St Bernard’s College Old Collegians Association

The Rotary Clubs of East Keilor & Essendon are proud to present the 9th Moonee Valley Art Show this year.

For the second year, the show will be hosted at the College!

The Moonee Valley Art Show is open to the public and will be held this year on the weekend of 20-21 May, commencing with a Gala Opening Preview on Friday 19 May 2023 at St Bernard’s College.

Growing each year in stature and reputation, the Moonee Valley Art Show provides a fantastic opportunity for established and aspiring artists to exhibit and sell their artwork. Additionally, this year new art forms such as photography, sculpture and ceramics will be included, and we are very excited that for the first-time secondary school artists will have their own category to exhibit and sell their artwork.

There are a multitude of unique benefits to the College gained through hosting of the Art Show, such as

· Some of the Show proceeds go towards funding a Bursary program for the Visual Arts at St Bernard's

· There is a Student Art Competition which includes our student's art

· There is a separate St Bernard's art display to show attendee's the fantastic talent we have at the College

A great local event for our Community - Get involved!

Since 2008 through the generous support of the St Bernard’s College community, the Foundation has been able to provide over $650,000 in bursaries and scholarships.

We are seeking your assistance to continue the Foundations important work, which enables the continued support of boys who may not otherwise be able to attend St Bernard's - Its a gift that has a lifetime of impact.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation, please click here

With round 9 kicking off later tonight, lets take a look at the current leaderboards for the 2023 SBOCA Footy Tipping

In what is again shaping up to be another very close year, the top 10 are only separated by a total of 4 points - Bairdy_16 in first place with a total of 55, Princesskhill in a very close second at 54 points and Kick it to Daics in thrid with 53 points

Reunions 2023

Tonight marks the start of the SBC Reunion season, with the graduating year of 2018 getting together to celebrate at Ascot Vale Hotel - Wishing that cohort a fantastic night

Click the image below to RSVP to your Reunion

On Friday 28 April, the SBC Foundation’s hosted the annual Gala dinner incorporating into the Hall of Fame, at the Victorian State Library in the Conversation Quarter.

A mesmerising evening of celebration, with SBC Hall of Fame member and Essendon Legend Simon Madden as our host, musical performances from students and the opportunity to hear from Deputy Principal Ms Therese Wilson, who provided an insight into the how the College continues to innovate and provide fantastic opportunities for our students to Belong, Believe and Become.

The pinnacle of the evening was the induction of two new members to the St Bernard’s Hall of Fame, Mr Gerard Brown and Ms Maureen Kavanagh, both nominees have decades of service to St Bernard’s and the wider community and have helped shaped the lives of many past and present students.

Maureen's tireless work in the College archives has ensured our rich history has been preserved and maintained for future generations to come.

Gerard's passion has always been his work with the SBC Athletics' team, one of his crowning achievements was his leadership and coaching in the early 2000's, which saw the College win 13 out of 14 ACC Athletics' championships, dubbed the 'Decade of Dominance' this ACC record stands to this day.

Congratulations Mr Gerard Brown and Ms Maureen Kavanagh, Immortalised in the Hall of Fame.

As part of the evening, the Foundation unveiled an exclusive SBC Plushie - Your very own Saint Bernard!

If you would like to purchase one, please contact Chris Nicholl at the College on 9289 1193 or cnicholl@sbc.vic.edu.au, $30 per plushie with all proceeds going to the SBC Foundation to support scholarships and bursaries, get in quick as there are not many left!