ayaka 

Tachikawa, to the Faculty in 

2012. Shoko and Ayaka worked 

with classes at all levels 

providing the boys with an 

opportunity to learn about 

Japanese culture and to practise 

speaking Japanese. Our thanks 

to the Pontil-Scala (Lauchlan, 

Year 9), and McPherson (Dylan, 

Year 8), families for hosting the 

teaching assistants. Both Shoko 

and Ayaka enjoyed their 

experience of Australian family 

life and appreciated the warmth 

and friendship of the families. 

After postponing the Japan trip 

scheduled for 2011 the group of 

13 students from Years 9 to 12, 

accompanied by myself and Ms 

Laura Fazzalari, were very 

excited to board their flight to 

Japan in 2012. The trip started 

with three days of the bright 

lights and the fast pace of life in 

Tokyo. The group then boarded 

the bullet train and travelled to 

the ancient city of Kyoto where 

they learned about Japanese 

history and tradition while 

visiting temples, shrines and 

castles. Two nights on the 

beautiful Island of Miyajima 

provided the boys with the 

opportunity to wander through 

the shopping area and buy 

souvenirs of the trip. Samurai 

swords (blunt, of course) were 

the most popular memento! 

After a moving visit to the Peace 

Memorial Park and the War 

Museum in nearby Hiroshima 

the boys boarded a ferry for a 

two-hour trip across the 

spectacular inland sea to the 

City of Matsuyama on the island 

of Shikoku to meet the families 

who would host them for five 

nights. The cultural program 

which accompanied the 

homestay experience was 

particularly exciting. The boys 

especially loved storming the 

gates of the 17th century castle 

and participating in a kendo 

class. Visits to local schools 

provided an opportunity to get 

to know students of their own 

age and to compare experiences 

using a mixture of English and 

Japanese. 

Congratulations to Hamish 

Clydesdale, Ashley Duffy, 

Thomas Keogh, and Peter 

Leighton of Year 10 who 

represented the College in the 

Inagawa Speech and Cultural 

Contest held in August by the 

City of Ballarat. Each student 

delivered two speeches in 

Japanese. Ashley was selected 

by the judges as joint winner 

of the contest. Ashley’s prize 

was an all-expenses paid trip 

to Japan for two weeks. Ashley 

left for Japan in November and 

we are looking forward to 

hearing about his experience 

in the new year. 

Mathematics 

Mrs Clare Kavanagh 

Head of Mathematics 

2012 has been a year of both consolidation and review in the Mathematics Faculty. The 25 enthusiastic 

teachers have gone about their planning and the delivery of the 19 different offerings in Mathematics 

subjects with enthusiasm. 

We continue to endeavour to 

have a broad range of offerings 

at all year levels to enable all 

students to feel a sense of 

achievement in Mathematics. 

To serve this purpose there are 

three or four different types of 

maths classes running at each 

year level 7 - 12. 

A new programme which 

continued in 2012 was the Year 

10 subject, Maths for Living. This 

fits into the repertoire of Maths 

offerings between the modified 

Year 10 class and the two more 

academic offerings of 

Pre-General and Pre-Methods. 

This gives us four different 

Maths classes for the Year 10s 

to choose from, which fits with 

their broad range of aspirations 

after leaving the school 

environment. 

We continue to be well served 

by having additional staff 

allocated to blocks of Maths 

classes in Years 7 - 9. 

Anecdotally students and their 

parents, as well as the teachers, 

see this as a positive. 

We continue to review our 

offerings each year and are 

constantly responding to new 

technology in our teaching and 

the students learning. 

Year 8 students were among those involved in Mathematics 

studies in 2012. 


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Ms Elizabeth Downey 

Head of Science 

Science 

2012 has been a very industrious year for the Science Faculty as the teachers of Years 7 to 10 Science 

prepare to deliver the Australian National Curriculum (ANC) in 2013. 

Year 7 students attended the Clean Energy Summit at the 

Ballarat Mining Exchange as part of their Science studies in 2012. 

The focus of teachers working 

in these levels has been 

developing new curriculum 

materials that cover the ANC 

and then delivering the new 

topics. This is a lengthy and 

time consuming process but, by 

and large, most year levels will 

be covering the ANC next year 

with a few areas involving 

transition units of work. While 

this year has been working on 

what needs to be taught, next 

year will focus on how best to 

deliver the work so that all 

students have a chance to 

achieve in Science. 

Science has continued to offer 

enrichment activities such as 

the Year 7 Ballarat Observatory 

Night this year attracting well 

over 200 students and their 

families. This event was started 

by Mrs Ursula Bridges and 

continues to become bigger 

and better each year. The boys 

were delighted at being able to 

see Saturn, which was very 

close to the Earth at the time. 

Many of the boys continued to 

discuss the night sky 

throughout the whole year. 

Science Week was celebrated by 

the Year 7 students with their 

involvement in the Clean 

Energy Summit which was held 

in the Mining Exchange and 

involved students from many 

local schools and some from as 

far away as Bannockburn. The 

boys all presented their 

Renewable Energy Poster for 

display, ran workshops making 

cardboard wind turbines and 

attended workshops run by 

other students. The boys 

enjoyed the experience and it 

was good to see them 

interacting so well with primary 

school students during the 

workshops. 

James Mulraney of Year 10 was 

fortunate to attend the “Science 

Experience” which was held at 

the University of Ballarat during 

the September holidays. He was 

sponsored by Rotary and he 

found the experience 

invaluable, particularly working 

with students from other 

schools. 

At the start of the year Mr 

Roger Knight entered a team 

into the Amazing Spaghetti 

Machine Contest held at 

Melbourne University but, after 

holding several planning 

sessions, it became obvious 

that the team was too small in 

numbers to remain viable. So, 

unfortunately the team did not 

compete in 2012 but hopefully 

there will be a team for 2013. 

In 2012 St Patrick’s College once 

again offered the Year 9 boys 

the chance to take Gadget 

Science and the Science of 

Human Conflict as electives. 

Gadget Science gave the 

students the chance to learn 

how to construct and program 

a robot. 

In Year 10 the Science electives 

Biology, Physics and Chemistry, 

offered in both semesters, were 

popular choices. 

The boys who attended the 

primary schools transition days, 

designed to introduce the boys 

to St Patrick’s College, 

thoroughly enjoyed their time 

in the Science Laboratories 

learning about light. They were 

well behaved and asked many 

questions showing their 

enthusiasm for conducting 

science experiments, for many 

of them this was their first 

experience in a Laboratory. 


following staff for their 

contributions to the Science 

Faculty during 2012: Ms Ursula 

Bridges, Mr Mark Emerson, Miss 

Kara Hart, Ms Kim Hart (Term 4), 

Mr Leigh McKee, Mr Stephen 

McMahon, Mr Mark 

O’Loughlan, Mr Chris Nielsen, 

Mrs Rosalie Rajki, Mr Steve Rajki, 

Mr Guy Skillen, Mr Daniel 

Sutton, Ms Elizabeth Till, Ms 

Dionne Tually and Mr Michael 

Weadon. A special thank you 

needs to be made to our 

laboratory technician Ms 

Cathryn Warhurst who has 

continued to provide invaluable 

assistance to the teaching staff 

throughout the year. 

Technology 

Food Technology 

The Food and Technology 

faculty has been very busy 

again this year. As the demand 

has increased across the year 

levels we have worked as a 

team, utilising the expertise 

and experiences of all staff 

involved to enhance student’s 

knowledge of food. 

The Food Technology centre 

would not function as well 

without the continued efforts 

of Mrs Lorraine Robe along with 

Mrs Anne Birkett who ably 

assist us to help make the 

classes run in an orderly and 

efficient manner. 

The focus on food and health 

has provided the Food and 

Technology faculty with many 

curriculum opportunities this 

year. In all classes discussions 

about diet-related illnesses 

were woven into the lesson 

structure to increase students’ 

awareness as consumers. 

Year 8 students gained a basic 

knowledge of food and its 

properties from the key food 

groups and were eager to share 

recipes with staff and family. 

Students investigated 

international cuisine as a major 

task; they were encouraged to 

develop their sensory analysis 

skills of taste, aroma, texture 

and appearance. 

The extension program offered 

to all Year 9 students, ‘Food for 

life’, allowed them to develop 

skills in a series of recipes 

suitable for family meals. They 

honed their skills in making a 

range of food products focusing 

on the enjoyment of cooking 

and maintaining food safety 

practices. 

Year 10 students gained greater 

knowledge of nutrition and its 

role in food choice and 

preparation. Assessment tasks 

focused on packaging with 

students developing and 

designing their own products. 

This is an important leading 

year for those wanting to study 

VCE Food and Technology. 

Units 1 and 2 (Year 11) students 

studied technological advances 

in tools and equipment and 

health and safety regulations in 

the food industry. With this 

knowledge they created meals 

for a client using a selection of 

ingredients. Students also 

visited the Queen Victoria 

Market and viewed the cafes 

around the Melbourne CBD to 

gain a greater awareness of 

seasonal produce. Students 

utilised their Meal Design 

processes and understanding of 

dietary-related diseases by 

designing and creating a meal 

for a specific dietary 

consideration. Students were 

also given the opportunity to do 

their own seasonal food 

calendar with a selection of 

ingredients to develop a meal. 

The focus of the Unit 3 and 4 

(Year 12) course was to 

investigate product 

development in the 

manufacturing industry. The 

VCE students completed a 

series of productions relating to 

new and emerging products, 

including modified ingredients 

specifically developed to 

improve the functional 

properties of products. Mr 

Andrew Chamings was 

responsible for focusing the 

students on their major task, 

spread over terms 2 and 3 in the 

School Assessment Task (SAT). 

This involved the research, 

design, production and 

evaluation of a series of 

products created using a range 

of techniques. The skills learned 

from completing the SAT 

provided each student with 

hands-on knowledge required 

for the end of year exam. 

Thank you to Mr Matthew 

Taylor, Mr Andrew Chamings, 

Ms Glenda Maes, Ms Sarah 

Hughes and Mr Brett Earl for 

the work they contributed to 

these programs. 

In 2013 students will continue 

to explore the world of food - its 

origins, preparation techniques, 

its relation to the health 

industry and global economics. 

Systems 

Engineering 

This year systems engineering 

has enjoyed great success 

within the whole program, 

across Years 9 to 12 particularly. 

New staff Mr Alex Hunt led the 

Year 9 Systems Engineering 

program. Mr Hunt has brought 

experience and expertise to the 

program and the boys have 

responded well by producing 

some fine results. The year 10 

group led by Mr John Sullivan 

has once again excelled in the 

areas of CAD CAM and motor 

control. 

Mr Peter Ryan 

Head of Technology 

Top: Year 12 student Alex Thompson’s hall table was one of 

the impressive pieces built in Product Design & Technology 

classes in 2012. 

Bottom: Year 12 student Callum Lennecke designed and built 

this chest of drawers. 


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Our units 1 & 2 groups have knowledge for later years, if student Jake Laidlaw for 

built on their experiences from they choose to pursue 

completing the course with 

last year to move further into Technology-based subjects. This distinction. 

the areas of mechatronics and knowledge and skills are 

interfacing with 

developed in working with both 

microcontrollers. Under the metal (sheet metal) and timber. Vet Engineering 

guidance of experienced 

Systems teacher Mr Roger 

Knight, the unit 3 & 4 students 

accepted various mechanical 

and electrical challenges 

presented. Alistair Kane led the 

way with his automatic roller 

blind project and was rewarded 

by being shortlisted for his work 

to be displayed at next year’s 

top designs exhibition at 

As always, the teaching staff in 

the Technology faculty are ably 

assisted by our experienced 

technicians, Mr Noel Kirkpatrick 

and Mr Russell Roberts. 

Teaching staff who develop 

these courses include Mr 

Malcolm Barrins, Mr Claud 

Procaccino, Mr Brett Earl, Mr 

John Davey and Mr Peter Ryan. 

2012 was the inaugural year for 

VET Engineering Studies at St 

Patrick’s College. The course was 

run by the Technology Faculty on 

campus under the auspice of our 

Registered Training Organisation, 

Educational Living. 

This year, 12 students completed 

Units 1 & 2 of the two-year 

course. These Units are credited 

Kathleen Plastow 

Head of Performing Arts 

2012 showed what was arguably the most successful year in music at St Patrick’s College. 

Melbourne Museum. 

in the VCE and, should students 

Product Design & 

Technology 

A new study design was 

introduced this year and, with it, 

a subject name change to 

Product Design and Technology 

at VCE level. In Units 1 & 2 

students again explored the 

design process through the 

development of a design folio 

culminating in a production 

piece to be evaluated. This was 

explored and demonstrated 

through a chair redesign 

(Semester 1) and a storage unit 

(Semester 2). Unit 3 & 4 

students produced a complex 

design folio and production 

piece for a product of their 

choosing, or that of a client. 

Some outstanding pieces 

included a hall table (Alex 

Thompson), a reptile enclosure 

(Jacob Mitilineos), a wall storage 

unit (Christopher Debono), a 

chest of drawers (Callum 

Lennecke), a queen size bed 

(Matthew Stewart) and unique 

three- drawer storage unit 

(Charles Cook). 

Vet Building and 

Construction 

The popularity of the VET 

Building and Construction 

course is clearly evident with 

high numbers of students 

having enrolled this year. The 

course is a two year study 

resulting in a two-thirds partial 

completion of the nationally 

recognised pre-apprenticeship. 

We had 37 first year students 

and 27 enrolled in their second 

year. 

The first year students, led by 

Mr Malcolm Barrins, focus on 

many essential skills such as 

first aid, industry induction, 

OH&S, environmental 

sustainability and documents 

and plans. The second year boys 

under the guidance of Mr John 

Sullivan, focus more on 

carpentry-specific modules 

inclusive of setting out, 

sub-floor framing, wall framing 

and roof framing. 

The course promotes many 

valuable employability skills for 

students, and as such, sees many 

successful work placements 

elect to continue through into 

the second year of the course 

completing Units 3 & 4, they 

also receive Certificate II in 

Engineering Studies. This gives 

them credit in apprenticeship 

and pre-apprenticeship courses 

in the engineering trades. 

We saw excellent work from all 

students in the course and the 

majority will continue on to 

Units 3 & 4 in 2013. Outstanding 

students included Paul Liston 

and Mitcheil Gillespie (Y10) and 

Antoine Staub and Zachary 

Poole (Y11). 

FAME 

The 2012 joint Musical 

Production with Loreto College 

of FAME was bigger and better 

than all previous shows. 

This year’s joint production was 

held over three days in late July 

at the Wendouree Performing 

Arts Centre in front of 

rapturous audiences. 

With each show the talent of 

our boys continues to grow and 

the number of students 

involved strengthens every year. 

Lead characters played by Luke 

Wilson, Noah De Losa, Linus 

Toliday, Zachary Weightman 

and Marcel Schoolz were 

strongly performed and the 

boys wowed the audience with 

their dancing, singing and 

acting skills. 

One of the wonderful things 

about the Performing Arts is 

that students from every year 

level get to work with each 

other and this show was no 

different. 

There were boys from Years 7 to 

Music Report 


Music Captain 

Some of the events the boys 

were able to participate in 

included a tour to Queensland, 

the joint musical ‘FAME’ with 

Loreto College, as well as 

numerous amounts of 

performances within the 

school and the wider 

community. This gave boys 

from all year levels and musical 

and artistic abilities the chance 

to express and develop these 

abilities to the wider 

community. 

The Year 7 music class gave 

boys the opportunity to learn 

instruments within a concert 

band environment made up of 

the members from their 

homerooms. Varying 

instruments are distributed to 

form a balanced band and give 

boys the opportunity to work in 

an ensemble environment. This 

helps to maintain the boys’ 

enthusiasm to play and learn 

as they work together to 

improve their playing skills. The 

given the opportunity to 

accompany the Concert Band 1 

on a trip to Queensland, as well 

as enter into competition in the 

Melbourne School Bands 

Festival. 

The annual music camp took 

place early this year at Lake 

Dewar Lodge with the Concert 

Band 1, Concert Band 2 and 

guitar Ensemble all present. 

This camp involved extensive 

rehearsal schedules along with 

team games to help build a 

community within the bands 

and to lay down the foundation 

for the upcoming 

performances, competitions 

and tour to Queensland. The 

camp also saw the formation 

of many smaller ensembles 

that were led by the more 

senior students, and were given 

varying opportunities to 

perform and compete 

throughout the year. The 

improvement of many of the 

boys, along with the different 

ensembles and bands, was 

evident. 

The trip to Queensland was a 

highlight for the members of 

the music department, as four 

staff members and more than 

80 boys departed the College at 

4am on a cold winter’s morning. 

The tour began with a trip to 

Dreamworld, in an attempt to 

keep the boys awake for the 

performances at the Ekka and 

the Queensland Catholic 

Schools and Colleges Music 

Festival. The Queensland 

Catholic Schools and Colleges 

Year 9 and 10 students were leading to full time employment 

12 involved. Some were acting, boys are given a variety of 

challenged with skills-based offers made to the boys. 

others were singing or dancing, performance opportunities as 

Top: Year 11 student Joel Wilson hard at work during 2012. 

Middle: Year 9 student Harris Robinson produced this work in 

Systems Engineering. 

Bottom: Year 9 students studying Systems Engineering as 

part of their immersion programme. 

projects incorporating more 

design-based folio work as they 

progressed through each 

semester. Year 9 students were 

challenged with an elegant slim 

line wall storage unit, whilst the 

Year 10 students were required 

to design and manufacture a 

small table to suit their own 

requirements. 

In Year 7 and 8 students were 

introduced to skills and 

techniques required to ensure 

each has the required 

This year the inaugural Q 

Construction Award for 

Excellence was introduced for 

outstanding ethics, attitude and 

achievement. Andrew Quinlan 

as Managing Director of Q 

Construction, in partnership 

with the College, wanted to 

reward one high achieving 

student with a $500 tool 

voucher and a plaque 

recognising excellence in the 

pre-apprenticeship course. 

Congratulations to 2nd year 

and others again were playing 

in the band. Not to forget the 

very important contributions 

from those that assisted with 

backstage tasks. 

We are already in planning for 

the next show, Sweeney Todd, 

which will be performed at Her 

Majesty’s Theatre in July, 2013. 

part of their assessments. The 

hard work by these students 

was noted with the 

establishment of Concert 

Band’s 3 and 4, providing those 

who showed higher standards 

and enthusiasm the chance to 

enhance their abilities by 

becoming a part of these 

bands. Some of the higher 

achieving students were able 

to join the Concert Band 2, 

along with a number of other 

Year 8 and 9 students, and were 

Noah De Losa performs in the joint school production of FAME. 


Performing 

Arts 

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‘There were boys 

from Years 7 to 12 

involved. Some 

were acting, 

others were 

singing or 

dancing, and 

others again were 

playing in the 

band. Not to 

forget the very 

important 

contributions 

from those that 

assisted with 

backstage tasks.’ 


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‘It is also exciting 

to see the wide 

range of 

opportunities 

provided to the 

boys, and the 

amount of boys 

who choose to 

participate in 

these areas and 

enable their skills 

to grow. 

Performing Arts 

continues to grow 

at the College and 

it is great to see 

that the boys are 

willing to 

challenge 

themselves in new 

ways and uncover 

new skills and 

passions.’ 

Music Festival was a key aspect 

of the tour, and ensembles 

which competed were awarded 

with either a Gold, Silver, Bronze 

or Merit award based on their 

performance. A year of hard 

work and excruciating rehearsal 

regimes was rewarded as the 

boys in Concert Band 1 were 

finally able to bring home the 

gold award they have been 

aspiring for the past three trips. 

The saxophone ensemble also 

received a gold award, the 

Concert Band 2, percussion 

ensemble 1, flute, clarinet, brass 

and guitar ensembles all came 

home with the silver award and 

the percussion ensemble 2 were 

able to bring home the bronze 

award. I would like to thank the 

Ballarat Rotary Club for 

sponsoring the boys for the tour 

and of course Mrs Kathleen 

Plastow, Mr Bradley Murray, Mr 

Gregory Shorcross, and Mrs 

Maria Richards for giving up 

their time to come to 

Queensland and organising the 

trip. Special thanks to Mrs 

Andrea McDonald who spent so 

much time organising the trip 

and helping with the whole 

process. 

Back in Ballarat, the College 

was well represented in the 

Royal South Street Society. 

Many of the school ensembles 

were able to compete, with the 

Brass Ensemble and Guitar 

Ensemble receiving the 

Honourable Mention, and the 

Percussion Ensemble receiving 

third place. The College Concert 

Band 1 was also awarded third 

place, behind two of the state’s 

music specialist schools. Several 

boys were also able to 

showcase their talents in the 

solo competitions. The Concert 

Band 1 & 2 also took a trip to 

Monash University to compete 

in the Melbourne School Bands 

Festival, where both bands 

received the Silver Award. 

Throughout the year boys were 

also able to complete a range 

of AMEB exams on various 

instruments across different 

levels of theory. AMEB exams 

provide the boys with 

qualifications that are 

recognised worldwide. As part 

of the Year 7 music program, all 

Year 7 boys were able to 

complete their first grade 

theory exam to give them a 

head start to a music career. 

As previously mentioned, in 

conjunction with Loreto 

College, many boys were able 

to explore a new found talent 

in the musical FAME, as well as 

getting the chance to meet 

some new friends from the 

other school. Involved in the 

cast were Noah DeLosa, Luke 

Wilson, Zachary Weightman, 

Marcel Schlooz, Linus Tolliday, 

Angus McDonough, Ashley 

Duffy, Brayden Ward, Daniel 

Sully, Daniel Geotz, James Wait, 

Dylan McPherson, Joshua Rose, 

Oliver Iles, Jarrod Cosgriff and 

Jordan Pring. Involved in the 

band were Alec Robinson, 

James McKinnon and myself. 

It is also exciting to see the 

wide range of opportunities 

provided to the boys, and the 

amount of boys who choose to 

participate in these areas and 

enable their skills to grow. 

Performing Arts continues to 

grow at the College and it is 

great to see that the boys are 

willing to challenge themselves 

in new ways and uncover new 

skills and passions. 

I would like to thank the Music 

Vice-Captains Christian Larkin 

and Charlie Powlett for their 

continued involvement 

throughout the year and their 

time at the college, as well as 

Mrs Kathleen Plastow and Ms 

Andrea McDonald for the 

enormous amounts of work 

and effort they put in. My 

gratitude is also extended to 

the staff and parents of the 

College who continually show 

their support. As Captain of 

Music in 2012, I am proud to say 

that I was able to take 

advantage of the opportunities 

presented to me and would like 

to encourage everyone at the 

College to do the same. 

Purton Oratory/ 

Debating Report 


Winner 2012 Purton 

Oratory Award 

In recent times, there has been 

a widespread point of view that 

today’s young adults are inept 

in their speaking abilities, only 

being able to communicate 

with a variety of tribal grunts. 

However, this year’s group of 

debating students proved this 

notion otherwise. From the Year 

7’s to boys in Year 12, each 

St Patrick’s Concert Band 1 

Front Row L-R: Charles Robinson, Alexander Fiegert, Jack Shaw, Andrew Groch, Thomas Thorpe 

Second Row: Eden Brandenburg, William Soufis, Kyle Schorback, Timothy Crowe, James McKinnon, Mitchell Steele, Callum Holland, Isaac Sullivan, Nico Guevara, Peter Leighton, 

Timothy O’Shea, Ryan Shaw, John Hickey 

Third Row: David Adams, Daniel Taylor, Matthew Keogh, Liam Jess, Lucas Shugg, Oliver Iles, Paul Barresi, Thomas Plover, Samuel Seymour-Quest, Thomas Paarhammer, Thomas 

Keogh, Jakob Bariç, Christian Larkin, Joseph Zreikat, Jake Crawford, Joshua Peters, Luke Howard 

Back Row: Peter Oakley, Thomas Elliott, James McDougall, Jeremy Seymour-Quest, Charlie Powlett 

Conductor: Mrs Kathleen Plastow 

individual who participated 

gave exemplary effort to the art 

of debating and showed that 

this generation is very capable 

at performing in front of an 

audience. Regardless of the 

wins or losses, each boy who 

competed gave himself the 

opportunity to develop in his 

social skills, and I’m sure that 

one day this ability will be of 

great use. 

The year began with the 

introductory DAV Debating Cup, 

a competition held between the 

local schools and the 

neighbouring regions. Six St 

Patrick’s teams battled it out to 

receive the satisfaction of a 

victory. My own team, consisting 

of Hamish Kelly as first speaker, 

myself as second speaker and 

Nicholas Beaver as third speaker, 

were successful in our first 

debate, convincing the 

adjudicators of the reasons why 

politicians should be directly 

elected by the public. As well as 

our success as a Year 12 team, 

the efforts from all other year 

levels were exemplary, with 

many wins to shine over the 

losses. Following on from this 

success, our year 12 team 

narrowly missed out on top 

placing for the DAV competition. 

The Royal South Street Society 

debating came as the next 

opportunity to show our 

debating prowess. Our Year 12 

team managed to reach the 

grand final against the talented 

Ballarat High School team. 

Despite our efforts, we sadly 

lost, but the fact we reached 

the final is a triumph in itself. 

Following the South Street 

debating competition, the St 

Pat’s Mary Purcell and Doyle 

debates arrived. The debates 

were carried out to a high 

standard from the competitors 

of each team. In the end, the 

Mary Purcell debate was won 

by the team of Campbell Milne, 

Aaron Johns and Liam O’Shea 

while the Doyle Debate was 

won by David Adams, Peter 

Oakley and myself. 

The successes of all those who 

debated this year cannot be 

understated and in particular, 

gratitude should be expressed to 

Mrs Sofia Thapa who went out 

of her way to help the debating 

cohort. Thanks also to the 

mentors of each debating group. 

Without the help of these 

teachers, this year’s successes 

may not have occurred. For 

myself, the work of Ms Sara 

Taylor has been exceptional and 

particular thanks must be 

expressed to her. I am confident 

that next year’s contingent of 

debaters will show a high level 

of skill as well as the powerful 

ability to change a person’s 

perception on a certain topic. 

Well done to everyone. 

Kieren O’Riley delivers his Purton Oratory award winning speech 

at the 2012 Speech night. 

St Patrick’s Concert Band 2 

Front Row L-R: Brandon Falland, Ryan Attwood, Thomas Evans, Angus McLean, David O’Doherty 

Second Row: Patrick Willis, Alec Robinson, Conor McKee, Joshua Taylor, Troy Keem, Thomas Ryan, Patrick Keogh, Cameron Adams, Jarrod Michell, Lachlan Fuller, Padraig Doyle, 

Padraic Ryan, Thomas Hallett, Nicholas McKenna 

Third Row: Daniel Hillman, Ethan Duggan, Brayden Ward, Caolan Somers, Harris Robinson, 

Tom Devries 

Back Row: Joel Hower, Xavier Curran, Riley Murphy, Ben Reid, Thomas Bannister 

Conductor: Mr Gregory Shawcross 


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Sport 

To consider some of the extraordinary opportunities the boys have had in 2012 you would need not to 

go past the list of guest speakers we have listened to at various stages throughout the year. 

Mr Stirling Mortlock (Australian 

Rugby legend), Mr Frank Costa 

(Geelong Football Club past 

President), Mr Damon Lowrey, 

(National Basketball League 

star), Old Collegians Mr Stephen 

Moneghetti, (Olympic Legend) 

Mr Barry Richardson, (Richmond 

FC), former College Captain Mr 

Nick O’Brien and Mr Alex 

McDonald have all addressed 

students this year - just to name 

a few. Our flagship programme, 

the 1st XVIII cemented this era as 

one of the great ones for SPC 

with a third straight Herald-Sun 

Shield win at the MCG. There 

were many great deeds on the 

sporting field and I trust the 

following pages provide a fitting 

summary of our activities in 

2012. 

2012, the year 

that was 

Our senior cricket, swimming, 

golf and volleyball teams were 

successful in Term 1 with senior 

tennis missing the final by one 

match and our rowers 

continuing to rebuild after some 

fantastic seasons past. In the 

winter sports, again our athletics 

and cross country teams 

performed exceptionally well as 

did our footballers, badminton 

players, soccer and basketball 

teams. Our rugby players 

enjoyed an excellent season 

both in terms of numbers and 

victories. Squash and racquetball 

provided solid results and our 

hockey teams also enjoyed 

many fine matches with our 

senior team again making the 

BAS grand final only to be 

thwarted by Ballarat Grammar 

School in a fantastic game of 

sport. Croquet, table tennis, 

cycling and shooting teams all 

enjoyed various levels of 

successes throughout the year. 

It was again a very successful 

year in sport. The opportunities 

to participate in sport and to 

represent the College are most 

significant throughout the year. 

Congratulations to all individual 

sports prize winners throughout 

the College in 2012. 

Pierre De Coubertin 

Award 

2012 again saw a list of talented 

students in line for this most 

prestigious award. The awards 

recognise demonstrated 

attributes consistent with the 

spirit of the Olympics. These 

awards, an initiative of the 

Victorian Olympic Council, are 

supported by the Department of 

Education and are named after 

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, 

founder of the Modern Olympic 

Games. A full report is presented 

further in this report. 

St Kevin’s College 

Toorak 

2012 saw away matches against 

our city friends in football, 

basketball, soccer, rugby and 

hockey. A more detailed report is 

available in the following pages. 

This annual tradition is eagerly 

anticipated by our athletes and 

staff and we look forward again 

to hosting the matches in 2013. 

BAS V ACS 

BAS representative teams in 

summer and winter sports 

challenged the Associated 

Co-Educational Schools of 

Melbourne. Much thanks should 

be given to BAS administrator 

Mrs Sharyn Canny and also the 

specific staff of St Patrick’s for 

organising such a great 

opportunity for students of 

Ballarat Schools. 

Bacchus Marsh 

Late Bus 

In 2012 the College committed 

to the running of the Bacchus 

Marsh late bus for students 

residing along the Western 

Highway from Ballarat to 

Bacchus Marsh. Operating on 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 

Thursdays for each of the terms 

the bus allowed students 

participating in after-school 

activities to travel home safely 

and timely. 

It doesn’t just 

happen 

I would like to take the 

opportunity to thank all the staff 

for their continued time and 

effort in developing the sporting 

programmes at St Patrick’s. Led 

by our eight directors of sport, 

the programmes are developed 

in a professional way, providing 

great opportunities for 

participation and representation. 

Thanks also to the parents that 

have assisted in the various 

sporting programmes especially 

in hockey, rowing, rugby, cricket 

and football. Their time in 

fundraising, officiating, 

coaching, managing and just 

generally supporting is very 

much appreciated. 

Thanks to the groundsmen led 

by Mr Tony Liston and Mr Peter 

Button for their outstanding 

work in presenting the facilities 

in 2012. Thanks especially to 

Sports Administrator Ms Tamara 

Westwood and also HaPE 

trainee Tim MacKenzie for their 

commitment to SPC sport. 

Vale Thomas Karras 

The sad passing of our friend 

was a low point in an otherwise 

fantastic year in sport. 

Finally 

Creditability is a marvellous tool 

in sport and our student leaders 

in all our sports programmes 

must take responsibility for their 

leadership and the results that 

come. Much work still is to be 

done to assist our young boys 

take advantage of the many 

wonderful opportunities that 

exist here in the sports 

programme at St Patrick’s. As 

every single one of our guest 

speakers suggested. Be a good 

person first. Onward and 

upward in 2013 as we look 

forward to further developing 

the sports programmes here at 

the College. 


Mr Chris Gleeson 

Director of Sport

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Pierre 

De Coubertin 

awards 

The 2012 Pierre De Coubertin awards again demonstrated the extraordinary individual talent that exists 

at St Patrick’s College in the sporting arena. 

James Fahey 

Pierre De Coubertin Award Winner 

Pierre De Coubertin Award Nominee 



Dominic Barry 

In 2012, almost 500 Victorian 

students, demonstrated 

attributes consistent with the 

spirit of the Olympics and were 

nominated for the Olympic 

Academy with almost 200 

students receiving the 

prestigious De Coubertin award. 

St Patrick’s College views the 

award of the highest 

significance with the winner 

being recognised at the end of 

the academic year in the top five 

student awards presented at our 

annual speech night. 





Initially, College staff nominated 

Year 12 students who they 

thought best represented the 

Olympic Values of attitude, 

sportsmanship, pride, individual 

respect and the ability to express 

yourself. A shortlist is developed 

and then each student was 

asked to prepare a written or 

artistic piece of work which 

demonstrated their 

understanding of the Olympic 

movement. Finally, each of the 

boys was interviewed with 

respect to the question “what do 

the Olympic Values mean to me”. 

After an exhaustive process the 

short list was narrowed to five 

students - Ashley Simpson, 

Zachery Hopper, Jakob 

McDowell, Dominic Barry and 

James Fahey. 

James Fahey was ultimately 

awarded the 2012 honour. 

The nominees were: 


Jakob has proved an outstanding 

soccer player in his time here at 

SPC. He has participated in the 

VSF academy of soccer and is a 

premiership player in the BDSA 

for Maryborough. He was invited 

to the Ballarat Academy of 

Soccer, the Red Devils U/18s and 

is currently a senior listed player 

with the Red Devils. He also 

participated in a match versus 

Melbourne Heart at Eureka 

stadium. 

James Fahey 

James has participated in his 

chosen sport of gymnastics only 

for the College and has been to 

many gymnastics competitions 

since Year 7. He has more than a 

dozen medals in competition. 

James has also proved to be the 

most excellent scholar in his 

time at SPC and was named as 

College Dux for 2012. 


In his short time at the College 

Zachary was involved in many 

activities and will be long 

remembered for his relay swim 

at BAS which helped SPC to a 

famous victory. He was also a key 

member of the College 1st XVIII 

as well as a valued player in 

cricket and many other sports. 


Ashley was College Vice Captain 

in 2012 and throughout his time 

at SPC clearly demonstrated the 

values of participation having 

played for the College in football, 

tennis, cricket and volleyball. 

Ashley has committed greatly to 

the College and has proven to be 

a most significant and worthy 

nominee. 

Dominic Barry 

Dominic was one of the star 

all-rounders across many sports 

during his time at the College. 

As well as being an outstanding 

tennis player, Dominic also grew 

into a highly talented footballer, 

both with the St Patrick’s College 

First XI and with the North 

Ballarat Rebels. His footballing 

prowess saw him recruited to 

Melbourne while still a student 

here. Dominic’s feats at the 

House Athletics Carnival will also 

be long remembered as he 

dominated in a variety of events 

from the 100m sprint up the 

1500m event. 


Ballarat v St Kevin’s 

College Toorak 




On Wednesday April 18, a beautiful autumn day graced St Kevin’s Heyington Campus for the annual 

challenge match between the two traditional schools. 

2012 saw St Kevin’s victorious in 

all sports with many matches 

being well contested by both 

teams. Thanks to all staff who 

facilitated this fantastic day. 

Congratulations to Mr Luke 

Travers, Head of Sport at St 

Kevin’s for his organisation and 

we look forward to welcoming 

our city friends to Ballarat 

in 2013. 

First XVIII Football 


SKC 17.4. 106 

defeated 

SPC 13.10.88 

Goals: Dallas Willsmore, Martin 

Gleeson 3, Jake Neade, Jaydon 

Stiles 2, Matthew Short, Zachary 

Hopper, Dominic Barry 1. 

Best Players: Jake Neade, 

Matthew Crouch, Zachary 

Hopper, Dallas Willsmore, 

Nicholas Rippon, Martin 

Gleeson, Matthew Short (until 

injured). 

