Lasallian
Roll Call
September 2014
A PUBLICATION FOR THE DE LA SALLE COLLEGE COMMUNITY — MALVERN
Contents
3 Principal’s Column
z4 Excellence and Endeavour
z 6
Footloose
z 8
De La Salle goes to the races
z 9
Centenary of War feature
z 10
Military top legal eagle
z 16
Blue and Gold Ball
z 17
Four generations of
Blue and Gold
z 17Weightlifting
z 18
De La in print
z 19
10 Year Reunion
z 20
30 Year Reunion
z
21
z 22
z 23
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I noticed in the last Roll Call a photo of the 1958 reunion. From
1961–63, I worked at GTV 9 Studios where Doug Owen (in the
middle photo) worked as a lighting engineer. He and I knocked
around together during those years when he worked as a solo
performer, singing and playing guitar. I lost track of him years
ago. Do you know how I might make contact with him? I surely
would appreciate it. Finally, is the fellow pictured next to Doug,
Tony Fenelon, the famous pianist. His brother Michael was in my
matriculation class taught by Brs Gerard and Finian.
Lester Hanson
Nanango QLD
Editor’s note: We managed to track Doug down for Lester. And
yes Lester, it is Tony Fenelon the pianist, pictured at the reunion.
Where Are They Now?
Old Collegians’ football Vale John Bolt Dear Editor,
Each time I receive a copy of Roll Call I think must send an email
and congratulate you both on such a fine publication. There is
always so much of interest — I remember Tom Parsons so well
and it’s good to see him doing so well. Keep up the good work.
Pat Phelan
Glen Waverley
Welcome to the September issue of Roll Call magazine.
As we go to print, the Centenary of War celebrations
are underway and as part of this significant chapter
in our history, we feature a special section on Old
Collegians who are serving or have served in our
armed forces. I would especially like to thank all of
you who responded to the call for information about
service men published in our May issue. Without
your contributions this special issue would not have
been possible. In keeping with the Centenary of War
theme we feature a pictorial essay of photographs
of grandfathers, great grandfathers and other family
members of current students in an exhibition currently
on at the College’s Tiverton Campus. As always
Roll Call is also full of news about our Old Collegian
community as well as the exciting things going on at
Malvern. On a sadder note, on behalf of our readers I
bid a final farewell to John Bolt (1956) who was a life
line between the College and our former students.
He was a true Old Collegian who had blue and gold
running through his veins and he will be deeply
missed. Vale John.
Kerry Martin
Dear Editor,
Congratulations on another great Roll Call. I can never put it down
when I start reading it.
Tony McIlroy (1969)
Kew
Dear Editor,
I can place a few of the names of the Footballer’s photo, page 2
of the May Roll Call. Ken McCann is the fair headed chap in the
middle of the back row. Kevin (Tubby) Dwyer 3rd from the left
in front row. Felix Russo 4th from the left in front row. Ron Watt
(champion runner) 5th from left in front row. Des Spain extreme
right in the front row. Many thanks for your publication.
Dr G. J. Mulkearns (1945)
Strathmore
Editor’s note: As we prepare to go to print we received news that Ben
Stafford, featured on this issue’s cover, has received an Australian
Defence Force Academy (ADFA) award. Ben is enrolled to commence his
studies as an officer at ADFA next year. Earlier in the year Ben won the
Battle of Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award.
Editor: Kerry Martin
Production: Jonathan Hewett
Cover shot: College Vice-Captain Cadet Under Officer Ben
Stafford shows Year 8 students Daniel Hart and Christian Mora
a photograph of Ben’s great grandfather CPO, Stoker Jim
Stafford taken in 1940.
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From the Principal
Dear Old Collegians,
Welcome to our second edition of Roll Call for 2015. I am
confident you’ll find it a great read with a range of items of interest.
This has been an eventful year already and grand plans are afoot
to build on all that is good about our College. In particular, I hope
you enjoy the information and articles around our Centenary of
War Project and the links therein to Old Collegians. As my father
lived through both world wars, serving in the second, I have a
distinct interest in this area so I recommend the authors’ works.
As the College Executive Team’s vision for De La Salle takes
shape we are seeing a range of changes which are already
having a positive effect. The major commitment for this six months
is the roll out of the ICT Strategic Plan which will provide the
infrastructure, the hardware and the professional learning to have
a profound impact on the way students work with technology to
support their learning beyond 2015.
Outstanding work by a creative Year 10 Review Committee has
resulted in a fresh and innovative program for current Year 9
students to select from for next year. Combining essential core
studies with in excess of 40 electives, the next cohort of Year 10
students will have unprecedented choice to ensure they can select
a pathway which is personally engaging and suitable for their
interests. Based on the foundation principles of choice, challenge,
rigour and relevance, this inventive program will build students’
skills and motivation as they move into the Senior School. The
structure, pedagogy and emphases of the Year 7–9 program is
next for review as we work with purpose and confidence toward
providing a contemporary curriculum to equip each of our students
with the requisite 21st century skills.
You may notice a theme of change and improvement emerging
from the above. Literally building on that is a College Strategic
Plan. While in its infancy as we navigate the direction in which
De La Salle should and must drive in the immediate future, the
Strategic Plan will dictate the sort of school we aspire to become in
the next 5–10 years.
This will inform a
Master Plan with the
express intention of
designing much needed
renovation and building
at the Junior School
Tiverton Campus. New
and improved learning,
play and passive
spaces are planned to
build a contemporary
learning environment
capable of supporting
the style of learning
we want De La boys to
be able to access and
enjoy.
Retaining and enhancing our Lasallian ethos and Catholic identity,
promoting the potential and dignity of each young man, expanding
the Arts and building on our sporting tradition and culture of
service will be central to the plans.
I have taken great enjoyment from seeing so many parents in
and around the College for various functions this year. Parents’
presence, involvement and support are crucial to a great school.
Tremendous support for the inaugural events like the Mothers’
and Fathers’ Day Breakfasts, the Father and Son and Mother and
Son evenings and the Footloose musical have made a wonderful
contribution to building our community and partnership.
Mr Peter Houlihan
Principal
In July more than 100 academic and endeavour awards
were presented to students from Years 4 to 12. The
awards recognise both individual effort and excellence
in each of the subject areas. Year 12 student Tom
McCausland (pictured left) was presented with the
VACC Automotive Design Award for his design of an
electric car. The award was presented by Principal Mr
Peter Houlihan and Mr Murray Collins, the Media and
Communications Manager for the VACC.
