Dr Brian Spain AM

Marcellin College Bulleen 1972-1979.

Anaesthetist, Royal Darwin Hospital, (RDH) Darwin NT since 1997.

Codirector Surgery and Critical Care, RDH since 2015.

Mission Team Leader for Australian Medical Assistance Teams to Asia-Pacific in response to health emergencies following earthquake, typhoon, measles epidemic and COVID outbreak.

John Zika

Marcellin College Bulleen 1954-1959.

Teacher and Adviser in ESL and Multicultural Education at Vic. Ed. Dpt. 1979 – 1995.

Ethnic Services Development Officer with then Northcote Council 1996 – 1990.

Publican at the Old Homestead Inn, North Fitzroy 1990 -1994.

Executive Director, from 1995, of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG), a small NGO that supported refugee families. Expanded to include New Futures Training, which trains around 3000 students from diverse backgrounds each year for work in the caring services. Retired from VICSEG New Futures in 2019.

Served as a commissioner in the Victorian Multicultural Commission and received a Centennial Medal for work with the Darebin Ethnic Communities Council.

Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Gus McLachlan AO FRSN

Marcellin College Bulleen 1976-1981

Major General and Commander Land Forces in The Australian Army.

Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia for service modernising the Army.

Awarded the United States Legion of Merit for Leadership in the International Coalition in Afghanistan.

Completed operational service in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Appointed Professor of Practice at Monash University.

Chair of the Advisory Board for Cyber and Data Security Research at Charles Sturt University.

Commercial sector leadership roles with Boral and Bondi Partners.

Darren Mort

Marcellin College Bulleen 1971-1978.

Has worked as a Family Law Barrister for over 32 years, devoting time to various Victorian Bar Committees including being Chairman of his List of Barristers.

Finalist for Barrister of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for the Lawyers Weekly Awards and Social Entrepreneur for Third Sector in 2020.

Founded a registered charity TO BE LOVED NETWORK that produces resources to assist children navigate family violence and separation.

Producer of award-winning films in this sector; and is a published author of a children's book to help children understand parental separation.

Bill O'Shea AM

Marcellin College Bulleen 1956-1960.

Speechwriter and Ministerial Adviser to Premier of Victoria the Hon John Cain MP 1983-1986.

Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers 1994-2003.

General Counsel, Alfred Health 2003-2016.

Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the legal profession and the community 26 January 2020.

President, Law Institute of Victoria 2003 - appointed a Life Member of the Institute of Victoria in 2021.

President Australia China Business Council Victoria (ACBC) 1990-2002 - appointed a Life Member in 2003

Chair, College of Law Victoria 2006 to present (last updated 2023) Chair, AMREP Animal Services 2011 to present (last updated 2023)

Dr Bernie Crimmins OAM

Marcellin College Bulleen 1973-1974.

Entered General Practice in East Doncaster 1983 and still currently working at Manningham General Practice – special interests include Sports Medicine, Nutrition and Men’s Health. Additionally, locum work relieving a solo country GP in Terang Victoria for 12 years until his retirement.

Club Doctor at Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL for 15 years. Made Life Member in 2002.

Team Doctor for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Order of Australia Medal 2016 for services to General Practice and Men’s Health.

Regular talker/lecturer on Men’s Health including the Marcellin College Men’s Health Program.

Maintaining a connection with Marcellin through the Old Boys sporting network with 200 games of Amateur football and committee work, 10 years as President of the Marcellin Old Collegian’s Cricket Club and ongoing (16 years) President of the Marcellin Bald Eagles Sports Club. Further connection with Marcellin as Chair of the Marcellin College Foundation for 6 years until recently.

Prof. Benjamin Cowie

Marcellin College Bulleen 1985-1990.

Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, Doherty Institute.

Infectious Diseases Physician, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Professorial Fellow, Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne.

Acting Chief Health Officer, Department of Health, Victoria

Assoc. Prof. Gavin Wright MBBS FRACS PhD

Marcellin College Bulleen 1979-1982.

Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in General Surgery (1998) and Cardiothoracic Surgery (2001).

PhD in molecular biology of lung adenocarcinoma.

Awarded University of Melbourne Gordon-Taylor and National Health and Medical Research Scholarships.

Director of Surgical Oncology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.

Research and Education Lead in Lung Cancer, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

Chair, Lung Cancer Advisor Group, Cancer Australia.

Implemented robotic Thoracic Surgery programs at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2011), Royal Melbourne Hospital (2017) and St Vincent’s Hospital (Private/Public Partnership 2018).

Implemented Australia’s first Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery training program in Australasia (2017).

Conducted annual courses since 2008 to upskill Australasian thoracic surgeons in minimally invasive surgery.

Published 150 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.

Recipient of grants from National Health and Medical Research Council, Cancer Australia and Cancer Council Victoria to conduct lung cancer research trials.

Recipient of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Outstanding Achievement Award.

Dre "MoZzi" Ngatokorua

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 2013-2015.