First V Basketball 

Ms Tamara Westwood 

SPC 42 

lost to 

SKC 73 

Scorers: Nicholas McMaster 11, 

Xavier Vearing 6, Ignatius 

Stewart 2, Harrison Murphy 3, 

Tyler Constable 7, Tynan 

Drought 0, Daniel Skaer 0, Alex 

Brown 2, Eammon McCuskey 4, 

Luke Todd 4, James Keys 3 

Best players: Ignatius Stewart, 

Nicholas McMaster, Luke Todd 

First XI Soccer 

Mr Tony Beggs 

SPC 1 

lost to 

SKC 3 

Goals: Patrick Karras 1 

Best: Patrick Karras, Paul Barrasi, 

Cameron Ferguson, Luke 

Moodley, Samuel Wines 

First XI Hockey 

Mr John Sullivan 

St Kevin’s 5 

def 

SPC 0 

First XV Rugby 

Mr Leigh McKee 

SKC 43 

def 

SPC 19 

St Patrick’s College Ballarat v St Kevin’s College Toorak

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House Sport 

Athletics 

Carnival Wednesday March 28 

The SPC Athletics team maintains its high profile standing within the College community and is 

proudly displayed along with the 1st XVIII in each year’s photos on the walls of the College. 

2012 saw a significant change 

to the running of the house 

athletics carnival. The carnival 

for a number of years has been 

conducted at the Ballarat 

Regional Athletics Facility at 

Llanberris Reserve. In 2012 the 

carnival returned to the College 

Grounds under a significantly 

new format. 

The Carnival was brought back 

to SPC with the following 

objectives; 

1. To provide for maximum 

participation 

2. To provide a genuine carnival 

atmosphere and focus on 

finals and relays 

3. To provide maximum use of 

SPC facilities 

The programme was designed 

to allow for students to 

compete as a year level and for 

all students to come together 

as houses on the terraces of the 

Main Oval to watch the finals 

and the relays in the afternoon. 

The carnival was a fantastic 

success, helped by a sparking 

autumn day and was best 

summarised by this feedback to 

the Headmaster. 

“This time last year I was 

communicating my concerns 

about the lack of inclusion and 

opportunity for students at the 

athletic sports. Now I would like 

to congratulate the school on 

the changes that were made for 

this year’s sports. Wow! Both my 

sons spoke very positively of 

their day. At school pick-up one 

of them gave me a detailed 

description of his day and was 

very excited to announce that he 

participated in every event that 

he was able to. Then again at 

dinner time, he repeated the 

highlights to his Dad. 

Congratulations on a 

successfully run whole-school 

event that, by all accounts, 

promoted inclusion, 

participation and support!” 

The new format ensured that 

participation points were 

significantly higher in value. 

Congratulations to Galvin House 

who took out the carnival for the 

first time in many years. 

There were some outstanding 

performances on the day. 

Congratulations to the 

following age champions 

whose scores were collated 

from their participation in 

Heats A, B and C of any events, 

and also to the following 

students who broke existing 

College records. 

Year Level 

Champions 

Competitors in the premier 

heats (heat A and B) were 

awarded points towards the 

Year Level champions. Well done 

to Jordan Clark who showed his 

all-round athletic ability in both 

distance and sprint events by 

being awarded Year 12 

champion. 

Year 12 

Clark, Jordan Ryan 84 

Morris, David Keniry 60 

Stiles, Jaydon Galvin 56 

Barry, Dominic Ryan 54 

Year 11 

Vadala, Thomas Keniry 58 

Kroon, Jessy Galvin 44 

Murphy, Lachlan Galvin 44 

Begbie, Patrick Ryan 44 

Hickey, John Ryan 42 

Mason, Joseph Galvin 42 

Year 10 

Butler, Daniel Galvin 60 

Sheridan, Brody Nunan 60 

White, Kane Ryan 60 

Vadala, Luke Keniry 46 

Constable, Tyler Ryan 44 

Year 9 

Edwards, Oliver Galvin 88 

Thomson, Blake Keniry 72 

Wheelahan, Jacob Ryan 68 

Spiteri, Leigh Ryan 46 

Sheridan, Leeroy Nunan 46 

Year 8 

Harrison, Jack Ryan 70 

Dawborn, Hasker Nunan 64 

Bilney, Clay Keniry 50 

Brodie, John Nunan 42 

Short, Samuel Nunan 38 

House Athletic Shield Points 

1st Galvin - 6723 pts 

2nd Ryan - 6419 pts 

3rd Keniry - 6250 pts 

4th Nunan - 6099 pts 

Year 7 

Pryor, Brandon Ryan 74 

Searle, Cameron Nunan 64 

Domic, Aiden Galvin 60 

Grant, Jordan Galvin 60 

Devoogel, Joshua Nunan 60 

Squire, Bailey Ryan 56 

Thanks to all the staff on the 

day who facilitated such a 

fantastic event. Special thanks 

to Director of Athletics Mr 

Stephen McMahon for his 

leadership and well done to 

Galvin House captain Zachary 

Hopper and Vice Captains 

Kieren O’Riley and Jack Romeril. 

House Sport 

Swimming 

Carnival Wednesday February 15 




The SPC House Swimming Senior Carnival was held at the Eureka Pool on Wednesday February 15. 

A magnificent late summer’s day greeted all competitors and racing was of a high standard. 

Swimmers represented their 

House with distinction. The 

Junior and Middle school events 

were conducted in the morning 

and the senior events were 

conducted in the afternoon, 

followed by finals and the 

prestigious champions of 

champions race. 

In the afternoon Junior and 

Middle School students 

participated in an “activities 

hour” which showcased many 

different skills and gained 

valuable participation points for 

their houses. 

Swimming events were held 

over 25 and 50 metres with 

novelty events also included in 

the programme. With 

participation high and the 

points tally very close, excellent 

competition was assured 

throughout the day. 

2012 Records 

There were two records broken 

in 2012 by Year 8 student 

William Sullivan. 

Year 8 Breaststroke 

Existing Record: 

Tim Rogers 40.50s 

New Record: 

William Sullivan [KEN] 40.00s 

Year 8 50m Freestyle 

Existing Record: 

Leigh Weber (2002) 28.24s 

New Record: 

William Sullivan [KEN] 28.12s 

Finally, congratulations to 

Nunan House. They were 

awarded the house trophy by 

two points in a very close 

contest. Well done to Ryan 

House who gathered many 

points on the back of their 

participation in the minor 

games and novelty events. 

Year Level 

Champions 

Year Level Champions are 

determined by points awarded 

in Heats A and B only and the 

SPC Classic. If a tie occurs, joint 

winners are declared. 

Year 12 

Alex Thompson Nunan 

Year 11 

Justin Williams Galvin 

Year 10 

Liam Hanrahan Nunan 

Year 9 

Jack Walter Galvin 

Year 8 

William Sullivan Keniry 

Year 7 

Kaiyn Humphrey Keniry 

Aiden Domic Galvin 

Joshua Rose Ryan 

Champions of 

Champions 

For the second year the fastest 

eight swimmers were invited to 

participate in the champions of 

champion’s event. Well done to 

Joshua Benfield who took out a 

very even race. 

The day was made more 

special by the outstanding 

leadership of the Yr 12 

students who ensured 

there was much cheering 

and good fun between 

the Houses. I would like to 

thank those boys for their 

outstanding leadership. 

Thank you to all the staff 

that assisted with the 

running of the carnivals. 

Special thanks to the 

Heads of Junior and 

Middle School, to Ms 

Tamara Westwood and 

Mrs Nicole Hexter for their 

administrative assistance 

prior to the carnival, and 

the HaPE trainee Tim 

MacKenzie for his 

assistance on the day. 

House Swimming Shield Points 

1st Nunan - 1654 pts 

2nd Ryan - 1652 pts 

3rd Keniry - 1589 pts 

4th Galvin - 1522 pts 

Champions of Champions 

Qualifying Time Name House Year Race Time Placing 

26.59 Joshua Benfield Galvin 12 27.31 1 

27.82 Connor Aitken Nunan 10 28.34 2 

28.22 Jeremy Seymour-Quest Ryan 11 28.38 3 

27.75 Liam Hanrahan Nunan 10 28.56 4 

28.41 Jack Gunn Keniry 11 28.66 5 

28.12 William Sullivan Keniry 8 29.19 6 

29.47 Paddy Taylor Potter Ryan 10 29.53 7 

28.91 Luke Delahey Galvin 10 31.66 8

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Director of Athletics 


Athletics 

Carnival 

Our large team of 78 athletes dominated the 2012 BAS Athletics Carnival held at Llanberris Reserve on 

May 1. SPC defeated last years champions, Ballarat High School, by 273 points and runners-up Ballarat 

Grammar, by 204.5 Points. 

Strong performances on both 

the track and in the field, across 

all age groups, saw SPC sweep 

to victory in the Junior, 

Intermediate and Senior Boys 

Aggregates. Led by Athletics 

Captain Angus Kirby and Vice 

Captains David Morris and 

Daniel Vadala, the team 

reclaimed the coveted BAS 

Athletics crown. 

BAS Athletics Age 

Trophy Winners 

Moneghetti Award 


Under 13 


Under 14 

Lucas Shugg 

Under 15 

Ryan Shaw 

Under 16 

Nicholas Weightman 

Tyler Constable 

Under 17 


Open 

Jordan Clark 

BAS Athletics 

Champions 

(Division 1) 

Under 13 


100m, 12.30; 200m, 25.57; long 

jump, 4.85m; triple jump, 9.88m 

Brandon Pryor 

1500m, 5:14 

Joshua DeVoogel 

hurdles. 14.46 

Under 14 

Andrew Brown 

1500m, 5:05 

Benjamin Barwick 

400m ,60.11 

Lucas Shugg 

800m, 2:19 


long jump, 5.15m 

Jack Bowen 

shot put, 11.53m. 

Under 15 

Ryan Shaw 

high jump, 1.75m. 

Under 16 

Luke Vadala 

shot put, 12.69m 

Ryan Shaw 

triple jump, 11.68m. 

Under 17 

Thomas Vadala 

100m, 11.36 


200m, hurdles, 16.71 

Dallas Wilsmore 

high jump, 1.74m. 

Open/Senior 

Jordan Clark - 100m, 11.32; 200m 


400m, 52.43 


800m, 2:04 

Matthew Smoorenburg 

high jump, 1.72m 

David Morris 

hurdles, 15.97 

Angus Kirby 

long jump, 5.71m 

Daniel Vadala 

shot put, 13.45m. 

Congratulations to Brody 

Sheridan for winning the 

Stephen Moneghetti Trophy as 

Most Outstanding SPC Athlete 

of the BAS Athletics 

Championships. 

Overall Aggregate 

SPC 1226.5 

BGS 1022.0 

BHS 953.5 

DC 758.5 

BCC 668.5 

Victorian All 

Schools Track 

Relays 

A strong team of 36 boys 

travelled to Lakeside Stadium, 

Albert Park on September 6, 

competing in 4x100m, 4x400m, 

4x800m and Medley (2x200, 

400, 800m) relay events, 

against the best athletics 

schools in Australia. SPC proudly 

won numerous heats and 

qualified for four finals. The 

Under 18 Boys Medley Relay 

Team of Nicholas Weightman, 

Lachlan Lamb, Brody Sheridan 

and Laiton Sullivan comfortably 

won their heat and were a real 

medal chance in the final but 

unfortunately, this event was 

abandoned with a major 

thunder storm hitting the track. 

Our best placed finalists were 

the Under 14 Boys Medley with 

sixth, represented by Bailey 

Squire, Joseph Dodd, Aiden 

Domic and superbly anchored 

by Brandon Pryor. SPC placed 

13th out of 22 schools in the 

Overall Boys Aggregate, ninth in 

the Under 14 Boys Aggregate 

and seventh in the Under 18 

Boys Aggregate. 

Victorian All 

Schools Athletics 

Championships, 

Albert Park 

Our athletes competed with 

distinction at the state 

championships in November, 

especially Ryan Shaw who won 

a silver medal in the Under 16 

high jump.Other good results 

were: 

Nathan Hucker - Under 14 shot 

put, 10th, 9.41m; Under 14 

discus, 14th, 24.72m. 

Lucas Shugg - Under 15 800m 

final, 8th, 2:10.73 (2:10.26 in 

heat); Under 15 1500m final, 8th, 

4:36.05. 

Jack Shaw - Under 16 400m 

heat, 3rd, 54.53; Under 16 200m 

heat, 5th, 24.67. 

Ryan Shaw - Under 16 high 

jump final, 2nd (Silver Medal), 

1.89m, Under 16 triple jump 

final, 11th, 11.38m. 

Laiton Sullivan - Under 18 

1500m final, 5th, 4:25.21. 

Australian All 

Schools Athletics 

Championships, 

Hobart 

Ryan Shaw represented Victoria 

at the pinnacle championship 

of schools athletics from 

November 30 to December 2 in 

Hobart, competing in the Under 

16 Boys High Jump. He placed a 

very pleasing seventh in the 

Final with a jump of 1.85 metres, 

in very difficult and windy 

conditions at the Domain Track. 

This fine performance at 

nationals was followed up with 

a Ballarat Under 16 high jump 

record of 1.90 metres at local 

Saturday Interclub at Llanberris. 

Thanks to our loyal athletics 

coaches Mr Shane Hayes, Mr 

Damian Kinnersly, Mr Andrew 

Chamings and Mr Juri 

Kaczkowski for their hard work 

in coaching and managing the 

team. 

2012 SPC Athletics Team – BAS Champions 

Back Row (L-R): 68. Jack Bowen 69. Kain Cartledge 70. Hasker Dawborn 71. Ryan Shaw 72. Ashley Simpson 73. Xavier Vearing 74. Dallas Willsmore 75. Jaykeb Lench 76. Tom Smith 

77. Daniel Butler 78. Christopher Debono 

Fifth Row: 56. Nicholas Weightman 57. Laiton Sullivan 58. Dominic Barry 59. Jordan Clark 60. Angus Phasey 61. John Brodie 62. Matt Smoorenburg 63. Jack Romeril 64. Nicholas 

Rippon 65. Rhys Scott 66. Kane White 67. Thomas Cove 

Fourth Row: 43. Tom Vadala 44. Lachlan Murphy 45. Alex Brown 46. Charles Edwards 47. Finn Murphy 48. Ben Martin 49. Harrison Robertson 50. Tyler Constable 51. Alex Mooney 

52. Jake Wilkie 53. Jayden Hayes 54. Patrick Begbie 55. Marshall Lee 

Third Row: 29. Stuart Aberdein 30. Clay Bilney 31. Aiden Domic 32. Lucas Shugg 33. Jacob Wheelahan 34. Oliver Edwards 35. Jack Boschen 36. Blake Thomson 37. Samuel Micich 38. 

Jack Harrison 39. Joel Mullane 40. Nick Caulfield 41. Jacob Brown 42. Jordan Grant 

Second Row: 14. Andrew Brown 15. Khyle Forde 16. Joshua Harrington 17. Josh Leviston 18. Nick Elliott 19. Fergus Bragge 20. Jessy Kroon 21. Matt Hastings 22. Mitchell Brown 23. 

Pearce Antonio 24. Danny Fraser 25. Leigh Spiteri 26. Ben Barwick 27. Bailey Squire 28. Samuel McMaster 

Front Row: 1. Sam Peters 2. Joshua De voogel 3. Hayden Thompson 4. Joe Dodd 5. Jack Lalor 6. David Morris (Vice Captain) 7. Michael Close 8. Angus Kirby (Captain) 9. Nick 

Stuhldreier 10. Joshua Duggan 11. Mathew Thacker 12. Cameron Searle 13. Brandon Pryor 

Absent: Daniel Vadala (Vice Captain), Brody Sheridan, Luke Vadala, Jack Shaw, Mitch Gillespie 

Coaches: Mr Stephen McMahon, Mr Shane Hayes, Mr Damian Kinnersly 


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Badminton 

Mr Neil Henderson 

St Patrick’s was represented by 

2012 captain Benjamin Sculley (Yr 

12) and Peter Leighton (Yr 10) in 

this year’s competition. The boys 

were in Pool A and B respectively 

with Benjamin winning his pool 

matches convincingly to go 

through to the Semi Finals. 

Mr Shane Murphy 

The annual BAS 

annual badminton 

competition again 

this year provided a 

good result for the 

school as the 

numbers had 

increased to 40 

players trying out 

for the various 

teams to play each 

week. 

The school had success in C 

grade and D grade competition. 

With the help and support from 

teachers Mrs Cathie Garvey, Ms 

Ursula Bridges, and Mr Neil 

Henderson all boys trained for 

five weeks prior to play. The boys 

then continued to be available 

each week showing their love for 

the sport with great respect for 

the opposition and each other. 

2012 Brehaut 

Trophy 

The annual Brehaut Family 

Trophy BAS Singles Badminton 

Championships were held on 

Thursday, May 24. Two students 

from the SPC Badminton team 

participated in this year’s trophy. 

This prestigious tournament 

gathers the best players from 

each of the schools in a knockout 

singles competition. 

Unfortunately Benjamin was 

beaten in his Semi Final. 

Congratulations to both boys 

and to all players on their 

participation in this great event. 

Pool A 

Peter Leighton SPC 

v Matt Nevett (BGS) 

10/15, 6/15 

v Steve Conway Mullens (MCC) 

15/10, 15/8 

v Ashley Deppler (DC) 

15/8, 15/7 

Pool B 

Benjamin Sculley (SPC) 

v Mitchell Gervasoni (BHS) 

9/15, 6/15 

v Alex McKenzie (DC) 

15/6, 15/8 

v Errol Collins (MCC) 

15/1, 15/4 

v James Watson (MCC) 

15/4, 15/4 

Semi-Finals 

Matt Nevett (BG) 

def Benjamin Sculley (SPC) 

21/11, 21/11 

Mitch Gervasoni (BHS) 

def Elijah Dale (BG) 

21 - 16, 21 - 10 

Grand Final 

Matt Nevett (BGS) 

def Mitch Gervasoni (BHS) 

21/14, 26/28, 22/20 


Baseball 

This year in Term 1, 


participated in the 

Ballarat Baseball 

Association’s Junior 

Baseball 

engagement 

programme, with 

up to 25 boys 

participating over 

the course of the 

term. 

Baseball is a growing sport in 

Ballarat, and several of the boys 

who literally stepped up to the 

plate had never swung a bat or 

thrown down a pitch before. 

Given this lack of prior 

experience, it was gratifying to 

see that St Patrick’s was able to 

always provide full numbers for 

teams and to become one of the 

best teams in the competition. 

Several of our boys made the 

Ballarat Baseball representative 

squad, which is an outstanding 

achievement. 

Among our best players were 

Lachlan Fahey from Year 7, and 

Kyle Whitefield from Year 8. 


Basketball 

Ms Tamara Westwood 

Director of Basketball 

What a fantastic year 2012 turned out to be for the St Patrick’s College Basketball teams. For the first 

time, SPC fielded three teams in all of the BAS competitions, including Year 7, Year 8, Intermediate and 

Senior levels. 

The results from all of these 

competitions shows just how 

much talent we have within 

the school, with SPC taking 

out first place in each of the 

competitions. 

The BAS season saw St 

Patrick’s College finish with 

the following results; 


1st V 

Premiers 

Senior Blue 

B Grade Premiers 

Senior Green 

B Grade Runners Up 

Intermediate Blue 

Premiers 

Intermediate Green 

Fourth 

Intermediate White 

Fifth 

Year 8 Blue 

Premiers 

Year 8 Green 

Third 

Year 8 White 

Runners Up 

Year 7 Blue 

Runners Up 

Year 7 Green 

Third 

Year 7 White 

Premiers 

The following boys were 

awarded Most Valuable Player 

and Coaches awards at the 

2012 Basketball Presentation 

Dinner: 

First V Most Valuable Player 


First V Coaches Award 

Jack Saunders 

and Tyler Constable 

Senior Blue Most Valuable 

Player 

William Gallagher 

First V Basketball 

Back (l-r): Alex Brown, Eammon McCuskey, Xavier Vearing, Nicholas McMaster, 

Harry Murphy 

Front: Tynan Drought, Tyler Constable, Jack Saunders, James Keys, Daniel Skaer 

Senior Blue Coaches Award 

Liam Edwards 

Senior Green 

Most Valuable Player 

Luke Todd 

Senior Green Coaches Award 

Jarrah Staley 



Zachary Carthew 


Coaches Award 

Thomas Thorogood 

and Mitchell Ellis 



Mitchell Hay 


Coaches Award 

Matthew Peoples 

Intermediate White Most 

Valuable Player 

Jack Walter 

and Christopher Milroy 

Intermediate White 

Coaches Award 

William Jury 

Year 8 Blue 


Harrison Loader 

Year 8 Blue Coaches Award 

Riley Murphy 

Year 8 Green 


Samuel McMaster 

Year 8 Green Coaches Award 

Alexander Mooney 

and James Parini 

Year 8 White 


Samuel Short 

Year 8 White Coaches Award 

Thomas Williamson 

Year 7 Blue 


Jordan Johnston 

Year 7 Blue Coaches Award 

Ryan Cox 

Year 7 Green 


James Curran 

Year 7 Green Coaches Award 

Lachlan Ross 

Year 7 White 


Jack Simpson 

Year 7 White Coaches Award 

Lochlan Bobrowski 

For the first time, an All Star Five 

team was introduced for Year 7, 

Year 8 and Intermediate age 

groups. These players were 

voted by their peers and 

received a plaque in recognition 

for this achievement. 

2012 Year 7 All Star 5 Team 

• Fraser Robertson 

• Max Edwards 

• Jordan Johnston 

• Tyron Blake 

• James Curran 

Intermediate Basketball 

Back (l-r): Will Jury, Harrison Robertson, Christopher Milroy, Ben Martin 

Front: Mitchell Ellis, lauchlan Pontil-Scala, Jarli Morton, Daniel Briggs

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2012 Year 8 All Star 5 Team 

• Samuel McMaster 

• William McCuskey 

• Thomas Williamson 

• Samuel Short 

• Harrison Loader 

2012 Intermediate 

All Star 5 Team 

• Zachary Carthew 

• Harrison Robertson 

• Thomas McMaster 

• Jack Walter 

• Matthew Peoples 

As Director of Basketball, I 

would like to thank all of the 

boys who participated in 

basketball for the 2012 season, 

whether it was one game, or 16 

games, each boy represented 

the College with pride and 

sportsmanship. 

I would also like to offer my 

thanks to all of the coaches, 

umpires, scorers and supporters 

who, without them, the 

programme would not be as 

successful or enjoyable. A huge 

thank you to all of the parents 

who allowed their boys to 

participate this season and 

were often left hanging around 

till all hours as the boys finished 

up games. 

Congratulations to everyone 

who was involved with 

basketball this year, and with 

your continued support, the St 

Patrick’s College Basketball 

Programme will only continue 

to go from strength to strength. 

There are always many 

individual achievements 

outside of the school 

competition and I would like to 

congratulate all of the boys 

who represented Ballarat in 

Squad teams as well as 

Victorian State teams. 

First V 2012 

Mr Eric Hayes 

Coach 

Yr 8 Blue Basketball 

Back (l-r): Todd Grech, Conor McCuskey, Sam Short, Tom Williamson, Brady Buttler 

Front: Patrick Keogh, Liam Fisher, Andrew Milroy, Conor Murphy 

The First V program for 2012 

had some big challenges ahead. 

After losing some very talented 

players in 2011 the team was 

left with some young players to 

lead the team in 2012. The 

tryouts at the start of the year 

were very good as 30-plus boys 

made the effort to put their 

hand up for the team. The team 

was selected and it was decided 

that training would occur at 

7am on Tuesday morning to 

avoid conflict with other sports. 

Initial training sessions went 

very well as the boys were 

energetic and enthusiastic. A 

few boys then started 

complaining about attending 

the morning sessions and also 

started to complain about the 

serious approach to the game. 

These boys were spoken to and 

asked to commit to the 

programme or possibly play in 

the BAS blue or Green SPC 

teams. Two boys decided that 

this was the best option for 

them so they pulled out of the 

program around the same time 

Andre Kufe broke his ankle 

which really changed the team. 

Four new boys were then 

brought into the team to give 

us a total of 14 players to work 

with over the season. The team 

was now very young and 

inexperienced, but committed 

and energetic as the players 

brought in were three Year 10s 

and one Year 11. Two other 

players that were unsure of 

their commitment decided they 

wanted to play and they began 

to put in the effort to make the 

team complete. 

To start, the squad had a team 

building camp in Melbourne 

where they discussed the team 

culture, trained with Damon 

Lowery, spoke to Josh Wilcher 

(new NBL player), and attended 

an AFL match (Geelong v 

Collingwood). The camp was a 

great success as the boys 

learned from some top players 

(physical and mental skills) and 

experienced two days of 

activites in the heart of 

Melbourne (social skills and 

independence). 

The players began the season 

with the Victoria School 

Championships in Werribee 

against some decent opposition 

and they really struggled to 

compete. They came away with 

one win and a real reality check 

that they had plenty of work to 

do to compete in the BAS 

competition later in the year. 

The boys then started to work a 

little bit harder at training to 

prepare for the challenges 

ahead. 

The BAS season began and the 

boys were away to a good start 

by beating a couple of the lower 

teams in the competition. The 

boys then had another 

tournament in Melbourne in 

the McDonald’s Cup 

competition which boasts some 

of the best junior players in 

Australia. In game one, they 

faced Ben Simmons, probably 

Australia’s best junior player. 

The boys started the game in 

awe of the well-known player 

and fell behind very quickly. 

After the initial shock, the team 

came out and played some 

competitive basketball and 

played Box Hill fairly evenly. The 

rest of the tournament proved 

to be very challenging as the 

boys were unable to secure a 

win. This again was a huge 

wake-up call and prompted 

some change in approach and 

attitude. The boys refocussed 

on the BAS season and started 

to train with more purpose and 

effort. In the BAS competition 

they went on the win all but 

one game versus BHS where 

they had a narrow loss. In the 

last game in the BAS 

competition the boys needed to 

beat BGS to get into the finals. 

After some fantastic 

preparation they came out and 

played some strong basketball 

to win by 13 points, which put 

them in the grand final against 

Grammar. At training there 

were a few strategic changes 

put in and discussion about 

refocussing for the big game. 

The boys came out in the Grand 

Final and played the best game 

of the season. Each of the boys 

played an excellent game and 

the team went on to win the 

grand final by 30-plus points. 

The final playing group for 2012 

were Jack Saunders Captain, 

Yr 8 Green Basketball 

Back (l-r): Ben DeBono, Alex mooney, Ryan McKew, Taylor Sutton 

Front: Jack Reinhardt, Samuel McMaster, Ryley McDougall, James Parini 

Tyler Constable Vice Captain, 

Xavier Vearing, James Keys, 

Harrison Murphy, Alex Brown, 

Eammon McCuskey, Tynan 

Drought, Daniel Skaer, Nicholas 

McMaster, Ignatius Stewart, 

Liam Edwards, Darcy Osbourne 

and Thomas Mooney. 

Overall, it was a fantastic finish 

to the year and a great result. 

The team comprised all Year 10 

and 11 players so they will all be 

possible inclusions for the team 

in 2013. There are some 

excellent junior and 

intermediate players coming up 

to challenge for positions which 

should make for another 

competitive team next year. 

Senior Basketball 

SPC Green 

Mr Benjamin Murphy 

Coach 

The 2012 season involved plenty 

of enjoyment and individual 

achievements, but with little 

success. SPC Green won a 

fantastic game played against 

Ballarat Clarendon College, with 

great performances by 

Benjamin Lakin and Luke Todd 

leading the scoring. The team 

played extremely well 

throughout the season, 

demonstrating a lot of 

determination to play out full 

games without the relief of a 

bench to rotate players. 

Many Year 10, 11 and 12 boys put 

on a SPC Green singlet 

throughout the season to help 

field a full side which I am very 

thankful for. To the boys who 

stuck out the year and played 

most of the season, thanks to 

you for your support and 

putting in your best efforts 

week after week. Players who 

played consistently throughout 

the season were Luke Todd, 

Daniel Vearing, Jarrah Staley, 

Dylan Henderson, Benjamin 

Lakin, Marshall Lee and Kyle 

Kemp. 

SPC Intermediate 

Blue Basketball 

Players:- Mitchell Ellis, Thomas 

Thorogood, Harry Robertson, 

Zachary Carthew, Thomas 

McMaster, Benjamin Martin 

and Eddy Stalker 

From the start of the season 

there was something quite 

remarkable about the 

Intermediate SPC Blue playing 

group. The boys came together 

as individuals who simply love 

the game of basketball and 

they quickly became a team 

that played the game 

passionately with the objective 

of doing the very best that they 

could. Whilst the team went 

through the season with an 

undefeated record and finished 

the season on top of the ladder, 

each game presented its own 

challenges and an opportunity 

to represent St Patrick’s well. 

Individually all the boys had 

shining moments that they will 

remember. What I hope they 

will remember is the 

camaraderie they had for their 

fellow team members and the 

opportunity to represent the 

green, white and blue. 

Yr 8 White Basketball 

Back (l-r): Joel Hower, Ollie Nash, Lachlan Ralston 

Middle: Trent Nissen, Harry Loader, Caolan Somers 

Front: Riley Murphy, Rory Larkin, Jonah Healey, Jake Prior 

I would also like to note the 

boys’ willingness and 

enthusiasm to encourage and 

facilitate the enjoyment of their 

fellow SPC teams in the 

competition. For example when 

called upon to put on a 

different coloured strip or play 

against a modified line-up the 

boys took this all in their stride 

and all benefited from the 

experience. 

Thanks must go to all the 

parents, time keepers and 

umpires. SPC First V captain Jack 

Saunders in particular must be 

thanked as he umpired many of 

our games in a very professional 

way leading the development 

of these up and coming boys. 

Year 8 SPC Green 

This was always going to be a 

tough season. Not only playing 

against the opposition teams 

but against two other St Pat’s 

teams loaded with talent. Our 

matches were always good, 

hard played games and yet 

– again – our toughest 

opponents were always the 

other St Pat’s teams. The boys 

played very competitively 

against talented schoolmates 

– competitively but without 

aggression and were evenly 

matched with SPC White but 

SPC Blue remained unbeaten. 

SPC Green fought hard and it’s 

a credit to the boys that they 

always gave equal on court 

time to all team members. The 

three SPC teams topped 

the BPSA competition and the 

presentation night was a credit 

to all teams involved and 

showed that great spirit the 

boys have. 

Team members were. 

Samuel McMaster, Taylor 

Sutton, Alexander Mooney, 

Cooper Mclean, Jack Bowen, 

Ryan McKew, James Parini, 

Benjamin Debono, Jack 

Reinhardt and Ryley McDougall 

Year 8 SPC Blue 

SPC Blue’s season was very 

successful and the team 

managed to remain undefeated 

for its entirety. The team was 

fortunate to include some very 

good players led by Samuel 

Short who led all-comers in the 

scoring. Samuel was ably 

assisted by William McCuskey 

and Thomas Williamson who 

managed to add a touch of 

class to the team. Brady Butler 

and Connor Murphy were great 

under the basket and were able 

to “play tall” when required. The 

team’s mosquito fleet were at 

the centre of many attacking 

moves and their quick decision 

making and passing left many 

opposition players looking 

second rate. These players 

included Andrew Milroy, Liam 

Fisher, Patrick Keogh and Todd 

Grech. 

SPC Blue was a pleasure to 

coach and I hope that they all 

enjoyed their season and 

continue to represent the 

College in basketball as they 

advance through the year levels. 

Yr 7 Blue Basketball 

Back (l-r): Fraser Robertson, Callum McKay, Sam McKeegan 

Middle: Jordan Johnston, Lachie Cooper, Aiden Lourey 

Front: Braeden Ilsley, Beau Rasic, Fletcher Brennan, Ryan Cox 


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From top: First V coach Mr Eric Hayes addresses the crowd 

at the Basketball Presentation Night; Players compete in the 

2012 BAS Basketball Grand Final. 

Yr 7 Green Basketball 

Back (l-r): Riley Shaw, Doohan Pettitt, Lachlan Ross, Caelan Thompson 

Front: Josh Scoreri, James Curran, Wilson Murphy 


Year 8 SPC White 

In what proved to be a 

successful season, SPC White 

achieved an overall result of 

equal second with SPC Green. 

The result is a testament to the 

team spirit, group cohesiveness 

and hard work with all 

members willing to have a go 

and support each other. The 

boys all took turns in scoring for 

the team plus Riley Murphy was 

fantastic as Assistant Coach, 

helping to organise and 

encourage all players. 

It was a very enjoyable 

competition and thanks must 

go to the players and parents. 

The team consisted of 11 boys 

who should be proud of their 

efforts: Jonah Healey, Joel 

Hower, Rory Larkin, Harrison 

Loader, Dallas Martin (MVP), 

Riley Murphy (Coaches Award), 

Oliver Nash, Trent Nissen, Jake 

Prior, Lachlan Ralston and 

Caolan Somers. 

Year 7 SPC Blue 

Year 7 SPC Blue had a fantastic 

season with every game a 

hard-fought battle and we 

tasted success on all but one 

occasion. With an average 

30-point margin throughout 

the season, SPC Blue was 

heading for the perfect season 

before we were defeated in the 

last game. Pipped at the post, 

we finished second to SPC 

White. It was a brilliant display 

of teamwork and good 

sportsmanship led by team 

captain Fraser Robertson. All 

players put in their hardest and 

it was extremely hard to choose 

the MVP and Coaches award 

because of the quality of all 

team members. In the end, 

Jordan Johnstone took out the 

MVP, with Ryan Cox getting the 

Coaches Award. 

Year 7 SPC Green 

With so much pre-season hype 

between the three Year 7 

basketball teams this year as to 

who would be the best team 

and why, I think that personally 

I won out in terms of player lists 


St Patrick’s College Year 7 Green 

basketballers may not have 

been as talented as their more 

fancied SPC Blue and White 

teams but they certainly 

showed that playing disciplined 

basketball as a team certainly 

has greater benefits than 

playing as individuals. 

I have nothing but praise for the 

endeavour and sportsmanship 

displayed by all of the Green 

boys this season. The highlight 

of our season came in our last 

pool match where the Green 

boys stepped up and defeated 

the eventual winners of the 

competition SPC White by 

seven points. 

Green Playing List: James 

Curran, Lachlan Ross, Wilson 

Murphy, Caelan, Thompson, 

Harry Lamb, Joshua Scoleri, 

Lachlan Gillespie, Brodie Searle, 

Doohan Pettitt, Riley Shaw, 

Jackson Duffy, Hayden 

Thompson. 

Yr 7 White Basketball 

Back (l-r): Nick Canny, Max Edwards, Isaac Neblett, Jack Simpson 

Middle: Tom Hynes, Isaac Quick, Lochie Bobrowski, Ryan Gibbs 

Front: Max McKee, Todd McMaster, Jordan White 

Year 7 SPC White 

The Year 7 SPC White team had 

a fantastic season in 2012. They 

were only defeated once 

throughout the season and 

were eventually able to claim 

the premiership in the last 

game of the season. The boys 

played together with great 

spirit and determination, never 

satisfied with doing less than 

their best out on the court. They 

played hard and worked well 

together as a team. Despite 

lacking a big presence in the 

front court, the smaller line-ups 

worked to their advantage and 

the boys were able to move the 

ball quickly up and down the 

court. MVP Jack Simpson, 

Nicholas Canny and Blake 

McPhan were brilliant around 

the court moving quickly and 

getting the ball into dominant 

positions where Lochlan 

Bobrowski, Isaac Neblett, Isaac 

Quick, Max McKee, Max 

Edwards and Jordan White were 

able to take advantage to score. 

