Archives

The Mazenod College Archives, via its amazing collection of photos, documents and artefacts, tells the story of how we have evolved into one of the major Catholic boys Secondary Colleges located in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Indeed, one of the items currently on display in the Archive is the cap worn by the current Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Bishop Mark Edwards OMI who attended the College in the early 1970s. After joining the Oblate congregation, Fr Mark Edwards also became the first former student ordained to the priesthood.

2021 has turned into another year that was severely disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, however the flexibility of the Archive meant that we could continue our work remotely.

One of the projects undertaken during this period was the creation of the Mazenod College timeline which features images of significant events that have shaped the College from the early 1960s to the present day. The timeline will be added to the history section of the College’s external website and will be a valuable tool for promotion to the wider community, as well as a resource for staff and students.

The Mazenod College Digital Archive was completely revamped with the new College branding and was customised to ensure that current staff and students could access its holdings. Moreover, a collection of colour slides taken by one of the parents at the Official Opening and Blessing of Mazenod College by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Cooray OMI were uploaded onto this digital platform along with images of Mazenod College Duxes from 1993 onwards.

Information Management is another responsibility for the Archive which entails ensuring that the correct policies and procedures are followed in relation to the capture, retention, disposal and destruction of all records including those in digital format. This year, a project to digitise all the student records was commenced, which is the first step towards moving to a paperless office.

As part of a special Olympics feature, our social media posts highlighted the sporting achievements of past students, two of whom competed at this year’s Tokyo Olympics – Beach Volleyball player Damien Schumann (gold medallist 2018 Commonwealth Games) and middle-distance runner Jeff Riseley (competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics). National Hockey Team member Chris Ciriello was the first former student to win an Olympic medal when he won bronze at the 2012 Olympics.

Mazenod College 1974 Peter Marinick

After school bus pickup 1974