Iona Hill

IONA HILL

Oblates of Mary Immaculate

A LOCAL STORY WORTH SHARING

Ian McDonald

This quilt was designed by Kianawah Quilters members Mrs Patricia Jefferies and Mrs Rachael Clarkson, both mothers of present and past Iona students, using the artwork created by Iona students.

It was pieced, sewn and quilted in 2016 as an acknowledgement of the support provided by the College to the Kianawah Quilters over many years.

Icon gift from Mazenod College, Victoria for Iona’s 50th Anniversary in 2008. Includes the Chapel, Moreton Bay and Moreton Bay fig trees.

The Story of the First Oblate College in Australia – Iona College

IAN MCDONALD

DEDICATION

Iona Hill is dedicated to IONIANS past, present and future who contribute to the growth of this school.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This school history is the result of the collective input of many people who have been part of the story of this exceptional school.

The individual contributors to this text were:

Brad Barber, Ted Barber, Jan Bartholomew, Greg Balczun, Steve Buckland, Nick Campbell, John Carroll, James Cassidy, John Christie, Gary Coghill, Troy Condon, Damian Courtney, Fr Peter Daly OMI, Father Kevin Davine OMI, Sandra Delaney, Nick de Weger, Vincent de Weger, Bishop Mark Edwards OMI, Brett Ensinger, Peter Evans, Danny Fitzpatrick, Peter Fullagar, Graham

Ian McDonald

On behalf of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, I would like to sincerely thank Ian McDonald for his work in bringing to life the very many local stories worth sharing. Given the positive contribution to

Fr Michael Twigg OMI

Iona College Rector

Introduction Continuous culture for 21,000 years

Chapter 1 1850 – 1956

Chapter 2 1 Oct 1957 – 27 Jan 1958

Settle precisely where we have the most good to do

Chapter 3 1958 – 1960 We form a family

Chapter 4 1961 – 1969

Chapter 5 1970 – 1977 Through the eyes of Christ we see the world

Chapter 6 1978 – 1983

Chapter 7 1984 – 1988 Kingdom of God

Chapter 8 1989 – 1994 With watchful and loving care

Chapter 9 1995 – 2001

Take great care about what you do

Chapter 10 2002 – 2010

Chapter 11 2010 – 2018

Charity includes everything, with fresh needs it invents new means

Each chapter title is a quotation from St Eugene de Mazenod, who inspired the Oblates to inspire the Iona community.

ABBREVIATIONS

ACC

ACER

ADF

AFL

AIC

AIF

AM

ANZ

BA

BER

CAD

CBC Christian Brothers College

CBD Central Business District

BCE Brisbane Catholic Education

CEC Catholic Enquiry Centre

CEO

CIC Combined Independent Colleges

CMF Citizens Military Force

CPS Commonwealth Public Service

CUB Carlton United Brewery

DER

DipEd Diploma of Education

EKKA Brisbane Exhibition

ESP Enhanced Studies Programme

GHQ

GST Goods and Services Tax

HA

HMAS

ICT Information and Communication Technologies

IDAT Industrial Design and Technology

IPAC

IPT Information Processing & Technology

IT Information Technology

LA

MA

NAPLAN

NET

National Evangelisation Team

NIPS Newsletter of Iona Primary School

OAM

OMI Oblate of Mary Immaculate

OP Order of Position

PHD Doctor of Philosophy

PNG Papua New Guinea

P.R.O.S.P.E.R Strengths, Purpose,

QCS

QRU

QSA

QTAC

QUT

RAA F

RACQ

SA

SAS

SEQEB

SRC

STEP Southbank Tertiary Education Program

TAFE Technical and Further Education

TAS

TSS The Southport School

TV Television

UQ

USA

VET Vocational Education and Training

VHA

VLA

VTR

Icons located on each page remind us of the variety of ways in to be an Ionian. The areas include: Spirituality, Learning, Innovation, College, Community and Sports.

IONA HILL

mountain for the Ten Commandments. Jesus went up on the mountain to teach and to pray, and it the centre of learning and culture and art that sent men of faith, hope and charity and learning to human nature with God. This book tells that story.

YURA means ‘Welcome’ in the language of the Quandamooka people of the Bayside and its islands. This artwork was commissioned by Iona for the 60th Anniversary and created by Shara Delaney, a local Quandamooka artist.

INTRODUCTION

CONTINUOUS CULTURE FOR 21,000 YEARS

Learn who you are in the eyes of God

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Iona College is a Catholic school for boys conducted by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate within the Archdiocese of Brisbane in Quandamooka Country.

people of the sand and the sea, in three tribal groups: Ngugi, Goenpul and Nunukul.

name for Moreton Bay.

The people lived a traditional lifestyle moving between semi-permanent campsites in clans where to more permanent huts built at regular campsites. Ti-tree, myrtle and melaleuca wood were good for building huts with paperbark roofs that could withstand storms. Pathways were etched into the landscape between campsites, food sources, tool sites and quarries, generally close to the sands other areas, would canoe across to the islands to exchange bunya nuts for pipis. The island people sought and were roasted and shared when caught. Fish, especially mullet, were caught by spearing, nets or driven into rock traps on the beach. On the mainland their diets included waterbirds, lizards, from the Pandanus palm, also known as the breadfruit or Winnam tree, were used to obtain native honey.

traditions in art, song, dance, stories and ceremonies that are an integral part of their culture. Clans would meet at the Bora rings for corroborees and other ceremonies, which were spread across their traditional lands. Their traditional culture developed over thousands of years into a rich framework of beliefs, languages and social relationships in a sophisticated system of territorial and political the colonial outpost moved up river to the present site of the Brisbane CBD which could be more easily defended.

disease that was the great contributor to aboriginal decimation. The cultural destruction occurred when family members were lost, spiritual links and kinship lines broken and food sources ravaged.

culture and traditions continued to survive.

Ironically it was the disadvantaged and dispossessed people of the poor through education.

and canonised saint, chose Pauperes Evangelizantur for his

when he was eight years old. By the time he returned to France aged he entered the seminary of St Sulpice in Paris, following a powerful Church. It takes a village to raise a child and he soon realised that it takes more than one person to like-minded men, diocesan priests like himself, and called them together around this mission to see the world through the eyes of Christ. Eventually they began to live together and formed a new religious congregation, The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, dedicated to serving the poor.

Oblate Cross

their motivational values.

and secondly to run an Industrial School for boys at Subiaco. In the parish, the Oblates had a

Distance and poor communication hampered the mission. This small isolated community of priests was neither a close part of the home Province nor a distinct foreign mission. The challenges were compounded by problems with the local Bishop and internal tensions.

Oblates.

dubious. Glendalough was closed and the brief tenure of the North Fremantle community ended.

Buoyed by the massive increase in the number

Oblates sought a parish in the eastern states

Province, this community became the centre for conducting parish missions and retreats, a and retreat work gave fresh impetus to the

Early Oblates in Fremantle, WA

Oblates in this country. But growth was slow due to the Great Depression and World War II. The the war.

Now Oblates were invited to dioceses to open schools.

which had been nurtured over decades of isolation, poor communication and challenging ministries.

Oblates. The name Wynnum is derived from the Pandanus Palm whose aboriginal name was

Pandanus Beach, Wynnum

CHAPTER ONE

1850 - 1956 Early Lindum

The estate of Iona College is part of Quandamooka country that was appropriated during the British colonial occupation of Australia. The locality of Lindum, an area around the present Lindum railway station, was originally settled in the 1850s by English, Scottish, German and Danish immigrant farmers. Prosperous farms developed on the fertile land with abundant water. These river and then on to Brisbane.

It became an idyllic place to live and farm. Bird life was abundant in the Lindum area due to the large number of fresh water swamps. There were wild ducks of every description, magpies, swamp, near the present Lindum Station, was surrounded by wildlife, including blue tongue lizards, goannas, echidnas, snakes and turtles.

Queensland. His priorities were establishing parliamentary democracy, settling land agreements, very sparsely populated Wynnum area was completed. It was a locality 10 miles (16 kilometres) east of the Brisbane CBD.

for the locality when sugar and cotton were in short supply in Britain. These commodities were previously supplied by the southern states of the United States. There was an urgent

Sugar cane farming began in Hemmant in 1863 using cane from Ormiston. Sugar growing spread through Tingalpa and up the Bulimba Creek catchment to Wynnum. Kanaka indentured labour was used to harvest the cane in Hemmant and sometimes for land clearing. The Kanaka era in Queensland

The Kanakas were fed an austere diet of sweet potato which they Bulimba Creek.

On 4 March 1864 Governor Bowen granted 74 acres and two roods, being deed 7924 - the future Iona site - to Lewis Bernays and Robert Douglas at a cost of £74/2/-. So, the land was purchased at a cost of £1 per acre. In 1867 a further 1 rood and

Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821 - 1899), first Governor of Queensland (1859-1868).

Lewis Adolphus Bernays, 1831 - 1908.

were close associates of the Governor in a number of ways. They were all members of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society, established in 1862 at the instigation of the Governor to develop

process by which animals and plants gradually adapt to climatic

in their original habitats. This meant of course that for these men the Australian landscape was terra nullius. They imported plants and animals that had commercial potential and conducted

tropical and subtropical climate. Plants researched by the Acclimatisation Committee included sugar cane, bananas, cotton, apples, pineapples, pasture grasses, maize, olives, mangoes, pecan nuts and macadamia nuts - many of which became important agricultural crops in Queensland. In 1868 the Queensland Acclimatisation Society boasted that the imported English sparrow seems to be thoroughly at home, as it is building and are now located. They also released large numbers of rabbits onto the Moreton Bay islands. In 1864 the Governor, Bernays and Douglas were in a party that steamed through Moreton Bay to

As a member of the Acclimatisation Society, Douglas was responsible for importing the Areca Sapida

Robert Douglas had been in the Queensland colony for over 40 years when he died in November as a 23-year old in 1839 aboard the Sultan out of Glasgow. He married and settled at Palmerston River in New South Wales for a short time before returning to England with his wife Sophia Poste. Their third child Agnes was born on 1 September 1846 but Sophia died of complications 5 days later. Robert returned to Australia with his remaining two children and a nanny, arriving in 1847 aboard the Baboo. He then began his farming and business interests in Queensland. He began as at Kangaroo Point in 1854. He was the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1874-1884. He married Catherine Gore De Stayak, the eldest daughter of the late Professor De Stayak of Trinity College Dublin. He then purchased a rectangular block of land at Kangaroo Point which fronted Mains Road and ran down to the Brisbane River. It was 10 chains (200 metres by 6 chains (120 metres)). He built his family home The Willows there and then his soap works. His cheap soap made him a wealthy man. The couple had four children. He was a company director and property investor. He chaired the Board of the Queensland Steam Navigation Company and to a new home, , on Racecourse Road Hamilton, where he died in 1890. ‘He was one of the

St Helena Island in Moreton Bay.

European owner of the Iona property, as well as two housing blocks he had purchased in Lytton for £8 an acre in 1863.

Lewis Adolphus Bernays (1831 – 1908) was born in London, son of Dr Adolphus Bernays, Professor of German language and literature at

migrated to New Zealand where he was a sheep farmer for two years. In 1852 he travelled

Parliament (1852 – 1859). In 1859 he was invited to Queensland and served continuously as Clerk of the Legislative Assembly from February 1860 on a salary of £500, until his death. Bernays

it was as a botanical scientist that he was best remembered and honoured with CMG in 1892. His memory is preserved in the street named after him near Lindum railway station.

Meanwhile in the early 1860s the Kelk brothers and their sister emigrated from Lincolnshire in England. William, Henry and Edward bought land not far from present-day Hemmant and called their property Lindum-mere – the name of their home property in England. Lindum Colonia was the military strategic hill established in the nowknown Lincolnshire in 96CE in England by the Romans. The Latin name was shortened over time to Lincoln. The Kelks were Danish settlers to Lincolnshire, and were listed as landholders in the ancient Doomsday Book of 1086CE. It is believed that the emigrating Kelk family chose

After his brothers left the district, pioneer farmer Edward Kelk, aged 27, married Mary Brookes in 1869 and built a home on his 200-acre property south of the Lindum railway station. In the 1870s Edward and Mary raised their

and established a mill, one of a number in the district. The Kelks called their mill at Lindum Kinna-wah, after an indigenous reference to the series of lagoons found in the area. The word, Kianawah, is a later spelling, and is used in the present road name. Edward Kelk and his family had some sympathy with the local aborigines. He employed them in his sugar enterprises and later, in 1877, established them in an enterprise

The sugar industry in the area was relatively

Atthow pineapple farm in 1914 shows the extent of this crop at the time.

short lived. In the mid-1870s it began to decline after a period of drought and severe frosts. The farmed areas of the locality began to concentrate on the cultivation of tropical fruits, especially pineapples, and vegetables.

Meanwhile, in September 1867 Bernays and Douglas sold their almost 75 acres to John McDonald, who was to take up the role of Superintendent of the St Helena Island prison a month later. John McDonald had been appointed Inspector of the Water Police for Moreton Bay in 1862 on a salary of £300. He was also a police

which housed notorious prisoners. It had been moored at the mouth of the Brisbane River since 1864 after overcrowding at the city prison. In 1866 the role of coast waiter for Moreton Island was added to his responsibilities. In 1867 the prisoners from the Proserpine were moved to St Helena island when HM Penal Establishment St Helena was opened. It was described at the time as

John McDonald of Water

but he was also provided with a house and rations. He was well paid and could invest in property. By comparison the Police Commissioner was paid £600 per annum, the Colonial Secretary £1000 and the Governor £4000. St Helena was considered a model prison for its time. Highly disciplined and isolated, it enforced self-

of two cell blocks, kitchen, bakehouse, hospital, underground tanks, stables, boathouse, storehouse, production was a successful innovation from the Acclimatisation Committee. McDonald established Australia. In the 1870s a range of trade workshops were established and some prisoners were trained as saddle makers, tinsmiths, bootmakers, tailors and carpenters. Over 15 years as Superintendent, McDonald accomplished much. He retired in 1882.

In April 1880 McDonald leased the Wynnum property, initially for ten years, to the Brocks, father John, and sons Henry (known as Harry) aged 21, Joseph aged 20, James aged 18, and Thomas aged 16, for £65 per annum paid half yearly.

John Robert Brock was born in 1823 in Cornwall, England and worked as a servant until his marriage to 26-year old Jane Bray in 1858. The following year the couple emigrated to Australia as assisted immigrants aboard the British Empire, arriving in Moreton Bay in February 1859. On read and write. The couple settled in the Hemmant area where they bought and leased land to farm. Samuel and Susan were only 14 and 12 at the time.

Inspector

Police, Moreton Bay, dressed in the uniform of the Crimean War.

The Brocks grew pineapples on the western hillside of the property down to North Road. The hillside of the future Iona property was one of several leased land parcels farmed by the Brock boys and their families.

In 1888, James (aged 28) married Elisabeth Gurney, the 19-year-old daughter of immigrants Martha and one-time Gympie gold miner and farmer William Gurney, who were very successful pig farmers in Lytton. By this time James was a small crops farmer settled on Lytton Road, where he had many acres of table grapes. James used his horse and cart to take his produce to Hemmant from where it was taken by barges up river to markets in Brisbane. Elisabeth was particularly kind to the indigenous people who lived in the area and would share her favourite caraway seed cake with them.

worked with their father and went to Hemmant State School. The brothers were later home defence wardens during World War I.

Edinburgh in 1914. Jim bought land along North Road, at the time a dirt track, to farm. It was opposite the future site of Lindum State School and Iona College. He built a house at a cost of £64. He grew grapes, English potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelons, rock melons, pineapples and plums. The water supply was a well at the back of the North Road property and to keep water up pineapples and grapes among other fruit and vegetables. Jim worked 6 days a week on his farm from dawn to dusk. The popular grapes he grew were Isabella, Iona, Muscatels and Hamburgs. When the markets collapsed during the Great Depression, Jim gave away what he could not sell. By the 1940s and 1950s his produce went to market by trucks which serviced all the farms of the district. Jim lived in their home until his death in 1967. His wife Meg died in 1978. There was a freshwater swamp paddock which was linked to a in wet weather and close them later to ensure there was no saltwater access to their fresh water supply.

on the western side of North Road down to Lindum Road. The fertile land was farmed by the Tomlans, who grew grapes and ran poultry, the Nolans who ran a small dairy, the Yeos who grew grapes, small crops and ran a small dairy, and Luke Wagstaff Marsland

(1863 - 1916), left, with his wife and five children.

Brisbane city wharves, the embarkation point for farm produce.

the Wilsons, who grew potatoes, corn, grapes and bananas with some small occasional vegetable crops.

The Ousley family had purchased opposite the future school grounds for their home. William Ousley was a barrister employed in Canberra by the ATO from 1947 until 1956. In 1957

consultant in Brisbane. Bill Ousley was a great supporter of Iona from the early days.

The western parcel of land across North Road now owned by Iona College and three lots in 1972, 1984 and 1986.

The arrival of the railway at Lindum changed the locality forever. The line to Cleveland was Brisbane River, then the only defence installation for the city, and secondly to serve the developing farming area. The arrival of the station prompted the subdivision of the surrounding land into small residential blocks.

The railway soon became the critical connection to Brisbane for travellers and farm produce. Originally the train would stop at Lindum junction – there was no platform – and passengers would clamber aboard and the produce would be hurriedly loaded as the steam locomotive waited.

railway house]. So, the Lindum locals petitioned the railways and the Shire Council in 1913 to sought the construction of a siding to handle the growing amount of produce being transported.

The names among the petitioners included the main local growers: the Atthows, Brocks, Catersons, Bunkers, Carlills, Sibleys and the Hazletts. The platform was eventually built but no siding.

In 1899, the original land grant parcel of 80 acres to Bernays and Douglas was split and sold in two 40 acre lots to Charters Towers solicitors John Marsland (1861 – 1919) and Luke Marsland (1863 – 1916), as an investment. The north lot of 40 acres was the future site of Iona College and the southern lot was split by the construction of the rail line and Lindum station. The brothers were born in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England to Hannah and Hugh Marsland, a master cotton spinner.

mother and other siblings in Stalybridge. But in 1883 the brothers migrated to Australia, arriving were no strangers to tragedy. Two of their children died in infancy, while two served in World War I. George served in France with the AIF and Eric, a Second Lieutenant in the British Royal Fusiliers was killed at the Somme in 1916. Luke married in 1889 and the family lived in North Queensland

until they returned to Brisbane in 1899. In 1914 Luke attempted to join the AIF but was invalided out due to chronic heart disease from which he died in 1916 aged 53.

A map drawn by Arthur Johnson of Lindum, who was born in 1924, showing places of his youth.

The property became a dairy early in the 1900s and was well established by the 1920s. In 1926 their 40-acre Lindum Park property. The Gibbs family supplied milk to the people of Wynnum and of jammed banana stalk. He was hospitalised with a compound fracture of his elbow and severe lacerations to his arm.

1923.

The dairy closed about 1946 and Fred Gibbs moved to Sydney where he died in 1962. The bank had foreclosed on the property and through her banking connections Mrs Gertrude Ruth Millett took ownership of the property in 1951.

Gertrude Ruth Millett was married to Queensland National Bank Manager Arthur Stanley Millett. Arthur was born in Cornwall in 1890 and emigrated as a baby with his family. His parents settled

Gertrude Ruth Millett with her son Murray in

in Charters Towers where Arthur began his banking career. By 1919 he was the manager in Ingham. He was a Queensland National Bank manager for over 30 years in Biggenden, Ingham, Mackay, Canberra and Lismore. His wife Gertrude Ruth Scott was born in Ipswich in 1893 and married Arthur in 1916, aged 23. They had three children – Shirley (1919), Murray (1922) and Betty (1927), but sadly Murray, who enlisted in the RAAF for World War II was killed in an air battle with Japanese

In the early 1950s the local parents approached the State Government for a school at Lindum. In March 1952 the local State member Bill Gunn announced a school would open. Eight acres of land were purchased

The original school building had two large rooms, each 24 feet by 20 feet, with folding doors between them. The construction cost was £3004. In January 1954 the school opened with 77 students. It was a two-teacher school with Grades 1 – 8.

houses in the bush behind the school. Nesting magpies and snakes were a problem in the early days heap near the toilets.

The school survived its Golden Jubilee in 2004 but the rationalisation of government primary schooling in the Bayside area in the early 2000s, saw the school closed. The land sold to Iona College for $2.75M and returned to the original 1860s parcel – something that would have pleased the late Archbishop Duhig.

After the sale of the Lindum State School portion in 1953, the balance of the land was for sale. Albert and Florence Townsend purchased the property in December 1953 and moved from their home in Alkoomie Street Wynnum to the old farm house in 1954.

Albert Townsend was born in 1909 to Stephen and Maud Townsend and grew up in Hemmant where his father was an engineer. As an eight-year old boy, Albert and his 40-acre property called Lindum Park –

eventually purchase as a 44-year old butcher. As an eighteen-year old

Albert and Florence Townsend.

Lindum State School.

digging drains in Lytton. The pay was 8 shillings in ration coupons and 8 shillings in cash per week, he began his life-long occupation as a butcher. In his early butchering days, he was again delivering great interest in horses and the small block opposite their Alkoomie Street home, that the family train her horses for the numerous agricultural shows and gymkhanas that the family attended. and rebuilt them at Lindum for two horses.

demolish the original house and build a new timber home using wood from the stand of trees at the back of the property on the eastern boundary. Some ironbark and blue gum trees were felled,

The Townsends planned to subdivide the property into acreage lots and so Clem Jones, a surveyor and later Brisbane Lord Mayor, was engaged to prepare a subdivision plan. This application was submitted to Brisbane City Council but was rejected because the lots were too small and the area

Albert was at work and Jan was at school. The family looked for another property close to transport. In 1956 they purchased the adjoining property which was also part of the original Governor Bowen 1864 land grant but had been divided by the railway line construction in 1889. This parcel of 15 acres, north of the railway line was owned by Mrs Caroline Bunker who with her husband and inlaws had grown mainly vegetables and some fruit on the property since 1900.

and in 1900 married eighteen-year old Caroline Hienemann and they began farming a 15-acre lot between the rail line and the 40-acre north parcel property. Alf was joined by his brother Bob and his wife Sarah Jane in this enterprise. On this farm, known as Lindum Farm, the Bunkers

Victor, Leslie, Ivy and Allan. Norman became a butcher, Victor a railway employee and Allan and 35. It was a sparsely populated area.

Jan Townsend riding her show hack gelding Kym on their Lindum property with the mango trees in the background.

In 1903 the Hemmant Polling Place, which included the Lindum locality, had only 180 electors. The Bunkers became very successful market gardeners growing fruit and vegetables. Every Friday morning Alf Bunker would take his produce by horse and cart to the Roma Street produce markets via Lytton Road. It is likely the now mature mango trees adjoining the rail line were planted by the Bunkers. Some grapes were grown on the property near the corner of North Road and Euston Street.

to easily situate their new home. In early 1956 the Townsends began construction of their ranch-style home across four 16 perch blocks on the corner of Euston Street and North Road, on

future school site. Larger stables were built on this property. The family moved into their new home in late 1956 and the farm house was left vacant.

Meanwhile Albert sold two blocks of land facing North Road to George Richard Dunstan, son of a railways inspector who had relocated from Townsville in the late 1940s, to retire. He died in 1949, and his wife Mavis Dunstan became the station mistress of Lindum. George Dunstan, who became a builder, later bought several blocks of land houses on these lots. Other blocks were sold but some very low-lying land was too swampy for sale. Much of the rest of the land was the inaugural home of the Wynnum-Manly Pony Club and musters were held there until they

The Townsends lived at 35 North Road West. Albert was a keen shooter. During the legal duck hunting season Albert regularly shot wild ducks on the swamp land on the property adjoining North Road, which Townsend was married from the house

The final page of the 1957 agreement between Archbishop Duhig, and Father Edward Ryan OMI for the land transfer to the Oblates for Iona College.

Later the Bartholomews sent their three boys, Glen, Boyd and Grant, to Iona between 1978 and 1993 from their home in Ormiston. In 1988 Jan Bartholomew sold the balance of the Bunker property to Iona College for $73 100. This and Florence Townsend with real estate agents Willmore and Randell. The 32-acre property was

U-shaped since 8 acres had been purchased in 1953 for Lindum State School.

of pine, with a galvanised iron roof and verandah on water service was a kerosene heater. The kitchen had and a Metters 202V cooktop stove. The laundry below the house had three tubs and a fuel copper. The house was connected to electricity and town water even though photos show a free-standing tank on stumps. The only listed farm outbuilding was ‘new stables – two stalls

terms were a cash deposit of £500 and the balance in 90 days. The Council rates were listed as £46 per year.

great attraction of the property for a school. Archbishop Duhig purchased this parcel of land for the future Iona College.

The original farm house on the Iona site had been empty for 8 months before the sale of the property.

Archbishop James Duhig, 1917-1965.

Willmore & Randell.

CHAPTER TWO

1 October 1957 – 27 January 1958

‘Settle precisely where we have the most good to do’

-ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

On Tuesday 1 October 1957 Father Tim Long OMI and Father Denis McCarthy OMI (Father

supplied by generous donors. They drove in the entry from Bulgin Avenue to their new home which was an eighty-year old farm house that had been scrubbed clean by local ladies from the Guardian Angels Parish at Wynnum. The house was an old Queenslander with its high stumps partly built in. It had been vacant for nine months and vandalised on at least one occasion. That evening the two priests met for evening prayer which concluded with Praise be Jesus Christ and Mary Immaculate, that spoke of their optimism and faith in this new enterprise. So, Iona College began. The priests had

a small room in the farm house. It was the Feast of the Guardian Angels – the patrons of the Wynnum parish in which the new school was situated. Then, in the morning, the priests set out

went on a shopping spree for those odds and ends that one takes for granted in a normal house,

College was a £5 note. Money was scarce in those days and we became more and more painfully aware of this as time went on. But we trusted in God and in the goodness of people, both

The gestation of a Catholic boys primary and secondary school east of Brisbane run by the Oblates was long. The idea of the Oblates opening a school in Australia went back to the late forties when the Province sent men to university to get degrees and a Diploma of Education. With the arrival of Father Long in Australia from Sri Lanka in 1954 the idea gained momentum. He was a man who had spent 34 years in education, was a

Not long after his arrival, Father Long became well known across Australia during his retreats for priests and religious, for

Father Tim Long OMI, MA (Cantab), 1896-1961, Founder and First Rector of Iona College.

of Perth and Bishop Ryan of Sale both wanted Father Long to start schools in their dioceses. However, Father Long was living in Brisbane in the Eagle Junction parish when he became known to Archbishop Duhig, who soon decided that Father Long and the Oblates would

the Oblates could not refuse.

Archbishop Duhig saw to it that the Oblate College was going to be in his Archdiocese and nowhere else. When Father Gabriel Nolan of Manly parish advised the Archbishop that an ideal hill property of 32 acres at Wynnum was

21 March 1957 for £10 800. As Father Long announced at the laying of the Foundation stone of the buildings late in 1957, ‘His Grace has bought ever so many properties before he invested in Iona

Meanwhile in February 1957 Father Edward Ryan OMI, the Oblate Provincial, and his Council in 1997 at Iona and had been an Oblate for 61 years and a priest for 56 years, could be considered a co-founder of the school. There was not unanimous agreement among the Oblates for this venture. Father Joseph Birch, the Assistant General, was more interested in a school which would foster land and buildings unbelievable. ‘I can hardly believe that it is the intention to hand us property disapprovingly of the Wynnum site because it was a ‘local working-class locality, far too distant

Sister at the local convent school told him ‘scarcely 15 to 20 boys showed interest in secondary Eugene de Mazenod who was always more concerned with the mission of the Church to evangelize rather than see it allied to any one socio-political form.

Father Long had been advocating for the Lindum school for over twelve conversations with the Archbishop. In April 1956 he advised the Provincial about the progress of the project in Queensland. The land had been purchased in the name of the Frank Cullen, with whom later relationship. Father Long asked the Archbishop at the time what would

The Guardian Angels Parish School at Wynnum was opened in 1914 and was well established by 1957.

Mungret College was a Jesuit School near Limerick in Ireland from 1882 - 1974.

He was a man with a grand vision. It was soon announced that the new school, which would be known as Iona College, would cost £300 000 by the time it was completed in ten years. Newspaper

men of faith and resilience that would be sorely tested as the preparations and establishment of the school unfolded. Fathers Long and McCarthy laboured through October and November until Father v OMI joined them in December 1957. Father Michael Clark OMI arrived in January to

Timothy Michael Francis Long was born on 22 April 1896 at Rathkeale, County Limerick in Ireland. He was the second of four children born to Jeremiah and Hannah Long. The Longs were very devout Catholics so it was little surprise that all four children became priests or religious. Edward,

at Maynooth. Timothy joined the Oblates. The only girl, Emma, joined the Sisters of Mercy and became Mother Mechtilde, who taught at the Mercy sisters training college. The youngest sibling,

with his brother, and later the Superior of the Oblate scholasticate at Piltown in Ireland and then Professor of Metaphysics at the Oblate School of Divinity in Dublin.

Each year the government of Sri Lanka proclaims a number of national heroes and issues a postage stamp in their honour. On 22 May 1990 the Government issued a stamp featuring Father Long.

Tim Long completed his secondary education at Mungret College. In 1915, aged 18, Tim entered the Oblate novitiate. After his course in Theology he was ordained on 4 April 1920 by Oblate Bishop Miller at Belmont Scholasticate in Dublin.

gifted English teacher and taught English to the Senior Class.

making students think and work on their own without being induced to do so. The notes which Father Long gave to them were stealthily distributed to other institutions which readily received them.

Prefect of Games. This began his life long commitment to badminton courts at the school.

Timothy Long had been completing his priestly training during the Irish Uprising in 1916 – a time of heightened Irish nationalism. The young the phrase, God save Ireland of his nationalism as much as the anguish he felt for his homeland. He did this a few times but got no response from the class. As clever and subtle

God save Ireland, God bless Ceylon, much to the delight of his class. This became his mantra in his adopted country. After only two months in Ceylon he often repeated,

curriculum, facilities and administration structures improved. He gave priority to the religious atmosphere of the school. He engaged eminent priests to preach the retreats for the boys and embodiment of the school motto, Fide et Labore. But he was best remembered for the sense of community he created in which everyone was valued. On the evening of his priestly Silver Jubilee he said, ‘as father to one of the biggest families in the island, I have striven more and more to maintain faith in the boys – he trusted them – as a way of establishing a less brutal learning environment.

only to the school. He went out of his way to Catholics alike. This was especially true on the commissioned a statue in the city to his memory. A postage stamp was issued to acknowledge his contribution to public life. As one said of ‘Swami recognition that as a missionary he had given

Father Long Block at St Patrick’s College, Jaffna, Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.

St Patrick’s College, Jaffna, Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.

and natural a part of social living as the Hindu indulgence in this man. In fact, he was a living prophet of Gaudium et Spes, the watershed Vatican II document on the Church in the modern world, twenty years before it was proclaimed.

wisdom and compassion. A boy from a poor family, named Billy, was on a full boarding and senior year. One day the boarders were planning a hunger strike. Billy faced a dilemma - to join or

be disastrous for him. Father Long got wind of the strike and sent for Billy, understanding his Long, ‘you may always join in any healthy unforgettable impact. ‘He has lived among us the best part of his life, shared our hopes, our ‘it was he [Father Long] who brought the air service to the North, who started the million-rupee

Ceylon. The country became independent in 1948 and the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. Leadership of institutions in the country was passing to the locals. Father Long was held in high esteem and was later named a national hero in 1990. His fund raising in the civic community to his departure. There was local clerical and civil jealousy over his fundraising success.

At the end of 1954 Father Long arrived in Australia from Sri Lanka and in October 1955 he came

Father Long was then, and later, well regarded among his fellow Oblates. Father Austin Cooper OMI worked at Iona in the early days with Father Long and was later Oblate Provincial, Rector of companion and compassionate Superior he was not the most practical of men. Deeply prayerful, afternoon between 5pm and 6 pm he would spend before the Blessed Sacrament. Father McCarthy,

Iona students gather round the statue of Father Tim Long in the grounds of the City Library in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2018.

in him the overpowering Rumpole personality was toned down, less aggressive, humble. He would

But he had his foibles and eccentricities, which were delightful. He had no sense of direction, which was very obvious to Father McCarthy who drove him everywhere. ‘He wore half-moon bifocals to Father Mac. He used to go to bed very early and the other priests learned to tip toe around the house once he had gone to bed because the house had little sound insulation. As the community grew Father Long would regularly ask over breakfast who was doing cavalry practice last evening

Father McCarthy OMI was a thirty-one-year-old priest, who was ordained in Ireland. Denis McCarthy was born in Ashford, County Limerick on 10 August 1925. He was educated at the local national primary school and Presentation College, Cork. He entered the Oblate Novitiate in Cahermoyle in County Limerick and pronounced studies followed. He was ordained a priest at Piltown on 29 June 1950. When he was appointed to Australia, the Irish Provincial, Father McCarthy was reputed to be the best all round man of his course. He can turn his hand to anything – teaching, preaching – a good

Father Mac, as he was to become known, arrived in Australia in August 1950 and went to the together in a community and completed their secondary studies at the Christian Brothers school, Penshurst (Sydney) and Eagle Junction for three years. In mid-1957 he the new school.

Father Thomas Shortall OMI arrived in December from Moe parish in Victoria to support the other founders. Thomas Shortall was born in Dublin on 9 April 1927. He was educated in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore where he met the Oblates. He proceeded to the Belcamp Oblate Juniorate for his senior studies before entering the Oblate on 27 June 1953 and sent to Fremantle in Western Australia as assistant to Moe in August 1957.

Father Thomas Shortall OMI, 1927-1987.

Father Michael Clarke OMI 1928-2015.

OMI, who had completed a BA Dip Ed, to be appointed as his Prefect of Studies. However, he was sent to Rome on a renewal programme and Father Clarke was his replacement. Michael Paul Clarke was born in Ardee, County Louth in Ireland on 3 June 1928. He was educated by the De at Belcamp College, an Oblate boarding school in Dublin. In 1945 he entered the novitiate and later completed his priestly studies. During this time, he was able to complete a BA from Dublin University. Following his ordination in Piltown on 24 August 1952, Father Michael Clarke was appointed to the Australian mission.

Father Clarke arrived aboard the Australia in late 1953 and began parish ministry at Moe and Camberwell. It was in Moe that he began his legendary record of parish visitation. After dinner the work, ‘I would knock on a door, tell whoever answered who I was and ask if any Catholics

Father Clarke taught Christian Doctrine and Social Studies at Iona. During this year Father Clarke position has ever had such wonderful team mates as Fathers McCarthy and Shortall. They have November as housekeeper and cook from Eidsvold, a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland. Grace Violet Dwyer was born Grace Violet Birchley on 7 September 1894 to Richard Wellington Birchley, a grazier in Eidsvold, and his wife, Evangeline Henrietta Smith. Grace was the fourth of seven children born to the couple. In 1900 Evangeline Birchley remarried to William Black and had another nine children, the last when she was 45 years old. Grace grew up on a farm and married John Edward Dwyer in 1914. John Dwyer was the second of seven children born to John James Dwyer, a farmer and later hotelier in Eidsvold. The couple settled on the Dwyer family farm, Junction Farm, where John was a labourer. The couple had two children Owen Athol, born

Father Long’s grand vision for the College was presented from the beginning. It included a large boarding house. The planned school would have an assembly hall, science laboratories and a swimming pool.

Thomas. Forty-year old Edward, a stockman, was killed in action in Belgium in September 1917 and Thomas was wounded on three separate occasions before his repatriation back to Australia.

remained on the property until she moved to Iona in 1957, aged 63.

‘She was matronly in bearing, correct and even slightly puritanical in

touch to the old farm house and turned it into a home. She brought with the relocation of the house to its new location on the site, much to the consternation of the contractors. Not only was she the housekeeper for the priests, she was also a mother to the students, a friend to those in need and a dedicated supporter of all that happened at Iona. Father Long

where she could no longer work, and Grace left the Iona community.

After her time at Iona Grace Dwyer returned to her family in Eidsvold. Her son Owen was married to Kathleen and farming on in Eidsvold. Grace Veronica Dwyer died in 1969, aged 74, and is buried with her husband in Eidsvold.

Father Long worked full time on the opening of the school from Easter 1957. He began the school accounts in March 1957 and with regular donations, of which about one third were anonymous,

Father Long and his small committee mounted a fundraising campaign in the parishes, but there

to any competing demand. Nevertheless, Father Hagan at St Lucia, Father Henry at Woody Point, Father Torpie at the Cathedral and Father Sheehan at New Farm were particularly supportive. Catholic Leader building, where two nights a week

Miss Maureen MacCaul and Miss Mary Smith completed secretarial tasks for the fund-raising appeal, and later for the Silver Circle fundraising. William Ousley designed the pledge cards for gifting.

Once the priests moved into the farm house and were preparing for the start of the school year, blankets and sheets (£139), refrigerator (£16), car (£631), cartage from Melbourne for relocating

Father Denis McCarthy OMI, 1925-2014.

per month), petrol, stationery, postage, printing, telephone, newspaper advertising and sign writers.

(£19/5/0). The school provided refreshment after working bees from the beginning. This was one small way the priests showed the parents that they appreciated their support. The bank balance at the end of December was £243.

from Nazareth House, the Ousleys and Father housekeeper arrived.

Unfortunately, this housekeeper only lasted only a week, leaving to care for her invalid husband. By this time John Keane, an Irishman waiting to start his postulancy as a lay brother, had moved in and was very helpful. Then Grace Dwyer arrived.

Bill and Thelma Ousley, who lived across North Road opposite the Lindum State School, were their potatoes, when their crop was harvested. The nuns at Nazareth House provided cooked ham

Bill and Thelma Ousley moved into their two-and-a-half-acre property at 104 North Road in March 1953. Their new home was constructed in 1959 by local builder Roley Paten, who lived in

but then took free passage to New Zealand at the end of his tour of duty. From there he and his family moved to Sydney when the building industry boomed across the Tasman – he was a carpenter by trade.

Bill was schooled in Sydney and then joined the army where he was a surveyor in the 2/6 Field Regiment of the 9th Division. He was demobilised in 1943, after service in the Middle East and New Guinea, and married Thelma.

Canberra and Melbourne, where he was part of Nazareth House.

Mrs Grace Dwyer, 1894-1967.

welcome the priests to Iona Hill. Bill had a great respect for Father Long and his academic prowess. Their eldest son William John was top of his Grade 5 class of 75 boys at Villanova. Nevertheless,

In setting up the Chapel Father Long had made some good friends who supported him. Father William Byrne OMI gave him a chalice, ciborium and a complete set of vestments. Nazareth House

The Mater Hospital community. Mother Damian from All Hallows Convent gave the altar stone, altar linen, a missal, altar charts and a lace alb.

The most pressing task facing Fathers Long and McCarthy was to provide the classrooms for the decaying stumps and relocate it onto concrete stumps twelve feet (3.7m) above the ground and so

Nicholson Pty Ltd, was engaged. He charged £210 to move the house from the top of the hill to a move, much to the frustration of the contractor. The building served various functions on this new location for 24 years until its demolition.

purchased a Ford Consul. It was later traded for a Hillman utility which was far more useful in an essential item.

There were numerous other tasks to be completed as well. The name of the new Oblate school

Duhig chose the name for the new school, calling it Scotland. It is one of more than 500 islands in the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. In 563AD an Irish monk, Columba, accompanied by twelve companions sailed from his homeland to Iona to establish a monastery. Later, this monastery became famous throughout Europe as a great centre of learning, where the monks were renowned for their sanctity. It was from Iona that missionaries brought the Christian message to the Scottish Isles and Europe.

Father McCarthy and Father Long in a relaxed moment in the early days.

run by the Augustinian priests at Mt Hominy (now known as Darra in the Mt Ommaney/Jindalee area).

The land for this College was purchased by Archbishop Duhig in 1925, possibly as a Seminary to train future priests. In 1948 The Augustinians purchased this land from the Archdiocese as well as two adjoining properties creating a 468-acre parcel of land. In 1951 it was announced that the Augustinians would build a curriculum of academic, industrial and agricultural subjects. However, in 1952 the Prior General of the Augustinians decided the site was unsuitable. It was eventually sold and the funds used to establish Villanova College at Coorparoo in 1954.

The crest of the school was chosen through a collaboration between Father Long and the Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane, Archbishop Patrick Mary school mates at the Jesuit secondary school, Mungret coat of arms for the crest of the school. While this gesture honoured his friend it also cemented a bond between the Archbishop, who would succeed Duhig, and Iona College for the future.

– Mungret College – in Ireland. Its colours were black, white and a little red. It was likely Father

College was a small Jesuit school from 1882 until 1974, with around 225 boarders and 25 day boys. It was situated about 6 kilometres west of Limerick and was previously an agricultural school and seminary built on farm land. Mungret College produced over 1000 priests over almost 100 years. They

Timothy Cardinal Manning, Archbishop of Los Angeles

Father James Coyle, a priest assassinated by the Ku

Information Minister under Winston Churchill during World War II, and Commandant General Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republic Army during the Irish War of Independence.

The Latin motto of the school In Hoc Signo Vinces,

The J N Nicholson quote for the house relocation in December 1957.

The first crest of the college was from the O’Donnell Family crest and developed by Father Long.

motto in his own words. ‘These words voiced in the religious habit of the teachers will constantly there were many decisions to be made, including the choices of a prospectus, term school reports, Brisbane. The decision was taken for pitched roof buildings to run east-west, and be constructed of light brick and glass, so that there would be plenty of air and light.

year. The Scholarship system was introduced into Queensland by the Government to promote the uptake of secondary education across the state. Grade 8 term fees were £6/10/0, £7/10/0 and each term for Scholarship holders.

as many donations as possible, to ensure the survival of the venture, since the promised donation from the Archbishop was yet to materialise. Nevertheless, Father Long promised that whatever money came in, 10% would be given to the poor in Asia. This promise was faithfully kept during his tenure at Iona.

On Sunday 1 December 1957, a special ceremony was held at the new school site to mark the turning of the

for the start of the 1959 school year and blessed by Archbishop Duhig in May of that year. The laying of the foundation stone was strategically very important. Many sods had already been turned on the grounds by the army of volunteers preparing the school site. The Blessing of the Foundation stone signalled to all that the project would succeed – it created optimism and attracted enrolments for 1958. But most importantly

Turning of the first sod in December, 1957.

Crowd at turning of the first sod in December, 1957.

The foundations of the septic toilet were completed in January 1958.

the donations gave a boost to their dwindling resources, allowing the building relocation and

They sent out 2500 invitations hoping that each guest might donate £1. Unfortunately, ‘the attendance was wretched and we were lucky that

It was a beautiful balmy sunny morning and including the Archbishop, former Queensland Premier, Vince Gair and Frank Forde – a former Australian Prime Minister. Speeches were made, plans enunciated and hopes soared. Archbishop Duhig spoke of his hopes for the school and Brother Adams of the Christian Brothers welcomed the Oblates to the ministry of Catholic Education in Queensland. It was on this occasion that Father Long spoke of the four ideals for Iona. These ideals were articulated as: ‘1. a tremendous respect for our charges – in practice this means the personal touch; 2. A Christo-centric education; 3. An emphasis on the classics, what are called litterae humaniores Long worked to establish the culture of Iona College, he incorporated the aspirations of the original Iona into the goals for the school. He spoke on the occasion of the Blessing of the Foundation stone

Father Long saw the charism, although not using the word, of the Oblates as a founding base for the school. He described this element of the foundation. ‘The traditions and characteristics of the Missionary Oblates who conduct the College – especially practical neighbourly love traditions of the original Iona founded by St Columba in 563. ‘It was outstanding for its imbued with a missionary zeal. the farmhouse school ready for occupation; £629 on classrooms, septic and drainage sumps £855, partitions and ceilings £180, new toilet block £108, new louvres, window sills and steps £281

The original farmhouse was jacked up and two large steel beams placed underneath the building ready for relocation.

Father Mac organised working bees and meetings with locals to be ready for the school opening. Every Saturday there would be between 50 and 70 men come along to get the property ready for two years at Iona. Most people did not have cars in those days, and so Father Mac would make several trips early in the morning around the area to

pick them up and later in the day take them home. Father Long would move among them as they there was any need to discover it, that beer is the natural lubricant in Australia. Beer for the midpioneering Oblates. He immediately helped Father Mac with the driving and organising of the working bees which were planned for every Saturday and Sunday. There were many things to be done in a short time. Many trees had to be cut down – especially the wattle trees which covered the property. There were footpaths to be concreted, the entrance track repaired and widened into

supervising all this activity. He would move from group to group encouraging, grateful and happy as he witnessed his dream gradually unfolding. Father Long had a particular talent for delegating, in Australia, ‘he was unmatched in delegating authority and work, but also unmatched in devolution of responsibility consists in the way as he shared the responsibility and the tasks to be completed.

The relocation and raising of the old farm house occurred mid-December. Father Long takes up

Enrolments started to come in and Father Long

and setting down the conditions of enrolment in the school. Often Father Long would set up a desk and chairs in the open

committed Catholic families of the Wynnum area were eager for their sons to be taught by the priests and enrolled their boys for Grades 6 and 7 as soon as they could after the priests arrived on 1 October 1957. By 27 January the priests knew the enrolment would be 58 – they had room for only 60 boys. The priests all worked late on the evening of 27 January to get the classrooms ready. The desks cost £500. The blackboards sheets and painted them with blackboard paint at a cost of £2

The farmhouse was moved to its new position, raised on longer stumps and cladded to form a two-storey building. The priests lived upstairs and the classrooms were built on the ground level.

Welcome to the Oblates.

CHAPTER THREE

1958 – 1960

‘We form a family’

-ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

January 28 1958 dawned overcast. Fifty-eight boys and four Oblate priests gathered atop Iona Hill to begin a journey. On this opening day of the school year Father Long welcomed the boys into who had travelled from Wynberg for the historic occasion. During the photograph it rained heavily but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of anyone.

Father Long set the tone and standard of his assemblies from the beginning. The front steps of the farmhouse school were where Father Long addressed the boys. The boys stood to attention, hat in one hand and rosary beads in the other. Father Long would walk through the lines of boys to ensure socks were up, shoes polished and hair combed. All was done in absolute silence. On one famous

would regularly ask if one boy was present. He was the smallest boy in Grade 5 but had an unusual misbehaviour and smile on any misdeeds, according

The final invoice for the renovations to the farm house in its transformation to a school and priests’ house.

was held in high respect. His crisp white cassock is an enduring memory for the early pioneers. The boys

One pioneer recalled, ‘we knew when Father Long was school began but the pans had not been installed, so be tempted.

established the routine for the two classes. The four

Father Long taught English and Christian Doctrine, Father Clarke took Social Studies classes, Father Mac taught Maths and Father Shortall taught Christian Doctrine. Father Long taught the classic novels to Grade 6, books such as Treasure Island and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He encouraged the boys to the miracle of the Wedding Feast of Cana, he suggested that the shortage of wine was caused by the

The primary school syllabus in Queensland in 1958 included English, Maths and Social Studies. The Social Studies programme included the history and geography of Australia. The Queensland Readers were the core English

appropriately. Father Long would often produce a stick from under his soutane to discipline boys. But the boys were happy. Their fondest memories were of a new adventure, the spacious playgrounds,

at the bottom of the hill as well as build cubby houses at lunchtime in the undergrowth near the Sandy Camp Road fence.

set times, including The Angelus at midday. The boys knew the Catechism perfectly. The learning was based on a competitive points system whereby boys paid regularly into a coin pot, which was vigorously sought after in the class competition.

Both were soon of a high standard. The boys sang and performed plays at Nazareth House. The Feast of St Columba on 9 June was celebrated with a Mass and concert at Nazareth House. The boys sang the Mass of Angels, as Archbishop Duhig presided. Father Long preached a homily ‘Act

Soot and Fairies, and a one-act play on the life of St Francis. The choir was also invited to sing at a wedding at Rugby League.

recalled, ‘we cheered like mad when Archbishop Duhig visited the College – usually it meant

little inconvenience.

the foundation of the school with the Oblates. children during World War I, worked through the Great Depression if they were fortunate, and served their country during World War II. Their resilience was born of challenging times. There Simon Turner and Bill Ousley as first day students in 1958.

was a broad range of backgrounds among the parents. The Mulas were from Malta, the De Wegers from Holland and the Swales family from the UK. Few, if any, of the mothers were in paid work and the fathers had a diverse range of occupations.

boys came from Wynnum West (5), Cannon Hill (4), Wynnum North (5), Morningside (3), Hemmant (2), Mt Gravatt (2) and then single boys from another 7 suburbs. Only 6 were close enough to walk

Public servants included CPS (Commonwealth Public Servant) Albert Rowbotham, who was a

made their home in Wynnum before sending Bruce to Iona for only one year, after his primary schooling at Guardian Angels. Patrick John Gillespie, a CPS in the Department of Air, and his

Dennis left school at the end of Sub Junior in 1960. Sadly, Dennis died in a road accident in May 1965.