Aaron Guevara, Thomas Hynes, 

Jackson Kano and Todd 

McMaster were solid in defence 

and made scoring difficult for 

the opposition. 


Cricket 

For this privileged opportunity and on behalf of the St Patrick’s College Cricket Programme I 

would like to thank Dr Casey our Headmaster and Mr Chris Gleeson the Director of Sport for 

their continued support. 

I want to publically acclaim our 

amazing array of coaches, 

especially Mr Luke Corden, who 

work tirelessly throughout the 

season with the boys. 

Ultimately I must thank the 

boys within our various teams 

who make themselves available 

each week to represent St 

Patrick’s College on the cricket 

field. In a season that begun in 

the 2011 Term Three holidays 

with our very first ever 

three-day tour to Mildura, 

which also included a six-day 

Tour of Tasmania and 

culminated in the BAS Grand 

Final, all I can say is that the 

First XI boys have had a lot of 

cricket. Finally, I must thank 

each of the boys’ parents who 

not only keep their whites 

white and those enormous 

cricket bags full of the latest 

cricketing equipment but also 

perform their role as taxi driver, 

the weekly game spectators 

and overall support crew. I know 

the boys really appreciate your 

support as much as I do. 

Following is a summary of all 

the achievements in our cricket 

programme in the 2011-12 

season. 

First XI Season 

Summary 

Mr Luke Corden 

Coach 

Player of the Year and winner of 

the Leo O’Brien Award 

Joab Mead 

2011/2012 BAS Premiers 

Br H.T. Breach Cup retained 

Outstanding Performance 

(100 runs or more / 6 wickets 

or more) 

Joab Mead 

132 not out 

Vs The Geelong College 

State Representation 

Matthew Crouch 

Victoria, Under 17 National 

Championships 

First XI Mildura Tour 

During the school holidays the 

First XI went to Mildura for a 

three-day friendly tournament 

against the best the Mallee- 

Murray region had to offer. In 

the first 40/40 game we batted 

first and the boys put in a solid 

start before posting 8/163 from 

our 40 overs. In reply 

Mallee-Murray started strongly 

however our boys bowled 

tightly. Darcy Thomson was 

economical while Matt 

Spratling and Liam Jordan 

picked up two wickets each to 

contain Mallee-Murray to 6/150. 

The boys fronted up the next 

day to miserable conditions and 

after electing to bowl first had 

Mallee-Murray on the ropes at 

6/52 when rain set in. 

Eventually play was abandoned 

with Mallee-Murray 6/90. Day 

Three saw a tight 20/20 game 

result with SPC winning by the 

slimmest of margins. After 

being sent in we lost our last 

seven wickets for just 20 runs, 

ending up all out for 90. In reply 

Mallee-Murray were on the 

backfoot at 6/54 with just seven 

overs remaining thanks to 

some great bowling before a 

quick partnership saw 

Mallee-Murray needing just 

three runs from the final seven 

balls. A great wicket from Liam 

Jordan was then contrasted by 

a dropped catch and run to see 

Mallee-Murray require just two 

runs from 5 balls. Matthew 

Spratling delivered an amazing 

final five balls to give SPC the 

win by just one run. 

Friendly 

Melbourne Grammar 4/158 

d SPC 9/156 

On October 16 the First XI 

played Melbourne Grammar in 

a friendly pre-season game. 

Batting first, SPC got off to a 

slow start but managed to post 

a reasonable total of 9/156. Jack 

Peeters was the main 

contributor with 58. In reply 

Melbourne Grammar’s opening 

pair proved too strong and put 

together a 120-run partnership 

before they passed the total 

with 14 overs to spare. 

Friendly 

SPC 7/259 

d Geelong College 10/151 

The boys got off to a great start 

thanks to two quick wickets 

from Liam Jordan. After a small 

partnership started to develop, 

Oliver Hayes came into the 

attack and destroyed the 

Geelong middle order. The 

Geelong College managed to 

get to a competitive total of 151. 

In reply, SPC came out firing 

thanks to Matthew Short (40) 


Director of Cricket 

First XI Cricket 

Back (l-r): Liam Jordan, Jack Peeters, Andrew Fay, Matthew Short, Xavier Vearing, Dan Vearing, 

Mitchell Walsh, Tyson Jenkin, Jakob McDowell, Matt Spratling 

Front: Matthew Cashin, Grant Trevenen, Oliver Hayes, Joab Mead, Michael Peart, Hayden McCrow, 

Beau’n James, Blayde Baker 

99 


100 101 

who was ably supported by 

Mitchell Walsh (39). After 

Short departed, Joab Mead 

immediately began to 

dominate. He made a 

magnificent century off just 

80 balls. He ended up with 132 

not out as SPC ended the day 

7/259. 

BAS Round 1 

SPC vs Ballarat Grammar 

Washed Out 

SPC began the First XI BAS 

season with a dominating 

batting performance against 

Ballarat Grammar, before rain 

caused the game to be 

abandoned. SPC was in a 

strong position at 2/120 off 

just 11 overs when rain struck 

BAS Round 2 

SPC 7/148 

d Ballarat High School 8/114 

Playing on the BHS new 

wicket, SPC elected to bat first 

and posted an impressive 

7/148 off 20 overs. In reply BHS 

suffered from the loss of both 

openers early and was never 

able to threaten SPC’s total. 

Crusaders T20 Competition 

The First XI participated in an 

innovative competition 

conducted by Crusaders 

where the best Victorian 

schools compete in a 10/10 

and 20/20 format of matches 

over two days. Unfortunately 

we were unable to win any of 

our games but the experience 

was invaluable for everyone. 

We played against Penleigh 

and Essendon Grammar, 

Melbourne Grammar, 

Brighton Grammar, Trinity 

Grammar and the Crusader 

Knights. 

SPC First XI Tour of Tasmania 

Here is a brief snippet of the 

scores from the HT Breach and 

the Dr PM Casey Cups. Both 

games were thrilling games 

that came right down to the 

wire. One going our way - the 

other not. 

Dr P.M. Casey Cup 

St Kevin’s College 9/164 

d SPC 10/163 

In our inaugural First XI clash 

with St Kevin’s College, played 

in Launceston, St Kevin’s were 

able to grab the Dr P.M. Casey 

Cup for the first time, winning 

by one wicket with two balls 

to spare. 

Br. H.T. Breach Cup 

SPC 10/306 

d St Patrick’s Launceston 

10/282 

SPC Ballarat won by 24 runs in 

what was a fantastic game of 

100 overs per side cricket. All 

who were able to watch the 

game enjoyed not only the 

cricket but the fantastic 

camaraderie shared between 

both sides as billets were 

playing their host families. 

BAS Round 3 

SPC 1/101 

d Ballarat Grammar 10/97 

Grammar elected to bat on a 

soft wicket and came to regret 

the decision courtesy of some 

excellent bowling from Oliver 

Hayes (four overs, 3/6) and 

Liam Jordan (three overs, 3/18). 

Grammar were 4/11 but rallied 

to make 97. In reply the result 

never seemed in doubt with 

Matthew Short (39 from 38) 

and Matthew Crouch (37* 

from 41) adding 65 in quick 

time before Joab Mead 

chipped in to hit the winning 

runs. 

Friendly 

SPC 3/96 

d The Crusaders 10/94 

In an excellent team 

performance the First XI 

recorded a repeat win against 

the travelling ‘Crusaders’ team 

on Wednesday, February 8. The 

Crusader’s team featured 

former Test and Shield players 

as well as current Melbourne 

Premier League players. The 

team was Captained by old boy 

Michael Sheedy (SPC 1994-99). 

It also featured cricket ‘Legend’ 

Merv Hughes who played 53 

tests for Australia. SPC 

managed to bowl the 

Crusaders out in the 35th over 

for 94, leaving a chase of 95. 

Great spells of bowling from 

Jakob McDowell (2/12), Hayden 

McCrow (3/8) and Matthew 

Short (4/14) as well as some 

great keeping from Blake 

Thomson (five catches) saw to 

this. In reply SPC got off to a 

slow but steady start before 

Joab Mead emerged the hero, 

grinding out a match winning 

57 not out. 

BAS Round 4 

BHS 6/107 

d SPC 6/106 

In the biggest upset of the 

season, SPC came up short 

against a passionate Ballarat 

High School. 

Losing two early wickets put 

us on the back foot before a 

steady partnership between 

Blayde Baker and Michael 

Peart ensured a respectable 

score of 106 from 20 overs. 

BHS managed to maintain a 

steady run chase courtesy of 

some wayward bowling and 

with two balls to spare was 

able to hit the winning runs. 

BAS Round 5 

SPC 4/120 

d Ballarat Clarendon College 

5/119 

After winning the toss BCC 

batted first in excellent 

conditions. Our bowlers kept 

things tight, restricting BCC to 

a competitive 5/119. In reply 

SPC lost Blayde Baker early but 

that wicket brought together 

Matthew Crouch (62) and Joab 

Mead (37), SPC’s in form 

batsmen, and the boys batted 

exceptionally well to ensure 

an SPC victory. 

BAS Round 6 

Ballarat Grammar 5/102 

d SPC 7/101 

Grammar was able to take the 

points in the last regular 

season clash between the two 

schools. Batting first SPC lost 

two early wickets before some 

slow batting looked likely to 

ensure a score below 100. 

However Oliver Hayes came to 

the crease in the last over and 

hit 11 runs from three balls 

including one massive six. In 

reply, Grammar was looking 

shaky at 4/30, however brutal 

hitting by their middle order 

was able to get them over the 

line. 

BAS Round 7 Washed Out 

BAS Round 8 

SPC 3/101 


7/99 

In what was essentially a 

semi-final match up, SPC came 

up trumps in the final game of 

the BAS First XI season against 

Ballarat and Clarendon 

College. BCC elected to bat 

and got off to a reasonable 

start getting to 1/40 after 

seven, but from there lost the 

next six wickets for just 18 

runs. In reply SPC got off to a 

quick start thanks to Jack 

Peeters (11), but once he fell 

Matthew Crouch and Joab 

Mead came together to put 

on what would prove to be a 

match winning 52-run 

partnership. 

BAS Grand Final 

SPC 5/78 


The depth of SPC proved to be 

too much for Ballarat 

Grammar, as we were named 

premiers for the BAS 2011/2012 

Season. In wet, cold and windy 

conditions, SPC won the toss 

and sent Grammar in to bat. 

Immediately things went the 

way of SPC, with Oliver Hayes 

(1/10) removing the dangerous 

Luke Merryfull for just four. 

The boys fielded and bowled 

well taking regular wickets to 

leave Grammar with a small, 

but by no means, easy target 

of 78. Jakob McDowell ended 

up with 2/10 from his four 

overs. Matthew Short pitched 

in with 2/19 as well. Joab Mead 

also continued his great form 

to end up with 1/7 from his 

three overs. 

In reply, SPC got off to a shaky 

start, losing 2/17, but a match 

winning partnership from 

Joab Mead (20) and Jack 

Peeters (15) ensured we stayed 

on course. Blayde Baker (11 not 

out) kept the innings ticking 

over until he fittingly hit the 

winning runs to ensure that 

SPC would come out as 

premiers. 

2011/2012 Season 

Trophy Winners 

Bowling Trophy (Aggregate) 

Oliver Hayes 

Bowling Trophy (Average) 


Batting Trophy (Aggregate) 

Matthew Short 

Batting Trophy (Average) 


Best Player in Grand Final the 

“Jack Hill Medal” 

Joab Mead 

Best Player in the Tour of 

Tasmania “Signed Cricket Bat” 

Matthew Short 

Best All-Rounder the “Adam 

Hollioake Trophy” 

Joab Mead 

Damian McKee Best First Year 

Player Trophy and Medallion 

Oliver Hayes 

Second XI 

Season Summary 

Mr Joseph Carmody 

Coach 

Players of the Year 

Bowling 

Beau’n James 

Batting 

Matthew Noonan 

BAS Round 1 

SPC 3/146 


Michael Peart 64, Joab Mead 

52, Jayden Hayes 4/17, Liam 

Jordan 2/20 

BAS Round 2 

SPC 5/68 


5/57 

Matthew Coon 23 not out, 

Daniel Vearing 21, Daniel 

Vearing 2/57 

BAS Round 3 

SPC 8/114 

d Damascus College 10/68 

Beau’n James 41 (24 balls), 

Jackson Holloway 16, Matthew 

Cashin 4/4 (including a hat 

trick), Jackson Holloway 2/5 

BAS Round 4 

SPC 7/123 


Matthew Nunan 33 not out, 

Daniel Dickson 22, Luke Todd 

3/8 

BAS Round 5 

Damascus College 5/157 

d SPC 5/156 

BAS Round 6: Washed out 

BAS Grand Final 

SPC 7/99 


Matthew Noonan 33, Daniel 

Vearing 2/21 

SPC were asked to bat first on 

a well prepared and flat pitch. 

Matthew Noonan was the 

mainstay of the innings 

making a well compiled 33. SPC 

managed to reach a 

competitive 99. SPC bowled a 

very good line and length 

throughout the Damascus 

innings. In a tight finish 

Damascus required 12 off the 

last two overs. Daniel Vearing 

bowled the penultimate over 

St Patrick’s College 1st XI 2011/2012 Season Statistics 

Batting Bowling 

Innings Runs Balls H/S Avge S/R Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Best 

12 242 436 47* 30.3 55.5 Baker, Blayde 6 1 30 0 0 0/11 

8 63 126 17 7.9 50.0 Cashin, Matt 8 1 36 1 36.0 1/11 

2 6 27 6 3.0 22.2 Cook, Charles - - - - - - 

4 13 67 10 3.25 19.4 Crosier, Mitch - - - - - - 

9 269 289 72* 53.8 93.1 Crouch, Matt 26 5 96 4 24.0 1/9 

7 22 91 15 3.1 24.2 Dickson, Daniel - - - - - - 

6 127 289 53 21.2 43.9 Fay, Andrew 2 0 10 0 0 0/2 

9 145 284 49 18.1 51.1 Hayes, Jayden 25 3 125 4 31.3 2/34 

8 66 72 19 14.4 91.7 Hayes, Oliver 95.3 17 312 19 16.4 3/6 

6 26 121 12 5.2 21.5 Holloway, Jackson 16 1 76 1 76.0 1/8 

2 0 14 0 0.0 0 James, Beau 27 7 83 3 27.7 2/33 

7 103 189 26 14.7 54.5 Jenkin, Tyson 51 11 135 8 16.9 4/39 

4 13 21 5* 13 61.9 Jordan, Liam 64 7 231 11 21.0 2/14 

2 6 14 6 3.0 42.9 McCrow, Hayden 92 10 401 17 23.6 3/8 

2 16 9 9 8.0 177.8 McDowell, Jakob 48 14 135 12 11.3 3/23 

13 341 404 132* 37.9 84.4 Mead, Joab 51 11 145 13 11.2 4/11 

1 5 13 5 5.0 38.5 Noonan, Matt - - - - - - 

1 11 46 11 11.0 23.9 O’Beirne, Jacob - - - - - - 

- - - - - - Payne, Brenton 5 0 18 0 0 0/18 

10 110 204 36* 15.7 53.9 Peart, Michael 18 3 57 6 9.5 2/16 

5 140 188 58 28.0 75.5 Peeters, Jack 28 4 117 5 23.4 2/29 

4 72 94 49* 24.0 76.6 Phyland, Lachlan 40 9 99 7 14.14 2/15 

15 415 480 97 27.6 86.4 Short, Matt 65.3 17 193 15 12.9 4/14 

1 8 51 8 8.0 15.7 Thomson, Blake - - - - - - 

2 45 81 36 22.5 55.6 Thomson, Darcy 21 7 51 3 17.0 2/17 

- - - - - - Todd, Luke 2 0 5 0 0.0 0/5 

4 14 24 8 4.7 58.3 Trevenen, Grant - - - - - - 

8 136 335 39 17.0 38.3 Walsh, Mitch 9 1 39 1 39.0 1/39 

- - - - - - Willsmore, Dallas 13.4 2 56 3 18.7 2/10 

taking a wicket and conceding 

only four runs. Billy Hoye 

bowled the last over restricting 

Damascus to three runs 

resulting in a four run victory 

to SPC. 

SPC Second XI cricket enjoyed 

another successful season 

going on to win back-to-back 

premierships. As is the way 

with all premiership sides, 

there was an even 

contribution across the team. 

On the batting front Matthew 

Noonan, Luke Todd, Beau’n 

James and Daniel Dickson 

were steady contributors 

throughout the season. Daniel 

Vearing, Beau’n James, Luke 

Todd, Lachlan Phyland and 

Billy Hoye each contributed 

with the ball. 

2011/2012 additional Season 

Trophy Winner 

Best Player in Grand Final 

Matt Noonan 

Intermediate 

Cricket Season 

Summary 


Coach 


Bowling 

Mitchell McCrow 

Batting 

Billy Jones 

BAS Round 1: SPC Blue (Year 10) 

defeated SPC Green (Year 9) by 

forfeit 

BAS Round 2 

Ballarat High School (Year 9) 

6/99 

d SPC Green (Year 9) 6/72 

BAS Round 3 

Ballarat High School (Year 10) 

3/133 

d SPC Green (Year 9) 7/90 

BAS Round 4 

SPC Green (Year 9) 7/55 

d SPC Blue (Year 10) 6/4 

BAS Round 5 

SPC Blue (Year 9) 3/104 


BAS Round 6 

SPC Green (Year 9) 

d Ballarat High School (Year 9) 

by forfeit 

At the end of 2011 the Year 9 

Green BAS Cricket side 

concluded their season with 

their annual clash against St 

Kevin’s. We were very pleased 

to see how well the side was 

organised and their obvious 

enthusiasm for cricket was 

abundant. In a 40 overs per 

side game we faced a 

formidable St Kevin’s side 

which was far more 

experienced in a longer 

version of the game than 

ourselves. St Kevin’s put on a 

display of power hitting to 

record 7/218 from 40 overs. The 

best of our bowling came 

from Billy Jones with 2/51 from 

nine overs, Toby Hutt with 1/32 

from nine and Mitchell 

McCrow with 1/22 from four 

overs. In reply we were only 

able to make 100 runs. Our 

best batsmen were Billy Jones 

38, Toby Hutt 22 and Mitchell 

Crosier 9. 

Junior 

Development 

Squad 

Mr Peter Brady 

Coach 

Best players against St Kevin’s 

Harley Givvens 

Thomas Martin 

Jack Oostendorp 

After six weeks of training, the 

Year 8 Junior Development 

Squad travelled to Melbourne 

to compete against St.Kevin’s 

in our annual clash. The boys 

performed very well, being 

narrowly defeated in what 

was a keenly contested match. 

At the conclusion of 40 overs 

our opposition reached a total 

of 155 runs for the loss of 9 

wickets with Nicholas 

Simpson taking three wickets 

and Billy Hoye two. Our 

fielding was particularly sharp 

with outstanding efforts from 

William Clark and Benjamin 

Lusby while Jack Oostendorp 

was also very reliable as our 

wicket keeper taking two 

catches. 

Chasing 155 runs, we fell 

painstakingly short of the 

total, losing our final wicket 

with the score on 152. Harley 

Givvens batted very well 

scoring 42 runs while Thomas 

Martin almost took the team 

to victory with a well made 29 

not out. 

Junior House 

Cricket 

Coaches 

Mr Luke Cordon 


Mr Mark Emerson 

Mr Kieran Baxter 

Players of the Year: 

Galvin House 


Richard Dell 

House Coaches Award 

Benjamin Landwehr 

Keniry House 


Joseph Peck 


Bradley Tuohey 

Nunan House 


Nicholas Mart 


102 

103 

Top: Tasmanian Tour 

Middle: BAS Premiers 

Bottom: BAS Grand Final action 


John Brodie 

Ryan House 


Harrison Blomeley 


Samuel Jackson 

Round 1: 

Ryan 10/89 

d Galvin 8/64 

Nunan 9/135 

d Keniry 10/39 

Round 2 

Keniry 2/51 

d Galvin 5/45 

Nunan 8/38 

d Ryan 6/27 

Round 3 

Ryan 4/80 

d Keniry 10/28 

Nunan 1/62 

d Galvin 6/42 

Semi Finals 

Ryan 6/147 

d Galvin 2/121 

Nunan 

d Keniry due to forfeit 

Grand Final 

Ryan 

d Nunan 

In perfect batting conditions, 

Nunan won the toss and 

decided to send the opposition 

in to bat. The decision seemed 

to have backfired initially with 

the Ryan openers putting on 

steady runs until Thomas 

Walton was run out in the 

classic mix up with good 

fielding by James Waller. Taylor 

Sutton and Harry Blomley 

batted superbly to take the 

score past 50 from the first 14 

overs. When Harry retired at 30 

and Gordon Johnstone was run 

out for 7 it looked as if Nunan 

might make inroads into the 

Ryan middle order, however, 

when Samuel Jackson arrived 

he dispelled any notion of a 

mini collapse. His hard hitting 

included one massive six over 

the fence of the main oval. In 

the end, the Ryan score of 116 

off 30 overs looked as if it would 

be enough to secure the glory 

of the grand prize. 

The chase began the next 

evening under glowering skies 

and the decision to bat second 

looked doomed with Nunan at 

2/9 after just seven overs. Four 

of the five opening bowlers 

bowled a maiden over to begin 

their spell and Nunan looked 

well out of the game at 3/37 at 

the halfway mark. However, 

Nicholas Martin and John 

Brodie dug deep and with solid 

defence blunted the searing 

pace attack of the Ryan house 

bowling line up. When Martin 

fell for 28 to the bowling of 

Lachlan Frawley with the score 

at 4/67, it left 10 overs to get 50 

runs. Brodie’s retirement at 30 

brought about a mini collapse, 

but still the runs mounted 

steadily as the pressure started 

to tell on the Ryan fielders. With 

one over to go and just 11 runs 

from glory, John Brodie 

re-entered the arena to 

complete his innings against 

the seriously quick Samuel 

Jackson. A lofted drive into the 

off side was the pivotal 

moment. Would it clear the 

fielder? Would he drop it and 

lose the match? The match 

hung in the air for a few vital 

seconds until the Ryan fielder 

grabbed the chance with both 

hands and secure the victory 

for Ryan house. Congratulations 

boys on a game well played. 

Junior BAS XI 


Coach 


Bowling 

Murphy Wilde 

Jack Lalor 

Batting 

William Madden 

Round 1 

SPC 1/89 


In our first game for the season 

the Year 8 BAS Cricket team 

were able to put on a very 

impressive performance to 

convincingly defeat Ballarat 

Grammar. Batting first SPC put 

on a score of 89 from 12 overs. 

Opener Samuel McMaster top 

scored with 23 retired not out, 

followed by Baiden Cracknell 22 

retired not out and Joel Hower 

13 not out. In reply Ballarat 

Grammar started disastrously 

having a run out on the second 

ball of their. Our best bowlers 

were Murphy Wilde 3/0 off one 

over, Jake Selby 2/10 off one 

over, Alex Mooney 1/3 off two 

overs and Paddy Walsh 1/7 off 

two overs. 

Round 2 

SPC 8/76 


Bowling first the SPC attack 

skittled the Damascus batsmen 

at regular intervals. Our best 

performances came from Jack 

Lalor 3/10, Nicholas Stuhldreier 

2/9, Blake McPhan 1/1, Joshua 

Harrington 1/2, Bryce Savage 1/4 

and Benjamin Hutchins 1/12. 

In reply we lost a number of 

wickets despite the low 

number of runs required. Our 

best performing batsman was 

William Madden 21 retired 

not out. 

Round 3 

SPC 1/81 

d Ballarat High School 6/64 

Once again the boys showed 

their strength in easily 

accounting for Ballarat High 

School despite a whirlwind 

start to the game by the 

Ballarat High School openers. 

Our bowlers came under fire 

early but to their credit they 

stuck to the game plan and 

restricted the run rate which 

thus created wicket taking 

opportunities. In response to a 

reasonable total score, 

especially in light of it being a 12 

over game, our boys came out 

and took ultimate control of the 

game hitting the BHS bowlers 

all over the field in a 

magnificent display of both 

power and controlled batting. 

Round 4 

SPC 3/75 


3/68 

The Junior BAS XI continued the 

great start to the 2012 season 

demolishing Ballarat and 

Clarendon College in a crushing 

victory to remain undefeated 

after playing every side in the 

competition. With the game 

having to become 10 overs per 

side a score of 3/68 initially 

appeared an onerous task. 

However our opening batsman 

Jack Lalor set about destroying 

Ballarat and Clarendon College 

single handily scoring 20 

Retired Not Out off the first five 

deliveries! William Madden 

continued the hitting 23 retired 

not out. SPC won with four 

overs still remaining. 

Round 5: BYE 

Round 6 


d Damascus College 

due to forfeit 

The forfeit meant that the SPC 

College Junior BAS Cricket team 

remained undefeated 


were crowned Junior BAS 

Cricket Champions in 2012. 

Congratulations to all involved. 


Cross Country 

Congratulations to all involved in the Cross Country teams in 2012 for their great efforts. 

BAS Road Relays 

Competition over 4x1500 metre 

legs, was held on July 19 with 

SPC winning the Senior and 

Junior events, but narrowly 

losing to Ballarat Grammar in 

the Boys Aggregate. BAS Junior 

Road Relay Champions were 

Brandon Pryor, Andrew Brown, 

Aiden Domic and Hayden 

Thompson; while our Senior 

Champions were Captain Laiton 

Sullivan, Jack Romeril, Michael 

Close and Vice Captain Lachlan 

Murphy. 

Overall Boys Aggregate: 1st 

Ballarat Grammar School 11, 2nd 

St Patrick’s College 13, 3rd 

Damascus College 15, 4th 

Ballarat Clarendon College 22. 

BAS Cross Country 

On August 7 at University of 

Ballarat, St Patrick’s College 

comfortably won the Junior and 

Senior teams events and were 

second in Intermediate, to claim 

the Boys Aggregate by 90 

points. The Junior Boys created 

a remarkable ‘Shamrock train’ at 

the front of the field, filling the 

first four places (1st - Lucas 

Shugg, 2nd - Andrew Brown, 3rd 

- Brandon Pryor, 4th - Aiden 

Domic). Other great runs were 

recorded by Tyler Constable and 

Joel Mullane placing second 

and third respectively in the 

Intermediates, while Laiton 

Sullivan took second place in 

the Senior race. 

Overall Boys Aggregate: 

1st St Patrick’s College 113, 2nd 

Ballarat Grammar School 203, 

3rd 203, Damascus College 238. 

Victorian All 

Schools Cross 

Country 

Championships 

St Patrick’s College was 

represented very well at 

Bundoora Park on July 21 by 

Laiton Sullivan (18th) in the 

Under 18 6KM and Hayden 

Thompson (41st) in the Under 

14 3KM. 

Laiton Sullivan competing in road relay 


Head of Athletics 

Cross Country 

Back (l-r): Brandon Pryor, James Waller, Andrew Brown, Barty Phillips, Jacob Brown, Aiden Domic, Josh Leviston, Leighton Parkinson, Joshua 

De voogel, Hayden Thompson, Richard Dell 

Front: Samuel McMaster, Lachlan Lamb, Jaykeb Lench, Laiton Sullivan, Lachlan Murphy, Caleb McGrath, Christopher Milroy 



104 105 

Mr Matthew Taylor 

2012 has seen cycling continue to develop, with the coordination of Mr Andrew Chamings and 

Mr Matthew Taylor offering students the opportunity to further develop their own fitness and 

potential on the bike. 

Michael Nelson, right, finished third in the Under 15 novice 

category at the Mountain Bike regional final. 


Cycling 

This year saw the addition of a 

MTB event along with the usual 

road event offered through 

Cycling Victoria. Wednesday 

afternoon riding continued 

with riders of varying ability 

joining in. The College has 

initiated a cycling uniform for 

riders allowing those engaged 

in the sport to be instantly 

recognisable as part of the 

St Patrick’s College. 

Australasian 

Schools Cycling Cup 

SPC students took part in the 

Australasian Schools Cycling 

Cup 2012. The ASCC is a 

multi-discipline competitive 

cycling event which includes 

BMX, Road Racing, MTB XC, MTB 

DH, ITT, TTT and Track Racing. 

Seven students from St Patrick’s 

College travelled to Shepparton 

to compete against other 

schools. Congratulations to 

Darcy Coutts who was the 

winner in the under 14 expert 

division in the Down Hill event. 

Mountain Bike 

Regional Final 

You Yang Regional Park - June 17 

Six students competed in the 

western regional final as a part 

of the MTB Victorian Schools 

Cycling Championships 2012. 

The first event for students was 

the under 15 racing category 

with Declan Dickson and Harry 

Hislop managing to hold off the 

rest of the field over the four lap 

race to finish first and second 

respectively. 

The second event was the 

under 15 novice category in 

which Michael Nelson and 

Darcy Coutts raced. Michael put 

in a huge effort in his first ever 

MTB race to finish third. 

Unfortunately for Darcy he had 

mechanical problems on his 

first lap but managed to 

continue racing and finish 6th. 

In the under 17 novice category 

Samuel Smith finished sixth. 

In the under 19 novice race 

Daniel Taylor unfortunately 

crashed on his second lap and 

was unable to regain contact 

with the leading group 

finishing fifth. 

Melbourne to 

Ballarat Classic 

On Saturday July 21, Hugo 

Tolliday took part in this year’s 

102nd running of the road race. 

Congratulations to Hugo who 

managed to finish 76th overall 

rider on the day, Hugo finished 

in a time 2hrs 15min. Hugo was 

amongst some 250 riders who 

completed this year’s event. 

Vic Schools Cycling 

Championships 

As a part of the Victorian 

Schools Cycling Championships 

Great West Zone finals on 

Friday September 31 riders took 

to the road around Victoria Park 

for a specified number of laps 

depending on age. This year we 

had a large number of students 

entered in numerous categories 

for the event. These students 

included Jerome Wallace, Daniel 

Phyland, Oliver Iles, Benjamin 

Martin, Joshua Bradshaw, 

Lachlan Riordon, Darcy Coutts, 

Thomas Conlan, Declan 

Dickson, Ashley Quick, James 

Burge, Hugo Tolliday, Timothy 

O’Shea and Samuel Smith. 

A number of riders managed to 

qualify for the State final in 

Geelong mid October. These 

included Ashley Quick in the 

U/19 Novice, Hugo Tolliday U/19 

Racing, Benjamin Martin U/17 

Novice, and Declan Dickson in 

the U/15 Novice. 

The SPC leading riders for 2012 

included Declan Dickson who 

managed to take part in 

numerous events and achieved 

placing in zone finals. Declan 

was also awarded first place in 

the junior category of the Vic 

Schools Mountain Bike 

Orienteering championships for 

2012. Hugo Tolliday has also 

developed further this year with 

strong results showing the 

commitment he has to the 

sport. Hugo achieved National 

selection on the track and was 

placed in the State keirin event. 

Benjamin Martin also managed 

an outstanding effort in the 

road event showing real 

potential at this discipline. 

Encouragement for 2012 goes 

to Michael Nelson who started 

his cycling at St Patrick’s with 

committed effort in the MTB 

event resulting in solid finishes 

in the under 15 novice division. 


Football 



Much has been deservedly said about the 1st XVIII winning a record third successive Herald-Sun 

Shield Grand Final at the MCG - something that has never been achieved before in the history 

of this great College. 

It has been said elsewhere 

that those at the top of their 

field tend to become reflective 

and philosophical. I do not 

think that this occurs because 

of smugness or arrogance, but 

out of a desire not to take such 

success for granted. I believe 

that it comes from a desire to 

share the success because 

that is a real source of lasting 

joy. Team sports have that 

great advantage - the 

moments last so much longer 

and stay alive because they are 

carried in the memories, 

stories and hearts of so many. 

Let us become philosophical. 

As a community let us reflect 

upon the success of the entire 

programme that enhances the 

football and holistic education 

received by all boys at St 

Patrick’s College. And ask, 

‘why?’ The great American 

football coach Vince Lombardi 

had a myriad of quotes about 

the relationship between hard 

work and success, both on and 

off the football field. 

Lombardi contended that: 

The price of 

success is hard 

work, dedication 

to the job at hand, 

and the 

determination 

that whether we 

win or lose, we 

have applied the 

best of ourselves 

to the task at 

hand. 

“Applied the best of ourselves” 

This is key. At the heart of our 

love for football is our concept 

of the person that sets the 

standards. Consider firstly, 

what type of student joins the 

football programme? The 

reasons range from revelling 

in the growing bonds of 

friendship in a physical activity, 

to seeking to use and improve 

on one’s gifts and talents, to 

the desire to transcend 

previous limits and discover 

what one is really capable of in 

team environment. That is, 

“Applied the best of ourselves”. 

We firmly hold that every one 

of our students is worthy of 

our efforts to provide this 

challenge. 

What is offered in the football 

programme perfectly parallels 

what is offered in every aspect 

of our College. What we offer, I 

firmly believe, is what parents 

hope for when they entrust 

their son to us. Not a path to 

narrow definitions of success, 

but a healthy course in 

becoming the best possible 

version of themselves. What 

we truly celebrate is that the 

SPC community offers football 

as a medium in the education 

of our young men. The football 

programme is enhanced 

through high quality, 

sequential, challenging and 

engaging coaching and 

development programmes 

where the aim is for 

individuals and teams to strive 

for excellence. Because that is 

what people do to discover 

what it means to be a person. 

We should not be 

embarrassed about excellence, 

but support that road for 

everyone. 

When we ensure that we 

make our programme a 

human encounter the 

scoreboard takes care of itself, 

and genuine educational 

benefits are achieved as we 

partner our players on their 

journey to becoming fine 

young men. 

The success of the football 

programme is reflected in the 

rich experiences of our 

1st XVIII Football – BAS Premiers and Herald Sun Shield Premiers 

Back Row (l-r): Daniel Vearing, Xavier Vearing, Michael Close, Nathan Haylock, Matthew Short, Brenton Payne 

Third Row: Norton Darrigan, Jack Peeters, Mitchell Robertson, Dallas Willsmore, Martin Gleeson, Jaydon Stiles, Daniel Bell 

Second Row: Michael Peart, Dominic Barry, Liam Duggan, Ryley Stuhldreier, Kirby Neville, Angus Kirby, Daniel Butler, Beau’n James, Jack Romeril 

Front Row: Thomas Smith, Ashley Simpson, David Morris, Howard Clark (Coach), Nicholas Rippon, Jake Nead, Zachary Hopper

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Highlights from the 2012 Herald Sun Shield Grand Final at 

the MCG 


students and again highlights 

that the attention to process 

and the commitment of all 

members of our community is 

the key to our success. I 

occasionally get asked by other 

schools “what is the secret to 

our success”? There is no hidden 

ingredient that will suddenly 

turn a programme around. The 

reason for improvement and 

success is the provision of 

opportunities for boys to be 

boys, and our ability to respond 

to their needs and concerns. 

• 480 boys played school 

football this year - this is 32% 

of the entire student 

population. 

• 95 players represented the 

College at senior level with the 

Boarding 2nd XVIII winning 

the Grand Final. Do not 

underestimate the 

importance of boarding in our 

heritage and identity. 

• 54 players played at least one 

game of 1st XVIII football in 


• The College won grand finals 

at the Year 7, Intermediate and 

Senior levels. 

