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.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1951-1960.
Selected to represent Australia in Cricket for three test matches, taking eight wickets (average of 51.25) and scoring eighty runs (average of 26.67).
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1938-1939.
Had a fourteen year career of Road and Track Cycling.
Has served as Manager, Manager-Coach, Technical Officer at five Commonwealth Games, four Olympic Games and other events and competitions.
Has served as State and National Delegate to numerous conferences.
Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1980 for services to cycling.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1972-1975.
Played a record 404 games for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League.
Represented Australia from 1987-1989.
Known as South Australia’s “Mr Soccer”.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1983-1985.
Gained a BA from the The University of Adelaide (1989), a MA from the University of Lancaster, UK (1992), and a PhD from the University of London (1995).
Professor of Sociology at The London School of Economics and Political Science and Internationally renowned figure in urban and economic sociology.
Research interests include urban inequalities, spatial divisions and public space, cities and social theory, urban development and design.
Currently the managing editor of the international journal Economy and Society; previously an editor of the British Journal of Sociology.
Publications in these fields include Cities by Design: the social life of urban form (Polity, 2013), Space, the City and Social Theory (Polity, 2005), and Contemporary Economic Sociology: Globalisation, Production, Inequality (Routledge, 2006).
Co-author of Market Society: Markets and Modern Social Theory (Polity, 2001, with Don Slater), and co-editor of Trust and Civil Society (Macmillan, 2000, with Andrew Passey).
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 1941-1942.
Achieved first Melbourne Cup win at 23 years of age.
Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1991 as a General Member and was elevated to Legend of Australian Sport in 2008
His twelve Melbourne Cup winners are: ‘Light Fingers’ (1965), ‘Galilee’ (1966), ‘Red Handed’ (1967), ‘Think Big’ (1974 & 1975), ‘Gold and Black’ (1977), ‘Hyperno’ (1979), ‘Kingston Rule’ (1990), ‘Let’s Elope’ (1991), ‘Saintly’ (1996), ‘Rogan Josh’ (1999) and Viewed (2008).
Became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1982 for his services to the racing industry and his tireless promotion of racing to the public.
Received Victoria Racing Media Personality of the Year 1997.
Carried the Olympic torch down the Flemington straight at 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The inaugural member of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2001.
Presented with Life Membership from the Victorian Racing Club in 2004.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1921-1926.
Professed Brother Damian Willis in 1927.
Former Director and Principal at Randwick and Assumption Colleges, was the first Old Collegian to return as Principal in 1952, and was appointed Provincial in 1956.
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 1945-1950.
Music entrepreneur and film producer, known internationally for contribution to the music industry. Best known as the manager of the Bee Gees.
Inducted into the South Australia Hall of Fame in 2015.
Established a fellowship program which mentors local musicians.
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.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 2009-2011.
Joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship - the youngest player contracted by a professional team at the age of 16.
Captained the National 21 and Under Team to a silver medal at the Would Youth Netball Cup.
Joined the NSW Swifts in 2016, current co-captain, in the Suncorp Super Netball Competition.
Current member of the Australian Diamonds Netball Squad.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1941-1946.
Made a member of the Order of Australia for significant service to orthodontics.
Pioneered the treatment of cleft palate patients in South Australia.
Inaugural Student President of Aquinas College.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1960-1961.
Taught for two years as a lay teacher at the Marist Brothers College in Broken Hill.
Joined the mining operations in Broken Hill and graduated with a BE (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the University of NSW in 1968.
Appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Mount Isa Mines Limited (MIM) one of Australia’s and the world’s great mining companies.
Won a number of awards in the Broken Hill AFL competition and was Broken Hill’s Sportsman of the Year in 1963.
Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1940-1941.
Ordained to priesthood in Rome, 1950.
Served as Diocesan Chaplain to the Young Christian Workers in 1955.
Appointed Administrator of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in 1957, as well as Director of Vocations.
Appointed Bishop of Townsville in 1967, taking the motto, “As one who serves”.
Worked closely to raise the profile of Aboriginal people in the life of the diocese, and ordained the first Aboriginal Deacon, Monte Prior.
Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide in 1983.
Installed as Archbishop in 1985, remaining in Adelaide until retirement in 2001.
Was invited to be an observer to the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994.
Passionately involved in engaging the laity in leadership, ecumenical and inter-faith initiatives and support for migrants and refugees, chairing a number of committees within the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, including the Committees for the Laity, for Family and For Life, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.