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Mitch Doyle
2014-21 Old Boy
Mitch Doyle (NCOB 2014-21), AKA DJ Emmjay!, is in with the chance to perform at one of the biggest electronic music festivals overseas, after winning the Brisbane Your Shot competition in August this year. Mitch could join the likes of worldrenowned DJ, Tigerlily, to take out the top spot in the national Your Shot competition. Good luck Mitch!
Gladys Akhurst
Past Mother
“She’s an Angel in Scrubs” was the headline article about Past Mother Gladys Akhurst, published in the Courier Mail on 23 August 2023. Gladys had two sons come through Nudgee College, Mr Graham Akhurst (NCOB 1995-99) and Mr Robert Akhurst (NCOB 1996-01). Since the 80s, while raising her sons, Gladys has worked as a theatre nurse at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. Gladys will retire next year, after 30 years of overall service, and is Queensland's longest-serving Indigenous nurse. Her legacy will continue as the hospital has announced her position will only ever be filled by an indigenous nurse. Gladys is looking forward to rest and volunteering when she hangs up her scrubs next year. A life and career of service - well done to Gladys, we wish her all the best for her well-earned retirement.
Cameron Caldwell
1992-96 Old Boy
Congratulations to Nudgee College Old Boy, Cameron Caldwell (NCOB 1992-96), who was elected in July as the Member for Fadden in the Australian House of Representatives. Cameron joins fellow Liberal National Party representative and Old Boy, Ted O’Brien (NCOB 1987-91), who is the Member for Fairfax and Shadow Minister for Climate Change
Kieran McCarthy
1979-83 Old Boy
Old Boy Kieran McCarthy (NCOB 1979-83) BA (Hons) LLB, was appointed to EREA Council on 1 July 2023. Brisbane-based, Kieran is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and Director of Naughton McCarthy Family Lawyers. He is a Deputy Chair of Mercy Partners, which has ministerial responsibility for education, health, aged care, and community service ministries in Queensland and New South Wales. Kieran is the Mercy Partners delegate to the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP). He has remained involved with the College for several years as a Boarding Supervisor and running the boarders’ tuck shop. His family is steeped in the Christian Brothers values and traditions, with his father, uncles, father-in-law, and siblings educated at Christian Brothers schools. Our community celebrates his worthy appointment.
Old Boys Keshav Kukar and Simon Crilly
Congratulations to Old Boys Mr Keshav Kumar (NCOB 2016) and Mr Simon Crilly (NCOB 2016) who embarked on a volunteer expedition to the Himalayas to install solar water heaters for a village in July this year. They trekked through numerous mountain passes, meditated with monks in ancient monasteries, and installed solar water heaters for 15 homes in a remote village in Ladakh, India. By providing a clean alternative to heating water where temperatures in the winter drop well below -20 degrees, they removed more than 126 tons of carbon from the air. Kushav organised this expedition in partnership with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), who have been globally recognised for their work in empowering the most remote communities on Earth through expeditions such as theirs.