In celebrating the overall 

success of the football 

programme I exhort all boys to 

maintain the commitment to 

excellence and to enjoy 

participation in our programme 

at whatever level. Excellence 

and enjoyment have the same 

source - involvement in an 

activity that makes you the best 

version of yourself. Don’t lower 

your sights. 

The public face of our 

programme is undoubtedly the 

1st XVIII team and it is fitting 

that I highlight their significant 

achievements, both as 

recognition of their inspired 

performance in 2012 but also as 

a testament to the values that 

underpin our programme. 

Whilst the silverware will fill 

our trophy cupboards, the 

legacy of this team will be the 

manner in which they achieved 

their success. The team led by 

David Morris, Nicholas Rippon, 

Ashley Simpson and Jake Neade 

has gone about their quest for 

success in a humble manner, a 

trait reflected by all members of 

the senior group. The sense of 

team was palpable every time 

they took the field as was the 

values of fair play, discipline and 

commitment. 

What makes me so proud of 

these boys is that I know that if 

the results were reversed in key 

games they would have 

responded in the same manner 

- with respect and dignity. The 

challenge for every boy here is 

to ensure that this simple 

lesson, wrapped up in the 

green, white and blue of the 

jumper, provides you with your 

own moral compass that will 

guide you in all aspects of life. 

Whether this team is as good 

as the team of 1952 or Drew 

Petrie’s all-conquering team of 

1999 is for others to judge and 

is largely a moot point. What is 

irrefutable however is that this 

team conquered all before it 

and in the process were fine 

ambassadors for the 

College - this is perhaps the 

only true measure of success 

that matters. 

As the Head Coach of St 

Patrick’s College, it has been my 

privilege to work with these 

fine young men. It is essential 

to highlight the expertise and 

dedication of the 1st XVIII’s 

outstanding coaching group, 

comprised of Gavin Webb, Chris 

Caldow, Peter Brown, Andrew 

Chamings and Chris Gleeson 

and Team Managers Tamara 

Westwood and Tim MacKenzie, 

whilst also recognising the 

exceptional developmental 

work of all the coaches within 

the football programme, 

comprised of John Richards, 

Garry Fitzsimmons, Michael 

Weadon, Brett Dickinson, 

Brendon Gilbert, Mark 

O’Loughlin, Jarrett Giampaolo, 

Rick Balchin and Bernie Kenna. 

The coaching team continue to 

provide inspiration, knowledge 

and positive role modelling to 

all the players. 

In closing I would like to 

acknowledge what continues 

to motivate and inspire me - my 

beautiful and supportive family 

- my wife Jane who keeps all 

things together to enable me to 

work with these special young 

men, and my three wonderful 

sons, Will, Tom and James. 

Congratulations to all members 

of the 2012 football programme 

and thankyou to you all. 

2012 Herald Sun 

Shield Grand Final 

St Patrick’s College 13 - 13 - 91 

d St Bernard’s College, 

Essendon 5 - 4 - 34 

Goal Kickers: Dallas Willsmore 

4, Daniel Butler 3, Nicholas 

Rippon, Jaydon Stiles 2, Thomas 

Smith, Dominic Barry 1 

Best Players: Nicholas Rippon, 

Matthew Short, Dominic Barry, 

Matthew Crouch, Daniel 

Butler, David Morris, Nathan 

Haylock, Jake Neade, Tanner 

Smith 

St Patrick’s College defeated St 

Bernard’s College, Essendon by 

57 points in the Grand Final of 

the prestigious MCC 

Herald-Sun Shield on Sunday 

August 19. Played in beautiful 

conditions on the spiritual 

home of AFL football, the 

Melbourne Cricket Ground, St 

Patrick’s College achieved the 

rare distinction of winning the 

title for a third consecutive year. 

St Patrick’s College entered the 

game as nominal favourites, 

having defeated Ballarat 

Clarendon College by 98 

points in the BAS Grand Final 

and having defeated Salesian 

College, Sunbury by 43 points 

in the semi-final of the 

Herald-Sun Shield to earn the 

right to play St Bernard’s 

College in the ultimate prize in 

schoolboy football. 

Taking on the reputation of 

the highly credentialed St 

Patrick’s team, St Bernard’s 

started the game with 

inspired intensity, applying 

pressure on the St Patrick’s ball 

carrier, resulting in errant 

disposal by hand and foot. 

Although, St Patrick’s College 

held a 17-point lead at quarter 

time, the lead was built on 

several individual acts rather 

than a cohesive, team 

orientated style. Dominic 

Barry, Matthew Short and 

Daniel Butler were 

instrumental in this opening 

phase of the game, with the 

run and dash of Dominic, the 

poise and calmness of 

Matthew and the youth and 

vitality of Daniel being key 

aspects of the quarter. 

The second quarter belonged 

to St Bernard’s, outscoring St 

Patrick’s by nine points and 

playing a superior better 

brand of football. One per 

cent acts, which have been the 

barometer of how hard the 

side has worked in 2012, were 

slightly down (18) and at the 

half-time interval, this key 

statistic was highlighted to 

the playing group. During the 

half-time break, the players 

were also reminded about the 

style of football that has been 

synonymous with this group 

over the past three years. At 

times, throughout the first 

half, the players seemed quite 

nervous and during the main 

break, they were also 

encouraged to ‘break the 

shackles’ by playing the bold, 

instinctive style that has 

characterised the St Patrick’s 

1st XVIII. 

The third quarter was defining 

and proved decisive in the 

overall context of the game 

with St Patrick’s kicking seven 

goals to one, to open up an 

unassailable 46-point lead at 

three quarter time. The 

midfield group, led by the 

extremely consistent and 

highly talented Nicholas 

Rippon (game high 39 

possessions, 14 marks), the 

beautifully balanced and 

highly skilled Matthew Crouch 

(eight clearances) and the 

exquisitely skilled Jake Neade 

(eight inside 50 entries) 

provided Dallas Willsmore as 

the key deep forward with 

several goal scoring 

opportunities. Dallas kicked 

four goals, three behinds for 

the quarter and his smart 

leading and accurate kicking 

proved decisive in the context 

of the game. 

David Morris and Zachary 

Hopper across half back 

repelled the four forward entry 

opportunities that St Bernards’ 

were able to muster in the 

quarter. Their rebound allowed 

the natural runners in Angus 

Kirby and Dominic Barry to 

find space and freedom to 

move across the open 

expanses of the ‘G’ and create 

opportunities for other players. 

The statistics in the third 

quarter highlighted St Patrick’s 

dominance: 14 inside 50 

entries to four (game high 39 

- 26), 33 one per cent acts, six 

centre clearances to two and a 

seven goal to one score line. 

The final quarter was a 

culmination of three years 

work by this playing group. 

The players continued to be 

selfless in their approach, 

sacrificing their bodies for the 

sake of their teammates. 

David Morris continued to 

lead the players by voice and 

action, Nicholas Rippon put an 

exclamation mark on his 

outstanding and dominant 

three years in the 1st XVIII 

programme and Ashley 

Simpson was constructive in 

his comments after coming 

off the ground early in the 

match with a leg injury. 

After disappointingly missing 

out on the 2010 Grand Final 

due to injury, Michael Close 

responded in the best possible 

way by continually presenting 

up the ground as a hard 

working centre half forward 

and Nathan Haylock 

continued to lock down on his 

opponent in the key position 

as the deep defender. 

Amazingly Nathan conceded 

one goal for the entire year, in 

an outstanding debut season 

with the College. Jaydon Stiles 

kicked two goals, in the 

process showcasing his 

exciting skill set. 

When the final siren sounded 

to affirm St Patrick’s College as 

2012 champions, the team had 

achieved 91 Team Targets or 

one per cent acts for the 

game. This telling statistic 

shaped the team’s emphatic 

57-point win, in the process 

crowning the team with the 

thoroughly deserved title of 

the most dominant Schoolboy 

team in Australia. 

Throughout the season at 

both BAS and Herald-Sun 

Shield levels St Patrick’s 

College remained undefeated 

(third year in a row) kicking a 

staggering 151 goals whilst 

conceding only 21. This is a 

statistic that surely must rank 

this group of young men as 

equal to any during the 

College’s proud and 

distinguished history. To have 

five Australian Institute of 

Sport players (Tanner Smith, 

Dallas Willsmore, Jake Neade, 

Matthew Crouch, Liam 

Duggan), eight represent their 

state at National level and 

have an All Australian Under 

18 representative in Jake 

Neade, is a fine example of 

the incredible depth that is 

synonymous with the 

College’s 1st XVIII programme. 

The win was a true testament 

to the character of the boys, 

honouring their 2012 ‘Call to 

Arms’ - “History is our 

Opportunity”. It was a fitting 

conclusion to a year that 

promised so much and 

delivered more than anybody 

could have expected. Whilst 

the scorelines and silverware 

are gratifying, the real prize 

was the humble manner in 

which every player in the 

programme has carried 

themselves. This group of 

young men extended the 

legacy so clearly articulated by 

members of the 2010 and 2011 

teams that laid the foundation 

for this team to create history 

in being the first St Patrick’s 

College team to win three 

consecutive Herald-Sun Shield 

Titles. History will assign them 

status akin to the much 

celebrated teams of 1952, 1999 

and 2005. 

As the head coach of St 

Patrick’s College, it has been 

my privilege to work with 

these fine young men. In 

recognising their 

achievements it is essential to 

highlight the expertise and 

dedication of the programme’s 

outstanding coaching group, 

comprised of Mr Gavin Webb, 

Mr Chris Caldow, Mr Andrew 

Chamings and Mr Chris 

Gleeson and Team Managers 

Ms Tamara Westwood and Mr 

Timothy MacKenzie. The 

coaching team continues to 

provide inspiration, knowledge 

and positive role modelling to 

all the players. Congratulations 

and thank you to you all. 

2012 BAS 

Grand Final 

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St Patrick’s College 16 - 18 - 114 


2 - 4 - 16 

Goal Kickers: Liam Duggan 3, 

Jake Neade, Jaydon Stiles, 

Matthew Crouch 2, Martin 

Gleeson, Nicholas Rippon, 

Daniel Butler, Dominic Barry, 

Tanner Smith, Angus Kirby, 

Thomas Smith 1. 

Best Players: Jake Neade, 

Matthew Crouch, Nicholas 

Rippon, Ashley Simpson, 

Michael Close, Tanner Smith, 

Nathan Haylock, David Morris, 

Matthew Short, Liam Duggan 

St Patrick’s College capped off 

an unbeaten local football 

campaign to win the BAS 

Grand Final against Ballarat 

Clarendon College at Eureka 

Stadium on Wednesday, July 25. 

The game, played under lights 

in front of 1500 people, was a 

wonderful endorsement of 

schoolboy football and certainly 

reflected positively on both 

school football programmes. 

Having set the challenge at the 

start of the year to win a third 

Herald-Sun Shield and a sixth 

consecutive BAS title, the win 

was a fitting culmination to a 

highly successful BAS season. 

The players were true to the 

vision and mission they created 

at the start of the year; 

“Through our values of 

education, enjoyment, respect 

and trust, we will uphold the St 

Pat’s tradition”. This group of 

young men certainly lived this 

mission and will undoubtedly 

be rated most favourably when 

comparing the best St Patrick’s 

teams over its history. 

Played in windy conditions, BCC 

opened the game with real 

energy, kicking the first goal of 

the game and causing some 

headaches for the coaching 

staff. Unfortunately, at the 

three and a half minute mark 

of the first quarter, BCC’s Ben 

Mabon received a knock to 

neck region after colliding with 

a team-mate and the game 

was interrupted for 20 minutes 

while an ambulance attended 

to him. Thankfully, Ben was 

released from hospital later 

that night. 


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108 109 

Top: The First XVIII celebrate their win in the BAS Grand Final. 

Middle: The Second XVIII celebrate their premiership win. 

Bottom: First XVII coach Howard Clark (centre), with four Year 12 

AFL draftees Michael Close (Brisbane), Jake Neade (Port Adelaide), 

Dominic Barry (Melbourne) and Martin Gleeson (Essendon). 

Tanner Smith (Fremantle) was absent on the night. 

After ten minutes of game time, 

SPC trailed by eight points. 

Daniel Butler then kicked a 

trademark goal that has been 

his signature over the past 

twelve months. Jake Neade and 

Jaydon Stiles were able to get 

on the end of some excellent 

defensive work by David Morris 

and Tanner Smith late in the 

quarter to kick two unanswered 

goals and open up a 12-point 

lead at quarter time. 

An extremely important 

indicator for the team is the 

one per cent acts achieved at 

any given time and our 

benchmark is 20 `one per 

centers’ a quarter. 

Unfortunately, we were only 

able to achieve 14 during the 

first term of this game. This is 

an area that we need to address 

as we move into the Herald-Sun 

Shield phase of the season. 

The second term was the most 

telling of the match and 

underlined why the team has 

experienced the success that it 

has enjoyed this year. While 

keeping BCC goalless for the 

term, St Patrick’s College kicked 

five second quarter goals to 

open up a 45-point lead going 

into the main break. This lead 

was the result of the SPC 

players achieving a game high 

26 one per cent acts for the 

term. Tanner Smith made two 

spoils, Thomas Smith laid four 

tackles and David Morris made 

four of the team’s 15 runs-toreceive 

as SPC had a staggering 

16 inside-50s to five for the 

quarter. These are telling 

numbers and underlined how 

SPC opened such a telling lead. 

Matthew Crouch continued his 

fine year and was terrific in this 

quarter, kicking one goal and 

creating an additional two 

through his vision and huge 

work rate. David Morris was 

also most influential with his 

hard running across the half 

backline, providing a great 

example to his team-mates. 

Michael Close played his first 

game for six weeks after 

returning from injury and his 

work rate as a lead up forward 

was exceptional. 

The third quarter was similar to 

the second with St Patrick’s 

controlling the stoppages. The 

back six of Matthew Short, 

Nathan Haylock, Zachary 

Hopper, Norton Darrigan, Tanner 

Smith and David Morris set up 

the team with their wonderful 

foot skills and creativity. Nathan 

Haylock continued his fine 

season in the key post of full 

back and kept the dangerous 

Jesse Murphy goalless. 

A real highlight of the quarter 

was the breathtaking play from 

Jake Neade. His work rate and 

tackling was exceptional. Liam 

Duggan, Year 10 kicked two 

opportunistic goals for the term 

and is highly skilled on both 

sides of his body. 

At three quarter time SPC led by 

72 points. The playing group 

was reminded of its 

responsibility to project the SPC 

brand positively, to maintain 

discipline while applying 

pressure on the ball carrier and 

to enjoy the moment. It was 

also a great opportunity to rest 

players who have had an 

intense programme due to 

National Under 18 

commitments. Nicholas Rippon 

was rested at three quarter 

time and his influence on the 

playing group has been 

immeasurable. 

In the last quarter, St Patrick’s 

College extended the lead and 

ran out convincing 98-point 

winners. 

John James Medal 

The importance of solid values 

as the foundation for success 

was the theme of the night 

when 250 people gathered for 

the 2012 John James Medal 

Count in the OCA Pavilion in 

September. 

Former Geelong Football Club 

president Frank Costa delivered 

a stirring John James Oration, 

imploring all involved in the St 

Patrick’s College football 

programme to invest more 

effort in cultivating great 

people than any other 

endeavour. 

Mr Costa explained how he 

rebuilt the Cats from their 

perilous position in the 90s to 

become one of the 

powerhouses of the AFL. He 

said his formula for success at 

the club was exactly the same 

as the one he applies to his 

dominant fruit business and 

to his family. 

“Always find and invest in the 

best people, the ones with the 

best values - everything else 

will flow from there,’’ Mr Costa 

said. 

It is a message that has long 

been pivotal in the success of 

the St Patrick’s Football 

Programme and was never 

more evident than in season 

2012. Led by Mr Howard Clark, 

the football programme this 

season enjoyed arguably its 

most successful season ever. 

One of the key planks in that 

success has been the time and 

energy invested in ensuring 

that all footballers in the 

programme are quality boys 

first, then quality footballers 

second. 

Many of those quality boys 

were honoured at the gala 

dinner when they were 

presented with certificates 

and trophies to recognise their 

excellence this season. Former 

College captain Nicholas 

O’Brien was another of the 

guest speakers on the night, 

providing further evidence 

that building a career based 

on sound values can lead to 

the ultimate success. 

Jake Neade won the coveted 

John James Medal for 

best-on-ground in the BAS 

Grand Final. His win 

completed a fairy tale story as 

it was one of John’s sons, 

Michael, who first brought 

Jake to the attention of St 

Patrick’s and started the 

process of having him enrolled 

here. Both Jake and the James 

family, represented by another 

of John’s sons, Paul, were 

clearly thrilled with his 

emotional win. 

Another highlight of the night 

was the runaway win by 

Nicholas Rippon in the race to 

be named best and fairest for 

the 1st XVIII in 2012. 

Award Winners 


1st XVIII B&F 

Br W.T. O’Malley Best & Fairest 


2012 John James Medal 

Best on Ground BAS Grand 

Final 

Jake Neade 

Year 10 Most Promising Player 

Daniel Butler 

SPC Rebels Most Valuable Player 


2nd XVIII Best & Fairest 

(Greg Dowd Trophy) 

Samuel Willian 


2nd XVIII B&F (White) 


2nd XVIII B&F (Blue) 

Samuel Willian 

Year 10 Intermediate Blue Best 

& Fairest 

Daniel Butler 

Year 9 Intermediate Green 

Best & Fairest 

Benjamin Simpson 

Junior Green Best & Fairest 

Thomas Williamson 

Junior White Best & Fairest 


Junior Blue Best & Fairest 

William Garner 

Junior Gold 

Bradley Ward 

Yr 7 Ryan Best and Fairest 

Jordan Johnston 

Yr 7 Galvin Best and Fairest 

Aiden Domic 

Yr 7 Nunan Best and Fairest 

Mitchell Tuddenham 

Yr 7 Keniry Best and Fairest 

Joseph Dodd 

2nd XVIII Blue 

Rick Balchin 

SPC 2nd XVIII Blue Coach 

A successful and most 

enjoyable season was had by 

SPC BLUE (boarders), 

culminating in a victorious 

premiership in the BAS 2nd 

XVIII competition. 

The season started off on the 

right foot with a convincing 

victory over Damascus College 

at our home ground. We were 

able to give a large number of 

boys the opportunity to 

represent the College, and this 

will hold them in great stead 

for their continued football 

development. 

The next two matches were 

played at the smaller Ballarat 

Grammar Ground, firstly 

against the home side 

which played the smaller 

ground more effectively, then 

against Ballarat Clarendon 

College who gave us a football 

lesson. This loss gave the team 

a chance to assess its standing 

which really united the group. 

From here, we played through 

the rest of the season 

undefeated - including the 

Grand Final. 

In the Grand Final against 

Ballarat Clarendon College the 

boys rose to the occasion and 

dominated from the first 

bounce winning by 42 points. 

The captain, Daniel Vearing, 

led the way through the 

season and was awarded the 

Best and Fairest Award. The 

team was also wonderfully led 

by Beau’n James, Luke Todd, 

Matthew Noonan, Kyle Kemp 

and Matthew Storey. It was a 

great team effort and I am 

proud of how the boys 

conducted themselves. 

2nd XVIII White 

Jarrett Giampaolo 

SPC 2nd XVIII White Coach 

This year the St Patrick’s 2nd 

XVIII had an up and down 

season. Each week we fielded 

a different side, at times 

making up to 12 changes 

which made it very difficult to 

get any continuity. The great 

thing though was that we had 

so many boys putting their 

hand up on a weekly basis to 

contribute to the football 

programme, so thankyou to 

each and every boy who came 

along on a Tuesday night and 

had some fun. The season 

started a little shakily with a 

narrow win over Ballarat 

Grammar, but the next match 

against Damascus saw us 

come away with a big win. The 

next week was the St Patrick’s 

College grudge match seeing 

the two 2nd XVIII sides take 

each other on, unfortunately 

the Boarders were too strong 

and came away with a narrow 

win. 

We were only handed one 

more defeat for the season 

against a strong Ballarat 

Clarendon side. The most 

important thing was that the 

boys enjoyed themselves and 

played with intensity 

throughout the whole season. 

All the games were played in a 

good spirit and the boys 

represented the school most 

positively. Throughout the 

Galvin and Nunan Junior Football 

Back (l-r): Nicholas Stuhldreier, Ben Hutt, Joseph Flynn, Brady Buttler, Lachlan Prendergast, Callum McKenzie, John Brodie, Lachlan Thornton, Thomas Hallett, Daniel Wrigley, 

Harry Lamb 

Middle: Mitchell Tuddenham, Thomas Cranage, Ryan Gibbs, Lochlan Bobrowski, Thomas Williamson, Dominic Cousens, Jordyn Cotter, Nick Elliott, Cormac Prendergast, Joshua 

Duggan, Brock Leonard, Todd McMaster, Joel Gallagher 

Front: Jack Simpson, Declan Hanrahan, Connor Kent, Jack Cooper, Isaac Keating, Nicholas Canny, Declan Murphy, Ryan Cox, Samuel Coxall, Richard Dell

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season there were a few boys 

who really stood out, and gave 

it everything each week. 

Joseph Mason and Kirby 

Neville were two boys that led 

from the front on a weekly 

basis and played some really 

good football. Samuel Willian 

was clearly the best player for 

the season with his silky skills 

and great football brain a 

highlight of his play. Samuel 

was rewarded late in the 

season with a 1st XVIII game, 

where he didn’t disappoint 

and I look forward to seeing 

him have a significant impact 

on the 1st XVIII in 2013. 

Again I just want to thank all 

the boys who turned up and 

played in rain, hail or shine. 

Also a huge thank you to 

parents who came to watch or 

just pick their boy up after the 

game, we couldn’t do it 

without you. 


Mr Mark O’Loughlin 

SPC Year 10 Coach 

The 2012 season was a most 

successful season for the St 

Patrick’s College Year 10 team. 

For the fourth consecutive 

year, the playing group 

remained undefeated and 

were crowned the BAS 

Intermediate premiers. We 

were also given the 

opportunity to play against 

Assumption College Kilmore 

at the beginning of the year, a 

game we won, and St Joseph’s 

College Geelong, in which we 

were very narrowly beaten. All 

season the boys played a very 

high quality and attractive 

style of football. Daniel Butler 

was unstoppable early, and 

after four consecutive Best on 

ground displays, was rewarded 

with a First XVIII jumper and 

was good enough to play in a 

Herald Shield Premiership. 

Well done Daniel. 

The St Pat’s Year 10 group was 

the most talented group I 

have coached in my time here, 

and if the boys all continue to 

work hard and try to improve, 

St Pat’s has a lot to look 

forward to. 

Intermediate 

Green 


Year Nine Coach 

The 2012 Year 9 football group 

had an extremely successful 

season in the BAS 

Intermediate competition. The 

group finished second on the 

ladder to the Year 10 St 

Patrick’s side and only lost one 

game for the season. 

The season started against 

Ballarat High School and we 

got off to a flying start and 

went into the last quarter four 

goals up. The boys held off a 

fast finishing BHS by two 

points. Jacob Wheelahan was 

outstanding kicking four goals 

from the midfield. 

The next match was against 

the St Pat’s Year 10 side. With 

half of the playing group on 

the Year 9 Melbourne 

Experience, it gave other 

players an opportunity to play 

for the side. The Year 10 side 

were far too good for us and 

finished winning the game by 

10 goals. Jack Oostendorp was 

excellent in his first game 

finishing with two goals. 

Keniry and Ryan Junior Football 

Back (l-r): William McCuskey, Mitchell Brown, Sam Jackson, William Sullivan, Jarrod O’Brien, Isaac Neblett 

Third: Liam Hanrahan, Isaac Quick, Tyson McCallum, Matthew Willian, Callum McKay, Bailey Squire, Tynan C Haintz 

Second: Riley Kelly, Thomas Lyon, Bradley Tuohey, Reece Martin, Fraser Robertson, Lachlan Frawley 

Front: Lachlan Fahey, Liam McIntosh, Jackson Duffy, Tomas Hynes, Lachlan Conlan, Bailey Medwell, Robert Emerson-Jones 

Our third game was against 

Mount Clear Secondary 

College. This game was a 

whitewash as St Pat’s won by 

11 goals. The fourth game 

against Ballarat Grammar was 

the most exciting game of the 

season. The boys went into the 

second half down by seven 

goals and weren’t playing 

good footy. A few positional 

changes were made; Tyson 

Stewart to full forward, and 

Jackson Carrick and Benjamin 

Simpson to forward flanks. 

These three were very 

dangerous around goals and 

contributed significantly to 

the team’s success on the day. 

The last two games were 


College and Damascus. The 

boys finished the season on a 

high winning both games by 

significant margins. 

There were many boys who 

stood up and played some 

fantastic footy throughout the 

season: Through the midfield 

Jacob Wheelahan, Leigh 

Spiteri, Benjamin Simpson, 

Jack Oostendorp, Thomas 

Wakefield and Benjamin Lusby 

all played good consistent 

footy and provided plenty of 

scoring opportunities for the 

forwards. Tyson Stewart, 

Ambrose Gillet, Harli Givvens 

and Jackson Carrick were 

prevalent goal scorers and 

William Clark, Simon Butler 

and Clay Raine provided plenty 

of run and carry for the side 

down back. 

It was a fantastic season and 

I’m very proud of all the boys 

who contributed to the 

success. I’m sure there will be 

plenty of boys that get an 

opportunity to play in the First 

XVIII next year and will do 

themselves proud. 

Junior Gold 

Mr Brett Dickinson 

Junior Gold Coach 

At the conclusion of the 2012 

Junior Football Season Nunan 

House (SPC Gold) finished the 

BAS competition in second 

position on the BAS Junior 

ladder. The only game the boys 

lost for the season was 

against the eventual winners 

of the competition, Ballarat 

High School. 

Over the course of the season, 

the players showed significant 

improvement and developed 

in all aspects of the game. 

Collectively the boys played 

well as a team and stuck to 

the basic principles of feeding 

to the back from a congested 

area whilst also paying 

significant attention to the 

one per cent acts of the game. 

Smaller players such as Brock 

Leonard, Billy Griffiths, Jacob 

Browne, Cormac Prendergast 

and Tynan C Haintz were good 

examples of this. 

Hasker Dawborn was 

undoubtedly the best player 

for SPC Gold over the course of 

the season. Alex Mooney, 

Brody Butler and John Brodie 

were also very strong 

contributors over the course of 

the season. 

Junior Blue 

Mr John Richards 

Junior Blue Coach 

St Patrick’s College Blue had a 

mixed season in 2012 posting 

some excellent victories and 

sustaining some narrow 

defeats. The Blues were 

fortunate to have the services 

of William Garner who 

consistently demonstrated 

excellent leadership. His 

endeavour and attack on the 

ball characterised his style of 

play and it was fitting that he 

won this year’s Best and 

Fairest Award. Oliver Nash’s 

determination and hardness 

around the packs made other 

players around him stand that 

little bit taller. 

Samuel Oostendorp provided 

an excellent target in the 

forward line and, with Oliver, 

provided headaches for the 

opposition’s backline. Joseph 

Dodd was exceptional 


his work rate for a Year 7 

student bodes well for his 

future. Jarrod O’Brien 

improved as the season 

progressed and I am sure, 

similar to his older brothers, 

Jarrod will have a successful 

football career here at St 

Patrick’s College. Throughout 

the year, Mitchell Henderson 

was solid playing down back 

and his role as the key 

defender was extremely 

important as the season 

progressed. Congratulations to 

the 36 boys who represented 

SPC Blue this year. 

Junior Green 

Mr Garry Fitzsimons 

Junior Galvin Coach 

2012 saw SPC Green team 

have a very successful season 

by winning six out the eight 

games, finishing equal third 

on the ladder. Over the season 

35 boys represented SPC 

Green. The team finished the 

season on a winning streak, 

victorious for the last four 

games. Interleague 

representative duties and 

injuries resulted in losing a 

game against the SPC Blue 

and eventual winners Ballarat 

High School Green team. 

With many talented and 

outstanding young men, our 

dominance and determination 

to win the ball really stood out 

with many excellent games by 

all the players who 

contributed to our success. 

Players who stood out as great 

contributors over the season 

included Best and Fairest 

Award winner Thomas 

Williamson. Lachlan Thornton, 

Andrew Brown, Cooper 

McLean, Daniel Wrigley and 

Benjamin Landwehr all 

performed well throughout 

the season. I was impressed 

with the endeavour and 

efforts of our team. I would 

like to thank all players for 

their contribution and 

commitment to the team. 

Junior White 

Mr Michael Weadon 

Junior Ryan Coach 

SPC White (Ryan) played some 

entertaining football to record 

four wins and four honourable 

losses during the 2012 season. 

Harrison Blomely was exciting 

as one of our ‘big men’ and 

some Year 7s such as Bailey 

Squire and Nathan Luka should 

form a strong nucleus of a 

strong Ryan outfit in 2013. Our 

play makers were many, 

however Timothy Liston and 

William McCuskey, in particular, 

shone in this department. 

Bradley Ward was an 

exceptional defender and utility 

player throughout the season 

and he deservedly won the best 

and fairest award for 2013. 

Thank you to all 32 boys who 

represented SPC White in a 

noble and sporting manner this 

season. 

AFL Draft 

St Patrick’s College’s 

reputation as one of 

Australia’s greatest football 

schools has been further 

enhanced after five Year 12 

students were selected on AFL 

lists in 2012. 

At the 2012 AFL National Draft 

students Michael Close, Tanner 

Smith and Martin Gleeson 

were all selected to join AFL 

clubs for the 2013 season. 

They joined classmates Jake 

Neade (Port Adelaide) and 

Dominic Barry (Melbourne) 

who were selected on senior 

AFL lists prior to the draft, 

during the trade period. 

The first St Patrick’s College 

student to have his name 

called out at the AFL National 

Draft was tall forward Michael 

Close who was selected at pick 

number 32 by the Brisbane 

Lions. 

At pick number 36 the 

Fremantle Dockers selected 

key defender Tanner Smith 

and at pick number 53 

Essendon selected Martin 

Gleeson. 

Former student Daniel 

Nicholson, who studied at St 

Patrick’s College in 2007 and 

2008, was also elevated from 

the rookie list at Melbourne 

with pick number 71 in the 

draft. 

The success means St Patrick’s 

College will have at least 19 

players on senior lists in 2013 

including Bradley Crouch 

(Adelaide), Nicholas O’Brien 

(Essendon), Thomas McDonald 

and Rory Taggert (Melbourne), 

Joshua Cowan (Geelong), Nick 

Suban (Fremantle), Nathan 

Brown and Clinton Young 

(Collingwood), Thomas 

Downie (GWS) Shaun Grigg, 

(Richmond), Mitchell Brown 

and Matt Rosa (West Coast 

Eagles) and Drew Petrie (North 

Melbourne). 

In its history, the College has 

produced 96 footballers who 

have played VFL/AFL at the 

highest level but never before 

has it had so many boys 

drafted in the same year. 

Headmaster Dr Peter Casey 

said the College was delighted 

to have such a strong 

representation at the highest 

level. 

“It is very encouraging to see 

so many of our students 

perform so well and achieve 

their dreams,” Dr Casey said. 

“As a College, we are always 

proud of the achievements of 

all our fine young boys who 

grow into great men in 

whatever field they choose.” 

St Patrick’s College First XVIII 

coach Mr Howard Clark 

congratulated all the boys on 

being drafted and said the 

College’s partnership with the 

North Ballarat Rebels had 

worked perfectly to develop an 

ideal breeding ground for 

young football talent. 

“It is terrific to have such 

prominent representation in 

the AFL and it is a strong 

endorsement for all the hard 

work we, as a College, put into 

our football programme each 

year,’’ Mr Clark said. 

There was further good news 

for the College at the AFL 

Rookie Draft in December 2012 

when former staff member 

Brett Goodes, who worked as 

the College’s inaugural 

Indigenous Education Officer 

in 2009, was selected to play 

for the Western Bulldogs. Brett 

is the brother of Sydney Swans 

star Adam Goodes. 

Top: First XVIII coach Howard Clark congratulates Jake Neade 

on winning the John James Medal. 

Bottom: 2012 First XVIII best and fairest winner Nicholas 

Rippon. 


112 113 


Golf 

Mr Jeremy Daniel 

BAS Schools 

Competition 

Creswick Golf Club. 

Sunday March 25, 2012 

Senior golf continued to be 

prominent at SPC in 2012 with the 

addition of a local major 

competition to match the 

prestigious AGSV competition at 

Royal Melbourne. The BAS schools 

competition was contested at 

Creswick Golf Club with SPC 

having 13 students participate in 

the inaugural event. Schools 

including St Kevin’s College and 

the Peninsular School participated 

in the field with a total of 45 

players. 

AGSV Golf 

Championships 

Royal Melbourne Golf Club. 

Friday April 20, 2012 

Kelly Lyle (AGU Handicap 1), Riley 

Orr (6), Darcy Anstis (6) and Oscar 

McDonald (4) competed in the 

prestigious AGSV (Associated 

Grammar Schools of Victoria) at 

Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The 

event is held over one day where 

groups of four tee off to win the 

best group and best individual 

scores for the day. Congratulations 

to Haileybury College on their 

team win for the fourth year 

running. St. Patrick’s finished a 

very respectable fifth in the team 

event and Year 11 student Kelly Lyle 

shot a fantastic round of 73 to 

finish one shot behind the winner. 

BAS Premiership 

SPC again entered two teams in 

the senior BAS competition. 

Schools participated each 

Wednesday at Midlands Golf 

Club. SPC blue were premiers 

winning the competition by one 

point from Ballarat Grammar. SPC 

Green finished in third place. 

Junior Golf 

There were many students who 

wanted to represent the school in 

junior golf. Two teams were 

entered to represent St Patrick’s in 

the BAS junior golf competition 

during Term 4. The boys were 

undefeated during the season. 

My thanks to Mitchell Canny, 

Shannon Dawkins and Murphy 

Wilde for being the most 

consistent players and a very 

special thanks to Kelly Lyle and 

Riley Orr for their additional 

coaching. 

Junior Golf team members Murphy Wilde, Corey Haase, Shannon Dawkins 


Gymnastics 

Mr Don Pennell 

2012 saw SPC boys travelling 

around the state competing 

and also assisting in the role of 

officials so that the events 

could go ahead. To have such 

talented, flexible and dedicated 

participants is truly what sets 

us apart from any other clubs. 

SPC competed in the following 

events: Victorian Inter School 

Gymnastics Championships; 

Natimuk & District Gymnastics 

Competition; Blue Lakes/Mt 

Gambier Gymnastics 

Competition; Portland 

Gymnastics Competition; 

Millicent Gymnastics 

Competition; Warrnambool 

Gymnastics Competition. 

The following boys also 

commenced their journey of 

official Coaching/Judging 

accreditation through the 

Australian Sports Commission: 

James Mulraney; Zachary Poole; 

Nicholas Moriarty; Joseph 

Thorpe. 

SPC results during the year 

continued to improve and more 

importantly, as the competition 

stepped up, the boys 

appreciated the need for 

intense training. The major 

event for 2012 was the ISG 

event conducted at the Banyule 

Sports Centre where we were 

represented in every division. 

Team Captain James Fahey 

competed admirably against 

many who were State and 

National representatives. SPC 

retained the number two 

ranking for boys in the state 

only being pipped by Wesley 

College. 

