With a history spanning over 60 years, the Old Boys & Friends Association would like to encourage all Old Boys & Friends of St Edmund’s College to remain involved in the College community, attend College activities and stay in touch or locate lost friends.
Association Objectives
- Facilitate an ongoing relationship within the greater college community, and establish and maintain a sense of belonging and inclusiveness to St Edmund’s College Canberra
- Encourage social interaction between its members and the college community, inclusive of the facilitation of College reunions
- Provide or assist in the provision of facilities for academic, sporting and cultural awareness within the College
- To preserve, promote and strengthen the ideals, traditions, and history of the College
- To raise the level of pride in being an Eddies Old Boy
- Raise the level of pride and awareness amongst current students that former students and friends are involved in the school community
- Assist those in the Eddies community who are in need, through the College Foundation
Membership
Membership with the Old Boys & Friends Association is open to anyone associated with the College. This includes former students, families of former and/or current students, as well as past and present College staff. Click here to find out more about membership options and to become a member.
Key Events 2022
Blue & White Ball – Unfortunately we had to postpone the 2021 Blue and White Ball. The new date for the ball is Friday 13 May 2022 at the Hellenic Club, Woden, This is a celebration of the Eddies community. At this year’s event Canberra band Big Boss Groove led by old boy Kieran Sloan will be playing. Old boy Troy Gray (Class of 1990) is the keynote speaker. Following a career as a professional athlete (played AFL for Sydney and St Kilda) Troy Gray has been firmly entrenched in the television industry since 2001. Troy has created, produced and presented multiple TV shows across a number of formats – both in Australia and internationally. Troy has also been an integral part of the founding team for several global projects. These large-scale ventures have seen Troy work alongside some of the biggest names in television, in addition to luminaries from the international sporting, music and philanthropic landscape.
Tickets for the ball can be purchased here: https://events.humanitix.com/old-boys-blue-and-white-ball-2022
Golf Day – Date to be confirmed for 2022
Heritage Round / Reunion Day: – Date to be confirmed for 2022
Lifetime Members: John Barilaro, Mike Bresnik, Paul Cooney, Shane Crossman, Curt Fahndrich, Frank Kelly, John-Paul Moloney, Frank Morella, Phillip Ulrich, Anthony Wood, Peter Dzundza, Grant Hourigan, Richard Hourigan, Matthew Le Pavoux, Carlo Sorrentino
Honorary Lifetime Members: Michael Maguire, Bishop Pat Power, Br Bob Wallace, Joe Zavone
Patron: Ms Patricia Doyle