Fergus Ferguson, an accountant in the public service, and his wife Moira sent Guy into Grade 6 at Iona from their home in Crown Street Wynnum. John Henry Pook, a clerk in the public service, and Gwen sent Michael to Grade 6 in 1958. Keith, a clerk, and Constance Turner sent twelve-year old Simon into Grade 7 from their home in Sibley Road at Lindum. Another clerk, John Horgan, and his wife, Gertrude, were living in Hemmant when they sent Michael into Grade 7 after his early

old Neil Carroll, who was sent to Iona by his father Francis Carroll, a clerk, and his mother Merle

The first day official photograph with Archbishop Duhig, the four pioneer Oblates and the boys.

Archbishop Duhig blesses the foundation stone of the new College.

Edward McKee was a postman all his life. As a single man he moved from Toowoomba where he married Hazel Marle and they settled in Wynnum. Edward and Hazel sent Daniel

joined the RAAF. It was there he learned the printing trade which became his career after in Wynnum.

There were few parents in managerial roles. John and Constance Swales sent their boys Terence and Michael to Iona from their home in Wynnum West – a 10-minute bike ride. John was a works superintendent. Henry Forshaw, a logging manager, and his wife Eithne sent Wayne to Iona from their home in Manly.

Henry died suddenly in October 1960 and Wayne left the school at the end of 1960, his Scholarship year.

There were two teachers among the parents. Roy and Dorothy Phillips sent Derek and Bruce in Grades 7 and 6. Roy had served in the RAAF, enlisting in 1940 as a thirty-year old married teacher. Maurice and Jean Hennessy sent Brian into Grade 7 from their home in Wynnum North.

Professional workers were rare. Forty-three-year-old pharmacist Francis Watson and his wife Mary enrolled John in Grade 6 after his early primary schooling at Guardian Angels Convent. John Taylor, an electrical engineer, and his wife who were living in Tingalpa transferred ten-year old

Taylors had moved onto 5 acres at Tingalpa in 1951, from Camp Hill. They built their own house

friend of Vince Gair stood unsuccessfully for the seat of Longman.

Other parents were in small business. Ronald Buckland was a fruiterer in Wynnum North when he and Mavis sent Ian into Grade 7. Harry John and Cybyle Pavey sent Harry (Jnr) to Iona for Grade 7. Harry Pavey was a butcher in Bay Terrace. Victor Goss, another butcher, and his wife Lorna sent twelve-year old Wayne to Grade 7 from their home in Morningside. James Pendergast and his wife Grades 6 and 7.

After working as a meatworker at the new Cannon Hill meatworks, he enlisted in the 2nd AIF. Vincent and his wife Mary Ellen settled later in Wynnum.

In 1958 when they enrolled eleven-year old Clive John in Grade 6, Vincent was working as a stone pitcher.

Lionel Keith Sargent was born in 1918 and lived and worked in Dalby as a shop assistant. He married Eileen Mary before enlisting in World War II. After the war the couple settled in Wynnum and took up a 5-acre poultry farm on New Lindum Road. In 1958 Lionel and Eileen enrolled

and the family moved to Annerley. Michael left Iona after Scholarship and completed his schooling years as a stockbroker and merchant banker, and was elected Chairman of the RACQ.

In the 1950s people were drawn to the developing Wynnum Manly area. Manly was a seaside resort that became a suburb of Brisbane. Wynnum became a growing suburb as farms became residential lots. While there were some long-standing families, for many, the move to Wynnum was a new beginning. Widowed parent Lois Lowry sent John to Iona for Grade 6. Lois had moved from Esk with her family after her husband, an electrician and member of CMF, had died in 1955.

Bowen before Thomas saw service with the 2nd AIF. After the war the family moved to Brisbane. Irene supported herself as a dress maker when she sent Thomas (Jnr) to Iona. Later, Thomas went

Edward John Dean was born in Blackall in 1911 to shearer John Dean and his wife Margaret. The family moved to Brisbane in the 1930s and Edward worked in sales. He enlisted in World War II and after his war service settled in Balmoral with his wife, Joan. In 1958 Edward and Joan sent Chris to Iona for Grade 6.

served in PNG with his older brother Mark. His father Private Walter Mason had enlisted as an eighteen-year old for World War I and served in Europe as a motor driver. In 1958 Norman and Patricia Mason sent Daniel to the school for Grade 6. Norman worked variously as a process worker, cab driver and steward.

English-born William Chapman migrated to Australia as a seven-year old in 1925 with his mother and two sisters. His father had been a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was killed in action in Flanders just before William was born. William enlisted for World War II and served as a Sergeant in the AIF. In 1958 William (snr) and Maureen sent their son William Maurice to Iona. Maureen worked as a clerk while William was on a war pension. William (Jnr) was a seventeenyear old sales assistant when he enlisted in the Navy in 1963. He later became a truck driver.

Lionel Joans Poole was born in 1907 and in 1937 married Barbara Coogan, a nurse and daughter of Irish immigrants who had settled in Wynnum. In 1944, aged 36, Lionel enlisted in the 2nd AIF. Before and after the war he worked as a carter,

year old Lionel and Barbara enrolled eleven-year old John Shortley Poole into Grade 6 from their home on Tingalpa Road at Hemmant, and later Allan and Barry followed.

Cannon Hill Meatworks in 1957. The saleyards and abattoir complex stretched over 2 kilometres from the river to the rail line. The meatworks was the largest employer of Iona parents in the 1950s. The complex was closed in 1900 and the land sold for residential and commercial development.

There were several tradesmen. Ronald Clarke, a carpenter, moved to Wynnum with Joyce and their family in the mid-1950s. In 1958 they sent thirteen-year old Robin into Grade 7 and elevenyear old Daniel into Grade 6. Alan Paint, a joiner, and Grace sent twelve-year old Paul into Grade 7 from their home Highgate in Lota. James Williams, a painter in Wynnum West, decided with his

old plumber who had served in the 2nd AIF when he settled in Morningside with his wife May. In 1958 they sent Patrick to Grade 6 at Iona after his early primary schooling at Blessed Oliver Plunkett School in Cannon Hill.

waterside worker when he and Irene sent eleven-year old Graham into Grade 6 from their home in Manly. At the end of 1959 the family relocated to Inala. George Tierney was born in Rockhampton in 1914 and worked as a labourer until he married 19-year old Alves Mary Stanton in 1938. George Tierney enlisted for World War II. After the war George and Alves set up home in Red Hill while George worked as a storeman. In the mid-1950s the couple moved to Rodney Street in Lindum. In 1958 George and Alves sent eleven-year old Gregory into Grade 6.

marriage to Hazel in 1945 he worked as a well borer from his home in Sunnybank. Meanwhile his younger brother, Vincent, a hairdresser, had enlisted. Twenty-three-year old Private Vincent Royston Connor was killed in PNG and was buried in Lae. In 1954 Raymond became a hospital wardsman and moved to Wynnum. In 1958 Raymond and Hazel enrolled their twelve-year old son, Roy, into Grade 7 from their home in Tingalpa.

home in Wynnum. Ernest Spencer, a labourer, and Veronica sent 14-year old Leonard to Grade 7 from their home in Cannon Hill. Leonard left the school after a year and later became a truck at Villanova before Grade 7 at Iona.

Angels Parish and later Iona College.

Meatworkers were over represented among

the Cannon Hill meat works and sale yards, which had opened in 1931, this is not surprising. Thomas McFadyen lived in Wynnum and worked as a labourer at the meatworks. Thomas and Beryl sent John to Grade 6 at Iona. He left after Scholarship and later became a butcher. John Sperling was a knife hand at the meatworks when he and Norma sent Daryll into Grade 6 from their home in Dutton Street Hawthorne.

Alfred Weise worked as a ganger and meatworker after his military service in World War II, settling in Wynnum with Dorothy to raise their family.

Staff and students at the end of 1958. The Oblate priests are Fathers Tom Shortall, Denis McCarthy, Tim Long and Michael Clarke.

Albert Cyril Westlake was born in Kent, England, in 1912 and emigrated to Australia with his family as an infant in 1913, the youngest of four children. Two further siblings were born in Australia. His father was working as a freezer in the meat works in 1917 and the family were settled in Wynnum. By the 1930s, Albert, his brothers Thomas and James, and their father were all employed at the aged 31, enlisted in the 2nd AIF and served in PNG. After war service Albert returned to his job at the meatworks. In 1958, Albert, now a foreman at the meatworks, enrolled eleven-year old William nine-year old father, Albert, died suddenly.

reached a certain point on very hot days, managers at the meatworks decided it was too hot for the men to work, the works shut down for the day and the men were sent home. These workers would then call at the school to pick up their sons because they surmised that if it was too hot for them to

John Cleary Walsh was a shop assistant in Mt Tyson before he married Lucy Coggin in 1944. He was a milk vendor and soldier before he became caretaker at Fort Lytton. It was from there that John and Lucy enrolled twelve-year old Kerry into Grade 7 at Iona.

Murray was the only celebrity among the parents. He had a colourful history. Murray Hulett was born in 1909 to Arthur and Emily Hulett in Tocumwal in the Southern Riverina of New South Wales. He worked Truth newspaper, a tabloid weekly, and in 1930 was a crime reporter in Sydney, living in Paddington. On Thursday 19 June 1930 it was widely reported across Australia that police feared that 25 [he was 21] year old Murray Hulett had been kidnapped

assaulted by a group of men regarding an article he had written about the shooting of William Dettman in 1919, claiming the wrong man was convicted of the

Circular Quay at midnight ‘working out a cross word remember where he had been. But the detectives soon discovered that ‘the man who gave information about a meal by fraud. It was the Depression. On a Sunday Hulett and a friend had lunch in a café in Collingwood, consisting of celery soup, roast lamb, roast pork, plum pudding, cream, bread and pair bolted. They were pursued and caught by the police in Hoddle Street. In 1932 Murray was working in a chemist shop in Richmond, Melbourne, when he and two others workers thwarted a Wangenella, sailing from Melbourne to

Murray Hulett and his daughter Sandra in 1959.

licensed victualler in Fortitude Valley Brisbane when he married Thelma Smith. On 24 April 1941 Murray enlisted in the AIF and served in Tobruk as an acting Corporal. In 1942 he was seriously

aged 34. In January 1945, now living in Townsville, Murray Hulett joined radio station 4TO as an announcer. In June he was before the courts for failing to pay his rent. He relocated to Brisbane where he worked as an announcer for 4KQ. In 1958 Thelma and Murray enrolled twelve-year old Malcolm into Grade 7. But it was as a director and producer that Murray was most successful. His amateur productions in Victoria and North Queensland were preparation for his greatest challenge to come – the Iona Passion Play.

Not long after school began in 1958, Father Shortall was asked by Father Long to undertake a task

Play at Easter in the College grounds. He presented Fr Shortall with the script and commissioned him to undertake the production. He had about

initiative in a beginning school had several dimensions. Firstly, the Cross was at the centre

feature of Christianity – and he saw the missionary implications of the Passion of Jesus for Australia. Secondly, the Passion Play was ecumenical and non-sectarian when ecumenism was in its infancy in this country. Thirdly, the

was an event which brought the Iona community

The original tennis courts and cricket wickets at the back of the Iona property.

The sale of the top soil helped fund the College in the 1960’s.

together for an activity other than working bees and fund-raising activities.

Father Shortall gathered local families and parishioners together. He asked Murray Hulett, father of Malcolm, to direct the play. Hulett and Father Shortall shared a vision that the play would be a was a soldier in the court of Pontius Pilate and son Michael was a servant boy. The Ousley, Taylor, infectious enthusiasm convinced a few in the congregation to support the Passion Play at Iona. The Play was staged on Good Friday night, the cast made up of parents, boys, their brothers and sister and some locals. An audience of about 4000 people attended, sitting on the hillside overlooking the stage, when only 500 jam that occurred on North Road leading to the site. Nevertheless, ‘it was a moving, simple according to Father Mac. The Courier Mail referred to it in passing as ‘the monumentally For the audience it was inspiring. As the red silence over the hill. No one moved for several minutes and it was apparent that people were deeply moved.

Father Long had been worried about the weather. ‘The rains had set in before the Passion Play and optimism, began planning for the 1959 play. As Father Long wrote in October, ‘from 1959 the Play will be presented on the southern side of Iona Hill, the slopes have been cleared revealing a perfectly years the Iona Passion Play would be a ministry in itself. The activity of 1958 for Father Long was dominated by obtaining the deeds of the property from building could not commence until there was a bank loan and there would be no loan without the bank holding the deeds as surety. Between October 1957 and June 1958 Father Mac drove Father

The cast of the first Iona Passion Play with the original school building and construction of the new school in the background.

Long to Wynberg to see the aging Archbishop on eleven occasions, usually at night after dinner. Father Long would delicately raise the matter of the deeds which Archbishop Duhig would wave aside as an annoyance. Duhig would then pick up the Ordo and turn to the Brisbane Archdiocese pages and, as Father Mac described, ‘go through the history of every parish starting with Annerley stories of rejections became habitual.

Mr Jack Clarke’s invitation to the opening of the first College building. He was grandfather of the Kempnich and Clarke boys and great grandfather of the Salsone boys.

The 1957 agreement between Archbishop Duhig and the Oblates agreed ‘to the foundation inauguration and establishment of a Roman Catholic College for boys to be owned and operated by the Fathers of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate at Lindum Wynnum Brisbane – including the right to establish a Domus Religiosa in accordance with Canon 497 and enjoyment of a public

Archbishop also agreed to ‘transfer gratuitously in full donation and free of charge to the Trustees of the Order the freehold free from encumbrances of land purchased and possessed

The comings and goings with the Archbishop were a frustration to the General House in Rome, where Assistant General, Father Joseph Birch, was the liaison. He emphasised the necessary

‘I am more delighted this business is gradually pleased to write not realising that the archdiocesan credit rating was not strong. The banks had long memories

Holy Name Cathedral

1959 the ANZ bank agreed to a loan of £45 000, paid in three instalments to the builder. It was 1958 £15 000, £10 000 in 1959 and by the end of 1960 the balance of £20 000.

tenderers, the lowest being £41 000. He wanted to start work immediately despite the fact that the

raised his spirits immensely. ‘We need only another 39 people like that or 390 people to lend us

nothing more than a renovated farm house and a few outbuildings in dusty paddocks, and Father

debris everywhere, it gave heart to everyone that the two-storey building was slowly rising. In seven months, it would be complete.

On 1 October 1958 the priests celebrated the achievements of the last twelve months. In a year they

unions of all kinds. Like many Catholic institutions the annual Fete was the focus of activity in the second half of the year. Parents and priests made their own stalls and hired tarpaulin covers. When

Father Long continues the story. ‘They aimed to spike our guns, but we stole the show when we asked for a stall to help them. Our boys were superb and a general comment was, “no two ways

‘At 5am the morning of the fete a gale force wind blew, shattering the stalls, tearing the tents and There was black and white paraphernalia scattered across the property. By 6am it was a heart-

School photo late in 1959 in front of the first classroom block, now known as Long Block. The staff of five priests were Fathers Austin Cooper, Denis McCarthy, Tim long, John O’Regan and Kevin Davine.

on donations and fund raising for its very survival. That year, the income consisted of donations totalling £4431, school fees of £752, tuckshop £220, art union £803 and school fete £582. The main £1877, wages £218, printing and postage £384, car £154, and a stage for the passion play £150.

The school leaving age was fourteen and some boys left school as soon as they were allowed. Thirteenyear old Paul Quinn was enrolled by his parents James Quinn, a Scottish born plumber, and his wife Anne, from their home in Kianawah Road Lindum, into Grade 7. The youngest of four boys, he left school after a year to become a painter.

beginning their primary education at Mount Gravatt State School. Younger siblings and travel distance led to Betty withdrawing the boys. Shaun later became a butcher in the Bay area and Greg a sales representative in Maryborough.

in Grades 7 and 6. But they moved to Kedron soon after and the boys left Iona and went to Padua College. William Leonard Kelly was a clerk in the public service when he and his wife, Jean, sent James into Grade 6 from their home in Park Road Wynnum West. In June 1960, the family left to return to live in Ashgrove.

At the end of 1958 Father Long wrote of his community. ‘I often ask myself if any man in my position has ever had such wonderful team mates as Fathers McCarthy and Shortall. They have Father Clarke, whose removal Father Long had sought from mid-year. He was not suited to primary school teaching – his talent and aspiration was for parish work.

Father Long had originally planned to have an admission test for the school but this was abandoned and he would take all comers. He had to rely on their written record from the previous school. Some

brothers Robert and Noel followed. Bill completed Senior in 1965 and studied Pharmacy at UQ. He ran his own pharmacy in Rochedale for twenty years before working in Greenslopes Hospital Pharmacy. His son Thomas attended the school. ‘There was a great pioneer spirit in the school memories was the sport, from cricket to the annual sports day. Bill was top of the class until Sub-

Kilkenny. After his ordination there in 1951 he was sent to Rome for two years to complete further radio presenter. At Iona he taught the Scholarship Class and coached both rugby codes, in spite of a passion for rugby league. He was enthusiastic about band and marching music, and so drill was a feature in the primary school in the early days. In 1965, aged 42, he was appointed to the Oblate Seminary in Mulgrave Victoria, where he taught Philosophy.

was at Assumption College Kilmore from where he matriculated to the University of Melbourne in 1949 to study law. But after a year he joined the Oblate Novitiate in 1950. In 1951 he travelled to Ireland for his priestly studies, where he was ordained in 1956. During his appointment at Iona Father Cooper completed a BA at the University of Queensland. After leaving Iona in1961 Father

PhD in History at Monash University. In 1972 Father Cooper became Master of the new Catholic Theological College in Melbourne. In 1976 he was elected President of the Melbourne College

Provincial of the Oblates, succeeding Father Hannah who had completed seven years in the role.

The later known Long Block was dedicated on Sunday 10 May 1959. The building of seven classrooms

Frs McCarthy, Long and O’Regan in College grounds 1959.

arrangement, and which proved to be an almost insurmountable debt at the time.

During his speech Father Long lamented the complete lack of Government support for non-State schools in Queensland. He contrasted the situation in Ceylon, Britain, Canada and Holland where schools like Iona were accepted as part of the national system of schools and funded to varying degrees as a right.

was to become the catch-cry of the State-aid debate of the 1960s. The message was not lost on College, said that the Catholic Church was carrying a large burden in education.

hundred volumes were catalogued by Father Cooper. On a visit Archbishop Duhig promised many more but they did not arrive.

Queensland foundations – Eagle Junction parish and Iona College. Both reports were preoccupied

help. There was a £5000 contribution from the Province immediately and £15 each week from June onwards to go to Iona from the second collection at Sunday Masses at Eagle Junction. ‘There

Warragul, Victoria, in 1936 to Mary and Kevin Davine, the local solicitor. He was to be the eldest of was completed as a boarder at the Marist College in Sale. Always the youngest in his class, Kevin Sorrento in 1953. In those days priestly studies for the Oblates were done in Ireland, and so, Kevin,

After a short holiday with his family, Father Davine arrived at Iona in September.

After 6 years in the lush green Irish hills, barren and dry Iona hill and its surrounding bush and swampland were a shock. The primitive conditions he found on arrival, especially his army-disposal bed and two-door bedside cupboard, made him wonder about the survival of this very basic mission.

This completed his jaw-dropping introduction to Iona in the pioneering days. But the challenge of his Grade 6 class and their learning was an ideal introduction to what became a lifetime of teaching

and school leadership.

The priests ate lunch in the dining room of the old house. It was the days before the College had a secretary or sick bay. ‘It was common enough to have a bloodied little Ionian suddenly appear safe. Father Long was not perturbed and took his customary siesta in his room with the bomb on reinforcements.

ensured a larger number for the beginning of secondary schooling. Much to the delight of the priests 20 of the 23 boys passed. Father Long was surprised, he confessed at the 1960 Speech Night, ‘as the the boys concealed from Father Long and the other priests for almost a day, by being particularly late, that he had no brakes and crashed into the barbed wire boundary fence.

Brian Kearney enrolled into Sub Junior in 1960. Brian left school at the end of Grade 11 to join the railways. Some years later he became a commercial pilot. He was sacked, like most pilots, during Virgin.

One night, two Oblates called in to discuss some business and were invited to join the family in TV watching. From that night on, there were two or three Oblates regularly at the Sibley house to join the family watching TV.

were grim. The builder wanted the balance of payments for the building, which he eventually received in November 1960. One repayment was made by selling the top soil from the main oval, for so long. There was an economic downturn in Australia in 1960 when the stock market collapsed and unemployment rose sharply, and

View from Davine Oval towards North Road in 1960.

The College’s first Science laboratory in 1960 was a wooden framed, fibrocement lined shed behind Long Block. It is being inspected by Fathers John O’Regan, Henry McFall and John Cranley.

security evaporated. Secondly, enrolments only grew slowly. The school was struggling to reach wage costs, the school would have failed. Thirdly, pain from ulcers contracted during his time in the tropical climate of Sri Lanka. As Father Mac

By November 1960 the Provincial leadership

Father Long, who had been an outstanding fund raiser in Ceylon, was unable to repeat his success in Australia. The school did not meet was talk of legal action. The threat of public humiliation that legal action would bring and the There was a Provincial Council meeting in Melbourne where Father Long was present. He was ended because he could not raise the funds for its growth. This was a marked contrast to the end raised a million rupees to build a public library. Sadly, he was less successful in Australia.

At the 1960 speech night Father Long congratulated the parents on recognising ‘that the possession sine qua non

who donated for instance the pews for the College Chapel, a billiard table, a piano and a number of provided a loan of £25 000 so that the debt to Keith Morris could be settled.

In December 1960 Father Long met Archbishop Carboni, the Papal Nuncio to Australia at that time. The Archbishop had just received a new posting to be Nuncio in Peru. Father Long volunteered to the Archbishop that he would like to go to Peru and help with some education venture for the poor in that country. The Archbishop agreed and said he would make contact with Father Long in the future.

At the end of 1960 Father Long and Father McCarthy were withdrawn from Iona by the Provincial. Father McCarthy left Iona for the Camberwell Mission House and in 1961 moved to the Lourdes

Monastery in Lesmurdie, where he did parish and mission work. It was at this time that he worked

In 1966 he returned to Eagle Junction, in Brisbane, until he was appointed Director of the Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate (MAMI). MAMI is a lay association committed to the spiritual year.

Father Long had toiled for three years with few resources. He won the hearts of the people of Wynnum and surrounding parishes, and inspired them with a vision for a great College. On Father

Oblates and early car.

Development of oval looking towards Bulgin Avenue, 1960.

IV

CHAPTER FOUR

1961 – 1969

-ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Father Henry McFall OMI (1923-2010) was Rector of Iona from 1961-1968.

The 1961 school year began with 200 boys enrolled and a new of 40 in each class - from Grades Five to Eight, Sub-Junior and Junior. The tired and ageing Father Long had been replaced by Father Henry McFall OMI. The school even celebrated reaching of Eneas and Mary McFall, in Fremantle, Western Australia. Eneas was a Grade 5 clerk in the public service and a member of a long-established local Catholic family – he was born in Fremantle in 1897. Henry was the eldest of the four McFall boys, and completed his schooling in Fremantle at CBC Fremantle (Christian Brothers College). He joined the Oblates immediately after secondary school, entered the novitiate at Geelong in 1941 and took his First Vows there on 17 February 1942. At that time Australian Oblates completed their priestly studies overseas but due to World War II Brother Henry became a weekly boarder at the Diocesan seminary at Werribee,

February 1945 and left soon afterwards to complete his theological studies at the Oblate Seminary in Piltown, Ireland where he was ordained a priest on 29 June 1949. He returned to Australia and studied fulltime at Melbourne University, where he graduated in 1954 with a BA Dip Ed. Father until his appointment to Iona as Rector aged 38.

Father Don Hughes OMI replaced Fr Mac as Bursar. Don Hughes was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, on 23 August 1932, and educated at CBC Fremantle. Intending to become a diocesan priest, he studied Philosophy at St Charles Seminary in Guildford WA, then joined the Oblates in 1953 at Sorrento. In 1954 he went to study theology at Piltown, Ireland, where he was ordained on 15 (WA) and Camberwell (VIC) before arriving at Iona in 1961.

teacher, and Thomas Lysaght, an insurance inspector. The family lived in Indooroopilly. After his schooling Jude had joined the Capuchin Friars and was living in the Wynnum priory. When he left the Capuchin congregation he worked at Iona. Jude Lysaght left Iona after a year to continue his teaching career. He died in 2015 aged 82 and is buried in Nudgee cemetery.

were only 50 boys in each house. The Houses were named after famous Oblates whose causes had been put forward for consideration for sainthood. MAZENOD was foremost as the Founder of the Oblates. GERARD House was named after Joseph Gerard who the Founder sent to Natal. ALBINI House was called after Charles Dominic Albini, a Bishop and Mazenod contemporary, who took the Oblate mission to Corsica. GRANDIN House was named after Bishop Vital Grandin, who was sent by the Founder as a missionary to the Canadian Inuit.

In early May, the Iona community were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Father Long. In

retreat in Rome. It was to discern his future mission in the Oblates but his preference was for a posting to South America. After visiting his aged mother and family in Ireland he sailed for London.

cardiac disease. On 30 April 1961 this outstanding Oblate priest, educator and missionary passed to his reward aged 65.

archbishop of Brisbane and school mate of Father Long, presided. The Australian province were represented by Father Austin Cooper. His aged mother and siblings, Doctor Edward

The College community in 1961.

from a gross of £515/7/5. There were 21 stalls, including the customary cake, clothing, sweets, best returns - £191/2/9 in total. Each class at the fete had a special stall with Grade 6 having the Comics stall. So, for months before the fete Grade 6 boys collected comics which were stored in the classroom until fete week. Then they were sorted and priced by the boys, which provided a very accurate valuation for each one. All ideas were canvassed to raise funds. A few dads thought it would project did not survive.

milestone for the school. There were 19 boys who sat for the Junior University

in the original Grade 7 class in 1958. The year: English, Religion, French, Latin, History, Maths A, Maths B, Chemistry and Physics. Three boys attempted all eight subjects, seven boys attempted 7 subjects and the remaining nine boys studied 6 subjects. There was a vast range of talent in the class as shown by the Maths B results from 4% to 80%. There were four boys who failed the majority of their subjects.

Kerry Pendergast achieved the best pass of 3As, 3Bs and 1C. Nicolas de Weger scored 2As, 3Bs and 3Cs and Simon Turner achieved 3As, 1B and 3Cs. Derek Phillips topped English with 75%, while Bernard Dunne, who studied only 6 subjects topped Maths A with 95% and Maths B with 80%. Kerry Pendergast topped Physics with 93% and Chemistry with 91%. It emerged that studying 8 subjects disadvantaged the bright boys as they were stretched across too many subjects. In the small Latin class of 7 boys, 6 passed. All boys studied French and 11 passed. In English 16 passed and three failed. Among the 16 boys studying History set for the size of the Senior class in 1963 and the growth of the school, and ultimately its survival.

In the Sciences, 19 boys studied Physics and 8 failed – the scores ranged from 24% to 93%. In the Chemistry class of 10 boys, two failed. These results were the seed of discontent which germinated

More than half the class left school at the end of Junior. As one recalled, ‘there was no great fanfare, we possibly shook hands, said we would try to stay in touch and took our last walk down the driveway

three year groups: Sub-Junior (Grade 9), Junior (Grade 10) and Sub-senior (Grade 11). There were nine periods in the day each of 40 minutes with 20 minutes for recess at 10.30am and 40 minutes

Father Shortall with a group of boys at a soft drink factory excursion in 1961.

one lesson for sport.

Father McFall taught English in each class, Latin in Junior and Sub-junior, History in a combined Junior/Sub-junior class and Logic in Sub-senior. Father Cranley taught all the Science, Maths A & B in Junior and Maths II in Sub-senior. Father Hughes taught Bookkeeping and Christian Doctrine in Subjunior and Maths I in Sub-senior. Father Davine taught all the French as well as primary classes.

result. Half of the boys were part of the original 1958 class. The best passes with 8As were Bill scored 7As and 1B, he topped English (85%) Maths A (99%) Chemistry (98%) and Physics (91%). Bill French (94%) and Latin (93%). Once again about half the class left school. From Senior in 1963 or 1964. These retention rates were good for a beginning school in Queensland in the 1960s.

sat the test. The boys had to sit the test at Wynnum North State School because Iona was not secondary education of the students.

The enrolment at Iona to begin 1963 was 313 boys – 148 in primary and 165 in secondary. The timetable changed to ten periods per day, each of 35 minutes. The year began with the infusion of four new teachers – all young priests who had been ordained only twelve months, fresh from the

The four priests were only recently ordained and had no teacher training. They had completed their schools before the Juniorate. So, the only teaching practice and discipline procedures they knew were from the Christian Brothers.

which were the course programme in each subject. After a brief lesson on blackboard use in heady days of utter self-belief, encouraged by our superiors who believed years spent behind

McFall came to each of the new teachers to inform them of their roles in the school. Bernard

A 1962 excursion by Year 7 boys to HMAS Melbourne with Wilfred Rampal RAN - a parent arranged the tour.

into one room, how I would manage them and

Nevertheless, he was handed the necessary English, Maths, Social Studies and Religion, and given a roll book to record daily attendance and with columns to enter school fee collection of two shillings per week per boy.

write with chalk on a blackboard. ‘We were to learn on the job – such things as preparing a

at Iona until 1977 before the primary leadership passed to Michael Goodwin. He then taught at Mazenod in Western Australia for 5 years before moving to parish work.

The four newcomers joined Father McFall and Fathers Don Hughes, John Cranley, Kevin Davine

each with his own room. There were no individual hand basins, just one bathroom and one shower for all to share. There was a corner room downstairs with an ensuite toilet that was occupied by live-in housekeeper and cook, Mrs Grace Dwyer. Upstairs the closed-in front verandah served as a

All the priests taught all day, including the Rector. There were no free periods for anyone, including

that day that the priests discovered there was a strong pool of sprinting talent. In the early days, the school played Rugby Union on Saturdays in primary and secondary, when they could get opponents. The TAS (The Associated Schools) competition was full and not open to new members. So, Father Davine met with Brother Harding from St James and Father Alban from Padua and established the CCRLA (Catholic Colleges Rugby League Association), which later became the ACC (Associated Catholic Colleges). It was a rugby league competition and set up weekly games in Open, Under 15 and Under 14 age groups with A, B and sometimes C divisions in each group. The most enjoyable rugby league games in the early to mid-1960s were the trips to Lismore and Grafton, especially the socials after the games. The highpoint of this competition was a curtain raiser match between Iona

Iona won 5 – 2, with Michael Pook scoring the only try.

dream of no corporal punishment evaporated in the very early days when the priests were confronted with the challenging demands of classroom discipline. For some it was thrust upon them. For Father

Social Studies

provide the correct answer, so Father promptly strapped him, then handed the strap to me to

Father Hughes, Father Davine and Father McFall welcome Archbishop Duhig to Iona in 1962.

Education.

Father Kevin Casey found that teaching was not his calling and left Iona in April 1964. He was to become an outstanding Oblate missionary. Kevin Casey was born in Coragulac on 10 May 1936 where he completed his theology and philosophy studies. He graduated with his BA from the was to Iona College. In 1971 he was one of four Oblates to initiate the Oblate presence in Indonesia. of the Oblates in Indonesia and Superior of the Oblate seminary. He died in Indonesia in 2013. The community of priests set a positive tone. ‘They were happy days, brim full of good humour, taught all day, coached sports teams after school, ran working bees and fund raisers, maintained and cleaned the school and studied at university. They still maintained their priestly commitments to prayer, liturgy and visiting those in need.

The living conditions of the priests were deplorable. Once the A block was completed, now Long Block, Uncle Tim’s Cabin by some, disrespectfully, was available for

City Council approved a septic disposal system discharging into two ash beds 75 feet by 45 feet and

The routine of the scholastic year was established by 1963, but there were still special events. The diary of the year records: a school holiday on 6 March for the arrival of the Queen in Brisbane; the College swimming carnival at Manly Baths won by Albini House on 18 March; torrential sports day on Sunday 8 September and Monday declared a school holiday; and 5 November

Pendergast and Simon Turner scored the top passes with 1A, 2Bs and 3Cs. Their classmates

The first Sub Senior class in 1962: Tony Haseler, Brian Kearney, Brian Nolan, Nicolaus de Weger, Simon Turner, Kerry Pendergast, Billy Hase and John Walmsley with Father Robert Sullivan OMI.

Kerry Pendergast and Brian Nolan became teachers. Nick de Weger became a surveyor in the Department of Lands and worked for over 30 years in Townsville. Simon Turner joined the Oblates and was the third teacher from this electronics.

at this time were the topic of choice by Father McFall in his Speech Night address. Father McFall shocked the audience, which included Archbishop Duhig, and made headlines in the Coinstruction in secondary schools, whereby girls and boys shared facilities and teachers but were not taught together in the same class. Coeducation (Rector and teaching Latin, Logic, Christian Doctrine and History), Father Lourey (English, French and Christian Doctrine), Father Davine (Maths, Social Studies, English, French and History), Father Casey (Maths, Science and Christian Doctrine), Father Hughes (Maths, Bookkeeping and Christian Doctrine), Father Cranley (Science, Maths II and Christian Doctrine) and Mr Harman (English and Science). Classes began at 8.40am and there were four 35-minute periods before a 15-minute recess at 11.00am. From 11.15 there were three 35-minute periods until lunch at 1.00pm. The lunch break was only 35 minutes. In the afternoon another three 35-minute lessons

order: Grade 10 Science, Grade 11 Science Grade 9 Science, Grade 10 Science, Grade 12 Maths II, Grade 9 Science, Grade 12 Science and Grade 11 Maths II

Logic, Grade 12 Latin, Grade 8 Latin, supervision of the study room, Grade 11 Latin, Grade 9 Latin, Grade 10 History, Grade 11 English, Grade 10 Latin and Grade 12 English.

The school fees in 1964 were £7 per term over three terms. The records of the Sub-Junior A class in that year – a class of 54 boys – show that 26 boys paid by term, 1 paid by instalments, 2 paid discounted fees and 16 paid no fees at all.

In classes in the morning, the roll was marked. On Monday mornings, two shillings was collected from each boy to pay school fees for the week. The payment was recorded on the roll which was the only record of fees paid.

Father Don Hughes presents Grace Dwyer, priests’ housekeeper, with the keys to the Holden car won by her in the College Art Union.

At the speech night in 1962 - Father McFall, James Murphy, Archbishop Duhig, Kerry Pendergast and Michael Pook.

In sport in the early 1960s, the secondary school played Rugby League and the primary boys played Rugby. In 1964 the secondary boys played Ipswich and CBC Gympie. Iona won just over half their matches. But they did play Padua three times: Padua 23 d Iona 3, Iona 5 d Padua 2 and Padua 7 d Iona 0. Meanwhile the primary played rugby against Nudgee Junior, Gregory Terrace, Marist Ashgrove, Padua, Villanova, St

competing in the VIP competition (Villanova, Iona and Padua Colleges). The Iona team were placed second in the Sunday afternoon meet,

of 5 feet 3 inches. There were only 6 boys at Iona in the Under 10 age group, nevertheless four of Metropolitan Catholic Schools Association meet at Lang Park (now Suncorp Stadium) against St James, St Marys Toowoomba, Ipswich, St Josephs Toowoomba, De La Salle Scarborough, Padua,

Iona boys loved cricket from the outset, as did Father Davine. He takes up the story. ‘I took the oval. Father Cranley was my partner in audacity and hard work and the senior students were great helpers – especially when they could drive our old 1928 utility. The ground was like rock but at

Parent engagement with the school was strongly encouraged. The calendar of events contained social, fundraising and religious events which built the culture of the school. In Term 2 1964,

17 May, the Fathers Meeting on Tuesday 19 May, the Mothers Meeting on Wednesday 20 May at 10.30am, the Iona fete on Saturday 30 May and the annual Corpus Christi Procession at the

school holiday on 25 May for the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians – patroness of Australia. The Fete was the largest showing of parent

1963 Seniors with Father McFall.

BACK: Tony Haseler, Nicolaus de Weger, Kerry Pendergast, Billy Hase. FRONT: Simon Turner and Brian Nolan.

Senior Class in 1964. BACK: Neville Smith, John Lowry, John O’Halloran, Pat MacAnally, Lance Laws. MIDDLE: Les Jacobi, Anthony Kennedy, John Taylor, Ted Barber, Les Croser, John Roberts. FRONT: John Wotherspoon, Bill Ousley, Father McFall, Michael Pook, Christopher Dean

dance raised £13/13/3 and the art union almost £400. The total takings of £1300/16/3 became father of Oliver and Brendan, had been engaged as the architect and his design was residence to accommodate 13 priests, a science block and classrooms on the sloping land so that a covered recreation area and new tuckshop could be accommodated underneath. The two-story building was commenced in November with the Commonwealth Government contributing a Science Grant of £9400 towards the costs.

There were 16 boys in the second senior class in 1964. Father McFall taught English, Logic and Latin to this class. Father Davine taught History and French, Father Cranley taught Science, Maths II, Physics and Chemistry, and Father Hughes taught Maths I and Christian Doctrine. Mr Harman, the only layman, supervised the senior study room when the senior boys had study periods. Study periods

Dean, Anthony Kennedy and John Roberts. Two seniors returned to Iona to repeat Senior in 1965, Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses. The class refer to themselves light heartedly as the holiest

Ted into the furniture industry, later establishing his own wholesale furniture distribution business, and Billy becoming a stonemason and later owning ANA Monumentals. There were two Vietnam veterans from the class. Ted Barber and Les Corser were called up for National Service when they

1964 Track and Field team in the VIP (Villanova, Iona, Padua) competition with coach Father Davine.

turned 20. Both men served 12-month tours of duty in Vietnam.

the second senior class should not be underplayed in the history of the school. Their entry into the position of the College by 1965 won over many Oblates who were still opposed to the school foundation at Lindum. ‘They were now more McFall.

In 1965 the Past Pupils Association of Iona mid-March was a cricket match on the College Oval between the First XI and the Old Boys, which the current students won convincingly.

Father McFall faced the challenge to have competent teachers in front of classes, especially in the discipline in the classes. Conscious of the criticism and being strategic in addressing the problem

directly Father McFall countered with, ‘Before criticising Catholic education and Iona in particular, the Government could insist on increased control of the schools for increased funding, something the of Catholic schools in Australia.

11 that totalled £3/18/6 , Chemistry books were £2/9/6 , Maths books £3/4/6. The weekly salaries

In his report to the General Chapter in 1965, Father McFall wrote of the possibilities to promote to needs as they arose, such as the then shortage of Maths and Science teachers.

1964 Rugby League Premiers: BACK: Bill Watson, John Wotherspoon, Ray Whitlam, Michael Foley, Ted Barber, Bill Ward, Michael Pook. FRONT: Anthony Kennedy, Greg Nolan, Jim Lamb, John Carroll, Pat MacAnally, Danny O’Neil

In 1965 the Tuckshop Account showed a turnover of £8129/16/8 in the yearly summary. It was used as a source of funds: electricity £65, insurance £10, trees £30, cricket pitch £44, tractor £92, oval projects £462 and paint £116. The Parents and Friends stall at the EKKA was also included considered a good outcome at this time.

There were 22 boys in the Senior class of 1965. Michael Murphy gained the top pass with 5As and a C in Logic – the top pass - and went on to study Medicine

cars, he made this his life work. William Hess scored 1A, 4Bs and 1C and studied Pharmacy. Some became teachers. Bill Ward, Captain of First XIII, became a primary teacher. His son, Tom Ward who later became a Principal. Greg Nolan studied Geology but turned to secondary science teaching when the mining industry collapsed in the early 1970s. John Carroll, captain of the First XI, became became a draftsman while School Captain, Ray Whitlam, had an industrial chemistry career. Other

business. Francis Green was the only boy to join the military, in the RAAF. Brendan and Michael Foley came to Iona from Toowoomba when their parents purchased the Courthouse Restaurant, which was the site of the Grade 12 Valedictory Dinner that year.

to parish ministry. In 1990 he was Novice Master and then Seminary Rector again until 1995, contribution to priestly formation. His sister, Eileen, was married to prominent and entrepreneurial businessman, Alan Bond.

In 1966 there were 12 priests and 1 layman, Mr Des Howell. Des Howell joined Iona from the State system and taught Science, Maths and Art in the primary classes. He coached and refereed Rugby League. He later taught in State and independent schools before retraining as a librarian. He worked in this capacity at Emerald Agricultural College. Today he is a professional artist and specialises in caricatures.

The Oblate Juniorate started at Iona in 1966. The Juniorate was hurriedly moved to Brisbane at the charge of the students and was known as the Moderator of Juniors. Father Bernard, the boys and their cook lived in the house. The plan persisted for two years and was then closed down. Ironically

Boys John Wotherspoon, Bill Ousely and Pat MacAnally receive a presentation from Father McFall prior to their departure for the Oblate Seminary in 1965.

The school was attempting to grow to two streams in each year level. Father McFall was assisted by Vice-Rector Father Siebert and Bursar Father Lourey. Director of the Primary were Father Cranley (12), Father FitzPatrick (11), Father McGillicuddy (10), Father Siebert (9), Father Sherman and Mr Howell (8 – 2 classes), Dwyer (6 – 2 classes) and Father Davine (5). By

1960s were ambitious. Mazenod College opened in Lesmurdie in Western Australia in 1966 with 34 pupils and two priests and Mazenod College opened in Mulgrave, Victoria in 1967 with 72 pupils and two Oblates. These later openings would priests nor the schools anticipated.

The teaching building included more classrooms, Science laboratories and preparation rooms and a Science laboratories collapsed. The Iona buildings were insured for $316 000, including contents, with the Federal Mutual Insurance Company of Australia Ltd. At the same time the school carried a public risk liability of $40 000 for which they paid an annual premium of $18.48.

9 years 6 months to 11 years 10 months, but their reading ages were assessed from 6 years 7 months to 13 years. This cohort had a broad range in age but a challenging range of reading ability. In one class there were boys with reading ages two years above their chronological age and others two years below.

consisted of written tests in Arithmetic (60 minutes), Grammar, Composition (30 minutes) and Geography and oral tests in Mental Arithmetic (/10) and Spelling (/10). A rank order of students was produced from the results: 1. D Fitzpatrick 2. P Bouton 3. M Nolan 4. D Briggs 5. T Schulz 6. J Brown, J Daly 8. M Bouton – including all 72 students.

senior schooling. This was lamented by Father McFall at the 1965 Speech Night and prompted the

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introduction of a career counselling programme in Junior and Sub-senior to help boys discern their career pathways. A senior class of this size was not sustainable and the small number threatened

cohort was Ian Highet with 3As, 1B and 3Cs, who won a Commonwealth University Scholarship. He graduated from UQ in Medicine, as did Greg Wright providing the highest ratio of doctors from any cohort 2 : 6. But 25 boys in Sub-senior and 44 in Junior were encouraging for the future of the senior school.

In 1967 there were 460 boys in the school, 230 in primary and 230 in secondary classes. They

Nevertheless, when the Oblate Assistant-General Father Joseph Fitzgerald conducted a canonical visitation of the Iona community in March 1967, he had ‘nothing but commendation, encouragement

The balance sheet of the Parents & Friends in 1967 indicates the diversity of parent fund raising tuckshop and drink vending machine ($980), fete and art union ($1816), home parties ($217),

The walkathon was a school managed event on the weekend which raised $2040.27. Twelve-year old Peter Daly was just one of hundreds of boys who set out on the 1967 Walkathon on 6 August at 9.30am. Peter completed the 15 miles to Cleveland Point and raised $14.95 from his 13 sponsors.

The College balance sheet in 1967 showed the sources of income: fees ($19 076), Queensland government grants ($12 700), sports fees ($3 600), Parents & Friends ($5 068) and Oblate priests ($9 238). The priests were paid for their weekend were indicative of things to come. There was an and presbytery and a massive $20 828 for the salaries. The wages book showed that in 1967

– Frank Manthey - $63, Rob Cullen - $73, Bruce Howden - $53.50, Des Howell - $67.54, Barry Searle – $58.50, David Watson - $62.50 and Mrs Jan Knight - $25. Nevertheless, the College the original College property and Albert

Father John Wotherspoon was ordained at the Eucharistic Congress in 1973. He taught at Iona from 1976-1980 and in 1984. In 1985 he began 7 years teaching in China at Zhaoqiag. He has been in Hong Kong since then working in prison chaplaincy and as an anti-drug campaigner.

by the Parents and Friends Association over two successive working-bee Saturdays. The cost of materials, $64.52, was shared between the school and Albert Townsend. There were 80 steel posts at 46 cents each and 3 rolls of barbed wire at $9.24 each.

In November 1967 the College uniform was

by Father McFall. It was black with two silver buttons on the front and one on each sleeve. The College badge was pinned to the lapel. These were sold by the College and by Wally

were a number of approved drapers supplying the College uniform including Cannon Hill Drapery

In 1967 the school was shocked by the sudden death of John Treacy who was shot dead at Nudgee College. John had been a pupil at Iona from Grade 5 to Grade 10 but transferred to boarding at

6.00pm near the front doors of the Nudgee Administration Building. Five minutes before he had been called from the Chapel because there was a man waiting for him. John was seen walking with the man towards the College oval but was shot on his way back to the Chapel. The weapon was later found in a ditch beside Sandgate Road. Later that same night, a 29year old man presented at Toowong Police station and was arrested. The motive for the shooting was a mystery until it was discovered the man had been in hospital 18 months before with John, who was hospitalised with a leg injury. When both were out of hospital, the man persisted in wanting to see John. He

A primary report card in the 1960s.

At the end of 1967 Father McFall celebrated the achievements of the last ten years. Apart from impressive he said. ‘We can boast of four ovals and a park-like on Speech Night. He then continued about ‘the people who have brought about this transformation, including his predecessors and the parents and friends of the school. The impact of Vatican II was already changing

View of the new Science Building in 1965, as it nears completion.

assured the parents ‘that the Fathers are zealous in their endeavours to relate Christian Doctrine

Iona staff in 1966. BACK: Mr D Howell, Brother Clearly, Father Bruggerman, Father O’ Brien, Father Lourey, Father Sherman, Father McGillicuddy, Father Dwyer, FRONT: Father Davine, Father Siebert, Father McFall, Father Cranley, Father FitzPatrick.

Father McFall made some dire predictions for the future during a blunt Speech Night address. ‘I now turn to two major problems involving the future and development of the College, namely FINANCE and ENROLMENTS. The increased ratio of lay teachers to religious has 600 was received in fees, from parents and government allowance. The P&F contributed uneconomic and they need about 80 in each cohort. To confront the numbers problem in the senior school he suggested coeducation and asked, ‘would it not be saving in teachers and also in energy means either increased fees, bigger classes, or smaller schools, and none of these is very pleasant to the school back on trajectory for a strong academic senior school. There were two 7s which were

Costello scored one 4, two 5s, three 6s and a 7. Both boys studied Medicine. Stephen became the Head of Mater Emergency. Robert Hess also went into Medicine and became Professor and Director of Research and Development of Ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Shayne Osborne scored one 4, two 5s and four 6s, and became a sociologist in the Department of Community Services. These four boys, as well as Lloyd Christensen (two 4s, two 5s and two 6s), Barry Poole (three 5s and two 6s) and Greg Adler (two 4s, two 5s and two 6s), won Commonwealth University Scholarships. Jerry Piglas (three 5s and three 6s) became a teacher, as did Gary Coghill and Terry Chapman. Gary returned to teach and later in the secondary school. Stephen Cook

Prefects in 1966 with Father McFall. John Denzin, Robert Hess, Ian Highett, Harlold Ousley, Stephen Costello and Greg Wright.

public service. These strong Senior results in 1967 and the resulting University Scholarships consolidated the academic standards of the school.

Four boys had joined this class for Grade 12. They lived together under the supervision of the priests in the old farm house when the priests aspirants to the priesthood, but none proceeded to the novitiate after Senior. This Juniorate programme lasted only two years.

The Junior Class of 45 boys in 1967 was topped by Paul Costello with seven As and one B. He

Queensland police visited schools in the 1950s AND 1960s to check bicycles. On this occassion of testing at Iona with Father McFall, 25% of the bicycles were unroadworthy.

Secondary Scholarships for Senior and Sub-senior, including Stephen Buckland, Michael Conway, Robert Owens and Raymond Owens.

In November 1967 Father McFall wrote to Father Cagney, the Provincial, suggesting that the roles

There was a three-term year in 1968 beginning January 30 and concluding November 28 – an almost two-month Christmas vacation. There were two vacations in May and August to break the thirteen-week terms.

The College celebrated the arrival of Cardinal Cooray in November 1968. Cardinal Cooray OMI was Archbishop of Colombo. His welcome included a guard of honour by the boys either side of the long driveway. This was followed by Mass in the College chapel. The following day he was formally

visit by a Cardinal to the College. In the evening there was a parish reception at Guardian Angels Church. Here everyone realised they were part of a milestone in the history of the College, when a Ceylonese Cardinal visited a school founded by an Oblate who had worked for over 30 years in Ceylon.