ISG Results 

Team Results 

All-round - 2nd 

Div B - 1st 

Div D - 2nd 

Individual Results: 

Div A 

James Fahey 

8th AA; 5th Pommels 

Div B 

Carson Dodd 

3rd AA; 2nd PBars; 3rd Vault; 

3rd Pommels; 4th Floor; 5th 

HBar 

Zachary Poole 

6th AA; 1st Pommels & HBar; 

3rd PBars 

Nicholas Moriarty 

8th AA; 1st HBar; 5th Vault 

Div C 

James Mulraney 

1st AA; 1st Pommels & PBars & 

HBar; 2nd Floor & Vault; 4th Rings 

Div D 

Jordan Thomas 

3rd AA; 1st PBar; 3rd Pommels; 

5th Floor & Rings & HBar 

Thomas Lannen 

5th AA; 2nd PBars; 4th Pommels; 

5th Vault 

Joseph Thorpe 

7th AA; 2nd Vault; 4th Floor 

Steven Butler 

9th AA; 4th Vault 

Anton Storb 

10th AA; 2nd Pommels; 5th 

PBars 

Div E 

Joshua Sewell 

11th AA; 3rd Pommels 


Hockey 

What an exciting season for the participants of the First XI Hockey Team this year in 2012. Hockey 

players from three year levels participated in the team to an excellent standard which saw SPC finish 

the season undefeated and well positioned to play the grand final. 

Hockey players from three year 

levels participated to an 

excellent standard which saw 

SPC finish the season 

undefeated and well positioned 

to play the grand final. 

Unfortunately we were 

defeated by a talented Ballarat 

Grammar, 2 goals to 0 in an 

exciting final. 

Captain Zakariya McMurray- 

McKay competently led the 

team this year, ably supported 

by Luke Polmear as Vice 

Captain. During each match 

our leaders displayed excellence 

in sportsmanship and skill. 

Zakariya wrestled through the 

season with a niggling groin 

condition which saw him 

rested across training sessions 

and a couple of matches. 

Juggling an injury, the 

schoolboy competition and his 

participation in the WestVic 

State League representative 

team proved challenging, but 

Zakariya did it admirably. 

Likewise Luke Polmear juggled 

the very demanding rugby 

commitment with hockey and 

was able to manage both 

successfully. 

The team was formed of 13 

dedicated students keen to give 

hockey their best effort. The 

season got off to an exciting 

start defeating BCC 4-1. This 

provided the team with a 

massive boost of confidence 

and we were keen to play again 

and eagerly awaited round 2. 

Having the new practice pitch 

here at SPC appeared to be 

having a positive effect in the 

early stage of the season and, 

with new coach Nathan 

Gaeghan bringing his vast 

experience to the team, we 

began to develop some much 

needed skill and match 

wisdom. One other most 

valuable contribution was 

made to the team’s 

development by experienced 

player Aaron Salvatore. Aaron 

was our key full back, who also 

made a most diligent effort 

during training to spend time 

with the younger players to 

help them improve in their 

hockey. I owe you a lot of 

thanks Aaron. 

The remaining players - Jordan 

Clark, Mark McOwan, Patrick 

Farnan, Shaun Hocking, 

Benjamin Haintz, Kieran Missen, 

Nicholas Beaver, Christian 

Larkin, Liam Noone, Isaac 

Sullivan, and Lachlan Hewitt left 

an indelible mark on season 

2011. Each week different 

players shone on field 

participating in a host of 

amazing teamwork and 

individual efforts. Most notable 

was Jordan Clark who brought 

an amazing level of pace, 

enthusiasm and skill to the 

team from his first match 

(match two). Latecomer and 

boarder Liam Noone was also a 

vibrant addition. Thanks to the 

supporting families who 

dutifully supported the team, 

and my most sincere thanks 

goes to you boys for your efforts, 

your commitment, and your 

willingness to represent your 

school in the First XI hockey. 

The season at a glance: 

1st XI Hockey 

Back (l-r): Lachlan Hewitt, Mark McOwan, Isaac Sullivan, Oliver Hayes, Christian Larkin, 

Liam Noone, Patrick Farnan 

Front: Kieran Missen, Aaron Salvatore, Luke Polmear, Jordan Clark, Nicholas Beaver, 

Benjamin Haintz 

Match 1 

SPC 4 - BCC 1 

Best on ground 

Aaron Salvatore, Zakariya 

McMurray-McKay, and 

Lawrence McCrab 

Goals 

2-Aaron Salvatore 

1- Zakariya McMurray-McKay, 

Luke Polmear 

Match 2 

SPC 4 - BG 0 


Jordan Clark, Aaron Salvatore, 

Zakariya McMurray-McKay 

Goals 

2 - Jordan Clark 

1 - Zakariya McMurray-McKay, 

Aaron Salvatore 

Match 3 

SPC 8 - BHS 0 


Jordan Clark, Zakariya 

McMurray-McKay, Aaron 

Salvatore 

Goals 


2 - Aaron Salvatore 

1 - Zakariya McMurray-McKay, 

Mark McOwan, Lachlan Hewitt 

Junior Hockey 

Back (l-r): Harry McPhan, Ryan Dewar 

Front: Thomas Hughes, Samuel Cashin, Alan Martin 


Mr John Sullivan 

First XV coach 

Match 4 

SPC 4 - BCC 1 


Jordan Clark, Nicholas Beaver, 

Liam Noone 

Goals 


1 - Zakariya McMurray-McKay 

Match 5 

SPC 4 - BG 0 


Jordan Clark, Mark McOwan, 

Zakariya McMurray-McKay 

Goals 


Match 6 

SPC 9 - BHS 0 

Best on Ground 

Luke Polmear, Jordan Clark, 

Kieran Missen 

Goals 

3- Jordan Clark 

2 - Aaron Salvatore, Mark 

McOwan, Lachlan Hewitt 

Congratulations to the leading 

goal scorer and most valuable 

player for the season Jordan 

Clark.

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Director of Athletics 


Lap of the Lake 

Conducted in cold and gale force conditions on August 22 Laiton Sullivan was crowned BAS Senior Lap 

of the Lake Champion. 

Top / Middle / Right: Lap of the Lake 

Bottom: Lap of the Lake Winner - Laiton Sullivan 

SPC also produced the other 

individual champions with Jake 

Wilkie (Intermediate) and 

Andrew Brown (Junior). Hayden 

Thompson also placed third in 

Junior event. St Patrick’s College 

again won the Senior and 

Junior teams events, but the 

unavailability of several 

intermediate athletes, ensured 

only a slim overall victory 

margin. 

Junior Boys 

Place Name School Time 

1st Andrew Brown SPC 14’24 

2nd Joel Duffy DC 15’20 

3rd Ryan Cox SPC 15’42 

Intermediate Boys 


1st Jake Wilkie SPC 22’14 

2nd Angus Lyons BCC 22’42 

3rd Geoff Creber BG 22’46 

Senior Boys 


1st Laiton Sullivan SPC 21’20 

2nd Josh Darby DC 22’10 

3rd Will Stewart BG 22’18 

Overall Boys Aggregate 

Place School Points 

1st St Patrick’s College 116 

2nd Ballarat Grammar 117 

3rd Damascus College 236 

4th Ballarat Clarendon College N/A 


Racquetball 

and Squash 

The racquetball and squash competition in 2012 began with a group of 26 boys expressing interest in 

representing St Patrick’s College. 

After a few weeks of variable 

attendance, a core group of 

regular participants resulted in 

the following teams being 

formed: 

A Grade – St Pats 1 


(Racquetball captain) 


B Grade – St Pats 2 


Samuel Cashin 

Alex Porter 

C Grade – St Pats 3 

Lucas Shugg 

Daniel Hillman 

Lleyton Pigott 

William Lovison 

Austin Constable 

Jeremy Learmonth 

D Grade – St Pats 4 

Joshua Bradshaw 

Jacob Mullins 

Joshua Scoleri 

Torin Beattie 

D Grade – St Pats 5 

Drew Gladman 

Jake Gladman 

Brendan Siebring 

Cameron Spedding 

In addition, Mitchell Clarke 

competed in the squash 

competition. 

In the last week of competition, 

St Patrick’s College was 

represented in three of the four 

racquetball grand finals. The B 

Grade final saw a closely fought 

competition resulting in St 

Patrick’s (78) achieving a narrow 

win over Clarendon College (76). 

In the C Grade final, St Patrick’s 

won on forfeit to Clarendon 

College. For the D Grade final, St 

Patrick’s 4 was defeated by 

Ballarat High School (30 to 84). 

Congratulations to all 

participants, particularly to the 

Year 7 students trying the sport 

for the first time. Thank you to 

Lucas Shugg, Lleyton Pigott, 

Alex Porter and Samuel Cashin 

for playing in higher grades in 

order to complete team 

numbers. Congratulations to 

Alex Porter and Mitchell Clarke 

for achieving the award for 

Junior and Senior racquetball 

respectively. 


Mr Chris Nielsen 

Squash and Racquetball 

Back (l-r): William Lovison, Jeremy Learmonth, Lucas Shugg, Laurence Cashin 

Third: Daniel Hillman, Austin Constable, Jacob Mullins 

Second: Lleyton Pigott, Drew Gladman, Alex Porter 

Front: Brendon Siebring, Joshua Scoleri, Cameron Spedding, Anthony Jreige, Samuel Cashin, Mitchell Clarke, Joshua Bradshaw, Torin 

Beattie, Jake Gladman

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Mr John Cumper 

Director of Rowing 

I commenced in the role of the Director of Rowing on December 1, 2011. The season was underway and 

crews were in training so the challenge for me was to come up to speed with the “modus operandi” of 

the St Patrick’s Rowing club in a short space of time. 

Highlights from the 2012 Head of the Lake. 



Rowing 

The season’s principal activities 

such as the December and 

January camps and the regattas 

had been planned so my input 

there was minimal. However, 

we progressed through 

December and January on a 

steep learning curve. 

The highlight in January was the 

rowing camp at Sale prior to 

students returning to school. 

This is a major logistical exercise 

moving the whole rowing roster 

and equipment to Sale. We are 

indebted to the parents involved 

in this exercise and also their 

support through the duration of 

the camp in regards to catering 

and other necessary functions at 

the camp. At this point I would 

like to thank my predecessor Mr 

Jamie Lynn for his support, 

advice and continued input 

throughout the season. The 

achievements in recent years, 

given the absence of water in 

Lake Wendouree and the 

logistics surrounding alternative 

venues and training 

opportunities, have been quite 

remarkable. 

As school returned at the end of 

January the competitive phase 

of the season commenced and, 

with Lake Wendouree full of 

water, there were a number of 

Rowing Victoria and BAS 

regattas available for our crews 

to compete in. Our Senior crews 

competed at the Wendouree, 

Ballarat and State 

Championships regattas held at 

Nagambie and all crews wound 

up preparations for the Head of 

the Lake at the St Patrick’s 

regatta on Lake Wendouree. 

Weed cutting on the lake and 

continued dredging on the 

course saw the course in good 

condition for the last couple of 

weeks leading to the centenary 

Head of the Lake. 

The College was represented by 

18 crews at the Head of the Lake 

and all crews faced strong head 

wind conditions. All crews raced 

competitively with the 

highlight being a win in all 

divisions in Year 10 and other 

wins in Year 9 divisions 5 and 6 

and Senior Division 5. Ballarat 

Grammar emerged victorious in 

the Head of the Lake with our 

crew finishing in third position. 

The College finished in second 

place in the boy’s premiership. 

The National Championships 

were held in Perth which 

required a quick de-rigging of 

boats and trailer loading 

immediately following the 

conclusion of the Head of the 

Lake for the four-day journey 

across the Nullarbor. Our Senior 

first and seconds raced well in 

extreme heat conditions, with 

both crews racing to places in 

the B final. The A final was won 

by the crew from Ballarat 

Grammar. 

When the competitive season 

ended work commenced on the 

development of a three-year 

strategic plan for rowing at the 

College. This plan was 

presented to the Headmaster 

and the Director of sport in 

June. Similarly the plan was 

presented to the Committee 

along with a fleet turnover and 

acquisition plan. The strategies 

are aimed at providing more 

competitive opportunities for 

the boys and an update to the 

facilities in the boatshed. We 

have been fortunate to acquire 

additional gym equipment and 

lay some rubber tiles in the gym 

area which enabled our term 3 

preparations to proceed at the 

boatsheds. 

In conclusion I would like to 

thank all our coaches who work 

on a volunteer basis and who 

provide the drive behind the 

program. Thanks to Mr Terry 

Austin, Mr Damon Edwards, Mr 

James Jess, Mr Daniel Sharp, Mr 

Rick Blanchfield, Mr Alex 

McPherson, Mr Daniel Baxter, 

Mr Nathan Edgar, Mr Declan 

Stoffell, Mr Michael Treppo, Mr 

Ted Long, Mr Regan Forbes and 

Mr Peter Joyce. 

Thank you also to the 

committee led by President Mr 

John McKinnon, secretary Ms 

Tracy Holland, treasurers Mr 

Gary Jones and Ms Karolyn 

Malone and committee 

members Mr Darren Gannon, 

Ms Narelle Karslake, Mr Chris 

Stevens, Mr Tim and Mrs 

Monica Dixon for their efforts 

through this season 2012 – 2013. 

Highlights from the 2012 Head of the Lake. 

2012 Rowing Team 

Front (L-R): Mason Joyce, Andrew Milroy, Bailey Crawford, Paul Barresi, Patrick Farnan, Joshua Leviston, Campbell Milne, Mitchell Hay, Patrick McKinnon, Aiden Willowhite 

Sitting (L-R): Patrick Lannen, Callum Holland, Ricky Proelss, James Tuddenham, Alex Thompson, Paul McEldrew, Terry Austin, Mr John Cumper, Caleb McGrath, Jaykeb Lench, 

Thomas Young, Jack Owen, Liam Findlay, Luke Wilson 

First Row Standing (L-R): Jarli-Kai Morton, Thomas Hoy, Alex McCall, Henry Walters, Dallas Martin, Callum Lennecke, Joel Mullane, Cameron Banks, Liam Fitzpatrick, Ben Reid, 

Abraham Lewis, Zacari Poole, Linus Tolliday 

Second Row Standing (L-R): Lachlan Murphy, Ryan Prendergast, Jack O’Keane, William Clark, Jackson Howell, Ambrose Gillett, Michael Coccomazzo, Samuel Malone, Nathan 

Stevens, Mitchell Prendergast, James Burge, Matthew Johnston, Tom Gavin-Rumambi, Christopher Debono, Daniel Lannen 

Third Row Standong (L-R): Aidan MacGillivray, Nicholas McMaster, Thomas Cove, Jake Crawford, Judd Nissen, Sam Cranage, Kieran Wynne, James Prebble, Neville Fraser, Joel 

Karslake, Samuel Romeril, Christopher Milroy, Anthony Schuurs, Alexander Mooney 

Back (L-R): Benjamin Martin, Martin Ryan, Thomas Mooney, Thomas Ryan, Xavier Jones, Cameron Ferguson, William Fay, Paul Liston, Hamish Kelly, Fraser Steggall, Bradley Ryan, 

Thomas McMaster, Conor Dickson 

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Mr Leigh McKee 

Director of Rugby 

‘The 1st XV season 

was capped off by 

a second 

consecutive Grand 

Final appearance 

against 

Haileybury 

College. The boys 

lost three games 

by single digit 

margins and 

finished in fourth 

position on the 

ladder.’ 


Rugby 

2012 was a fantastic year for rugby at the college. Unprecedented demand saw the introduction of an 

Under-13 team for the first time in the College’s history. 

This has meant that for the first 

time players in our Junior 

School were able to compete 

against boys of their own age 

and size at both Under-13 and 

Under-14 level. The importance 

of this development is not to be 

underestimated for it has 

levelled the playing field in 

terms of the physical aspects of 

the game. As they move 

through the grades the 

“experience gap” that exists 

between the Melbourne 

schools and St Patrick’s will 

steadily close. 

We have evidence of this 

already. Our Under-16 team and 

1st XV had exceptional seasons. 

Despite being hardly able to 

raise a side early in the season 

the Intermediate boys had as 

many as eight players on the 

bench for games at the tail-end 

of the season. The team lost 

only twice in 2012 and finished 

as runners-up. It does beg the 

question as to what might have 

been possible had the player 

interest been as strong in 

February as it was in July and 

August. 

The 1st XV season was capped 

off by a second consecutive 

Grand Final appearance against 

Haileybury College. The boys 

lost three games by single digit 

margins and finished in fourth 

position on the ladder. They 

delivered their best performance 

of their year against undefeated 

Carey Grammar in the semi-final 

but unfortunately couldn’t 

repeat the same kind of 

performance a week later. 

Under 13 

One of the highlights of the 

year came from the Under-13 

team. In their first ever game 

the boys drew with Xavier 

College. This is remarkable 

considering they had a 

First Rugby 

Back (l-r): Gene Bergman, Timothy Rennie, Louis Micich, Luke Polmear, Alex Thompson, 

Liam Noone, Kirk Pearson 

Front: James McDougall, Christopher DeBono, Thomas Azarnikow, Connor Squires, 

Paul Barresi 

combined rugby experience of 

zero games. I had totally 

underestimated their ability 

and thought that if they could 

score we could build on their 

skills and make them 

competitive. The boys had 

several narrow losses after their 

first encounter and finally broke 

through against Haileybury. 

They had another draw against 

Scotch and also had victories 

against Xavier and Brighton 

Grammar. Coach Matt Simpson 

deserves all the kudos. He was 

a perfect fit for this team. 

Best and Fairest 

Harrison Bogers 

Coaches Award 

Brendan Bell 

Most improved 

Aaron Guevara 

Players’ player 

Lachlan Bobrowski 

Under 14 

The Under-14 team of 2012 was 

a very talented one and were 

unchallenged in the early part 

of the season. This easy run 

was actually stunting their 

development as victories were 

due to brilliant individual 

efforts and lacklustre 

competition. It led to the team 

being ill-disciplined and not 

doing the team things. Our 

better players were trying to do 

too much and the rest of the 

team were happy to sit back 

and let them do it. 

We received a rude shock 

against Melbourne Grammar1. 

With a team full of scholarship 

players, Victorian 

representatives and even an 

Australian rep, St Patrick’s was 

no match. Both teams were 

ferocious in their attitude and it 

was one of the most brutal 

games, at any level, I have ever 

Junior Rugby 

Back (l-r): Benjamin Debono, Billy Sullivan, Angus Phasey, Connor Heeney, Patrick Willis, 

Mitchell Brown 

Third: Lochlan Bobrowski, Logan Simmonds, Harrison Bogers, Lachlan Dewar, Ryan 

Montgomery, Dylan Bilston, Ryan Dewar 

Second: Duncan Spedding, Bryce Evans, Seamus Howley, Ashley Torpy, Ethan Duggan 

Front: Brendan Bell, Cameron Rennie, Liam McIntosh, Eamonn Devlin, Mitchell Cocking, 

Jaspa Foy, Aaron Guevara 

seen. Both teams had two or 

three boys sent to hospital and 

there were another two or 

three suffering concussion. It 

was a watershed moment for 

our team. 

The next week we were again 

soundly beaten by Scotch 

College, and were probably a 

little shell shocked from the 

previous week. The attitude at 

training was markedly 

improved and the boys started 

to take two aspects of their 

game seriously; defensive line 

speed and spreading the ball 

wide to create space. From here 

they never looked back. They 

played Scotch again later in the 

year and halved the deficit from 

their previous encounter and 

had strong wins against 

Brighton Grammar and Xavier. 

Next year these boys will move 

into an Under-16 competition in 

which I think they will be highly 

competitive. As coach I owe 

much to my assistant Mr Remy 

Hassanin who was an 

incredible mentor and who I 

look forward to working with in 




Billy Sullivan 

Coaches Award 

Patrick Willis 

Most Improved 

Logan Simmonds 

Players player 

Mitchell Brown 

Under 16 

Coach Mr Rodney Van Bentum 

has done amazing things with 

this team. Lack of numbers to 

early training sessions was 

ominous and withdrawing 

from the competition had been 

considered. 

Word slowly spread through 

the college that VB (Van 

Bentum) had really made rugby 

fun. The boys knew he 

expected them to work hard 

but at the same time there was 

an enthusiastic, knowledgeable 

and compassionate coach at 

the helm. This created 

unprecedented numbers at 

training and matches and 

pretty soon the under 16 team 

was an awesome outfit. They 

had narrow losses to first 

division teams Trinity and 

Scotch and were beaten by 

eventual premier Marcellin. 

They brushed aside other teams 

in the competition with ease. 

Their only disappointing result 

was losing to Ivanhoe in a game 

they controlled for most of the 

day and which, effectively, 

ended their chances of a second 

consecutive premiership. 

Rodney received excellent 

support from assistant coach 

Mr Alex Montgomery this year. 

We were delighted to have Alex 

on board and we hope that his 

experience and guidance will be 

available to the SPC boys in 

2013. 


Padraic Taylor - Potter 

Coaches Award 

Thomas Plover 

Most Improved 

Nathan Stevens 

Players player 

Joshua Tranter 

1st XV 

No other school in the 

competition trusts the running 

of their senior team to a 

volunteer coach but other 

schools do not have the Govers 

family to call upon. In my time 

at the college I have seen Mike, 

Luke and Adam do remarkable 

things with our senior boys. In 

2012 Mike was again at the 

helm and this time he was 

being assisted by his younger 

son Luke. Mike and Luke 

sacrificed enormous amounts 

of time to make the 1st XV a 

successful outfit in 2012. 

To truly explain Mike’s influence 

I would like to reflect on the last 

home and away game of the 

season and the semi-final. In 

atrocious conditions at home 

SPC had played well but were 

beaten by a very disciplined and 

dour Haileybury team. Mike 

went home after that game, 

studied tapes and came to 

training and said to the boys: 

“We played well and didn’t win, 

that means we still have to play 

well next week but we have to 

do something different”. 

Mike identified the team’s lack 

of success in the lineout as a 

contributing factor to its 

downfall in the last round and 

set about developing plays that 

would allow the 1st XV to kick 

to the open side instead of the 

touch line. Mike had to sell the 

plan to his team, as it goes 

against traditional rugby logic, 

and the boys bought in 

enthusiastically and 

wholeheartedly. The semi-final 

was a remarkable game for a 

number of reasons. SPC 

conceded a try after only two 

minutes and while there were 

some groans from our 

supporters the players kept 

their heads up and battled on 

manfully, as it turned out this 

would be the only Carey score 

that day. The courage of the St 

Patrick’s teams has always been 

good but on this day they were 

patient as well. They executed 

Mike’s plans beautifully and 

Carey was under pressure all 

day as a result. 

Mitchell Cattell was central to 

the plan and he was kicking 

beautifully. Connor Squires was 

making some excellent 

decisions at half back and 

Andrew Vidic and Christopher 

Debono led the forward pack. 

All of these factors led to an 

outstanding display of ‘team 

first’ rugby. 

The team deserved to be 

confident going in to the Grand 

Final but couldn’t quite put it 

together on the day. They knew 

they hadn’t been at their best in 

the biggest game of the year. 

We hope to go one step further 

in 2013. 

Highlights from the 2012 Rugby season.

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Shooting 

Mr Matthew Taylor Mr Jamie Bobrowski 

Minyip Field and 

Game School Shoot 

2012 

On Monday, October 22, students 

travelled to Minyip in Western 

Victoria to compete in the 12th 

Annual Minyip Field and Game 

Shoot. The programme was a 

Field and Game targets event 

with a variety of targets offered 

presenting somewhat more of a 

challenge than Down The Line 

(DTL) discipline. 

The Minyip contest consisted of 

the students shooting at 24 

targets in what were perfect 

conditions for shooting. The 

students shot at 12 targets on 

each side of the quarry where 

the event is held. 

The competition attracted 380 

students from areas as far south 

as Geelong and Warrnambool 

right up to Swan Hill and Ouyen. 

St Patrick’s College had the 

largest contingent of shooters 

with 45 boys making the two 

and a half hour trip. Many of the 

students had never shot Field 

and Game before so this offered 

a great experience. All students 

represented the College in the 

highest standard throughout 

the day. 

The event was won overall by 

Jason Hill from Horsham College 

shooting 22 out of 24. Students 

from St Pat’s who fared well in 

the senior non-members division 

were Alex Coxall and Ryan 

Knowles who both scored 18 out 

of 24, leading a large group of 

boys from the College who 

challenged each other 

throughout the day. 

Leading the junior division for St 

Pat’s was William Soufis who 

managed a total score of 17 out 

of 24 and finished equal third 

with a student from Kaniva 

College. 

Special thanks to Mr Gerard 

Knobel who took time out of his 

day to support the boys in yet 

another fantastic event. I would 

like to also thank Mr Tim 

Mackenzie who came along to 

support all the boys in their 

efforts and offered some helpful 

advice to many. 


Soccer 

Soccer at St Patrick’s 

College is certainly 

in a healthy place. 

Under the 

leadership of all of 

our coaches our 

teams continue to 

perform well at 

BAS level. 

Our 1st XI team won their fifth 

BAS title in as many years how 

ever with much more 

competition than in previous 

years. The college 2nd XI team 

more than held their own against 

a much higher level of 

competition in 2012 and the two 

junior teams enjoyed great 

success with both teams 

finishing first and second on the 

ladder and providing two highly 

fought out matches. The only 

down side to soccer in 2012 was 

the lack of competition for our 

intermediate boys with only three 

teams in the competition. 

As Director of Soccer in 2012, I 

again very much extend a big 

thank you to all the coaches, 

namely Mr Tony Beggs, Mr Barry 

Schuurs, Mr Malcolm Barrins, Mr 

Brett Earl, Mr Andrew Argardy 

and Ms Tina Benoit with a further 

thank you to Yuri Kaczkowski 

again for not only his support role 

but also for his work in providing 

and training referees. 

Without the support of these 

staff, the programme would not 

of ran as efficiently as it did 

highlighting the many years of 

coaching and coordinating 

experience that the coaches 

brought to the programme. 

I would like to acknowledge the 

strong presence of St Patrick’s 

College senior players who 

represented the Ballarat Red 

Devils this year in state level 

competition namely: Jakob 

McDowell, Luke Moodley, Jack 

Knights, Jarrah Staley, Patrick 

Karras and Samuel Wines. 

Amongst the many highlights for 

season 2012 were the obvious 

fifth 1st XI title in a row, the 

development of players in the 

junior programme and the 

inclusion of Mr Andrew Argardy 

to our coaching ranks. Andrew 

played a wonderful coaching role 

in the junior programme 

alongside Mr Mal Barrins and Mr 

Brett Earl and we look forward to 

seeing Andrew working in our 

senior programme in 2013. 

Our friendly against St Kevin’s 

earlier this year again proved to 

be a hard fought game with the 

3-1 scoreboard not reflecting the 

high standard of soccer played on 

the day. We are getting closer and 

closer to our city cousins and I am 

sure we are not too far away from 

taking the soccer points in this 

important annual fixture. 

While there were many 

highlights, our college and the 

players within the soccer 

programme were greatly 

saddened by the tragic loss of 

their friend and fellow student 

Thomas Karras. Thomas was 

tragically taken from his beautiful 

family in extremely difficult 

circumstances earlier this year. 

I would like to acknowledge in 

this report the amazing strength 

and character of the Karras 

family led so admirably by 

Arthur and Michelle in the 

circumstances surrounding the 

loss of their beautiful son. I 

know personally having spent 

many hours with the Karras 

family during this tragic event of 

the love the Karras family 

shared. I am proud to have 

played my role as Director of 

Soccer together with Arthur and 

his family and with the support 

of the College Headmaster Dr 

Peter Casey in the introduction 

of the Thomas Karras Trophy. 

The Thomas Karras trophy will 

be awarded to the Best and 

Fairest winner for the 1st XI 

programme in Thomas’s honour. 

Congratulations to Jakob 

McDowell for his role as Captain 

of the Soccer program and for 

winning the inaugural Thomas 

Karras Trophy. 

Once again I thank all coaches, 

players, supporting staff 

including Ms Tamara Westwood, 

Mr Tim Mackenzie and the 

director of Sport Mr Chris 

Gleeson for their efforts and 

support of me in the role of 

Director of Soccer in 2012. 

In closing for 2012, I leave you 

with two exciting initiatives that 

will take place in Term 1 and 3 of 

next year. Commencing early in 

Term 1, we will introduce a house 

based soccer completion for 

boys in Years 7-9, whilst in Term 3 

we will hold our inaugural 

formal dinner in the College 

Pavilion joining our other major 

sports to celebrate our 

achievements. 

R.I.P. my little buddy Thomas 

Karras, I miss your smile and 

laughs. 

First XI Soccer 

Season Report 

Mr Tony Beggs 

BAS soccer grand final 


First XI Coach 

The 2012 Senior Soccer 

Competition started with proof 

that not everything stays the 

same. Both SPC teams lost in 

the first round. The projected 

improvement by the Damascus 

team was realised when the 

senior SPC Blue side went down 

5-1 with a number of problems 

unable to be rectified during 

the game. 

In fact the situation became 

seriously dangerous for us 

during the first half of the 

season as we could only 

manage draws against 

Grammar and top team 

College. We faced the prospect 

of not making the final for the 

first time in nine years. The 

coach went hunting for more 

players and fortunately was 

able to secure a number of 

standouts. Brody Duggan, Jack 

Knight and Samuel Wines were 

three that would play crucial 

roles throughout the remainder 

of the season. 

The return bout against 

Damascus proved to be the 

turning point of the season. A 

call-to-arms was answered by 

players and we fielded one of 

our best squads for the season. 

Immediately, we attacked 

strongly and were putting 

passes together all over the 

ground with Patrick Karras 

playing balls sideways through 

their lines and doubling up with 

the dangerous Jakob McDowell 

on the front line. Our first goal 

came via a transfer from Billy 

Gianacopoulos who held the 

ball up in the centre before 

finding Jakob on the right. His 

cross went over players 

including their keeper and 

Michael Cocomazzo raced in 

from the wing to smash the 

first goal from close in. 

Luke Moodley played then back 

to Brody Duggan and he 

one-twoed with Patrick Karras 

which left space for Brody to 

face up to the goals. He hit the 

ball strongly and the deflection 

of the keeper’s dive merely put 

the ball in the far corner for our 

second goal. Against play on the 

restart Damascus had a long

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Top: BAS soccer grand final 

Middle: BAS soccer grand final team 

Bottom: First XI Soccer best and fairest winner Jakob 

McDowell is congratulated by Michelle and Arthur Karras 


shot from 30 metres which 

could not be tipped over by 

keeper Jack Knight and they 

closed the score to the single. 

An equally brilliant goal 

finished the contest when 

Jakob McDowell received a pass 

from centre Jarrah Staley and 

went past their defence with 

pace. Running in deep into their 

18 yards he sized up and beat 

their keeper with a sure finish. 

Hence we ran out 4-2 winners 

and the season had become 

alive. 

BAS results for 

the First XI 

SPC Blue 

defeated by 

Damascus College 5-1 

SPC Blue 1 

drew with Ballarat Grammar 1 

SPC Blue 4 

defeated Ballarat High School 0 

SPC Blue 0 

drew with 

Ballarat Clarendon College 0 

SPC Blue 5 

defeated SPC Green 1 

SPC Blue 4 

defeated Damascus College 2 

SPC Blue 5 

defeated Ballarat Grammar 1 

SPC Blue 4 

defeated Ballarat High School 1 

SPC Blue 5 

defeated 

Ballarat Clarendon College 1 

SPC Blue 

walkover SPC Green 

The boys put together wins for 

the rest of the season and came 

to the BAS Final to be played on 

the synthetic pitch at Morshead 

Park with an essentially positive 

outlook. 

After the previous encounter 

resulting in a quite easy 5-1 win 

on the small St Patrick’s pitch, 

this match proved that 

definitely the best two Ballarat 

school sides were competing. 

College began strongly and 

their continued pressure saw 

numerous attacks on our goal. 

Nicholas McKee fortunately 

played a wonderful game off 

the back left and, together with 

strong play from Cameron 

Ferguson and Jarrah Staley,we 

were able to turn attacks. 

Our first score was against the 

play somewhat as we were 

being starved of real chances 

before a long defensive ball 

went over the half way and was 

glancingly headed towards our 

scoring end. Brody Duggan was 

first to react and he gained and 

controlled the ball, racing ahead 

of the defence until he closed 

on the advancing keeper and 

shot it past him at the last 

moment into the goals. We 

appeared to be gaining 

momentum as Samuel Wines 

was given a smart sideways 

pass on the left side and his 

strong drive from 35 metres just 

missed left of the vertical. 

Nicholas McKee pounced on a 

throw in and found Duggan in 

the central attack. He played 

Jakob McDowell in with a 

well-measured ball which Jakob 

gathered just three metres off 

the far line. He powered into 

the drive from an oblique angle 

- on target and the resulting 

deflection went in for our 

second. 

Leading up to half time Jakob 

threw a typical long ball that 

was gathered by Patrick Karras 

inside the 18 yards. He drew the 

last defender and the 

advancing keeper before 

finding space enough to second 

guess them and fire high into 

the net. 

St Patrick’s College Blue 4 

defeated Ballarat College 2 

Goal: Brody Duggan 2, Jakob 

McDowell, Patrick Karras 

Best: Brody Duggan, Nicholas 

McKee, Jack Knight, Patrick 

Karras, Paul Barrasi, Jakob 

McDowell, Cameron Ferguson 

After presentation of the BAS 

pennant by Acting Headmaster 

Chris Caldow, players and 

parents attended an award 

ceremony with dinner at the 

College. This year was a 

poignant one in that it 

culminated in the inaugural 

presentation of the Thomas 

Karras Memorial Trophy for Best 

and Fairest Player First XI. 

The votes were counted with a 

close win being achieved by 

team captain Jakob McDowell 

over Patrick Karras. With five 

votes per match available from 

the ten matches played, the 

final tallies were: Jakob 

McDowell 22, Patrick Karras 21, 

Luke Moodley 16, Cameron 

Ferguson and Billy 

Gianacopoulos 14. The win by 

Jakob was made more 

remarkable when one considers 

that prior to this season he had 

played most of his soccer as 

keeper. In 2012, he risked moving 

out of goals and was used as a 

pivot forward, learning 

throughout the season to 

become recognised as a 

talented striker in his own right. 

The Goal Kicking award saw 

Jakob just pipped by promising 

striker Brody Duggan. In his five 

matches Brody scored seven 

goals, then adding two in the 

Grand Final. 

Key players this year were: Year 

12 - Jakob McDowell (captain), 

Luke Moodley (v.c.), Harry 

Martin, Cameron Ferguson, Billy 

Gianacopoulos, Nicholas McKee, 

Zachary Cano-Perez, Michael 

Cocomazzo, Kane Hart, Year 11 - 

Patrick Karris, Paul Barrasi, Kyle 

Stewart, Jarrah Staley, Jack 

Knight, Brody Duggan, Anthony 

Schuurs, and Year 10 Samuel 

Wines. 

SPC Green Senior 

Soccer Team 

Even though the SPC Green 

team was not able to achieve a 

win this season, the boys who 

participated must be 

congratulated for representing 

the school and endeavouring to 

do their best against some 

quality opposition teams. The 

boys always finished the game 

with a smile on their face and 

proper respect for the opposing 

team. The best and fairest 

player was also our captain, 

Rhyle Panozzo. His support for 

the team and his leadership 

was greatly appreciated. 