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excellence
Primary Academic Awards
Year 4 Academic Excellence
Year 4 Academic Excellence
Year 4 Award for Endeavour
Year 5 Academic Excellence
Year 5 Academic Excellence
Year 5 Award for Endeavour
Year 6 Academic Excellence
Year 6 Academic Excellence
Year 6 Award for Endeavour
Joshua Mac
Clay Devlin
Ethan Sanders
Luke Richardson
Cooper Johnstone
Adam Car
Brock Augustynski
Sean Gatt
Noah Wooldridge
Year 7 Academic Awards
English – Terence Leong
Geography – Michael Ermacora
History – Benjamin Coonan
Literacy Enhancement – Jeremy Ng Kwik Tung
LOTE French – Dominic Gehrig
Mathematics – Dong Ye
Music – Lorenzo Borje
Physical Education – Jonathan Avgeridis
Religious Education – Harvey Sparks
Science – Jason Kim
Technology – Joel Thompson
Year 8 Endeavour Awards
Art – Max Moolman
Drama – Fletcher Bird
English – Harrison Cook
Geography – Nathan Crouch
Literacy Enhancement – Andrew Galgani
LOTE French – Benjamin Richter
LOTE Italian – Christian Vanas
Mathematics – Cameron Janka
Physical Education – Angus McLean
Religious Education – Alexander Digby
Science – Calvin Vo
and
Multiple Winners
Geography (Academic) – Harrison Gill
Religious Education (Academic) – Harrison Gill
Science (Academic) – James Biviano
Technology (Academic) – James Biviano
Art (Academic) – Andrew Eracleous
Technology (Endeavour) – Andrew Eracleous
Drama (Endeavour) – Henry Prendergast-Kruger
Mathematics (Endeavour) – Henry Prendergast-Kruger
Year 10 Academic Awards
Drama – Harris Maglis
Geography – Timothy Fierenzi
History – Sricharan Kumar
Literacy Enhancement – Aaron D’Arcy
Literature – Matthew Sidji
LOTE French – Liam Ramirez
Mathematics Further – Benedict O’Shea
Mathematics Methods – Lucas Perri
Media – Harrison Burt
Photography – Nicholas Doukelis
Physical Education – Zac Hawker
Visual Comm & Design – Samuel De Stefanis
Systems Technology – Anthony Palumbo
awa
Year 7 Endeavour Awards
English – Daniel Venturoni
Geography – Steven Christodoulakis
History – James Giuliani
LOTE French – Nathan Barrow
Music – Matthew Catalfamo
Physical Education – Joseph Lloyd
Religious Education – Thomas Williamson
Science – Stephen Maglis
Technology – Nicholas Nicolaou
Multiple Winners
Literacy Enhancement (Endeavour) – Alby Hart
Mathematics (Endeavour) – Alby Hart
Year 8 Academic Awards
Art – Daniel Edwards
Drama – Lachlan Joseph
English – Brandon Luu
Geography – Zachary Cobucci
Literacy Enhancement – Luke Side
LOTE French – Joel Fernando
LOTE Italian – William Canning
Mathematics – Xavier Rhoden
Physical Education – Hamish Sutherland
Multiple Winners
History (Academic) – Robert Ranzolin
Religious Education (Academic) – Robert
Ranzolin
Science (Academic) – Romolo Persi
History (Endeavour) – Romolo Persi
Year 9 Academic Awards
Drama – Mark O’Connor
English – Moses Russ
History – Jordan Brasher
Literature – Harrison Barr
Literacy Enhancement – Jacob Georgaklis
LOTE French – Paul Wasiewicz
LOTE Italian – Cameron Monaco
Mathematics – Aaron Trusler
Media Studies – Christopher Ovens
Music: Songwriting – Charlie Langkau
Photography – Theo Syrros
Physical Education – Leon Lymbouris
Year 9 Endeavour Awards
Art – David Honeybone
English – Charles McGaw
Geography – Max Doherty
History – Ulysses Urban
Literature – Louis Osborne
Literacy Enhancement – Oliver Smith
LOTE French – Nicholas Williams
LOTE Italian – Adam Crestani
Media Studies – Nicholas Chatgoglou
Music: Songwriting – James Howat
Physical Education – Liam O’Brien
Photography – Nicholas Byrden
Religious Education – Czar Khan
Science – Andre Salemi
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Year 10 Endeavour Awards
Drama – Rhys Nicolaou
Geography – Nathan Grooby
History – Charles Joseph
Literature – Issac Zheng-Renner
LOTE Italian – Jake Oliva
Mathematics – Oscar Condello
Multimedia – James Bailey
Photography – Nicholas Payne
Religious Education – Gene Condello
Science – Christopher Northey
Systems Technology – James Emery
Multiple Winners
English (Academic) – Thomas Ponissi
Religious Education (Academic) – Thomas Ponissi
Multimedia (Academic) – James Rassias
Media (Endeavour) – James Rassias
LOTE Italian (Academic) – Kyle Williams
Materials Technology (Academic) – Kyle Williams
Physical Education (Endeavour) – Kyle Williams
Science (Academic) – Tanis Van Laake
LOTE French (Endeavour) – Tanis Van Laake
endeavour
English (Endeavour) – Anthony Bufolo
Visual Comm & Design (Endeavour) – Anthony Bufalo
Literacy Enhancement (Endeavour) – Peter Haines
Materials Technology (Endeavour) – Peter Haines
VCE Unit 1 Academic Awards
Accounting – William Wright
Building & Construction Cert II – Jordan Costa
Business Management – Karan Vasudevan
Economics – Samuel De Stefanis
Geography – Liam Ramirez
Legal Studies – Samuel Boyle
Media Studies – Stefan Di Medio
Psychology – Stefan Tsagaris
Sport & Recreation Cert III – Liam McCluskey
Studio Arts – Photography – Joshua Bainbridge
Studio Arts – Drawing, Painting & Sculpture – Luke Goy
Visual Communication & Design – Justin Lack
VCAL Intermediate – Samuel Holzer
Physical Education (Academic) – Connor Byrne
General Maths (Specialist) (Academic) – Connor Rate
Chemistry (Academic) – Connor Rate
Physics (Academic) – Connor Rate
LOTE Italian (Academic) – Raphael Canty
Music Performance (Academic) – Raphael Canty
Information Technology Systems (Academic)
– Jack Boek
Systems Engineering (Academic) – Jack Boek
English (Academic) – Karl Maul
Music Performance (Endeavour) – Karl Maul
General Maths (Further) (Academic) – Nigel Menezes
Chemistry (Endeavour) – Nigel Menezes
Biology (Endeavour) – Holden Sayers
LOTE Italian (Endeavour) – Holden Sayers
Religion & Society (Endeavour) – Holden Sayers
Accounting (Endeavour) – Jarryd Grooby
Economics (Endeavour) – Jarryd Grooby
Interactive Digital Media Cert II (Academic)
– John Argyrus
Information Technology Systems (Endeavour)
– John Argyros
Media Studies – Maxime Renaudin
Physical Education – Nicholas Papamiltiades
Physics – Jack-Henry Attard
Religion & Society – Richard Alexander
Software Development – Jonathan Aretos
Sport & Recreation Cert III – Brayden Hawkins
Studio Arts – Photography – Joshua Doolan
Studio Arts – Drawing, Painting & Sculpture
– Aleksander Nirenovic
Systems Engineering – Edward Hirst
Multiple Winners
English (Academic) – John Buchanan
History (Revolutions) (Academic) – John Buchanan
Chemistry (Academic) – Thomas Brasher
Specialist Maths (Academic) – Thomas Brasher
Economics (Academic) – Peter Pepes
Legal Studies (Academic) – Peter Pepes
Politics (Academic) – Peter Pepes
LOTE Italian (Academic) – Christian Di Donato
Visual Communication & Design (Academic)
– Christian Di Donato
Legal Studies (Endeavour) – Christian Di Donato
Psychology (Academic) – Michael Hoareau
Further Maths (Endeavour) – Michael Hoareau
LOTE Italian (Endeavour) – Michael Hoareau
Further Maths (Academic) – Noah Hulme
Visual Communication & Design (Endeavour)
– Noah Hulme
Physics (Academic) – Jordan Mitropoulos
Specialist Maths (Endeavour) – Jordan Mitropolous
Studio Arts – Photography (Academic)
– Kavanagh O’Dowd
Music Performance (Endeavour) – Kavanagh O’Dowd
Building & Construction Cert II (Academic)
– Thomas Robinson