Dre is of Wangkangurru, Adnyamathnha, Kuyani, Luridja, Deiri, Yankunytjatara, Cook Island and Maori decent.

Has been involved in broadcasting at Umeewarra Media since 2013.

Community work includes running DJ workshops, school excursion talks and the MoZzi X Inkatja Show multimedia cultural experience at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Bart Cummings

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1941-1942.

Achieved first Melbourne Cup win at 23 years of age.

Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1991 as a General Member and was elevated to Legend of Australian Sport in 2008

His twelve Melbourne Cup winners are: ‘Light Fingers’ (1965), ‘Galilee’ (1966), ‘Red Handed’ (1967), ‘Think Big’ (1974 & 1975), ‘Gold and Black’ (1977), ‘Hyperno’ (1979), ‘Kingston Rule’ (1990), ‘Let’s Elope’ (1991), ‘Saintly’ (1996), ‘Rogan Josh’ (1999) and Viewed (2008).

Became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1982 for his services to the racing industry and his tireless promotion of racing to the public.

Received Victoria Racing Media Personality of the Year 1997.

Carried the Olympic torch down the Flemington straight at 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The inaugural member of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Presented with Life Membership from the Victorian Racing Club in 2004.

Maddy Forde

Sacred Heart College Adelaide.

Since high school, has completed studies in Bachelor of Arts (University of Adelaide) and Master of Social Work (Charles Sturt University).

Served as Regional Assistant, Marist Youth Ministry 2015-2020, doubling as a Youth Minister and Marist Youth Ministry Administrator at Sacred Heart during this time.

Additional youth ministry roles with Young Lasallians and Australian Catholic University.

Represented the Archdiocese of Adelaide as a member at the General Assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

Appointed as member of the international youth advisory body within the Dicastry of Laity, Family and Life (Vatican).

Robert Stigwood

Sacred Heart College 1945-1950.

Music entrepreneur and film producer, known internationally for contribution to the music industry. Best known as the manager of the Bee Gees.

Inducted into the South Australia Hall of Fame in 2015.

Established a fellowship program which mentors local musicians.

Robyn Verrall

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1980-1982.

Founded Bully’s Meats in 2013, serving as Director since inception.

Member of the Board, SA Leader for Gender Equity South Australia.

Winner of 2022 SA Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award.

MAICD, FGLF, Business Mentor, RN, Exporter, Leader, Speaker, Regions, Fundraising, Gourmand award winning author.

Has championed numerous causes, including the Keith Hospital, Rural Business Development and the Sacred Heart Centenary.

Maddy Proud

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 2009-2011.

Joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship - the youngest player contracted by a professional team at the age of 16.

Captained the National 21 and Under Team to a silver medal at the Would Youth Netball Cup.

Joined the NSW Swifts in 2016, current co-captain, in the Suncorp Super Netball Competition.

Current member of the Australian Diamonds Netball Squad.

Vincent Gauci

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1960-1961.

Taught for two years as a lay teacher at the Marist Brothers College in Broken Hill.

Joined the mining operations in Broken Hill and graduated with a BE (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the University of NSW in 1968.

Appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Mount Isa Mines Limited (MIM) one of Australia’s and the world’s great mining companies.

Won a number of awards in the Broken Hill AFL competition and was Broken Hill’s Sportsman of the Year in 1963.

Archbishop Emeritus Leonard Faulkner

Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1940-1941.

Ordained to priesthood in Rome, 1950.

Served as Diocesan Chaplain to the Young Christian Workers in 1955.

Appointed Administrator of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in 1957, as well as Director of Vocations.

Appointed Bishop of Townsville in 1967, taking the motto, “As one who serves”.

Worked closely to raise the profile of Aboriginal people in the life of the diocese, and ordained the first Aboriginal Deacon, Monte Prior.

Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide in 1983.

Installed as Archbishop in 1985, remaining in Adelaide until retirement in 2001.

Was invited to be an observer to the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994.

Passionately involved in engaging the laity in leadership, ecumenical and inter-faith initiatives and support for migrants and refugees, chairing a number of committees within the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, including the Committees for the Laity, for Family and For Life, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Mervyn Cross OAM

Marcellin College Randwick 1951-1958.

Played first Grade Rugby League for South Sydney 1960-61, Eastern Suburbs in 1962 and North Sydney in 1963.

Awarded Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 1970.

Established Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research in 1985, which has trained Australian and Overseas young surgeons.

Appointed National Chairman of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1989.

Appointed Governor of Museum of Contemporary Art in 1990.

Awarded a Doctorate of Medicine MD from University of NSW in 1991 for Research on the Knee.

Awarded an Order of Australia OAM in 1995 for Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine.

Accepted into the “Hall of Fame” of American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine in 1999.

Appointed Director of Orthopaedics for the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

Appointed to the Board of the NRL 2000-2005.

Awarded the L.O. Betts Medal from the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2011.

2021 Godfather Lecturer to the Herodicus Society.