St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1933.
National representative in Rugby League, including playing for the Kangaroos in Great Britain in 1938.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
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.
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St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1933.
National representative in Rugby League, including playing for the Kangaroos in Great Britain in 1938.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Ashgrove 1968-1969.
Represented Australia in Rugby Union on seventeen occasions between 1975-1979.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Ashgrove 1952-1960.
Had an outstanding Rugby Union career, playing for QLD at Halfback.
Selected to play for the Wallabies against South Africa in 1971.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1939.
Selected to tour New Zealand with the Wallabies in 1946.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Kogarah.
Selected in the Australia Athletics team competing at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Trinity College Beenleigh.
Represented Australia on numerous occasions in the field of rifle shooting.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1966-1968.
A journalist for 36 years, including as an ABC foreign correspondent in Washington and New Delhi.
Has received two Walkley awards for Journalism.
Author of two books: A Fatal Tide, 2014, and Killing Kitchener, 2017.
Red Bend Catholic College Forbes 1966-1969.
Played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the then-NSWRL from 1971-1984, including a Premiership-winning season in 1980.
Represented Australia in 13 tests matches.
Represented NSW in the Inaugral State of Origin match in 1980, totalling 4 appearances for the NSW side.
Coaching career included stints as Coach at Halifax (1984-88), Canterbury Bulldogs (1990-97), Melbourne Storm (1998-01), Cronulla Sharks (2002-03), Sydney Roosters (2007) and the Australian team (1999-03).
As Coach, successfully led Canterbury and Melbourne to Premierships (1995 and 1999, respectively) and was twice named Dally M Coach of the Year (1993 and 1998).
Named an inductee of the Halifax Hall of Fame and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marcellin College Randwick.
Represented Australia as a Freestyle swimmer.
Won Bronze Medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.
Competed for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Placed 13th in 400m Freestyle and 4th in 200m Freestyle Relay.
Awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for swimming achievements.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
All Saints Maitland.
Played 191 Games for the Maitland Pickers and named a Top 20 player of all time at that club.
Played seven games for NSW (1955-56) scoring nine tries, and three games for NSW Country Firsts (1955-56 and 1958).
Played five Tests against New Zealand (1956) and made a Kangaroos tour (1956-57).
Went on to coach for another 11 seasons at Gloucester, Scone and Muswellbrook.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1964-1968.
International race walker, representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games Representative in 1978 (winning Bronze) and 1982 and at the IAAF World 50 Km Championships in 1976.
Received life membership from Ivanhoe Harriers, Victorian Race Walking Club, Coburg Harriers, Racewalking Australia
Received Merit Award from Athletics Victoria
Awarded Member of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2014
Current Secretary, Australian Centurion Walkers, current Chair, Organising Committee, Coburg 24 Hour Carnival (at time of publication), former Chair, Athletics Australia Out of Stadium Committee, past President, Racewalking Australia, past Secretary, Racewalking Australia, past Victorian Race Walking Club
Marcellin College Bulleen 1962-1964.
First ophthalmologist in Australia to implant the 3M diffractive multifocal implant (1990) and the AMO Array multifocal lens implant (1997).
One of the first surgeons in Australia to perform excimer laser surgery (1991).
One of the first surgeons to perform LASIK in Victoria (1996).
Invited international lecturer to tour India, Thailand and Singapore (2001)
Associate Ophthalmologist at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne (1996–1999)
Served with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Port Hedland Hospital during his elective year of his medical degree. Also worked in the Indigenous Eye Clinic at Broome Hospital in Western Australia.
Marcellin College Bulleen
Lead engineer in a series of dam and hydro projects in Tasmania and Québec.
Awarded a Churchill Fellowship in Australia, the 1981 Rickey Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and his team won the 2003 Engineering Achievement Award in Canada.
He has chaired Expert Review Boards for major dam projects in Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia and Madagascar.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1963-1970.
Received Medal of the Order of Australia in 2021.
Served as Head of the Gynaecological Oncology Department Mercy Hospital for Women 1999-2018.
Assoc Professor at the University of Melbourne.
Competed as a member of Australian Olympic athletic team in 1976.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1958-1967.
Served as a member of the Victoria Police Force from 17 December 1973, graduating as Dux of a double squad, retiring after 32 years, 6 months at the rank of Superintendent.
Awarded the Australian Police Medal, National Medal 1st Clasp and Victoria Police Service Medal, 4th Clasp.
Served in various uniform, CIB and research roles, and even attended the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia for eleven weeks in 1996.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1955-1964.
LL.B (Hons) (University of Melbourne); LL.M (University of Virginia).
Chairman, NSW State Rail Authority 1995-1998.
Solicitor General for NSW 1998-Present (last edited 2023).
Author of a number of books on Australian history and politics.
Board Member at one time of NSW Public Transport Authority, NSW State Library, Sydney Writers Festival and University of Technology.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1984-1989.
Member for Malvern in the Parliament of Victoria since 2006, serving as Treasurer of Victoria, Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Liberal Party and as a Minister.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1967-1972.
Worked as a Catholic Primary principal for 15 years.
Served as a Member of the Victorian Parliament for 22 years.
Most recently served as the Minister for Education 2010 - 2014.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1956-1959.
Received OAM for services to cricket in 2023.
Life Member of Cricket Victoria (15 years delegate, 12 years Pennant Committee).
Inductee of the Hall of Fame (playing section) of The Cricket Society in England.
Received Life Membership of The Lord’s Taverners (Vic) for fund-raising for disadvantaged sportspeople.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1952-1954.
Major electrical design contributor to Australian Black Box invention.
Developed a system for in-flight monitoring of the accumulated fatigue damage to heavily loaded helicopter gears.
Introduced a novel way of analysing thermocouple temperature measuring circuits whereby each junction is represented by an open circuit voltage generator in series with a junction/lead resistance.
Pioneered the setting up of an Australian Defence Organisation Working Party (with Air Force, Navy and Army representation) that provided guidance on the applicability of accident data recorders and HUMS to Australian Defence Force aircraft.