VCAL Intermediate (Endeavour) – Thomas Robinson
Chemistry (Endeavour) – Ali Abid
Maths Methods (Endeavour) – Ali Abid
Business Management (Endeavour)
– Jonathan Pertile
Politics (Endeavour) – Jonathan Pertile
Accounting (Endeavour) – John Zanca
English (Endeavour) – John Zanca
Psychology (Endeavour) – John Zanca
ards
VCE Unit 1 Endeavour Awards
Building & Construction Cert II – Eden Smith
Business Management – Michael Canny
English – Liam Forrest
Geography – Sam Connell
General Maths (Further) – Costa Batziakis
General Maths (Methods) – Isaac Vanderwerf
General Maths (Specialist) – Lachlan Kafer
History (20th Century) – Liam Gava
Interactive Digital Media Cert II – Lachlan Walsh
Legal Studies – Joshua Benton
Media Studies – Zac Hellyer
Physical Education – Benjamin Spackman
Physics – Henry Brown
Psychology – Jack Cook
Sport & Recreation Cert III – James Tavitian
Studio Arts – Photography – Jarrod Dousa
Studio Arts – Drawing, Painting & Sculpture – Ryan
Cosgrave
Systems Engineering – Lucas Brzeski
Visual Communication & Design – Jeffrey Su
VCAL Intermediate – Conor Cosgrave
Multiple Winners
General Maths (Methods) (Academic) – Marcus Karam
Biology (Academic) – Marcus Karam
Religion & Society (Academic) – Marcus Karam
History (20th Century) (Academic) – Connor Byrne
VCE Unit 3 Academic Awards
Accounting – Athan Giuliani
Biology – Dominic Symes
Business Management – Jackson Morgan
Maths Methods – Cameron Roberts
Geography – Connor Rate
LOTE French – Remy Cadman
Media Studies – Alec Young
Music Performance – Joshua Subramaniam
Physical Education – David Kelly
Religion & Society – Liam Oldfield
Software Development – Raphael Canty
Sport & Recreation Cert III – James Benton
Studio Arts – Drawing, Painting & Sculpture
– Markus Spindler
Systems Engineering – James Delaney
VCAL Intermediate – Samuel Deed
VCE Unit 3 Endeavour Awards
Biology – Samuel Lo Presti
Building & Construction Cert II – Rory Sheehy
Economics – Jonathon Dent
Geography – Wyatt Bicknell
History (Revolutions) – Steven Lau
LOTE French – Nigel Menezes
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Though he tries hard to fit in, the street-wise Ren can’t
quite believe he’s living in a place where rock music and
dancing are banned. However, there is one small pleasure:
Ariel Moore, played by Annie Parish, a troubled but lovely
blonde with a jealous boyfriend and a Bible-thumping
minister, played by Jack Henry Attard, who is responsible
for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates
defy the ban, especially since the senior prom is around the
corner. The rest of the tale is played out through energetic
song and dance routines until Ren eventually convinces the
townsfolk to get behind him and the prom goes ahead.
This year’s College musical production, Footloose,
produced in conjunction with Sacré Coeur, was a
resounding success. Monash University’s Alexander
Theatre was filled to capacity for three energetic
performances, which showcased the talents of the 60
strong cast and crew under the masterful direction of
Andrew Murrell. This high-octane musical comedy tells the
story of teenage rebellion and repression in a small midwestern town in America. When teenager Ren McCormack,
played by William Wright, and his family move from big-city
Chicago, to Bomont, he’s in for a real case of culture shock.
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De La Salle goes to the races
The Peter Lawrence Room at Caulfield Racecourse was brimming with colour at the
inaugural De La Salle Parent Network Race Day. Principal Mr Peter Houlihan welcomed
guests, including racing legends Pat Hyland and Craig Williams. A highlight of the day
was a fashion show by Myer Chadstone and Cavalier Menswear. Hosted by De La
parent Sharon Herdman and Old Collegian Simeon Sparks (1986) it featured hats by
parent and milliner Mary Hogan. The day was a huge success thanks to the support
of the organisers led by Cate Robertson and Louisa Salmon. Thanks to John Morgan
(1978) and sponsors, the Melbourne Racing Club, Sharon Herdman Personal Shopper,
Cavalier Menswear, ENE Events Management, Mary Rose Millinery, Pat Hyland Racing,
House of Golf, Myer Chadstone, Amora Hotel, Riverwalk Melbourne and Thomson Real
Estate, Murrumbeena.
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Centenary of War Feature
Centenary
of war
When the First World War was declared
on the 4th of August 1914, the College
had only been operating for three
years. The three founding Brothers,
Drumm, Loughran and Foley, were still
conducting classes in the St Joseph’s
Parish Hall when the first of 416, 809
young Australian men marched off to
war.
This year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World
War, also known as the Great War. As we all know the world
faced an even deadlier conflict 20 years later and both of these
conflicts profoundly changed Australia and the world. For many of
us, our families chose to call Australia home after these conflicts,
and the modern day multicultural Australia was forged.
To mark the launch of the centenary, the College recently
opened a Centenary of War exhibition in the Tiverton Library.
The Exhibition includes hundreds of photographs (see below)
of grandfathers, great grandfathers, grandmothers and other
relatives of current students who were a part of the war effort.
Guest Speaker, Dr Rosalie Triolo, Lecturer in History Education
at Monash University, spoke of the significance that our Old
Collegians played in the war effort.
By the time the Second World War
broke out 20 years later there were
more than 300 students enrolled at
the College. By the end of WWII 50
Old Collegians had lost their lives.
The College Shrine of Remembrance,
located on the Tiverton Campus,
was unveiled and blessed by
Archbishop Mannix in 1948, and
is a testimony of the impact of
war on the College. Since the
Shrine was unveiled more Old Collegians have lost their
lives in conflict and every year their names, along with
the names of all our victims of war, are read aloud as part
of the College’s Anzac Day Ceremony. By the time the
Second World War ended there were 500 students at the
College, and the College Cadets had a strong following.
In this issue of Roll Call we honour the Old Collegians
who paid the ultimate sacrifice and feature some of those
who serve and have served in the armed forces.
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Centenary of War Feature
Military’s top
By Kerry Martin
Brigadier Michael Griffin AM’s (1967)
life reads like something out of central
casting; high school drop-out makes
good. But for the one-time bricklayer
who dropped out of school at the age
of 16, his rise to become the army’s top
legal eagle has been all about hard work
and commitment.
Against the advice of his teachers, his parents
and the Brothers at the time, he finished Year 10
and “dropped out.” He says he is pleased to see
that schools these days have more intervention
programs for young people to keep them at
school. “I am glad to hear that the College now
has a VCAL program,” Michael said. Although he
doubts it would have been enough to deflect him
from his recalcitrant ways at the time.
