The 2025 year has got off to a good start for the OPA. We have prepared a calendar of activities and events. We will again promote our reunion programs with scheduled gatherings 1975, 1985, 1995. 2005 and 2015 throughout the year. The OPA RACV monthly lunches, now in their 89th year, will again occur on the second Wednesday of each month. Our February lunch was a great success with guest speaker Brian Walsh (1983), Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs, Government and Communications at the AFL. Next month we welcome Daniel Hoyne (2006), Competition Analysis Team Lead at Champion Data as our guest speaker at our OPA RACV Lunch.
We concluded our Parade College Community Bike Ride at the College Open Day. It was a great success, and all riders enjoyed the significant College landmarks along the way. A light lunch and well-earned cold drinks were provided at the conclusion of the ride in the Wright Room, Ambrose Treacy Pavillion. Special thanks to the support of the Bof family and Giramondo Sportswear for their support of the event.
We were proud to bring back to the College at our ‘Commencement Assembly’ James Gilliland (2007) to accept the ‘Lewis Derrico OPA Young Achiever Award’ for 2025. James’s story is one of real determination and resilience to now forging a career as a highly respected senior architect and project leader in its multi residential team. We hope that his story can serve as an inspiration to our current students.
The Association will continue acknowledge our Old Paradians through our ‘Awards Program’. This will happen throughout the year, culminating in our Annual Hall of Fame Dinner in October.
There may be Old Paradians who have reconnected to the College as now parents. We encourage you to ‘CONNECT’ to the Old Paradians Association at https://www.oldparadians.com.au/connect
We also encourage the Parade College community to subscribe to our Business Directory. It is a great way of marketing your business to a very wide audience. The Directory has significant reach.
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