RECENTLY ADDED ITEMS

Details:

• A note on the passing of Gerald McConville (48-54) earlier this year (Alumni/RIP section)

• Updates for committee meetings, 2026 office bearers, and the Anzac service at Xavier (Committee & Events)

• A link to the 2025 Report on activities conducted by Jesuit Mission (Connections/Jesuit Mission section)

• The notice of the Loyola recipient of the SPOCA Alumni award for 2025 (Connections/Loyola section)

• A notice of the passing of Frank Mullins OAM (48-53) provided by his son Greg (Alumni/RIP section)

• A report on a book about the history of the early Irish community in Australia (Alumni/Book Club section)

• Notice of the passing of Peter Gunn AM (Alumni/RIP section)

• The 2025 winner of the Jesuit Alumni at St Ignatius College announced (Connections/St Ignatius section)

• A story (probably familiar to many) of the life of Norman Cahill (2026 Glenferrie; thanks to Norm's daughter, Sarah) since St Pat's (Alumni/Life After section); that section also includes a paragraph about Patricians who have a LONG LIfe After School and which might also be told!

• A report of the Glenferrie Gathering for 2026 with photos (Alumni/Reunions section)

READERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PERIODICALLY CHECK OTHER SECTIONS TO FIND INTERESTING ARTICLES WHICH THEY MAY HAVE MISSED

Welcome

SPOCA welcomes all alumni and visitors to the website, and encourages those interested in establishing a closer connection with the College or its Association to contact SPOCA via the email address below.

The SPOCA digital images website (part of the Victorian Collections site) containing over 1,000 SPC photos can be accessed by clicking here.

When that pictorial website began, President Peter Rogan sent a letter (read here) to all Patricians announcing its launch.