In 2013, after a distinguished career
spanning 38 years in the army, Brigadier
Michael Griffin AM was appointed to the
position of Director of Military Prosecutions
for the Australian Defence Force. This
puts him in charge of all disciplinary
matters in the armed forces ranging from
insubordination to war crimes and murder.
After several years working as a brick layer the
building industry collapsed, following the 1974
oil shock and subsequent credit squeeze, so he
decided to enlist in the army and a distinguished
career in military law was launched.
One of the things he recalls about his time at the
College was being in the De La Army Cadets. “The
Army Cadets had a great tradition, people like
Rod Earl, who later went on to become Brigadier
Earl and commanded the cavalry in Vietnam, had been members
before me.”
After joining the army in 1975 he quickly
rose through the ranks to become a Section
Commander of 3RAR doing active service in Somalia, Kuwait
and Iraq. He graduated from the University of New South Wales
with a Bachelor and Masters in Law and specialised in federal
administrative law and criminal law and was a Member of the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal. In 2007, he was appointed as the
Principal Member of the Veterans’ Review Board and has been a
Senior Member of the Migration Review Tribunal and a Member
of the Refugee Review Tribunal. In 2009, he was appointed a
Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the law.
“I remember Michael Maidment was the senior cadet, and very
capable at that, and Br Cormac – who was my favourite – was the
Commanding Officer and a shining example of soldierly bearing.”
“Br Cormac was also coach of our undefeated De La Salle football
team and I admired him greatly. He was as hard as nails but also
very supportive and encouraging.”
Michael recalls parading in the old concrete yard, which today
adjoins the Tower Building at Tiverton. They would even
practice with rifles over at Kinnoull. “We had annual bivouacs
at Puckapunyal in winter and I can remember certain humorous
escapades there.”
Michael completed the United Nations Staff Officers course at
German Staff College Hamburg and the NATO peacekeeping
course at the NATO School Oberammergau.
All of this must have seemed a very long way away for a young
high school dropout.
While he was at the College, Michael, like his older brother Phillip,
who was a celebrated Junior Student Athlete, was good at sport
and was a talented footballer.
At De La Salle in the 1960s, Michael certainly had the academic
credentials. He was admitted entry on a scholarship and enjoyed
English, French and History and wasn’t bad at the maths and
sciences; but all he wanted to do was to leave school and have
fun.
“I was a ruckman in the undefeated Under 15 football premiership
team, a group of very talented boys.”
“I remember my fellow team mates, Brudenell, Peart, Dwyer and
McIlroy, whom I would love to hear about.”
“It was the summer of ’67, after Sergeant Pepper was released,
and someone said ‘Tune In, Turn On and Drop-Out’, so I did,”
Brigadier Griffin told Roll Call.
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Centenary of War Feature
legal eagle
Michael draws his inspiration from his family and the De La
Brothers. “I was motivated by my hard working parents and older
siblings and the values instilled in me by them and by my time at
De La Salle, even though I rebelled at the time.”
“I have also been incredibly fortunate to be in the right place at the
right time on several occasions.”
“My role models were the Kennedy brothers, JFK and Robert, Br
Cormac, Roy Wright (Richmond Ruckman) and my big brother
Phillip, who went on to become an eminent orthopedic surgeon
but sadly passed away from cancer in 2008.”
The top job in charge of Military Prosecutions puts Michael
in charge of a statutory office akin to that of the State and
Commonwealth Directors of Public Prosecutions. “I am
independent of the chain of command and it is my responsibility
to decide whether or not charges for disciplinary and criminal
offences should proceed against members of the Defence Force.”
“I have a staff of twelve prosecutors and six paralegals. I also
utilise the services of Defence Reserve members.”
He is also the Australian Defence Force representative on the
European Union-funded Torture Prevention Project in Asia, for
which he is the Principal Facilitator.
He has had stints in active service in Somalia in 1993 with the
peacekeeping missions in Kuwait in 2005 and in Iraq in 2006.
Michael has also served as a Foreign Attorney Consultant in
Guantanamo Bay Cuba (for David Hicks) and in the UK, Malaysia,
USA, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, France, Germany, Thailand, India,
Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Brigadier Griffin’s professional experience and qualifications
• NSW Law Society accredited specialist in Government and
Administrative law
• Senior member of the law firm Spooner and Hall in Sydney
• Examiner for the Australian Crime Commission
• A consultant to the European Union funded torture prevention
program in Asia
• President of the Veterans’ Review Board
• Senior Member of the Migration Review Tribunal
• Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• Member of the Refugee Review Tribunal
• Member of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges
• Foreign Attorney Consultant to the United States Military
Commissions
• Adviser to the Senate Inquiry into the Military Justice System
• Appeared in Commissions of Inquiry
• Appeared in Military and Civil Court proceedings
In 2004, he was appointed as the Subject Matter Expert in
Administrative Law for the Australian Defence Force and in 2005
was engaged by the President of the Senate as legal adviser to
the Senate Inquiry into the Military Justice System.
Michael is currently based in Canberra and commutes home on
weekends. He enjoys a nice wine, and reading history and politics.
His only regret is that he doesn’t get to see many home games of
his beloved Tigers. Michael’s advice to the class of 2014 is to be
thankful for what God has given you and make the best of it that
you can.
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Centenary of War Feature
Kevin Murray (1966) enlisted
Tim Place (1990) joined the
in the Royal Australian Air Force
in 1969 and retired this year after
35 years of service. Kevin worked
in the Supply/Logistics Branch of
the RAAF as an airman, junior
NCO, senior NCO and officer.
Starting out as Aircraftsman
Recruit in 1969, he rose through
the ranks to Flight Sergeant
before being commissioned in
1985. He retired from the Service
as a Flight Lieutenant in 1989
having completed more than
20 years of service. Missing
the life, he joined the Air Force
Reserve and undertook reserve
work in 1997 and 1998 before
returning to full-time service in
1999 to take up employment at
Headquarters Training Command, Laverton, where he was responsible
for the administration of all non-technical training in the Air Force. In
2001 he was promoted to Squadron Leader and became the Senior
Catering Officer for the Air Force within the Australian Defence Force
(ADF) Catering Group in Victoria Barracks, Melbourne. In 2004 he
returned to Laverton to manage the ADF Rations Management System
IT Procurement Project and, in order to complete this task, was granted
an age extension to remain in the Service until age 56 years. But time
caught up with him and he had to retire once again in July 2005 at
which time he remained within Defence as a public servant. In 2007
the compulsory retirement age in the ADF was lifted to 60 years for
members of the permanent force and 65 years for members of the
reserve force. In 2007 he returned to full-time service — this time as the
Officer Commanding at the ADF School of Catering at HMAS Cerberus
and was again granted an age extension to see him through to the
completion of his posting in 2010.
army reserves in 1996 and
served for more than 11 years
as an Assault Pioneer. Assault
Pioneers are senior infantry
soldiers who conduct obstacle
clearances, demolitions, and
essentially remove obstacles or
create field constructions (such
as bridges) to allow the infantry
to advance. During that time he
has had some interesting tours
of duty overseas, and in 2007
won ‘The Slug’, for Pioneer of
the Year.