The 1968 Senior class had 19 graduates even though there had been 37 boys in their Junior class. In Senior the 19 boys studied English (19), French (19), Chemistry (14), Modern History (7), Economics (3), Maths I (16), Maths II (6), Logic (5) and Physics Modern History and English – the only 7s. There were strong passes from Peter Foley (three 4s and three 5s), Michael Libke (four 4s, a 5 and a 6) and Peter Kerr one 3, three 4s, a 5 and a 6). The majority of boys scored 3s and 4s in their subjects with only a few 1s and 2s. The boys in Junior presented in English, Maths A and Science A and picked their other subjects from French (39), Italian (1), Latin (19), History (34), Geography (23), Citizenship (20), Maths B (41), Science B (36), Music (1), Technical Drawing (9) and Bookkeeping (23). The Junior class in 1968 was 59 boys but still only half went on to Senior.

In the 1960s old boys from Iona continued the military service of their fathers, grandfathers and

was the possibility of 2 years continuous army service. Between 1964 and 1972, 63 735 National Servicemen served in the Army and 15 381 served in Vietnam and 200 died there. By the time the Vietnam war ended in 1972 a number of Iona old boys had completed tours of duty in Vietnam. Some were National Servicemen like Trooper Peter Kinsella, who served for 300 days in Vietnam in the 4th Infantry Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment for over a year from May 1968.

Field Regiment and later in the 4th Field regiment in 1970. Private Malcolm Hulett served 253 days

he turned 17 and spent 47 years in the Army before he retired. Private Brian Hennessy served in Vietnam in 1967 in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps as part of the 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit. Brian trained as a teacher and was later principal of a special school. He is now an author and psychologist who has lived in China for 13 years. Brian speaks Mandarin and is married to a Chinese citizen who is a Professor of Chinese Language and Culture. He has travelled widely in towards building understanding between China and the West.

Meanwhile at the time the boys at Iona were debating the merits of the war. There was strong support for the Government view of standing up for the democratic process and opposing Chinese

At the end of 1968 Fr McFall completed his term as Rector. He was in poor health after the demanding leadership of the school for eight years.

The customary Welcome Night for new parents held each year in early February became a Farewell Night in 1969. Traditionally organised by the

and meet the teachers event became a farewell to Father McFall and a welcome to the new Rector

Father John Hannah. He was the Parish Priest at Massey in New Zealand when he was appointed Rector of Iona College, aged 39.

John Robert Hannah was born on 6 March 1930 in Geelong, Victoria, one of three sons.

before working in the Commonwealth Bank. He entered the novitiate at Sorrento in 1953, aged 22. He studied at the seminary in Ireland from 1955 to 1959 and was ordained at Piltown in his

The Main Roads Department Licence Issuing Office in Kemp Place, Fortitude Valley, was transported to Iona and became Primary classrooms in 1969.

before his posting to Camberwell Provincial House, where he gave missions and retreats as

was to pioneer the parish at Massey in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was parish priest and chaplain to the local Air Force base.

Meanwhile Father McFall, after leaving Iona, returned to parish work at Sefton parish in Sydney before teaching at Mazenod College in Melbourne (1971-8) and Mazenod College in Perth (1979-83). Father McFall then worked in parishes – Sefton (1984), North Melbourne (1986-92) and Fremantle (1994-2010). While in North Melbourne he was the chaplain to the

His life was bookended by the Oblate Parish of March 2010. many developments occurred. He negotiated the purchase of two demountable buildings.

Manual Arts teacher to join Iona. He was able to establish a class in Woodwork

recognition of the trade career aspirations of many boys. In 1969 the College engaged Mrs Martin (later Wardale) as a speech teacher. She established a primary speech ensemble which competed in the Queensland Eisteddfod. This was the watershed of successful cultural activities when the group won their division in 1969 and 1970. One of their favourite pieces was Old Henry Parkes. Speech classes showcased their talent at the Brisbane Eisteddfod, when the Under 13 team won their division ahead of 26 other schools.

The Mothers and Fathers Clubs began their 1969 activities immediately to support the College. On across the Bay area. Once collected the bottles had to be sorted. The long neck beer bottles from

Father John Hannah OMI (1930-2015).

and had to be crated separately. This activity raised $1200 in 1968. By 1973 the bottle collections had raised over $17 000 for the school. The bottle yard at the back of the school property had

old tuckshop – the original horse stables – were relocated there. Bottle collections ended about 1975.

This coincided with the departure from Iona of Father Mithen, who was the driving force behind the bottle drives, and the introduction of beer in cans.

One social group was the ‘Swinging

a conversation about fund raising between Shirley Cann and her tuckshop co-workers, Sheila Renton and Patty Gerrard. Shirley was already in a church song-and-dance group and thought there was enough talent among the mothers to form their own group at Iona. With the help of Loretta King, a very good pianist, the Iona Swinging Mothers

Pretty Girls was staged in the old hall at Iona. From this humble beginning there were numerous performances

dinner dances, concerts, shows and appearances at boat clubs, football clubs, aged care homes, senior citizens

the scenes preparation was done by the members themselves. They made their own costumes and

A new Maths syllabus was introduced into the primary school. The need for improvement in literacy was recognised and addressed with the introduction of the SRA reading laboratories into Primary of Queensland, was a conduit for innovation in the primary school.

The boys had a class Mass every week as the liturgical changes from the Second Vatican Council began to have greater impact. Boys read the Epistles, joined in the Proper of the Mass and carried assembly was held before classes each morning for secondary boys. Senior boys gave a short talk and led the prayers.

The bottle yard at the back of the school property in 1969 with crates ready to be collected and hessian bags of empties waiting to be sorted.

Swinging Mothers Telethon.

His views on boy/girl relationships was clear. ‘I do not believe secondary school studies and outside school-managed social life of the senior boys included dancing lessons at the school and invitations Bulimba Parish Hall. But by 1970 Father Hannah was in favour of coeducation at Iona. Senior and Sub-senior girls from Mt Carmel and Moreton Bay College were invited into Physics and Chemistry

SRC (Student Representative Council). Father Hannah commended its success at the Speech Night. of its members, and at the same time, it has promoted a healthy College spirit. They have shown Little Kings Appeal. The suggestions also came Freedom from Hunger Campaign

In sport Iona continued its membership of the ACC (Associated Catholic Colleges) and the Combined Catholic Colleges Primary Schools Association. The school built closer relationships

Lismore and Woodlawn, Christian Brothers schools in Toowoomba, Gympie and Southport, and the Sacred Heart Fathers at Downlands. Success came in the ACC competition with three of the

Under 13s were premiers. The First XIII Rugby League team won the local Wynnum/Manly Cup.

introduction of basketball at the College. It was introduced to provide an alternative for those not playing rugby league. The Under 16 and Under 14 teams had an outstanding start in the

Iona College

War Memorial Trust Fund project was the purchase of 12.5 acres on North Road for $10 300. The Trust received a refund of stamp duty on the land purchase. Other courts and cricket practice wickets for $4371,

1969 First XIII Rugby League team. BACK: S Starkey, J Graeme, G Quinn, G Pascoe, P Murphy. MIDDLE: S Buckland, G Weiss, Father Sherman, M Lynch, J Ahern. FRONT: M Walmsley, P Hinchy, G Ray, L Kendall, J MacNally.

fencing of the oval and tennis courts for $1108, clearing of the North Road property, $1249 and

The College celebrated the 1969 results of the Senior class of 22 boys. Three won Commonwealth University Scholarships and two won Commonwealth Advanced Education

5s and four 6s. He joined the Oblates and was ordained in 1975 and later founded Queensland Rosies

who scored 7s in Physics and Maths II as well as two 4s and two 6s, and went on to study Engineering. Stephen Buckland scored three 5s, one 6 and one 7, studied Medicine and became a RAAF doctor. Bob Owens scored one 3, one 4, one 5, two 6s and a 7 in Maths I and matriculated Logic after being told by his teacher he was the least likely to pass. Daniel Weise with two 4s, three 5s and a 6 studied drafting. Many boys had passes of 3s,4s and 5s, like Paul Ferguson who became a scientist, or Pat Hinchy who became an accountant or forgot their humble beginnings.

John Hourigan won the Australian Schoolboys Under 16 Cycling Championships in 1969.

Fr Robert Sullivan OMI visiting Iona from the Philippines.

CHAPTER FIVE

1970 – 1977

‘Through the eyes of Christ we see the world’

-ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Provincial in 1970 and Father Vincent Lourey became the fourth Rector. But in his short stay Father Hannah endeared

ordained priest. He worked for seven years under the leadership of Father McFall and Father Hannah.

of four children born to Vincent Daniel Lourey, a meatworks foreman, and Ellen Veronica White. The couple had married

a Sister of Mercy. After his primary education Vin attended

schooling travelling each day to the school from the Juniorate house. He was 6 feet 2 inches in his senior year and played ruckman for the College First XVIII.

At the end of his Senior year Vin Lourey joined the Oblate community at Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula. He completed his novitiate at Sorrento before leaving with four others to complete his priestly studies at the Oblate seminary in Natal, South Africa. He was ordained in Durban in 1962

When he took over as Rector in 1970 there were 7 priests and 8 laymen teaching 492 boys.

teams. His few games of AFL with the Wynnum Vikings, where he was just one of the team, were some of the fondest memories of his early days at Iona. He was naturally a reserved and shy man

He was shocked by his elevation to Rector but nevertheless committed himself completely to the task confronting him. By his physical appearance he commanded respect but by nature he was reserved

Father Vin Lourey

character, he was a good judge of people. He than any other Rector. by the Government to rezone land, adjacent

grant permission to build a tannery or like facility on the site. The tannery would have had an immediate impact on the school. The Iona College family joined the Lindum community and the P & C of Lindum State School to oppose the rezoning. Bill Ousley supported Father Lourey in preparing a detailed 8-page notice of objection. Fortunately, the opposition prevailed and the rezoning proposal was defeated in Cabinet. A third Grade 8 class was added in 1970 so the enrolment would pass 600 within a few years. The enlarged cohort size allowed the under the old farm house for Manual Arts and Woodwork began in Grade 8. The Arts were not neglected. Music the program taught by Jann Thatcher.

The introduction of Christian Living weekends proved popular with the Senior boys. The weekend programme, with students from other Catholic schools in Brisbane, was successful from social, persevere with the idea.

Maths

Social Studies curriculum was introduced and plans made for two primary classes in each primary cohort, that would be graded on ability.

In October 1970 Father Lourey wrote to the parents who were enrolling their sons for 1971, emphasising the ideals and rules of the college. Courtesy, religious high priorities. These were the attributes behaviour like the list of banned items: ‘transistor radios, magazines, comics or

1970 Primary Student Council. BACK: Matt Connor, Mr Dillon, Noel Vidler, Larry Adler, Father O’Brien. FRONT: Phillip West, Francis Leben, Michael Pascoe, Danny Hickey, Bradley Goos, Terry Parley.

Aerial view in 1970.

Nevertheless, there was an evolution underway should be reasonable in style, either short to be parted and arranged in a conservative attended to by each boy especially in regard to been a capitulation to hair styles of the day.

Father Lourey faced the challenge of the numbers staying at school beyond Junior. In 1970 there were 31 Seniors at Iona. In comparison the Sub-senior at Iona in 1970. The boys were taught by 7 priests and 8 fulltime lay teachers and one part time, as well as singing and music teachers.

In September 1970 Father Hannah wrote to the Mother General of the Mercy Sisters, Mother Mary in Physics, Chemistry and Maths II

1970 Prefects: Michael Walmsley, Graham Quinn, Paul Murphy, Michael Winkle, Graham Ray and Russel Maher. Graham Quinn went on to play Rugby League for St George, Queensland and Australia.

Staff in 1972. BACK: Bill Dillon, John McConnell, Michael Wilkinson, David Watson, John Carroll, Stephen Johnson. MIDDLE: Bill Kessell, Fr Harry Mithen, Bob Cullen, Br Hugh Goerke, Jim Griffin, Fr Pat Dwyer, Lionel Pearce. FRONT: Robert Gault, Fr John Sherman, Joyce Knight, Fr John Cranley, Fr Vincent Lourey, Fr Bernard O’Brien, Rita Daly, Fr Vincent McGillicuddy, Gary Coghill

school. There was emphasis on school rules and reminders about them, like personal tidiness, picking up rubbish, tuckshop lines and wearing ties. There was mention of very unsatisfactory practices like smoking, spitting, stealing or It’s Academic, Debating, fete helpers, fund raising success, like $149 towards a cancer appeal, and

On Friday 16 October the Speech Night was held in the Churchie Hall. The feature of the night was the performance of America Hurrah by the Drama students. The sporting success of the year was celebrated among the academic awards.

Prefects in 1972. BACK: David Knight, Neville Meyer, Chris Hazzard, Lindsay Kranz, Patrick Dwyer, Peter McLean, Michael Lawes. FRONT: Chris Robertson, Anthony Bartlett (Captain), Father Lourey, Peter Daly, Lawrie Hamilton.

scoring 220 points, 58 ahead of second place. The competing teams were Iona, Padua, St Edmunds,

English, French, and Latin. A gifted pianist, he was a performance artist for many years. Greg Kiorgaard scored three 6s in his good pass and went on to study Psychology. Barry Moore scored a 7 in French and later became a lawyer. Greg Eaton scored 7 in Physics

Monte went into insurance and others with good passes became teachers, like Paul Murphy, Damian Nolan, Robert Rodgers and Stephen Courtney. Gerard Williams became an Oblate and later a school counsellor. Now retired, men from this class worked at, among others, property developing, bank managing and business enterprises across the state. While Francis De Weger became the

class member was Graham Quinn, who played Rugby League for Australia. He played Centre for Brisbane Brothers before joining St George under Harry Bath. Quinn played seven seasons with St George, winning two premierships, and playing over 100 games. In 1984 he played a season with Cronulla. He played 4 games for Queensland, one for New South Wales and one for Australia against New Zealand. He was one as premiership winners in Cricket, Athletics time. In Rugby League, the First XIII played 18 games and lost only two of them.

In December 1970 the Oblates, under new Provincial Father Hannah, met for three days

Father Hannah gathered the 19 Oblates from the three schools to share their vision, mission

Iona First XIII in 1972.

and best practice. The work of the conference was very pragmatic. Articulation of the Oblate charism was in the future. While there were presentations on the Apostolate of Teaching, Testing, Finance, and The Spiritual Life of Students, there was great discussion there were some in training.

In the 1970s there was always a Mass in the Chapel after the Fete so that the Catholic parents non-Catholics continued with washing, cleaning up and enjoying the customary complimentary two little girls, who had won guinea pigs at the fete, conducted races between them along the front pew during Mass.

The 1971 school year began tragically with the drowning deaths of newly-enrolled brothers, thirteen-year old Peter Hore and twelve-year old Bernard, at 8.00am on 9 February. They were being driven to school by their older brother, eighteen-year old Michael, with their sisters Mary and had been widowed in 1970 with the death of her war veteran husband, Reg. Michael was beginning his second day with the Commercial Bank in Wynnum.

assessment changed assessment practices in place for over 70 years. The change endeavoured to give schools greater freedom in methods of teaching, range of subjects, scope of the syllabus, and in

Junior in 1971 and Senior in 1973.

strong in Logic Maths

in August 1973.

Maths I and Maths II ) but French results were very

won the prizes for Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Logic. Gary Kiorgaard who was proxime accessit had one 3, one 5, three 6s and one 7 in Maths II. Peter McPherson had one 3, one 4, three 6s and a 7 in Maths II. Anthony Stevenson had one 3, one 4, one 5, two 6s and a 7 in Economics. He won the prizes for English and Economics. Michael Flaherty had one 4, three 5s and two 6s. Philip McLean gained three 4s, one 5 and two 6s. The rest of the group scored 3s, 4s and some 5s in a broad range of results.

In 1972 there was a three-term year but the academic programme was divided into two

Archbishop Rush blesses the foundation stone of the library

In February 1973, 27 Iona Boys flew from Eagle Farm to Melbourne for the 40th Eucharistic Congress with Fathers Lourey and McGillicuddy.

semesters, each of twenty weeks, with detailed student reports at the end of each one, in June and November. The year began with 41 boys in Grade 12, 43 in Grade 11, 102 in Grade 10, 88 in Grade 9 and 101 in Grade 8. There were now 375 boys in secondary classes. The total enrolment was 597. Boys came to the school in large numbers from surrounding parishes, such as Wynnum (119), Cannon Hill (74) and Manly (61) in the secondary. The record number of boys in Grade 11 was possible through the introduction of a third stream to Grade 10 in 1971.

were non-Catholic, 38 came from Guardian Angels in Wynnum, 12 from Manly, 12 from Cannon Hill, 7 from Bulimba, 4 from Norman Park and 1 each from St James Coorparoo, Cleveland, Fortitude Valley and East Brisbane. Home class sizes ranged from 29 (10W) to 47 (Grade 11) with 43 in 6B and 40 in each of 7B and 6A.

was roughly comparable to the structure of secondary religious education operating across Australia at that time: Grade 8 Salvation History, Grade 9 Sacraments, Grade 10 Christian Living and The Church, Grade 11 Christ and Grade 12 The Christian in the World. This programme was supported by class

knock appeals for cancer research, Freedom from Hunger campaign, the St Vincent de Paul Society, the Mater Hospital and the Little Kings Movement.

The school relied heavily on government grants, which in 1972 were $68 from the Commonwealth and $35 from the State per student in the Secondary. Tuition fees were $42 per term in Grades 8, 9 and 10 and $46 in Grades 11 and 12. Primary school grants were $50 per year from the Commonwealth and $45 from the State. Total grant funds to the school that year were $75 910.

Father Mithen but under the baton of bandmaster Paul Jones. As well there were regular lessons for boys in guitar and piano. A primary choir rehearsed regularly and performed at Speech Night.

Simon Turner. After his ordination in 1972 Father Turner taught at Iona from 1973 until the end of 1975. The construction skills he had developed at the Springvale Seminary, building kerbing, laying roads and setting up sewerage systems, were helpful when he and Gordon Voltz, a builder and the

also built maintenance sheds and drained the boggy end of the main oval. The pair were even working one Christmas Day waiting for the concrete roof to cure evenly. In 1976 Father Turner was transferred to Mazenod College in Western Australia, where he worked for 4 years before a short parish ministry in Adelaide. After leaving the priesthood Simon Turner taught in Adelaide (2 years)

and Gundagai High School (4 Years) before managing motels for 4 years. He returned to teaching in Sydney at St Aloysius College, where he worked for 23 years until his retirement, aged 70.

One innovation that year was the Central Australia Tour. This two-week camping tour was led by Mr Quinn who took 23 boys halffrom Brisbane to Alice Springs and boarded a tour coach to travel to Ayers Rock (Uluru), the Olgas, Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Adelaide, Mildura, West Wyalong and Coonabarabran on their return to Brisbane.

The schedule of the 1972 Speech Night at Churchie on 20 October was introduced by a senior student. Then followed the Grade 7 choir (2 pieces), Grade 6 choir (4 pieces), combined primary choir (5 pieces), a one-act play by Grade 12 and

Sport, Maths II and Physics prizes, scored two 4s, one 5 and three 7s in Chemistry, Physics and Maths II. Anthony Bartlett was the Captain and won the leadership prize. Paul Ring who won the Maths I and Technical Drawing prizes scored one 3, two 5s, 2 6s and one 7 (Maths II ). Bruce Wadsworth scored three 4s, two 5s and one 7 (Logic) and won the Logic prize. David Breen won the English prize scoring one 4, three 5s and two 6s. Alan Casey won the Chemistry prize scoring two 4s and four 5s. Noel Hess won the French prize scoring one 4, four 5s and one 6. Lindsay Kranz scored one 3, three 5s, one 6 and one 7 in Logic. Unfortunately, there were four prizes awarded that did not go to the top

In English

seven 1s. Almost half the class scored 1 or 2 and the average result was 3. The 16 boys in Technical Drawing scored between 1 and 6 with an average of 3.5. There were 8 boys in French with scores between 3 and 5.

McGillicuddy as Prefect of Studies. By this time there were 600 boys enrolled. There were 34 boys in the Grade 12 class; in Grade 11, 2 classes (51); in Grade 10, 3 classes (79); in Grade 9, 3 classes

Iona took a public and educational position on social justice issues. The College was at the focus of the Right to Life movement in early 1973 when there was a Bill to legalise abortion brought before College oval. There was a paraliturgy followed by a number of speakers. The formalities included readings from the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Hippocratic Oath. To was widespread publicity in the press and on television news bulletins.

The swimming pool under construction in 1973.

love and concern for all human creation, I dedicate myself to the following propositions. 1. That all men be treated with equal honesty so that their human dignity be respected. 2. That the unborn child from the moment of conception be protected by the full safeguards of the law as are other human beings. 3. That the weak and helpless, handicapped

5. That no man be permitted on any pretext to take the life of an innocent human being. I pledge that my dedication to these propositions will be a constant spur for action on my part, and that I will ensure that such rights will be accorded in full measure to all men.

oversee the Iona Men’s Club, the Iona Ladies’ Club and the Iona Parent-Teacher Association. The latter

and invited a prominent speaker on a relevant educational issue.

In sport, the College was now a competitive school in the ACC competition, competing against St James, Padua and St Edmunds. In swimming, the school was placed third in the aggregate, the First the year too that football (soccer) began in the school.

12 at Iona. Farther Lourey attended a meeting of the Wynnum Parish Council with Father Bernie model of education for Catholic girls for Grades 11 and 12 in the Bayside area. The proposal did not bus was arranged to run from Cleveland to Iona and Mt Carmel to broaden the catchment of both schools.

that the Iona families took home, was that additional Commonwealth funds would be available for schools in 1974.

On Tuesday 9 October tragedy struck the school when Grade 11 student Stephen Thornhill died deformity. His elder sister Gail died suddenly in 1971 and his elder brother Bernard, a former Iona student, died in July, just three months previously.

yearbook was led by Father FitzPatrick. It was from the beginning a history of the College for the

There were 33 boys in the graduating class of 1973. Brian Sullivan was the College Captain, who joined the Oblates and taught at Mazenod College in Melbourne. He later completed a PhD in Counselling before lecturing at UQ in Social work, and later leading Centacare in the Rockhampton

a laboratory assistant. Prefect Barry Courtney, Michael Wright, Glen McGowan and Anthony MacPherson became teachers. Barry Cosgrove became a Magistrate and Shane Turner and Robert Neill joined the Queensland Police

studied Engineering and became Professor in the College of Engineering at Florida State University. Other engineers were Michael McGrath and Paul Mallon. Martin Vale became a dentist and Stephen Platt, a veterinary surgeon. Don Sweeney and Paul Peters became builders. Other boys took up trades or joined one of the banks or the Public service.

Oblate Education was used to describe

Cyclone Wanda crossed the Queensland coast and dumped 642 millimetres of rain over Brisbane fatalities and 8000 homes destroyed. One of those killed was old boy, Neville Hourigan. An army power lines which were still live. Two men, Corporal Neville Hourigan and Captain Ian Kerr, of

food to isolated families and people had to boil the contaminated water for weeks that followed. Schools were closed for over a week and the start of the school year was delayed.

Father Lourey assigned the roles in the school to begin 1974. Father FitzPatrick was Vice-Rector and Dean of Discipline. Father McGilicuddy was Prefect of Studies. Father Mithen was

Dwyer was Head of Grade 12. There were now only three priests as secondary class masters of the 12 secondary home classes. The year began late January, which included lectures by priests concelebrated Mass.

Science building with the Administration Centre extension in 1974.

Construction of the library in 1973.

curriculum in 1974. The course Wining and Dining began in 1972 as an after-school course for senior Classes were held during school time, one period per week for the school year. Initially the course speaking.

Another curriculum innovation was the Film Appreciation Course, organised by Father McMahon.

seen one night a month and attended by the boys and often their parents, and sometimes students from other schools.

Woodwork increased in popularity and diversity with the purchase of two wood-turning lathes. Meanwhile a group of boys known as the Christmas Gnomes were making toys – Christmas presents for the children of Nazareth House.

the new chapel, on the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians; in June, the Iona Swinging Mothers performed on a Channel 7 telethon fundraiser for the Royal Brisbane Hospital; in September, the

Iona Passion Play. Across a full weekend 100 cast members took over the Channel 9 studios to produce an hour long special on the passion play. It was screened during prime time on Good Friday and increased the cumulative Iona Passion Play audience by many thousands.

Father Lourey continued his weekly assembly each Monday morning in 1974. His assembly notebooks record the agenda of reminders, messages and congratulations. His disciplinary agenda covered bus and train conduct, bullying, pellets and rubber bands, haircuts, litter and school out-of-bounds areas. His reminders included the behaviour on Wednesdays and Loreto girls were holding

A Passion Play rehearsal at Iona in the 1970s. In 1973 the Iona Passion Play celebrated 15 years of performances to live audiences of almost 700 000 people. The first ever daylight performance in 1973 at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne to 30 000 school children was the largest.

main oval. There were special reminders about Mass in the new chapel at 8.15am on Tuesdays and Thursdays when it opened. There were special congratulations too for fundraising, for David Briggs, who won the Queensland Science Teachers Association competition for his project on Permian Marine Palaeontology, which included fossils he had collected from all over New South Wales and Queensland, and encouragement to visit he won the triple jump at the Queensland championships. Dr David Briggs became a Professor of Geology and later a painter and teacher of painting, life drawing, anatomy

and colour at the Julian Ashton Art School and the National Art school in Sydney.

In September the activities for Vocations Week were astounding. The goal of the focus week was to raise awareness and promote religious vocations. Each day at the morning prayer assembly brief talks were given on various aspects of religious vocations. There were guest speakers to every and special liturgies held in the chapel. Parents and families were involved with a number of home masses and discussion groups in these homes. On Thursday night there was a special concelebrated Mass at the school where priest, religious vocations.

In late October, the Iona boys and Lourdes Hill girls staged the musical the hall at Balmoral State High School, over two nights. Ticket prices encouraged attendance – adults $1 and children 50 cents. Eight weeks of rehearsals on weekends and Monday and Friday nights culminated in sell out performances. For many seniors in the cast it was their last school event before end-of-year graduation activities.

Bowman. The opening ceremony on Sunday afternoon included swimming displays by Australian League and Australian Rules players. The compere of the afternoon was the legendary media

There were 10 major sports played in 1974: swimming, cricket, athletics, rugby league, tennis, Ionian under participation.

HMS Pinafore staged by

The Speech Night was held on the 28 November in Morris Hall at Churchie. The programme began with selections from HMS Pinafore and pieces presented by the new College band. Father

The 1974 Senior Class set a new record with 48 boys in the class. They were taught in one class for Maths A, English and Religious Education. But they split for other subjects: Physics or Economics, Chemistry or History, Logic or French or Graphics, Maths B or Zoology. Their results also set new benchmarks. Fifteen boys matriculated to University, including 5 to Science, 2 to Engineering and 1 to Medicine.

Father Lourey beside the new entrance signage in 1974.

banking, 4 joined the Public Service and 8 took up apprenticeships.

evolving during his early years as Rector. In

been working together for the development of sound inter-personal relationships based on the Christian virtues of justice and charity. It is not the buildings and facilities [alone] which form a College; it is not the academic or sporting successes [alone]which make a College; it is the live together, to be open and available to each of describing the building of a Christian community within Iona College.

Prefects 1974. BACK: John Morgan, Theo Van Lieshout, Kevin McCloskey, Tim Jess. MIDDLE: Paul Platt, Peter Westlake, Peter Fitzgerald, Anthony Wynd. FRONT: Leslie Wilson, Mark Bouton, Father Lourey, Kerry Searle, John Daly.

although it would be years before such documents were so-called, and became essential elements

In 1975 the enrolment reached 750. There were 21 teachers in the secondary and 8 in the primary Mithen was the Bursar and Mr Keith Turner, father of Father Simon Turner, was the accountant.

A new model of assemblies began in 1975. General assemblies of the whole school were held each week on Mondays after lunch and were led by the Rector. Each morning of the week in the chapel there were 10-minute prayer assemblies for each Grade to begin the day. On Tuesday mornings the Prefects led small assemblies of each class in their rooms and on Friday mornings Grade assemblies were held.

On Friday 4 April 1975 Archbishop Rush blessed and dedicated the new chapel to Our Lady Help of Christians in the presence of Father John Hannah, the Oblate Provincial, 18 Oblate and diocesan priests and the students, parents, friends and benefactors of the school. In November 1973 the Oblate Superior General, Father Richard Hanley OMI, who was visiting the school, had blessed the site of the future chapel. Only those families who worked on or donated to the Chapel were invited to the of the library at 8pm.

labour and donated materials. Three electricians Mike Victor, Gary Mason and Steve Lindert wired the building and installed the lights. Mr Don Neander hung and plastered the octagonal ceiling. Mr Salsbury, the Woodwork teacher, made all the sacristy furniture. Gordon Voltz did most gardens. Jim Stanbrook welded the 24 feet large cross on the chapel. Marg Picking made the 18 – Catholics and non-Catholics – collaborated for a building which was at the centre of the school physically and spiritually. One special feature in the chapel was the stone from the original Chapel of St Columba on the island of Iona.

The school community were shocked by the serious injury to Phillip Holmes when he fell from the back of a utility. It was common practice in those times to transport goods and boys, including full sporting teams, around on the tray of these vehicles. Phillip had gone with Father Mithen to pick up some high jump mats and was sitting on top of them to hold the load down when the top mat dislodged taking Phillip with it. He recovered from his injuries but was left almost blind.

The King and I in the Balmoral State High School Hall. Over two nights a cast of 65, including 12 main roles, Mikado was performed in late September over three nights at the Balmoral State High School Hall. The ten main characters were supported by ten minor roles and two choruses of 21 and 27 boys respectively. Father FitzPatrick was the producer, director and conductor of a 13-piece orchestra. He was supported by a team of 20 parents and the woodwork classes who built the set.

Club was formed. Boys in Grade 10 went on the river or out on the Bay each Thursday afternoon of Term 2. They were led by teacher Mr Butler who was also the Commodore of the Wynnum District Canoe Club. Australian Rules was into its second year. There were two primary teams and an Under 15 team which played on Friday afternoons. Many of the Seniors were members of the Body Building Club which had minimalist

In May 1974 the Iona Rugby League team flew to Sydney with Father McGillicuddy for a pre-season tour.

eating was included in what was a less athletic event. In 1975, the second, Graham Norris won in 11 minutes 57.9 seconds and Noel Vidler was second, three metres behind him. The Iona Sailing when the donor reneged on his commitment after the school had taken possession of the boat from Bulimba. Named the Spirit of Iona Father Turner, taught a small group of boys the intricacies of sailing so that they were able to

It began with Mass in the chapel for the boys and their parents and was followed by a dinner at the school. The Graduation Day events had evolved and there had been various graduation gatherings in previous years. Michael Nolan, the College Captain in 1975, the Vice Captains, Larry Adler and

into the State Public Service. Nine boys took up apprenticeships or traineeships. In 1976 there were 745 boys in the school with 7 classes in the primary school. There were 40 prefects under School Captain Glen Norval.

Iona Prayer Book was prepared

Christian Living Camps in class groups, completing a special programme organised by their teachers.

Amco Shield at Lang played on the wing for Brothers - the Iona team were no match for Padua who had later Queensland legend Paul Vautin playing in the lock position. Iona led 7 – 5 at half time but losing the scrums 17

competition between school First XI teams: Iona, Gregory Terrace, Churchie, TSS (The Southport the knockout was played as a curtain raiser to the 3pm game. Father Lourey hoped the event would

On Thursday 23 September 1976 the 13th ACC Track & Field carnival was held at Mt Gravatt and age trophies from Under 10 to Over 16. In other sports there were haphazard games for secondary classes but the primary participation in the CIC (Combined Independent Colleges) competition brought some regular competition in

athletics. On Friday afternoons, the primary boys played in the Wynnum District Primary Schools competition, winning premierships in rugby league and soccer.

Glen Norval and Noel Vidler were the Captain and Vice-captain of the 1976 specialised in IT. Stephen Collins studied Law, specialising in media law. The most common profession was teaching, but many in this class completed trades and traineeships.

The debt accrued by the College for capital works had reached $261 000 by the end of 1976. There were four loans with the Commonwealth Bank and one valued at $53 000 with the Archdiocese Development Fund. The Parents and Friends Association raised funds to meet the repayments as did the Tuckshop and

As the 1977 school year began, there were two classes in each of Grades 5 and 6, three classes in Grades 7, 8 (104 boys) and 9 (102 boys), four classes in Grade 10 (116 boys), three classes in Grade 11 (82 boys) and two in Grade 12 (47 seniors). The Catholicity of the school came under review when the non-Catholic population of the secondary school reached 23%. There were non-Catholic boys in classes across the school but highest in Grade 10 where 37 of 116 boys (32%) were non-Catholic.

English, Modern History, Ancient History, Mathematics I, Maths II, Social Maths, Economics, Geometrical Drawing, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Accounting. The school courses were Religious Education, Physical Education and Wining and Dining. In Grade 11, Consumer Education and Health & Physical Education were added to the

English, Maths, Science and Citizenship Education were compulsory. The boys chose three electives: Business Principles, French or Craft; Technical Drawing or History; and Media Studies or Woodwork.

Early in Term 1 1977 it was announced that Father Lourey would complete his term as Rector at the end of the term and Father FitzPatrick would be Rector for Terms 2 and 3.

Father Lourey left Iona and travelled to the United States for study leave. College Assembly in 1977.

College Staff in 1977.

Council, was a member of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission and a member of the Queensland State Advisory Committee for Federal Grants. He was Chaplain to the Knights of

FitzPatrick taught at Loreto for a week during Iona school holidays. During his study leave Vin Lourey left the Oblates. He returned to secondary teaching in Sydney

James Michael FitzPatrick was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in February 1935. He attended primary schools in Fremantle and Goomalling before going to St Louis Jesuit College in Claremont in 1946. In 1953 he entered the Oblate Novitiate at Sorrento in Victoria. His priestly studies were completed at the Oblate Seminary in Ireland and he was ordained in 1959. He was then sent to do post graduate studies in Rome and at the University of St Louis in the United States. He graduated with MA and PhD degrees. On his return to Australia Father FitzPatrick was appointed to Iona in 1965 to teach English and Languages particularly Iona – ‘to prepare the boys for life, a preparation based not on vagueness, weakness,

The Iona Festival of Arts was held on the weekend of 14 -16 October and opened by the Governor, Sir James Ramsay. The art on display included 349 paintings and numerous crafts including collage, copper tooling, crochet and needlework, decoupage, mosaic, jewellery and leatherwork. The resounding success of this venture was due in no small part to Father

Banyo Seminary – some by the Great Masters – part of the Duhig collection. These paintings were collected and returned undamaged, but rather unceremoniously in the back of the College ute. The Art Show was supported by other cultural events – an orchestral concert, parade of historical costumes, ethnic dancing, band recital and by Pro Hart, donated by an Iona parent who was his sister.

During 1977 the Catholic schools of Brisbane participated in a broad review of Religious Education as part of a process of renewal. The College maintained its regular two and a half hours of Religious Education each week for each boy,

Dr Anthony Lynham (1977), a distinguished Maxillofacial surgeon is the first Iona graduate to become a parliamentarian and Minister of the Queensland Government.

and provided a rich programme of liturgical and sacramental opportunities for them. Father Wotherspoon produced two half-hour Religious Education programmes which were screened on Channel 9 Brisbane and were well received. The Iona Passion Play was presented at the College to a very large audience as the commitment supporting the growth in faith. In 1977 Anthony Kempnich was Captain and Chemistry, Maths I and Maths II prizes, and studied Human Movements at UQ. There were 45 boys in the class with 8 Prefects and two Vice-Captains, Wayne Hudson and Bruce Hume. Wayne Hudson won the Technical Drawing prize and went to Duntroon, and Bruce became an electrician, as did Kevin McGrath. Edward Stephens won the Physics prize and studied Engineering. Peter Corr won the Ancient History and Economics prizes. Anthony Lynham won the English and Biology prizes. John Ward won the Modern History prize. Peter Treschman won the Physical Education prize. Peter Lecinski joined the Army. Others who matriculated were Matt Connor to Pharmacy, Anthony Lynham to Chemistry, Mark Neander and Tony Cassell to Environmental Studies and Shane Rudolph to Accountancy. Others took up apprenticeships, joined Banks, like Adrian Smith and Stephen South, or began traineeships.

opportunity for him to share his great talent and love of the arts. But in the many events he organised

At the end of 1977 Father FitzPatrick was chosen by the Australian Bishops to take charge of he produced a vast number of courses and brochures, visited numerous parishes and led many conferences in this special ministry. He was then appointed Postulator General by the Oblates to take up the Cause of Eugene de Mazenod. It was his brief to prepare the case for raising Blessed Eugene de Mazenod to sainthood.

Tony Kempnich. Captain and Dux in 1977. The first old boy awarded the Order of Australia.

Primary tennis, 1974

All college sport, 2018

Unleash the beats - musicians, 2017

Brotherly support, 1986

Music camp, 2007

Brothers loving Brisbane, 2008

Mission walkathon, 2001

War cry, 2018

CIC Team Champions for seven years running, 2009

Mountain biking team, 2018

Band on Old Boys Day, 2018

Final school day, 2002

Gentle brothers, 2017

Japanese exchange, 2018

Oblate Mission Action Day, 2005

Marine Science, 2018The gentle beast, 2018

Quandamooka Path from Lindum Train Station, 2018

Iona College Golden Jubilee - early students with Fr D McCarthy OMI, 2007

Lindum station with early morning passenger train, 1967

(Courtesy Eric Marggraf, Queensland Rail Historical Collection)

The Chapel, Dominic Jackson-Knaggs, 2002

Riley Muir and art, 2017

Quandamooka dancers, 2018

Father and sons’ evening, 2018

Bishop Eugene de Mazenod Library, 1975

Old Boys’ Day, 2018

Iona on the Green, 2018

Calamity Jane, 1987

Fr John Maher OMI in 1982 with the primary choir which he started in 1979

Kokoda welcome dance at Orohaven, 2009

60th Anniversary staff, 2018

The Barton Family at the Iona Tennis Centre opening, 2017

Art at Lindum Train Station, 2014

Bus to Cleveland, 1975

Learning Exchange (LEX) Partnership opening mass, 2018

Old Boys’ Day, 2018

Diamond Ball, 2018

Beauty and the Beast chorus, 2018

200th Anniversary Mass, 2016

Assumption Mass, 2017Sandra Hazel, Honourary Oblate, 2012

Assumption Mass, 2001

Blessing with Fr Harry Dyer OMI Provincial, 2011

Archbishop Duhig visits Iona College with Fr Hughes, Fr Davine and Rector McFall, 1962

Commitment Day Mass, 2018

Blessing of McCarthy and McFall buildings, 2007

Primary Mass, 2015

Commitment Mass, 2009

Feast of St Eugene de Mazenod, 2017

AIC Commitment Liturgy, 2001

Year 7 Mass, 2002

Assumption Mass, 2008

Oblates and students hard at work on Sandy Camp Road oval, 1962

Oblates 60th celebration, 2018

South African Mission, 2009

Lawrence Cardaklija, China Mission, 2015

Fiji Mission, 2017

Sri Lanka Mission, 2018

China Mission, 2016

Clean Up Australia Day, 2007

Fiji Mission, 2015Fiji Mission, 2016

Rivermouth Action, 1987

Rosies Mission, 2017

Milo morning, 2018

Indonesian Mission, 1993

Darling Point Fun Run, 2014

Protecting the Iona Creek, 2007

(formerly Chisholm)

VI

CHAPTER SIX

1978 – 1983

‘The good Lord uses all kinds of instruments’

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

When the boys returned for classes in 1978 Iona had a new Rector – Father Kevin Davine – a man who had served the school community as one of the pioneers. Father Kevin ‘KD’ Davine had left Iona after 6 years in 1966 as an experienced teacher. He returned as the sixth Rector in 1978 as an experienced school administrator. Over the preceding 12 years he had worked to establish Mazenod College in Western Australia, where he completed his BA at the University of Western Australia. These

He was Deputy Headmaster and combined this role with teaching senior English, French and Modern History. In 1972 he was the Australian delegate to the Oblate General Chapter in Rome and was very surprised when he got some votes for the position of Superior General. This was followed by his appointment as the second Rector of Mazenod College in Victoria where he taught Religion, French and English. He coached the College First XVIII Australian Rules team and the First XI Cricket team. These demanding tasks showed his commitment to sport. He believed strongly in the value of team and competitive sport as a point of contact between teachers, parents and boys, as well as a way of developing individual character. It was, he opined, ‘a source of school spirit and trust in the wider work of the school.’

Back in Brisbane in January 1978 Father Davine found enormous changes in the size of the school

5 Oblates. Father Patrick O’Dwyer, who was the Bursar, completed the Oblate community of 7 priests. The roles of Rector and Superior had been separated and Father O’Dwyer was Superior of the priests’ community. Father Cranley was Vice Rector and Father McGillicuddy was the Prefect of Studies. There were 20 secondary teachers, including the priests, and 7 primary teachers, all laymen. Mr Michael Goodwin was Head of Primary, having taken over from Father O’Brien. The teachers

role of A/V coordinator became real in March 1978 when the VTR (Video Tape Recorder) network

their lessons. The cost of permanent video tape cassettes was charged to each subject department’s budget. There were three TV sets for the replay of programmes throughout the school.

Father Kevin Davine

Father Davine clearly understood his mission at Iona and its expression was without compromise. He believed his role was, above all, pastoral,

build a friendly and truly Christian community and atmosphere among

to be a community where faith and prayer were experienced, not just taught. It was a community where responsibilities were shared and each person was valued.

In February Father Davine introduced the notion and language of the Oblate family to the school community.

Writing in the Newsletter of 17 February 1978 – the 152nd anniversary of the Church’s approval of the Oblate congregation – he spoke directly to each parent. ‘In a very real way you are part of our Oblate family and touched by the goodness of Blessed Eugene de Mazenod!’ This was certainly true

In 1978 there was a review of the fees and their collection. Back in 1968 the fees were $25 per boy per term, when a uniform centralised system of sending out accounts for fees was introduced. Prior to that year, each Class master issued fee accounts, gave receipts and maintained a record of fees paid. Sibling discounts were formally introduced in 1968 although anecdotal evidence suggests that they were in place from the beginning, loosely applied. For two boys the discount was 36% and for three boys it was 60%. This discount pattern had been in place for ten years. In 1978 the fees were $100 per boy per term for one boy, $160 for two boys and $200 for three boys.

Fee collection was a challenge. Father Davine’s Newsletter editorial summed up his frustration. ‘There are a couple of parents who have totally ignored newsletter and personal letters and have not even accepted my invitation to discuss arrears in fees. They have until next Thursday!’ What happened next is not recorded.

College Staff 1978.

Champion CIC Primary Swimming Team 1978.

Iona presented a Grade 10 team for the It’s Academic and reserve practised for months before the April 10 competition. The programme was tha. The team of Peter La Spina, Tony Mitchell, round over Rosewood and Maleny State High defeated by Brisbane State High. For their win in the rounds, each of the boys received a Parker pen and the school was presented with a Science Yearbook.

At the 1978 Fete there was a friendly competitive spirit between the stall holders to see who could raise the most money. The gross amounts that year were: Cakes $563, Sweets $395, Sewing $444, Plants & Produce $479, Bottles $483, Dips & Chips $78, White Elephant $204, Black & White $493, Craft $323, Rag Trade $178, Hot Chips $175, Donuts $123, Good Elf $101, Drinks $242, Hamburgers $370.

In 1978 fees provided $187 000 (28%) and State and Commonwealth grants contributed $450 000 (68%) to the annual income. The building fund levy raised only $4030. Salaries of almost $400 000 included 7 stipends for the priests at $6115 each per annum.

Ionian produced by the students. An editorial committee of 10 boys, known as the Media Committee, under the supervision of Mrs Mitchell, was established. Father Davine’s charter for the Ionian was ‘that it should be ready in good time, come close to paying for itself and – above all else – be produced by the students!’ The immediate change was the inclusion of boys’ work – literary and artistic. ‘An outlet for the students’ talent’, was how they described it in their editorial introduction.

The Iona College Band was founded in 1970 and by 1978 had grown to 20 members under bandmaster Rex Jones’ baton. The marching band had participated in the Wynnum Spring Parade every year. In the Warana festival school concert band championships, they were commended. The band or band members performed throughout the year at Anzac Day events; Fetes – Cleveland High school, Iona and Mt Carmel; parades, eisteddfods and consisted of 4 cornets, 2 tenor horns, 1 baritone, 1 euphonium, 3 trombones and 5 drums. The instruments were provided by the College and each of the

Boys work on woodwork projects in 1979 in the Manual Arts workshop.

First XI Cricket team in 1979. BACK: P Cleary, R waters, M Shearer, P McGuinness, D Dickie, A Williams. FRONT: P Wheeler, S Harrison, Father Davine (Manager), Mr L Kricker (Coach), A South, L Ilett

members paid a small instrumental tuition fee. For the second year in a row, a band prefect was appointed – Mark Kurcher.

shed, part of which housed some of the Passion Play staging and costumes. It was replaced with

size. Insurance paid $6100 and the Passion Play contributed $2800. The new building was then shared between tractor storage and headquarters of the Passion Play.

John ‘JC’ Carroll left Iona for the second time at the end of 1978. He graduated in the 1965 class after seven years and won the prestigious prize for Distinction in Study and Sport. He completed his teacher training and a Bachelor of Science degree at UQ. He continued to play rugby league and the next seven years he taught Science and trained boys in Swimming, Athletics, Cricket and his of the Queensland Department of Education. In 1978 there were 68 boys in year 12 in two homerooms – 12B with Mr Barrow and 12C with Father Cranley. About half the Senior class began at Iona in Grade 5 and one third in Grade 8. Father Davine appointed 16 of the Seniors as Prefects. Toni di Betta was the College Captain and Peter Hollis was the Dux of the class. Less than half the class matriculated and about one third took up apprenticeships – electrical trades being the most popular. Those who went on to university studied medicine, pharmacy, arts, electrical engineering, human movements, surveying, teaching, accountancy and law. Other career directions were in the police, navy, public service and business. The class was well represented in College sporting teams in rugby league, football, swimming and basketball. The seniors supported the College during a number of working bees in the second half of the year when they painted the old hall.

The ‘old hall’ as it was known at the time was later named Hannah Hall in 1986, after Father John Hannah who purchased it in November 1969. This building was the oldest on the site

its life as a Commonwealth Military Drill Hall, situated in Peel Street Wynnum, in 1912. From 1915 it was used by an army reserve unit of the 26th Battalion. In 1942, when the neighbouring Wynnum High School opened, the school sought the use of the hall as classrooms and later

title of the hall in 1968 but by then it was not

1979 Prefects.

Iona prepared for the 1979 school year with two days of staff in-service in the College Library.

to their needs. Father John Hannah negotiated the purchase but Brisbane City Council permission for the relocation. In April 1970 Father Lourey engaged a builder to remediate the Hall for occupation and clean up the vacated site at Wynnum High School. Over the years at Iona the former drill hall has been a

the late 1990s major renovations to Hannah Hall were made to accommodate the Drama department.

Andrew Thelander was one of 50 Australian high school students to be part of the 16th Australian Dag Hammarskjold Memorial Interschool Conference in Hobart in late May. The conference was held at The Hutchins School in Hobart – Australia’s only Quaker school. The plenary sessions were conducted in the format of the UN General Assembly, with each student representing a country. Andrew was the West German delegate. ‘I was allied to the western capitalist bloc and defended my country in frequent arguments with the communist bloc, as various resolutions were debated,’ Andrew wrote later. Andrew studied Arts/ Law at UQ and has worked as a public servant, lawyer, English teacher and in the food industry. He is a keen birdwatcher, environmentalist and an accomplished author.

In 1979 all avenues were pursued to raise revenue beyond established Parent & Friends activities. In this year’s Budget, fees provided $209 346 and State and Commonwealth grants $450 591. Other revenue streams were the Building Fund levy $4030, Enrolment fees $1190, hire of college facilities $500, hire of the pool complex $4000 and Ionian advertising $1700. Again, the school was completely reliant on State and Commonwealth funding.

Andrew McIntyre became the College Accountant in 1979. He had previously worked in the Commonwealth Public Service and had the capacity for great attention to detail. His expertise in applications for all types of grants was legendary. On one occasion he rushed down to Father Davine, who was rolling the cricket pitch at the make a closing date.

That year, there were few working bees except for around the college, which included a complete volunteers, which included plumbers. A roster of helpers was prepared which included morning and afternoon shifts, a barbeque lunch, drinks at the end of the day and a victory celebration at the end.

Gary Watson, the 1979 Swimming Captain who represented Australia in swimming and lifesaving.

Grade 6 Building in 1979.