Hopefully many of the Year 9 to 

11 boys who represented this 

team will go on to play in the 

Blue team next year and the 

Year 12 boys will continue their 

love of soccer by playing in local 

Ballarat leagues. 

Representative players. 

Benjamin Ashmore, Thomas 

Azarnikow, Dominic Barry, 

Joshua Benfield, Joseph Bol, 

Patrick Collier, Rory Conroy, 

Lawrence Ellis, Mitchell Ellis, 

Bryce Fullerton, Louis Gillett, 

Liam Higgins, Alistair Kane, 

Lachlan Kemp, Marshall Lee, 

Lachlan McIntosh, Raul Orrego, 

Joshua O’Brien, Sean O’Neil, 

Michael O’Reilly, Eddie Pou, Jai 

Shah, Anthony Schuurs, Liam 

Trigger. 

First Soccer 

Back (l-r): Brody Duggan, Billy Gianacopoulos, Jack Knights, Sam Wines, Cameron 

Ferguson, Kane Hart, Jarrah Staley 

Front: Paul Barresi, Zachary Cano-Perez, Jakob McDowell, Mr Tony Beggs (Coach), Luke 

Moodley, Harry Martin, Nicholas Mckee 

Intermediate 

Boys Soccer 

The 2012 Intermediate BAS 

competition saw only three 

schools enter which made for a 

very short season. Nonetheless 

the enthusiastic group of Year 9 

SPC students gave their all and 

enjoyed the games that they 

did play. In game one the boys 

went down 2-1 to Damascus 

College. The game was played 

in very good spirits with some 

great teamwork and many 

shots on goal. The second game 

of the season was a 1-1 draw 


College. In the last game of the 

season SPC was defeated 4-0 by 

Ballarat Clarendon College. 

The short competition saw 

many players get votes which 

made it an extremely close race 

for MVP. Conor McKee, Patrick 

Collier and Mitchell Steele did a 

great job in goals with some 

impressive saves during the 

competition. The winner of MVP 

for SPC went to Ryan Ringin. 

Ryan showed great leadership 

and teamwork throughout the 

competition. He showed 

determination and worked hard 

each game doing a great job at 

keeping the ball out of the 

defence. Isaac Lund showed 

great skill in the midfield and 

up front during the 

competition, finishing a close 

second. 

Members of the SPC 

intermediate team included 

Ryan Ringin, Mitchell Steele, 

Conor Mckee, Joseph Bol, Patrick 

Collier, Adam Stevens, Zachary 

Priddle, Alexander Langdon, 

Isaac Lund, Thomas Elliot and 

Evan Green. 

Junior Green 

Soccer 

Best & Fairest - Jack Gaffney 

Jack Gaffney represented the 

College and the Junior Green 

soccer team, with distinction, in 

the 2012 BAS season. As a great 

contributor to the success and 

cohesion of the team, he played 

with an admirable sense of 

leadership, maturity, fairness 

and sportsmanship in a season 

that boasted six wins and only 

one loss. 

Jack’s style of play displays 

exceptional ball control, speed, 

accuracy and intuition 

reminiscent of the great 

football players of decades past. 

He is always supportive of his 

team mates. He is a clever 

player who reads the game and 

keenly distributes to his best 

available options. Jack is 

humble in his personal success 

on the pitch and always proud 

to represent his school, as an 

integral part of a great team. 

Junior Soccer 

Back (l-r): Braden Mackley, Brad Tuohey, Jack Worthington, Dev Russell, Harrison Bogers, 

Trent Moodley, Alex Worthington 

Front: Henry Ward, Joel Batchelor, Lachlan Ralston, Lochie Bobrowski, Louis Spratling, 

Caelan Thompson 

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Director of Swimming 


Swimming 

This season was the second of a new era at St Patrick’s without Brother Brian Davis. His service was 

nothing less than outstanding; constantly at morning squad sessions, constantly in the water himself, 

regularly attending local meets and top 5 carnivals. He has been missed, and his example unattainable. 

“Being your best is 

not so much about 

overcoming the 

barriers other 

people place in 

front of you as it is 

about overcoming 

the barriers we 

place in front of 

ourselves. It has 

nothing to do with 

how many times 

you win or lose. It 

has no relation to 

where you finish in 

a race or whether 

you break world 

records. But it does 

have everything to 

do with having the 

vision to dream, 

the courage to 

recover from 

adversity and the 

determination 

never to be shifted 

from your goals.” 

Kieren Perkins 

Last year’s SPC Swimming 

Captain Patrick Thorpe took 

over the head Senior Coaching 

position and did an outstanding 

job. His passion and 

commitment to the program 

was exceptional; he did 

everything possible to get the 

most out of the swimmers and 

improve their ability in the pool. 

Patrick was joined by newcomer 

Mr Guy Skillen. As a teenager 

Guy was a national swimmer. 

Guy’s swimming knowledge 

was evident as he worked hard 

with individual swimmers to 

improve their speed over short 

distances. The combination of 

Patrick and Guy was very 

essential to St Patrick’s taking 

out the 33rd BAS Swimming 

Carnival. 

Ballarat Associated 

Schools Swimming 

At the 33rd Annual Ballarat 

Associated Schools’ Swimming 

held at the Eureka Pool, St 

Patrick’s College won the Boys’ 

Championship for the 33rd 

consecutive time. 

What a tense and stressful BAS 

Swimming Carnival 2012 was. 

The day was a mix of emotions; 

constant elation as individuals 

won their events and 

disappointment and frustration 

as others were narrowly beaten 

by fingertips. 

The St Patrick’s boys made their 

way to the Eureka pool at 

9.15am for their photos and 

warm ups. It was a fantastic day 

for swimming; mild and sunny, 

the boys were excited and ready 

for the challenge that lay ahead. 

The pool seemed desolate as 

we were the only school there 

for the first 45 minutes. At 10am 

a flood of students from 

Ballarat Clarendon College, 

Ballarat Grammar School, 

Ballarat High School, Damascus 

College and Loreto College 

embarked on their journey to 

take out the BAS Swimming 

Carnival for 2012 and take the 

title from St Patrick’s. 

The events started at 11.30am 

with the boys participating in 

the individual 50 and 100 

metres Freestyle, Backstroke, 

Breaststroke and Butterfly. As I 

stood at the finish line I was 

impressed with the effort the 

boys were putting into their 

events. They would often make 

their way out of the pool 

gasping for breath and 

completely exhausted. This was 

reflected in their results as SPC 

were constantly finishing either 

first or second. In the Butterfly 

events I started to notice a turn 

of the tide as Ballarat Grammar 

started to excel, winning event 

after event and St Patrick’s 

constantly finishing second or 

third with the odd fourth. At 

this point I was quietly 

confident, but aware Ballarat 

Grammar would be close, 

maybe even ahead. 

After lunch the scores were 

announced; St Patricks 121 

points, Ballarat Grammar 124 

points. I was surprised at the 

scores as I thought we had 

done enough to be in front. At 

this point I was anxious and I 

could see that the boys were 

feeling nervous about possibly 

losing the 32-year stranglehold 

on the BAS Swimming title. 

The afternoon was made up of 

the Freestyle and Medley relays. 

This was our chance to claw 

back some of the points as they 

were worth double and put a 

margin between us and Ballarat 

Grammar. There were eleven 

relays in total; we won three of 

them, placed second in six and 

came third in the remaining 

two. As I was watching the 

relays unfold I had convinced 

myself that we had just lost the 

BAS Swimming Carnival, 32 

years of success had come to an 

end and there would be no 33. 

The Carnival was wrapped up in 

a rush as the last event finished 

at 3pm and buses had to get 

back and do the school drop 

offs. We didn’t know the exact 

scores, but I had a gut feeling 

that we had been beaten. I 

walked onto the bus to a 

sombre mood; heads down and 

very quiet. I addressed the boys 

to say that we had most likely 

lost and final scores would be 

announced tomorrow at school. 

That night I was driving three of 

the Year 9 swimmers to 

Queenscliff camp when I 

received a phone call from MR 

John Sullivan. He confirmed 

that St Patrick’s had won the 

BAS Carnival by six points; St 

Patrick’s 556, Ballarat Grammar 

School 550. There were so many 

emotions in the car, by myself 

and the three boys; elation, joy, 

happiness and relief. I had to 

ask John if the results had been 

cross checked and correct. He 

gave me the good news that 

they had been and St Patrick’s 

had won the BAS Swimming 

Carnival for the 33rd year in a 

row. 

Special mention must go to the 

Junior and Middle School 

swimmers. If it was not for 

them then we would not have 

won the BAS swimming 

Carnival. 

The following boys deserve a 

special mention as they did 

themselves and the school 

proud: 

• Declan Hanrahan from Year 7 

won all four of his events 

• Kaiyn Humphrey from Year 7 

won three events and placed 

second in another 

• Michael Roger from Year 8 

received two firsts and two 

seconds 

• Billy Sullivan from Year 8 

received two first and two 

seconds 

• Josh Benfield from Year 12 

received two firsts, one second 

and one third. 

Let’s make the 2013 season just 

as successful as the previous 33. 

Students enjoyed the atmosphere at both the House and BAS 

swimming carnivals in 2012. 

Back row (l-r): Tom Costigan, Justin Williams, Mitch Walsh, Jacob Barrick, Kahle Benson, Angus Thompson, Paddy Taylor-Potter, Tom Cove, Tyler Atkinson 

Third row: Michael Rodger, Olliver Nash, Daniel Briggs, Luke Delahey, James Keys, Tom Whitburn, Liam Hanrahan, Alex Mooney, Jeremy Semour-Quest, Connor Aitken 

Second row: Joe Flynn, Matt Willian, Ryan Rumble, Billy Sullivan, Mitchell Brown, James McKinnon, Aiden Domic, Louis Edwards, Jack Walter, Dillon Bilston, Declan Hanrahan 

Front row: Sam Hines, Caleb McGrath, Tom Button, Brendon Gilbert, Josh Benfield, Pat Thorpe, Zac Hopper, Brayden Baker, Stephen Wrethling, Kaiyn Humphrey, Thomas Hughes, 

Lachlan Phillips, Nick Weightman. 


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Mrs Louise Klopak 

‘The highlights for 

this season were 

playing on the 

new courts. SPC 

received many 

compliments 

about the surface.’ 


Tennis 

First team 

Anthony Jreige ( Captain ) 

Dominic Barry 

Kelly Lyle 

Nicholas Powell 

Angus Rooney (Sub) 

The senior boys tennis team 

had a solid season just narrowly 

missing out on the Grand Final. 

The boys notched up wins 

against BCC Red and BCC Black. 

Games against the eventual 

finalists came to the wire, 

narrowly losing to Ballarat High 

School and losing to Ballarat 

Grammar by one game after 

equal sets overall. I would like to 

commend the boys on their 

excellent sportsmanship and 

endeavour throughout the 

competition. Special mention to 

Dominic Barry who did not lose 

a singles match and Nicholas 

Powell of Year 10 who managed 

to win three very tight sets in 

his singles matches. 

Second team 

Declan Leishman (Captain) 

Ryan Leaney 

Elliott Yeung 

Angus Rooney 

Leigh Thornton 

The second team had some 

excellent wins throughout the 

competition, narrowly missing 

out on the Grand Final. They 

battled hard for wins against 

both BCC teams and Ballarat 

High School, but lost to 

eventual winners Ballarat 

Grammar. The boys’ attitude, 

sportsmanship and endeavour 

were impressive throughout 

the tournament. 

McNeil Cup 

The McNeil Cup is one of the 

oldest competitions on the BAS 

sporting calendar with the 

senior trophy dating back to 

1925. In 2012, four of our best 

tennis players were selected to 

represent the College in these 

prestigious championships. 

They were Anthony Jreige (Yr 12), 

Kelly Lyle (Yr 11), Edwin Northe 

(Yr 9) and Tynan C Haintz (Yr 8). 

Qualifying events were 

contested on Monday, March 5 

with the semi-finals and final 

held on Thursday, March 8. Our 

senior boys found the 

competition very tight and will 

benefit greatly from the 

experience. 2012 Tennis captain 

Anthony Jreige had a day he 

would like to forget and, after 

defeating his Damascus College 

opponent in Rd 1, lost his 

following three singles 

matches. Our number two 

player in Kelly Lyle fared little 

better winning two matches 

and losing three with defending 

champion Ben Robinson from 

Ballarat College and Mitchell 

Gilbert from Ballarat Grammar 

looming as the ones to beat. 

Our junior boys fared much 

better and both won all their 

matches to make it through to 

the semi-finals where they 

were seeded number one and 

two respectively. 

Qualifying results 

Junior Boys Pool A 

Edwin North 

d Jackson Pring (BCC) 7-6 (7-4) 

d Stewart Brown (BHS) 6-4 

d Alex McKenzie (DC) 6-0 

d William Coutts (BGS) 6-0 

Junior Boys Pool B 

Tyson C Haintz 

d Sam Robinson (BCC) 6-3 

d Jed Linke Nagle (BHS) 6-3 

d Toby Steenhuis (DC) 6-0 

d Tom Russell (BGS) 6-0 

Senior Boys Pool A 

Anthony Jreidge 

d Jordan Kuffman (DC) 6-1 

lost Lachlan Simpson (BHS) 1-6 

lost Mitchell Gilbert (BGS) 2-6 

lost Jackson Fischer (BCC) 0-6 

Senior Boys Pool B 

Kelly Lyle 

d Dan Waddington (BGS) 6-3 

d Tom Gordon (DC) 6-1 

lost Baden Stevens (MCC) 3-6 

lost Ben Robinson (BCC) 6-3 

lost Julian Van Drevan (BHS) 3-6 

Semi Final Results 

Tyunan C Haintz (SPC) 

d Jackson Pring (BCC) 8-4 

Edwin North (SPC) 

d Sam Robinson (BCC) 8-4 

The final was a high quality 

affair with both boys displaying 

great skill. Tynan won the first 

set comfortably against a 

nervous Edwin who was 

struggling to come to grips with 

the wind. The second set saw 

Edwin back in the competitive 

spirit and he tied the match at 

one set all. The final set was a 

tense and tight affair. Tynan was 

holding his nerve and led 5-3 to 

serve for the match. Despite the 

tiredness setting in Edwin was 

able to break serve and then 

momentum swung his way and 

he recorded a 7-5 victory in the 

final set. It is the first time since 

2008 that SPC has its name on 

the junior trophy. The future of 

tennis at SPC looks bright with 

both boys representing their 

College well in this fantastic 

tournament. 

Final 

Edwin North (SPC) 

d Tynan C Hanitz (SPC) 

1-6, 6-3, 7-5 

Intermediate 

tennis 

Throughout Term 1 on a Tuesday 

afternoon four teams of 

enthusiastic and athletic 

students represented SPC in the 

A and B grade intermediate 

tennis competition. All teams 

experienced an enjoyable and 

competitive season, with 

matches of a high standard 

played each week against 

teams from Ballarat Grammar, 

Ballarat Clarendon College, 

Damascus College and Ballarat 

High School. 

In the A grade division SPC Blue 

and SPC Green finished at the 

top of the ladder with Ballarat 

Grammar. In the B grade 

division SPC White and SPC 

Gold finished third and fourth 

consecutively. Throughout the 

season the boys faced strong 

competition and should be 

commended on their 

professionalism and good 

sportsmanship regardless of 

the result. We would like to 

thank the following Year 9 and 

10 students for their 

commitment and enthusiasm 

each week of the tennis season 

in proudly representing St 

Patrick’s College. A special 

mention should also go to 

Tynan Haintz of Year 8 who 

often filled in where required 

and performed superbly. 


SPC Blue 

Edwin North 

Jarli-Kai Morton 

Mitchell Steele 

Jarrod Michell 

SPC Green 

Elliot Yeung 

Nicholas DeJong 

Scott Murphy 

Luke Pelchen. 

SPC Gold 

Christopher Callil 

Joshua Levison 

Mitchell Prendergast 

Ryan Clark 

Junior Tennis 

During Term 4, SPC entered five 

tennis teams into the BAS Boys 

Junior Tennis Competition. Over 

30 boys registered and keenly 

participated. Two teams were 

made up of Year 8 boys, two 

teams were from Year 7 and one 

team consisted of Year 7 and 8 

boys. Because there were so 

many participants, all boys were 

rotated weekly from different 

teams enabling maximum 

participation for all. These 

teams were divided into two 

ladders. Each ladder consisted 

of six teams from SPC and 

surrounding secondary schools. 

In the A Grade competition, SPC 

Blue played consistently 


placed second on the ladder at 

the end of the season with four 

wins and one loss. SPC Green 

won three and lost two. B grade 

results were: SPC White 

victorious for the season with 

five wins, no losses. SPC Gold 

were a close second with four 

wins and one loss, and SPC 

Junior Tennis 

Back (l-r): Patrick Cooper, Nathaniel Corboy, Thomas Scott 

Front: Jonathan Hall, Austin Constable, Tynan C Haintz, Nicholas Hewitt 

Mixed team had one win and 

four losses. 

The highlights for this season 

were playing on the new courts. 

SPC received many 

compliments about the surface. 

The sportsmanship from all of 

the boys representing SPC was 

pleasing to see. Some seasoned 

players were refining their skills 

whilst some boys who played in 

the mixed team had never 

played before. They were 

coached and encouraged by 

other more experienced 

members from SPC. Well done 

to all participants. 

Kelly Lyle

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Mr Daniel Sutton 

Volleyball coach 

The standard of volleyball at St Patrick’s is consistently strong, as illustrated by our trio of wins in the 

BAS competition in 2012. 

‘The combination 

of Captain 

Thomas Miles and 

Vice-captain 

Zachary White 

provided clear 

leadership to the 

Blue team, with a 

man of the match 

performance by 

Samuel Cosgriff 

being the deciding 

factor in the last 

game.’ 

Volleyball 

Senior 

In the senior competition the 

boys in both St Pat’s teams 

played at a level above that of 

the other teams in the draw. The 

grand final came down to the 

Year 12 1st IV Blue team playing 

against the Year 11 Green team. 

Although both teams had the 

advantage at different times 

during the match, it came down 

to the 1st IV being triumphant 

at the end. The combination of 

Captain Thomas Miles and 

Vice-captain Zachary White 

provided clear leadership to the 

Blue team, with a man of the 

match performance by Samuel 

Cosgriff being the deciding 

factor in the last game. 

Seven of our senior Year 11 

players also represented Ballarat 

in the BAS vs ACS Winter 

Carnival in September. Although 

failing to score a victory, the 

experience will be of benefit in 

securing St Pat’s seventh 

continuous BAS Senior 

championship in 2013. 

Intermediate 

The intermediate St Patrick’s 

Volleyball team was pretty light 

on this year and only consisted 

of Brad Ryan, Nick Weightman, 

Toby Hutt and Hamish 

Clydesdale, although with lack 

of players came plenty of 

determination to win. With 

First Volleyball 

Back (l-r): Mitchell O’Keefe, Xavier Vearing, Daniel Vearing, Michael Lenehan 

Front: Declan Leishman, Isaac Harbour, Thomas Miles, Zachary White, Ryan Leaney 

each player showing the skill at 

the net and from the back of 

the court, the team after six 

rounds managed to win five 

games only losing to the very 

‘full’ team of Ballarat Grammar. 

The premiership came down to 

the last round of the season 

with the Paddy’s team clinching 

victory on percentage (110% to 

BG 90.2%). Well done to the St 

Patrick’s College intermediate 

volleyball team for 2012. 

Junior 

The Junior Volleyball Team had a 

successful and enjoyable 

season. 

The aim of the season is to 

introduce the game to players 

and to help develop correct skills 

for the future and to have fun. 

As the season progressed the 

team’s knowledge of the game 

and its skill level developed and 

improved. 

The team was captained by 

Connor Kent who led by 

example. He was well 

supported by Liam O’Shea, 

Jarred FitzPatrick, Brayden Baker, 

Ben Debono, Joel Amor, Angus 

Phasey and Brayden Ward who 

all made a valuable contribution 

to the team’s success. 


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Junior School 

7A 

Junior School 

7B 

Back Row: Ryan Dewar, Lucas Beer, Harry Lamb, Lachlan Riordon, Daniel Sully, Brody Searle, Ben Hutt, Ashley Torpy 

Middle Row: Mr Gregory Shawcross (Teacher), Darcy Coutts, Joel Batchelor, Callum Hofler, Bailey Squire, Joseph Dodd, Joel Gallagher, Talan Flockhart, Nathan 

Luka 

Front Row: Brendan Bell, Timothy Collier, Jake Rumble, Jack Cooper, Caelan Thompson, Bailey Wilson, Joshua Rose, Ryan Cox 

Back Row: Michael Beaumont, Mitchell Fowler, Joshua DeVoogel, Jordan Grant, Nicholas Elliott, Jake Curran, Max Edwards, Harrison McPhan 

Middle Row: Bryce Coffey, Lachlan Cooper, Declan Murphy, Leo Gavin, James Keyte, Damon Rumler, Bailey Medwell, James Curran, 

Ms Victoria Moore (Teacher) 

Front Row: Patrick Brooke, Liam Roth, Thomas Walton, Blake McPhan, Ciaran Corrigan, Jonathan Davies, James Baxter, Joshua Bradshaw 

Absent: Marc Barclay 

Back Row: Ash Mountford, Nicholas Matherson, Joshua Partington, Ryan Montgomery, Zachary Britt, Joshua Harrington, Mitchell Forster, Patrick Staley 

Middle Row: Oscar Alexander, Jaslar Pearl, Nicholas Clark, Jack Lalor, Benjamin Simmons, William Whitehouse, Harry Hislop, Tyrone Baynes, 

Mr Michael Brady (Teacher) 

Front Row: Taylor Fletcher, Samuel Rousch, Jonathan Lansdown, Luke Allison, Jesse Marshall, Jaspa Foy, Rhys Kiley, William Bristow 

Back Row: Tyson McCallum, Callum McKay, Callum DeBeer, Joshua Allen, Callum McKenzie, Ethan Turley, Isaac Quick, Brady Mulheron, 

Nicholas Stuhldreier 

Middle Row: Miss Emma Carracher (Teacher), Matthew Whiteford, Tiernan Somers, Rui Costa, Liam Boatman, Joshua Duggan, Corey White, 

Jackson Scholten, Jackson Duffy 

Front Row: Jakob Cassells, Cameron Spedding, Lachlan Westlake, Jack Tuppen, Cameron Rennie, Jake Judd, Christopher Sloan, Brandon Pryor, 

Richard Dell 


Junior School 

7C 

Junior School 

7D

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Junior School 

7E 

Junior School 

7F 

Back Row: Thomas Godson, Daniel Hanrahan, Isaac Neblett, Ben Williams, Brandan Creelman, Lochlan Bobrowski, Wade Hearn, Patrick Reeves 

Middle Row: Miss Rachael Leighton (Teacher), Aaron Johns, Nicholas Carta, Jackson Kanoa, Lachlan Reynolds, Daniel Prendergast, Nicholas Canny, 

Harris Mitilineos, Blake Breadsell 

Front Row: William Ringin, James Conlan, Jed Knights, Braden O’Neil, Brady Dunne, Doohan Pettitt, Ryan Schorback, Robert Emerson-Jones, 

Lachlan Phillips 

Back Row: Jacob Mullins, Campbell Spittle, Jordan White, Harrison Bogers, Charlie Fresle, Lachlan Ross, Aiden Domic, Dylan Davies, James Meagher 

Middle Row: Mrs Maria Richards (Teacher), Lachlan Gillespie, Samual Martin, Brendan Siebring, Aiden Lourey, Lachlan Conlan, Aaron Devereux, 

Blake Graham, Mr Barton Hill (Aide) 

Front Row: Joshua Scoleri, Lachlan Furlong, Hayden Thompson, Krishnakanth Kamatchi-Sriganth, Jordan Johnston, Jay Homewood, Jackson Hammond, Jacob 

Matheson, Wilson Murphy, Daniel Walters 

Absent: Mr Neil Henderson (Aide) 

Back Row: Samuel Griffiths, Kali Dawborn, Matthew Willian, Samuel Cullinan, Nelson Tuncks, Joseph Flynn, Devlin Russell, Reece Martin 

Middle Row: Torin Beattie, Edward Goh, Michael Leontiew, Thomas Cranage, Samuel McKeegan, Todd McMaster, Connor Reid Scott, Zane Granger, 

Mr Brett Earl (Teacher) 

Front Row: Lachlan Fahey, Alistair Hine, Thomas Britt, Austin Butler, Nathan Boyd, Alan Martin, James Wait, James Duffy, Connor Stone 

Back Row: Austin Smith, Xavier Schuurs, Ryan Gibbs, Braydon McKinnon, Luke Currie-Jones, Tom O’Keane, Riley, Kelly, Mitchell, Tuddenham, 

Mr Juri Kaczkowski (Teacher) 

Middle Row: Braeden Ilsley, Drew Gladman, Jack Bannister, Sean Martin, Austin Constable, Jeremy Learmonth, Alexander Worthington, Kaiyn Humphrey 

Front Row: James Lam, Daniel Whitburn, Riley Shaw, Brandon Lauton, Thomas Hughes, Luke Attwood, James King, Zachariah Forbes, Jack Curnow 


Junior School 

7G 

Junior School 

7H

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Junior School 

7I 

Junior School 

7J 

Back Row: Seth Wiederstein, Fraser Robertson, Emerson Tolliday, Ethan Gilbert, William Harrison, Darcy Wardell, Corey Davie, Tomas Hynes, 

Braden Mackley, Mr Luke Corden (Teacher) 

Middle Row: Edward Liston, Cameron Searle, Samual Dunn, Bradley Wills, Jack Gaffney, Beau Ryan, Brady Ryan, Jack Cullen 

Front Row: Samuel Cashin, Max Kvietelaitis, Beau Rasic, Brenton Ryan, Shamus Ryan, Patrick Troon, Benjamin Whitehouse, Aaron Guevara, Mason Joyce 

Back Row: Lachlan Frawley, Jack Worthington, Kyle Boak, Thomas Lyon, Max McKee, Mathew Thacker, Tyron Blake, Flynn Donegan, 

Mr Brett Dickinson (Teacher) 

Middle Row: Joshua Brown, Buck Jennings, Anthony Atkinson, Liam Kennedy, Declan Hanrahan, Zachary King, Riley Tilborghs, Connor Ronan 

Front Row: Lee Savage, Tate Allan, Brodie McCuskey, Patrick Gray, Jake Gladman, Henry Ward, Jack Simpson, Fletcher Brennan, Samuel Coxall 

Back Row: Jack James, Jacob Brown, Liam Grills, John Brodie, Conor Heeney, Jack Bowen, Jonathan Antony, Chas Staub 

Middle Row: Dylan Attwell, Fraser Deedman, Luke Wynd, Matthew Wong, Daniel Wrigley, Harrison Blomeley, Samuel Peters, Blake Baldo, 

Mrs Kristine Smardon (Teacher) 

Front Row: Louis Spratling, Thomas Bosworth, Cameron Adams, Harrison Butler, Brody Burke, Corey Haase, Maximillian Adamczyk, Alexander Strange 

Back Row: Brady Buttler, Patrick Willis, Kane Cameron-Kiely, Sam Jackson, Nicholas Munday, Nathaniel Corboy, Lachlan Butcher, Jack Lewis, 

Lachlan Ralston 

Middle Row: Joshua Lewis, Brock Leonard, Harrison Pryor, Dylan Bilston, Benjamin Barwick, Kyle Whitefield, Xavier Karras, Murphy Wilde, 

Mr Leigh McKee (Teacher) 

Front Row: Jesse Fitzgerald, Tyler Rosentreter, Liam McIntosh, Patrick Johnson, Stephen Wethling, Darcy Dickson, Isaac Keating, Harrison Waters, 

Thomas Evans 


Junior School 

8A 

Junior School 

8B

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Junior School 

8C 

Junior School 

8D 

Back Row: Declan Dickson, Liam Cappello, Mitchell Toohey, Parintron Khieo-On, Bailey Dodd, Jack Harrison, Brad Dwyer, Joseph Peck 

Middle Row: Mrs Ursula Bridges (Teacher), Callum Dunlop, Tom Devries, Zakary Currey, Lachlan Dewar, Patrick Byrne, Cayle Gervasoni, Harrison Loader, Leam 

Fernandez 

Front Row: Alexander Richardson, Marcus Farrell, Thomas Strachan, Darcy Cargeeg, Bailey Crawford, Jack Humphries, Jordan Greville, Brandon Falland 

Absent: Daniel Birdum 

Back Row: Bryce Savage, Thomas Chatterjee, Lachlan Prendergast, Harrison Griffith, Oliver Nash, Lachlan Thornton, Dominic Flynn, Cooper McLean, 

Mr Andrew Agardy (Teacher) 

Middle Row: Connor Murphy, Jacob Selby, Christopher Micallef, Thomas Hallett, Baiden Cracknell, Patrick Cooper, Liam Hanrahan, Isaac Hawks 

Front Row: Matthew McIntosh, Louis Seamons, Patrick Walsh, Thomas Ryan, William Lovison, Tynan Haintz, Carter Shepperson, Emerson McMaster 

Absent: Jarrod O’Brien, Escher Haddon 

Back Row: Benjamin Debono, Mitchell Henderson, Dallas Martin, Angus Phasey, Hasker Dawborn, Troy Keem, Michael Rodger, Louis Edwards, 

Tyson Brown, 

Middle Row: Lleyton Scheele, Lachlan Emmlin, Brayden Baker, Jackson Amendola, Billy Griffiths, Jarred FitzPatrick, Andrew Brown, Liam Williamson, 

Mrs Louise Klopak 

Front Row: Liam Fisher, Lachlan Burbidge, Tynan L Haintz, Joel Amor, Khyle Forde, Shannon Dawkins, Jonathan Hall, Jim Burns, Jack Denahy 

Back Row: Logan Simmonds, Bradley Simpson, Nicholas Martin, Matthew Hastings, Benjamin O’Keefe, Hugh McGregor, Mitchell Brown, Barton Phillips 

Middle Row: Lleyton Pigott, Trent Moodley, Bryce Evans, Trent Nissen, Joel Hower, Joshua Mitchell, Sean Howard, Todd Grech, William VonBurg, 

Mr Chris Neilson (Teacher) 

Front Row: Liam Gunn, Eamonn Devlin, Jack Reinhardt, Ethan Duggan, Daniel Hillman, Seamus Howley, Padraic Ryan, Lachlan Mahar, Carson Dodds 


Junior School 

8E 

Junior School 

8F

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Junior School 

8G 

Junior School 

8H 

Back Row: Oliver Janssens, Joel Hart, Clay Bilney, Jordan Pring, Ayrton Lim, Ryley McDougall, Glyn Kendall, Evan Weston, Samuel Smith 

Middle Row: Thomas Kurzman, Benjamin Hutchins, Leighton Parkinson, Zachary Steenhuis, Liam Haintz, Benjamin Parish, Luke Madden, Kyle Hayes 

Front Row: Patrick Keogh, Mitchell Cocking, Connor Kent, Samuel Perry, Mrs Marianne Kambouridis (Teacher), Rory Larkin, Brenden Karslake, 

Charles Owen, Nicholas Hewitt 

Absent: Jarrod Dwyer 

Back Row: Cormac Prendergast, Andrew Spratling, Marcel Schlooz, Jye Dickson, Connor Prebble, Liam McAdie, Dylan McPherson, Lucas Shugg, 

Jarrod Gillingham 

Middle Row: James Timmins, Jordyn Cotter, Alexander McDonald, William McCuskey, Dominic Cousens, Thomas Williamson, Jacob Everett, Cameron Ellis, Miss 

Sarah Hughes (Teacher) 

Front Row: Joshua Lynch, Guy Amaro, Thomas Scott, Duncan Spedding, Bradley Tuohey, William Madden, Luke McGill, Riley Howard, Isaac Bowker 

Back Row: Lachlan Hope, Ryan McKew, Kayde Linton, Samuel Oostendorp, Joseph Smith, Samuel Short, Nathan Hucker, Henry Wines, Bradley Ward 

Middle Row: Andrew Milroy, Zachary Walker, Luke Prendergast, Benjamin Landwehr, Timothy Liston, Thomas Conlan, Jonah Healey, William Garner 

Front Row: Brayden Ward, Callan Hayes, Harison Howard, Alex Porter, Mr Mitchell Leviston (Teacher), Lawrence McCrabb, Jake Prior, Brody Sullivan, Thomas 

Lannen 

Back Row: Caolan Somers, Liam O’Shea, Bailey VanDeHeuvel, David O’Doherty, Alexander Mooney, Khaleb Pierce, William Sullivan, Joshua Taylor, 

Samuel Taranto 

Middle Row: Angus McLean, Lewis Compton, Thomas O’Brien, Samuel McMaster, Jack Treweek, Riley Stephens, Michael Nelson, Jacob Norman, 

Miss Sarah Slater (Teacher) 

Front Row: Riley Murphy, Ty Mountford, James Parini, Taylor Sutton, Miles Baker, James Monaghan, James Waller, Callum Smith 


Junior School 

8I 

Junior School 

8J

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Middle School 

9A 

Middle School 

9B 

Back Row: Edward Thiele, Ambrose Gillett, Damon Prestwood, Timothy Martin, Kobe Travers, Tyler Atkinson, Thomas Houlihan, Lachlan Scheele, 

Middle Row: Jack Hynes, Alex McCall, Benjamin Simpson, Adam Westlake, Samuel Laidlaw, Padraig Doyle, William Soufis, James Everett, 

Mr Brendon Gilbert (Teacher) 

Front Row: Tom Button, Luke Ryan, Jayden Boak, Thomas Paarhammer, Samuel Randall, Edwin North, Jonah Pidgeon, Alistair Rix 

Back Row: Liam Seeary, Cameron Banks, Maximilian Sparks, Matthew Peoples, Harrison Jones, Joe Downey, Jordan Wilkie, Dion Larson-Guy, 

Jackson Cartledge 

Middle Row: Nicholas Strachan, Alex Brogden, James Dickinson, Thomas Elliott, Jaidyn Achison, Joshua Clarke, Jacob Mayhew, Leeroy Sheridan, 

Mr Jarrett Giampaolo (Teacher) 

Front Row: Ethan Haintz, Rory Fraser, Isaac Lund, Bradley Bosworth, Harry Russell, Zachary Priddle, Samuel Seymour-Quest, Connor Dowie, 

Jacob McLean 

Back Row: Todd Brooks, Nicholas Frawley, Zachary Pritchard, Jack Shaw, Sean Bourke, Joel Willmott, Oliver Edwards, Thomas Rawlings, Ben Reid 

Middle Row: Mr Shane Hayes (Teacher), Mitchell Hay, Lachlan Fitzgerald, Connor McMillan, Oliver Richardson, Cameron Tranter, Jacob Coxall, 

Fletcher Dodd, Daniel Rioli 

Front Row: David Elmore, Adam Smith, Simon Butler, Shaun Ainley, Laurence Cashin, Jayden Ross, Benjamin Lusby, Thomas Bannister, Christopher Kan 

Back Row: Nicholas Caulfield, Xavier Curran, Brayden Leonard, Tyson Stewart, Samuel Spittle, Ryan Shaw, Brody Robertson-Leech, Bradley Reece 

Middle Row: Noah Gemmola, Daniel Johnstone, Ryan Baudendistel, Henry Walters, Darcy Kelly, Lachlan Fuller, Nicholas Brown, Lachlan Mellington, 

Adam Hayward, Mr Michael Weadon (Teacher) 

Front Row: Zac Ticehurst, Lindsay Mann, Vincent Rowan McDonald, Nicholas Anokye, Jye Matkov, Darcy Bisset, Tom Evans, Jed Bragge 