More recently, he was involved
with the Black Saturday fires
where the Assault Pioneer
Corporal Tim Place at home with his family
platoon assisted the locals with
preparing pumps and generators
to get fresh water and electricity as well as assisting with search and
rescue operations. At the College he was a talented cricketer playing
ACC cricket as well as music, and remembers breaking his front teeth
playing downball. After graduating in 1990, he decided to join the Army
Reserves to do something different and keep fit. He received Infantry
training initially then transferred to Medics where he did Medicalspecific training. He was a Corporal responsible for looking after the
health of the battalion, either outfield or in barracks. When the battalion
was doing exercises, he would be part of the medical support for
those exercises. Tim has recently transferred from Infantry to the 22
Engineering Regiment in Newborough. Although he also has a full-time
civilian job and young family, he enjoys the variety of experiences the
Reserves gives him.
Neil Pinto (1976) served in the Royal Australian Air Force Medical
Branch as a dentist. Neil’s postings included Laverton, Victoria
Barracks, Wagga Wagga and Darwin. He retired in 2004 as Squadron
leader Dentist-Orthodontist from the RAAF Specialist Reserve Forces
based in Wagga Wagga.
He transferred to the Active Reserve and continued to work within
the ADF/RAAF environment until finally leaving the workforce as an
acting Wing Commander last year. However, it wasn’t until he became
a Reservist that his career opportunities really took off. For it was as
a Reservist, and more than 40 years after he first joined the RAAF,
that he was finally deployed on Active Service to the Middle East in
support of the war in Afghanistan from April to August 2010 and from
April to October 2011. He was appointed the Senior Logistics Officer for
Operation Astute, Australia’s contribution to the International Stabilisation
Force in East Timor. Soon after his return from East Timor, he was
promoted to Acting Wing Commander and appointed the Air Force
Liaison Officer for the Australian Air Force Cadets in Victoria — the
position he held until October last year.
Pat Hopkins (1966) did National Service between 1971 and 1973.
He was Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineer (R.A.E.M.E.)
and was stationed at four different bases around Australia and on
HMAS Sydney. He was responsible for servicing Centurion Tanks and
Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) operating in Vietnam.
Tony McIlroy (1969) was conscripted to National Service in 1972
and was posted to Dundas NSW 6 Signal Unit awaiting assignment
to Vietnam. In 2005 he was presented with the anniversary of
national service medal by the
federal member for Indi, Sophie
Panapoulos. Tony was one of
300,000 service men conscripted.
Tony is now the Chief Executive
Officer of Benalla City Council.
Dan Stow (2009) is serving as an Officer
Cadet in the Army Reserves. He enlisted in
November last year and is looking forward
to the challenge of becoming a leader in the
ADF.
Besides his Reservist commitments, Dan is
studying the Juris Doctor at the University
of Sydney after completing his Bachelor of
Arts and Diploma in Languages from the
University of Melbourne last year.
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Centenary of War Feature
Peter Stokes (1955)
Robert Semmel (1941) joined the RAN when he
was 17 and served in the Pacific on HMAS Gladstone
and HMAS Kuramia as an Able Seaman for three
years. Based mainly north of PNG, his crew’s
role was to escort the troop ships en route to the
Philippines. He recalls a couple of skirmishes with
Japanese submarines. After he left the navy, Bob
studied law, practised as a solicitor in Brighton and
for 17 years lectured at the former Chisholm Institute,
now Caulfield Monash.
graduated from the Royal Military
College, Duntroon (RMC) in
1959 and resigned as Lieutenant
Colonel after 26 years of service
in the ADF. His active service
included: five years in PNG in
two bursts; a year in the USA; a
year in Vietnam as an Infantry
Company commander with
7th Battalion Royal Australian
Regiment; a year in India as a
student at the Defence Services
Staff College; 18 months as
an Instructor at the Australian
Command and Staff College; two
and a half years as Commanding
Officer of 6th Battalion Royal
Australian Regiment and
three years in Malaysia as a
June 1975 — 36 year old Lieutenant Colonel
Defence Attache. He went on to Peter Stokes taking command of the 6th
became the Services Director
Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment in
of the Spastic Society, the Chief Brisbane.
Executive of the National Royal
Guide Dogs Association, and later set up his own Leadership Consulting
Agency.
When Peter was at the College he recalls saying the Rosary every Friday
at the shrine at the western end of the classrooms on Stanhope Street
(the current primary classrooms). When he started at De La in 1947,
he said the war was a very real and recent memory so the shrine and
School Cadets were a very significant part of College life and influenced
many of them in their career decisions.
Simon O’Brien (2003) graduated with top honours from the Royal Military College Duntroon
with the Sword of Honour. Simon is pictured (above left) with former Governor General
Quentin Bryce inspecting the graduating class.
Paul Lemin (1981) joined the Royal
Australian Navy in August 1986 and
retired as a Chief Petty Officer Marine
Technician in September 2007. During
this time he served on the HMAS Darwin,
HMAS Newcastle, HMAS Adelaide,
and HMAS Canberra. He also had brief
periods on the HMAS Launceston, HMAS
Success and HMAS Westralia. He was
based in both Sydney and Western
Australia for 10 years. Paul’s career
highlights include active service on the
HMAS Adelaide during the East Timor
crisis in 1999 and a four-month exchange
to England with the Royal Navy where he
was based in Plymouth. He was recruited
back to the RAN in August 2009 and
served on the HMAS Arunta and HMAS
Anzac, and retired again in September
2011 completing 23 years of service.
Major Simon Grace (1986) pictured below with College Leaders, Ben Stafford,
James Benton and Christian Di Donato, graduated from Royal Military College,
Duntroon in 1991. Today he is the Operations Officer at the Land Simulation
Centre, Puckapunyal where he coordinates the training and implementation of
simulation systems for use in military training.
Since leaving the Navy, Paul has enrolled
in a Bachelor of Applied Science (Marine
Anzac Day in uniform 2009
Engineering) at the Australian Maritime
College in Tasmania. He is married with two children. His medals include
the Australian Active Service Medal, the International Force East Timor
(INTERFET) Medal, the Defence Long Service Medal and the Australian
Service Medal.
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While he was at the College Simon studied mathematics, physics and chemistry
and was a passionate sportsman. He was a competitive weightlifter during
his College days and went on to represent Australia at the 1987 World Junior
Championships prior to joining the Army. In his junior days he was coached
by fellow Old Collegians Martin Leach (1979) and Mark Dowse (1977). He is
still actively involved in the weightlifting community and officiates at various
weightlifting competitions, notably the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He has
seen active
service in
East Timor
in 2000 and
Afghanistan
in 2012. He
is married to
Rachel and
has three
children.
Centenary of War Feature
This year the country looks back on a century
of war, marking the 100th anniversary of the
outbreak of the First World War. During that time
De La Salle students have played an active part
in Australia’s military history either through active
service or community support, with many even
paying the ultimate sacrifice. The outbreak of the
first and second world wars galvanised a nation,
mobilising reservists and cadets corps in small
towns all around the country. In Melbourne many
schools had sizeable and active cadet corps who
were trained at the ready. At De La Salle the Cadet
Corps were a visible part of College life at the time.
Many of our Old Collegians who have contributed
to this special feature commemorating a Century of
War recall their days in the De La Salle Cadets. On
these pages we have dug deep into our archive of
photos to compile this pictorial essay of the De La
Salle Cadets.