In 1979 a survey was conducted across the primary classes on television viewing. It was part of the Mass Media Studies course in the primary curriculum. It was discovered that 58% of the boys live in homes with two or more television sets. The average viewing time ranged from zero to six hours, which probably indicated that the TV was on continually while other family activities went on, like meals and homework. The most popular programmes were Mork and Mindy, Get Smart and MASH. In the top twenty favourites were Prisoner, Restless Years, Cop Shop and Love Boat. The only children’s programmes were Dr Who, World of Disney and the Muppets. The purpose of the survey was to raise parents’

In 1979 the Christian Living Camp for Grade 10 was held over four days from 16 – 19 October at Tallebudgera Camp on the Gold Coast. The theme of the camp was ‘choosing a career in life’. There was a series of volunteer relevant presenters and group work. The movie To Sir with Love and a disco at The Playroom were part of the camp schedule. A team of mothers helped with meals and boys had to bring their own linen, pillow, towels, crockery and cutlery, to reduce the costs. The cost for each boy was $26. The families were challenged by Father Wotherspoon to earn the cost of the camp. ‘As an exercise in responsibility each boy is challenged to earn his camp by doing some part time work (even at home?)’[sic], he wrote.

Fifty boys completed Grade 12 and 22 were planning university studies. Des Dickie was Captain

Prefects. The Dux, Derek Grubb, studied pharmacy. The boys enjoyed a good relationship with their Dickie could not solve it was described as ‘too tricky for Dickie’, but as inevitably happens there was one day when there was one Maths problem that Les had trouble with and the rejoinder from Des was immediate, ‘too tricky for Kricky’. David Watson, the legendary Maths teacher, had an ingenious method to stop boys yawning during his lessons. If he caught a boy yawning, he was required to open his mouth and Watson would try to ‘lob’ a piece of chalk in the boy’s mouth from where he was standing in the room at the time. Invariably he missed, but on one famous occasion he scored a direct hit diagonally across the room. After the cheering had subsided the

to Mr Watson, comprehensively salivated by this time. The boys were always mischievous

1979 Queensland Independent Colleges Rugby League representatives: Anthony Jeamott, Bob Hodge and Mark Wilson.

1979 Sailing Team.

arrived in 1978 one Year 11 class, during a double period, locked a willing Grant Field in a door. During the lesson Grant picked away at delight of the class and unbeknown to Father Maher. By the end of the double lesson Grant’s whole hand was regularly appearing out from this larger hole in the door.

The boys prided themselves in their sports leadership and were rewarded with winning the Aggregate and Open Age Titles in the ACC swimming competition, under the leadership of Captain Gary Watson, and second place in the Athletics.

Bob Lindner (1979) played rugby league for Wynnum Manly, Parramatta Eels, Gold Coast Giants, West and Illawarra Steelers. He played 24 games for Queensland (1984-93) and 22 matches for Australia. He is an optometrist by profession.

a busy time of consolidation and planning for the future,’ reported Father Davine. The College’s

The cash investment assets reached $210 000 through short term deposits returning 9% per annum. of $279 000.

In 1980 the Archdiocesan Education Committee proposed coeducation for Iona for Years 11 and 12, to cater for the southern bayside area covering Cleveland, Manly, Wynnum, Lindum and Hemmant. There were 494 secondary boys at Iona and 372 girls at Mount Carmel and 23% of the combined

would have 120 boys and girls in year 11 and 100 in Year 12 in 1983. In junior secondary there were 14 subjects in common. In addition, Iona had Manual Arts and Woodwork while Mt Carmel had German, Home Economics, Shorthand, Typing and Business Principles. The proposal was advanced enough to have arrangements for fees, grant collection and building plans in place for implementation in 1983. It did not have universal support at both colleges and did not proceed.

The Manual Arts Building, now Shortall Building, was blessed and opened by Archbishop Rush on 12 September at 2pm after he had

building, set into the hillside, included studios for all arts and crafts, workshops for metalwork and woodwork, a senior technical drawing room and four classrooms. At the time, Mr Salsbury was the Manual Arts master and Mrs Alison Ross, a specialist secondary art teacher. The building

1980 Under 12A Rugby League metropolitan grand finalists.

Mr Mal Sinton, head of the maintenance crew, made or restored all the workshop benches and machine stands. The Senior boys worked on the landscaping to complement the building. The cost of the complex was $250 000 of which $95 000 came from the Commonwealth Government.

James ‘Jim’ McLean was the Captain of the 1980 class and Luis Prado and Terry Stubbs and Luis a doctor after military service, while Terry took up an apprenticeship in boilermaking. There were 16 prefects who excelled in the life of the school. The four house captains were Mark Bishop (Gerard), Michael Shearer (Albini), Andrew Heath (Grandin), who won the Geography prize and David Reardon (Mazenod). Grahame Lane, who won the Economics prize, was Captain of the First XIII which ran second in the ACC competition. Frank Hetterich and Mark Kricker were dual Duces of the school. Frank won the English and Modern History Prizes. Mark Kricker won the Maths I, Geometrical Drawing and Physics prizes. Michael Phillipi won the Chemistry and Maths II prizes. Scott Norval won the Accounting prize. Peter La Spina won the Biology prize. Paul Webb was awarded the Ancient History prize. This class of 48 boys followed a diverse range of career pathways. Frank Hetterich became a cardiologist, Peter Evans took up pharmacy, Tim Bird studied veterinary science, Reg Crawford joined the Army, Steve Feige became a sports trainer, Anthony Mitchell studied physiotherapy. Others joined the banks like Peter Mawn, Pat O’Connor and Rod Evans. Fred Poole was the American exchange student in the 1980 class. He was over 6 feet (1.8m) tall and an accomplished basketball player by American standards. He was a gift to Tom Lonergan’s First V Basketball team,

There were some characters in this class who left school before Senior. Reg Crawford was reputed to be the school bookmaker on Melbourne Cup days from when he was in Year 9. He would set up with his board and bag in the main quadrangle on Melbourne Cup day. He alike. On another occasion, Andre Meyer, an accomplished poultry fancier, brought ‘Show and Tell’ to new heights, in his younger days, when he brought his collection for classroom presentation. Andre’s father drove his special poultry truck into the school quadrangle and proceeded to pass varieties of fowl to Andre in the classroom. He explained the particular characteristics of each bird before passing them out in the class. Pandemonium followed. There were at least 12 birds in the classroom, with two

The Arts and Crafts Building nears completion in 1980. Built at a cost of $250 000, it was opened in September.

Iona College band 1980.

Rector and Prefect of Studies. But he was also Coordinator of Maths and Grade 11. Father Daly coordinated Secondary Religion and Father Maher was responsible for Primary Religion, even though he was not part of the Primary Health & Physical Education and was Sports master. Greg Bloink was Grade 12 Coordinator and Science Coordinator. Mr Arthur Barrow was Social Science Coordinator and shared responsibility for Grade 12. There were individual coordinators in English (Mr Peacock), Manual Arts (Mr Salsbury) and Grades 8 (Mr Kricker), 9 (Mr Dowden)

and an accountant, and three groundsmen. At the centre of the school community was the Oblate community of priests: Fathers Davine, McGillicuddy, Daly, Maher, McMahon, Williams and Brother Thornton, the legendary lay Brother.

The construction and opening of the Manual Arts building in 1980 was a watershed for the introduction of vocational education in 1981, although it was called ‘transition’. The transition class in Year 11 in 1981 had 21 boys under the wise direction of Mr Donnelly. The programme ‘transition’.

There were 19 prefects in 1981 from a Senior class of 38 boys. There were four Senior committees, led by Prefects, which engaged all seniors. The Media Committee produced the Ionian. The Social Committee were the organisers of the school swimming and athletics carnivals and the

the Fine Days Centa-thon, in which boys donated coins to a single line laid out in the school playground.

The original farm house school building was demolished in 1981. It was the original priests house and school in 1958. It was then the priests’ house alone until the end of 1965 when it was the

study upstairs and in 1970 the Manual Arts area below. In 1981 the workshops became a Seniors’ common room and Parents & Friends’ store. At brought about its demise.

Andrew Hethorn was the Captain in 1981 and began a boat building apprenticeship. Liam

Aerial photo of the College in the early 1980s.

Father Davine and Archbishop Rush at the blessing of the new buildings.

Captains. Nick won the Modern History prize and went into the construction industry. Liam joined the Police as did Les Hutton, Gavin Leavy, Mark Young and Peter Williams. Greg Scalia was the Dux of the school and won the English, Maths II, Physics and Chemistry prizes. He studied medicine at UQ and became a cardiologist. Tony Prado won the Maths I prize and also studied medicine, later becoming a paediatrician. Michael Paulsen won the Accounting prize and became a teacher. Biology prize. Tony Douglas won the Economics prize. Brian Mulheran won the Geometrical Drawing prize. Peter Mitchell won the Health & Physical Education prize and studied physiotherapy. Others from this class went into architecture, engineering, nursing, construction trades and banking.

There were a further 10 curriculum and pastoral coordinators in middle management. There were

There were 4 College librarians and library aides, 5 secretaries, 4 groundsmen, a canteen manager

In 1982 the school celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the foundation of the College on 1 October attended the Jubilee Ball on Friday 22 October at the Greek Community Centre in South College grounds. Sid Salisbury and Alison Ross had constructed the stage and altar. Bishop Eugene Cuskelly and 25 Oblates concelebrated Mass, organised by Father Daly. Among the to become Oblates and were ordained to priesthood.

Father Austin Cooper’s legendary address before the Final Blessing of the Mass ‘cut through’ to the essence of life at Iona. He began with the life of Father Long. Father Long spent a full hour before the Blessed Sacrament in the morning and again in the evening each day. It was his special devotion. ‘But that practice of Father Long stands as more than that. It was also a symbol of what he felt was at the heart of Iona,’ Father Cooper said. Father Long was a man of great vision and irrepressible hope. In his last few months as Rector he was a sick man, with the College ‘under the cloud of an

Cooper explained, ‘his prayer life suggests that whether he was buoyed up by hope or burdened with anxiety, he had discovered that at the centre of life there is a mystery: at the heart of all our strivings there is a powerful presence of God despite changing circumstances; there is the quietly unobtrusive presence of God.’

After Mass everyone gathered on the main oval in family groups for a barbeque picnic where the relaxed community atmosphere was like so many school socials and working bees over the past 25 years. It was a day of thanksgiving and celebration, which Father Davine described this College Assembly in 1982.

way. ‘Give credit and thanks to God, for this is the day the Lord had made!’

Each Grade 12 and Grade 5 boy was given the opportunity to plant a tree as part of the celebrations. This was, as Father Davine wrote, ‘a reminder of the fact that individual Oblates teachers, parents and students have made the school what it is today by their own unique presence and contribution.’

The 12th Commonwealth Games in 1982 were the highlight of Brisbane’s calendar that year. The spectacular opening ceremony in the QEII stadium at Nathan was held on 30 September in the ceremony was signalled with a kookaburra call followed by the traditional cry of ‘cooee’. Then six thousand high school students dressed in red, white or blue came running on to the arena.

the students then used their placards to form the Commonwealth Games logo and later a map of Australia, which controversially omitted Tasmania. There were 150 Grade 7 and 8 Iona boys in the opening ceremony. Every boy was given a number which corresponded to a particular placard and necessary to produce the very polished display.

Water Polo began in 1982 with teams in an Under 14 and Under 16 Brisbane competition. By 1983, Warwick Green was chosen in the regional team to contest the State titles. By 1984 the Iona Water Polo Club was recognised as a strong club with an Under 14, two Under 16 and Open teams. The Duces of 1982, Mark Hardcastle and Daniel Hazel, shared the majority of the subject prizes. Mark won the English, Ancient History, Modern History, Economics and Biology prizes while Daniel won Maths I, Maths II, Chemistry, Physics and Geometrical Drawing. Mark studied Law at UQ and Danny Geography Accounting and Men’s Committee for Leadership prize. Michael Greenhill won Hostmanship Award. Jim Lawson won the Health & Physical Education prize. Phillip Dudman was School Captain and was awarded the Fred Hillier Shield and Ladies Committee award. Christian Leadership awards were given to Stephen Pike, Tony Daley and Glen Bartholomew.

The Senior class were successful in sport. They won ACC swimming carnival and were winners in Open Soccer, Aussie Rules and Rugby League. But the seniors were also successful in Gaelic Football, which was introduced to the school by Father McMahon, who was an accomplished player and coach. There was only one other school playing the game and Iona were victorious. So many of the boys made the Queensland team and Jamie Byrne and Graham Wecker were selected for the Australian team!

The year 1983 began with a record 824 boys enrolled and four new teachers added to the academic

‘eskies’, until new classrooms were completed. The Prefects and Seniors were awarded their badges on 15 March. There were 18 Prefects who served on the Social, Sports, Environment, Community Help, Fund Raising, Chapel and Media committees and each was responsible for a class in the primary or secondary. An evening Mass for Grade 12 and their parents included the presentation of prefect badges and senior badges to every Grade 12 boy. This was followed by a ‘meet the teachers’ event in the Green Room. Father Davine concluded the evening with advice on how to succeed in Grade 12.

to each secondary grade but Father McGillicuddy took Grade 11 and Father Davine managed Grade 12. There were coordinators in the academic disciplines of Secondary Religion, Primary Religion, English, Maths, Science, Social Science, Sport and Health and Physical Education and librarians, 1 laboratory assistant, 2 secretaries, 1 canteen manager, 1 accountant and 3 groundsmen. The school was shocked in March when Colin Wilson, one of the groundsmen, died suddenly. Colin had tended the grounds and gardens for sixteen years. He had a great interest in all the boys. Some were sent to him to work for the day as a punishment and few objected. Their anger soon from Colin on some impending prank or escapade by the boys, who were always amazed that the

Fisher’s Hotel and take up his reserved stool at the bar for his afternoon ale. It was here on 24 March he collapsed and died. Father Daly rushed to the Hotel while Father Davine went to Lindum State School to console his wife Pat, who worked there as a teacher’s aide. Father Davine preached Colin Wilson’s eulogy. ‘He was always concerned that the boys got fair treatment from one another and that there was no bullying. He liked people and they couldn’t help liking him,’ Father Davine eulogised.

schools, their values and independence, which had arisen from the contentious Commonwealth Government funding issue. ‘We must strongly defend our right to exist and be funded in the schools

a Catholic school, truly dedicated to giving that “extra” to education – “opening the doors to the Redeemer”’, he wrote.

don’t deserve to survive!’, he wrote.

Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

There had not been a musical for 5 years when Father John Maher, Musical Director, and Father Davine, Producer, staged Oliver auditioned. The young rogues for the workhouse and for Fagin’s gang, all came from Years 8 and 9. The production was staged in the old hall using a stage constructed by Gordon Voltz. Two of the

four nights – July 29 and 30 and August 1 and 2. Scott McConnell (Year 8) gave an outstanding performance as Oliver. Mr Skehan’s and Mrs Martschinke’s performances as Mr Bumble and Widow Corney were hilarious. Brett Rangira’s Bill Sykes was chilling and Brendan Long’s Fagin, transformed

would go on to join the Oblates, including the 13th Rector, Father Michael Twigg OMI.

Father Davine’s commitment to the Arts was nowhere more obvious than in his encouragement of the work done in the primary school, where the transformation to quality performances since 1978

most successful in the festival’s short history. Meanwhile the primary school’s performances and creative pieces of work in Art, Speech and Drama and Music the Wynnum Manly Eisteddfod.

The Class of 1983 was led by Patrick Philippi, who studied physiotherapy and 20 years later became

Drawing prize, Peter Sinclair and Mark O’Reilly. Michael joined the RAAF and Mark studied law. Peter Sinclair won the Health & Physical Education prize and was Captain of the First XI Cricket and First XIII Rugby League teams. He became a teacher and played half back for Wynnum Manly as ‘understudy’ to Wally Lewis. He coached Wynnum in 1999. Martin Hinchy was Dux and won the Maths I, Maths II, Chemistry and Physics prizes. He studied engineering. Brendan Long won the English, Ancient History and Modern History prizes and studied Arts at UQ. Anthony Webb won the Accounting and Economics prizes. Mark Jones won the Biology prize and studied civil engineering at UQ. Stephen Rodgers won the Geography prize and studied law. The boys who matriculated studied medicine, engineering, law, accounting, physiotherapy, dentistry, computer science, arts and commerce. Others joined the public service including the police. There were boys who joined the banks and others who became teachers.

Tessman was the most successful player of that era. He played for the Brisbane Broncos from enduring memory for the players. There was great success in swimming, cricket and basketball. The secondary sports’ success was built on the foundational skills taught in the primary.

Catholic Education – the last twelve as a principal. At the farewell function for ‘KD’, the main oval, where he had spent so many hours, was named Davine Oval. In 1984 he returned to Mazenod that are demanded of a religious teacher in a boarding and day school.’ Father Davine’s farewell words captured the early story of the school. ‘It is built on prayers, hard work, family spirit and

Students using computers in the 1980s.

Students using computers in the 1980s.

Fr Kevin Davine OMI and students.

Iona versus BGS rugby 1980s.

VII

CHAPTER SEVEN

1984 – 1988

‘Leave nothing undared for the Kingdom of God’

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

an Oblate. John Sherman was born in Ayr, North Queensland, in 1936 to Emily and Patrick Sherman, a lawyer. When John was an infant, his family moved to Brisbane and eventually settled in Toombul/Nundah, where John’s two siblings, Patricia and Tom, were born. John attended Nudgee College for his secondary schooling. His Senior class of 60 graduates in 1954 produced 6 religious – 5 priests and one Christian Brother – Brother Ted Needham CFC. One of those priests was Father John Bathersby, who would later become Archbishop of Brisbane.

John worked full time for three years in the public service after high school. At night he studied law at the University of Queensland – law is the family trade! However, in his second year he transferred to the Faculty of Arts. Then in 1958 he joined the Oblates and completed his novitiate in Sorrento before sailing for South Africa to join the Oblate seminary in Natal, at the peak of the apartheid era. Numerous African students were sent from

African seminary. The coloureds remained and were discreetly hidden when police inspections were

Oblate at Final profession and by tradition a new Oblate receives the cross of a deceased Oblate. He received the cross that had belonged to Father Tim Long, the founder of Iona.

Father John Sherman was ordained in Natal on 5 July 1965 by Archbishop Denis Hurley, the at the time. In 1973, Father Sherman transferred to Mazenod College in Melbourne, where he worked for 11 years.

Father John Sherman OMI

Year 6 – 65 boys in 2 classes and Year 7 – 107 boys in 3 classes. In the secondary school: Year 8 – 162 boys in 5 classes, Year 9 – 147 boys in 5 classes, Year 10 – 148 boys in 5 classes, Year 11 – 87 boys in 4 classes and Year 12 – 71 boys in 3 classes.

Father Sherman’s leadership. Father Vincent McGillicuddy Mathematics, as well as other roles. As the school grew it was impossible for the priests to hold several middle management positions and do them

vitae received, after advertising, two were internal applicants. Father Sherman’s consultative committee, which included and Greg Bloink, the two internals, received equal votes and so were both appointed. Time proved this a wise decision as the two men complemented each other’s skills. The leadership team of the school then became: the 8 primary teachers. Female teachers were rare. Miss Thornton was the English Coordinator, Mrs male.

Father Sherman’s leadership brought other changes to the school. A renewed emphasis on teaching Ionian. The introduction of the

was directly impacted by the new organisation of the school year. Father Sherman began the practice of naming the buildings and ovals, as a way of raising awareness of the work of the pioneers. He surveyed the Senior class about vocations to the priesthood and when 7 boys showed an interest, he arranged a visit to the Oblate seminary. When he saw the seniors playing touch football on the oval – an everyday lunchtime event – in bare feet, he demanded they wear their school shoes.

1984 was a year of review in sport. The ACC provided limited involvement for team sports and in the carnival sports, success came relatively easily. At this time the TAS (The Associated Schools) sports competition invited Iona to join their competition. Father Sherman set up a committee of two senior students, two of the TAS invitation. Father Sherman attended the last meeting where the advice was that ‘for the promotion of a good standard of competition, providing maximum participation of students, Iona had no option other than joining the TAS’. But this meant replacing Rugby League in the secondary with Rugby Union and moving to Saturday sport. The QRU (Queensland Rugby Union) were engaged to assist the school in this formative year.

Nick Croft (1984), a national triathlon champion in the late 1980s and early 1990s until an intestinal disease ended his career. He is now a nationally renowned triathlon coach.

Todd Fuller QC (1984) is the Deputy Director of Pubic Prosecutions in Queensland.

12 – 4. Three boys were selected for the Brisbane South representative team. As well, Iona Old boys old boys Brett and Ian French.

championships, while competing against Villanova, Marist Ashgrove and St Laurence’s Colleges. Even though the school participated in a broad range of sports in 1984 – Athletics, AFL, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Rugby League, Swimming, Squash, Tennis and Water Polo – participation was limited and the quality of competition was not strong, hence the move to TAS. The school supported boys who played other sports and celebrated their success, as when Peter Gebhard was in the Queensland Hockey team or Paul Scalia was a state representative in Table Tennis. A popular annual sports event with the boys was the Iron Man competition, which began in 1974. It was organised by the seniors’ Sports Committee in October. There were two divisions –Senior (Years 11 and 12) and Junior (Years 8, 9 and 10). The course was about 2.5 kilometres and included swimming, running, hurdling, ‘piggy backing’, negotiating obstacles and carrying bricks. The walkathon was revived in 1984 as a College event to raise funds to send a delegation to the run, jog or walk through the local area of Lindum and Hemmant. The school raised $12 660 – an average of $16 per boy. The funds more than covered the cost of three Year 11 students, teacher Paul Duthie and Father McGillicuddy spending three weeks, in late September, on Java, staying with the Oblates who were working in missions on this island or at the seminary. The excess funds raised were donated to the mission projects on Java.

Oblate Hall and gymnasium was blessed and opened on Tuesday 14 August by Father Henry McFall, the second Rector, with a Mass celebrated as a New Beginning, prepared by Father Daly and the student liturgical team. It was built by Jennings Constructions at a cost of $500 000. The building was decorated by colourful wall hangings designed and hung by the boys with the central banner, a motif depicting the Oblate mission to the world. The Parents & Friends

the end of the formalities the invited guests were served lunch in the FitzPatrick Room. The boys

In July, Father Sherman began his campaign for rail safety since most of the boys came to the College by train. During the introduction of electric trains, which were faster and quieter than their diesel predecessors, the dangers of standing too close to the edge of the platform were greater. The jostling of students to get a better seat when the train stopped just made the problem worse. Father Sherman travelled by train, ‘just to see how bad the problem was’. He found children standing only centimetres from the edge of platforms, as trains pulled in. The press story quoted Father Sherman. ‘Father Sherman said he has suggested the Government introduce a scheme similar to that used in European countries and paint lines a metre from the edge of platforms, which commuters may not

Over two nights in August, the Iona boys and girls from Mt Carmel and Lourdes Hill Colleges

staged the musical Smike, which is Nicholas Nickleby in modern dress. This continued the theme of musicals based on Charles Dicken’s novels, which had been part of Iona’s performing arts story. The new Oblate Hall at the school was now a convenient venue for the production and rehearsals. There were 14 principals – 4 girls and 10 boys – and a chorus of 18 performers. The support orchestra of 5 pieces was enough for crew. The director’s production notes explain the choice of this musical. ‘The Dickens musicals were chosen because they tell the story of the poverty of the nineteenth century. And while the musicals remove the sordid poverty, underlying

Father John Hannah returned as guest of honour at the busy 1984 Speech Night. There were speeches by the School Captain, Father Sherman and by Father Hannah, interspersed with seven performance pieces by choirs and musicians, and awards presented in four groups. The ceremony was bookended by the National Anthem at the beginning and the College Anthem at the end.

By November 1984 the College’s ongoing debt had reached a serviceable $700 000. The budget produced a surplus that year of $111 000 from a total revenue of $1 833 000, of which 75% came from State and Commonwealth grants. The income from the building fund reached $17 599. The were just over one million dollars. The College’s cash assets were small. Iona had $192 000 invested interest of 11.25%. But a loan of $250 000 had been arranged for the library extensions in February 1985, which would bring the accumulated debt to almost $1 million for 1985.

In 1983 – 84 Iona was able to maintain its position as one of the lowest fee charging colleges in Brisbane, even below BCE schools. Father Sherman wrote, ‘evidence that we do serve a low socioeconomic group is shown by our new rating being 11 as compared to the local girls’ college being 10 and most other Catholic secondary boys’ schools being 9. This index used by the Commonwealth government was an assessment of socioeconomic disadvantage where the higher the number the greater the recurrent funding.

The School Captain, Todd Fuller, won the Hostmanship Award and the Ionian of the Year for the Senior Class of 1984. He studied law, became a barrister and took silk in 2010. The Dux was Alan Lam who won the Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths II prizes and studied medicine. Peter Mollee won the Geometrical Drawing and Maths I prizes and also studied medicine, specialising in haematology. Anthony Ellis won the Geography and Maths in Society prizes and became a property developer. Michael Rowland won the Modern History prize while Jason Egan won Ancient History, Craig Wright won Economics, David Kelly took Accounting and Anthony Gall was awarded the English Prize. Michael became architects, Dean Biddle and Peter Smith studied engineering. Mark van Rooyen and Jason Egan became teachers and Gary Maxwell joined the RAAF.

Examinations in the 1980s using the bingo tables in Oblate Hall.

In this diverse and talented class, boys became bankers, builders, businessmen and Police. There was a wool classer, a radiographer, food technologist, meteorologist, graphic artist and a classic car mechanic. John Akubor, who was a Crown Prince of the Nauruan royal family, became a Police prosecutor back home. Others made their way through sport, Nicholas Croft in triathlon and Matthew King as a golf professional. The pathway of the elusive 1984 phantom student ‘Ferguson’ remains unknown.

Father Sherman ‘spelled out’ the details for wearing the summer uniform in Terms 1 and 4. It was the Iona shirt with the College crest on the pocket and grey schoolene shorts, or for those leather shoes. No tie was worn. In the winter terms (Terms 2 and 3) for those in Grades 5 to 10 an Iona pullover and the Iona tie were the only compulsory additional items. For those in Grades 11 and 12, a black reefer jacket with two silver buttons in front and one on each sleeve and 2 vents at the back, was compulsory with the school tie. The uniform could be purchased from Charlie Mills & Sons, Davies, Bingham & Sands and Rogers Menswear locally, or from The Bulimba Drapery or from Fair Fabrics at Morningside Fair. Ties, pullovers, house tee shirts, sports shorts, track suits and caps were sold from the College Book Shop, which was the sole vendor for the College Sports uniform.

Innovative opportunities were regularly seized upon to engage boys with school. The Father McFall Light Railway Club was one and was founded in February 1985 by chief engineer and Manual Arts Coordinator, Sid Salsbury, after an idea of Father McFall. The club consisted of 10 active student members. They met on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons after school until 4.30pm, and over a period of six months worked on three projects – a ‘HO’ scale electric railway, a steam locomotive and a diesel locomotive.

The transition from rugby league to rugby union was not easy. This challenge was made more

when boys were playing both codes on the weekend – once for the school and once for their clubs. But it was the four training sessions per week demanded of school and club that caused the greatest tensions. The other challenge, with introducing rugby union into staunchly established league

miss the confrontational nature of the almost exclusively State High Schools’ competition, where provocation like ‘get the Micks’ was not uncommon.

The lack of premiership trophies in the early TAS membership days led to a cultural mindset by some of ‘not quite good enough’. It was expressed by others as a drive to prove themselves against more established competition. The boys were ‘ferociously competitive’. Coaches worked long hours with talented boys but were ‘unable to shake this hoodoo’, until they could build and achieve a regular pattern of premierships. In 1985,

Cricket won the premiership. In athletics, Iona was fourth in the premier BLUE competition

Career Guidance in 1985. A Department of Mines draftsman explains mining careers to Shane Harnett, Jason Deissler, Stephen Georgiou, Murray Tessman and Robert Butler.

Prefects in 1985.

In swimming, the school won the RED carnival but were outclassed in the BLUE division. The standard of competition in the sports of rugby, soccer, tennis, volleyball and basketball were a challenge. Nevertheless, the College celebrated two basketball premierships.

Brett Rangiira was School Captain in 1985 and was asked by Father Sherman to work with the Year 12 class to create a ‘war cry’ for the school, given that this was an established tradition in other schools at that time. His father, Karl, was a Maori, a descendent of the Ngati Ruanui people of Taranaki. Through Brett’s early life his father would regularly use the expression ‘kia kaha’ competitions and late at night studying. In his father’s language these words mean ‘be strong’. To Brett, these two words (the other words are traditional words for emphasis) were always special words of encouragement from his parents. As Brett wrote later, ‘at the time then and even today, these words are for me a symbol of the very best our parents have ever hoped for us, and the very best we can hope for our children’. They are the ultimate words of encouragement.

Tahi Rua Toru Wha, Tahi Rua Toru Wha

In Hoc, In Hoc, Signo Vinces

Kia Kaha, He Owe

In Hoc, In Hoc, Signo Vinces

Kia Kaha, He Owe, He!

College Staff 1985.

The Iona College anthem began to be used at this time. It was commissioned by Father Sherman and written by Di Purdy.

We make our pledge to this, our school, Set amidst hills and pastures green, Here will the torch of learning shine,

And in Iona’s name, burning clear,

Here do we live, God’s family,

Here shall we build – love is the key,

Nor fail to strive with one accord, ‘til all the men from fair Iona’s walls

In 1985, the income from all fees and charges was $473 000 and the total income from all government grants, State and Commonwealth, interest subsidies and special grants was $1 638 000. Only 29% of income was from fees. Over $1 million was expended on teachers’ salaries. The surplus for the

The strap was used for corporal punishment. It consisted of three strips of leather sewn together and was about 30 cm long. Teachers were forbidden to carry a strap. It was kept in the Year Coordinator’s there were rituals around its use. Mr Dillon called his strap ‘Milo’ and would always say, ‘what a shirt pocket before administering punishment.

To begin the 1986 school year, Father Sherman ‘preached the doctrine of involvement’ in the school by all 1050 boys and their parents, especially in building a faith community. There were 22

Di Purdy, author of College Anthem.

The intention was to diversify the curriculum in the senior school ‘to make possible twelve years of education for every young man and not just for those thinking of tertiary education’, wrote Father Sherman. Computer Studies was in its infancy. A computer classroom had been established and Year 8 boys had three lessons each week. In Year 9 a computer course began. In Years 11 and 12 Maths there was the opportunity for a Programming unit in the course. Community Service began in 1986. Year 10 boys carried out their service on Wednesday afternoons.

their own homes and assisted in activities at the Handicapped Association at Capalaba. Years 11 and 12 boys had to complete their activities in their own time. David Stevenson gained a Premier’s Award for his community service, nominated by St Luke’s Nursing Service for his care of an aged blind person at the Lake Sherrin Home. Mr Joe Kantor was appointed the Community Service challenge to provide coaches, so Father Sherman strategically set out to employ young men with some school experience and therefore competent teachers. At the employment interview there was always a question about sports coaching expertise. Peter Fullagar was typical of the teacher Father Sherman employed. Peter became the Head of Health and Physical Education teaching with Education Queensland. This was a curriculum role, but there was a clear mandate to improve the boys’ sporting skills and performance.

Old boys on the Iona staff in 1986. BACK: Gary Coghill, Danny Fitzpatrick, Chris Wright, Greg Balczum, Damian Courtney. SEATED: Andrew Ryan, Fr Peter Daly, Kerry Raddeker.

Father Sherman strategically appointed young

Apart from Father Peter Daly (1972 Senior) and primary teacher Gary Coghill, who began teaching at Iona in 1971, Danny Fitzpatrick (1974 Senior) was the Bursar who coached cricket, Chris Wright (1976 Senior) taught English and Drama, Greg Balczum (1976 Senior) taught Manual Arts and Graphics, Damian Courtney (1976 Senior) taught Year 6, Kerry Raddeker (1975 Senior) was the English Coordinator and Andrew Ryan (1985 Senior) was a teachers’ aide.

In April 1986 Father Sherman began to publish

and old boys of the school, called Iona Reunion The intention was to distribute the publication of life at the school. There was mention of the Year 12 Care Bears who took on a responsibility for individual primary boys and the Senior boys community service day at The Little Kings Movement at Buranda. Mention was made of the renaming of the ‘Old Hall’ to Hannah Hall after Father John Hannah, and the presentation of $2300 to support visually impaired old boy Phillip Holmes in his the diversity of activity at the school and the priests’ contribution to the faith life of the whole

community. There was a list of those old boys who had chosen the College Chapel as the venue for

The rising retention rate to Senior schooling in the 1980s brought changes to the Year 11 and 12 population, including a strong interest in vocational education, and a lower standard of achievement. For Australia as a whole retention rates to Year 12 jumped from 35% in 1981 to 60% by 1989. High youth unemployment, severe decline in unskilled jobs and the changing nature of work, in response to new technologies, encouraged a swing to subjects with some relationship (real or apparent) to employment.

Between 1984 and 1987 the Commonwealth Government introduced the PEP (Participation and Equity Program) which aimed ‘to help more young people complete secondary education’ and to

school educated explained why there was little state government leadership for reform.

At Iona, it was a liberal arts curriculum, in which all the priests were educated. It was no surprise that their energy was directed to developing a school preparing boys for university education, not preparation for work, for those whose capacity and aspiration did not really extend beyond Year 10.

Nonetheless, in 1986 a ‘Senior College Model’ was introduced by Father Sherman. In this and 12. Father Sherman expressed the objective this way. ‘It was to make possible twelve years of education for every young man and not just those thinking of a tertiary institution!’

In the middle secondary school, there were

Graphical Design was a pencil and paper course in 1987.

College Staff in 1986.

changes as well to promote stronger engagement and academic success for more boys. In year 8 there was a new Learning Assistance Programme. In Year 9 Enrichment Education (Remedial Education) was introduced in English, Maths and Human Movement.

parent families became poorer and the proportion reliant on Commonwealth income support rose

Education Coordinator for the College and Year 10 Chaplain. Father Paul Ginnivan was Chaplain to the Primary and Year 8. Father McGillicuddy took the Chaplain’s role for Year 9. In the Senior school, Fathers McMahon and Sherman were the Chaplains for Year 11 and Father Sherman took in each class.

A new prospectus for the College in 1986 was direct in its expectations of parents. The school’s programme so as to equip the students with the necessary moral, intellectual and religious training crest was carefully explained even to the detail of the letters below the crest PJC and MI – Praised be Jesus Christ and Mary Immaculate – Laudete Jesus Christus et Maria Immaculate – the Latin prayer of greeting for the Oblates. It was celebrated that the school was easily accessible by train from the school along special routes through Manly, Wynnum, Hemmant, Tingalpa, Murarrie,

way. ‘It is understood that parents send their sons to Iona College because they support the School’s full Christian education at Iona, they are only supplementing what is primarily the responsibility of parents.’

College are required to take part in all sporting functions arranged by the College. Exceptions will be considered only on the written application of the parents. If this is to be over a period of time, a functions.’ The sports played at Iona at the time were Cricket, Tennis, Swimming. Athletics, Rugby Union, Soccer, Australian Rules, Basketball, Volleyball and Squash.

The ability of families to provide support for their children’s education was reduced by marriage breakdown, substance abuse, unemployment and the extent of the parents’ own schooling. The intellectual mediocrity of the media – television, video games and popular music added to the challenges for schools and the teachers. Not only were they faced with the challenge to devise curricula to suit a range of pupil activities, but schools were being asked to take on many developmental tasks that were traditionally family or community responsibilities.

At Iona the Year 12 Hostmanship Class was but one example. ‘The course would attempt to transform Year 11 students into young gentlemen of high social standard, under the tutelage of our learned

made up the course, but the weekly wine tastings

was known by the boys, set assignments around planning a formal dinner. Learning to carve a roast was voted the most useful skill for the future. The course concluded with a formal dinner with three courses, wines, toasts and speeches. The boys had the opportunity to show their new skills at the Senior Formal in October at the ‘chic’ Sybils Nightclub in what the Ionian report described ‘tongue in cheek’ as the ‘highlight of the Brisbane social calendar’.

pages of prayers and liturgy, which the boys used daily. The early pages told the Oblate story around the four house patrons. These were followed by the policy and rules of the school. There was much detail about designated areas and when and where boys could go – about 22 rules. But there were rules too about personal safety, for example, ‘Hitchhiking is strictly forbidden!’ As the school endeavoured to expand its reputation public good behaviour was critical. Hence, ‘serious misconduct by an Iona student in public, while wearing the college uniform, constituted a grave misdemeanour. The parents of such a boy will be called to the College to discuss the continuation of their son as a student at Iona.’ The list of banned items from school or any Iona function included but was not restricted to ‘portable radios, tape recorders, electronic games, unsuitable magazines,

Advanced Manual Arts, Accounting, Ancient History, Art, Biological Science, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geography, Graphics, Health & Physical Education, Hostmanship, Maths in Society, Maths I, Maths II, Modern History, Physics and Theatre.

Commander Forbes (Shane) Peters (1986) visited Iona while commanding officer of Navy Headquarters, South Queensland.

TAS Swimming champions in 1986, Jason Baumer and Steven Boswell.

There were 108 boys in the talented 1986 class. There were 6 top scores of 990 and so the boys matriculated to medicine, law and engineering. Others studied education and became teachers, while 6 boys joined the Police service. There was a pharmacist and a marine engineer and two boys joined the military – David Hay and Shane Peters. Others became bankers, accountants, business managers. The international student, Joop Wongpakum, from Thailand, returned home.

Tragedy pursued this class in the early years after graduation from Iona. Four died as young men from accident, disease or suicide. At a time of little understanding of mental illness there was a

At the end of 1986, Father Sherman shared his vision of an Iona boy, and laying out a vision for 1987. ‘He was a ‘man of faith’; a gentleman who is ever conscious to help the needs of others; and a student who wants to develop in academic, cultural and physical talents’, he wrote.

Until 1987 each boy enrolled at Iona was allocated to one of four sporting houses, each one named after an illustrious Oblate – Mazenod (Blue), Albini (Gold), Gerard (Green) and Grandin (Red). However, 1987 began with the expansion from four to eight houses. The four houses which were created in the early days were named after four ‘Oblate heroes’. MAZENOD House (Blue) was named after Eugene De Mazenod the founder of the Oblates. ALBINI House (Gold) was named after Father Charles Albini (1790 – 1834) who was known as the Apostle of Corsica. GRANDIN House (Red) was named after Bishop Vital

Albert (now Edmonton in Canada). His priestly life was devoted almost entirely to the Indian peoples of Canada. GERARD House (Green) was named after Joseph Gerard OMI (1831 – 1914), a French Oblate missionary to the Zulus and the church in Lesotho. A man of unshakeable faith and determination, he worked until his death to establish parishes in remote African towns. His

Father John Sherman OMI with runners in the 1986 Walkathon.

Rod Doyle (1986) was captain of First XI Cricket and played in the First XV Rugby in 1985 and 1986. He had a long rugby league career with St George, Sydney Roosters, Sheffield Eagles (UK) and South Queensland Crushers.

Pope John Paul II visited Brisbane in 1986 and led the mass at Queen Elizabeth II Stadium on 25 November.

people regarded him not merely as a holy man but as a miracle worker.

The four new sporting houses were created by Father Sherman in response to the growing school population. The new house names view. The houses were named ANTHONY, CHARLEBOIS, MACKILLOP and CHISHOLM. ANTHONY House was named after Brother Anthony Kowalczyk, a Polish Oblate who worked tirelessly in the Canadian Indian missions. CHARLEBOIS House was named after Bishop Ovide Charlebois, a Canadian Oblate, who also worked in the Indian missions. MACKILLOP House was named after the now Australian Saint, Mother Mary Mackillop who founded the Sisters of St Joseph. CHISHOLM House was named after the Catholic philanthropist and social worker, Caroline Chisholm, who assisted young women and migrants in colonial Australia.

Year 12 (4 classes), 119 in Year 11 (5 classes), 174 in Year 10 (6 classes), 167 in Year 9 (6 classes), 175 in year 8 (6 classes), 100 in year 7 (3 classes), 87 in Year 6 (3 classes) and 62 in Year 5 (2 classes). A total enrolment of 993.

The primary school camps at Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast were a highlight of the 1980s. In March 1987, the Year 6 boys spent 4 days in the Department of Sport and Recreation camp site. The busy programme included Resuscitation skills training, Language Arts and Christian Living lessons. ‘Beach Olympics’ surf swim. Tabloid sports were popular in the took part in the camp concert. Parents attended to provide the teachers with help running the individual activities and to provide all meals the costs to be kept low, so that all boys could attend.

for maximum return. The College Fete was held

Dennis Kinsella (1987) was a public prosecutor before his appointment to the magistracy in Gladstone in 2018.

TAS Open A Football team in 1987 with their coach Peter Fullagar.

Peter Gledhill was the coach of the First XV Rugby in 1987.

on Saturday 6 June when Iona played Ashgrove at Iona – the biggest Rugby day of the season. The day was billed as a Family Fun Day and concluded with Mass in the Chapel at 7pm. ‘to give everyone

1pm in Oblate Hall and was to become the major fundraiser. The Iona Art Union was revived, as

change of the Rugby First XV from the Red to the Blue competition, where the standard of play and competitiveness was much higher. He enrolled a few talented players in Years 11 and 12 and urged two seniors to repeat Year 12. The coach was Peter Gledhill, a Brothers Rugby stalwart, who went on to coach Queensland and Australian Schoolboys teams. Graeme Fuller was the Second of competition the team won. The match of the season was the defeat of Marist Ashgrove on Fete one of the great upsets in TAS history. It was an occasion when a very strong rugby league team adapted to rugby under a very competent coach. The College celebrated 3rd place in the Rugby aggregate behind St Laurence’s and Ashgrove but ahead of De La Salle, St Peters, St Columbans and Villanova. Six boys were chosen for the combined TAS team and two were chosen in the Queensland Under 16 team.

The expansion of the College choirs provided the opportunity for boys to be part of a choral group from Year 5 to Year 12. The senior choir had become the Chorale in 1987, but now boasted 44 members. The primary choir became the Junior Choir. The Chorale held a camp in May before embarking on a demanding schedule of performances, including the Ordination of Father Sholto

The third choir was the Chapel Choir which sang a full Latin Mass at the Ormiston Carmelites chapel in October for the Feast Day of St Theresa, when they were favourably compared to the choir of the Monks of the Western priory. At 8pm on Friday 5 June, the Chorale, under John Webber’s baton, performed a concert at St John’s Anglican Cathedral. The Messe Soleanelle and other works by Croft, Bach and Rutter. Admission was $5 for adults and $2 for children.

The 109 boys in Year 12 in 1987 wore their white shirts as Father Sherman symbolically anointed the Seniors to be leaders in the school and build the College’s public image. Anthony Longland, who and Nicholas Campbell. Peter went into business and Nicholas studied physiotherapy, while he

Championship. In this talented class some boys chose to study law: Anthony Piccone, Dennis Kinsella, Ken Spinaze and Chris Folley. Max Khoo and Wayne Edwards took careers in medicine. Greg Watson and Michael Twigg became Oblates and Michael was to become the second old boy Rector

The Iona Choir performed at St John’s Cathedral in 1987.

of the College. Others became teachers, including Mark careers, like Kyle Woodbine, who went into real estate after a stint on the PGA circuit. Michael Hockings became a pilot and as a training Captain later supported the aviation courses at the College. Dux of the class was Todd Boyce, who scored 990 like 8 of his classmates. Todd won the English, Graphics, Maths I and Maths II prizes.

In 1988 Japanese was introduced to the school. French had long disappeared – a casualty of a ‘relevant’ curriculum. In Year 8, the boys studied the language for one term, while Years 9 and 10 boys chose it as an elective. The purpose of the course was to introduce Japanese language and culture to the boys. An exchange program began and Japanese students stayed with Iona boys and their families.

Chris McKenna (1991) played Rugby League in the 1990s and 2000s for the Brisbane Broncos, South Queensland Crushers and Cronulla Sharks. He played 8 games for Queensland and 2 for Australia. He was the first South American to play in the NRL.

TAFE Gateway College at Eagle Farm grew in 1988 when Iona introduced two courses on site from the A and Workshop Practices B, both Engineering subjects – one theoretical the one practical. Future growth classes at school on Friday mornings to study courses at the TAFE campus.

Community service was in its infancy in 1988 when senior boys were expected to complete 10 hours

supported the sick and elderly in their own homes, with visits to do routine chores such as mowing, weeding, shopping and painting. Many boys organised their own placements and worked at fetes,

Cancer research appeals.

In September the primary classes moved into their new building – the Father Sherman Building – which brought all the classes together under one roof. Meanwhile Father Sherman was busy purchasing land. Until this time the only land acquisition was the purchase of the 60 North Road property in 1972. This was regularly under water and became known as ‘Lake Sherman’. Father Sherman acquired more land than any of his predecessors. In 1984 there was 104 North Road – the old Ousley property of 3 acres for $140 000. In 1985, 120 North Road was purchased for $120 000 – a block of about 5 acres. In 1988 the ‘Bartholomew’ parcel between the campus and the railway line, which secured a direct access to Lindum railway Station, was purchased. This area of 3.165 hectares (almost 8 acres) cost $73 100.

In the 1980s sport dominated the Iona scene outside the classroom. Half the Ionian was dedicated to sports photos, teams and results. The sport awards list rivalled the Academic prize list for the

Swimming. Best players in all Basketball, Cricket, Rugby Union and Rugby League, Soccer, Squash, Tennis and Volleyball teams were recognised. At the Sports Awards Night, an event which had begun in 1974, State representatives were acknowledged. In 1988 there were state representatives in Trampoline, Roller Skating, Sailing, Rugby League, Australian Rules, Bocce, Gaelic Football,

Old Boys Association awarded medals to these boys for ‘Distinction in Sport’. Special mention was made of state and national champions, like Shaun Luck in Golf, Chris Hosking in Sailing and David French in Ten Pin Bowling. There were major awards: Primary Sportsman, Junior Sportsman, Senior Sportsman and Individual Outstanding achievement but the most prestigious was Sportsman of the Year, named after Stephen Thornhill. In 1988 this trophy was awarded to David Marriott, who was best batsman in the First XI and best back in the First XV.

one Saturday night in 1988. The driver and his three mates who were ‘out for a lark’ drove the ute to the Gold Coast incurring some minor damage. The miscreant appeared before the Wynnum Magistrate and was placed on a 12 months good behaviour bond and had to complete 100 hours of community service.

The Oblates were delighted when Joseph Gerard OMI, one of the South African Oblate heroes, was

Ionian that year was dedicated to this saintly man.

At the 1988 Speech Night Father Sherman celebrated the educational success of the school. ‘Debating, Drama, Singing, Music

senior courses were Advanced Manual Arts, Applied Small Business Studies, Communication English, Legal Studies, Maths in Society, Practical Maths, Theatre and to the more traditional subjects of Accounting, Manual Arts, Art, Biology, Chemistry Economics, English, Geography, Graphics, Health and Physical Education, Maths I, Maths II, Modern History and Physics.

There were 100 boys in Senior in 1988, and 17 Prefects. Jeremy Wellwood was School Captain and Dux of the College in 1988. He won the English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths I and Maths II prizes and was Ionian of the Year Marriott.

In 1988 Father Sherman was elected Provincial of the Australian Province. He was more surprised than anyone since he was not even a member of the Provincial Council, a common precedent and preparation for this role.

Father Sherman’s contribution to Iona was summed up by one grateful commentator on the school this way. ‘He was the one who changed Iona from a school to a College! He certainly ensured that Iona was up there with the best Catholic boys’ schools in Brisbane. The diverse involvement in broad educational activity ‘has lifted Iona from being a Bayside college to a position of note in the Brisbane community’, he wrote.

and Java, Indonesia, and eventually took on the Oblates’ China mission during his leadership term. After being Provincial he took sabbatical in 1995, before returning to Mazenod College Melbourne as Rector in 1996. At 65 he became Parish Priest of the Oblates’ Fremantle parish for 8 years. It was here he led the restoration of the Basilica. This project included a great deal of lobbying state and federal MPs. In the end the Western Australian government provided $600 000 and the Commonwealth gave $1.0 million. Now in his eighties, Father John works at Mazenod College in

Melbourne and is Vocations Coordinator. Father John is four months older than Pope Francis and reckons that while the Pope can keep working so can he!

Father Sherman’s greatest pride in the school was the care students showed to each other, because this was an example of Christian life expressed in one of his favourite scripture passages – 1 John

Aerial photo, 1984.

School life , 1986.

Opening of Sherman Building, Junior School, 1988.

Athletics Carnival, 1988.

