The Marist Alumni Project identifies and celebrates the contribution Marist educated men and women have made to our nation. This project aligns itself with Marcellin Champagnat’s call to all of us, particularly in the education of the young, to ‘form good Christians and virtuous citizens.’
The main outcome of this project is the creation of an Anthology of Outstanding Australian Marist Alumni. The Anthology is a way of recognising those alumni who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to Australian life. All our schools and organisations unquestionably have many, many ex-students who have gone on to became highly productive, influential and honourable citizens of this country. The intent of the Marist Alumni Project is to capture some of those who have truly made their mark on Australian society.
Marist schools are invited to provide further nominations to the Marist Alumni: submit nominees via the online form.
For inquiries related to the Marist Alumni, please email: alumniproject@marists.org.au.
St Francis Xavier’s College Hamilton
Represented Australia in swimming at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games and at the 1998 IPC Swimming World Championships.
Served as President of the Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA).
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marcellin College Bullen 1950-1958.
Chair of Genazzano College Council for 10 years.
Chair of MacKillop Board for 10 years.
Legal Advisor to the Catholic Primary and Secondary Teachers’ Association.
Chairman Kooyong Electorate Council (Liberal Party).
Married to Catherine for 53 years, with 5 children and 14 grandchildren.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1958-1967.
Joined the Australian Army in 1970, serving in the Vietnam War.
Active member of the community and contributor to programs such as Habitat for Humanity.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 2011-2012.
A proud Butchulla and Garawa Salt Water Aboriginal man.
Received a nomination for NSW Young Australian of the Year in 2022, Pro Bono Australia, Impact 25 Awards (Top 25 Winner) 2021.
Marist 180 Youth Care Board Director 2021.
Founder ID Know Yourself is a not-for profit mentoring organisation supporting Aboriginal young people in Out of Home Care and Juvenile Justice in New South Wales.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1963-1968.
Currently (as at 2023) the Senior Partner of Marsdens Law Group – reputedly the biggest New South Wales law firm outside the city of Sydney.
Community involvement has included: President of Ingleburn and Campbelltown Chambers of Commerce, Chairman of Western Suburbs Magpies, Inaugural Vice Chairman of Wests Tigers, Honorary Fellow of Western Sydney University, Ambassador of Campbelltown City, Patron of many sporting and community organisations.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1994-1998.
Youth Off the Street Ambassador, raised over $1.5 millon for Youth Off the Street.
5 x Winner of the hit reality TV Show The Block.
Multiple winner of the prestigious Auctioneer of the Year Award in NSW.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1951-1955
Former Councillor of Bourke Shire Council from 1974 to 2012.
Awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for service to local government as an advocate for social welfare, employment creation, water management and education programs.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1954-1959.
Teacher and Adviser in ESL and Multicultural Education at Vic. Ed. Dpt. 1979 – 1995.
Ethnic Services Development Officer with then Northcote Council 1996 – 1990.
Publican at the Old Homestead Inn, North Fitzroy 1990 -1994.
Executive Director, from 1995, of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG), a small NGO that supported refugee families. Expanded to include New Futures Training, which trains around 3000 students from diverse backgrounds each year for work in the caring services. Retired from VICSEG New Futures in 2019.
Served as a commissioner in the Victorian Multicultural Commission and received a Centennial Medal for work with the Darebin Ethnic Communities Council.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 2013-2015.
Dre is of Wangkangurru, Adnyamathnha, Kuyani, Luridja, Deiri, Yankunytjatara, Cook Island and Maori decent.
Has been involved in broadcasting at Umeewarra Media since 2013.
Community work includes running DJ workshops, school excursion talks and the MoZzi X Inkatja Show multimedia cultural experience at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide.
Since high school, has completed studies in Bachelor of Arts (University of Adelaide) and Master of Social Work (Charles Sturt University).
Served as Regional Assistant, Marist Youth Ministry 2015-2020, doubling as a Youth Minister and Marist Youth Ministry Administrator at Sacred Heart during this time.
Additional youth ministry roles with Young Lasallians and Australian Catholic University.
Represented the Archdiocese of Adelaide as a member at the General Assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
Appointed as member of the international youth advisory body within the Dicastry of Laity, Family and Life (Vatican).
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1980-1982.
Founded Bully’s Meats in 2013, serving as Director since inception.
Member of the Board, SA Leader for Gender Equity South Australia.
Winner of 2022 SA Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award.
MAICD, FGLF, Business Mentor, RN, Exporter, Leader, Speaker, Regions, Fundraising, Gourmand award winning author.
Has championed numerous causes, including the Keith Hospital, Rural Business Development and the Sacred Heart Centenary.
Bunbury Catholic College 1963-1964.
Bunbury Catholic College Hall of Distinction.
Named Life Member of City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club in 2007
Named Life Member of WA Surf Life Saving in 2009
Received Medal of the Order of Australia for services to Surf Life Saving
Awarded Life Membership to Surf Life Saving Australia in 2015
Marist College Ashgrove 1940-1941; 1945-1946.
Appointed Rhodes Scholar in 1954.
Doctorate of Philosophy at Oxford University in 1957.
Appointed to the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland where he eventually became Head of Department.
Founding President of Innocents Relief in 1962.
Chairman of the Mater Misericordiae Hospitals Governing Board 1996-2001.
Awarded the Order of Australia Medal for community service in 2004.