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Centenary of War Feature
In Honour of our Fallen Old Collegians
Patrick Abfalter
Kevin Ahern
David Argo
Anthony George Bertram
John Bolger
Daniel P Boyle
Lindsay Dennis Brooks
Noel Joseph Bulleen
Alwyn Burt
William Cashman
John Clarke
Edward C Corbett
Patrick Brian Cosgriff
Leonard Day
Blaine Flower Diddams
Graeme Dockery
Patrick Dunford
Percy Eccles
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Francis X Edwards
James E Fagan
Brian Fitzgerald
Daniel Fogarty
Alfred Garrett
Kevin Hennessy
Eric V Higgins
Robert Hooker
Terence Jones
Pierce Kean
Bernard Kearney
Leo Kempson
Leydin Alan
Francis G Mahoney
Graham Mcgrath
James Mcgrath
Joseph Mclelland
John Mercovich
John M Moore
John Nanscawen
Bernard J O’Brien
Oliver D O’Dea
Noel Pardon
George Parker
Kevin Pym
John S Rekdale
Leo Rice
Leo J Shortal
John Sullivan
Xavier Tanner
Adrian Thomas
Arthur Robert Wells
Joseph White
Ignatius Willcocks
Philip Wilson
Blue and Gold Ball
The annual Blue and Gold Ball
was held at Springvale Town
Hall in June before a capacity
crowd of families and friends.
As always the De La Salle
boys looked the part in their
three piece suits with a touch
of blue, and the girls were
elegantly matched in beautiful
gowns. Every year the couples
undertake months of practice
to perfect their dances. Once
again the hard work paid off with
everyone proudly showing off
their dancing skills. Principal Mr
Peter Houlihan and his wife Cate
were very pleased to receive the
61 couples, who each showed
maturity and grace throughout
the night.
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Four generations of Blue and Gold
When cousins Bryce and Timothy Loughnan arrived at De La
Salle this year they became the fourth generation of the Loughnan
family to attend De La Salle. The family dynasty started with the
boy’s great grandfather Bryan (1935) who arrived at De La Salle
on a scholarship from St Anthony’s in Glenhuntly. Next in line was
their grandfather Ken (1963) who had a long career in finance and
telecommunications and is now a senior company Director and
International Vice President of Variety, the Children’s Charity. Ken
was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1994
and received an Honorary Doctorate from Victoria University in
2013. Ken and his wife Jan (former Treasurer of the De La Salle
Mother’s Auxiliary in the early 90s) are semi-retired and live in
South Gippsland. Ken’s sons Anthony (1988), David (1990) and
Matthew (1995) all attended the College. Anthony (Bryce’s father)
is a Project Manager at the Australian Tax Office. David (Tim’s
father) is the Service Improvement Manager at Melbourne Airport
Corporation and their Uncle Matthew, is Emirates Airport Services
Manager at Melbourne Airport. Bryce and Tim’s aunt, Jennie
Loughnan, has also had a long association with the De La Salle
family. Jennie who is currently Ground Operations Manager at the
Year 7 students Bryce and Timothy Loughnan
AFL, coached the De La Salle Old Collegians’ Under 12 football
team in more than 100 games between 1990 and 1996, and is
currently a member of the Old Collegians’ Football Club Board.
De La Salle Lifts the Bar
This year De La Salle celebrates 40 years of weightlifting and
next month the College will honour its success in the sport by
dedicating the Weights Room to two Old Collegians who have
carved out successful careers in the sport. (See advertisement on
page 22)
The Weightlifting tradition at De La Salle began when in 1974
new student Adrian Kebbe, who later went on to win a Silver
Medal at the Edmonton Olympics, decided to form a school
weightlifting team. The first team comprising 14 senior lifters won
the Schoolboys Weightlifting Perpetual Trophy in its first year and
the success has continued. By 1976, the team had grown to 31
lifters with Adrian Kebbe as Captain. One of the best lifters to ever
come out of De La Salle College is Harvey Goodman. He shares
the limelight with other legends such as Martin Leach, and Damian
Brown, Simon Francazio and Paul Grace. Today the tradition
is carried on with this year’s Weightlifting Team taking out the
Victorian Schools Weightlifting Titles (see below).
Since weightlifting was first introduced in 1974 the College has
produced numerous Olympians and Commonwealth Games
competitors, with Damian Brown and Harvey Goodman as stand
outs as well as Marty Leach who was both competitor and coach.
To mark the anniversary the College will dedicate the Weights
Room to Brown and Goodman. Brown represented Australia in
three Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games (winning
4 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals); and holding the World
Record for competing in 12 consecutive World Championships.
He was also honoured as the Australian Team Flag Bearer for
the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth
Games. Fellow Old Collegian Harvey Goodman competed in the
Atlanta and Barcelona Olympics and the Commonwealth Games
in 1990 and 1994.
The current Weightlifting Coordinator, David Hale, has published
an overview of the sport in
Weightlifting — A History of De
La Salle Story which details
the success of the sport at the
College over the last 40 years.
James Delaney (pictured right) has
represented Australia in the Junior World
Weightlifting Championships in Russia
where he came 5th. Delaney, who is the
De La Salle College Weightlifting Captain,
achieved six out of six successful lifts in
the 62kg Junior Men’s section
(snatch – 83kg, Clean and Jerk – 106kg).
The individual efforts of the team included: Jay Saddington lifted a total of
148kg for a narrow second place. Bryce Morgan totalled 177kg for a win
and three Victorian youth records. Samuel Gardiner (2nd in the M56 Class)
Jayden Dakdouk (1st in the M62 class) Nick Chatgoglou (3rd in the M69
class). Honourable mentions for participation in their first major competitions
go to Xavier Clarke, Dillon Henriques-Gomes, Steven Christodoulakis, Rory
Fenech and Michael Fabian.
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De La in print
From the Goldfields to the “G”
By Kevin Reed
Who was “Best on Ground” in the 1914 VFL Grand Final? Find
the answer to this question and many more in this one-eyed
look at Aussie Rules by Kevin Reed (1954). From the Goldfields
to the ’G – A One-Eyed History of Aussie Rules, published by
Connor Court, offers a unique account of the development of
Australian Rules.
The book was launched by former Age journalist and Old
Collegian, Tom Duggan (1954) at the East Malvern RSL club
recently, before a crowd of die-hard football fans and Old
Collegians and presided over
by College Principal, Mr Peter
Houlihan. It examines the game
through the eyes of the author’s
family. Born in suburban
Oakleigh and a keen follower
of that team in the VFA and the
Tigers in the AFL, Kevin is a
retired academic who played,
umpired and coached Aussie
Rules in the suburbs and in the
bush. His grandfather, George
Reed, was born in 1860 and
his footy stories along with
those of his progeny, provide
a rare insight in this book into
the history of the game. Dr
Paul Callery, who wrote the
Introduction for the book said
that it sets a challenge for others
to match.
Award-winning author Michael Gerard Bauer visits De La Salle
Australian author Michael Gerard
Bauer visited De La Salle Malvern
recently to share his thoughts
on creative writing with the
Year 7 students. Bauer is the
author of the popular series Eric
Vale: Epic Fail, which features
illustrations created by his son,
Joe. Bauer’s other books include
his critically acclaimed debut
novel The Running Man, which
was awarded the honour of
2005 Children’s Book Council
of Australia Book of the Year
for Older Readers, as well as
numerous other international
honours. Just a Dog, Don’t
Call Me Ishmael! and others share Bauer’s fun, insightful and
delightful writing style and are available in the De La Salle
Library. As part of Mr Bauer’s visit, Year 11 student Matthew
Mottola interviewed him for the College Intranet. Author visits
are a fantastic opportunity for the boys to gain an understanding
of the work of professional writers, and we appreciate Michael
Gerard Bauer’s visit to the College.