VIII

CHAPTER EIGHT

1989 – 1994

‘With watchful and loving care’

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

as the eighth Rector of the College. He had been on the

Moroney was born in Dublin in 1939, the youngest of four children, to Josephine and Thomas Moroney, a hotelier. Pat was educated at Terenure College by the Carmelites and St Joseph’s Roscrea, by the Cistertians. As a young boy, Pat lost an eye in an accident and when he wanted to become a priest neither the Carmelites or Cistercians would accept him with his disability. The Oblates welcomed him openly. In September 1958 he entered the Oblate Novitiate in Limerick and then went to the seminary, Belmount House in Dublin. On 20 December 1964 he was ordained and sent to the Australian mission in 1965. His travelling companions were Fathers Lewy Keelty, Pat Dwyer and George Ryan. They were fortunate on their voyage to call in to Rome and attend sessions of the Vatican II Council, which was meeting at the time.

stay was followed by an appointment to Springvale North parish which he combined with study at Monash University. A brief appointment to Iona preceded his pioneering appointment to Mazenod College in Victoria for three years with Father James FitzPatrick, the founding Rector. There, creature comforts were few and the two priests lived in a classroom which doubled as bedrooms and a living room.

In 1971 Father Moroney was chosen as one of a group of four who were the pioneers to begin the Oblate mission in Indonesia. Father Pat mastered the language quickly and after three years in Purwokerto, he was appointed to take charge of the new Oblate mission in Jakarta at Cengkareng.

lived well below the poverty line. But after three years his health deteriorated and Father Pat was given study leave in the United States for two years. He completed a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology at Washington University and a Masters in Divinity at Berkeley. Returning to Australia

Father Pat Moroney OMI

in 1979 Father Moroney worked at Mazenod College, Western Australia, before his appointment as Rector of Mazenod College, Victoria. It was from there that Father Pat came to Iona in 1989.

supported by the three Deputy Principals: Greg were 9 Subject Coordinators, 5 Year Coordinators, as designated Year Chaplains, as well as taking administrative and teaching roles. There were 10 on the Arts began immediately with the employment of

The total enrolment of the school (1006) comprised Year 12: 125 boys (5 classes); Year 11: 124 boys (6 classes); Year 10: 175 boys (6 classes); Year 9: 157 boys (6 classes); Year 8: 176 boys (6 classes); Year were sons of old boys.

As the school grew to over 1000 boys it inevitably lost some of its intimacy. Gone were the days when everyone knew everyone. Father Moroney’s expertise and commitment to pastoral care alerted him to this challenge at Iona from the beginning of his tenure. As he wrote in 1989, ‘In a school as large

Moroney the spirit of service he was looking for among the Senior boys. On several occasions he took the opportunity to publicly commend the Senior boys who tutored younger boys regularly the supervision of Mr McConnell. This was the model of Moroney championed.

Father Moroney began to address issues as they arose but also put his stamp on those things to which he was deeply committed – the Arts and academic excellence.

When he saw a need for landscaping, trees and rose gardens were planted. The need for student safety led to construction of a path from Iona directly to Lindum Railway Station. The problem of litter at recess and lunch across the campus led to a dedicated ‘eating area’ – a space 50m by 50m –to be used when anyone was eating. Early in the year the new Resource Centre [Learning Support Centre] was Father John Cranley OMI (1933-2015) taught Maths, Science and Religious Education at Iona for 20 years.

Greg Bloink retired after 17 years at Iona. He was one of he first Deputy Principals of the College, a position he held for 11 years.

One innovation for gifted and talented boys at Iona was the introduction of Tournament of Minds in 1989 in Queensland. The competition was based upon the Odyssey of Minds which commenced in the USA in 1978. The purpose of the tournament is to give students the experience of participation tournament day, and secondly, solve a short unseen problem on the day. Iona entered 4 teams and

English Communication, Practical Maths, Career Development, Applied Small Business Studies, Workshop Practices A & B, Woodworking I & II, TAFE Business Units in Computing, Data Base, Spread Sheet and Word Processing joined the school’s curriculum and plans made to introduce Tourism in 1990.

Grandparents’ Day and the expansion of Open Day. On Grandparents’ Day all the boys in the Primary school were asked to invite their grandparent for a tour of the school, the Anzac Day Service and for lunch. It was the beginning of a long tradition. Open Day brought crowds to the campus in 1989, as Father Moroney billed the cocurricular activities.’

The cost of schooling at Iona was a challenge for every Rector, if they were to maintain the Pioneers’ commitment to working class families. It was the cost of textbooks and school uniforms that were uniform shop opened at the beginning of Term 4 and carried a full range of uniform clothing at reasonable prices. It meant that the College could better control prices and put some funds into school revenue. Due to the increasing costs of textbooks and levies, a textbook hiring scheme was introduced. Many of the books to be loaned in 1990 were donated by the 1989 Senior boys.

After 6 years in the TAS competition the school had established itself as a competitive force. Entry

Iona College TAS Athletics team in 1989

throughout the school year. Teams were achieving success in rugby, swimming, cricket, athletics, volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball and tennis. In 1989 there were premierships in Under 13 and Under 14 Volleyball, Under 13 Basketball, Open B tennis and Under 14 Rugby. The First XI Cricket won the TAS Blue cricket premiership for the second year in succession under the coaching of Tibor Hagymas. In a short competition, vulnerable to the vagaries of the weather, the team triumphed over more established rivals in disciplined, driven and consistent performances.

The Wynnum boys were known for their toughness from the earliest days of the school. It was why their sport. But as the suburb changed its demographic and the catchment of the school expanded, their numbers decreased. That led to Graeme Fuller’s famous assessment of sporting shortcomings. ‘There are just not enough bikes in the bike racks’ – lamenting a time when there were many more locals, who all rode bikes to school.

The school celebrated state sporting representatives in the school sports of rugby, tennis, cricket, swimming, volleyball, soccer, athletics, tennis and cross country. There were a number of outstanding sporting achievements at state and national level in hockey, bocce, equestrian show jumping, tae kwon do, Gaelic football, canoeing, judo, gymnastics, roller skating, surf lifesaving and sailing.

Drama presentations of the year. In 1989, the senior Drama class presented Man for All Seasons in the Wynnum/ Manly Eisteddfod winning Best Actor (Michael Fitzgerald) and Best Director (Brian Townsend –Head of Drama) Awards. At the Irish Drama Festival, the college play Lovers – Winners, performed with Lourdes Hill College girls, won a Best Actress Award. This play was also entered in the Jean Trundle Drama Festival. Another group of students entered the Queensland Drama Teachers’ Association Improvisation

students performed the musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat play You Can’t Take It with You.

John Feenstra was the Dux of the Senior class of 125 boys in 1989. He won the Chemistry and Maths I prizes. The Ionian of the Year was Brian Wood who won the English and H&PE prizes. Lachlan Edmonds won the Economics and Theatre prizes. Philemon Watt won the Graphics and Maths II prizes. There were 10 Christian Leadership awards distributed on Speech Night. 6 Iona Old Boys Association

were also presented.

In every area of school activity there was a drive to engage boys and where there was little involvement, opportunities were developed. It was a message of engagement and diversity of opportunity. It was an expression of Eugene de Mazenod’s own vision, ‘We must lead men to act like

Olympic triathlete Andrew Johns (1990) represented Great Britain in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He is a former European and World Cup Champion.

must help them to become Saints’. This was expressed locally at Iona as, ‘you may be called to greater things than you imagine’. Father Moroney was focused on academic results. When the results were weak in 1989, he became more driven. He made delegated responsibility to his middle managers but expected results. When there was a drift of the brightest boys to other schools, especially Churchie, he appointed Father Mark Edwards as Maths mandate to introduce excellence and gifted and talented programmes in Maths for the most talented boys.

As the school enrolment climbed to 1038 in 1990, discussion turned to the growth of the school and its maximum size. And while this number was considered the maximum, it was already known that the enrolment would be 1080 in 1991. The pressure for increased retention to Year 12 was already in the Senior school. There were 116 boys in Year 12 in 1990 but 159 boys in Year 11 – a projected 36% increase for Year 12 in 1991. The demand for increasing places was caused by a growing awareness of the need for a Senior

demand was exacerbated in the early 1990s by a depression in the economy and subsequent increase

includes a large array of academic subjects including Asian language and culture, Computers (some 90 Metalwork and Woodwork,

facilities. The library was built in 1973 and designed for a school of 500 boys. An expanded library was an immediate challenge for Father Moroney.

means by which the boys could organise their homework and study commitments. It was a means of communication between parents and the school, especially around the checking of homework. It provided boys and parents with details of the timetable and organisation of the school.

As the school grew to its maximum size, the community of priests was reduced to four – the smallest number since the pioneering days. The community of priests was Father Moroney, Father Ian Mackintosh, Father Bill Ousley and Father Mark Edwards.

Father Moroney’s counselling experience enhanced his commitment to pastoral care. He was able to balance his pastoral care with his developed image as a strong disciplinarian. It was he who made the primary school.

At the 1990 Open Day, Sid Salsbury showcased the boys’ achievements in Woodwork.

The growth in the size of the school coincided with an increase in the number of parents who were not involved in any form of school support – a fact bemoaned by Father Moroney in successive Annual Reports. This was a societal trend as single families, working mothers and dual income families rapidly increased, and they were time poor. As well, there was a growing expectation for happy to send along a donation than volunteer to help at fetes or working bees.

anniversary since Father Sherman had established a committee to run a regular Sunday game. In the early days the committee were excited by a crowd of 300 people but in October 1990, with special incentive prizes and promotional games, 750 players turned up. It became the major fund raiser in the school. Nevertheless, it was a competitive environment, and the Bingo committee had to work hard to maintain market share against the likes of Nudgee College, Valley Bingo and St Laurence’s College games.

The other fundraising events were the Art Union, Fete, which had its biggest turnover ever in 1990, and the Fashion Parade, which was the highlight of the Ladies’ Committee calendar. The Walkathon

Oblate missions in Indonesia. Each year a group of Ionians would travel to the Indonesian missions to inspect the projects and deliver further help. This year, the two priests, a teacher and two boys

The local Iona environment was undergoing transformation as well. In 1990 a group of students, under the leadership of Science teacher David Dennis, established Iona’s environmental group, known as the Geckos. The group’s goals were to create environmental awareness in the school and build a nature walk on an unused portion of the school property. The group built a nature trail with 12 signposted station points varying from open woodland, swampland, coastal rainforest to a woodworking timber section. The group planted 500 native trees to augment the Melaleuca swampland, coastal rainforest and open woodland communities that were part of the trail. The Gecko school campus.

In sports, it was a year of highs and lows. Premierships were achieved in Volleyball (Open A and Under 15), Basketball (Open A), Cricket (Under 15B), Rugby Union (Under 15B), and Soccer (Under 15). In the Junior school there were premierships in Rugby League and Soccer. Father Moroney commended the increased participation rates in Swimming and Rugby – the school entered teams

Open A premiership in 1990. In other sports the College celebrated the State and National success of representatives in diving, athletics, roller skating, sailing, canoe polo, cricket, karate, tennis, rugby

The Annual Presentation Night was held on 5 November in the Theatre at the Sleeman Sports Complex. The guests of honour were Father Marcello Zago OMI, Superior General of the Oblates and Father John Sherman OMI, Provincial. Speeches by Fathers Zago and Moroney were followed by the presentation of awards. Then followed a concert of 12 musical pieces performed variously by

the Junior School Choir, the College Stage Band and the Senior Concert Band. The evening ended by the Year 12 graduates.

The 1990 Senior class was led by College Captain Aaron Johnstone, who was Ionian of the Year. There were three Vice Captains and 24 Prefects. Hung Nguyen was Dux and won the Chemistry, Physics and Maths I prizes before he went on to study medicine at UQ. This talented class produced doctors, engineers and teachers as well as two Olympians. Others were successful in business, banking, academia and policing.

The school year opened in 1991 with the visit of Archbishop Rush to the College for the inaugural Mass to open the school year and to invest the School Captain and prefects. His presence and

the Oblate community had, since the beginning of the school, been at the centre of the life of the quo was expected to remain. At that time there was a realisation that it was critical to Iona’s future that the Oblate community continue to lead the articulation and living of the Oblate charism, as they had always done.

assistant Subject Coordinators, 3 Subject Convenors and 5 Year Coordinators. The secondary and administration, pool and grounds now numbered 26 people.

were 11 sons of old boys in the Senior class (9%) with 57 sons of old boys across the school (5%).

Iona has made a regular contribution of old boys to the Australian military since the College sanctions against Iraq, which invaded Kuwait ships Adelaide, Darwin and Success were part of a multinational blockade. The second task force consisted of HMAS Brisbane, Sydney and Westralia. The frigate HMAS Sydney and the destroyer HMAS Brisbane were assigned duties in protecting the American Carrier Group of USS America, Theodore Roosevelt, Midway and Rouge. Old boys who served in the Persian Gulf

Gadzio, HMAS Brisbane (1973 class), Able Seaman Alan Stokes, HMAS Brisbane (1982 class), Leading Seaman Glen Gordon, HMAS Brisbane (1978 class), Leading Seaman Malcolm

Year 12 group at the Senior Formal in 1991.

Baldock, HMAS Westralia (1975 class), Leading Seaman Paul Manteit, HMAS Sydney (1978 class) and Able Seaman Neville Armstrong, HMAS Brisbane (1989 class).

weeks with Susan Blackburn, the Japanese teacher, and Michael Barra, the Year 12 Coordinator. The boys were billeted with Japanese families in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukoda.

The Speech Night in 1991 was held in the Concert Hall at QPAC

Night venues began at the school itself, indoors, before increasing numbers led to the use of the main quadrangle. The move from outside on Iona Hill to Morris Hall at Churchie was due as much to the vagaries of weather as to the strength of the local mosquito population. Numbers again forced the move to the Chandler Theatre and then again to QPAC.

In 1991 Father Moroney wrote, ‘We are perceived no longer as a newcomer to the TAS, but as one of the strong forces in the competition. At the point of writing we are second overall in all sports in the Blue Competition.’ The TAS competition was divided into a Blue draw and a Red draw in 1991 for Cricket, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Rugby and Soccer. There were Blue and Red Carnivals in Swimming and Athletics. The only sport where there was no Red or Blue was Cross Country. The schools entered in one division or both. In Cricket, the BLUE schools were St Pauls Bald Hills, St Peters Lutheran, St Edmunds Ipswich, De La Salle College Scarborough, Iona, Marist

St Columban’s, Redeemer College, John Paul College and second teams from Marist Ashgrove

Dr Matthew Hislop (1990) is a Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician who has worked with the AFL and NRL. He is Chief Medical Officer of the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament and Queensland Rugby League State of Origin team doctor.

College Staff in 1991.

Association was managed by the Headmasters and administered by the Sports Masters of the schools who met separately except for the Annual General Meeting.

Iona Sailboarding team began in spectacular style. Four boys, Leo Sharp (Year 12), Lucas Dean (Year 11), Chris Hobson (Year 10) and Doug Kirk (Year 10) competed in the Inaugural Secondary Schools Queensland Sailing Championships for Sailboards.

sailing conditions. Iona won the competition on a count back from Pimlico State High School, in Townsville, and went on to represent Queensland in the National Titles, a week later, at the same venue. The Iona team won all 12 races in the series, winning the National School Team Sailboarding Championships.

and newcomers were warmly welcomed. They were not strong in any sport but were renowned for their competitiveness. Alistair Campbell was Dux and won the Physics prize. Molisiliva Tufuga was College Captain and Ionian of the Year Leadership Awards given. Colin O’Neill won the Distinction in College Duty Award and was later a College Board Director.

Lecture Theatre’ and the Library extensions – the two major construction projects of 1991 – in February. The buildings were blessed by Archbishop John Bathersby and opened by the Premier Wayne Goss. Among the distinguished guests were the Deputy Premier and local member Tom Burns and the Oblate Provincial Father John Sherman. The occasion became particularly nostalgic with the presence of former Rectors Henry McFall, Kevin Davine and John Hannah. The presence of Father Denis McCarthy and his reminiscences were a direct link with the foundation of the school. Father Mac’s speech delivered in his Irish brogue ‘stole the show’. The format of the outdoor evening incorporated a blessing of the

entertainment by the college band, followed by supper. training gymnasium and outdoor amphitheatre. The extension and refurbishment of the Library doubled its capacity and introduced extensive

Archbishop Bathersby blesses the gymnasium in February 1992.

1991 Rugby League District Under 12 representatives. BACK: Ashley Callus, Tony Murray, Tom Ward, David Carroll, Luke Agnola. FRONT: Wade Martin, Justin Simpson, Adam Woodall, Troy De Bruyn, Steven Muckow.

& Thorpe and constructed by Civil & Civic. It is a reinforced concrete and structural steel building. The theatre was designed to incorporate many functions including lectures, classes, parent/teacher

structure over the external amphitheatre – a Brisbane expo type sail – was a tension roof structure designed for shade.

all time high. Father Moroney put a ceiling on enrolments, writing, ‘we shall not allow the student body to grow any larger than 1100 boys as a maximum.’

Queensland Core Skills Test (QCS) was introduced as a result of the Viviani Report into Tertiary Entrance. A new school week with each Friday being a full work experience day. This gave boys a more realistic understanding of the workplace and allowed for ongoing assessment of the student as a worker.

the special Iona spirit which those of us who have been here a very long time have seen develop and grow’, wrote Sandra Hazel, who worked in the Religious Education Centre in the school. Her explanation was that it owes much to the ongoing presence of the priests and their particular Oblate spirit of mission, of friendship, approachability and spirituality. The Oblates and Sandra would

began to publicly question how the Oblate charism would survive in the future when the priests’ physical presence diminished and the school grew in size.

The liturgical life of the Iona community was strong with daily Mass available, Reconciliation days for every student in the school, the three full College Masses each year and the daily routine of class prayers. Faith found one expression in the community through the service programmes, where boys from Years 10 and 11 visited Nazareth House and the St Vincent De Paul refuge for the homeless in

annual Walkathon for Third World countries, and the local Peer Support Programme. ‘Iona had a successful if not outstanding year in TAS sport,’ wrote Father Moroney in 1992. ‘It would be true to say that overall we have ensconced ourselves as one of the three leading Colleges in TAS, in company with Marist College Ashgrove and St Laurence’s’. The Sports Master, Peter Fullagar wrote, ‘sport is maturing at Iona!’ This was demonstrated especially in the number of boys and old boys involved in coaching, refereeing, managing and umpiring. The formation in 1992 of the Iona Sports Supporters was a watershed for funding of sporting resources. This group ran the canteen at all were Vicki Wilson (Australian Netballer), Barry Honan

Oblate Community in 1992. BACK: Fathers Eric Alleaume and Sholto Douglas. FRONT: Fathers Mark Edwards, Pat Moroney and Ian Mackintosh.

Shane Drahm (1994) is the Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies at the University of Queensland. He played professional rugby for 16 years, including 12 years in Britain. He played 49 games for the Queensland Reds.

and John Eales (Australian Wallabies). An auction of holidays and memorabilia contributed to the fund raising as did a

No story tells more of Peter Fullagar’s commitment to football for training. He jumped up to attach the net to the cross bar and his wedding ring caught on the hook, and as he came the scar today.

The College entered the Bond University Mooting prepared and presented a strong case based on good legal

Sister Angela Doyle, the legendary Director of Health Services for the Mater Hospitals, was the guest of honour at the 1992 Presentation Night on 5 November in the Concert Hall at QPAC. After speeches, presentations and a brief intermission, a performance concert followed. The string orchestra, stage band and senior concert band each performed three

College Anthem and The National Anthem, led by the Year 12 graduates.

The Senior class of 111 boys in 1992 were led by Scott Wheeler as Captain and 22 Prefects. Terry Walsh was the Dux who won the English, Accounting, IPT, Legal Studies and Study of Society prizes – he topped all the subjects he studied. Karl Winckel won the Chemistry, Physics, Maths I and Japanese prizes and won the Sam Sciacca Memorial Award for Distinction in Studies. The class were strong

Laurence’s (15 – 12) in an away game in the TAS Open competition.

At the end of 1992 Father Ian Mackintosh left Iona after 3 years at the school. After 27 continuous years of teaching in each of the Oblate Colleges, including 12 years as Principal, Father Mac moved to parish ministry.

As the 1993 academic year began, the enrolment passed 1100 for

taken up by the three existing deputies. There were 6 Oblates in the school but their leadership roles were comparatively diminished to previous years. When the 27 student leaders were elected and appointed, the choice of Michael Westlake was in 1958.

Carmel College in Thornlands opened in 1993 in an area that was part of Iona’s growing enrolment catchment area. Iona College

Michael Westlake.

it would have no impact and his judgement proved correct.

and Torres Strait Islander boys were recognised with the beginning of a Chapter of the Aboriginal Students Support and Parent Awareness Programme, with its own active committee made up of parents National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ Week, later to become NAIDOC week. This involved a cultural display in the library, demonstrations of indigenous art and the visit of an indigenous dance troupe. But the real landmark

In 1993 the College purchased land for an outdoor educational centre and school camp site. The Lakewood Lodge Noosa real estate agent, which he passed to Graeme Fuller and Danny Fitzpatrick. They met the agent and inspected the property. The sale was subsequently transacted for the asking price of $325 000. Part of the attraction of the site was its proximity to a National Park and Lake Weyba. existing building had accommodation for 24. Architectural plans were prepared for accommodation, ablution and kitchen facilities for 100 students and construction commenced in anticipation of occupation in 1994. The site was later named Glendalough after the famous Irish monastery of the adjoining 12 hectares were purchased for $185 000.

On the Lindum campus, extensions, renovations and maintenance occurred at an amazing pace. Two new Primary classrooms were built to ‘keep all our Junior students in one complex and location’. Father Moroney was quick to ‘hasten to add that this is not to increase our numbers’, such was the sensitivity to the size of the school. A new kitchen was built close to Oblate Hall for easier and more

FitzPatrick Room, which also received a comprehensive facelift. The Salsbury Building, which contains the Woodwork shops and maintenance department, was so named after Sid Salsbury, who retired after 20 years of exceptional service to the school and returned to England. He was responsible for numerous support tasks during his career, but led the Manual Arts Department and link programmes.

1993 witnessed Iona sending a sporting team overseas for the

Iona Blue Swim Team 1993.

season tour, led by coach Peter Gledhill and manger Graeme Fuller. The team played St Patrick’s Wellington, St John’s Hamilton and Rosmini College in Auckland, all in near freezing conditions. While this tour was a benchmark in the growth of sport at Iona, undoubtedly, the sporting highlight the coaching expertise of Miles Browning, won by a mere 7.5 points from Marist Ashgrove. Iona set three new records including the Under 13 relay, which was in hindsight an omen for the future. Throughout the 1980s the teams could do no better than 3rd Aggregate. With fresh motivation the team began the 90s with enthusiasm, which saw them 2nd placed half way through the 1991 carnival, but they could not maintain this position through the relays. It showed the coaches and the team that they could win in the future.

Although the Iona war cry began in 1985, the College battle cry, Unleash the Beast It was used sparingly in 1992 but by 1993 the caged gorilla became a reality. A gorilla had become the mascot in 1990 because it was easy enough to hire a gorilla costume. On the day before major rugby games or on the day of the TAS swimming, a prefect wearing the gorilla suit would be placed in the cage surrounding the drink vending machines. The gathered crowd of seniors would begin chanting ‘unleash the beast’ in increasing volume until the gorilla would break free and run through the school to the echoing battle cry. It was a tribal call to arms. At the 1993 TAS swimming carnival at Chandler, the cheerleaders waited for a pause in the cheering to begin the Unleash the Beast chant. It rose to a crescendo before the gorilla appeared at the back of the stand and made its way to the front of the Iona supporters – it was the rallying of the supporters. The rise of the gorilla

expressed their feeling, ‘we had made it!’ Over the following years the gorilla mascot has waxed and waned at the discretion of the Rector. By 2018 it is an established icon and rallying cry for Ionians.

Father Moroney praised success when Gary Torrens was chosen to play for Australia in Schoolboy Rugby in Scotland, when Luke Castle represented Australia in London at the World Diving Championships and when Damien Birgan was National Junior Champion in Clay Pigeon Shooting. Boys also represented Queensland in Volleyball, Athletics, Triathlon, Swimming, Rugby League, Gaelic Football, Karate, Surf Lifesaving, Archery, Basketball, Roller Skating and Hockey.

25 boys in the vocational class secured apprenticeships or full time TAFE places. Michael Westlake was the College Captain, who led the 27 Prefects, and went on to work for News Ltd. The Dux was Andy Cheng who won the Biology, Chemistry, Maths I and Maths II. Simon Yu won the Physics prize. Jackson Chan was another of the boys of Chinese descent who excelled in this cohort. Mr Barra was one teacher who worked on their integration, ensuring they spoke English all the time.

The unusual number of teachers, police and medical careers in this cohort shows a strong commitment to service.

Tom Lonergan’s Cross Country training and Myles Browning’s swim coaching produced the inevitable rise of participation in triathlons, which continues today.

Oblates across Australia celebrated the centenary of the arrival of the Oblates in Australia in 1894 at Fremantle in Western Australia. By 1994 Oblates in Australia were engaged in parish ministry, education, Rosies, seminary formation, prison and hospital chaplaincies and have founded missions

in Indonesia and Hong Kong, where Australian missionaries are working, some of them Old Boys of Iona. The Superior General, Father Marcello Zago OMI joined the celebrations at Iona at separate

Father Zago took the chance to speak of the critical importance of the laity in the Oblate apostolates. He looked to a future ‘when laity can live the Oblate life and share more fully in Oblate spirituality

It was now a tradition that the funds raised from the walkathon went to ‘the Third World’. In the early nineties this event was raising $15 000 annually for development projects in Java, in particular.

was decided to give two thirds of the Walkathon funds to Rwanda and one third to Java. In an overwhelming response the boys raised $32 000 and so $20 000 was given to the Rwandan appeal and $12 000 donated to the Oblate mission work in Java.

The Outdoor Education Centre at Weyba Downs, 130 km from the school on the Sunshine Coast,

The purchase of the land and the construction of the camp site would not have been possible without funds from the weekly Bingo game, which had now become the largest source of fundraising. Funds were also raised and expenditures reduced through parent support at working bees, the College Fete and catering for major functions. One of the special targets for funds raised was the restoration of the Chapel, which was now twenty years old. These activities were coordinated through the various committees of the Mothers’ and Fathers’ Auxiliaries and their executives. In late 1994 the Mothers’ and Fathers’ Auxiliaries were amalgamated into one organisation – the Parents and Friends Association. The Association also introduced the notion of Life Membership of the Association.

Prefects in 1993.

from 8am to 4pm to Iona Bingo and undoubtedly ensured its success.

The growth in the performing arts during Father Moroney’s leadership added a richness to the Music has begun to take its rightful place in the life and curriculum of the college.’ By this time there was an extensive instrumental programme being taught by specialist teachers in woodwind, brass, percussion and strings. ‘The College boasts senior and intermediate concert bands, a junior band, a stage band and a strings orchestra and ensemble,’ Father Moroney wrote proudly. This development had begun in acquisition of its own building in the house opposite the College’s main entrance – the old Ousley

Music in their division at the Catholic Colleges Music Festival. The inaugural Iona College Solo Performance and Chamber Music Festival, a local initiative, was held at the school. But the Semester One Concer t in May that year was the showcase of musical talent in the College. The Senior Concert Band had 45 (2), baritone saxophone (1), trumpets (7), French horns (2), trombones (4), euphonium (1), tuba (1) and percussion (4). The Intermediate Concert band had 38 members and the Junior concert band had 56 members, including 25 clarinets and 13 trumpets. There was a string orchestra of 1st violins (4), 2nd violins (3), 3rd violins (3), cellos (2) and bases (2). The junior string ensemble had 13 members. The brass musicians also formed a stage band and strings musicians created a string quartet for their concerts. A junior choir of 35 boys were regular performers as well.

The College developed a new Prospectus in 1993 which was used for those enrolling in 1994 and Religious Education, English, Advanced Mathematics, Ordinary Mathematics, Science, Health and Sport Education, History, Geography, Business Principles and Practice, General Shop A (Woodwork), General Shop B (Metalwork), Computer Studies, Japanese, In Years 11 and 12 the suite of courses was: Religious Education, English, Ancient History, Modern History, Geography, Economics, Study of Society, Legal Studies, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Mathematics C, Chemistry, Physics, Biological Science, Multi-strand Science, Information Processing and Technology, Accounting, Graphics, Music, Art, Theatre, Health and Physical Education and the TAFE study courses in Engineering, Construction and Business Studies

The availability of sport played a large part in the choice made by families to enrol at Iona and so sport was prominently described in the prospectus. ‘The College is a member of The Associated Schools (TAS) whose sporting competition takes place on Saturdays. All students attending the college MUST, as part of their College obligation, be available if required to take part in sporting swimming pool.’

competition: Iona College (Catholic), St Patrick’s College (Catholic), Redeemer College (Lutheran), Southern Cross College (Catholic), John Paul College (Ecumenical), St Columban’s College (Catholic), St Edmunds College (Catholic), St Pauls College (Anglican), Marist Ashgrove (Catholic), St Peters

College (Lutheran), Villanova College (Catholic), Marist Rosalie (Catholic), St Laurence’s College (Catholic), Canterbury College (Anglican) and Padua College (Catholic) with Ormiston College (Independent), a guest school without full membership. They were in the Blue or Red Divisions and some bigger schools participated in both divisions.

The sporting achievements of 1994 were memorable. Iona won the TAS Blue swimming carnival for

team were second aggregate in the TAS Blue carnival.

But the sporting highlight of the year was undoubtedly the College’s First XV win in the TAS Blue Rugby competition. As Father Moroney wrote, ‘for many students and former students, it was the

22 – 5, a victory made especially sweet since it was St Laurence’s home ground and they had won master, Graeme Fuller, who had built rugby to a competitive standard at Iona. This year was Iona’s most successful year in the TAS competition – an achievement due in no small was to the Sports master of that era, Peter Fullagar.

In 1994, the largest Senior class ever was led by College Captain, Paul Parsons, who was chosen in the Australian Rugby Schoolboys team to tour Europe. There were 10 Prefects including Vice Captains Ben Johnson and Mathew Tucker. Ben Johnson, the grandson of Deputy Principal, Greg Bloink, won the Chemistry prize. Rob O’Neil was Dux and won the English, Japanese and Study of Society prizes. He studied physiotherapy and then worked in the UK for 16 years. Steven Scott won the Biology prize and became an orthodontist. Luke Rowlinson won the Graphics and Multistrand Science prizes and studied architecture. Priantha Wijesurenda won the Maths II prize and studied medicine. There were lawyers like Ben McGuckin and Joe Grasic. Bernard Walsh won the Physics prize and the Distinction in Studies award and Arthur Bool won the H&PE prize and the Leadership Award. Both studied engineering with Joe Barker. Justin Hegarty became a radiologist in New Zealand. In this

College Staff in 1994.

class there were police, builders, tradies, a barber, real estate agents, an ophthalmologist, academics and others who worked in mining, recruitment, banking, construction and teaching occupations.

In 1994, the total recurrent income was $5.47m and the expenditure was $4.7m, leaving a recurrent surplus of $763 000.

reached $2.46m. In 1994 State and Commonwealth grants totalled $3.85m or 70% of College income.

Father Moroney was an accomplished writer himself and took every opportunity to encourage boys to write. He took great pride in 1990 when the Junior School published a book of poems and stories by primary boys. In 1994, when a group of boys and teachers had an inspirational writing excursion to the mangroves on the Wynnum foreshore and produced a collection of short poems, he boasted of their quality.

Part of Father Moroney’s legacy is the recognition and acknowledgement of the ethnically diverse heritage of the boys. He was determined that they would be in leadership positions and

captain and Dux of the school in 1990. Molisilva Tufuga, who was School

New Zealand Maori heritage. Andy Cheng was Dux of the College in 1993.

At the end of 1994 Father Moroney left Iona to succeed Father Sherman as the Australian Provincial of the Oblates. The great compassion and empathy he had shown to Iona boys and families in time of crisis, and the generosity with which he led the College in responding to global human tragedies, would now be focused on the Australian Oblates and their ministries. His favourite phrase from Isaiah (49:16) was really his motto: ‘See I have carved you on the palm of my hand.’

Letter advising sale of Lakewood Lodge, later Glendalough

Photo of Lakewood Lodge, later Glendalough

Father Pat Dwyer OMI (1940-2018) served at Iona for 24 years over 4 separate appointments. He died in In Ireland where the Cain family including Oliver (2013) and Thomas (2017) represented the College community at his funeral in Dublin.

CHAPTER NINE

1995 – 2001 IX

‘Take great care about what you do’

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Father Pat Dwyer began his one year as Rector of the College in 1995. He was asked to take the leadership of the school for one year while the Oblates reset the Rectors of all three Australian Oblate Colleges.

Pat Dwyer was born in Inchicore, Dublin on 21 March 1940 and lived in Tyrconnell Park, a street from which came 7 Oblates, including Father Donal Madigan OMI of the Australian Province. Pat and his brother Joe were educated by the Christian Brothers in the Synge Street School. He joined the Oblates at Cahermoyle in 1957 and studied at Belmont and Piltown before his ordination on 20 December 1964. He gained a BA (Hons) from University College Dublin. He was appointed to Australia and travelled with Fathers Pat Moroney, Lewy Keelty and George Ryan on an Italian migrant ship, after attending a session of the Vatican Council. There was a great feeling of optimism among the 1400 new Australians on board the ship for the long journey to a new beginning, that was shared by the four young priests.

Father Pat was one of the young pioneers of the sixties, who threw himself into the life of the College with great enthusiasm. This appointment was for ten years from 1966, when there were 12 Oblate one Brother and 21 lay teachers. During these years Father Pat taught classes, coached a variety of sports including his favourites, football and golf. Father Pat helped establish the Oblate ethos of in Victoria, parish priest of Eaglevale Parish, south west of Sydney, and at Mazenod College in Western Australia, where he was Rector from 1987 – 1993. supported by 10 Subject Coordinators and 5 Year Coordinators. The priests’ community were all chaplains in the school, Father Eric Alleaume was the Religious Education Coordinator and Father Mark Edwards led the Maths faculty.

detailed the events of the academic year. Camps

Term 1 there were Year 7 and Year 8 camps, each completed in two groups, the Year 12 Retreat at Banyo Seminary, and the two Year 9 camps. A rugby camp for the 13As, 14As, 15As, 2nds and 1st XV was held in the last week of the trial games against Brisbane Grammar School on Friday. In Term 2 there was a Year 6 camp, Music camp, Year 12 TAFE students camp and a Soccer camp, during Term 2 vacation. The Year 5 camp was regularly held late in the year.

The Open Day on 16 August was billed

This is Iona. It was held on Exhibition Wednesday from 10.00 am until 2.00 pm. There were 32 demonstrations, displays, exhibitions and performances during this time, many of them repeated. They included sports in the hall and on the ovals, mock trials, subject displays, music and drama needed Hino bus, which proved to be a challenge to drive. The Association held an evening fete at the Ekka for a week. The Sports Supporters Committee was another opportunity for parents to annual Sports Dinner provided sports equipment during the year and a new cricket bowling machine in 1995.

main oval with the vast expanse of the hill and trees as a perfect backdrop, but torrential rain forced the relocation of the performance to Oblate Hall, which made for a more intimate presentation of the Easter event to a capacity crowd. The two and a quarter hour presentation had been performed somewhere in Australia, every year, since its beginning in 1958, including Mt Isa, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Maryborough, Nambour, Scarborough, Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Warwick, Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Lismore, Tamworth, Grafton, Port Macquarie, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Alice Springs and Perth. One of the most moving features of The Iona Passion Play was the use of the original Stations of the

Zac (Isaac) Hurren (1995) is an exceptionally gifted and unique saxophonist.

Professor Daniel Andruczyk (1995) a researcher in Plasma Physics and Fusion at the University of Illinois

Cross sound track, recorded in 1959 by Father Tim Long in his deep Irish brogue. It was recognised as Australia’s national Passion Play, with 17 scenes and a cast of 100 depicting the last days of Christ on earth.

Father Dwyer continued Father Moroney’s emphasis on gifted and talented education. He sent Father Mark Edwards, the Maths Coordinator, and English teacher Peter Campbell to a Melbourne conference on gifted children. This experience led to further enrichment activities in literacy and numeracy at Iona, including Maths camps at the Peregian camp site.

In Maths that year, the boys achieved some outstanding results in a number of competitions. John Wood, William Huynh, Benjamin Kirby and Christopher Cave obtained second place in the Australians. In the QAMT Maths solving competition Thomas Ward was equal second in the Competition.

Science also thrived in the newly refurbished laboratories. Five boys were in the top 1% of the state in the National Science Competition. In the National Chemistry Quiz, 13 boys were in the top 10% of the state. In the National Chemistry Titration Competition there was a gold and two silver medals to Iona boys.

The 1995 class of 126 boys was led by 14 Prefects, including the Captain, John Dougherty, who was to become an Anglican priest. The Dux was Luke Burman who won the Ancient History, Economics (shared), English, Maths B and Physics prizes. He studied medicine and became a critical care doctor. Jason Orthman won the Religious Knowledge, Accounting, Chemistry, Economics (shared) prizes and The Distinction in Studies Award. He studied chemical engineering and business management before a career Biology prize and became an orthodontist. Paul Paterson won the Study of Society prize and studied medicine. There were those who made their way in life as teachers, tradies, police, engineers, IT experts or in business. Craig Do Rozario became a lawyer. Two served in the military – Phillip Armstrong in the Navy and Mark Cameron in the Army. This class stands out for its diverse talent which translated to a very broad range of careers – two world class musicians, a nationally acclaimed artist, a merchant navy captain, two priests and a professor of plasma physics.

Father Dwyer employed a new sports master in his last days as Rector. Keith Harron, who was working at Townsville Grammar, was invited by

Keith Harron. Sports Master in 1995.

Fr Brian Mahoney (1995) is a late vocation who was ordained for the London Archdiocese.

Father Dwyer for an interview. On the morning of the interview/tour of the school, they stopped at the ‘eagles’ nest’ – then, the viewing room of Davine Oval for principals, now, the sports master’s

Father Davine was simple. ‘Two things put this school on the map – God and sport – don’t mess that!’

The Founder of the Oblates, Bishop Eugene de Mazenod, was declared a Saint on 3 December 1995.

Rome, visiting Singapore, England and France, on route to Rome. Father Mark Edwards, Father Kevin Davine and Father FitzPatrick – two past and one future Rectors of Iona – were present. Year 12 graduate Martin Pook, teacher Paul Duthie, English Coordinator and Year 12 home class teacher, and Father Mark, represented Iona. Father FitzPatrick had led the presentation of the cause for Eugene de Mazenod’s canonisation on behalf of the Oblates. He had researched and written the details of the miracles attributed to the then Blessed Eugene de Mazenod. Eugene de Mazenod was declared a Saint because of ‘his personal love and commitment to Christ, to the Gospel and the Church’.

On 16 December in St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Australian Oblate Community and the Iona community celebrated the ordination to priesthood of two Old Boys, Greg Watson and Michael Twigg, both from the 1987 class. Greg is the son of John Watson who was one of the foundation students at Iona in 1958. As Father Pat commented, ‘this is indeed a grace for the whole Iona community and a reminder that we pass on the torch of faith and learning to succeeding generations.’

Tom Ward, 1996 College Captain and 2001 Queensland Rhodes Scholar

Over 500 people gathered in Oblate Hall to celebrate the occasion. The College community was shocked at the sudden death of Year 5 student Patrick Leben, who was killed in a light plane crash over the summer holiday on Stradbroke Island. In his memory the Patrick Leben Memorial Trophy for the Outstanding Student in Year 5 was inaugurated. It was

Father Dwyer was asked to take on the role of Director at Rosies Youth Mission. Rosies is an Australian Oblate initiative for homeless people on the streets of some of Australia’s major cities, including Melbourne and Brisbane, and many smaller towns. On various nights of the week, in all kinds of weather, he and his young volunteers would park their Rosies’ van in the city at night and become the friendly hands and faces serving food and drinks to people living on the streets. His friendliness, compassion and natural ability to reach out to everyone made him a marvellous director of this ministry.

Father Dwyer never lost his Irishness and that country’s sense of fun. On one occasion, when asked for directions, he replied, ‘Oh, I wouldn’t start from here!’ He had his own likeable Irish punctuality.

Father Kevin Davine arrived as Rector in 1996 to a larger and much developed College since his departure in 1983 when there were 790 boys. In contrast, in 1996 there were 320 boys in years 5, 6 and 7 and 885 in the secondary – a total of 1 205. He was supported by three Deputies, Graeme Fuller, Peter Fullagar and Michael Goodwin. There was a

precluded him from teaching his favourite subjects of English literature and History, but he determinedly made the time to teach Religious Education to the senior classes.

Tuition fees per annum were $1 280 for 1 boy, $1 940 for 2 boys (25% discount) and $2 380 for 3 boys (38% discount). There was a General Levy of $125 per boy per year, which covered textbook hire, school calendar and homework diary, all consumables for each subject, individual and class photographs, compulsory excursions and school day sports buses. It did not cover tours or camp or optional activities like music or weights club. An annual Building Fund donation of $250 per family was ‘suggested’.

While the majority of boys travelled by train there was a network of special Iona bus services to and from the College provided by Bayside Buslines and Awon Buses, which served the College’s growing catchment. There were 2 buses to and from the Redlands and Capalaba, a bus

Oblate community 1996. BACK: Fathers Mark Edwards and Eric Alleaume. FRONT: Fathers Edward (Ned) Ryan, Kevin Davine, Sholto Douglas.

Michael Goodwin Deputy Principal.

to and from Belmont, Gumdale and Chandler, a bus to and from Carindale and Tingalpa, and a Gumdale/Tingalpa route. Local Wynnum/ Manly boys caught the Wynnum loop service which has a stop at Lindum Railway Station. Boys still rode bicycles to and from school and these were locked away during the school day in a secure area behind the middle school building.

In Years 9 and 10 there were core and elective subjects. The core subjects were Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science and Health & Sport Education. The boys chose 4 elective subjects Art, Business Principles, Computer Studies, Geography, Graphics, History, Japanese, Metalwork, Speech & Drama and Woodwork. All boys had to choose either History or Geography, but could do both if they wished. The suite of courses began in Year 9 were for two years and led to the end of the compulsory years of schooling. At the end of Year 10, a boy’s achievement in each subject was assessed at one of the following levels: VHA (Very high Achievement), HA (High Achievement), SA (Sound Achievement), LA (Limited Achievement) and achievement included the boy’s knowledge and understanding of the facts, concepts and principles of the subject and the boy’s application of knowledge and use of skills in a wide range of situations.

required mostly As; HA – above 65% and required mostly Bs or better; SA – above 50% and required mostly Cs or better; LA – above 25% and required mostly Ds or better; and VLA – less than 25%. As a result, LAs and VLAs were regarded as FAIL in the ‘old currency’.

trumpeted, ‘Iona College has best mathematicians’, when Iona boys took out several top awards in a cheque for $130 as the top Year 8 student in Queensland and David Wood was runner – up. The pair competed against 1000 of the best Year 8 18%.

Public Speaking has always been a large cocurricular activity in the College. In 1996, 38 boys took part in a range of competitions: Australian Rostrum –Voice of Youth (12), City of Brisbane Eisteddfod –Public Speaking (11), CPS Year 10 Public Speaking (9), Jaycees Youth Speaks for Australia, Lions Youth of the year, where College Captain Tom Ward was Beenleigh Eisteddfod, Redlands Toastmasters and Wynnum/Manly Eisteddfod (public speaking).

Ashley Callus (1996) won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay

New rooms for the primary school in 1996.

Keith Harron became Sports Master in 1996 and maintained the levels of current achievement. The year began with Iona’s fourth successive TAS BLUE swimming championship. The dominance of

the historic appearance of two Iona teams in the BLUE carnival – Iona Black and Iona White – the Black team eighth. In Athletics the school team won their second successive TAS BLUE championship. Iona

of all 120 athletes in the two Iona teams [RED and BLUE], their 14 coaches and three months of training.’ The school’s very successful TAS sporting year was rounded out with other aggregate places: Cricket (1st), rugby (2nd), cross country (2nd), soccer (3rd), tennis (4th), volleyball (5th) and basketball (2nd in RED). On an individual level 34 boys represented Queensland in cricket, sailing, rugby league, softball and cross country.

(80c), pizza ($1), meatballs with BBQ sauce ($1.50) and a steak burger ($2). Pies cost $1.20. There were sandwiches including chicken and salad ($1.60), vegemite and cheese ($1.20) and egg and lettuce ($1.20). If you wanted toasted sandwiches it was 20c more. There were salad rolls ($1.30)

Sustagen, juice and sports energy drinks. Ten varieties of Streets ice creams were sold with Gaytimes and Cornettos being the most popular.

The Senior class of 133 boys in 1996 was led by College Captain Tom Ward, the son of an old boy, Chemistry, Information Processing & Technology and Maths C. Ruwan Wijemunige was Dux and won the Religious Knowledge, Biology, English, Maths B, Maths C and Physics prizes. Jamie Mills won the Legal Studies and Study of Society 1 – 10 (50% of the Year 12 OP cohort). Among the boys in the academic programme 94% received Scholarships.

Eric Alleaume worked as Religious Education Coordinator ‘to make RE at Iona as acceptable and on par with any other subject’. He understood that Religion was about relationships as much as knowledge and experience. He faced the challenge, like so many others, to engage boys with faith, intellectually and spiritually. Paul Duthie, as English Coordinator, continued Father Moroney’s fervour for writing with his enthusiasm for creative writing, which he shared with teachers and students alike. The quality of the boys’ prose and poetry was rewarded with publication for posterity

TAS Blue swimming team in 1996 – Aggregate winners.

in the College Ionian.

The introduction of the new Maths A, B and C syllabi in the Senior school was led by the Maths Coordinator Miss Cath Twaddell. The challenging new syllabi were more practical than their predecessors, including one alternative piece of assessment each semester. Measuring the exponential component when pushbike riding, and navigation exercises around the campus by compass, were all examples of applied Mathematics that followed.

Titration practice was led by Mrs Michelle Nicholson, Science Coordinator, as four teams, of three boys each, prepared for the annual RACI titration competition. The team of Michael Scott, silver medals. Excursions were a regular part of the Science curriculum. Biology students took an fossil dig in a quarry at Murarrie owned by PGH Bricks.

In preparation for 1997, the Social Sciences Department was divided into two faculties: Mr Brian Townsend led Social Sciences and supervised and Geography in Years 9 and 10, and Modern History, Ancient History, Study of Society, Geography and Legal Studies in Years 11 and 12. Mr Chris Howarth as Commerce coordinator supervised the subjects of Commerce, Accounting, Economics, Business Principles and the new Senior course BOM (Business Organisation and Management). This course introduced the notion of dual credentialing to Iona, whereby boys studied BOM for their

The Manual Arts Department introduced Engineering Technology and Technology Studies into the Senior School, and CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) and 3D modelling were growing components of the Graphics engagement.

Band 1 (54), Concert Band 2 (41), Jazz Ensemble (18), Jazz Band 2 (18), String Ensemble (18) and Symphony Orchestra (32). The germination of these performance groups lay in the Junior School where there was a Beginners’ Band (31), Junior School Band (40) and a Junior Choir (43).

In 1997 the Resource Centre became the Learning Support Centre to avoid confusion with the Library Resource Centre. The Learning Support Centre had three functions at the time: remediation of boys with referral. These boys were withdrawn from normal classes for a number of periods each week. The gifted students programme consisted of Inklings in the Junior School and Tournament of Minds in Years 8, 9 and 10. Inklings was a group of primary boys who showed talent in writing or drawing. Their work was displayed throughout the year in the library and a booklet of their best creations was published at the end of the year.

School Uniforms were an expensive item in the family budget in the 1990s. The grey school shirt

Hats were expensive at $76. College bags ranged in price from $39 to $55. There was an extensive range of sports apparel including tracksuits at $70 and rugby jerseys at $65. The Blazers, or reefer

jackets as they were known, cost $150, so many parents sought out second hand blazers in the college community.

The Iona community were shocked by the death of Father Edward (Ned) Ryan on the evening of 29 October 1997. Father Ryan was the Provincial at the time of the founding of Iona. He retired to the Iona community and worked as a chaplain in the school until his passing. He pioneered the practice of retired Oblates working in ministry.

Father Ryan’s funeral was held in Oblate Hall with the full school in attendance. He was an Oblate for 61 years and a priest for 56 years.

In the Senior Class of 1997, there were 150 boys. Ross King was the Year 12 Coordinator and he was supported by 6 home room teachers. The College Captain, Ben Knight was supported by 22 Prefects. Six boys received an OP1 and 42%

Daniel McCormack was Dux and won the English, BOM, Economics and Legal Studies prizes. He studied law. Phillip Wuth won the Religious Knowledge and Chemistry prizes and studied medicine. Ben Fox won the Graphics and Physics prizes and became a lawyer. Mathew Holmes won the Maths B, Maths C and IPT prizes before studying engineering. Spencer Slasberg and Ashley Rodrigues studied law.

As the Seniors of 1997 departed so did three Oblates. Father Mark Edwards (Year 8 Coordinator and Maths Coordinator) after 8 years, Father Eric Alleaume OMI (Religious Education Coordinator) after 7 years and Father Sholto Douglas OMI (Chaplain in the Junior School) after six years, departed for new ministries. The death of Father Ryan meant that Father Davine was the only continuing Oblate in the Iona community.