Middle School 

9C 

Middle School 

9D

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Middle School 

9E 

Middle School 

9F 

Back Row: Tom Gavin-Rumambi, William Clark, Thomas Martin, Sam Cranage, Christopher Milroy, Thomas Thacker, Jack O’Keane, Abraham Lewis 

Middle Row: Mr Rodney Van Bentum (Teacher), Campbell Milne, Jack Walter, Daniel Lannen, Ryan Prendergast, Christopher Saunders, Thomas Wakefield, Leigh 

Spiteri, Jarli-Kai Morton, Thomas Arnts 

Front Row: Phillip Koenders, Teyden Pearl, Ryan Rumble, Jack Widdison, Joseph Thorpe, Matthew Lench, Eden Brandenburg, Callum Holland 

Back Row: Stuart Aberdein, Cameron Jackson, Harris Robinson, Lauchlan Pontil-Scala, William Jury, Rhys Scott, Tyron Jolly, Bryce Dunn 

Middle Row: Jake Leontiew, Harrison Darke, James McKinnon, Patrick Lowe, Liam Fitzpatrick, Lachlan Coutts, Ryan Bolton, Samuel Mewett, Evan Green, Mr Guy 

Skillen (Teacher) 

Front Row: Xavier Carey, Liam Deutsher, Nathaniel Smith, Matthew Stowe, Patrick Fitzgibbon, Jack Lewis, Brady Brogan, Lachlan Baker 

Absent: Alex Kerr 

Back Row: Samuel Davies, Thomas Whitburn, Thomas Costigan, Kelsey Gannon, Matthew Geary, Jack Oostendorp, William Briggs, Thomas Matheson 

Middle Row: William Hoye, Joseph McKinnon, Jacob Duffy, Aarron Sarra, Daniel Fraser, Jordan Purcell, Adam Stevens, Lachlan McIntyre, 

Mr Emmanuel Desfosses (Teacher) 

Front Row: Lachlan Cameron, Ryan Attwood, Joshua Rix, Andrew Bol, Dominic Slater, Jackson Carrick, Kyle Schorback, Alexander Langdon 

Absent: Luke McKenzie 

Back Row: Joseph Bol, Thomas Quinlan, Patrick Collier, Jesse White, Oliver Iles, Jacob Wheelahan, Blake Thomson, Jarrod Michell 

Middle Row: Miss Kara Hart (Teacher), Thomas Schreenan, Mitchell Canny, Diego Kanoyangwa, Alex Ross, Nicholas McKenna, Mitchell Steele, Clay Raine 

Front Row: Alec Robinson, Matthew Waller, Ryan Ringin, Harli Givvens, Ashley Britt, Benjamin Willian, Jesse Avery, Conor McKee 

Absent: Rhys Hutchinson 


Middle School 

9G 

Middle School 

9H

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Senior School 

10A 

Senior School 

10B 

Back Row: Steven Butler, Charles Edwards, William Fay, Toby Hutt, Mitchell Walsh, Benjamin Lakin, Liam Hanrahan 

Middle Row: Alex Browning, William Jones, Lachlan Matheson, Peter Leighton, William Petrowski, Hamish Clydesdale, Alexander Kelly, Connor Smith, 

Mrs Clare Kavanagh (Teacher) 

Front Row: Liam Findlay, James Conlan, Ryan Knowles, Aidan Joynson, Scott Murphy, Joshua Leviston, Aidan Willowhite 

Absent: Daniel Butler 

Back Row: Nicholas Weightman, Mitchell Lewis, Eddy Stalker, Benjamin Burgess, Ryan Klein, Otto Houzet, Harrison Robertson, William Weston 

Middle Row: Mrs Sofia Thapa (Teacher), Neville Fraser, Nicholas Thacker, Nathan Stevens, Tyler Constable, Jack Ryan, Luke Delahey, Joseph Symons, 

Jake Ancrum 

Front Row: Conor Murphy, Andrew O’Hagan, Dominic Sliwa, Christopher Callil, Edward Tansey, Billy Jones, James Dwyer, Ethan Hutchinson 

Absent: Jackson Wardell, Liam Trigger 

Back Row: Liam Laffan, Samuel Romeril, Jake Fernandez, Eamonn McCuskey, Padraic Taylor-Potter, Alex Williams, Trystan Sammut, Isaac Sullivan 

Middle Row: Damon Williamson, Mitchell Ellis, Samuel Hower, Hugh Dickson, Thomas McKay, Joshua O’Brien, Ashley Duffy, 

Mrs Laura Fazzalari (Teacher) 

Front Row: Luke Monagle, Rhys Goad, Mitchell McCrow, William Watkins, Samuel Anstis, Alex Prebble, Ryan Clark, William Counsel 

Absent: Darcy Haintz 

Back Row: Samuel Wines, Bryson McDougall, Liam Edwards, Thomas McDonough, Simon Lewis, Marcus Mullins, Kane White, Thomas Mooney 

Middle Row: Mrs Rosalie Rajki, Thomas Thorogood, Matthew Johnston, Liam Boyd, Ryley Stuhldreier, Jack Taylor, Darcy Mahady, Scott Allison, Sean Butler 

Front Row: James Mulraney, Thomas Prendergast, Adam Troon, Alexander Coxall, Jordan Thomas, Zachary Carthew, Solomon Nunes, Jack Day 


Senior School 

10C 

Senior School 

10D

146 147 

Senior School 

10E 

Senior School 

10F 

Back Row: Luke Vadala, Angus Thompson, Jack Stevens, Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Tranter, Luka Baric’, Corey Gallagher, Luke Galea 

Middle Row: Mr Steven Rajki (Teacher), Reece Evans, Deng Deng, Nicholas DeJong, Jesse Galea, Daniel Briggs, Thomas Baxter, Timothy Gilbert, 

Shane McAuliffe 

Front Row: Robert Toohey, Oliver Adamczyk, Oscar Somerville, Michael Snaith, Joel Mullane, Connor Aitken, Samuel Hammond, Edward Nyary 

Absent: Jackson Graham 

Back Row: Stephen Weightman, Brayden Rodd, Brenton Payne, Paul Liston, Mitcheil Gillespie, Jeremy White, Mitchell Woodward 

Middle Row: Mr Shane Murphy (Teacher), Mitchell Madden, Nico Guevara, Elliott Yeung, Matthew Keogh, Jack Reid, Brody Sheridan, Lachlan Lamb, Marcus Ellis 

Front Row: Lachlan McIntosh, David Adams, Mitchell Crosier, Thomas Mahar, Thomas Plover, Mitchell Burgess, Harry Cousens 

Absent: Henry Cook, Jed Bilney 

Back Row: Joel Czurlowski, Kain Cartledge, Ryan O’Sullivan, Jack Kufe, Martin Ryan, Blair Gilson, Mitchell Thomas 

Middle Row: Mr Art Nichols (Teacher), Ethan Wright, Jackson Howell, William Austin, Thomas McMaster, Benjamin Martin, Liam Duggan, Liam Jess, 

Jake McMaster 

Front Row: Matthew Ryan, Xavier Allemand, Thomas Karras, Todd Hearn, Leon Hutcheon, Coby Powell, Michael Wright 

Absent: Tom Ellis, George Bates 

Back Row: Thomas Cove, Kieran Wynne, Michael Kan, Daniel Godson, Bradley Ryan, Judd Nissen, Tynan Drought 

Middle Row: Mr Anthony Nunan (Teacher), Louis Powlett, Daniel Phyland, Jake Wilkie, Finnian Murphy, Mitchell Prendergast, Liam Higgins, 

Nicholas Powell 

Front Row: Alexander Martino, Menzie Harris, Bradley DeVries, Matthew Hall, Alistair Francis, Linus Tolliday, Jack Molik 


Senior School 

10G 

Senior School 

10H

148 149 

Senior School 

10I 

Senior School 

11A 

Back Row: Daniel Skaer, Jack Boschen, Thomas Keogh, Damon Gillingham, Mitchell Fenton, Joel Anstis, Jack Ferguson 

Middle Row: Johnathan Allen, Jacob O’Beirne, Benjamin Janson, Nicholas Owen, Sean Day, Luke Pelchen, Matthew Lakey, Mitchell Martin, 

Mrs Dionne Tually (Teacher) 

Front Row: Matthew Hannett, Nicholas Strangio, Lachlan Hewitt, Samuel Castleman, Thomas Waller, Aaron Sedgwick, Thomas Perry 

Back Row: Gene Bergman, Bradley Pais, Joseph Walsh, Kelly Lyle, Xavier Vearing, Jack Fowler, Nathan Willey, James Prebble 

Middle Row: Mr Matthew Taylor (Teacher), Cody Dickson, Jarrod McArdle, Marshall Lee, Sean Willmott, Timothy Rennie, Frederick Lavery, Ryan Delahey 

Front Row: William Baker, Thomas Hoy, Michael Alsop, Jai Sharp, Christopher Guevara, Jarrod Cosgriff, Samuel Micich, Riley Grenfell 

Absent: Luke Todd 

Back Row: Joel Burzacott, Anthony Schuurs, Gerard Clifford, Jaykeb Lench, Jakob Baric, Matthew Storey, Grant Kelly, Harrison Antoniazzi 

Middle Row: Fergus Bragge, Jay Jack, Kyle Stewart, Nicholas Treloar, Adrian Marshall, Nicholas Whelan, Douglas Mai, Matthew Hinge, 

Mr Joseph Magee (Teacher) 

Front Row: Benjamin Howes, Jethro Kirby, Samuel Willian, Blayde Baker, Harry Seery, Daniel K Taylor, Timothy Ryan, William Trezise 

Back Row: Matthew Noonan, Kaine Bodey, Dylan Phasey, Matthew Short, Dallas Willsmore, Charles Robinson, Liam Noone, Daniel Toohey 

Middle Row: Mr Mark Emerson (Teacher), Michael Zelencich, Matthew Cashin, Caleb King, Jack Knights, Matthew Crouch, Mitchell Kennedy, Daniel Bell 

Front Row: Jimi Gregg, Jessy Kroon, Ian Bates, Daniel J Taylor, Jerome Wallace, Lachlan Nibloe, Zacari Poole, Sean Dummett 


Senior School 

11B 

Senior School 

11C

150 151 

Senior School 

11D 

Senior School 

11E 

Back Row: Jackson Holloway, James Vanderkley, Isaac Harbour, Bradley Hansen, Kahle Benson, Luke Howard, Max Rawlings, Jackson Kinna 

Middle Row: Thomas Thorpe, Jayke Arnold, Ryan Leaney, Callum Davie, Laiton Sullivan, Riley Adams, Joshua Jones, Mr Peter Joyce (Teacher 

Front Row: Andrew Fensling, Henry Wait, Liam Flanagan, Nicholas Lowry, Jesse Jones, Anthony Zelencich, Antoine Staub, Michael Davies 

Absent: Matthew Coon 

Back Row: Brody Duggan, Joshua Tooley, Caleb McGrath, Jack Gunn, Ignatius Stewart, Dylan Henderson, Alexander Fiegert, Lewis Brogden 

Middle Row: Mr Peter Hutchins (Teacher), Lachlan Murphy, Matthew Cassells, Andrew Howlett, Matthew Spratling, Aaron Hart, James Burge, 


Front Row: James Mangan, Patrick Begbie, Leigh Thornton, Jakob Currey, Nicholas King, Daniel Goetz, Bruce Shamuyarira, Lachlan Kemp 

Back Row: James Keys, Jayson Irving, Samuel Burzacott, Andrew Fay, Jacob McMahon, Michael Richardson, Dylan Vanzini, Louis Gillett 

Middle Row: Ms Belinda Lees (Teacher), Robert Perkins, Nicholas Madden, Ryan Stacey, Michael Lenehan, Benjamin Webbe, Declan Leishman, 

Aidan MacGillivray, Matthew Maher 

Front Row: Patrick Tansey, Timothy Crowe, Patrick Karras, Jeremiah Seymour-Quest, Justin Torresi, Nicholas Richardson, Nicholas Moriarty, Jake Ainley 

Back Row: Austin Fitzpatrick, Xavier Jones, Thomas Wardell, Darcy Osborne, Jack Peeters, Mitchell Ryan, Justin Williams 

Middle Row: Samuel James, Matthew Smoorenburg, Timothy O’Shea, Joel Karslake, Ryan Guest, Benjamin Jackson, Mr Mark O’Loughlan (Teacher) 

Front Row: Luke Wilson, Riley Orr, Jack Harrison, Jack Wakefield, Harrison Spratling, Peter Hearn, Patrick Lannen 

Absent: Liam Cullinan, Donovan Jones, Patrick McKinnon, Angus McNaughton 


Senior School 

11F 

Senior School 

11G

152 153 

Senior School 

11H 

Senior School 

11I 

Back Row: Jake Crawford, Jack Saunders, Mitchell O’Keefe, Thomas Young, Angus Rooney, Sean Houlihan, John Hickey 

Middle Row: Alex Brown, Harrison Murphy, Kyle Kemp, Mark McOwan, Thomas Edmondson, Benjamin Ashmore, Aiden Thompson, 

Mr Ian Fernee (Teacher) 

Front Row: Paul Barresi, Pearce Antonio, Andrew Groch, Jarrah Staley, Hugo Tolliday, Peter Oakley, David Tuppen 

Absent: Daniel Dickson, Jake Muscat, Lachlan Prestwood 

Back Row: Adam Murphy, Nicholas McMaster, Andrew Vidic, Oscar McDonald, Jack McGrath, Matthew Geddes, Dominic Boschetti 

Middle Row: Mr Tony Beggs (Teacher), Matthew Dwyer, Jack Stowe, Ashley Cartledge, Jesse Smith, Mitchell Arnold, Connor Squires 

Front Row: Luke Bosworth, Joshua Manzl, Justin Ringin, Kyle Andrews, Jarryd O’Dowd, Matthew Couch, Joshua Tiley 

Absent: Clifford Jones, Christopher Borell, Peter Griffin 

Back Row: Jake Laidlaw, Ethan McMurphy, Jesse Nicholls, James Slater, Lachlan Dodd, Jordan Keating, Joshua Sewell 

Middle Row: Mr John Sullivan (Teacher), Joel Ottavi, James Rousch, Ryan Engel, Joel French, Cooper Wells, Joel Wilson, Nicholas Borell 

Front Row: Thomas Vadala, Gerard Fitzgibbon, Aden Nestor, Blake Davis, Joshua Farrar, Joseph Mason, Ryan Love 

Absent: Brett Bewley 

Back Row: David Morris, Thomas Smith, Tyson Jenkin, Michael Close, Edward Meagher, Mitchell Clarke, Alexander Fitzsimons 

Middle Row: Mr Stephen McMahon (Teacher), Broden Williamson, Bradley O’Loughlin, Jarryd Walters, Jaydon Stiles, Christopher Jew, Ashley Simpson, Angus 

Kirby, James Costigan 

Front Row: Aiden Collie, Beau’n James, Joab Mead, Nicholas Rippon, Michael Cocomazzo, John Brown, Benjamin Harris 

Absent: Daniel Vearing 


Senior School 

11J 

Senior School 

12A

154 155 

Senior School 

12B 

Senior School 

12C 

Back Row: Liam Mannix, Jack Furness, Nathan Haylock, Christian Larkin, Benjamin Sculley, Daniel Christie, Lawrence Ellis 

Middle Row: Ms Brooke Brown (Teacher), Matthew Cove, Billy Gianacopoulos, Alexander Wallis, Austin Miller, Samuel Cosgriff, Darcy Anstis, 

Fraser Steggall, Thomas Azarnikow 

Front Row: Nicholas Willowhite, Zachary Cano-Perez, Scott Robson, Matthew VanMeel, Zachary White, Thomas Miles, James Tuddenham 

Back Row: Daniel Vadala, Kirby Neville, Zachary Hopper, Martin Gleeson, Charles Cook, Jordan Stones, Harry Martin 

Middle Row: Zachary Weightman, Edward Forbes, Conor McCuskey, Mitchell Humphries, Patrick Linnane, Jack Romeril, Joshua Gilbert, James Gilbert, 

Ms Sara Taylor (Teacher) 

Front Row: Raul Orrego, Kieran Missen, Joshua Hills, Jordan Clark, Jordan Santilli, Jacob Mitilineos, Charlie Powlett 

Absent: Luke Saunderson 

Back Row: Alex Thompson, Hamish Kelly, Jordan Atkinson, Zachary Kennedy, Eamonn McVeigh, Ashley Davies, Riley Henderson, Hayden Micallef 

Middle Row: Anthony Jreige, Kristopher Thomas, Liam Jordan, Brandon Nedimovic, Edmund Howes, Thomas Monaghan, Xavier Slater, 

Mr Kieran Baxter (Teacher) 

Front Row: Patrick Farnan, Mitchell Hastings, Jordan Fraser, Grant Trevenen, James Donovan, Sean Murphy, Nicholas Harty, Jonathan Lenkic 

Back Row: Callum Klein, Ashley Quick, Oliver Hayes, Andre Kufe, Matthew Lange, Lachlan Phyland, Mitchell Coutts 

Middle Row: Thomas Willmott, Hayden McCrow, Eddie Pou, Thomas Smith, Sean O’Neil, Elliott Leviston, Miss Jodie Howlett (Teacher) 

Front Row: Patrick Murphy, Benjamin Haintz, Samuel Malone, Dylan Achison, James Fahey, Michael Donegan, Kyle Jones 

Absent: Jye Mathews, Joseph Zreikat 


Senior School 

12D 

Senior School 

12E

156 157 

Senior School 

12F 

Senior School 

12G 

Back Row: Lachlan Isbister, Joshua Anderson, Ryan Collier, Louis Micich, Joe Stalker, Mitchell Cattell, Thomas Ryan 

Middle Row: Riley Fullerton, Aaron Salvatore, Shaun Hocking, Alistair Kane, William Perkins, Alex Cook, Mr Danny Moore (Teacher) 

Front Row: Callum Lennecke, Jake Neade, Jayden Hayes, Patrick Blood, Dominic Barry, Thomas Constable, Adam Lavery 

Absent: Rhyle Panozzo 

Back Row: Nicholas Beaver, Jakob McDowell, Dylan McGuinness, Benjamin Martin, Mitchell Robertson, Michael O’Reilly, Kieren O’Riley, Norton Darrigan 

Middle Row: Jack Owen, William Gallagher, Glen Coleman, Kane Hart, Conor Dickson, Dylan Reece, Max Seery, Mr Geoffrey Brodie (Teacher) 

Front Row: Travis Russell, Thomas Germon, Kirk Pearson, Michael Peart, Angus McDonough, Zakariya McMurray-McKay, Dylan Page-Coull, Jai Shah 

Back Row: Cameron Butcher, Joshua Benfield, Luke Polmear, Rory Conroy, Richard Zelencich, Brendan Masters, Samuel Hines 

Middle Row: Benjamin Broadbent, Bryce Fullerton, Lachlan Wood, Cameron Ferguson, Matthew Stewart, Ricky Proelss, Paul McEldrew, 

Mr Barry Schuurs (Teacher) 

Front Row: Timothe Moore, Jayden Closter, Luke Moodley, Christopher Debono, Alex Razbocan, Jake Piorek, Nicholas McKee 

Absent: Tanner Smith 

Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House 

7 Alexander Oscar K Ballarat K 

7 Allan Tate A Alfredton K 

7 Allen Joshua J Greendale R 

7 Allison Luke J Alfredton R 

7 Atkinson Anthony R Delacombe R 

7 Attwood Luke J Lake Wendouree R 

7 Bannister Jack J Haddon G 

7 Barclay Marc I Ballarat K 

7 Batchelor Joel P Alfredton K 

7 Baxter James C Ballarat R 

7 Baynes Tyrone S Ballarat Central K 

7 Beattie Torin A Warrenheip R 

7 Beaumont Michael J Burrumbeet R 

7 Beer Lucas A Wendouree G 

7 Bell Brendan A Melton West R 

7 Blake Tyron J Nerrina K 

7 Boak Kyle J Ballarat East G 

7 Boatman Liam F Bonshaw N 

7 Bobrowski Lochlan J Ballarat N 

7 Bogers Harrison C Redan N 

7 Boyd Nathan J Bacchus Marsh G 

7 Bradshaw Joshua L Invermay Park G 

7 Breadsell Blake J Ballarat N 

7 Brennan Fletcher J Invermay Park K 

7 Bristow William J Smythes Creek G 

7 Britt Thomas E Alfredton G 

7 Britt Zachary A Alfredton G 

7 Brooke Patrick A Napoleons K 

7 Brown Joshua G Miners Rest K 

7 Butler Austin A Alfredton R 

7 Canny Nicholas P Invermay Park G 

7 Carta Nicholas J Buninyong R 

7 Cashin Samuel J Alfredton N 

7 Cassells Jakob J Ross Creek N 

7 Clark Nicholas J Delacombe G 

7 Coffey Bryce T Hepburn Springs G 

7 Collier Timothy E Smythes Creek N 

7 Conlan James P Buninyong R 

7 Conlan Lachlan T Ballan R 

7 Constable Austin B Ballarat G 

7 Cooper Jack R Smythes Creek N 

7 Cooper Lachlan M Smythes Creek N 

7 Corrigan Ciaran J Ballarat G 

7 Costa Rui J Soldiers Hill G 

7 Coutts Darcy R Nerrina G 

7 Cox Ryan P West Melton G 

7 Coxall Samuel C Invermay Park G 

7 Cranage Thomas M Ballarat North G 

7 Creelman Brandan R Wendouree N 

7 Cullen Jack P Ross Creek N 

7 Cullinan Samuel E Ballarat N 

7 Curnow Jack R Black Hill R 

7 Curran Jake M Ballarat North G 

7 Curran James T Soldiers Hill G 

7 Currie-Jones Luke G Sebastopol K 

7 Davie Corey C Darley G 

7 Davies Dylan J Miners Rest G 

7 Davies Jonathan L Lake Wendouree K 


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12H

158 

Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House Year Surname Given Middle Suburb House 

7 Dawborn Kali L Yendon N 

7 DeBeer Callum A Glenpark N 

7 Dell Richard B Buninyong G 

7 Devereux Aaron W Alfredton K 

7 DeVoogel Joshua W Nerrina N 

7 Dewar Ryan S Buninyong K 

7 Dodd Joseph S Ballarat K 

7 Domic Aiden N Mt Clear G 

7 Donegan Flynn B Gordon G 

7 Duffy Jackson P Lake Gardens K 

7 Duffy James M Alfredton N 

7 Duggan Joshua B Myrniong G 

7 Dunn Samual A Burrumbeet K 

7 Dunne Brady E Elaine G 

7 Edwards Max J Invermay R 

7 Elliott Nicholas P Bungaree N 

7 Emerson-Jones Robert F Ballarat K 

7 Fahey Lachlan M Ballarat North K 

7 Fletcher Taylor J Ballarat G 

7 Flockhart Talan J Ballarat G 

7 Flynn Joseph P Ballarat G 

7 Forbes Zachariah H Soldiers Hill K 

7 Forster Mitchell J Smythes Creek G 

7 Fowler Mitchell R Sebastopol N 

7 Foy Jaspa R Nerrina G 

7 Frawley Lachlan M Alfredton R 

7 Fresle Charles F Ararat K 

7 Furlong Lachlan T Greendale K 

7 Gaffney Jack O Ballarat North G 

7 Gallagher Joel J Mt Helen N 

7 Gavin Leo Ballarat K 

7 Gibbs Ryan G Alfredton N 

7 Gilbert Ethan J Brown Hill R 

7 Gillespie Lachlan J Alfredton N 

7 Gladman Drew A Warrenheip R 

7 Gladman Jake A Warrenheip R 

7 Godson Thomas C Cardigan N 

7 Goh Edward M Ballarat K 

7 Graham Blake M Bacchus Marsh K 

7 Granger Zane Snake Valley K 

7 Grant Jordan J Glenlyon G 

7 Gray Patrick R Brown Hill N 

7 Griffiths Samuel P Bacchus Marsh N 

7 Guevara Aaron J Wendouree R 

7 Hammond Jackson M Snake Valley G 

7 Hanrahan Daniel J Mollongghip G 

7 Hanrahan Declan J Navigators N 

7 Harrington Joshua F Bacchus Marsh G 

7 Harrison William J Mt Clear K 

7 Hearn Wade P Alfredton N 

7 Hine Alistair P Bacchus Marsh K 

7 Hislop Harry A Buninyong N 

7 Hofler Callum J Smythes Creek G 

7 Homewood Jay R Bacchus Marsh N 

7 Hughes Thomas L Cambrian Hill R 

7 Humphrey Kaiyn B Ballarat K 

7 Hutt Ben F Delacombe N 

7 Hynes Tomas I Ballarat North K 

7 Ilsley Braeden C Haddon G 


7 Jennings Buck Trawalla G 

7 Johns Aaron K Miners Rest K 

7 Johnston Jordan A Alfredton R 

7 Joyce Mason S Ballarat G 

7 Judd Jake P Delacombe G 

7 Kamatchi-Sriganth Krishnakanth Mt Helen N 

7 Kanoa Jackson J Wendouree N 

7 Kelly Riley M Ballarat North G 

7 Kennedy Liam M Alfredton K 

7 Keyte James D Lake Gardens N 

7 Kiley Rhys P Bacchus Marsh K 

7 King James L Alfredton K 

7 King Zachary J Mt Mercer N 

7 Knights Jed R Creswick N 

7 Kvietelaitis Max W Nerrina G 

7 Lalor Jack W Bacchus Marsh N 

7 Lam James Wendouree G 

7 Lamb Harry T Ballarat N 

7 Lansdown Jonathan J Durham Lead K 

7 Lauton Brandon D Delacombe N 

7 Learmonth Jeremy D Brown Hill N 

7 Leontiew Michael J Broomfield K 

7 Liston Edward J Cardigan R 

7 Lourey Aiden P Wendouree R 

7 Luka Nathan Delacombe R 

7 Lyon Thomas J Ballarat R 

7 Mackley Braden T Alfredton K 

7 Marshall Jesse L Sebastopol R 

7 Martin Alan Ballarat N 

7 Martin Reece C Sulky R 

7 Martin Samual T Ballarat R 

7 Martin Sean A Lal Lal K 

7 Matherson Nicholas L Newington R 

7 Matheson Jacob R Delacombe G 

7 McCallum Tyson Z Mt Blowhard K 

7 McCuskey Brodie J Invermay K 

7 McKay Callum J Ballarat North K 

7 McKee Max R Delacombe N 

7 McKeegan Samuel J Ballarat R 

7 McKenzie Callum M Greendale N 

7 McKinnon Braydon M Canadian K 

7 McMaster Todd I Alfredton G 

7 McPhan Blake W Newington K 

7 McPhan Harrison W Amphitheatre N 

7 Meagher James E Kingston G 

7 Medwell Bailey J Ballarat K 

7 Mitilineos Harris J Sheoaks N 

7 Montgomery Ryan A Canadian R 

7 Mountford Ash L Ballarat East N 

7 Mulheron Brady J Smythes Creek R 

7 Mullins Jacob D Creswick R 

7 Murphy Declan W Cardigan R 

7 Murphy Wilson J Sebastopol K 

7 Neblett Isaac J Miners Rest K 

7 O’Keane Tom J Ross Creek G 

7 O’Neil Braden J Wallace K 

7 Partington Joshua D Invermay Park R 

7 Pearl Jaslar K Smythes Creek K 

7 Pettitt Doohan Kurunkang R 

7 Phillips Lachlan Z Buninyong R 

7 Prendergast Daniel J Blampied K 

7 Pryor Brandon S Ballarat R 

7 Quick Isaac T Golden Point K 

7 Rasic Beau M Melton N 

7 Reeves Patrick T Black Hill G 

7 Reid Scott Connor J Ballarat R 

7 Rennie Cameron D Bacchus Marsh K 

7 Reynolds Lachlan W Black Hill K 

7 Ringin William J Sebastopol G 

7 Riordon Lachlan J Haddon G 

7 Roberts Jacob W Ballarat K 

7 Robertson Fraser J Ballarat R 

7 Ronan Connor W Glen Park G 

7 Rose Joshua M Lake Gardens R 

7 Ross Lachlan J Alfredton K 

7 Roth Liam P Daylesford R 

7 Rousch Samuel F Myrniong N 

7 Rumble Jake R Scarsdale R 

7 Rumler Damon K Wendouree N 

7 Russell Devlin J Ballarat N 

7 Ryan Beau D Invermay N 

7 Ryan Brady J Invermay N 

7 Ryan Brenton J Ballarat Nth R 

7 Ryan Shamus F Ballarat G 

7 Savage Lee C Cardigan Village R 

7 Scholten Jackson P Creswick R 

7 Schorback Ryan D Alfredton G 

7 Schuurs Xavier L Alfredton K 

7 Scoleri Joshua C Mt Clear N 

7 Searle Brody C Brookfield N 

7 Searle Cameron B Brookfield N 

7 Shaw Riley D Alfredton R 

7 Siebring Brendan M Buninyong N 

7 Simmons Benjamin D Ballarat K 

7 Simpson Jack R Ballarat N 

7 Sloan Christopher A Creswick N 

7 Smith Austin C Ballarat N 

7 Somers Tiernan F Buninyong R 

7 Spedding Cameron S Sebastopol N 

7 Spittle Campbell M Ascot R 

7 Squire Bailey J Buninyong R 

7 Staley Patrick V Newington N 

7 Steenhuis Lachlan M Magpie N 

7 Stone Connor W Darley G 

7 Stuhldreier Nicholas G Darley G 

7 Sully Daniel J Sebastopol K 

7 Thacker Mathew D Bacchus Marsh N 

7 Thompson Caelan N Ballarat North N 

7 Thompson Hayden D Ballan R 

7 Tilborghs Riley E Alfredton G 

7 Tolliday Emerson C Ballarat G 

7 Torpy Ashley M Ballarat R 

7 Troon Patrick D Invermay K 

7 Tuddenham Mitchell R Canadian Lakes N 

7 Tuncks Nelson D Ballarat K 

7 Tuppen Jack M Bunkers Hill K 

7 Turley Ethan J Buninyong K 

7 Wait James M Mt Egerton R 

7 Walters Daniel K Ballarat G 

7 Walton Thomas J Invermay R 

7 Ward Henry B Ballarat R 

7 Wardell Darcy A Rowsley K 

7 Westlake Lachlan A Ballarat North G 

7 Whitburn Daniel J Smythes Creek N 

7 White Corey A Myrniong K 

7 White Jordan A Delacombe G 

7 Whiteford Matthew J Ballarat R 

7 Whitehouse Benjamin J Blackwood N 

7 Whitehouse William D Blackwood N 

7 Wiederstein Seth F Greendale N 

7 Williams Ben A Alfredton R 

7 Willian Matthew J Mt Clear K 

7 Wills Bradley T Invermay R 

7 Wilson Bailey J Mt Rowan K 

7 Worthington Alexander C Alfredton R 

7 Worthington Jack M Alfredton R 

8 Adamczyk Maximillian E Bacchus Marsh G 

8 Adams Cameron W Invermay N 

8 Amaro Guy H Ballarat G 

8 Amendola Jackson W Scotsburn G 

8 Amor Joel P Bacchus Marsh K 

8 Antony Jonathan X Melton G 

8 Attwell Dylan D Smythes Creek N 

8 Baker Brayden R Alfredton N 

8 Baker Miles S Lake Gardens G 

8 Baldo Blake J Bacchus Marsh G 

8 Barwick Benjamin S Brown Hill R 

8 Bilney Clay W Ballarat K 

8 Bilston Dylan J Delacombe G 

8 Birdum Daniel Palmerston N 

8 Blomeley Harrison I Delacombe R 

8 Bosworth Thomas J Skipton R 

8 Bowen Jack J Invermay Park R 

8 Bowker Isaac D Alfredton K 

8 Brodie John P Scarsdale N 

8 Brown Andrew J Ross Creek G 

8 Brown Jacob M Ross Creek N 

8 Brown Mitchell L Bonshaw K 

8 Brown Tyson J Bonshaw K 

8 Burbidge Lachlan H Enfield K 

8 Burke Brody H Cape Clear N 

8 Burns Jim G Newington N 

8 Butcher Lachlan A Delacombe K 

8 Butler Harrison J Alfredton R 

8 Buttler Brady K Bonshaw N 

8 Byrne Patrick M Ballarat N 

8 Cameron-Kiely Kane A Wendouree N 

8 Cappello Liam C Ballan G 

8 Cargeeg Darcy T Brown Hill N 

8 Chatterjee Thomas J Newington G 

8 Cocking Mitchell J Alfredton N 

8 Compton Lewis C Lake Wendouree G 

8 Conlan Thomas B Buninyong R 

8 Cooper Patrick L Alfredton G 

8 Corboy Nathaniel J Lake Wendouree R 

8 Cotter Jordyn L Melton G 

8 Cousens Dominic W Lake Wendouree G 

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8 Cracknell Baiden P Bacchus Marsh N 