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10 Year Reunion
ages. As you can imagine, there was a lot to talk about in a few
hours. There were about 40 of us in the room and it was great to
see how much everyone had grown and changed. Some of us had
moved into the corporate sphere while others were in education,
the Arts, business or had pursued a trade. Some had gone
through university and completed a degree before realising that
the career we had pursued was not for us and so changed careers
completely. Some of us are married and others have partners
and kids. It will be interesting to see how everyone will progress
through the next 10 years and I am already looking forward to the
20 year reunion. We have a lot to thank De La Salle for. We had a
place to belong to and are forever part of the Lasallian community.
De La Salle provided us with a great education, and also gave us
life-long friends who we can forever call our brothers. See you in
10 years!
Anthony Cerra (2004)
It seemed like yesterday I remember all the boys walking up at the
final assembly to get their certificates after completing Year 12.
That was back in 2004, 10 years ago. On the way to the Malvern
Vale Hotel with my best mate Paul Gelsumini, we talked about our
‘De La’ days wondering what everyone was up to. I had taught
at a few different schools, including De La Salle, and was now
working in an accounting firm. My mate Paul is part of The Ten
Tenors and travels around the world performing. We are just two
of the many De La Salle boys who have ‘made it’ after school
life. Walking up the narrow stairs to the function room we met Br
Adrian and Br Tim, the two Brothers who ran the school while
we were students. They hadn’t changed but in their eyes they
probably thought we had changed a lot. As we had our names
ticked off by Trish Woodman — like the class roll back in school
— we all started to mingle and catch up on 10 years worth of our
lives. A lot of us hadn’t even seen or heard about each other for
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30 Year Reunion
Forty-six ‘Old Colls’ from the 1984 Year 12 class recently gathered
at Café Platia in Camberwell for a reunion. This group included
a couple of guys who left prior to Year 12 who came along as
well. Our party just about filled the restaurant which was a great
setting to catch up with guys who some had not seen since that
last day in 1984, or previous reunions. As someone commented
on the night, all the faces look the same — except there was a
little less hair for some and a lot of grey for others, some guys are
leaner and some a little wider. The changes were pretty obvious
when copies of class photos did the rounds of the tables. A guest
appearance was made by Mr Charles Thompson who was the 7
Green Homeroom teacher in 1979. Thirty years on and there is no
age difference! The restaurant owners closed up and we were the
last to leave, but quite a few continued the conversation at The
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Palace nearby. Many thanks to the College Alumni Officer Trish
Woodman for her help in reaching out to many Old Colls.
Andrew Holden (1984)
Where Are They Now?
John Dillon (1955) was awarded the Medal (OAM) in the General
Division in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Robert Breda (2004) pictured right with Tom Kottek,
is a project manager for James Lang Commercial.
John Collins (1973) was
awarded the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy PhD in
April from Australian Catholic
University at his graduation
ceremony in Sydney earlier
this year. The short title of
his thesis is “Foundations
in Practical Theology”. John
works full-time as a Projects
Manager for an agency
of the Australian Catholic
Bishops’ Conference;
the Catholic Enquiry Centre-National Office for Evangelisation. In this
capacity he has produced resources that are used throughout Australia.
John also teaches theology at Australian Catholic University and regularly
presents at international theology conferences. John currently serves as
vice president of the Association of Practical Theologians in Oceania. He
lives in the Inner West of Sydney with his wife Dr Sandra Carroll and their
two sons Paul and Bede (pictured above).
James Bolding (2004) is a project manager for De
Carolis Constructions.
Andrew Schilg (2004) is a commercial plumber.
Christopher Wesley (2004) is a land surveyor with the TGM Group.
Stephen McGlade (2008) is a carpenter.
Ryan Semmel (2005) is an electrician.
Thomas Kovarik (2004) works in Human Resources for the Australian
Red Cross Blood Bank.
Luke Semmel (2006) is a marketing manager.
Nick Roberts (2004) is a sales representative for Jaggad.
Jake Semmel (2008) is a policeman.
Daniel Rana (2004) works in banking for Credit Suisse.
Lachlan Williams (2004) works in IT for Fraynework Multimedia.
Vu Dat Tran (2004) is a civil engineer with Vic Roads.
Bradley Ward (2004) is working as an archaeologist for Ecology and
Heritage Partners.
Antonio Cafasso (2007) is currently working for production company
hsquared on the programs Good Chef Bad Chef and Everyday Gourmet
with Justine Schofield. He’s been volunteering on programs for C31
for the last five years, including The Inquiry, with Tim Ferguson and 31
Questions. He’s currently working as the Series Producer on Live on
Bowen, a one-hour comedy program taped in front of a live audience
and broadcast on C31 Melbourne. He’s in charge of a crew of over 30
volunteers and has a writing team of almost 40.
Simon Skoblar (2004) is a panel beater for Director
Body Repairs.
Anthony Cerra (2004) is an accountant with KPNG
Solutions.
Anthony Barca (2004) is a solicitor for Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Anthony De Fazio (2004) is an accountant with KPMG.
William Fenton (2004) works for the ACCC.
Nicholas Stewart (2004) is a campus coordinator at Monash University.
Julius Waras Carstensen (2004) is the Business Development Manager
for Toll Holdings Pty Ltd.
Chris Nazzari (2004) is a carpenter for the C2 Group.
Bradley Weller (2004) works for the City of Stonnington.
Christian Schrampf (2004) works in Finance for the ANZ bank.
Marcus Leonard (2004) is a teacher at Heathmont East Primary.
William Sullivan (2004) is a lawyer for Ernst and Young.
Konstantinos Maniatis (2004) is a self employed glazier.
Paul Gelsumini (2004), pictured second
left with some of his class mates, is the
Musical Director for The Ten Tenors.
Patrick Hassett (2004) is the National
Field Manager for Cricket Australia.
Martin Hyde (2004) and James Lawerson (2004) have been selected
in the Australian Lacrosse Team
which is competing in the International
World Lacrosse Championships in
Denver Colorado USA which kicked
off last month. There are 36 countries
competing and Australia is in the top
(Blue) division competing against
United States, Canada, England,
Iroquois and Japan. Marty plays for
MCC and James for Williamstown in
the Melbourne State League. Marty
is staying on in Canada for two years
after the Championships, no doubt to
further his Lacrosse
career — he
also represented
Australia in the 2010
Championships.
Tim Suttie (2004) is a track work rider for
Luke Oliver Racing.
Joshua Oakley (2004) works in sales for Carlton United Breweries.
Nicholas Kovess (2004) is an engineer with iQVision.
Nicholas Dunn (2004) is a paediatric dietician.
Adrian Webster (2004), pictured right with
Head of Kinnoull Campus Luke Kenealy, is a
primary school teacher at St Mary’s Primary
in East Malvern. He teaches Luke’s son Finn
and has taught his daughter Lucy.