The Sports Awards night at the end of the school year grew to become an event greater than the

lack of recognition for public speaking, chess and music, which were thriving. At this time, sport was becoming more professional and sports celebrities began to demand appearance fees. The Sports Awards Night soon ended.

As 1998 began, Father Davine was joined by Fathers Greg Watson, Leo Mifsud and Pat Dwyer. These priests became chaplains in the school and held no middle management positions. By this time all management positions except

became the Religious Education Coordinator. Father Davine led the celebrations for the 40th year in 1998 as the enrolment reached 1225, with 900 in the secondary and 325 in the Junior

Senior students at the Ampol Refinery in 1998 for fire training.

First XI Cricket in 1998.

School. There were 84 sons of old boys among them.

The Senior subjects were Art, Accounting, Ancient History, Biology, Business Organisation & Management, Chemistry, English, Engineering Technology, Communication English, Economics, Geography, Graphics, H & PE, Japanese, Legal Studies, Maths A, Maths B, Maths C, Multistrand Science, Physics, Study of Society, IPT, Computer Studies, Religious Education, Technology Studies and TAFE courses. Senior boys began obtaining university credits and preferential entry during Father Davine’s time. In 1998, for example, Craig Brincat was awarded a place in the UQ ESP (Enhanced Studies Program). This gave him the opportunity to complete an introductory subject in Accounting while in Year 12, for which he received a Distinction and credit towards a future degree.

Business

Organisation and Management, Technology Studies and Engineering Technology related modules. There were 50 boys undertaking the TAFE Engineering Construction course at the

Hospitality using the FitzPatrick Room as a training restaurant supported by the nearby kitchens and the two bars in the new Performing Arts Complex. and traineeships, known as SATs. In this program boys would spend three days at school completing one day working as a paid apprentice or trainee. Although supported by Government funding and immensely valuable to participants the program was expensive, required individual student

The Gifted and Talented Programme began in 1998. The programme was designed to meet the needs of those students who had demonstrated their abilities by enriching and extending their learning experiences, particularly in English, History and Geography. The programme operated for two lessons a week by withdrawal from normal classes on a rolling timetable, so as to minimise disruption to each boy’s usual classes. The units of investigation were: Term 1 Year 10 English –The Role of Media in Our Society; Term 2 Year 8 Humanities – Using the Internet as a Research Tool; Term 3 Year 9 English – Alternative Narrative Techniques; and Term 4 Year 8 English – A Comparison of Myths Across Cultural Boundaries. The programme was complemented with a few excursions and competition entry. This opportunities for gifted boys from the existing Mathematics Excellence Programme which had operated for a number of years.

The completion of the Performing Arts Centre encouraged the return of musicals. Father Davine needed little encouragement to become Producer/Director of Trial by Jury and Mr Evans for over 10 years since Joseph and His Technicolor Dreamcoat. The boys were supported in the cast by girls from Moreton Bay, Lourdes Hill and Loreto Colleges and Brisbane State High School. Over 800 patrons attended the performances

making (Art), make up and posters. Hospitality students and mothers collaborated to produce theatre suppers. This production was in addition to a Trio of One Act Plays that had been part of the Drama Department’s showcase for several years. This was strong preparation for the introduction of Drama as a senior subject in 1999.

October 1998. The Building was blessed by Archbishop John Bathersby and opened by Sir William Deane, the Governor General, accompanied by Lady Deane. IPAC was marketed to outside hirers to raise funds for its operation. The impressive facilities would provide alternative venues to school and church halls for the local community. It was planned to ‘produce several shows each year proscenium theatre with extensive stage lighting and sound equipment. In addition to the theatre, from the main performance space.

many years. All four TAS Open teams were premiers as were the 15Bs, 14Bs and 14Cs. The First XI won the Oblate Colleges trophy in Perth and tied for the Villanova Cup. Iona dominated the Iona were runners up to St Peters College for the second year in a row. By the end of the year the

During 1998 the decision was taken by a number of TAS Headmasters to form a new sporting competition. Ashgrove, St Laurence’s and Iona were frustrated by the TAS Blue and Red competitions. Participating in both divisions meant they were travelling with teams all over Brisbane on any weekend and still were short of competition matches for these teams. In secret, they hatched a plan to form a new competition. At the TAS AGM at Padua, the Rector Father John Boyd Boland stood and announced that Padua would be leaving the TAS. Other school leaders then followed and made the same announcement to a shocked meeting. And so, the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) began. The eight schools in this competition were Iona, Marist Ashgrove, St Laurence’s College, St Edmunds, St Patricks, Padua, Villanova and St Peters Lutheran College. There were seven Catholic schools and a Lutheran school. The Catholic schools included almost all the congregational

Orchestra in 1998.

independent Catholic boys’ schools in Brisbane –Marist, Oblate, Franciscan, Augustinian and Christian Brothers.

There were 157 Seniors in 1998, including 25 prefects, under captain Richard Patterson. There were 3 OP1s. Young Huynh was Dux and won the Chemistry, IFT, Maths B and Physics prizes. Craig Brincat won the Accounting, English, Legal Studies and Maths C

eligible boys scored OP 1 – 10.

In 1998 the recurrent income was $7.2m with an expenditure of $6.3m, leaving a surplus of almost $900 000. Government grants were 72% of income and teachers’ and administrative salaries accounted for 85% of expenditure.

The 1999 school year began with an enrolment of 1205 boys, including 87 sons of old boys. Father Davine was supported by Fathers Pat Dwyer, Leo Mifsud and Greg Watson in the priests’ community. They were chaplains and teachers in the school and often worked as counsellors.

Iona’s aggregate places were: cross country (1st), cricket (2nd), swimming (2nd), rugby (2nd), athletics (2nd), tennis (2nd), football (3rd), volleyball (4th) and basketball (6th). While Rugby blossomed in the secondary school, the primary school maintained its commitment to Rugby League where there were 11 teams in regular competition beside 9 soccer teams.

250 boys in the individual instrumental programme, Extension Music introduced in the Senior school and 10 ensembles performing in the Australian Academy of Music festival.

The musical chosen for 1999 was Oliver, because it had not been performed at Iona since 1983. The success of Trial by Jury 9 made up Fagin’s gang and the workhouse boys. The cast rehearsed twice a week for 3 months but more frequently when the orchestra of 24 pieces joined them in the last few weeks before the season of performances in June.

The Religious art and poetry competition climaxed with a display of over 80 works in the Library on Open day from boys in Years 5 – 12. The topic in Art was ‘any character, event or theme from the Gospel of St Luke’ and the topic in Poetry was ‘God is in all things and all things are in God’. Awards for works in Art and Poetry were made to Junior, Middle and Senior divisions.

On 29 July Father Davine celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination to priesthood and 40 years of service to Oblate education. ‘His entire priestly life of service has been dedicated to the

First XV Rugby in 1998.

communities of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate’, was the tribute in the 1999 Ionian. The 1999 Open Day in August was titled Towards 2000 was expanded on previous expos, particularly with all day demonstrations and static displays. There events.

It was a showcase of school activities in which the present boys were pleased to be a part.

The 1999 Walkathon took a new format with a relay being run, which consisted of six representatives from each age group, cheered on by the rest of the school. Funds were raised for the traditional Oblate missions and to Caritas to support their activity in East Timor.

In 1999 Father Davine took up the challenge of underage consumption of alcohol, based on the and over half of these were drinking on a regular basis. ‘Parties and weekly gatherings, unsupervised, where boys and girls turn up uninvited are wide open to violence and risk,’ wrote Father Davine. The College did not organise as many social functions as in the past. Father Davine’s explanation was direct. ‘Such functions have become very worrying, hard to supervise and so often seem to lead

On the issue of boys driving to school, his expectations were clear. ‘The College insists that no boy drives another in his car without the written permission of his parents and the parents of the and reason for concern’.

John Wood was the College Captain and Dux of 1999 class of 153 seniors. John won the Religious Knowledge, Biology, English and Maths C prizes. Mark Grdovich won the BOM and Legal Studies prizes. William Huynh won the Chemistry and BOM prizes while Christopher Cook won the Ancient History and Maths B prizes. The 1999 class achieved 6 OP1s, 6 OP2s and 20 OP 1 – 5.

The Year 2000 – a spectacular and extraordinary year for the Church with a Year of Jubilee, and for Australia with the Sydney Olympic Games – was more one of the ‘everyday’ at Iona. Father Davine described it in his annual report. ‘This year, like any other, has been made up of 1200 young men, coaching, praying, relaxing, planning and fund raising.’

Staff in 1999.

By 2000 the school fees had risen by 23% since 1996, but the generous sibling discounts and concessions for struggling families continued. The family building donation had risen by 40%. Nevertheless, enrolment demand was strong and the College continued to expand.

The curriculum continued to expand to meet the diverse needs of the student population. The introduction of Hospitality, Theatre Studies and Drama were popular. The subject Music was introduced to Year 11 with strong support and Sport & Recreation began in 2001. Innovative programmes continued to enrich the curriculum. The YAA (Young Achievement Australia) Business Programme engaged Year 11 BOM, Economics and TAFE boys in a business simulation experience. The boys

Legal Studies boys participated in the Bond University Mooting Competition, held at the Queensland Law collaboration.

The opening of new housing estates in the Bayside area led to a boom in home construction and in infrastructure. This includes extensive home building in the Lindum area. This brought increasing demand for enrolments in Years 5 and 8 and a challenge for the Rector to maintain the College’s

There was building at the College as well. Two new computer rooms and a new Learning Support Centre were added to the campus. A new amenities block for the Junior school was constructed,

decreasing attendance at the Parents & Friends Association monthly meetings. Nevertheless, parents were faithful to their commitments to the College, whether it be as tuck shop helpers,

was a working bee each term – catering helpers, or assisting the sports supporters’ group. Father Davine summed up the expectation of parents, when he wrote, ‘simply paying fees, however promptly, and remaining strangers after that, doesn’t give the cooperation and communication, our kind of College wants to share.’ It was the year of the introduction of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) on 1 July 2000 by Prime Minister, John Howard, and while education was exempt, some items were not. Schools and parents struggled to understand inclusions and exemptions. In a sporting year that was dominated by the Sydney Olympics, the College produced one of its strongest sporting performances. The College teams secured 16 AIC premierships across cricket, volleyball, swimming, rugby, soccer, cross country, tennis and basketball. Premierships in 1st XI

Team building exercise at Camp Glendalough.

College teams. Eighteen boys represented Queensland in a broad range of sporting endeavour. The success in sport was due to the collaboration of a large number of volunteers, not least being the 100 coaches who guided the various Iona teams throughout the year.

In 2000 the Junior School won its Championship after many years of striving. The Junior School would go on to win the CIC Athletics Championship for the next 18 years.

the musical Germs in May, after six months of auditions, practice and rehearsals. Meanwhile, the College musical HMS Pinafore was presented over four nights in late May by a cast of 70 Iona boys from Years 8 to 12 and girls from Moreton Bay, Lourdes Hill, San Sisto and Loreto Colleges. The

Community service was still largely focused on the Walkathon, which in 2000, was rebadged as ‘Jog for Java’. This event raised $20 000 for the Oblate and Catholic missions and development

clothing appeals for winter clothes for the homeless.

The results of the 160 boys in the 2000 class were comparable to the best ever Senior results. 41.5% of OP eligible students scored OP 1 – 10, and 11 boys scored OP 1 or 2. There were 160 boys, including 21 prefects, led by College Captain William Ward, who won the Biology, Chemistry, Maths B (shared), Physics and Distinction in Studies awards. The Dux was Trent Carmichael who won the Religious Knowledge, English, Engineering Technology, Maths B (shared), Maths C and Manual Arts prizes and later became an investment banker and member of the College Board. Michael Duthie won the Drama, English and Ancient History awards and worked in the entertainment business. Shane D’Allessandro won the BOM, Economics and Legal Studies prizes. Craig Allom was the Best All Rounder and later became an optometrist. This diverse group of boys followed equally diverse pathways in the medical, education, and environmental occupations. But there was a fashion designer, clothing manufacturer and wine maker as well.

This cohort were strong in sport. The First XV

Trent Carmichael (2000) was the 2006 UQ Graduate of the Year.

Father Kevin Davine with AIC Principals at the first meeting of the executive in 1999.

rugby team, under captain Luke Doherty, were on to represent Australia in Rugby Sevens. In athletics, the team won the AIC carnival by 4 day – the Open Relay. The First XI Football and 43 female) organised in a traditional school structure. The three deputy principals were Peter School Administration). Fathers Pat Dwyer and Coordinators managed the secondary cohorts’ administrative and pastoral needs – Ross King (Year 12), Chris Leadbetter (Year 11), Tim Campbell (Year 10), Rob Miocevic (Year 9) and Gary Coghill (Year 8). They led the primary and secondary Business Manager Danny Fitzpatrick. There were 8 groundsmen. The school had a vigorous year of sporting involvement but did not have the premiership success of previous years. The sporting reputation of the school increased during Father Davine’s Rectorship. Iona won aggregate championships in swimming, athletics, cross country, cricket and soccer. There were 1st premierships in cricket, tennis and rugby, as well as the highest participation rates in the College’s history. Nevertheless, Father Davine wanted more when he wrote, ‘it does seem that our are needed. Rightly or wrongly big Colleges in Australia are spending more on sport and parents,

School Assembly in 2001.

Boys work on lathes in the metal workshop in 2001.

for Iona was that sport, sportsmanship and loyalty would remain in their proper place. The First XI cricket team were runners

since the First XI had won the premiership for the last three years undefeated and he had been the team manager throughout that time. Father Davine liked to win, but as a cricket tragic his disappointment compensated by the team’s dress and sportsmanship.

school was fully involved in the major CIC competition. Their success in winning all three major carnivals – swimming, cross country and athletics – was remarkable.

school. ‘Iona is part of me now, what we have achieved together over 43 years, the reputation and respect it has won, is a source of great pride and thankfulness,’ he wrote. ‘The Iona which means most to me, however, and which I will miss most is the community, not buildings and grounds. The boys especially – the gifted, the battlers, the energetic, the high spirited, the friendliness, the smiles, and rogues I came to know well, but to know they have no real malice in them. Each one is precious

who had managed the school for his entire tenure. Father Davine had delegated responsibility to these men and to the Year and Subject Coordinators in the same way as Father Moroney. He had placed his trust in them and expected their loyalty in return. He spoke of Graham Fuller, Peter

Father Davine was full of praise and gratitude for the College Captain and Dux of the school in 2001, David Wood. David won the prizes for Religious Knowledge, Biology, Chemistry, English, Maths B, Maths C and Physics – every subject he studied.

In 2002 Father Davine took up the appointment as Rector of Mazenod College in Western Australia until 2004, before becoming a Parish Priest for 12 years. He retired in 2016 but still works as a chaplain at Mazenod College in Melbourne. Of his record 46 years of service in the three Oblate Colleges in Australia, twenty of them were at Iona. Here as one of the pioneer priests and later as a

to many. He planted the seeds of faith in many young hearts. It is he who nurtured the soul of Iona

Father Kevin Davine cuts his 40 Years of Priesthood cake in 1999.

Ionian, dedicated to Father Davine, stated, ‘his deep faith and his total dedication to the students has shaped the special ethos and identity of our College.’ School Captain, David Wood’s tribute to Father Davine surpassed many others and would have made him very proud that one of his students would speak this way. ‘His charismatic nature is surpassed only by his conviction to spread Christ’s message, and in so doing, he has faithfully preserved St Eugene’s dream, to learn what we are in the eyes of God’

Father Kevin Davine OMI OAM was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2010 for his services to education and the Catholic Church.

Ashley Callus Junior Assembly 2000.

Fr Kevin Davine OMI and school leaders 1999.

Official opening of IONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE. Ticket to blessing and opening of IPAC.

CHAPTER TEN

2002 – 2010 X

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Father Peter Daly became the eleventh Rector in 2002 and Class, Peter Daly returned 30 years later as Rector, although born in Brisbane to Don and Rita Daly in 1955 and grew up in Morningside. He began his primary education at Sts Peter and Paul in Bulimba. Since Don and his brother were old boys of St Laurence’s College, Peter was booked there for Grade 5 in 1965.

to be ‘taught by priests’. This decision was to be life changing for the Dalys. Peter attended Iona from Grade 5, in 1965. The

Father Peter Daly OMI

Pascoe’s indigenous outreach in Cannon Hill parish, fostered Peter Daly’s priestly vocation as an Oblate. Peter left school in 1972 and joined the Oblates with a vision to be a missionary. In 1973 he entered the Oblate seminary in Melbourne to begin his priestly studies. He was ordained in 1979 and returned to Iona in 1981 as priest, teacher, coach, and Religious Education Coordinator. After 6 years at Iona, he worked

South Africa. He was then appointed Rector of Mazenod College in Western Australia for 9 years before his return to lead Iona.

The College had an enrolment of 1200 students with 163 in the Senior Class. The leadership of old boy to lead the school. It was a dream of the pioneer priests that the College would produce was the grandson of Brian Kearney who was a member of the senior class of 1963. Coincidentally, enrolled in 1976.

College Review begun by Father Davine the previous year, restructuring of the leadership team of the school and a building programme.

A new structure was developed for the College leadership Students, Junior School and Faith Development. This was implemented in 2003. Year Level coordinators were introduced into the Junior School and, from 2004, Coordinators for Years 5, 6 and 7 were appointed. The growth of the pastoral structure was matched with the development of a professional counselling team.

Faith in Action permeated the life of the College in 2002 and conference in the Junior School and the Year 9 support for World Vision and visits to the residents school for vital projects like drought relief, Legacy, Leukemia Foundation and Rosie’s Youth Mission brought a generous response from the boys and were promoted as Iona’s involvement as Church action in the world. The Amnesty International group ran two special events – a Music concert in August and a sausage sizzle on Candle Day in October.

In 2002 Iona was prominent in AIC and representative competition, with the target of ‘top 3 AIC schools’ being achieved. The College had 7 national representatives in sailing, athletics (2), water polo, karate and weightlifting (2), and 25 state representatives in athletics (4), sailing (2), rugby (2), Australian rules (1), football (1), swimming (2), water polo (3), cross country (1), triathlon (2), karate (1), weightlifting (2), hockey (1), roller hockey (2) and rugby league (1).

In 2002 The Iona Passion Play completed its 45th year of performance. Kevin Mulroney, a bus experience with the play. He was then the only surviving original cast member and had played every performance since the beginning, mainly as Judas Iscariot. He had been in amateur theatre at the Harlequin Theatre in Wynnum when he was approached by Father Shortall to join the Passion Play. When the expected audience of 500, for the opening performance, mushroomed to 4 000 he knew it was assured of future success. As he wrote, ‘A majority of the cast have devoted their lives to present the play. I am privileged to be one of these.’ And ‘we have performed in adverse conditions; ten inches of rain fell during an outdoor performance in Cairns. While the Holy Spirit wishes us to take THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD [sic] to the people of Australia we will remain committed’.

Father Paul Siebert OMI (1931 – 2014).

Computer classroom in the early 2000s.

There were 164 boys in the 2002 Senior class that achieved a record 10 OP1s. The top ten graduating students were: David de Weger, Nicholas Gorring, Ben Gunawan, Allister Irmer, Sean Kordic, Matthew MacDonald, Michael McLaughlin, Matthew Monaghan, David Newell and Coben Ziebell. Ben Gunawan and Matthew MacDonald shared the Dux of the class, and with Michael McLaughlin were awarded Australian Students Prizes by the Commonwealth Government. It was not just the top few students who excelled but the whole cohort – 50% of OP eligible students received an OP 1 – 10. James Cassidy was College Captain and studied economics and education at UQ and QUT, and later became a Head of House at the College. This cohort’s pathways were diverse. There were teachers, tradies, doctors, journalists, engineers and lawyers. Others made their

In 2002 Peter Fullagar completed 7 years as deputy Principal (Academic). That time was characterised school. But the greatest change was in Information Technology. ‘Seven years ago, the internet and email were relatively new and unused in the school. Now the school could not operate without them,’ Peter wrote in his farewell report. The administrative team of that year were especially proud of the College’s new website.

As 2003 began, there was a new administrative structure in the College. Father Daly was supported and Junior School – 12 faculty Coordinators and 8 Year Level Coordinators from Year 5 to Year 12.

change was a watershed for over a decade of reviewing and improving the leadership structure of the College.

In 2003 there were 1246 boys – 380 in primary and 866 in secondary – in the College. There were 156 boys in Year 12, 180 in Year 10 and 187 in Year 8, so the school was growing. 126 Old Boys had sons in the school. The traditional photo in the Ionian included Fathers Daly and Watson, both old boys.

Father vson (87), Kerry Raddeker (75), Chris Howarth (83), Gary Coghill (67), Damián Courtney (76), Dennis O’Neil (71), Brian Robbins (82), Mark Harvey (87), Greg Balczun (76), John Christie (90), Craig Stariha (89), Glen Jorna (93), Adam (74) was the Bursar, Brendan Gabbett (94) was sports administrator and Ben Ingersole (95) was the swimming coach.

The computer network and infrastructure had grown

the IT requirements of the College with 1300 student users for IT services in the educational setting daily’. The network

Father Greg Watson OMI

covered every building on the campus and was at 100mbps. There were 420 computers across 5 computer laboratories and a Graphics room with 20 specialised machines for AutoCAD products. In May, the College changed its internet provider to the Port of Brisbane which provided a 3mb link and facilitated more services to students from home, at a time when an estimated 95%

participated using the same technology at school and at home.

The usually serene bushland setting surrounding the College campus was transformed into a festival of food, wine and entertainment for the inaugural Iona International Food Festival on August 24. A great variety of international food stalls served up generous portions of their specialities, while rides were busy all day with ‘ride all day’ wristbands. The inclement weather on the day dampened was hoped for.

In Hoc Signo was produced by Graeme Fuller for the College community at the instigation of the Leadership Team. It was ‘a publication for the old boys and friends of Iona College’.

Matthew Wieland was Captain of the 2003 class of 156 boys and Ionian of the Year. Paul Vardanega was Dux and won the prizes for Religious Education, English, Maths B, Maths C, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Accounting and Legal Studies and won the Distinction in Studies Award. The Oblate Medal for Year 12 was won by Thomas De Veer. 44 Year 12 boys

the St Eugene de Mazenod Award for leadership.

Michael Goodwin retired after a teaching career of 44 years, 30 years of which were at Iona, and 27 years as the Head of the Junior School. Michael was an old boy of St Laurence’s College and began his teaching in 1960 at Camp Hill State School. He moved on to a one teacher school – Many Peaks

primary school was located in Long Block, there was one leadership role with distinction while playing an integral part in the College’s sporting, academic, spiritual and cultural growth. He was highly regarded by the students, families and the Oblates.

The emphasis on curriculum development in the College in

Dr Paul Vardanega (2003) on his admission to a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Primary classroom in the early 2000s.

developing a curriculum framework, against which the teaching and learning practices could be measured. New curriculum work programmes were being developed in English, Mathematics and Science and new programmes in Years 5 – 10 were scheduled for the next few years in other curriculum areas. In Year 8 there was particular emphasis on the middle years of schooling and the transition from primary to high school. In 2004 changes in in curriculum and organisation were introduced to address this change. The three orientation days at the beginning of the year in particular were about transitioning into high school. Based on research that boys learn best when they have a good relationship with their teacher, the timetable was designed in 2004 so that each teacher would take Year 8 classes for more than one subject so increasing the opportunity for stronger relationships and the boys needing to get to know fewer teachers. In assessment in Year 8 the boys were introduced to

Careers Development had become more sophisticated with planning well underway to introduce a career programme in 2004 into year 8 – 10 classes. The College entered into a partnership with the Boeing Corporation, Aviation Australia, schools in exploring industry links, curriculum and pathways for students in the aviation industry.

Extension and core skills were the target in the middle school English programme in 2004. Joint spelling competition were part of the calendar. In Book Week many Year 7 and 8 boys joined a workshop with Simon Higgins, author of crime,

Joseph Kelly (2004) receives his 2006 Crown Princess Mary Scholarship from HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen.

Staff in 2004.

were developing new work units across the school to implement new curriculum expectations. The mission action at Iona in 2004 was focused around three groups. The Amnesty International Chapter had 34 members and 2 teacher mentors. The St Vincent De Paul conference had 14 members with 2 teacher mentors. The Junior School Community Service and Action team had 16 members and a teacher mentor.

The 153 Seniors in 2004 were led by College Captain Christopher Kourloufas, Ionian of the Year, and 21 Prefects. The position of Dux was shared between Nicholas Dwyer and Joseph Kelly. Nicholas won the Physics, Manual Arts and Aerospace Studies Awards and Joseph won the Chemistry, Information Processing, Maths B and Maths C awards. They were among 6 OP1s that year. In an expansive awards

15 Bronze academic awards, 10 Silver academic awards and 7 Gold academic awards.

The House system remained almost exclusively a sporting competition until 2005 when Father Daly began to introduce a vertical pastoral system in the secondary school. The House structure

place of belonging for boys across the larger spectrum of College life, particularly in the support and nurture of each individual. The Head of House role was described as being ‘responsible for monitoring each student’s academic, spiritual, emotional, physical and social wellbeing and through the assistance of teacher and student mentors, invaluable partnerships and close communication are fostered.’ Later that year, CHISHOLM House was renamed CEBULA, after Jozef Cebula, a polish Oblate priest who was martyred in a prisoner of war camp during World War II. He was known for his scholarship and his guidance of young students, but especially for his humility, courage and kindness. He had been named Blessed, a further step in the process of canonisation.

structure were numerous. But it was the Senior leadership in each house which ensured the system’s success. The College Captain, Simon de Veer, wrote, ‘the college’s traditions were strengthened this year with the introduction of a tutor group system, placing a greater importance on enhancing the community spirit throughout the College. The result is an exceptional community spirit around the College which gives every Ionian a sense of belonging and transforms the College from a learning institution to a way of life.’ The tutor groups meet for 20 minutes at the start of each day and there are 28 boys in each tutor group.

There were major changes to the Religious Education programme in the Senior School. Students in Years 11 and 12 undertook the new Study Area

Ethics. This course was accredited by the Queensland Studies Authority enables students to list their achievement course involves 8 units over 2 years. New units were trialled in the Years 8

To Kill a Mockingbird play, 2004.

– 10 programmes as well.

Simon de Veer was the College Captain and the Dux in 2005. Simon won the subject prizes in Chemistry, Biology, English, Physics, Maths B and Maths C. Thomas Treby was Ionian of the Year and won the subject prizes in BOM, Modern History, Music and Religion & Ethics. Oblate medals were awarded

A curriculum audit was the order of business in 2006. Ross King led the faculty coordinators and faculty plans aimed at improved learning. This exercise built collaboration and collegiality across

The school fees in 2006 were $2880 for one boy, $5040 for 2 boys and $6900 for three or more boys. The sibling discounts of 25% for a second boy and 50% for a third were generous. The increase in fees over the past four years were 10% in 2004, 12% in 2005 and 12.5% in 2006 and had no enrolment in 2003 was 1246 and grew to 1265 in 2006.

The Iona College Prayer was included in the Iona College Prayer Book produced in 2006, where the introduction to the prayer is, ‘prayed together at the close of the school day.’ Sandra Hazel wrote, ‘our day at Iona ends in prayer, various ways.’

Lord Jesus,

Fill my soul with your compassion for others;

Enlighten my mind with your wisdom; teach me to reach out to You in my

Most loving heart of Jesus,

Touch gently this life which You have created,

Amen

2006 AIC Track & Field Champions.

Graham Fuller retired in 2006 after 34 years at Iona. He was the first lay Sports Master in 1975 and first Head of Health & Physical Education in 1978.

The 2006 sporting goal at Iona, and doubtless in other schools, was to challenge the dominance of Marist Ashgrove, who in 2005 won every AIC sporting aggregate except Chess. At Iona the goal was achieved with aggregate wins in volleyball, (3rd), cricket (2nd), rugby (3rd), football (5th), basketball (2nd), tennis (6th) and golf (1st). The good coaching, determined training and skill development and team commitment, ‘developed increased pride in what we did and how we did it’ according to Keith Harron. 2006 was a thriving year for the College’s elite sportsmen. Over 50 athletes gained Metropolitan East selection and Hargreaves in rugby were outstanding in the National championships of their sports. There were 17 senior and 19 junior school state representatives. Sam Barrett was Under 16, 50m and 100m freestyle champion and Tom Barrett was Under 15 50m freestyle champion. The primary school boys were very successful in the CIC competition. The CIC Association consisted of 12 schools, including TSS, Ashgrove, St Laurence’s, Churchie and Nudgee Junior at Indooroopilly. While no premierships were awarded in this competition, Iona were undefeated in rugby and football and were very competitive in tennis and basketball. Iona boys were cross country champions for an astonishing sixth year in succession.

2006 College Leadership Team. BACK: John Carroll, Graeme Fuller, Ross King, Tom Mitchell. FRONT: Dorothy Waterson, Fr Peter Daly, Martin Lewis, Sandra Hazel.

Sons and grandsons of Old Boys in 2006.

boys scored an OP1: Tom Barnes, Jerom Fox, Jack McKenna, Paul Prout and Blair Stormon. There were 66 awards to the Senior class. Tom Barnes was Dux, Jerom Fox, Captain and Best Studies and Musician of the Year. 99% of QTAC

Graeme Fuller retired from the College after 34 years’ service at the end of 2006. During this time, he was a classroom teacher of Technical Drawing, Religious Education and Physical Education. Physical Education teacher, the

Dean of Administration. Throughout the years of inevitable change, Graeme Fuller was a constant. He faithfully served 8 Oblate Rectors and provided a continuity between administrations.

Schoolboys rugby league team to the UK, France and Spain. He managed the Queensland Schools Rugby Union teams for three years and coached the Queensland Catholic Colleges Rugby committed himself with renewed vigour to the missionary activities of the Oblates. Graeme Fuller was described as ‘a man of courage, commitment, loyalty and enthusiasm.’

Graeme’s role of Dean of Administration ended with his departure and a Head of Student Administration was appointed. His role with the Old Boys’ Association was taken up by the Foundation Manager.

The Foundation began in 2007. The establishment of the Foundation coincided with the launch of $21.7m. The introduction of the Foundation

that of fees and government grants to maintain and develop the facilities of the College. All charitable funding to the College was managed by the Foundation. Donations to the Building, Library and Scholarship Funds were tax deductible. Any donation above $1 000 attracted membership status within the Foundation.

It was expected that the Foundation would encourage donations, planned annual giving and business to aid facility development at the College. As well, the Foundation would provide scholarships and bursaries, library resources

First VI Volleyball in 2006. BACK: S Lio-Willie, L Bettens, D Webb, N Gage, B Lewis, A Grinter. FRONT: L Janse Van Vuuren, A Quirk, Mr Trevor Goodwin (Coach), R Mondolo, A Shaw.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (2006) started his professional Rugby League career with the Manly Sea Eagles. He plays prop forward for the Sydney Roosters and is a New Zealand international representative.

and educational equipment to enhance the quality of all aspects of education at the college. This watershed event was expected to lead fundraising for the next 50 years. It represented a departure

$750 000 for the College during its life. The Bingo canteen added another $120 000 to this impressive year. While fetes had great value in building social cohesion, the volunteer work required vastly sold widely across Brisbane, particularly in the Bayside area. Their contribution of almost $100 000 higher margins).

The sport supporters’ group, began in 1993 under the generous leadership of John Flanagan and Doug Nugent, has been a consistent volunteer labour force for 25 years. The sports canteen near

In the AIC sporting competition in 2007 the College won the Volleyball aggregate, the First XI Cricket premiership, the First V basketball premiership as well as the the Track and Field aggregate trophy, as well as both the vships in Athletics.

In 2007, Jake Young was Captain and Ionian of the Year. Luke Fitzpatrick was Dux and won the Accounting, Maths C, Maths B and Physics prizes. James Dowling won the Distinction in Studies Award Chemistry, Engineering Technology and Religious Education. Damian Hicks was

The year 2008 was ‘Our Year of Jubilee’ to celebrate 50 years of Oblate education. A celebration of Eucharist on 1st October 2007 in the Cathedral of St Stephen heralded the beginning of the Jubilee year. Throughout 2008 the College honoured the pioneers, past students, families, priests and lay we’ve had the opportunity as a community to celebrate the many blessings with which the Lord has gifted our journey.’ The Year of Jubilee was concluded with a pilgrimage to the grave of Father Tim

in the lives of generations of boys, priests, teachers and families who have been this Iona College’. in the eras of various Oblate Rectors. In all, 47 Oblates have served the Iona community, while 9 of our old boys have been ordained Oblates’.

In 2008 there were 1271 boys enrolled – 384 in primary and 887 in secondary, including 147 sons of old boys. The College Leadership team consisted of Father Daly as Rector, Sandra Hazel as Harvey as Dean of Students and Ross King as Dean of Studies. The pastoral and spiritual life

of the boys was supported by 8 Heads of House, the Oblate chaplains – Fathers Daly, Conlan,

level coordinators in the Primary school. Sports management and development was supervised by Keith Harron as Director of Sport, Sean Devlin as Director of Coaching and Craig Stariha as Junior School Director of Sport and Sports Administrator Kerri Holben. There was a weights coach and a swimming coach, who also managed pool maintenance.

developed as Stage 2 of the Master Plan by which the former Science building adjoining the main administration of the College was redeveloped into

Major renovation of the original Father Tim Long Building was carried out in 2008. The original building contained 13 classrooms each of 57m2. The new building contained 11 classrooms, each of 85m2

comfortable for our students’, Father Daly wrote.

The 2008 College musical production was Disney’s High School Musical on Stage. It was performed from 15 – 18 May to sold out houses. Tickets were sold out in a week and an additional performance was then scheduled in the Iona Performing Arts Centre. The production involved over 180 people with a cast of 107 boys and girls.

Environmental best practice was evident at Iona in 2008 when the College reduced its water usage from 147 000 litres per day to just over 25 000 litres per day. This was accomplished by introducing watering, the introduction of waterless urinals and smaller capacity cisterns and the replacement of water wise shower roses and restrictors on water taps. Consequently, the College was one of 37

Thousands of visitors from around the world and a group from Iona converged on Sydney to participate in World Youth Day celebrations from 15 – 22 July – the largest youth event in the world. The Iona pilgrimage began one week prior to the Sydney experience when 700 students from Oblate missions around the world came to Mazenod College in Melbourne, where they participated in an International Oblate Youth Encounter programme called Witness to the World, which was programme, and another 15 boys who attended World Youth Day with their own parish groups. WYD provided unique opportunities for young people to build relationships across cultures and

Jack Goener, Jerome Fox and David Ward with former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and future Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

nations and to forge closer bonds between the pilgrims themselves. “Community, culture and comradery, all sum up the spiritual journey that was 2008 Oblate Youth Encounter and World Youth Day,’ wrote one Iona pilgrim. Father Gerard Conlon OMI, the leader of the Iona appreciation of the power that community has There were 145 boys in the Senior class of 2008 and 107 were OP eligible (73.7%) and 85% of

12 boys received awards at Speech Night.

In January 2009 Iona College Limited became responsible for Iona College. In late 2007 the Oblates incorporated Iona College Limited to take over responsibility for the College to comply with the Education (Accreditation of Non-State schools Act) 2001 (Qld), and to ensure the College continues with the Oblate ethos in the event that a lay Principal rather than an Oblate is appointed as Rector. The Oblates retained ultimate control of the College through their appointment of the Board of the College and their right to amend the Constitution of Iona College Limited. In 2009 the Board Chair was Barry Cosgrove and the members were Frances Hogg, Brian Sullivan, Peita Ward, Robert Wilson, James Kearney, Chris Leadbetter and Terry Kempich. Father Daly as Rector was CEO and Danny Fitzpatrick was the Company Secretary. They were occupied that year on a review of College negotiating the acquisition of additional land to accommodate future growth of the College. The

The other incorporated body in the College was the Iona College Foundation. The Chairman was Father Daly. Danny Fitzpatrick was the Company Secretary and members were Fr Gerry Conlan, Graham Evans, Doug Barton, and John Quinn. Anna Roberts was the Manager of the Foundation.

Father Daly led a College Leadership team consisting of a Deputy Principal (Ross King) and the 4 Deans: Dean of Faith and Mission (John Carroll), Dean of Junior School (Damian Courtney), Dean of Learning and Teaching (Deanne Johnston) and Dean of Students (Mark Harvey).

In 2009 there were 1335 boys enrolled as the College continued to grow each year. The curriculum in Years 9 and 10 was shaped around the core areas of Religion, English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography and Sports Studies. Boys were then given the opportunity to select electives from the following: Information Communication Technology, Japanese, Metalwork,

Ten Iona boys trekked the historic Kokoda Track during the Easter holidays in 2009.

First XV in 2009 coached by Keith Harron and Neal Phillips.

Woodwork, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Aviation, Graphics, Commerce and Health & Sport Education. In Years 11 and 12 the boys chose from an extensive suite of courses, all accredited by the Queensland Study of Religion, English, Maths A, Maths B, Maths C, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science 21, Physical Education, Geography, Ancient History, Modern History, Japanese, Business Organisation & Management, Legal Studies, Accounting, Information Processing & Technology, Information Technology Systems, Engineering Technology, Technology Studies, Graphics, Drama, Aviation & Aerospace Studies, Music, and Visual Art Live Production Theatre & Events, Building & Construction Studies, Engineering (Manufacturing) Studies, Automotive Studies, Plastics & Electrics Studies, Pre-Vocational Maths, Recreation Studies, English Communication, Network & Server Administration and Religion & Ethics.

Early in 2009 the Commonwealth Government announced a $14.7 billion economic stimulus policy to give impetus to a recessed economy. It was known as the BER (Building Education Revolution) The College applied for grants under various elements of the programme, including the National School Pride Program, Primary Schools for 21st Century and the Science and Languages Centres for 21st Century, totalling $3.5m. Over the next two years these funds were expended across the campus and provided much needed renovations and maintenance.

The holistic delivery of Religious Education had matured by 2009. In the Senior school, for example, Father Pat Dwyer was chaplain and coordinator of the Rosie’s Street program for the Year 12 boys. Joe Kantor, Head of Religious Education, was responsible for the classroom Religion & Ethics programme. Senior liturgical celebrations were led by Father Dwyer and enhanced by the College

in a variety of social justice programmes through St Vincent de Paul initiatives, Rosie’s Soup and Milo Appeal and ‘Friends on the Street’ outreach. As well, there was the Oblate missionary work in East Timor and Indonesia, Caritas Project Compassion and engagement in appeals for community charities like Multiple Sclerosis and Yalari (clothing for remote indigenous students).

At the celebration for schools of the Sesquicentenary of the Archdiocese of Brisbane at the end of July at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Year 11 and 12 boys presented a stationary

2009 Champion CIC Track & Field team.

tableau of the history of Catholic Education in Queensland, to great acclaim from those present.

to Catholic families since the foundation of to students attending the College in Year 8.

for Years 8, 9 and 10. The scholarship testing procedure was open to Year 7 boys at Iona and from other primary schools. The testing was conducted on a national level and Iona was made by the Rector based on these results. The to Iona College students only. The awarding of

The Iona Mums’ camp was held at Glendalough in October 2009 with 78 mothers from across all year levels enjoying a weekend together. It was a social weekend and it built community spirit. But there had been working bees at Glendalough from the beginning.

In both the CIC and AIC competitions the school had a successful year. In the CIC Iona won the the Aggregate Trophy in Volleyball and Track & Field. There were premierships in First XV Rugby and First V Basketball. Again, the College had increased participation rates in both CIC and AIC sports.

The Commonwealth Government began the roll out of the $1.2 billion National Secondary upgrade computer lab furniture and air conditioning. The government program, called the DER (Digital Education Revolution), aimed to move all ratio of 1:2.

The Information Technology department developed innovative programmes for the Years 9 and 10 classes. Year 9 ICT developed games using gamer maker software. Year 10 boys developed games using Visual basic programming language. Both Year groups completed a Robotics unit based around Lego Robotics kits. This led to participation in the Queensland (Information Processing and Technology) and ITS (Information Technology Solutions). course for senior Industrial Design and Technology students

State and national sports representatives in 2009 won national titles in rugby, swimming, hockey, volleyball, athletics and gymnastics.

Daniel Fox (2009) at the 2012 National Swimming titles after securing a place at the 2012 London Paralympics in the 200m Freestyle.

in Year 12. The restoration vehicle chosen was a 1977 Holden ute which had been long abandoned in a paddock. It was completely stripped down to the chassis and large amounts of rust repaired, and eventually the vehicle was restored to its former glory.

The 153 seniors in 2009 had 43 boys on vocational pathways and 110 pursuing an OP score. 87% Speech Night, Zack Dawson, College Captain, was named Ionian of the Year. Patrick Hassard was Maths C, Maths B, Music and Extension Music

John Carroll retired at the end of 2010. His journey with the Oblates and with Iona began in 1959 when he started in Year 6, a member of the second intake of students into the College. In his senior year in 1965, he was a college prefect, half back for the First XIII rugby league team, captain of presentation night in 1965 he was awarded the senior prize for Christian Leadership and the prize for Distinction in Study and Sport. After his school years John

with Education Queensland at Dirranbandi High School as a secondary Maths and Science teacher in 1969. He returned to Iona in 1970 and became the Junior Science Coordinator from 1972 – 1976 and College careers adviser in 1975 and 1976. John left the College at the end of 1976 but maintained his contact with the school by sending his three sons to Iona from Year 5 to Year 12. During this time, he was president of the Old Boys’ Association and later the president of the

attending to the wellbeing and professional development of he became Dean of Faith.

at the Southbank Institute of Technology under the STEP (Southbank Tertiary Entrance Program). Eight boys were enrolled in Diploma courses, in Hospitality, Justice, Graphic Design, and Building Design and Technology Administration in conjunction with his Senior studies, and with that credit was given advanced entry into the QUT Bachelor of Justice degree which he completed over 2 years.

The Year 11 and 12 Aviation & Aerospace Studies boys were fortunate over recent years to access event of engine failure.

IT, Maths and Accounting, and for boys doing Distance

Fitness, Hospitality, CAD, Design and Media.

John Carroll (1965) retired in 2010. His association with the College spanned 52 years.

participated in the Anzac Day dawn ceremony in Villers Bretonneux northern France and Belgium.

role of Deputy Principal and Ross King was appointed to this position.

the College for 2010. This was the roll out of the 1:1 Student laptop programme (SLP) for all year 8 students. It was anticipated that all secondary boys would have their own laptop within 3 years.

There was an increase in the size of the Year 12 cohort in 2010 to 175. 47 boys followed a VET pathway and 128 sought an OP score. 26

Lincoln Williams (2010) has represented Australia in both Beach and Indoor Volleyball. He was in the Senior Men’s team which qualified for the London 2012 Olympics.

in Physics and Chemistry Engineering Technology. Andrew Niven was College Captain and Ionian of the Year. Sean Cowan was the Best All Rounder and won the Distinction in Studies award.

The Strategic plan formulated in 2003 called for extensive redevelopment of buildings across the campus. For the next six years there was continuous construction work across the property. These projects included: the creation of the Chapel Peace Garden; the McCarthy Building; the McFall of the College Library.

Father Daly was an agent of change throughout his leadership of Iona College. He described his motivation, which he retained for his record 9 years as Rector. ‘I believed then and now, that it is young people. It is our duty to challenge society which so often devalues people and speaks of them as products or clients. We are called to value them as unique, loving, creative people. We are called to challenge them beyond mediocrity. We are charged with the sacred trust of helping them to learn what they are in the eyes of God.’

When Father Daly became Rector in 2002 his brief from the Oblate Provincial was to institute a process of school renewal whereby each aspect of the College would be reviewed and revitalised. that underpinned 9 years of change. The Leadership structure, the Governance structure by the Daly’s emphasis has been on ensuring that Iona caters for the individual needs of the boys. Providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum and the introduction of technology in the classroom were his priorities. His reforms included the reduction of maximum class sizes from 32 to 28; a review of establishment of the Independent Learning Centre; and beginning the student laptop programme. New roles were introduced into the school to lead his changes. They included a Middle School

Curriculum Coordinator, Junior School Curriculum Support Teacher, ICT Curriculum Integration Coordinator, Junior School ICT Curriculum Support Teacher and the Head of Teacher Development. Father Daly did much to ensure that the College was prepared for the new accountabilities of Catholic schooling. As Chris Leadbetter, Board Chair, wrote, ‘Father Peter’s time was characterised by courageous, determined leadership to meet a future focused agenda.’

Father Daly took his inspiration from Eugene de Mazenod in his educational, pastoral and spiritual leadership. As he wrote in 2006, ‘Scholarship, leadership, community service, character and a lived

kind to those with whom you come in contact and know always that you are loved by God.’ He saw each person as unique and worthwhile, created in the image and likeness of God. Or as Eugene De Mazenod himself wrote – one of Father Peter Daly’s favourite sayings – ‘Learn what you are in the eyes of God’

Old Boys’ History.

Grandparents’ Day, 2004.

‘Charity

CHAPTER ELEVEN

2011 – 2018 XI

includes everything, with fresh needs it invents new means’’

- ST EUGENE DE MAZENOD

Father Mark Edwards OMI was appointed the Twelfth Rector of Iona College for 2011. Mark Edwards was born in Indonesia

Graham Edwards was an oil company executive and the family relocated regularly. In 1971 the family moved to Melbourne and Mark began his secondary education at Mazenod College, where

Moroney was sent from Mazenod to Indonesia as a missionary, which contributed to Mark’s vocation with the Oblates. From 1977 until 1979 Mark completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) at Monash University. He entered the Oblate Novitiate in 1980 and then went to the seminary. He was ordained in September 1986 and began 3 years teaching at Mazenod College. In 1988 he travelled to Indonesia with students from Mazenod College for an immersion experience in the Oblate mission on Java. In 1990 Father Mark was appointed to Iona where he held various middle management positions, including Religious Education Coordinator, Head of Mathematics and Year Coordinator, over 9 years. He was then appointed to the Seminary where he completed his PhD in Philosophy. After 12 years in Melbourne, Father Mark returned to Iona as Rector. It was a ‘whole new world’ for him as he learned to be a Principal in a new educational era.

Fathers Lewy Keelty OMI, Pat Dwyer and Paul Siebert were Father Edwards’ companions in beginning his ministry at Iona. Lewy Keelty was born in 1940 in the village of Newtown, County Wicklow, south west of Dublin. He was the youngest of six children to Veronica and Thomas, the local primary school principal. He attended Belcamp College, an Oblate boarding school near Dublin, completing his secondary education in 1958. Joining the Oblates immediately after school he completed his novitiate and seminary training to be ordained in December 1964. In 1965 Father Lewy was appointed to Australia and travelled here by ship together with Fathers Pat Dwyer, Pat Moroney and George Ryan. In Australia he worked on the mission and parish renewal teams before becoming a parish priest for almost 30 years in Oblate parishes across Australia. In 2011 he was appointed to Iona where he became the Superior of the community and a chaplain in the school at 71 years of age. In 2014 he celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest.

By 2011 the College had reached an enrolment of 1385 – 424 in primary and 961 in secondary. There were 126 sons of old boys and 13 grandsons. The Seniors numbered 177 and they were spread

Father Mark Edwards OMI

across the eight houses, averaging 22 per house. There were 7 indigenous Year 12 students who Ionian.

Father Mark had three themes during his leadership. In a focus on teaching and learning, he set about teacher development as a way of improving the academic results of the school. He and the College Leadership Team supported and encouraged the Dean of Learning and Teaching, Deanne Johnston, as she introduced Hattie’s Visible Learning and built collaborative learning teams. Secondly, he supported pastoral care through the growth of the House system which Father Mark described as ‘making a big school feel small’. And thirdly he focused on developing the sense of community, belonging

Senior boys tutor boys in Years 5, 6 and 7. Father Mark supported the Dean of Students, Mark Harvey, as he promoted a brotherhood among the boys. Father Mark restructured the College connections between the school, families, old boys and the wider community.

Iona College settled the contract for the Lindum State School property by paying the balance of the $2.75m price on July 1 2011. In early 2008, The College became aware that there was a possibility that Lindum State School would be closed. The College bordered the school on all three sides and the acquisition of the property by Iona was considered essential. Later that year, the area would be closed and a new school would be built to accommodate these students. The school closed at the end of 2010. Due to Iona’s obvious connection and the Government’s preference for the land to continue to be used for educational purposes, the Department of Public Works agreed to negotiate solely with Iona College for the sale. Negotiations were protracted but eventually the College was able to secure the Lindum Sate School property of eight acres for $2 750 000, with the contract signed on Christmas Eve 2010.

In 2011, to celebrate the purchase, the College had a party, Iona on the Green. Over one thousand parents, students and old boys came to be part of taking possession of the site and to honour Lindum

The Parents and Friends Association moved its activity to a new level in 2011 with Iona CARE themselves in need of a ‘helping hand’ in times of family disruption due to illness, trauma or death or any other circumstances where Iona CARE of children to and from school, sporting activities and music, preparation and delivery of meals or Edwards directly.