8 Crawford Bailey W Alfredton N 

8 Currey Zakary J Bacchus Marsh N 

8 Dawborn Hasker E Yendon N 

8 Dawkins Shannon D Invermay R 

8 Debono Benjamin D Ballan N 

8 Deedman Fraser S Alfredton R 

8 Denahy Jack K Buninyong R 

8 Devlin Eamonn T Black Hill K 

8 Devries Tom A Yendon R 

8 Dewar Lachlan W Buninyong K 

8 Dickson Darcy E Darley N 

8 Dickson Declan P Magpie R 

8 Dickson Jye P Bacchus Marsh G 

8 Dodd Bailey J Invermay G 

8 Dodds Carson B Ballan R 

8 Duggan Ethan J Alfredton K 

8 Dunlop Callum L Lake Gardens K 

8 Dwyer Brad J Creswick R 

8 Dwyer Jarrod Sebastopol N 

8 Edwards Louis C Lake Gardens G 

8 Ellis Cameron R Burrumbeet G 

8 Emmlin Lachlan G Meredith N 

8 Evans Bryce K Bacchus Marsh G 

8 Evans Thomas N Smythes Creek R 

8 Everett Jacob D Dereel K 

8 Falland Brandon J Gordon G 

8 Farrell Marcus L Ballarat Nth R 

8 Fernandez Leam R Greendale K 

8 Fisher Liam A Alfredton N 

8 Fitzgerald Jesse L Ballarat K 

8 FitzPatrick Jarred N Rowsley N 

8 Flynn Dominic G Creswick G 

8 Forde Khyle P Ballan G 

8 Garner William P Alfredton K 

8 Gervasoni Cayle J Ballarat North G 

8 Gillingham Jarrod T Creswick R 

8 Grech Todd C Buninyong K 

8 Greville Jordan T Alfredton R 

8 Griffith Harrison A Alfredton G 

8 Griffiths Billy J Bacchus Marsh N 

8 Grills Liam D Delacombe N 

8 Gunn Liam F Canadian G 

8 Haase Corey T Invermay G 

8 Haddon Escher S Mount Pleasant K 

8 Haintz Liam J Alfredton G 

8 Haintz Tynan C C Invermay Park R 

8 Haintz Tynan L L Springbank N 

8 Hall Jonathan J Greendale K 

8 Hallett Thomas L Smythes Creek G 

8 Hanrahan Liam D Ballarat K 

8 Harrison Jack T Smythes Creek R 

8 Hart Joel A Meredith N 

8 Hastings Matthew J Newington R 

8 Hawks Isaac B Ballarat K 

8 Hayes Callan W Ballarat N 

8 Hayes Kyle A Delacombe R 

8 Healey Jonah F Moonlight Flat R 

8 Hector Hayden Palmerston R 


8 Heeney Conor J Ballarat G 

8 Henderson Mitchell J Warrenheip K 

8 Hewitt Nicholas B Nerrina R 

8 Hillman Daniel L Alfredton K 

8 Hope Lachlan J Alfredton N 

8 Howard Harison K Alfredton K 

8 Howard Riley M Alfredton K 

8 Howard Sean T Smythes Creek K 

8 Hower Joel A Delacombe R 

8 Howley Seamus L Ballarat K 

8 Hucker Nathan Z Mt Clear K 

8 Humphries Jack M Alfredton K 

8 Hutchins Benjamin P Lake Gardens R 

8 Jackson Sam A Wendouree R 

8 James Jack A Ballarat R 

8 Janssens Oliver F Macarthur Park K 

8 Johnson Patrick E Soldiers Hill G 

8 Karras Xavier J Eureka K 

8 Karslake Brenden A Delacombe N 

8 Keating Isaac A Ballarat G 

8 Keem Troy R Wendouree K 

8 Kendall Glyn T Buninyong N 

8 Kent Connor S Smythesdale G 

8 Keogh Patrick R Ballarat G 

8 Khieo-On Parintron Bullarook K 

8 Kurzman Thomas M Smythes Creek N 

8 Landwehr Benjamin T Newington G 

8 Lannen Thomas A Sebastopol N 

8 Larkin Rory M Newington K 

8 Leonard Brock P Invermay Park N 

8 Lewis Jack R Werneth N 

8 Lewis Joshua J Ballarat G 

8 Lim Ayrton J Lake Gardens R 

8 Linton Kayde R Ballarat North K 

8 Liston Timothy L Carranballac R 

8 Loader Harrison W Mt Rowan K 

8 Lovison William C Ballarat R 

8 Lynch Joshua A Mount Rowan K 

8 Madden Luke M Delacombe K 

8 Madden William J Ballarat N 

8 Mahar Lachlan J Dean G 

8 Martin Dallas W Ballarat K 

8 Martin Nicholas J Lake Gardens N 

8 McAdie Liam D Ballarat East R 

8 McCrabb Lawrence M Lake Gardens N 

8 McCuskey William G Ballarat R 

8 McDonald Alexander R Lake Gardens K 

8 McDougall Ryley J Dunnstown R 

8 McGill Luke A Myrniong N 

8 McGregor Hugh R Nerrina G 

8 McIntosh Liam F Bacchus Marsh R 

8 McIntosh Matthew W Bacchus Marsh R 

8 McKew Ryan P Ballarat Nth R 

8 McLean Angus D Westmere R 

8 McLean Cooper J Wendouree G 

8 McMaster Emerson J Ballarat N 

8 McMaster Samuel A Alfredton K 

8 McPherson Dylan B Cardigan K 

8 Micallef Christopher J Ballan N 

8 Milroy Andrew L Creswick R 

8 Mitchell Joshua T Creswick R 

8 Monaghan James M Bacchus Marsh N 

8 Moodley Trent J Mt Helen G 

8 Mooney Alexander R Alfredton N 

8 Mountford Ty M Ballarat East N 

8 Munday Nicholas G Lake Gardens G 

8 Murphy Connor J Creswick N 

8 Murphy Riley N Redan G 

8 Nash Oliver R Alfredton N 

8 Nelson Michael J Cardigan Village G 

8 Nissen Trent J Delacombe N 

8 Norman Jacob J Myrniong K 

8 O’Brien Jarrod M Delacombe K 

8 O’Brien Thomas G Sebastopol R 

8 O’Doherty David L Alfredton G 

8 O’Keefe Benjamin J Sebastopol K 

8 O’Shea Liam F Alfredton R 

8 Oostendorp Samuel J Gordon K 

8 Owen Charles A Sebastopol G 

8 Parini James B Ballarat North R 

8 Parish Benjamin T Invermay Park N 

8 Parkinson Leighton D Alfredton N 

8 Peck Joseph T Ballarat K 

8 Perry Samuel S Mitchell Park K 

8 Peters Samuel P Delacombe K 

8 Phasey Angus D Myrniong N 

8 Phillips Barton J Bradvale G 

8 Pierce Khaleb J Smythes Creek K 

8 Pigott Lleyton S Bacchus Marsh K 

8 Porter Alex W Bacchus Marsh K 

8 Prebble Connor R Sebastopol R 

8 Prendergast Cormac Mt Prospect N 

8 Prendergast Lachlan P Invermay G 

8 Prendergast Luke P Blampied G 

8 Pring Jordan Ballarat G 

8 Prior Jake W Darley N 

8 Pryor Harrison J Ballarat N 

8 Ralston Lachlan K Lake Gardens K 

8 Reinhardt Jack A Nerrina N 

8 Richardson Alexander D Canadian Lakes R 

8 Rodger Michael P Delacombe R 

8 Rosentreter Tyler A Wendouree K 

8 Ryan Padraic J Ballarat G 

8 Ryan Thomas M Black Hill N 

8 Savage Bryce F Bradvale G 

8 Scheele Lleyton J Ballarat K 

8 Schlooz Marcel I Broomfield G 

8 Scott Thomas A Nintingbool R 

8 Seamons Louis A Cardigan N 

8 Selby Jacob M Alfredton R 

8 Shepperson Carter G Delacombe N 

8 Short Samuel E Alfredton N 

8 Shugg Lucas P Bacchus Marsh K 

8 Simmonds Logan J Lake Wendouree R 

8 Simpson Bradley R Dunnstown K 

8 Smith Callum R Ballarat G 

8 Smith Joseph P Archdale N 

8 Smith Samuel G Smythes Creek K 

8 Somers Caolan M Buninyong R 

8 Spedding Duncan A Sebastopol N 

8 Spratling Andrew J Wendouree N 

8 Spratling Louis W Dunnstown R 

8 Staub Chas Blackwood G 

8 Steenhuis Zachary S Glen Park G 

8 Stephens Riley J Wendouree G 

8 Strachan Thomas J Ballarat G 

8 Strange Alexander J Cardigan R 

8 Sullivan Brody S Melton N 

8 Sullivan William B Napoleons K 

8 Sutton Taylor J Alfredton R 

8 Taranto Samuel T Ballarat N 

8 Taylor Joshua M Bacchus Marsh G 

8 Thornton Lachlan R Buninyong G 

8 Timmins James L Ross Creek R 

8 Toohey Mitchell J Bolwarrah G 

8 Treweek Jack A Bald Hills R 

8 Tuohey Bradley H Ballarat K 

8 VanDeHeuvel Bailey T Alfredton K 

8 VonBurg William A Ross Creek K 

8 Walker Zachary J Melton South G 

8 Waller James G Invermay N 

8 Walsh Patrick P Smythes Creek N 

8 Ward Bradley G Ballarat R 

8 Ward Brayden J Magpie R 

8 Waters Harrison J Ballarat R 

8 Weston Evan A Newington R 

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8 Williamson Liam J Alfredton R 

8 Williamson Thomas S Ararat G 

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8 Wong Matthew T Alfredton R 

8 Wrigley Daniel T Alfredton G 

8 Wynd Luke A Alfredton N 

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9 Anokye Nicholas K Ballarat N 

9 Arnts Thomas P Warrenheip K 

9 Atkinson Tyler J Delacombe R 

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9 Avery Jesse R Invermay Park N 

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9 Banks Cameron A Mt Mercer G 

9 Bannister Thomas A Haddon G 

9 Baudendistel Ryan A Mount Pleasant K 

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9 Boak Jayden C Ballarat East G 

9 Bol Andrew M Soldiers Hill G 

9 Bol Joseph Y Soldiers Hill R 

9 Bolton Ryan J Alfredton N 

9 Bosworth Bradley A Skipton R 

9 Bourke Sean G Ballarat R 

9 Bragge Jed E Bungal G 

9 Brandenburg Eden M Lake Gardens N 

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9 Briggs William A Ballarat K 

9 Britt Ashley T Soldiers Hill N 

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9 Brooks Todd J Magpie G 

9 Brown Nicholas J Mt Clear K 

9 Butler Simon A Napoleons N 

9 Button Tom C Melton N 

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9 Carrick Jackson T Hepburn R 

9 Cartledge Jackson E Smythes Creek N 

9 Cashin Laurence M Alfredton N 

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9 Clark William J Ballarat G 

9 Clarke Joshua D Alice Springs G 

9 Collier Patrick J Smythes Creek N 

9 Costigan Thomas C Nerrina N 

9 Coutts Lachlan J Ballarat K 

9 Coxall Jacob H Invermay Park G 

9 Cranage Sam J Ballarat North G 

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9 Deutsher Liam A Ballarat K 

9 Dickinson James T Bacchus Marsh R 

9 Dodd Fletcher J Invermay G 

9 Dowie Connor W Durham Lead N 

9 Downey Joe L Ballarat N 

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9 Dunn Bryce E Cardigan K 

9 Edwards Oliver H Ross Creek G 

9 Elliott Thomas A Ballarat K 

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9 Everett James P Mitchell Park G 

9 Fitzgerald Lachlan M Miners Rest G 

9 Fitzgibbon Patrick J Maryborough G 

9 Fitzpatrick Liam J Alfredton R 

9 Fraser Daniel W Smythes Creek G 

9 Fraser Rory Smythesdale G 

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9 Fuller Lachlan A Mt Helen R 

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9 Gavin-Rumambi Tom Ballarat K 

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9 Haintz Ethan Ballarat N 

9 Hay Mitchell C Warrenheip N 

9 Hayward Adam I Wendouree R 

9 Holland Callum J Miners Rest K 

9 Houlihan Thomas S Invermay G 

9 Hoye William G Ballarat N 

9 Hutchinson Rhys B Dales Creek K 


9 Hynes Jack E Ballarat North K 

9 Iles Oliver S Ballarat G 

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9 Johnstone Daniel J Shelford R 

9 Jolly Tyron J Smythes Creek G 

9 Jones Harrison J Invermay N 

9 Jury William J Robinvale R 

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9 Kanoyangwa Diego T Sebastopol G 

9 Kelly Darcy T Ballarat North R 

9 Kerr Alex S Canadian Lakes K 

9 Koenders Phillip B Ballarat North K 

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9 Langdon Alexander P Invermay Park R 

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9 Larson-Guy Dion C Ballarat R 

9 Lench Matthew J Sebastopol G 

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9 Lewis Abraham Ballarat G 

9 Lewis Jack Ballarat G 

9 Lowe Patrick J Canadian K 

9 Lund Isaac D Lal Lal G 

9 Lusby Benjamin K Amphitheatre G 

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9 Martin Thomas C Lake Gardens N 

9 Martin Timothy E Ballarat R 

9 Matheson Thomas J Delacombe G 

9 Matkov Jye A Cardigan R 

9 Mayhew Jacob J Darley N 

9 McCall Alex M Ballarat R 

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9 McKee Conor A Black Hill R 

9 McKenna Nicholas P Buninyong R 

9 McKenzie Luke T Canadian N 

9 McKinnon James E Mt Clear N 

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9 McMillan Connor D Ballarat K 

9 Mellington Lachlan D Delacombe R 

9 Mewett Samuel C Mount Clear R 

9 Michell Jarrod D Magpie G 

9 Milne Campbell R Ballarat G 

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9 Morton Jarli-Kai Bacchus Marsh N 

9 North Edwin H Smythes Creek R 

9 O’Keane Jack P Ross Creek G 

9 Oostendorp Jack W Gordon K 

9 Paarhammer Thomas Ballan N 

9 Pearl Teyden B Smythes Creek N 

9 Peoples Matthew B Ararat K 

9 Pidgeon Jonah Ballarat R 

9 Pontil-Scala Lauchlan J Alfredton R 

9 Prendergast Ryan Warrenheip G 

9 Prestwood Damon I St Arnaud K 

9 Priddle Zachary J Wendouree R 

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9 Purcell Jordan A Meredith G 

9 Qaseem Suhail Alfredton G 

9 Quinlan Thomas F Springbank G 

9 Raine Clay A Canadian N 

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9 Rawlings Thomas D Alfredton N 

9 Reece Bradley J Redan N 

9 Reid Ben A Cardigan K 

9 Richardson Oliver L Ballarat K 

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9 Rioli Daniel W Melville Island N 

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9 Rix Joshua P Bungaree K 

9 Robertson-Leech Brody R Baldhills K 

9 Robinson Alec T Alfredton G 

9 Robinson Harris A Ballarat North G 

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9 Ross Jayden D Smythesdale K 

9 Rowan-McDonald Vincent D Brown Hill K 

9 Rumble Ryan J Scarsdale R 

9 Russell Harry W Black Hill K 

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9 Sarra Aarron M Ballarat North G 

9 Saunders Christopher L Heywood G 

9 Scheele Lachlan R Ballarat K 

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9 Schreenan Thomas E Bonshaw K 

9 Scott Rhys D Ballan N 

9 Seeary Liam J Sebastopol N 

9 Seymour-Quest Samuel C Mainlead R 

9 Shaw Jack B Ballan N 

9 Shaw Ryan K Ballan N 

9 Sheridan Leeroy D Buninyong N 

9 Simpson Benjamin M Invermay N 

9 Slater Dominic H Invermay Park K 

9 Smith Adam L Delacombe G 

9 Smith Nathaniel W Brown Hill K 

9 Soufis William V Alfredton K 

9 Sparks Maximilian F Ballan N 

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9 Spittle Samuel D Ascot R 

9 Steele Mitchell A Ballarat K 

9 Stevens Adam J Lake Gardens K 

9 Stewart Tyson J Ballarat East G 

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9 Strachan Nicholas M Ballarat G 

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9 Thiele Edward M Maryborough G 

9 Thomson Blake R Ballarat K 

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9 Ticehurst Zac Darley N 

9 Tranter Cameron C Alice Springs G 

9 Travers Kobe C Alfredton R 

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9 Waller Matthew R Ballarat K 

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9 Walters Henry R Sebastopol R 

9 Westlake Adam J Ballarat North G 

9 Wheelahan Jacob L Darley R 

9 Whitburn Thomas J Smythes Creek N 

9 White Jesse R Delacombe R 

9 Widdison Jack L Ballarat G 

9 Wilkie Jordan P Lake Wendouree G 

9 Willian Benjamin C Mt Clear K 

9 Willmott Joel P Kingston R 

10 Adamczyk Oliver P Bacchus Marsh G 

10 Adams David L Invermay N 

10 Aitken Connor M Ballarat N 

10 Allemand Xavier I Ballarat N 

10 Allen Johnathan M Smythes Creek N 

10 Allison Scott M Alfredton R 

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10 Anstis Joel T Ballarat N 

10 Anstis Samuel T Ballarat K 

10 Austin William T Highett K 

10 Baric’ Luka Kurunjang N 

10 Bates George R Dales Creek G 

10 Baxter Thomas G Ross Creek N 

10 Benfield Luke D Smythes Creek G 

10 Bilney Jed A Ballarat K 

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10 Boyd Liam J Bacchus Marsh G 

10 Briggs Daniel L Deniliquin R 

10 Browning Alex W Delacombe K 

10 Burgess Benjamin D Invermay Park N 

10 Burgess Mitchell P Alfredton R 

10 Butler Daniel J Cardigan G 

10 Butler Sean A Mount Pleasant N 

10 Butler Steven J Wendouree K 

10 Callil Christopher G Ballarat R 

10 Carthew Zachary S Nerrina K 

10 Cartledge Kain P Smythes Creek N 

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10 Clark Ryan J Miners Rest G 

10 Clarke Joseph G Eganstown G 

10 Clydesdale Hamish A Ballarat K 

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10 Constable Tyler J Alfredton R 

10 Cook Henry L Ballarat K 

10 Corbett Dylan T Wendouree R 

10 Counsel William T Ballarat G 

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10 Crosier Mitchell J Linton R 

10 Czurlowski Joel S Redan R 

10 Day Jack A Ballarat G 

10 Day Sean G Bacchus Marsh R 

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10 Delahey Luke P Bacchus Marsh G 

10 DeLosa Noah J Carngham K 

10 Deng Deng M Delacombe K 

10 DeVries Bradley T Mt Helen G 

10 Dickson Hugh J Magpie R 

10 Drought Tynan P Portland R 

10 Duffy Ashley J Dunnstown R 

10 Duggan Liam J Myrniong G 

10 Dwyer James T Warrnambool K 

10 Edwards Charles H Ross Creek G 

10 Edwards Liam R Invermay R 

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10 Ellis Marcus S Burrumbeet G 

10 Ellis Mitchell W Ballarat North K 

10 Ellis Tom Cardigan R 

10 Evans Reece L Bacchus Marsh G 

10 Fay William M Skipton R 

10 Fenton Mitchell T Maryborough R 

10 Ferguson Jack A Ballarat North N 

10 Fernandez Jake R Greendale K 

10 Findlay Liam R Alfredton K 

10 Francis Alistair B Coojar K 

10 Fraser Neville P Mannibadar G 

10 Galea Jesse J Gordon N 

10 Galea Luke J Echuca N 

10 Gallagher Corey P Mt Helen N 

10 Gilbert Timothy J Brown Hill R 

10 Gillespie Mitcheil M Bacchus Marsh G 

10 Gillingham Damon J Creswick R 

10 Gilson Blair J Brown Hill N 

10 Goad Rhys W Brown Hill K 

10 Godson Daniel A Cardigan K 

10 Graham Jackson R Ballarat R 

10 Guevara Nico R Wendouree R 

10 Haintz Darcy T Springbank N 

10 Hall Matthew L Greendale K 

10 Hammond Samuel P Nerrina K 

10 Hannett Matthew J Darley N 

10 Hanrahan Liam P Navigators N 

10 Hardie Jack J Myrniong R 

10 Harris Menzie E Wattle Flat R 

10 Hearn Todd R Alfredton N 

10 Hewitt Lachlan J Ballarat K 

10 Higgins Liam P Mt Clear N 

10 Houzet Otto J Alfredton G 

10 Howell Jackson A Smythes Creek G 

10 Hower Samuel T Delacombe R 

10 Hutcheon Leon W Oaks Estate G 

10 Hutchinson Ethan D Creswick G 

10 Hutt Toby A Delacombe N 

10 Janson Benjamin A Alfredton G 

10 Jess Liam P Ballyrogan G 

10 Johnston Matthew N Alfredton R 

10 Jones Billy J Alfredton G 

10 Jones William J Invermay N 

10 Joynson Aidan W Solders Hill K 

10 Kan Michael Lake Wendouree N 

10 Kelly Alexander J Ballarat G 

10 Kennedy Lachlan H Ballarat R 

10 Keogh Matthew A Wendouree R 

10 Keogh Thomas L Ballarat G 

10 Klein Ryan J Black Hill K 

10 Knowles Ryan J Creswick K 

10 Kufe Jack K Ballarat R 

10 Laffan Liam R Mt Mercer K 

10 Lake Joshua D Mt Clear R 

10 Lakey Matthew J Ballarat R 

10 Lakin Benjamin A Horsham K 

10 Lamb Lachlan J Napoleons K 

10 Leighton Peter J Alfredton G 

10 Leviston Joshua D Ballarat N 


10 Lewis Mitchell D Alfredton K 

10 Lewis Simon D Ballarat G 

10 Liston Paul W Carranballac R 

10 Madden Mitchell J Lake Wendouree R 

10 Mahady Darcy D Ballarat N 

10 Mahar Thomas J Dean G 

10 Martin Benjamin G Ballarat K 

10 Martin Mitchell J Delacombe R 

10 Martino Alexander N Ballarat G 

10 Matheson Lachlan C East Ballarat R 

10 McAuliffe Shane E Alice Springs R 

10 McCrow Mitchell J Westmere R 

10 McCuskey Eamonn J Ballarat R 

10 McDonough Thomas E Sebastopol N 

10 McDougall Bryson R Dunnstown R 

10 McIntosh Lachlan D Ballarat North G 

10 McKay Thomas A Ballarat North K 

10 McMaster Jake R Alfredton G 

10 McMaster Thomas R Alfredton K 

10 Molik Jack B Myrniong R 

10 Monagle Luke P Mount Helen K 

10 Mooney Thomas A Alfredton N 

10 Mullane Joel W Ballan N 

10 Mullins Marcus R Yendon R 

10 Mulraney James A Glenlyon R 

10 Murphy Conor N Canadian G 

10 Murphy Finnian W Ballarat K 

10 Murphy Scott J Ballarat G 

10 Nissen Judd A Delacombe N 

10 Nunes Solomon J Ballarat N 

10 Nyary Edward A Dereel N 

10 O’Beirne Jacob J Horsham N 

10 O’Brien Joshua J Sebastopol R 

10 O’Hagan Andrew J Smythes Creek K 

10 O’Sullivan Ryan T Hilldene via Seymour N 

10 Owen Nicholas A Sebastopol G 

10 Payne Brenton C Bacchus Marsh K 

10 Pelchen Luke A Buninyong K 

10 Perry Thomas D Mitchell Park K 

10 Petrowski William M Ross Creek K 

10 Phyland Daniel P Bungaree G 

10 Plover Thomas G Cambrian Hill R 

10 Powell Coby L Ballarat N 

10 Powell Nicholas J Delacombe N 

10 Powlett Louis F Learmonth N 

10 Prebble Alex K Alfredton R 

10 Prendergast Mitchell T Invermay G 

10 Prendergast Thomas P Blampied K 

10 Reid Jack W Cardigan K 

10 Robertson Harrison J Ballarat R 

10 Rodd Brayden J Ballarat R 

10 Romeril Samuel B Miners Rest G 

10 Ryan Bradley J Delacombe N 

10 Ryan Jack P Haddon R 

10 Ryan Martin P Edenhope R 

10 Ryan Matthew B Brown Hill N 

10 Sammut Trystan P Haddon G 

10 Sedgwick Aaron C Smeaton N 

10 Sheridan Brody T Buninyong N 

10 Skaer Daniel C Portland G 

10 Sliwa Dominic A Ballarat K 

10 Sloan Matthew J Creswick N 

10 Smith Connor J Ballarat N 

10 Snaith Michael M Ballan K 

10 Somerville Oscar D Ballarat N 

10 Stalker Eddy R Ballarat K 

10 Stevens Jack R Ballarat North K 

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10 Strangio Nicholas V Bacchus Marsh G 

10 Stuhldreier Ryley C Darley G 

10 Sullivan Isaac M Napoleons K 

10 Symons Joseph A Ballarat G 

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10 Taylor Jack R Warrenheip R 

10 Taylor-Potter Padraic K Mt Helen R 

10 Thacker Nicholas A Bacchus Marsh N 

10 Thomas Jordan L Wendouree G 

10 Thomas Mitchell L Scarsdale G 

10 Thompson Angus N Ballarat North N 

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10 Tolliday Linus W Ballarat G 

10 Toohey Robert J Springbank R 

10 Tranter Joshua E Alice Springs N 

10 Trigger Liam G Ballarat North R 

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10 Turley Nicholas W Buninyong K 

10 Vadala Luke A Maryborough K 

10 Waller Thomas R Ballarat K 

10 Walsh Mitchell M Coomoora K 

10 Wardell Jackson N Rowsley K 

10 Watkins William H Nerrina G 

10 Weightman Nicholas J Bungaree G 

10 Weightman Stephen M Wendouree K 

10 Weston William J Newington R 

10 White Jeremy R Ballarat East K 

10 White Kane T Greendale R 

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10 Williams Alex K Alfredton G 

10 Williamson Damon J Alfredton R 

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10 Woodward Mitchell J Sebastopol N 

10 Wright Ethan C Creswick G 

10 Wright Michael T Swan Hill N 

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11 Alsop Michael D Bacchus Marsh N 

11 Andrews Kyle S Ballarat R 

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11 Antonio Pearce L Creswick N 

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11 Arnold Mitchell K Delacombe G 

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11 Burzacott Samuel J Darley N 

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11 Cassells Matthew D Alfredton G 

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11 Coon Matthew G Ballarat North N 

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11 Couch Matthew P Snake Valley R 

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11 Currey Jakob B Bacchus Marsh N 

11 Davie Callum A Darley G 

11 Davies Michael K Buninyong K 

11 Davis Blake R Mildura G 

11 Delahey Ryan T Bacchus Marsh N 

11 Dickson Cody B Darley N 

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11 Dwyer Matthew T Mt Clear N 

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11 Engel Ryan J Mt Helen K 

11 Farrar Joshua J Hopetoun Park N 

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11 Fensling Andrew J Mt Rowan K 

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11 Fitzpatrick Austin C Ballarat 

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11 Geddes Matthew J Wendouree R 

11 Gillett Louis F Cardigan K 

11 Goetz Daniel R Smythesdale N 

11 Gregg Jimi H Ballarat R 

11 Grenfell Riley W Smythesdale G 

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11 Griffin Peter J Blowhard R 

11 Groch Andrew L Alfredton K 

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11 Harrison Jack A Alfredton N 

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11 Henderson Dylan R Wendouree R 

11 Hickey John A Bacchus Marsh R 

11 Hinge Matthew J Ballarat East N 

11 Holloway Jackson R Ballarat K 

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11 Howard Luke J Smythes Creek K 

11 Howes Benjamin J Alfredton K 

11 Howlett Andrew J Wendouree G 

11 Hoy Thomas L Ballarat R 

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11 Jackson Benjamin T Gordon K 

11 James Samuel R Smythes Creek R 

11 Jones Clifford D Timber Creek K 

11 Jones Donovan Palmerston K 

11 Jones Jesse T Elaine N 

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11 Jones Xavier M Newington G 

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11 Kennedy Mitchell J Ballarat North G 

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11 King Nicholas P Alfredton K 

11 Kinna Jackson P Ballarat R 

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11 Madden Nicholas D Delacombe K 

11 Maher Matthew J Wendouree K 

11 Mai Douglas Sebastopol G 

11 Mangan James M Ballan R 


11 Manzl Joshua C Mt Helen R 

11 Marshall Adrian L Mt Helen K 

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11 McArdle Jarrod M Enfield R 

11 McDonald Oscar W Charam N 

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11 McGrath Caleb X Alfredton K 

11 McGrath Jack X Elaine N 

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11 McMahon Jacob P Invermay R 

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11 Micich Samuel J Mt Helen N 

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11 Murphy Harrison J Nerrina N 

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11 O’Dowd Jarryd M Alfredton G 

11 O’Keefe Mitchell J Cardigan G 

11 O’Shea Timothy J Alfredton R 

11 Oakley Peter P Ballarat G 

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11 Rawlings Max P Alfredton N 

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11 Richardson Nicholas J Ballarat K 

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11 Robertson Zachary P Miners Rest K 

11 Robinson Charles K Ballarat North G 

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11 Ryan Mitchell J Invermay N 

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11 Saunders Jack R Merbein N 

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11 Sewell Joshua R Maryborough K 

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11 Shamuyarira Bruce V Alfredton G 

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11 Slater James M Ballarat R 

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11 Smoorenburg Matthew J Kangaroo Ground R 

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11 Todd Luke W Ararat K 

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11 Treloar Nicholas J Ballarat North R 

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11 Zelencich Anthony G Soldiers Hill R 

11 Zelencich Michael K Soldiers Hill R 

12 Achison Dylan L Wendouree N 

12 Andersen Joshua C Sulky G 

12 Anstis Darcy J Ballarat N 

12 Atkinson Jordan W Delacombe R 

12 Azarnikow Thomas M Napoleons G 

12 Barry Dominic L Eastside Alice Springs R 

12 Beaver Nicholas D Ballarat N 

12 Benfield Joshua P Smythes Creek G 

12 Blood Patrick J Black Hill K 

12 Broadbent Benjamin R Cardigan N 

12 Brown John M Ross Creek G 

12 Butcher Cameron L Delacombe K 

12 Cano-Perez Zachary P Dereel R 

12 Cattell Mitchell B Canadian Lakes N 

12 Christie Daniel K Enfield G 

12 Clark Jordan R Kaniva R 

12 Clarke Mitchell R Ross Creek K 

12 Close Michael V Culla G 

12 Closter Jayden L Bacchus Marsh G 

12 Cocomazzo Michael K Alfredton R 

12 Coleman Glen T Clunes N 

12 Collie Aiden J Ballarat G 

12 Collier Ryan N Delacombe K 

12 Conroy Rory J Bunkers Hill G 

12 Constable Thomas J Alfredton N 

12 Cook Alex A Delacombe K 

12 Cook Charles W Ballarat K 

12 Cosgriff Samuel J Alfredton R 

12 Costigan James L Nerrina N 

12 Coutts Mitchell J Ballarat K 

12 Cove Matthew B Lake Wendouree N 

12 Darrigan Norton J Ballarat North N 

12 Davies Ashley G Ballarat G 

12 Debono Christopher J Ballan N 

12 Dickson Conor T Magpie R 

12 Donegan Michael L Ballarat K 

12 Donovan James P Ballan R 

12 Ellis Lawrence A Ballarat North K 

12 Fahey James K Ballarat North K 

12 Farnan Patrick J Melton K 

12 Ferguson Cameron F Delacombe N 

12 Fitzsimons Alexander W Alfredton K 

12 Forbes Edward J Clarke’s Hill G 

12 Fraser Jordan P Natte Yallock N 

12 Fullerton Bryce M Ballarat N 

12 Fullerton Riley L Ballarat N 

12 Furness Jack L Smythes Creek N 

12 Gallagher William P Ercildoune G 

12 Germon Thomas P Mitchell Park G 

12 Gianacopoulos Billy Delacombe R 

12 Gilbert James C Brown Hill R 

12 Gilbert Joshua T Brown Hill R 

12 Gleeson Martin J Koroit G 

12 Haintz Benjamin D Springbank N 

12 Harris Benjamin M Delacombe R 

12 Hart Kane T Meredith N 

12 Harty Nicholas J Invermay G 

12 Hastings Mitchell T Newington R 

12 Hayes Jayden P Delacombe N 

12 Hayes Oliver C Brown Hill N 

12 Haylock Nathan J Portland R 

12 Henderson Riley P Ross Creek K 

12 Hills Joshua M Nerrina G 

12 Hines Samuel C Alfredton N 

12 Hocking Shaun R Buninyong K 

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12 Hopper Zachary J Leeton G 

12 Howes Edmund J Ballan N 

12 Humphries Mitchell J Alfredton K 

12 Isbister Lachlan J Soldiers Hill R 

12 James Beau’n C Darlington G 

12 Jenkin Tyson J Alfredton G 

12 Jew Christopher L Alfredton K 

12 Jones Kyle A Ballarat G 

12 Jordan Liam R Darley K 

12 Jreige Anthony B Alfredton R 

12 Kane Alistair M Drysdale N 

12 Kelly Hamish A Wendouree G 

12 Kennedy Zachary M Ballarat R 

12 Kirby Angus W Black Hill N 

12 Klein Callum A Black Hill K 

12 Kufe Andre K Ballarat R 

12 Lange Matthew P Ballarat G 

12 Larkin Christian P Newington K 

12 Lavery Adam K Mt Rowan G 

12 Lenkic Jonathan M Wendouree G 

12 Lennecke Callum E Ballarat N 

12 Leviston Elliott P Ballarat North R 

12 Linnane Patrick T Ballarat N 

12 Malone Samuel J Lake Gardens K 

12 Mannix Liam A Ballarat N 

12 Martin Benjamin P Ballarat R 

12 Martin Harry G Bungaree G 

12 Masters Brendan L Glenrowan N 

12 Mathews Jye L Sebastopol K 

12 McCrow Hayden G Westmere R 

12 McCuskey Conor T Ballarat R 

12 McDonough Angus T Alfredton R 

12 McDowell Jakob T Maryborough G 

12 McEldrew Paul J Delacombe K 

12 McGuinness Dylan J Haddon R 

12 McKee Nicholas M Black Hill R 

12 McMurray-McKay Zakariya M Ballarat R 

12 McVeigh Eamonn P Alfredton N 

12 Mead Joab L Walpeup N 

12 Meagher Edward D Kingston G 

12 Micallef Hayden J Ballan N 

12 Micich Louis D Mt Helen N 

12 Miles Thomas W Lake Wendouree G 

12 Miller Austin C Creswick North N 

12 Missen Kieran D Werneth K 

12 Mitilineos Jacob W Sheoaks N 

12 Monaghan Thomas J Bacchus Marsh N 

12 Moodley Luke J Mt Helen G 

12 Moore Timothe J Wendouree R 

12 Morris David J Stawell K 

12 Murphy Patrick J Alfredton G 

12 Murphy Sean N Canadian G 

12 Neade Jake Elliott G 

12 Nedimovic Brandon A Gordon R 

12 Neville Kirby J Ballarat K 

12 O’Loughlin Bradley J Alfredton K 

12 O’Neil Sean L Lake Gardens R 

12 O’Reilly Michael J Lake Gardens G 

12 O’Riley Kieren H Newington G 


12 Orrego Raul C Ballarat N 

12 Owen Jack T Smythes Creek R 

12 Page-Coull Dylan M Alfredton K 

12 Panozzo Rhyle Z Horsham R 

12 Pearson Kirk P Ercildoune N 

12 Peart Michael A Ringwood East K 

12 Perkins William J Wendouree G 

12 Phyland Lachlan T Bungaree G 

12 Piorek Jake S Coimadai R 

12 Polmear Luke D Maryborough K 

12 Pou Eddie Ballarat R 

12 Powlett Charlie D Learmonth N 

12 Proelss Ricky M Mt Helen K 

12 Quick Ashley L Wendouree G 

12 Razbocan Alex J Maddingley K 

12 Reece Dylan J Redan R 

12 Rippon Nicholas G Delacombe R 

12 Robertson Mitchell A Ballarat R 

12 Robson Scott A Delacombe R 

12 Romeril Jack J Miners Rest G 

12 Russell Travis J Mt Helen N 

12 Ryan Thomas A Delacombe N 

12 Salvatore Aaron M Hopetoun Park K 

12 Santilli Jordan D Ballarat R 

12 Saunderson Luke D Alfredton R 

12 Sculley Benjamin J Invermay R 

12 Seery Max N Lake Wendouree K 

12 Shah Jai A Lake Gardens G 

12 Simpson Ashley D Dunnstown K 

12 Slater Xavier P Invermay Park K 

12 Smith Tanner J Haven G 

12 Smith Thomas Michael M Warrnambool G 

12 Smith Thomas Zachary Z Hamilton K 

12 Stalker Joe J Ballarat K 

12 Steggall Fraser M Canadian G 

12 Stewart Matthew B Smythes Creek K 

12 Stiles Jaydon M Portland G 

12 Stones Jordan W Ararat G 

12 Thomas Kristopher J Wendouree G 

12 Thompson Alex N Ballarat North N 

12 Trevenen Grant J Ballarat G 

12 Tuddenham James L Ross Creek K 

12 Vadala Daniel M Maryborough K 

12 VanMeel Matthew J Bacchus Marsh R 

12 Vearing Daniel C Ararat G 

12 Wallis Alexander J Delacombe R 

12 Walters Jarryd V Ballarat G 

12 Weightman Zachary J Bungaree G 

12 White Zachary J Delacombe G 

12 Williamson Broden D Ballarat G 

12 Willmott Thomas J Kingston R 

12 Willowhite Nicholas P Wendouree R 

12 Wood Lachlan M Wendouree R 

12 Zelencich Richard P Soldiers Hill R 

12 Zreikat Joseph M Greendale K


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ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE BALLARAT 

2012 AnnuAL

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