Duane Cox (2004) is teaching at St Peter’s
College in Cranbourne. He is currently
undertaking a Masters of Educational
Management at Melbourne University.
Fletcher Henry (2004) is a graphic designer with Fletcher Creative.
Tim McKenna (2004) has his own carpentry business.
Timothy Kovess (2004) works for Department of State Development,
Business and Innovation.
Michael Cini (2004) is a musician who has been working overseas.
Pana Maliadis (2004) is a Business Development Manager for Life
Resolutions.
Jack Noon (2004) is an environmental scientist for Letec Pty Ltd.
Andrew d’Offay (2004) is a self-employed builder.
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Old Collegians’ football
Season 2014 has given all its supporters and members a bit of
a thrill ride. There have been terrific wins, some heartbreaking
losses and along the way we have been treated to some great
footy. The club was recently rocked by the untimely passing
of club stalwart and great Old Collegian John Bolt, whose
contribution to the club can never be underestimated. It was a very
sad day at the club and has profoundly affected the members. The
players donned their black arm bands and played a great game to
help secure its place in the top section.
They look to
have been able
to finish the
season in sixth
spot just outside
finals. The Golds
in south section
have secured
a place in the
finals and with
an average age
of just under
18 years have done remarkably well. This team contains current
students including Tom Hyland, Anthony De Luca, Aidan Wood,
Hamish Wardlaw, Liam McCluskey, Dean Krelle, Jack McLoughlin
and Will Mackie along with recent Old Collegians Dylan Cowan
and Captain Matt Mullaly. The senior club’s last home game was
on Saturday 30 August v Old Trinity.
Senior coach Paul Satterley in his first year with the club has
been a tower of strength and has allowed his fresh eyes to look
at players in a different light. He has promoted players from the
reserves and under 19’s and has got the players to buy into
his vision for the team and club. He has been able to build a
great rapport with the players and members and looks to have
settled into De La Salle well. He has been instrumental in some
terrific wins, including a 1 point win over St Bernard’s when the
opposition were in red hot form. He has raised the spirits of the
players, instilling confidence into a very young playing group. This
season has seen the continued emergence of Old Collegian Tom
Humphrey, as the pre-eminent defender in the VAFA, and with
co-captains Matt Fieldsend and Jake Gotch, and fellow senior
players Ben Oakley, Tom Moloney, David Lowe and Tim Kovess.
On Friday 3 October the club will host its presentation night along
with a live count of the final three rounds of the season for all
team’s Best and Fairest, and is not to be missed.
Details, of this are available on the club website (www.
delasalleocfc.com.au) Go Dee’s!
The club has continued to unearth some young gems, and this
year we have played under 19 players Charlie Haley, Anthony
Forato and Adrian Indovino on a regular basis and blooded fellow
under 19s Hamish Ramsay and Sefton McGraw. At the time of
writing the club looks to have secured its place in A section for
the 11th year in succession with a strong win over Old Brighton
in Round 16 with one game to play. With this positive mindset the
club is well under way in planning for season 2015.
Marty Kelliher (1981)
The reserves have found season 2014 a bit of a struggle as
injuries and overseas trips have bit into their playing numbers
but each week under the off-field leadership of John McDonough
and captaincy of Simon Lowe they have found ways to keep in
games and snatch wins along the way. They have displayed all
the tenacity that is a hallmark of De La Salle sides and they are
to be commended for their efforts. The club is lucky to be able
to field two under 19 teams and it is no small part thanks to the
efforts of coaches Michael Hogan and Marty Kelliher, along with
the assistance and support of the College through Principal Peter
Houlihan and his senior leadership team, who have helped the
club to be able to provide a pathway to Old Collegians football for
students and old boys. The under 19 teams are both very young
and each week they have been confronted by teams with a much
older average age and our Blues in Premier section have found
the going to be tough, but they have been able to promote players
to the seniors, and remain more than competitive for the season.
40th Anniversary of
De La Salle Weightlifting
Opening of the Weightlifting Centre at
Tiverton Campus, followed by dinner and drinks at
Caulfield Racecourse
Contact Trish Woodman on 9508 2138
Dave Hale dhale@delasalle.vic.edu.au
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Vale John Bolt
DLSOCAC Reunion
The Old Collegians’ Athletics Club invites you to join them
7:00 pm Friday 21 November
Racecourse Hotel, Caulfield
Tickets $20 for nibbles - Drinks at bar prices
Contact
Jack di Giantomasso - jackodigi@gmail.com
Lou Ferrari - Lou.Ferrari@aurecongroup.com
Damien Woods - Damien.Woods@anz.com
RSVP : October 7th
John Bolt (1956) was born on 17 January 1940. One of seven
children he married Joy Fairley in 1963 and together they had five
children and nine grandchildren. His connection with De La Salle
commenced in 1949 when he enrolled in Year 7 and his two sons,
Michael (1981) and Steven (1987) were also De La Salle boys.
As all Old Collegians will know John was a tireless worker for the
Old Collegians’ Association and the De La Salle Old Collegians’
Football Club. He was a proud member of the Labor Party and
when he was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago a nurse asked
him if he had any known allergies. “Only the Liberal Party” was his
immediate response. Before he passed away he was delighted to
receive a phone call from Bill Shorten to wish him well.
If you have any memorabilia please bring it along.
M.O.F.S
Mothers of Former Students Dinner
7pm Thursday 11 September
Georgio’s Restaurant, Malvern
Contact: Trish Woodman 9508 2138
email: twoodman@delasalle.vic.edu.au
Throughout his life he had no trouble collecting friends. This
included his children’s friends. He was genuinely interested in
what they were up to and in later years what their kids were up
to. He had that special way of making anyone feel welcomed and
worthwhile. He spent his life making sure that his family came first.
It wasn’t about being the best, it was about doing your best, and
despite his own personal battle over the last year, that focus never
changed. He dearly adored and delighted in all his grandchildren.
REST IN PEACE
John Bolt 1956
John R Burge 1957
Edgar (Ted) Burke 1957
When he was diagnosed with cancer, he shared his journey with
his family. He fought the battle with more strength, courage and
honesty than we can imagine and never complained. He tackled
this journey with candour, humour and positive thoughts and loved
everyone being with him all the way on his unfortunate journey.
He was accepting of his body’s fate but he was always up for
the fight, right to the end. In his last weeks there was an endless
procession of people coming to see him.
Christoper Corbett 1978
Br Brendan (Terence) Crowe 1959
Tom Duke 1933
David Fincher 1960
Byron Flanagan 1972
James Gribbin 1930
One of his nephews summed him up. “I can’t recall him ever being
angry or in a foul mood. He’s always in for a beer and a chat and
has time for everyone. He’s a great role model as he is someone
who puts into his life, his family and community much more than
he takes.”
Kevin Harrington 1951
Norm Hobson 1976-1990 (Teacher)
Alan King 1946
Graeme Law 1957
His final request was for everyone to form a guard of honour
outside and the hearse to be driven through and everyone sing
Cheer Cheers for Old De La Salle. Yes we will miss him dearly but
we are so lucky to have lived life to the full with him. Vale to a true
Blue and Gold.
Fr Romauld Murphy 1948
Robert Panton 1950
Brian (formerly Br Candidus) Turner 1949-1955
Kevin Bolt
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1318 High Street Malvern Vic 3144
www.delasalle.vic.edu.au