In 2011 there were many achievements and learning opportunities for the boys. The Japanese language department was successful in gaining a grant of almost $60 000 to purchase iPads and

College Leadership team in 2011. BACK: Dorothy Watterson, Damian Courtney, Gary Coghill, Wayne Wilden, Deanne Johnston. FRONT: Fr Pat Dwyer, Fr Mark Edwards, Ross King.

send some boys to Japan for an immersion experience. Year 10 Science students represented at the community’.

Aviation was a thriving curriculum area in the school in 2011. Iona was a foundation school in the Gateway Aerospace Project, which began in 2004 and by 2011 included 23 Queensland high schools. Iona boys were among an elite group of 27 students at the Aerospace Education Awards in

won the Year 12 Aerospace Studies Award and Nicholas Vardanega won the Year 11 Aerospace Studies Award. Much of their success could be credited to Senior Aerospace Studies teacher and old boy, Chris Howarth.

Four Iona students left Brisbane on 5 August on a pilgrimage to Europe for World Youth Day which Victoria. The group was led by Father Christian Fini OMI.

At the start of 2011, the Directors of Iona College Limited were Barry Cosgrove (Chair), Fran Hogg, Peita Ward, Rob Wilson, Terry Kempich, Jim Kearney, Brian Sullivan, Chris Leadbetter, Fr Mark Edwards as Rector and CEO, and Danny Fitzpatrick as Company Secretary. During 2011 the College Board membership changed with the departures of Jim Kearney, Brian Sullivan and Barry Cosgrove and the appointment of Trent Carmichael, Colin O’Neill and Stephen Buckland as members, and the appointment of Chris Leadbetter as Board Chair.

During 2011 the decision was taken to develop a strategic plan for the next 5 years. Feedback

94% would recommend the College to prospective parents’. There were challenges to improve:

student issues; and communication with parents. This was a strong base on which to build a strategic

Iona Staff in 2011.

plan. The strategic plan was developed and produced seven priorities: Inspiring faith, mission and Oblateness; building a culture of academic excellence; building a student culture of leadership, improvements were put on hold. With the purchase of Lindum State school site in 2011, and having spent over $16 million in the previous 6 years on major projects, it was an opportune time to pause,

At the end of 2011 Father Edwards paid tribute in the Ionian long service milestones: Vince Moynihan and Ross King (20 years), Damian Courtney and Brian Townsend (30 years), Gary Coghill (40 years) and the doyen of the College, David Watson (44 years).

Iona educators. Father Edwards holistic education emphasis was no more obvious than in the layout of the 2011 Ionian The Studies, The Culture and The Sport. The Senior results for 2011 showed 89% of the OP eligible boys gained OP scores 1 – 15 and 4 boys gained OP1. There were 53.2%, or 65 boys, who scored OP 1 – 10. The Dux of the school Gihan Hapuarachchi completed work experience during the year at the Mater Hospitals with Dr Prado, an old boy.

OP1-5 students with Ross King and Deanne Johnstone.

The culture of the College to support boys learning was particularly obvious in the generosity of to help individual boys, but in 2012 organised tutoring in English and Mathematics was provided after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Homework Club was introduced on Wednesday afternoons been successful without the assistance of Seniors mentoring younger boys.

oversee NAPLAN, the national testing program that was undertaken each year by students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Students completed a Numeracy test, a Language test, Language Conventions test, Reading test

and Writing test over three days in May. Iona’s results were better than the state average. The tests, when originally implemented, were meant to be a diagnostic test but had become a comparative benchmark of school performance. It was a challenge to use NAPLAN data to analyse results on

support the learning in the College. The NAPLAN information was combined with curriculum and report card data to assist teachers to improve the quality of their teaching. The Head of Academic Development’s second task was to implement the Habits of Mind. Habits of Mind are 16 dispositions regularly used by successful people. Iona had embarked on a journey to embed the teaching of these habits into the curriculum.

The three levels of Iona sport – inter house, inter school and representative – provided plenty of opportunities in 2012. In representative sport the aggregate position of the College in each sport was: Swimming (3rd), Volleyball (2nd), Cricket (4th), Rugby (2nd), Football (4th), Chess (8th), Cross Country (3rd), AFL (5th), basketball (7th), Tennis (8th), Track & Field (2nd), Golf (State Champions), Water Polo (State Champions).

Father Mark, at the inspiration and request of senior students, introduced the Iona College Sports Prayer.

Lord,

Help us show courage and fair-play,

Amen

Director of Sport, Keith Harron, outlined the challenge school sport faced when he wrote, ‘opponents change allow priority enrolments/scholarships, outlay game. We will need to coach the players better, make them train harder and toughen them up. We should

2012 was a watershed year for Iona’s sailing community. The First 14 squad, coached by old boy swept all before them in the Queensland Schools Team Racing Championships held on Moreton Bay during the Easter break, which gave them entry to

Iona’s junior track and field team win the CIC Championship for the 13th consecutive year.

Father Mark with Albini House Primary Athletics Champions in 2012.

the 2012 Australian Championships held on Albert Park Lake in Melbourne in July. The College received a donation of 6 vagabond dinghies from Yorkeys Knob Sailing Club in Cairns. An extensive restoration project brought them back to use through donations of materials, boat building expertise and a rescue boat was acquired to safely manage

2013 at the College training venue, Darling Point Sailing Squadron. Father Edwards christened the Vagabonds, Albini, Anthony, Cebula, Charlebois, Gerard and Grandin. The rescue boat was christened Father Henri Tempier, the second Oblate, a great friend of Eugene de Mazenod and the person who supported

began at Iona, the sport has had remarkable success.

The inaugural China mission tour, held in September, was the highlight of the Faith and Mission calendar in 2012. Father Pat Dwyer, Mr Paul Cook and Mr Wayne Wilden accompanied 14 Year 11 students to Beijing. During the trip the boys were able to work closely with the Missionary Oblates who are part of the China Delegation. The work included spending time with infant orphans, visiting migrant Chinese schools, visiting local Catholic families and supporting the local Chinese community. These activities were complemented by tourism activities. ‘The tour did a great deal to enhance a personal sense of culture, history, religion, Oblate mission and personal faith,’ wrote Wayne Wilden.

Ancient History, Chemistry, Biology and Study of Religion Engineering Studies and Religion & Ethics prizes. Jack Killalea was Best All Rounder and won the Music and Music Extension prizes. Shavin Perera won the Award for Distinction in Studies. Jonathan Feng was 1st place in Maths B and Maths C.

2013 was the 200th anniversary of St Eugene Napoleon had gone to work destroying Faith in France. He had made the Catholic formation of youth illegal. In response to Napoleon, St Eugene said, ‘I too will preserve the young from the evils that are threatening them … And I will do it by inspiring them early in life with a love of virtue, respect for religion and a taste for piety’. And so, youth ministry became central to the work of the Oblates. The Oblate Superior General, Father Louis Lougan OMI, came to Iona in 2013,

Old Boys on staff in 2012

Archbishop Mark Coleridge led the Oblate Mission Action Day Mass in 2013.

bringing the mission cross of St Eugene with him, and articulated that the mission of St Eugene continues at Iona in 2013 as it did in Napoleonic France, 200 years ago.

The enrolment in 2013 was 1409 with 998 in secondary and 411 in three primary cohorts. There were 170 in year 12 and 220 in year 8. About 130 of the boys were sons of old boys – 10% of the enrolment. ‘There are nearly as many grandsons of Old boys at Iona now as there were students in boy to graduate from Iona College’, wrote Father Edwards.

The College Leadership team were: Father Edwards (Rector), Ross King (Deputy Principal), Wayne Wilden (Dean of Faith & Mission), Damian Courtney (Dean of Junior School), Deanne Johnston (Dean of Learning & Teaching), Mark Harvey (Dean of Students) and Dorothy Watterson (Executive Assistant). The strategy to improve teaching and learning in the College and hence academic achievement was led by the Dean of Learning and Teaching. Deanne Johnston was supported by the Head of Teacher Development, the Head of Academic Development and the Head of Pedagogy. The goal to integrate ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) into classroom practice was supported by the Heads of Department, in general, and the two specialist roles in the secondary and primary, Coordinators of ICT Curriculum Integration, in particular.

By 2013 Iona had old boys competing in global and national competitions in swimming, volleyball, rugby and rugby league, AFL, water polo, golf and triathlon. The school celebrated its capacity to ‘prepare young men for lifelong sporting involvement’. But at the College in 2013 the sporting highlight was the undefeated premiership of the First XV rugby. This champion team, coached by Neil Phillips, defeated Villanova (28 – 0), Ashgrove (43 – 16), St Laurence’s (50 – 5) and Padua (95 – 3).

The College in general and the Board in particular, was delighted that the College Charter was endorsed by the Provincial Council of the Oblates. The Charter, which was developed by a Board

and culture of Oblate Catholic Education as applied to Iona College’. It was for the community of Iona College which comprised ‘the Oblate Fathers and Brothers, the College Board and Leadership

Iona’s commitment to being a Catholic school in the Oblate tradition. The Values expressed in the Charter, ‘which proclaimed authentically the charism of St Eugene de Mazenod’ were: Evangelisation and Mission; The Eucharist and Prayer; Commitment to the Poor and Marginalised; Charity; Passion and Zeal; Excellence; Faith and Leadership; and a Deep Spirit of Community.

Robotics became a specialised activity at Iona in the 2000s. By 2013 the robotics teams competed across three challenges: soccer, rescue and dance. In soccer teams build two robots that compete rescue competition requires the teams to build one robot that will follow a path, avoid a range of dance challenge requires teams of students to build one or more robots and associated props to perform to soccer and second place in dance. The rescue teams were placed 4th, Rescue division, the best ever!

In 2013, 5 Seniors scored OP1s and Dilshan Truong was Dux. The College Captain and all four

Physiotherapy at UQ. 30% of the 120 but 17.6% scored below OP 15. In a class of 170, 50 were in the vocational programme and 21 had OPs that gave very little tertiary opportunity.

The 2014 school year began with a record 198 boys in Year 12 and 1460 enrolled in the College. There were 29 Prefects, some of who were House Captains. The student leaders were organised into four portfolios: Faith & Mission, Community & Activities, Spirit & Events and Academic Support. Each of these teams was led by a supported by a teacher. This highly was designed by Mark Harvey and was based on the servant leadership that Father Mark espoused. ‘After the model of Jesus, who washed his disciples’ feet, all leadership in any Catholic school has to be about serving others,’ he wrote.

In 2014 Iona hosted its eleventh Justice and Mission Expo. It provided a platform for schools to share and globally. The theme in 2014 was A New Heart. Iona was joined by six local Catholic Colleges in the foyer of IPAC where each school displayed its ministry groups and their innovative ways of promoting and engaging with their school community to support their causes. Iona’s presentation focused on the Oblate missions in Indonesia, China, Zimbabwe and Kenya, Rosie’s Youth Mission, Caritas and the local St Vincent de Paul group.

The Year 10 Wilderness Camp was an important feature of the Year 10 schedule, promoting team work, interdependence and maturity. It was the beginning of the transition from ‘grey to white the area around Noosa North Shore National Park. The boys were divided into groups. Each day

rudimentary camping equipment. Boys were not allowed to take any mobile electronic devices. All the activities required resilience, endurance and cooperation to be completed successfully.

Industrial Design and Technology (formerly known as Manual Arts) facilities had developed at Iona in sprawling sheds and disconnected buildings. That changed in 2014 with the opening of the St Joseph’s IDT Centre for classes at the beginning of the year. The choice of the name St Josephs by Father Mark was ambiguous between Joseph the father of Jesus and Joseph the son of Jacob in the Old Testament. As Father Mark explained, ‘both are men of dreams; both provided for their families, both went into Egypt. By naming this building, we are encouraging our students to model themselves as strong compassionate men who provide for their families, who dream with dreams from God, who respect women and bond with their sons’.

Bishop Mark Edwards with Father Michael Twigg OMI.

The Sunday Blessing and Opening of the Father Daly Art Precinct and the St Josephs’ IDT Centre

‘the Mass and opening ceremony were vibrant celebrations of our faith and the spirit of Eugene de Mazenod.’ The buildings were opened by Sandra Hazel and Father Bill Ousley before an enthusiastic crowd of 1300 people. The black and white canopies of the skydivers were particularly memorable.

talent being provided with a similarly broad range of courses. 30 boys scored OP 1 – 5 and 90% of the eligible OP scored OP 1 – 15. There were 4 OP1s and 97% of those who applied for tertiary

The Iona Oblate community lost one of their own with the death of Sandra Hazel (nee Hulett) in 2014. Born in Townsville in 1943, Sandra Hazel’s association with the College went back to 1957

Iona Passion Play, which was directed by her father Malcolm Hulett. From 1982 until 1986 she volunteered in the Year 10 Religious Education programme and was then employed as the Religious Education Assistant. Sandra studied scripture and theology and was subsequently appointed Religious Education Coordinator and then Dean of Faith on the College Leadership Team. In 2012 she was made an Honorary Oblate – one of three Australians to have this honour bestowed upon them in the last 100 years, and attended the Canonisation of the Oblate Founder. At the time she was given the Oblate cross which had been worn by Father Tom Shortall during his life as an Oblate. After 51 years of direct involvement with Iona, Sandra retired in 2008.

A week later, Father Paul Siebert, a member of the Iona Oblate community died and was buried from the College Chapel.

At the end of 2014 Father Mark left Iona following his ordination as a Bishop. He took up the position as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Melbourne Archdiocese. As Rector of Iona from 2011 to gift of enthusiasm and passion. He will always be remembered for his presence in the community always spoke with passion and his enthusiasm was contagious. His second gift was his concern for the welfare of the boys. No matter whether a student was highly successful and fully engaged in the College or had lost his way, Father Mark’s mission was to ensure the best possible outcome for every boy. The third gift was his deep faith, reminding the community that one of the College’s primary goals is to enable boys to come to a better understanding of their relationship with God.

Father Pat Dwyer retired to the Oblate Camberwell community in 2014 and returned to Dublin in February 2015. Old boy, Dr Brian Sullivan, was taught by Father Pat for seven

College Leadership Team in 2015: BACK: Damian Courtney, Mark Harvey, Wayne Wilden. FRONT: Ross King, Fr Michael Twigg OMI, Deanne Johnston.

2015.

years at Iona. He summed up Father Pat’s life at a farewell before his departure for Ireland. ‘A man raised on songs and stories, brought songs and stories into our lives. Lyrical and lilting, he is an unassuming man, steering clear of the limelight, a humble man with no need of fanfare … astute, insightful.’ Old Boys Oliver Caine (2013) and Thomas Caine (2017) with their parents attended Father Pat’s funeral in Dublin in December 2018.

Father Michael Twigg OMI arrived as the thirteenth Rector of Iona after Easter in 2015. Ross King was the Acting Rector for Term 1. The school in Queensland. At Iona there were now 169 boys in year 5 and 168 boys in Year 6 – a primary school of 337 boys. The secondary school, now from Years 7 to 12, reached 1172, as the total enrolment reached 1500. The Queensland Government delivered a comprehensive package of upgrade facilities in Catholic and Independent schools to ensure the necessary accommodation was in place for the start of the year.

Michael Twigg was born and raised in Hemmant. Like many other local parents, Adrian and Christopher (Class of 1998). Michael’s parents both worked at the local meat works and chose Iona for the opportunities it would bring. Michael began his primary schooling at Guardian Angels Convent at Wynnum. In Grade 3 he had his successful enrolment interview with Father Davine

in Gary Coghill’s class. At school, Michael played volleyball, rugby and rugby league and was a member of the musicals’ casts and the choir. After graduating in 1987 he joined St Mary’s Seminary

seminarian to travel overseas as part of a pastoral year immersion – in Indonesia, where he was present for the setting up of the Oblate Indonesian Province in 1993. He was ordained with Greg Watson by Archbishop Bathersby in 1995. Father Michael completed the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Theology and a Masters of Educational Leadership and Diploma of Education. Then followed appointments in New Zealand and Western Australia. At Mazenod Perth from 1997 – 2002, Father Michael was boarding chaplain and visited over 300 towns and rural properties to support boarding families. Father Michael was appointed Rector of Mazenod College in Melbourne in 2010. From there he was appointed to Iona College.

At the end of 2014 the position of Dean of the Junior School ended and Year 5 and Year 6 Coordinators were given additional responsibility. Damian Courtney who held this role for 5 years became the meatworks, sent their four boys to Iona. As an active member of the Wynnum Parish, Terry was in 1969 and completed senior in 1976. He enrolled at McAuley Teachers’ College and completed a

Oblate College Leaders,

of Community, Damian Courtney was responsible for enrolment interviews, building links with old boys and their events, working with the Foundation Manager to build networks and establish relationships, and to run key events and assemblies.

Father Michael reinforced the importance of the Oblate presence in the College. He was supported in 2015 by Fathers Lewy Keelty and John David OMI who served the school and the local community. and community. Mass was celebrated every morning at 8.00am during the school year, when each

In August the College held the Oblate Mission Action Day, which was formerly known as the boys raised $85 000 on the day – a record in the 30 years that this day for missions had been held and which had become part of the social justice tradition of Iona.

immersion experiences was a high priority for the two old boy Rectors, Fathers Daly and Twigg. In addition to a broad range of local and interstate mission experiences, Year 11 students were able rich mission experiences in China and Fiji. They were known as Father Long Mission Immersions – recognition of the greatest missionary Rector in the school’s story. The boys could articulate the meaning of their experience in terms of the strong missionary charism of St Eugene and the Oblates.

the Oblates speak and preach in Provencal, rather than Latin or French, so that the people would understand them. Everyone then had access by common language to the message, vision and mission. This motivated many of Father Michaels’ initiatives as Rector. His favourite scripture quote is: ‘The place on which you stand is holy ground’ (Exodus 3:5). It was the quote on his ordination card and has two meanings – that a place is holy because God created it and ‘holy’ because it is the place where ‘you’ stand. ‘It is holy because of our presence’, he wrote. It was a belief he shared about the Iona community.

OP eligible and 54 were in VET programmes. 27 boys scored OP 1 – 5 and 86% scored OP 1 – 15. Riley Buckley was Dux and John Cunningham and Robert Watt received Awards for Distinction in Studies. Edward Little was Captain and Nicholas Avenia was Best All Rounder.

In 2016 Iona expressed its mission this way. ‘Iona College seeks to provide a dynamic catholic learning community within the Oblate spirit,

Cast of Iona musical Footloose in 2016.

was declared holistic and individual. It was holistic because the approach to education ‘includes faith development, personal growth, physical development, social and emotional growth, skill development, academic achievement and an appreciation of the arts.’ It was individual because course and curricula are designed to meet the needs of each boy. Individual monitoring and as, ‘Iona understands that the dreams and talents of each student are unique.’ In 2016 Father Play Your Role, which, like those that followed,

In the AIC in 2016 the College’s involvement was at record numbers. The First XI won the cricket premiership and 45 other teams gained premiership trophies. The Aggregate places for the year were: Swimming (Years 5&6) 1st;

Cricket 4th; Chess 8th; Rugby 3rd; Football 3rd; Cross Country (Years 5&6) 1st; Cross Country

Track & Field (Years 5&6) 1st; Track & Field

The Iona sailing team won second place in the national titles for schools. Since the renewal of

this prestigious event on 6 occasions. The teams have competed in Fremantle, Tasmania, Melbourne and Sydney before the 2015 competition on Moreton Bay, and until then the best place was 5th. The 24 competing schools came down to the

The College competed in the Rugby League Confraternity Carnival in 2016 in Rockhampton for rights for the carnival in July 2020.

The ‘Unleash the Beast’ gorilla of the previous decade had transformed from a caged aggressive enforcer to a more sophisticated noble presence of inner and outer strength. While some were concerned about this gorilla imagery, others took their presence a step further. Fibreglass moulded gorillas began appearing in the grounds, concreted in place to avoid removal. Their origin remains a mystery. The ‘unleash the beast’ slogan was taken up by the canteen with ‘unleash the feast’ and the Music department with ‘unleash the beats’. One clever Year 8 boy found the

First XI Cricket premiers in 2016.

Induction of College leader’s ceremony in 2016.

genesis quote, ‘God made the wild beasts … and God saw it was good’ (Genesis 1:24), and reasoned with Father Michael that if it was good enough for God it was good enough for Iona.

The 2016 Christmas vacation was an opportunity for extensive renovations to provide new and upgraded facilities. There was a new Health and Wellness Centre, replacing the Sick Bay. A new P.R.O.S.P.E.R. Centre housed student reception, student welfare programmes, chaplains and meeting spaces. The campus was improved with a new roof on the Shortall Building, a new fence along North Road and new shade structures on the terraces and main quadrangle.

In 2017 the administrative complexity of the College was

middle management. The College Leadership Team consisted of the Mission, Learning and Teaching, and Students, the Rector and the Deputy Principal. They were supported by well as the Heads of Student Services, Student Wellbeing, 8 Heads of Houses and 13 Heads of Curriculum departments. As well there were the Head of Learning (Years 5 – 9), Head of Careers, Head of Technology Practice, Head of Learning Support, Head of Information Services and Head of VET and Flexible Learning Pathways. There were Directors of Sport, Music and ICT Services. The service and

students alike.

The 2017 theme was I respect. Father Michael was challenging every Ionian to embrace respectful relationships. The theme considered respect as ‘thinking and acting in a positive way about yourself, others and the environment’ and ‘thinking and acting in a way that shows others you care about their feelings and their aspects of respect appeared on the insteps of the campus. As stairway risers as a constant reminder of the theme of the year. The new pastoral initiative, Year 13, was introduced in 2017. Sixteen Year 12 graduates from 2016 returned to the College in

College Leadership Team in 2017. Wayne Wilden, Mark Harvey, Richard Cornish, Dorothy Watterson, Fr Michael Twigg OMI, Damian Courtney, Ross King.

Banners and flags proclaimed the message in 2017.

February to assist the Year 7s, into secondary school and Year 5 boys in their transition to Iona, Year 13 programme, for recently graduated students, aims to use their collective wisdom, experience and care to help students navigate entry into Iona for Years 7 and 5’.

The College’s strong and long parent partnership moved from involvement to engagement in 2017. Parent involvement was part of the Iona culture from the beginning in working bees, volunteering and fundraising but through engagement, ‘the respectful dialogue of partnership through which

and learning’, this partnership broadened and deepened. This was evident in father/son and mother/son events, new forms of reporting and student progress meetings (formerly known as parent/teacher interviews).

In May, Australian Oblates gathered for a Provincial Congress in Melbourne. The Congress committed to the existing ministries of the Congregation in Australia. The Oblate prayer for the Congress revealed an inspired optimism for the future. ‘We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit

. Their commitment is unique. Across Australia there are only three Catholic schools where the Rector/Principal is a priest – they are all Oblate schools!

In June 2017 the College Strategic Plan (2017 – 2020) was launched. The primary theme of the plan was the challenge to Live, Learn, Lead and Serve. The plan was produced with contributions from

of the strategic plan was to implement innovative strategies to maximise learning opportunities for the boys. One emerging innovation is the learning partnership between Iona, Padua and St Laurence’s Colleges. It was described as a Learning Institute. Its initial task was to ‘collaborate and use data to inform teaching and learning practices’. There was an aspiration for measurable and continued improvement in teaching and learning outcomes. A consultant, Paul Easton, a former between the schools. The Institute commenced in Term 4.

In 2017 the College began NET (National Evangelisation Team) ministries. NET was founded by Iona old boy Shane Bennett and was introduced to Mazenod College in Melbourne where it was very successful. Iona engaged a team of four young people, who had given up a year of their lives to evangelise youth. The Iona team comprised two young women, JoJo and Kimi from Texas and two young men, Kevin from Quebec and Chris from South Australia. They brought with them many talents in music, drama, sports and a love of their faith. They lived in one of the school houses on began with the Year 12 retreat and continued throughout the year in all year group camps. They led liturgies in the school and were present in the playground.

First XI Football undefeated Premiers in 2017.

They coached basketball, worked with the Faith and Mission student group, and were part of Iona’s participation in Rosies Outreach Mission.

The College celebrated the boys’ engagement with cocurricular opportunities. During the year over 600 boys participated in the College music programme. Some musicians participated in Orchestra, which was part of the October Jubilee celebrations. Meanwhile in Term 2, over 1000 boys participated in Chess, Sailing, Rugby, Rugby League and Football. This record level of participation was rewarded with the strongest aggregate positions for Iona in both Rugby and Football since the foundation of the AIC.

played across 16 sports and 100 sportsmen played regional representative sport and beyond. As Keith Harron, Director of Sport, wrote, ‘at Iona College we play sport for fun, for health, for friendship and for the pursuit of excellence. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose and sometimes the result is not relevant – as long as all of it is played as an enrichment of life, we succeed.’

together elite athletes from Years 6 to 12 to provide another level of support. The boys competed at the highest level and excelled in 2017. There were 25 representatives at State level in AFL, athletics, baseball, cricket, rugby league, rugby union, sailing swimming, volleyball and water polo. Iona had national representatives in sailing, water polo and volleyball, with medallists in athletics and swimming.

community. The courts are a further expansion of facilities ‘across the road’, now known as St Eugene’s Park, thanks to a donation of $300 000 from the Barton family. The six courts were named

family, as well as courts named Campbell (Nicholas and Matthew), Culey (Christopher and Tony), O’Reilly (Jim) and Groundwater (Daniel)

An extraordinary innovation in Marine Studies began after Easter in the middle school. The boys in Years 9 and 10 became part of a joint research project with QUT researchers. The project studied period. The purpose of the study was to examine the process by which these corals reject sediment from their bodies. Students used digital microscopes, time lapse recording software and spectra

One of the unusual innovations was Cluckingham Palace chickens managed by boys in the primary school. With a successful application as a commercial egg or white varieties. One, Lady Gertrude, went on to appear on stage in the 2018 production of Beauty and the Beast.

By 2017, 51% of the school enrolment of 1594 came from the Wynnum Manly area. In 1972, 56% of the 608 boys came from the same area of Gumdale, Lota, Manly, Manly West, Wynnum and Wynnum West. In 2017, 20% of the boys came from the Redlands while in 1972 there were only

10 suburbs. Meanwhile, the Morningside area was only 7% in 2017, having been 32% in 1972. Tingalpa area enrolments have been consistently between 5% and 10% for 35 years. The Carina/ Carindale area has been a growth region for the school – 4 enrolments in 1972 and 118 in 2017 (7%). The College has had strong enrolments from its original catchment for the life of the school, but were established. The importance of Lindum Railway Station and the rail network has been critical to attracting and retaining enrolments.

In August 2017 the Oblates took responsibility in the Brisbane Archdiocese for the parish of Cannon Hill. It was a decision of the May Chapter meeting of the Australian Oblates to maintain their schools but seek parishes close to these schools so that the Oblate Parish Priests could live with the school community of priests. This would avoid the need to establish new communities in the primary school and continued a long history of enrolments from the parish school. The Iona Oblate community included the ministries of Parish Priest, College Chaplain, Rosies Chaplain and Rector. This reinforced the notion of Iona College as a mission centre reaching out beyond geographical boundaries. ‘Just as the island Iona monastery sent missionaries abroad, centuries ago’, wrote Father Michael.

23% scored lower than OP15. Matthew Riddle was College Captain and won the Father Tim Long Shield. Jordan Corser was Dux and winner of the prizes for Chemistry, Physics, Study of Religion, Maths B and Maths C. Callum Ward won the Award for Distinction in Studies. Nicholas Vardenaga was Best All Rounder and winner of the Aerospace Studies Modern History and Physical Education. There were 9 Rector’s awards for Excellence in Studies. This cohort reinforced the historical notion of the diversity of talent in each senior class.

The year 2018 was the diamond anniversary year. Father Michael introduced it this way.

respectfully acknowledge the 21 000+ year history of the people of Quandamooka country’. Father College to begin the 60th year. The theme of the year was Live-Learn-Lead-Serve – the title of the strategic plan. The celebrations began with the Foundation Day assembly and liturgy when Archbishop Mark Coleridge accepted a $50 000 donation to the charitable works of the Archdiocese in recognition of the generous gift of land by Archbishop Duhig for the foundation of the school in 1957.

In the Diamond Jubilee Year the centrality of

in which a meaningful Catholic faith can be lived and informs many of the practices and processes of the College. As Wayne Wilden, Dean of Faith and Mission, wrote, ‘we value Under 17 National Volleyball Champions 2018.

being an Oblate College and we are privileged to contribute to the mission of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate at Iona.’ Faith and Mission activities were many and varied. They included: prayer and sacramental experiences; twilight retreats, spiritual leadership development; social justice leadership experiences; fundraising and mission appeals; service programmes, like Nazareth House visits, cultural sensitivity to Indigenous reconciliation, international and local mission experience and the annual Justice and Mission Expo. All these activities expressed the mission charism of the Oblates at Iona. Fundraising and generosity reached a new level in 2018 with over $120 000 raised for Caritas, Rosies, St Vincent De Paul and Oblate Mission Action Day. The total on Oblate Mission Action Day was $100 000, a new record. Over the last 30 years this day has collected over $1m for Oblate missions throughout the world.

Father Michael introduced the notion of Ionian for Life. This strategy of engagement with the school extended beyond students and old boys their families. At the celebrations of International Women’s Day in March 2017, Father Michael wrote, under the banner ‘Be Bold for Change’ of the female Ionians ‘contributing alongside all equal pay and conditions for male and female

Father Michael initiated community outreach to embed Iona in the bayside community. He invited all local Catholic, State and Independent primary schools to use the College facilities at no cost. This generous and neighbourly gesture was quickly embraced by these schools for sporting and cultural events. The College budget of $10 000 for local media advertising was redirected to 10 x $1000 grants to 10 local junior sports and cultural clubs, with the only provision being that it was spent on the juniors. The only other condition was that the club promote Iona’s Open day, which they duly did. Attendance at the Open

lights were subsequently approved and installed between the College and St Eugene’s Park. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse focused every school’s attention on their historical care of young people. In a year of celebration at Iona, there was also an

Football Premiership, 2018.

First father and son College captains: Brian Sullivan (1973) and Michael Sullivan (2018).

their formative years, and as a result their futures were not what they could have been. The perpetrator was convicted. The Oblates continue to work towards healing, redress and hope for the students’ futures. The College acknowledged the past failures, and committed to a future where all numbers were set, extensive growth of the Bayside area and the success of the College, inevitably led to increased enrolments. By 2018, the Year 5 enrolment was 180, Year 7 was 239 and the total enrolment was 1622. The school fees in 2018 were $7140, an 8.5% increase from 2017, in response to the Commonwealth Government’s grant reductions due to the Gonski recommendations. The 25% discount for the second sibling and 34% for a third sibling continued. Over 5 years, since 2013, the school fees had increased by 32% and support continued for families in need. Enrolments had nevertheless increased over this period.

In August the College unveiled the iAspire – Iona College Masterplan. It focused on 5 priority areas precinct redevelopment, Primary school building works, and a Civic Heart with landscaped spaces. The buildings of the future, particularly the Provence Centre, will bear witness to the vision of this the Rector’s Report in the 2018 Ionian, ‘Iona’s Under 17 team achieved the ultimate success of the national title in any sport and one that certainly deserves recognition and celebration.’

The Governance of the College matured under the Rectorships of Fathers Daly, Edwards and Twigg through the engagement of talented Board members and competent Board chairs who understood

After an extensive consultation on the Oblate leadership of the College with the school community

In its current form it was unsustainable because of the excessive pastoral and professional demands made on a daily basis. The working party wanted to ensure that the Oblate leadership was to be a real and visible part of every day life at the College for many years. The Iona Board accepted the working party’s recommendation to create a new role of Principal to support the Oblate Rector

First XV Rugby premiers in 2018.

and the Oblate community. A plan was developed to appoint the Principal from 2019. In this Rector/Principal leadership model for 2019 the Rector retains his key responsibilities including

day management of the school. The Principal would lead the teaching and learning in the school as well as the management of operations.

In the 6 August 2018 joint announcement to parents of this change by Dr Steve Buckland, Board Chair, and Father Peter Daly, the Oblate Provincial, the leadership reassured parents that ‘the Rector will remain as the CEO of Iona College Limited and remain the community leader of the College. The Rector will act as an Executive Principal’. It was Father Twigg’s responsibility in this development to ensure the Oblate integrity of the process. A process of recruitment followed and in November it was announced that Mr Trevor Goodwin, the current Deputy Principal at Goodwin was employed by Father Davine as a class teacher for 1996 to teach English, Modern History and Religious Education.

He was Enrichment Coordinator, Acting Head of Year 11 and Head of Gerard House before his departure in 2006.

The dual aggregate trophies and Firsts premierships in Rugby and Football in 2018 was an Iona milestone. It broke the Marist Ashgrove and St Laurence’s College dominance of these aggregate trophies – either school had won 39 of the previous 40 aggregates in Football and Rugby. The rugby winning margin was .5 of a point and the football margin 1 point.

2018 was a big year for Iona Music – a Jubilee Music concert with all other Oblate Colleges in IPAC, Beauty and the Beast, Sports Bands, record achievements in the Catholic Music Festival and a broad array of music concerts. The musicians made a great contribution to the Jubilee Year.

class. There were 7 OP1s, 10 OP2s, 9 OP3s, 7 OP4s and 11 OP5s. 83% scored OP 1 – 15. There by the Courier Mail, the College was ranked 61 among the 380 secondary schools in Queensland. The new leadership structure was a new beginning for Iona beyond the Jubilee Year. This is a future of hope and aspiration. As Father Michael wrote, ‘At each step of its journey, the Iona community was made up of committed Ionians who have cherished, supported and enhanced the mission and enter to learn and leave to serve’.

The Oblate community will continue their commitment to the charism of Eugene de Mazenod. ‘A charism’, wrote Father Michael, ‘that leads people to cherish their human dignity from God, and through the eyes of Jesus reach out to those in need’.

Long may the pioneers dream for the hill, thrive. Ad multos annos.

Appendices

Iona College Captains

YEARNAME

1963 William Hase

1964 (Fr) John (William) Ousley

1965 Raymond Whitlam

1966 Harold Ousley

1967 Stephen Costello

1968 John Quinn

1969 Paul Russell

1970 Michael Winkle

1971 Phillip Eastgate

1972 Anthony Bartlett

1973 Brian Sullivan

1974 Mark Bouton

1975 Michael Nolan

1976 Glen Norval

1977 Anthony Kempnich, AM

1978 Tony Di Betta

1979 Desmond Dickie

1980 James McLean

1981 Andrew Hethorn

1982 Phillip Dudman

1983 Patrick Philippi

1984 Todd Fuller

1985 Brett Rangiira

1986 Zachary Casley

1987 Anthony Longland

1988 Jeremy Wellwood

1989 Brian Wood

1990 Aaron Johnstone

1991 Siliva Tufuga

1992 Scott Wheeler

1993 Michael Westlake

1994 Paul Parsons

1995 John Dougherty

1996 Thomas Ward

1997 Benjamin Knight

1998 Richard Patterson

1999 John Wood

YEARNAME

2000 William Ward

2001 David Wood

2002 James Cassidy

2003 Matthew Wieland

2004 Christopher Kourloufas

2005 Simon de Veer

2006 Jack Goener

2007 Jacob Young

2008 Ted Goener

2009 Zack Dawson

2010 Andrew Niven

2011 Matthew Carroll 2012 2013 Cu rtis Evans

2014 Alexander Vardanega

2015 Edward Little

2016 Jacob Campbell-Burns

Daniel Groundwater

2017 Matthew Riddle

2018 Jarvis Cleary

Michael Sullivan

Iona College Dux

YEARNAME

1963 Kerry Pendergast

1964 John Taylor

1965 Michael Murphy

1966 Ian Highet

1967 John Denzin

1968 John Quinn

1969 Paul Costello

1970 Gregory Kiorgaard

1971 Martin Taylor

1972 Christopher Hazzard

1973 Patrick Hollis

1974 David Briggs

1975 Paul Blewonski

1976 Gregory Shuttlewood

1977 Anthony Kempnich

1978 Peter Hollis

1979 Derek Grubb

1980 Franz Hetterich and Mark Kricker

1981 Gregory Scalia

1982 Mark Hardcastle and Daniel Hazel

1983 Martin Hinchy

1984 Alan Lam

1985 Paul Conway

1986 Pierre Prado

1987 Todd Boyce

1988 Jeremy Wellwood

1989 John Feenstra

1990 Hung Nguyen

1991 Alistair Campbell

1992 Terence Walsh

1993 Andy Cheng

1994 Robert O’Neil

1995 Luke Burman

1996 Ruwan Wijemunige

1997 Daniel McCormack

1998 Young Huynh

1999 John Wood

YEARNAME

2000 Trent Carmichael

2001 David Wood

2002 Benjamin Gunawan and Matthew MacDonald

2003 Paul Vardanega

2004 Nicholas Dwyer and Joseph Kelly

2005 Simon de Veer

2006 Thomas Barnes

2007 Luke Fitzpatrick

2008 Benjamin Talbot

2009 Patrick Hassard

2010 Harrison Reynolds and James de Veer

2011 Gihan Hapuarachchi

2012 Mark Vardanega

2013 Di lshan Truong

2014 Kiernan Tait

2015 Riley Buckley

2016 Jeremy Gordon

2017 Jordan Corser

2018 Michael Sullivan

Iona College Old Boys’ Presidents

YEARNAME

1966 - 69 T O’Sullivan

1970 - 74 P Hinchy

1974 - 78 E Barber

1979 - 81 J Carroll

1982 - 85 D Fitzpatrick

1986 - 90 T Fuller

1991 - 92 B Rangiira

1992 - 95 E Barber

1996 - 03 D Fitzpatrick

2004 - 05 J Dougherty

2006 - 07 M Murphy

2008 - 09 R Jacobsen

2010 T O’Rourke

2001 - 12 W Acworth

2013 - Present D Barber

Iona College Parents and Friends

Combined Presidents

YEARNAME

1995 J Flanagan

1996 - 97 C Carmichael

1998 J Carroll

1999 R Johnson

2000 P Whitehouse

2001 - 03 M Robba

2004 - 08 G Glynn

2009 - 11 D Albert

2012 - 13 A Walker

2014 - 17 A Leis

2017 - 18 N Moore

2018 A Leis/N Moore

Iona College Parents and Friends –

Men’s Committee President

YEARNAME

1961 - 62 W Ousley

1963 P Barrett

1964 - 66 B Johnston

1967 A Campbell

1968 R Farley

1969 - 70 R Bonney

1971 N Picking

1972 T Harvey-Williams

1973 - 75 T Searle

1976 N Williams

1977 - 78 L Pugh

1979 - 80 R Rowland

1981 L Pugh

1982 - 83 K Harvey

1984 - 86 K Greensill

YEARNAME

1987 - 88 P Owens

1989

1990 - 91 P Owens

1992 - 93 V Feenstra

1994 J Flanagan

Iona College Parents and Friends –

Ladies’ Committee President

YEARNAME

1961 - 62 K Pavey

1963 K Christensen

1964 - 66 G Pook

1967 - 68 M Eaton

1969 - 70 J Thatcher

1971 - 72 S Cann

1973 - 74 P Brooks

1975 M Mossop

1976 M Picking

1977 - 78 J Tait

1979 M Waters

1980 - 82 S Hazel

1983 - 84 P Cochrane

1985 - 86 P Halloran

1987 - 88 M Drewett

1989 - 90 G Pegg

1990 M Drewett

1991 - 92 M Gill

1993 - 94 D O’Neill

Iona College Rectors

YEARNAME

1957 - 60 Fr Timothy Long OMI

1961 - 68 Fr Henry McFall OMI

1969 - 70 Fr John Hannah OMI

1970 - 77 Fr Vincent Lourey OMI

1977 Fr James FitzPatrick OMI

1978 - 83 Fr Kevin Davine OMI

1984 - 88 Fr John Sherman OMI

1989 - 94 Fr Patrick Moroney OMI

1995 Fr Patrick Dwyer OMI

1996 - 01 Fr Kevin Davine OMI

2002 - 10 Fr Peter Daly OMI

2011 - 14 Fr Mark Edwards OMI

2015 - Present Fr Michael Twigg OMI

YEARS OF SERVICE TOTAL YEARS FIRST NAME SURNAME

1986 - 1989, 1996 - Present 27 Greg Balczun

1990 - 2015 25 Andree Balfe

1996 - Present 22.5 Gaynor Begley

1985 - 2017 33 Peter Campbell

1988 - Present 30.5 David Cockburn

1972 - 2015 44 Gary Coghill

1998 - Present 20.5 Karen Cook

1982 - Present 37 Damian Courtney

1960 - 1972, 1976 - 1980, 1987 - 1989 21 Fr John Cranley OMI

1959 - 1966, 1978 - 1983, 1996 - 2001 20 Fr Kevin Davine OMI

1995 - Present 24 Greg Denman

1969 - 1991 22.5 Bill Dillon

1979 - 2005 27 Paul Duthie

1966 - 1975, 1995, 1998 - 2004, 2008 - 2013 24 Fr Pat Dwyer OMI

1984 - Present 34.5 Danny Fitzpatrick

1973 - 2006 34 Graeme Fuller

1981 - 2003 23 Michael

1997 - Present 22 Michael Geary

1994 - 2016 23 Robert George

1974 - 2003 30 Michael Goodwin

1993 - Present 25.5 Neil Hall

1984 - 2005 21.5 Patricia Halloran

1996 - Present 23 Keith Harron

1993 - Present 25.5 Mark Harvey

1987 - 2009 23 Sandra Hazel

1992 - Present 26.5 Glenn Heazlett

1991 - Present 27.5 Peter Holmes

1985 - 2011 27 Chris Irons

1996 - Present 22.5 Karen Jackson

1984 - 2012 29 Joe Kantor

1992 - 2018 27 Ross King

YEARS OF SERVICE

1973 - 1996 24 Les Kricker

1978 - 2010 33 Tom Lonergan

1971 - 1985, 1989 - 2011 38 John Mcconnell

1964 - 1968, 1973 - 1987 20 Fr Vincent McGillicuddy OMI

1998 - Present 21 Robert Miocevic

1992 - Present 27 Vince Moynihan

1989 - Present 29.5 Michelle Nicholson

1993 - 2015 22 Dennis O'Neil

1990 - 2010 21 Jim O'Reilly

1978 - 1997 20 Brian Phillips

1990 - Present 28 Tony Poole

1986 - Present 33 Kerry Raddeker

1987 - 2015 29 Andrew Ricketts

1985 - 2011 27 Dennis Sacre

1974 - 1993 20 Sid Salsbury

1996 - Present 23 Andy Schwandner

1996 - Present 22.5 Catherine Shaw

1965 - 1971, 2001 - 2013 20 Fr Paul Siebert OMI

1987 - 2015 28.5 Pauline

1998 - Present 21 Stephen Tait

1981 - Present 38 Brian Townsend

1983 - 2007 25 Lindsey Vinen

1975 - 2006 32 Kay Voltz

1967 - 2012 45.5 David Watson

Oblate Service to Iona College

YEARSFIRST NAMESURNAME

1991 - 1997 Fr Eric Alleaume OMI

2017 - currentFr Eric Alleaume OMI

2019 - currentFr Casmir Arul OMI

1966 - 1969Fr Bernard Bruggeman OMI

1963 - 1964Fr Kevin Casey OMI

2015 - 2018Fr John David Chodagiri OMI

1958Fr Michael Clarke OMI

1966 - 1967Br Michael Cleary OMI

1962Fr Anthony Colbert OMI

2007 - 2008Fr Gerard Conlan OMI

1959 - 1960Fr Austin Cooper OMI

1987 - 1989Fr Paul Costello OMI

1976 - 1980Fr John Cranley OMI

1987 - 1989Fr John Cranley OMI

1960 - 1972Fr John Cranley OMI

2002 - 2010Fr Peter Daly OMI Rector

1981 - 1986Fr Peter Daly OMI

1959 - 1966Fr Kevin Davine OMI

1978 - 1983Fr Kevin Davine OMI Rector

1996 - 2001Fr Kevin Davine OMI Rector

1992 - 1997Fr Sholto Douglas OMI

1966 - 1975Fr Patrick Dwyer OMI

1998 - 2004Fr Patrick Dwyer OMI

2008 - 2013Fr Patrick Dwyer OMI

1995Fr Patrick Dwyer OMI Rector

1990 - 1997Fr Mark Edwards OMI

2011 - 2014Fr Mark Edwards OMI Rector

1962Fr John Farrell OMI

1965 - 1966Fr James FitzPatrick OMI

1973 - 1977Fr James FitzPatrick OMI

From Term 2, 1977Fr James FitzPatrick OMI Rector

1982 - 1988Fr Paul Ginnivan OMI

1973Fr Hugh Goerke OMI

1969 - 1970Fr John Hannah OMI Rector

1961 - 1965Fr Donald Hughes OMI

1991Fr Damian Kavanagh OMI

2011- currentFr Lewy Keelty OMI

Oblate Service to Iona College

YEARSFIRST NAMESURNAME

1957-1960Fr Timothy Long OMI Rector

1963-1970Fr Vincent Lourey OMI

1970-Term 1, 1977Fr Vincent Lourey OMI Rector

2005-2006Fr Patrick MacAnally OMI

1990-1992Fr Ian Mackintosh OMI

1978-1983Fr John Maher OMI

1957-1960Fr Denis McCarthy OMI

1961-1968Fr Henry McFall OMI Rector

1964-1968Fr Vincent McGillicuddy OMI

1972-1987Fr Vincent McGillicuddy OMI

1969-1975Fr Michael McMahon OMI

1981-1989Fr Michael McMahon OMI

1998-1999Fr Leo Mifsud OMI

1963-1964Fr Harold Mithen OMI

1970-1975Fr Harold Mithen OMI

1967Fr Patrick Moroney OMI

1989-1994Fr Patrick Moroney OMI Rector

1963-1972Fr Bernard O’Brien OMI

1974-1977Fr Bernard O’Brien OMI

1977-1979Fr Patrick O’Dwyer OMI

1959-1962Fr John O’Regan OMI

1964Fr John O’Regan OMI

1990-1991Fr William Ousley OMI

1994-1997Fr Edward Ryan OMI

1966-1972Fr John Sherman OMI

2014Fr John Sherman OMI

1958-1961Fr Thomas Shortall OMI

1965-1971Fr Paul Siebert OMI

2001-2014Fr Paul Siebert OMI

1989Fr Brian Sullivan OMI

1975-1983Br Frank Thornton OMI

1973-1975Fr Simon Turner OMI

Term 2, 2015- currentFr Michael Twigg OMI Rector

1998-2004Fr Gregory Watson OMI

1980-1983Fr Gerard Williams OMI

1976-1980, 1984Fr John Wotherspoon OMI

Stephen Thornhill Memorial

YEARNAME

1960 Derek Phillips

1961 Michael Pook

1962 Michael Pook

1963 Michael Pook

1964 Michael Pook

1965 John Carroll

1966 Stephen Costello

1967 Stephen Costello

1968 Gary Pascoe

1969 Gary Pascoe

1970 Gregory Kiorgaard

1971 Paul Brooks

1972 Bruce Wadsworth

1973 Peter Fitzgerald

1974 Peter Fitzgerald

1975 Paul Stewart

1976 Michael Quinn

1977 Bruce Hume

1978 Philip Allam

1979 Andrew Heath

1980 Anthony Jemmott

1981 Peter Sinclair

1982 Peter Sinclair

1983 Patrick Philippi

1984 Nicholas Croft

1985 Mark Harvey

1986 Mark Harvey

1987 Paul Jones

1988 David Marriott

1989 Cameron McConnell

1990 Micah Tuck

1991 Craig O’Connell

1992 Brenden Loag

1993 Christopher Hill

1994 Luke Skelton & Brenden Loag

1995 Luke Skelton & Brenden Loag

1996 Ashley Callus

YEARNAME

1997 Luke Doherty

1998 Ryan Doherty

1999 Shayne Clarke 2000 Luke Doherty 2001 Chris Hughes

2003 Adam Graham 2004 David Georgiou

2005 Daniel Webb

2006 Daniel Webb

2007 Damien Hicks

2008 Christopher Mansell

2009 Mitchell Felsman

2010 James De Veer

2011 David Yabsley

2012 Tom Calvert

2013 Noah Harron

2014 Timothy Albion

2015 Kyle Cook

2016

2017 Mackenzie Mcintyre

2018 Kai Thomas

OBLATE COMMUNITY

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Fr Michael Twigg OMIRector

Fr Lewy Keelty OMIChaplain

Fr Eric Alleaume OMIPP Cannon Hill

Fr Casmir Arul OMIRosies Chaplain

NET TEAM

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Gabriel Fortune

Gabrielle Osborne

Judith Sully

Kenneth Thompson

Madeline Catling

STAFF

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Adam McClure

Adam Woodall

Aidan Arnold

Aimee McDonald

Alexander Bush

Alexander Mylne

Alexander Sideris

Alexandra Lowson

Alice Walmsley

Amanda Rae

Amy Thompson

Andrea Yuille

Andrew Ferguson

Angela Smith

Anita Thompson

Anna Cornish

Anthony Bannerman

Anthony Buckley

Anthony Poole

Anthony Simmers

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Benjamin Devlin

Benjamin Saul

Benjamin Wright

Bernadette O'Leary

Brayden Teece

Brendan Allen

Brendan Merrotsy

Brian L'Huillier

Brian Robbins

Brian Townsend

Brooke Jones

Carmel Moynihan

Cassandra Freeman

Catherine Shaw

Catherine Ward

Catia Camaroni

Cheryl Toohey

Christopher Eades

Christopher Hartley

Christopher Pritchard

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Christopher Vickers

Claire Jackson

Clare Sutherland

Courtney Nissen

Damian Courtney

Daniel Davison

Daniel Fitzpatrick

Darren Harbinson

David Cockburn

David Cooke

David McCulloch

David Smart

Donna Elkington

Dorothy Watterson

Douglas Buchan

Dragan Glucina

Edwina Crowe

Elizabeth Adey

Elizabeth Condron

Elizabeth Steyl

Elliot Duke

Emilia Keene

Emily Payne

Emma Gallagher (Blowes)

Emma

Felicity Murray

Fiona Davis

Fraser Moore

Gary Green

Gavin Keenan

Gaynor Begley

Gerhard Bekker

Glenn Heazlett

Greg Balczun

Gregory Denman

Hannah McConaghy (Orchard)

Helen Murdoch

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Helen Tani

Indiana Dellit

James Cassidy

James Townsend

Jamie Kennedy

Janelle McNeill

Jarrod Biggs

Jason Greenhalgh

Jason Stevens

Jason Thomas

Jenna Woodforth

Jennifer Madden

Jennifer McLaughlin

Jessica Mitmannsgruber

Joanne Dunn

Jodi Finucan Phillips

Joshua Gugala

Joshua Sinclair

Julie Zullo

Julie Jones

Karen Cook

Karen Corkeron

Karen

Karen Jackson

Karen Otway

Karen Rose

Kathryn Fletcher

Katie Wood

Katrina Smith

Keith Harron

Kerrie Malt

Kerry Raddeker

Kerry Sadleir

Kevin Caine

Kevin O'Brien

Kirsten Hudson

Laura Pitkin

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Laura Rodriguez Benitez

Laurie Johal

Lee Bess

Liam Nugent

Lisa Mugridge

Lorena Solway

Lynette Pearce

Madison Dedini

Madonna Codd

Madonna Forster

Mai Kajimoto

Maree Pcino

Margaret Bailey

Mark Dimento

Mark Harvey

Mark Robba

Matthew Collyer

Maurizio Piccardi

Megan Vardanega

Meghan Leis

Melanie Mullins

Melissa Stapleton

Michael Doyle

Michael Geary

Michael Lewandowski

Michael Overland

Michelle Grech

Michelle Nicholson

Nathan Beecroft

Nathan Hill

Neal Phillips

Neil French

Neil Hall

Nerida Winchester

Nicole Finocchiaro

Nola Bosch

Patrice Thierry

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Patrick Zietsch

Paul Cook

Penny Byrne

Peter Dougherty

Peter Holmes

Peter Mondolo

Phillipa Maguire

Pierce Hurne

Rachael Gillespie

Raechel Crosby

Rebecca Adamson

Rebecca

Rebecca Stevens

Rebecca Su llivan

Reece Healy

Richard Beets

Richard Cornish

Rick Nalatu

Robert Miocevic

Rosemary Mammino

Rosie Holmes

Roslyn Gallagher

Samantha Adams (McKinnon)

Samantha Ryan

Samantha Stockton

Samantha White

Samuel Ould

Sandra Murton

Sean Devlin

Sean Pearce

Sharon Young

Shirelle Whitaker

Sohyal Qureshi

Stacey Doust

Stephen Tait

Stephen Tolland

Stewart Greenbank

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Sue Carroll

Susan Boban

Susan Latch

Susan Ziebell

Suzanne Collyer

Tania Cooper

Terrence Levi

Tessa Carty

Tyron Sahlqvist

Timothy O'Sullivan

Tina Cornish

Tracey Scovell

Trevor Goodwin

Troy Condon

Vanessa Mobbs

Vanita Hamanne

Vincent Moynihan

Vivienne Collier-Vickers

Wayne Niven

Wayne Wilden

Year 12, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aaron Reitner

Adrian Mastromichele

Alexander Stone

Alexander Zorbas

Andrew Ngatai

Andrew O'Toole

Angus Hazelton

Anton Crismani

Ashley Saunders

Bailey Graham

Bailey Wilson

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Benjamin James

Benjamin Kruger

Benjamin McKersey

Blaike Couper

Blair Bezzina

Blair Richter

Blake White

Braedan Nairn

Byron Craig

Caleb Palmer

Cameron Light

Year 12, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Campbell Tait

Cian Gibson

Cody Marriott

Connor O'Neill

Connor Rogers

Connor Rolfe

Cooper Bassard

Damian Somes

Dino Lambe

Dominic Kricker

Earl Tonogbanua

Elliot Du Pre Moore

Ethan Edwards

Finn Watson

Flynn Stevens

Fraser Smith Davies Palanas

Harrison Allan

Harry Hutchinson

Hayden Ivanisevic

Hayden Piket

Hayden Ryder

Henry Moore

Isaac Harriss

Isaac Irving

Izak Ahearn

Jack Boyle

Jack Clarke

Jack Devoy

Jack Lane

Jack McNeill

Jack Mulholland

Jack Young

Jackson Barber

Jacob Di Felice

Jacob Hudson

Jake Hislop

Jake Marlborough

Jakob Allen

James Clark

James Rodgers

James Taylor

Jay Schloss

Jayden Davison

Jaydon Gant-Ellison

Joel Cracknell

Joel Stephenson

John Bugler

Jonathan Vo

Jordan Anderson

Jordan Barr

Joshua Kempnich

Jye Smith

Kavidu Peiris

Kynan Barlow

Lachlan Amore

Lachlan Cox

Lachlan Hyde

Lachlan Prentice

Len Salazar-Kohara

Liam Allen

Liam Hochkopper

Liam O'Brien

Luke Beckley

Luke Brenson

Luke Brenton

Marcus Polito

Matteo Regano

Matthew Lovegrove

Max Bicknell

Max Plath

Max Robba

Maximus Dursun

Year 12, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Michael McGarrity

Michael Parker

Mika Ahfuni

Mitchell Thatcher

Nathaniel

Nicholas Black

Nicholas Cowley

Nicholas Dunstan

Nicholas Lee

Nicholas Mackay

Nicholas Siermicki

Nicholas Stevenson

O'Neill

Oliver

Oliver MacArthur

Patrick Hoelscher

Patrick Lambourne

Peter Swan

Phoenix Clayton

Riley Fiteni

Rohan Hughes

Rory O'Connell

Ryan Cole

Ryan Trehane

Sam Hutchinson

Sam Moore

Samuel Head

Samuel Rhodes

Sebastian Zullo

Siddhant Arora

Stanley Snaylam

Thomas Agius

Thomas Mancinelli

Thomas Norris Drohan

Timothy Lewis

Timothy Little

Tomas Healy-Rylko

Trent Jorgensen

Tyrone Johnson

William Harper

William Markham

Zachary Curtis

Zack Pankhurst

Zackary Nathan

Year 11, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Adam Wingate

Aiden Proudfoot

Alex Condon

Alexander Lawer

Andrew McErlain

Angus Alexander

Angus Barnes

Anthony Knezovich

Anthony Pepe

Anthony Scodellaro

Bailey George

Bailey Leis

Benjamin Clarke

Benjamin Collett

Benjamin Simmers

Blake Ryan

Bradley Tompkins

Brendan Staal

Brennan Maclean

Caleb Cord

Callum Finnegan

Cameron Mooney

Cameron Terris

Campbell Ferguson

Charles

Charlie Kwock-Sun Barker

Charlie Wheatley

Christopher Habbin

Ciaran O'Neill

Cody Blacka

Coel Upshon

Connor Kinsella

Connor Minette

Damon Webb

Dane Bruce

Daniel Hayes

Daniel Mohr

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Daniel Reid

Danmar Lapinig

Declan Ellis

Declan Johnston

Dylan Davison

Eli Fowler-Roy

Elijah Joseph

Ethan Brown

Ethan Catley

Ethan Edmondson

Ethan Hodgkinson

Ethan Jones

Ethan

Fi nn

Hawkins

Finn Kirwan

Finn Robson-Petch

Flynn Hauser

Fox Pratten

George Politis

Gil Small

Hallam Worboys

Hamish Heckmann

Harrison Kent

Harrison Turner

Harry Guley

Harry Kuzewicz

Harry Spragg

Harry Wright

Hayden Anderson

Hayden Barney

Hayden Schmid

Hayden Snell

Hayden Woodbine

Isaac Saker

Jack Biddington

Jack Cranny

Year 11, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST

NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Jack Dalton

Jack Dawson

Jack Hegarty

Jack Hopgood

Jack Martin

Jack Pearson

Jack Reid

Jack Wieland

Jackson Cannon

Jackson Dodds

Jacob Fitzpatrick

Jacob Hardcastle

Jacob Walker

Jaden Shelton

Jake Guthrie

Jake Smith

James Conway

James Holliday

James Marshall

James Powell

Jarrod Turley

Jay Nichols

Jay Vickers

Jaydan Lens

Jedd Thompson

Jeremy Gregg

Jesse Harriss

Joel Bissett

Joel McArthur

Jordan Ernestine

Jordan Leotta

Joseph Tickner

Joshua Blissett-de Weger

Joshua Boyd

Joshua Catingub

Joshua Gill

Joshua Smith

Kai Pryor

Kane Dormer

Keaton Fox-Ransom

Keegan Cooper

Kian Wyatt

Kieran Hedger

Kobe Davey

Ky Ferrari

Lachlan Norrish

Lachlan Strauss

Lachlan Walker

Lathan Treacy

Liam Bleaney

Liam Ga rty

Liam Lane

Liam O'Brien

Lincoln Morrow

Louie McHugh

Luca Morse

Luka Davies

Luke Furjes

Luke Giaccio

Mason Hall

Matthew Cranitch

Matthew Dougherty

Matthew Hobbin

Matthew Jagga

Matthew Peck

Matthew Thompson

Max Allison

Max Clayton

Max Copson

Max Paterson

Max Regester

Michael Cranitch

Michael Foley

Mitchel Bruce

Year 11, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Mitchell Wallis

Montgomery Jackson

Nathan Baker

Ned Barbara

Nelson Yak

Nicholas Beven-Delaney

Nicholas Geldart

Nicholas Skinner

Noah Barrie

Noah Irving

Noah Vickers

Oliver Clifton

Oliver Khan

Oliver Roberts

Oskar Robards

Owen Dayton

Patrick Malt

Quinn Happer

Raphael Carlo De Villa

Reilly Hurst

Rhys Daley

Riley Adams

Riley Berends

Riley Mather

Riley Morris

Rory Andersen

Ryan Adey-McCaul

Ryan Croft

Ryan Donataccio

Ryan Elkington

Ryan Webster

Sam Hodson

Samuel Blissett-de Weger

Samuel Manion

Samuel Petrillo

Samuel Tate

Sean Kennedy

Tane Davis

Thomas Biggs

Thomas Firth

Thomas Meredith

Thomas O'Kelly

Thomas Paljakka

Tom Knight

Travis Gordon

Travis Maguire

Trenton Wong

Vincent Taylor

William Coulter

William Gruber

William Ta nham-Kelly

Wilson Barry

Zach Johnson

Zachariah Thompson

Zachary Heiner

Zaen Edmonds

Zakery Tsin

Year 10, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aidan Sutherland

Aiden Jemmott

Alexander Austin

Alexander Flint

Alexander Ibbotson

Alexander Skinner

Alexander Weise

Angus Kempnich

Angus McNab

Anthony Craven

Anthony Finocchiaro

Anthony Kirn

Anton Regano

Anton Scanlan

Archer Linning

Bailey Archer

Bailey Erentz

Bailey Kelleher

Bailey Lipke

Baptiste Sovran

Baylin Kucks

Beau Brown

Ben McCartney

Benjamin Carey

Benjamin Coleborn

Benjamin Erwin

Benjamin Hogan

Benjamin Parantainen

Bernardo Lohmann

Bodie Richardson

Brandon Minette

Brody Beale

Caleb Hall

Callum Stanghon

Callum Stoker

Cameron Leishman

Cameron Pearce

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Charles Cole

Charlie Proudfoot

Christopher Gunning

Christopher Howes-Onraet

Codi Booker

Cole Borchard

Connor Costin

Cooper Bartlem

Cooper Lacoste

Cooper Pratten

Cooper Prior

Cooper Simpson

Corby Wilson

Cormaic Jones

Cullen Porthill

Daniel Carvajal

Daniel Harris

Daniel Leckie

Daniel McCloughan

Daniel Otway

Darcy Leo Dilan Winslow

Dominik Volkanovski

Drew Miller

Eamon Gibson

Edward Cullen

Eoin

Davidson

Ethan Gately

Ethan Jones

Ethan Richards

Ethyn O'Grady

Finn Brogan

Finn Reilly

Gabriel Brits

George Shepherd

Gian Willcox

HaMinh (Kelvin) Nguyen

Year 10, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Hamish Colbert

Harrison Lane

Harrison Trotter

Harrison Victor

Harrison Ward

Hayden Billings

Hayden Pollock

Hayden Scodellaro

Hayden Wasiak

Isaac Curyer

Isaac Ehmer

Isaac Stone

Iszac Grasic

Izaak Mills

Jack Bowers

Jack Clayton

Jack McIntosh

Jack Wilson

Jackson Chambers

Jackson Holley

Jacob Alcock

Jacob

Jacob Corbett

Jacob Gregg

Jacob Marallag

Jake Eathorne

Jake Edwards

Jake Maltby

Jake Wypych

James Booker

James Caine

James Chapman

James Connolly

James Harford

James Vote

Jamie Drakakis

Jaxon Waldie

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Jayden Hutchinson

Joel Kenny

Jordan Plath

Jory McAnulty

Joseph Thornton

Joshua Shepherd

Joshua Stevens

Jye Dugdale

Kai Dunbar

Kai Nichols

Kai Thomas Kaiden McConnon

Kayne Rogerson

Kellwyn Pa lanas

Kye Price

Lachlan Burke

Lachlan Hardy

Lachlan Hartwell

Lachlan Lewis

Lachlan McSweeny

Lachlan O'Brien

Lachlan Palmer

Lachlan Pennington

Lachlan Piket

Lachlan Robbins

Landen Quinn

Liam Stariha

Luca O'Sullivan

Luka Warlters

Luke Milburn

Manaia Wells-Fovakis

Marcus Camaroni

Matteo Lambe

Matthew Caldwell

Matthew Hamilton

Matthew Kuhnert

Matthew Norris

Year 10, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Matthew Sheahan

Matthew Slater

Matthew Thompson

Max Buckley

Max Debenham

Maxwell Nelson

Michael Apps

Michael Ballesteros

Michael Ingram

Mitchell Yarrow

Morgan Miller

Nathan Peck

Nicholas Hogan

Nicholas

Nicholas Marshall

Nicholas Sturdy

Nicolas Barrio

Noah Brown

Noah Harris

Noah Lester

Noah Menner

Noah Sawyer

Oliver Blissett-de Weger

Oliver O'Kane

Oliver Peel

Oliver Peel

Oliver Pyke

Oscar Wheatley

Paolo Panettiere

Parata Leota

Patrick Berends

Patrick Bright

Patrick McElroy

Riley Crosby

Riley Eastham

Riley Edwards

Riley Frame

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Robert Flynn

Ryan Horgan

Ryne Zaryc

Samuel Bowling

Samuel Bracegirdle

Samuel Cox

Samuel Daunton

Samuel Healy-Rylko

Samuel Lokule

Samuel Norris

Samuel Thompson

Santiago Barreto Barrera

Saxon Drury

Saxon Wa rwick

Sebastian Kuyznierewicz

Sika Amataga

Tahrel Montgomery Tavis Hunter

Thomas De Weger

Thomas Fry

Thomas Lane

Thomas Waters

Tomas Lucre

Trent Bassard

Tyler Acres

Veron Holmqvist

Vincent Iquin

William Blewitt

William Kolomeitz

William Powell

William Watson

Yannik Ruebesamen

Year 9, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Adam Cummings

Adam Finnegan

Aidan Mann

Aiden Peach

Alec Mellor

Alexander Bond

Alexander Ehlers

Alexander Midford

Andres Siliezar

Angus Davison

Angus Harrington

Angus Kirk

Angus O'Neill

Angus Roe

Anton Fox

Asher Berrill

Ayden Hoad

Bailey Lucock

Ben Smith

Ben Stringer

Benjamin Baggoley

Benjamin Cleary

Benjamin Dawes

Benjamin Goedemans

Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Murray

Benjamin Sheppard

Blake Fennell

Blake Johnstone

Brayden

Brendan Cunningham

Brodie McArthur

Caelan Read

Caleb Sheppard

Callum Hayes

Calum Pereira

Cayman Poole

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Charlie Cogman

Charlie Hutton

Charlie MacArthur

Charlton Pruss-Planck

Connor McLeod

Cooper P Price

Costa Leventis

Daniel Linning

Darcy Corser

Declan Holley

Dominic Basile

Dominic Roesen

Dominic Van Vaerenbergh

Drew Sm ith

Edward Corser

Elliott Lee

Ethan McNally

Ethyn Coupe

Finbar Mead

Finn Meehan

Fletcher Cupitt

Gabriel Cevallos

Gabriel Lohmann

Gabriel Smith

Guy Holliday

Harley Bishop

Harrison Bath

Harrison Loney

Harrison McCoullough

Harrison Prior

Harry Watts

Harry Wieland

Hugh Cooper

Hunter Ellis

Indiana Stone

Isaac Harris

Isaac Johnstone

Year 9, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Isaac Laurie

Isaac O'Brien

Isaac Robards

Jack Cassidy

Jack Collins

Jack Delamere

Jack Foran

Jack Guinan

Jack Hamilton

Jack Housego

Jack Kelly

Jack Quinn

Jack Toyne

Jackson Dahms

Jackson McClure

Jacob Dougherty

Jacob Knight

Jake Adams

Jake Boddy

James

James Lemin

Jarred Mackenzie

Jarrod Jones

Jason Vo

Jayden Robinson

Jazza Dempster

Jed Regester

Jeevan Cody

Jeremy Trappett

Jett Tooth

Joel Templin

Jordan Gooding

Joseph Folley

Joseph Scanlan

Joseph Wallis

Joshua Finnegan

Joshua Hodson

Joshua Lawrence

Josiah Wright

Jy Bruce

Kaelem Smith

Kai Kratzmann

Kai Loubser

Kalan Maclean

Kallum Rogers

Kelly Kerr

Kobi Twist

Kyan Muir

Lachlan Adams

Lachlan Brown

Lachlan Ford

Lachlan Goakes

Lachlan Jamieson

Lachlan Klaebe

Lachlan Morey

Lachlan Pilling

Leon Pankhurst

Liam Jackson

Liam Jenkins

Liam Millar

Liam Morrison

Louis Mayrseidl

Luca Basile

Luca Brogan

Lucas Colton

Lucas Hobbin

Lucas Teixeira

Lucas Ward

Luka Despot

Luke Devoy

Luke Hartley

Luke Johnson

Luke Lynch

Luke Quilkey

Year 9, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Marcus Trenaman

Matthew Cook

Matthew Cummings

Matthew Gibbs

Matthew Greenhorn

Max Jolly-Perrett

Max Martin

Max Thompson

Maximilian Bailey

Michael Mellon

Mitchell Cannon

Mitchell Sulit

Nelson Hockings

Nicholas Gulisano

Nicholas Kruger

Noah Perry

Noah Pink

Oliver Gleadhill

Oliver Lee

Oliver McFarlane

Oliver Piggott

Oran Barron

Sage Van Balen

Sam Giddins

Samuel Clifton

Sully Hoad

Taj Smith

Tane Hetaraka

Tex Perren

Thisal Peiris

Thomas Ball

Thomas Biddington

Thomas Burbidge

Thomas Gorman

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Segger

Tristan McEwan

Tyler

Tyler Shearer

Tyler Wissemann

Will Rankin

William Bielby

William Kearney

William Mahoney

William Nagy-Shave

Owen

Oscar Pickering Hutton

Owen

Patrick

Rowbotham Sullivan

Reilly Paterson

Rhys

Rhys

Riley

Joiner Jones

Habbin

Riley Sadleir

Robert Doust

Ronan Wright

Ryan Nichols

Ryan Nicholson

Ryan Ward

William Quinn

William Scarlett

William Swan

Yakoub Jedid

Zachary Shaw

Zahn Percy

Zak Du Pre Moore

Zedd Stewart

Year 8, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Logan Adams

Aaron Bagster

Aidan Egan

Aidan Folpp

Aidan Semon

Aiden Victor

Alex Manteit

Alexander Melvin-Tong

Alexander Perkins

Alistair Mylne

Andile Iki

Angus Thompson

Archer Andersen

Aston Willcock

Bailey Manix

Bailey Tierney

Barnaby Phillips-Hughes

Beau Allen

Ben Cutler

Benjamin Clark

Benjamin Cole

Benjamin Colrain

Benjamin Ibbotson

Benjamin Ryan

Blake Brown

Blake Ejlertsen

Blake Holmes

Blake Johnson

Booker Robinson

Brady

Brody Lye

Bryce Hancock

Caden Frame

Caleb Ryan

Callum Grundy

Callum Jones

Callum McShane

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Callum Peters

Charlie Short

Charlie Smith

Christian Stewart

Coen Fiteni

Colby Roe

Connor Marsh

Cooper Rumel

Cooper Van Balen

Craig Rowsell

Damon Neszpor

Daniel Barreto Barrera

Daniel de Weger

Da niel Pengelly

Daniel Savage

Daniel Stevens

Daniel Terris

Darcy Corbett

Darcy Pratten

David Hill

Dayne McDonald

Declan Porter

Declan Wright

Dominic Ferreira

Dominic Guilbert

Dylan Hallinan

Dylan Heath

Elias Chinchilla

Elliott Owen

Ethan Buchanan

Ethan Fomiatti

Finn Haddrill

Flynn Bateman

Fox Doriean

Frazer Maguire

Gabriel Sampaolesi

George Ferguson

Year 8, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

George Limberios

Gerard Hill

Hamid Afshari

Hamish McKeon

Harrison Kirk

Harrison Smith

Harvey Young

Hugh Peintner

Hunter Cook

Hunter Deverson

Isaac Davison

Isaac van Wyk

Ivan Knezovich

Jace Draper

Jack Bannister

Jack

Jack Hamilton

Jack Leo

Jack Milligan

Jack Stewart

Jackson Biggs

Jackson Brown

Jackson Dallwitz

Jackson Lance

Jackson Sheather

Jackson Treacy

Jai Edmunds

Jakob Hoad

Jakson Wands

James Grace

James Healy-Rylko

James Purdy

James Torry

James L Kelly

Janos Torma

Jayden Adams

Jeremiah Anderson

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Jeremy Hedger

Joel Waycott

John Hale

Jonah Waterson

Jordan Cook

Jordan Gulisano

Jordan McSweeny

Joseph Vine

Joshua Boseley

Joshua Cash

Joshua Cox

Joshua McLeod

Joshua Moloney

Joshua Thompson Kaden Moore

Kaelin Wright

Kai Hutchinson

Karl Madden

Keanu Carew

Kelsey Chapman

Kenzie Gargan

Koby Corten

Kyle Sullivan

Kyle

Lachlan Birmingham

Lachlan Catingub

Lachlan Devlin

Lachlan Urquhart

Laurence Howes-Onraet

Lehopoame Leota

Lennard Atterwell

Liam Austin

Liam Hazel

Liam Jacobsen

Liam Thirlwall

Liam Thomasson

Liam Warriner

Year 8, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME FIRST NAMESURNAME

Lincoln Ingram

Lochie Comber

Ludovico Fabri

Luka Bosnjak

Luka Ouimette

Luke Agius

Luke Donataccio

Luke Harris

Luke Pickett

Luke Pollock

Marcelo Pacheco

Martin Hateley

Matthew Knight

Matthew Strauss

Max Bauer

Max Milner

Max Robinson

Maximus Clayphan

Maximus Spragg

Meletios Pikos

Michael Bennett

Michael James

Mitchell Fuller

Mitchell McIntyre

Mitchell Moody

Mitchell Pennington

Nate Barnes-Jones

Nate Nugent

Nathan

Nathanael Green

Ned Leaney

Neil Hind

Nicholas van den Berg

Nile Bugler

Noah Buglar

Noah Wright

Oliver Rafalski

Oliver Randles

Patrick Fleischer

Patrick O'Neill

Peter Johnstone

Peter Maragos

Remington Watson

Rhys Kolomeitz

Riley Maloney

Riley Marlborough

Robert Hinkler

Ronan Menner

Roshan Jose

Ryan Hardy

Ryan Hill

Ryan Urbani

Ryan Waters

Sam Olsen

Sam Young

Samuel Blanch

Samuel Cranny

Sandy Wootten

Saxon Howard

Seamus Kenny

Sean Moroney

Taaran Pratap

Thomas Coulter

Thomas Cox

Thomas Harnisch

Thomas Hoelscher

Thomas Mains

Thomas O'Brien

Thomas Reilly

Thomas Waldie

Trent Verster

Tristan Cleary

Tyler Johnson

Tyler Rossiter

Year 8, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Tyson Cash

Valentino Salvador

William Balderson

William O'Neill

William Oxford

William Lawrence Lane

William Mark Lane

Xavier De Silva Gunawardena

Xavier Laurie

Xavier Murphy-Clarke

Zach Robinson

Zachery Sweet

Zak Norris

Zane Pappalardo

Zane Pearce

Zayd Swainson

Zayne Thomas

Ziggi Oliver

Year 7, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aaron Flanagan

Adam Di Bella

Adam Kelly

Adrian Burrows

Aedan Collins

Alec Lees

Alejandro Valles Ponce De Leon

Alex Ball

Alex Rowbotham

Alex Tucker

Alexander Agius

Alexander Wheddon

Angus McDonald

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Arie Potappel

Arie Van Kerkwyk

Ashton McDonnell

Austin Russian

Ayden Dickie

Bailey Burns

Benjamin Cappelletti

Benjamin Drakakis

Benjamin Gahan

Benjamin

Benjamin

Mitchell

Benjamin Spall

Benji

Year 7, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Boyd Richter

Bradley Mitchell

Brayden Goss

Brody Newman

Bronsan Segeren

Bryce New

Bryn Corten

Caleb Barrie

Callum Sheehan

Cameron Apps

Cameron Rogers

Campbell Rolfe

Ceeandro Holmqvist

Charles Clifton

Charley Miller

Charlie Hansson

Charlie Millar

Charlie Pearson

Christian Wilson

Cody Gillis

Colt Graham

Connor Davidson

Connor Quinn

Cooper Edmondson

Cooper Price

Cooper Robinson

Cooper Small

Cooper Wasiak

Corey Watkins

Cruz Clayton

Daniel Paradzik

Daniel Sloan

Daniel Van Vaerenbergh

Daniel Yadin

Danny McCaughey

Darcy Fergusson

Declan Cavanagh

Desmond Fallon

Devlin Burrows-Andrews

Dominic Craven

Dominik Tsin

Dylan Bagster

Dylan Colton

Elijah Stone

Elijah Torrisi

Ethan Crump

Ethan Fraser

Ethan McDonald

Ethan Sampaolesi

Ewan Fisher

Finn Ba rker

Finn Lucock

Finn O'Malley-Jones

Finn Sinclair

Flynn Strauss

Fraser Proudfoot

George Raptis

Hamish Huddy

Harley Malpass

Harrison Haynes

Harry Abell

Harry Dalton

Harry Johnstone

Harry Marriott

Harry Moore

Harry Taske

Hayden Weekes

Hazard Kluska

Henry Baker

Henry Carter

Hudson Berrill

Hunter Murray

Isaac Stolk

Jack Debenham

Year 7, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Jack Hood

Jack McInerney

Jack O'Toole

Jack Parkes

Jack Riley

Jack Suddaby

Jackson Granrose

Jackson Harvey

Jackson Invincibile

Jackson Panos

Jackson Woodhead

Jacob Casson

Jacob Curyer

Jacob Dunkley

Jake Harding

Jake Simpson

Jake Stanborough

James Berthelsen

James Cumming

James Miller

James Scodellaro

James F Kelly

Jasper Vinen

Jayden Eshman

Jeremy O'Connell

Joao Lohmann

Jonah Geiger

Jonty Roberts

Jordan Barney

Jordi Guerrero Clothier

Joseph Booker

Joseph Coogan

Joseph Rhodes

Joshua Di Pino

Joshua Harrison

Joshua Walker

Joshua Wyeth

Kai Pilkington

Kian Meester

Kobby Ihaia

Kodi Amede

Kyle Linortner

Lachlan Bonnyman

Lachlan Eustice

Lachlan Hall

Lachlan Hanley

Lachlan Hollier

Lachlan McClure

Lachlan Musgrove

Lee Kitching

Liam Ca rter

Liam Catley

Lincoln Gorman

Luca O'Neill

Lucan La Rosa

Lucas Harrison

Lucas Kaempfe

Lucas Kenny

Lucas Regano

Luke Harradine

Luke Mann

Mac'Kaea Drollet

Mackenzie Stoker

Mason Van Balen

Matthew Brown

Matthew Hobson

Matthew Johnson

Matthew

Matthew Rose

Matthew Schwikkard

Max Hutton

Max Sinclair

Maxwell Evans

Michael Kirwan

Year 7, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Michael Wuth

Miles Francis

Milo Plastow

Mitchell Brown

Nash Barnes-Jones

Nathan Peach

Ned Dore

Nicholas Bosiljevac

Nicholas Delamere

Niko Boban

Noah Carter

Noah Frazer

Oliver Muir

Oliver Prior

Oliver Reid

Oscar Butler

Oscar Guerrero Clothier

Oscar Puckeridge

Oscar Stock

Owen Porter

Padraic Barron

Patrick Carothers

Patrick Luttrell

Patrick O'Sullivan

Phillip Ragusa

Reuben Sheppard

Rhys Foley

Riley Amorsen

Riley Beale

Riley Daniels

Riley Pink

Riley Sloan

Ronan Taylor

Rory Condron

Rory Meehan

Ryan McOmish

Ryan Pilling

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Ryan Siebel

Samuel Bjorkman

Samuel Broughton

Samuel Colley

Samuel Cretan

Samuel Gavranic

Samuel Muir

Samuel Suddaby

Slater Robbie

Thane White

Thomas Jones

Thomas Nicholson

Thomas Spragg

Thomas Su llivan

Tobias Reardon

Trent Jones

Tyler Adams

Tyler Cassidy

Vann Philippi

Weston Dalmaso

Will Longhurst

Xander Thierry

Xavier

Xavier McFarlane

Xavier Tromp

Xavier White

Zac Rose

Zach Coglan

Zion Chingwile

Year 6, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aidan De Graeve

Aiden O'Brien

Aiden Pascoe

Alex Cullen

Alexander Leckie

Alexander Piggott

Alexander Vasquez

Angus Plastow

Anthony Limberios

Archie Byrne

Archie Watts

Ashley Peake

Ashton James

Augustine Vaughan

Bailey Taylor

Baxter Curtis

Benjamin Hislop

Benjamin McCormack

Benjamin Pearce

Benjamin van den Berg

Billy Primrose

Bradley Demmert

Brayden Cossio

Brayden Green

Brodie Collins

Caleb Miller

Callum Joiner

Callum McKeon

Cameron Dolling

Carter Trimboli

Charlie Leis

Charlie Paul

Charlie Wright

Conor Quinn

Cooper Biddles

Cooper Charles

Cooper Clarkham

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Cooper Gooding

Cooper Hopp

Cooper Howlett

Cooper Meyer

Daniel Challenor

Daniel Innes

Daniel Rogers

Declan Christopher

Diesel

Dyllan Grannell

Emmanuel Rahme

Ethan Corrie

Ethan Hamilton

Et han

Mitchell

Ezekiel Jones

Fletcher Russell

Flynn Howard Flynt Morse

George Maragos

Gerard White

Giacomo Battye

Hamish Tapp

Harley Rainbird

Harrison Winton

Harry Hudghton

Hayden Hookham

Hayden Wright

Haydn McShane

Haydn Shaw

Hudson Connolly

Hugh Castle

Hugh Penwarden

Hugh Vaughan

Hugo van Maanen

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hodge

Year 6, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Jack Curran

Jack Dodunski

Jack Earnshaw

Jack Ryan

Jack Sullivan

Jack Thatcher

Jackson Ah Wong

Jackson Lacoste

Jacob Orbell

Jai Percy

Jaidyn Kane

James Beutel

James Cochrane

James Ould

James Sherlock

Jasper Casley

Jedd Williams

Jesse Haller

Joel Dolan

Joel Thomas

Joseph Baker

Joseph Carter

Joseph Ibbotson

Joshua Edie

Joshua Marshall

Kayden Werner

Lachlan Core

Lachlan Smith

Lee Moller

Lennox

Lewis Elgar

Liam Boseley

Liam Johns

Liam Whale

Luca Lambe

Lucas Rankin

Lucas Rosiak

Lucas Woodman

Luis Ramirez

Luke Biddle

Luke Mitchell

Luke Szilagyi

Luke Wilton

Malcolm Callum

Mannas Mingei

Manni Lennon

Mason Cooper

Matthew Blanch

Matthew Caton

Matthew Marteene

Matthew Wh ite

Max Rafalski

Michael Vourdousis

Mitchell Williams

Nate Hughes

Nicholas Bennett

Nicholas Goodwin

Nicholas Vinen

Noah Housego

Noah Kirk

Noah Mather

Noah Poots

Noah Watson

Oliver Gibson

Oliver Hipwood

Oliver McCarthy

Olivier Heyduk-Lange

Oscar Colbert

Oscar Wharton

Peter Yak

Reilly Crockett

Richard Cunningham

Riley Muir

Riley Palmer

Year 6, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST

NAMESURNAME

Ryan Catalano

Ryan Goakes

Ryan Johnston

Ryan McPherson

Sam Burbidge

Sam Delaney

Sam Murphy

Samuel Carter

Samuel Olm

Sebastian Bek

Sebastian Johnson

Stephen Cook

Taylor Rhodes

Theodore Vardanega

Thomas Breadsell

Thomas Godsall

Thomas Hewitt

Thomas Sundholm

Toby Collins

Tom Quinn

Tristan Macdonald

Victor Hardy

Vinay Jose

William Bool

William Hale

William Knight

William Smith-Perkins

Xavier Wittig

Zac Caton

Zac Perkins Nguyen

Zac Wells

Zachary Bath

Zachary Holley

Zavii Wells-Fovakis

Year 5, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aiden Fuller

Alec Villazon

Alexander Harrison

Alexander Kempnich Woodford

Anthony Buchanan

Archie Borg

Archie Gleadhill

Archie Willey

Asher Rissman

Bailey Hawkins

Bailey Thompson

Baxter Coglan

Baxter Prescott

Benjamin Brookwell

Benjamin Gavranic

Benjamin Milner

Blake Greenway

Blake Weston

Bodhi Dusha

Brendan Pearson

Brendan Schmid

Caelan Gullo

Callan Faulkner

Callum Holden

Callum McDonald

Cameron Jagga

Cameron McLay

Chace Castelyn

Charlie Abell

Charlie Cosgrove

Charlie Granrose

Chase Melville

Connor Burgess

Connor Rhodes

Cooper Shelton

Cooper Williams

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Damien Sharman

Daniel Corrado

Daniel Demmert

Darcy Aldous

Darcy Nichols

Darcy Waycott

Darius Bott

Deklan McGown

Diego Siliezar

Dominic Hewitt

Dylan Quaile

Eamon Harvey

Eddie Hood

El liot Gunner

Ethan Gardner

Evan McGilvray

Finley Cronin

Finn O'Hagan

Fionn Barron

Flynn Donnelly

Francesco Stella

George Harvey Bell

Hamish Dammers

Harlan McGregor

Harrison Bond

Harry Holmes

Harry Pickford

Hugh Taylor

Hugo Jones

Isaac Anderson

Isaac Fyfe

Isaac Howarth-Crewdson

Isaac Paterson

Jack Cole

Jack Hawksworth

Jack McCaughey

Year 5, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Jack Norris

Jackson Osborne

Jackson Williams

Jacob Bridge

Jacob Craig

Jacob Rowling

James Deeks

James Stewart

James Toscan

James Turner

Jay Bezzina

Jesse Malpass

Jett Huckin

John Szilagyi

Joseph Baynes

Joseph Buntain

Joseph Mantini

Joshua Coughran

Joshua Hobson

Joshua Maguire

Jude Johal

Kalan deKroo

Keaton Long

Keegan Boyd

Kobi Morley

Lachlan Balfe

Lachlan Clarke

Lachlan Kirwan

Lachlan Meredyth

Lachlan O'Neill

Lachlan Tapp

Lachlan van Dyk

Levi Jones

Levi Laurie

Levi Lindsay

Levi Mulkearns

Liam Johnston

Liam McOmish

Logan Cronk

Lucas Cretan

Lucas Jenkins

Luka Boban

Luke Biddles

Luke

Luke Stringer

Matthew Hunter

Matthew Plahotnyk

Matthew Wilson

Max Kirby

Max Rayner

Max Roberts

Max Sheehan

Maximus Morant

Maxwell Harnisch

Maxwell Stewart

Mitch Price

Mitchell Blewitt

Myles Russian

Nathan Savage

Neil Fabello

Nicholas Cook

Nicolas Thomson

Noah Rowell

Oliver Corrie

Oliver Crook

Oliver De'Ath-Woodbourne

Oliver Hird

Oliver Johnstone

Oliver Puljic

Oscar Condron

Owen Fallon

Owen Hoey

Owen Moller

Reece Barker

Year 5, 2019 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Reece Murphy

Reef Morse

Rhys O'Malley-Jones

Riley Barker

Riley Brown

Rocco Cartella

Rohan Sando

Rorey Nielson

Ruaidhri Lucas

Ryan Bezzina

Sam Cunningham

Sam Grigor

Sam Ritchie

Samuel Brits

Samuel Connolly

Samuel Leotta

Sean Larking

Sebastian Boog

Sebastian Tomadon

Tai Patterson

Theo Smith

Thomas Handley

Thomas Haynes

Thomas Hope

Toby Matthews

Tom Carter

Tomas Harvey

William Conroy

William Schiller

Yousef (Joseph) Jedid

Zac Harding

Zephyr Stolberg

Year 12, 2018 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Aaron Urbani

Aidan Johnston

Aidan Kranz

Alexander Dunstan

Alexander Engstrom

Alistair McDougall

Andrew McConnell

Angus Walker

Aston Price

Bailey Carter

Ben Mohr

Benjamin Avenia

Benjamin Michelsen

Benjamin O'Shea

Benjamin Pham

Benjamin Rabjohns

Blake Powell

Blaze Farley

Brandon Johnson

Bryce Halford

Bryce Horgan

Calvin Schmid

Carlen Wood

Chad Dillon-Ham

Charles Costin

Christopher Talbot

Christopher Willis

Coby Sinclair

Colm Hawkins

Connor Chappell

Connor Madders

Connor Malt

Connor Mather

Conor O'Brien

Cooper Weise

Corey Hogan

Daniel Caston

FIRST NAMESURNAME

Daniel Lewis

Daniel Mangin

Daniel Payne

Daniel Straw

Darcy Kenafake

Darcy Stevens

Darcy Turvey

Darcy Worboys

David Southwood

Dimitri (James) Politis

Domenic Randall

Drystan Barlow

Dylan Beckley

Dylan Human

Dylan McIntosh

Edward Plevey

Ethan Hebblethwaite

Ethan Malt

Finn Johnstone

Finnegan Shultz

Flynn Martschinke

Flynn Olsen

Harrison Biggs

Harrison Goodall

Harrison Graham

Harrison Leis

Harrison Lloyd

Harrison Sleigh

Harrison Viney-Boorer

Harry Frith

Harry Jones

Hayden Light

Hayden Russell

Hudson Walters

Isaac Reardon

Jack

Allan

Jack Carroll

Year 12, 2018 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Jack Chadwick

Jackson Cooper

Jacob Apted

Jacob Barrie

Jacob Condon

Jacob Maloney

Jacob Salm

Jacob Westerman

Jacob Woodbine

James O'Brien

Jamieson McKenzie

Jarod Bee

Jarod Johnson

Jarred Dorash

Jarrod Manthey

Jarvis Cleary

Jayden Macdonald

Jayson Hill Morrow

Jermaine Atterwell

Jesse Eames

John Mahoney

Jordan Berry

Joseph Wootten

Joshua Biddles

Joshua Krull

Joshua Salm

Joshua Watson-Dawe

Kai Smith

Keaton Davis

Kelland Smallhorne

Kieran Guthrie

Ko Tahi Hetaraka

Kobi Eales

Kobi Gumkowski

Lachlan Drury

Lachlan Graham

Lachlan Haynes

Lachlan Nichols

Lachlan Wallis

Lachlan Waycott

Lachlan Winks

Lance Wegner

Latham Simpson

Leandro Gabriel De Villa

Liam Horan

Liam Love

Liam MacDonald

Louis Von Richter

Luca Walton-Smith

Lucas Reid

Luke Jones

Luke

Luke Richardson

Mackenzie McIntyre

Manning Elms

Marcus Verkooijen

Mario Canonizado

Matthew Cooper

Matthew Exner

Matthew Hartshorn

Matthew Lynch

Matthew Norrish

Matthew Robbins

Matthew Smith

Max Bickle

Max Jones

Maxim Watson

Michael Southwood

Michael Sullivan

Mitchell Coleborn

Nathaniel Hunter

Nathaniel Kennedy

Natt Wilson

Year 12, 2018 Student Roll

FIRST NAMESURNAMEFIRST NAMESURNAME

Nicholas Gruber

Nicholas Nelson

Nickolas Miotti

Noah Buchanan-Ruru

Noah Jemmott

Noah Moormann

Oliver Gray

Oren Scott-Ranson

Oscar Craig

Owen Hale

Padraig Stone

Patrick Codd

Patrick Elkington

Patrick Miles

Patrick Thornton

Riley Dakin

Riley Tudor

Riley White

Robert Thompson

Rory Mellor

Ryan Ward

Sam Finocchiaro

Samuel Leys Walton

Samuel Winchester

Scott McCartney

Sebastian Vardanega

Slade Hutchison

Spencer Jackson

Stephen Konyen

Tadhg Fitzpatrick

Talan McAnulty

Taylor Sweeney

Thomas Crowley

Thomas Feeney

Thomas Jory

Thomas Ross

Timothy Christie

Timothy Sheppard

Tomas Megalos

Tyler Hocking

Tyler Tully

Tyrees Wilson

Warwick Hemsworth

Will Ireland

William

Xavier Castle

Yuma Thong

Zac Ireland

Zachary Jones

Zachary Kay

Deceased Ionians

YEARNAME

1962 Victor Kolbuch

1962 James Taylor

1962 Dennis Gillespie

1963 Peter Neaves

1967 John Treacy

1968 John MacAnally

1971 Peter Hore

1971 Bernard Hore

1971 Lance Bitossi

1972 Stephen Penrose

1972 (Ian) Peter Roberts

1973 Bernard Thornhill

1973 Stephen Thornhill

1974 Neville Hourigan

1975 John Ahern

1975 Gabriel Hennessy

1976 Peter Brooks

1978 Robert Denzin

1978 David Jory

1979 William Chapman

1979 Daniel O'Connor

1979 Raymond Paulsen

1979 James Donnelly Maher

1979 Paul Peck

1980 Paul Maher

1980 Ross Morrison

1980 Mark Lavis

1981 Douglas Yeates

1982 Gregory Burge

1982 Eric Bub

1982 Mark Kricker

1982 Terry Rawson

1982 John O'Shea

1982 Paul O'Shea

1983 Aidan Lillis

1983

1984 Michael Kirk

YEARNAME

1984 Bradley Connors

1984 David Mitchell

1984 Grahame Ison

1985 Martin Suchowiecki

1985 Jon Batchelor

1985 Paul Simons

1985 Adrian Tannett

1986 Paul Muller

1986 Daniel McKendry

1986

1986 Michael Hales

1987 Peter Laspina

1987 Paul Hinchy

19 87 Wayne Kelly

1988 Christopher Perrett

1988 John Goodwin

1989 Gregory Curlewis

1989 Raymond Barton

1989 Kevin Dewar

1990 Adam Riley

1990 Peter Gear

1990 Jason Corley

1990 Damien Jarrett

1990 Mark Lovett

1990 Philip Vale

1991 Anthony Potter

1991 Russell Barton

1992 Scott Robinson

1992 Christopher Culey

1992 Peter Moy

1992 Sam Sciacca

1993 Brian O'Shea

1994 Michael Ring

1994 Niall Batt

1994 James Regan

1994 Joel Casley

1995 Matthew Briggs

YEARNAME

1996 Patrick Leben

1996 Christopher Cassell

1996

1996 Donald Heymer

1997 Anthony Schweitzer

1997 Ray McGregor

1997 Peter Buckland

1998 James Boyle

1998 Marcus Hayes

1998 Martin Maher

1998 Mark Edmunds

1998 Richard Schegel

1998 Trent Andrews

1998 Mark Savage

1999 Kurt Roberts

1999 Michael McCurley

1999 Kerry O'Neil

1999 Joshua Montgomery

1999 Stephen Boswell

1999 Peter Maher

1999 Adam Bellette

2000 Ben Little

2000 Rhys Tripp

2000 Kevin Rowe

2001 John Ryan

2001 Michael Buntain

20 01 Paul Kenna

2001 Ashley Wilkie

2001 James Portley

2002 Gary Hamilton

2003 Colin MacPhail

2003 Rodney Jong

2003 Daniel Chenouda

2003 Robert James Ousley

2004 David Woods

2004 Sean Murphy

2004 Timothy Hudson

Deceased Ionians

YEARNAME

2004 Christopher Peterson

2005 Harry Pavey

2005 Paul Murphy

2006 Adam Foks

2006 Paul Stewart

2006 George Drieu

2006 Michael Hatzifotis

2006 Dale Wilkinson

2007 Mark Sowden

2007 John Tyack

2007 John Ryan

2007 Joshua Martin

2007 Russell Corr

2008 Malcolm Hulett

2008 Peter Lacey

2008 Jason Hester (Finglas)

2008 Peter Lacey

2009 Terence Walsh

2009 Gregory Ferris

2009 Robert Lindert

2009 Reed Novacsek

2009 Marc Ricketts

2009 Sebastian Geisler

2009 Paul Allingham

2009 Graeme Axtell

2009 Michael Carroll

2009 Tamaz Skeahan-Heugh

2009 Timothy Bolton

2010 Dominic Jackson-Knaggs

2010 Brett Besford

2010 Nathan Elliott

2011 Wayne Carroll

2011 Larry Ferguson

2011 Shane Fuller

2011 Lance Lawes

2011 Troy Jarvis

2011 Stephen Rafter

YEARNAME

2011 David Cootes

2011 Micheal Reynolds

2012 Chris Dajkovich

2012 Peter Dunlea

2012 Terence Cunningham

2012 Dennis Duncan

2012 Tristan Wanrooy

2012 Thomas Jarrett

2013 Bernard Czislowski

2013 Michael (Mick) Lockhart

2013 Murray Clark

2013 James Kempnich

2013 Anthony Kinsella

2013 Barry Burrows

2013 Trevor McMahon

2013 Darryl Savage

2013 Paul Yunker

2014 Paul Stevenson

2014 Stephen Pulford

2014 Mark Phairs

2014 Ben Zappala

2014 Stephen Jory

2015

2015 Larry McGregor

2015 Michael Morgan

2015 Derek Phillips

2015 Darrin Adams

2015 Ronald Wadsworth

2015 Leslie Jacobi

2015 Greg Rafter

2015 David Lee

2015 Gary Rolph

2016 Brian Owen

2016 William James (Jamie) Anderson

2016 Brian Cochrane

2017 Daniel McKee

2017 Mark Hinchy

YEARNAME

2017 Thomas Holt

2017 Gary Liddle

2017 Ian Douglas

2017 Colin Davis

2017 Charles Battams

2017 Shayne Osborn

2017 Christopher Searle

2017 William Douch

2017 Gerard Lane

2017 Shaun Relph-House

2017 Travis Hansen-Doherty

2018 Robert Costin

2018 Terence Swales

2018 Stephen Parley

2018

2018 Bill Mulcahy

2018 Bradley McCarthy

2018 Robert Farley

2018 Roy Connor

2018 Blake Rasmussen

2018 Bernie Melville

2019 Andrew Turner

2019 Kevin Stone

YEAR UNKNOWN

Harry Coblens

Ken Flynn

Anthony Lawlor

John McEniery

Bruce Rowbotham

Joh n (Jimmy) Wilkie

Tak-Chun Tsang