Bernie's Bulletin

Event Calendar

Reunion Calendar

Save the Date for your class reunion! Registration will open closer to the date so we can track numbers. Each year level will receive emails with more information closer to the date as well.

A former Army Lieutenant Colonel with experience as a paratrooper, infantry and special forces commander, Kyle led high performance teams in “no-fail” environments where ambiguity was constant, the margin of error was zero and the consequences were immediate and irreversible. Through his company, Tier1 Human Performance, he draws on his military experience and education in psychology to help athletes, teams, and coaches achieve elite levels of performance and thrive under pressure with calm confidence. Kyle is a leader in the Veteran community and is an accomplished Director and Board Chair.

We recently had the pleasure of hearing from Kyle at our most recent Business Lunch, where he shared some of his daily habits and key values that helped him through challenges and on the path to success.

If you know any old collegians who have been successful lately, let us know at development@sbc.vic.edu.au - we'd love to celebrate them!

We're pleased to announce our first industry-based event for our alumni in medical and allied health fields. We warmly invite you to the College on Thursday 16 October, for a social and networking event for like-minded individuals to catch up over drinks and canapes. 

Register for this free event here: https://www.trybooking.com/DDCMB. Alternatively, to book or for any enquiries you can contact us at development@sbc.vic.edu.au. 

The sun is starting to come out, the spring carnival is upon us, and the St Bernard's College Foundation are once again pleased to invite you to our annual Cox Plate Lunch, held on Friday 24 October at the Moonee Ponds Club.

Ladies will enjoy a free gift bag and all are welcome to take part in our Best Dressed competition, with 2 prizes to be won! 

2025's lunch includes an impressive panel of speakers, including Moonee Valley's Head of Racing Charlotte Mills, Cox Plate winning trainer Tony McEvoy, and champion former jockey Darren Beadman. A fantastic list of auction and raffle items round out the day.

Get your friends together and book your seats or table now using the link here: https://www.trybooking.com/DFVUZ - this is a luncheon not to be missed! Alternatively contact development@sbc.vic.edu.au to book or for more information.

The 500 Supporters' Group has announced their Spring Racing Lunch for 2025! It's sure to be another great event, with all funds raised going to the Ruben Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Book your spot here: https://www.500supportersgroup.org/events-lunch-racing 

Each year, our community gathers to honour and remember the lives of our dearly departed Old Collegians—men whose presence shaped the spirit and legacy of our school. We invite our community to attend our Annual Deceased Old Collegians Mass. All those recently passed will be acknowledged on the day.

Date: Saturday, 8 November at 9:30am.

Location: St. Bernards College Chapel. (Enter through GATE 6 for parking). 

RSVP: Via the link https://www.trybooking.com/DFVXH or email vmcguire@sbc.vic.edu.au.

Following the Mass, light refreshments will be served in the Peter Hogan boardroom. 

The St Bernard's Old Collegians Association are excited to continue providing spots for the SBOCA Grant program!

The Global Gateway Grant is available for Old Collegians planning international study, and the Leadership in Community Grant to help fund those who are making a positive difference. 

We encourage you to apply for these grants as they can make a real difference! Julian Vuong was one of the latest alumni to make good use of the Global Gateway Grant to help fund his epic journey abroad. you can see some of his adventures here: LIFE by VUONG (Full documentary)

For application details or more information please contact the Association at sboca@sbc.vic.edu.au. 

A reminder to sign up to our new old collegian platform Alumnly, which can be done at this link https://sbc.alumnly.com/alumnilogin. 

The Old Collegians Association has invested significantly in the building of this wonderful database, but it will only be effective if as many alumni as possible sign up. We'd strongly encourage you to join, as the bigger the network is, the greater the reward is for everyone involved. 

Alumnly is the place to be for exciting news, the latest events, and special offers for our alumni community. 

Among the many things you can do with Alumnly include accessing photos from events like our Foundation Gala Dinner and SBOCA Golf Day, search by industry to connect with fellow old collegians, and register your interest to offer career advice to the next generation of our students.

Thank you to all who have signed up so far, let's use this network and lift each other up!

With the Grand Final tomorrow, we went back to find a piece of St Bernard's premiership success from 60 years ago! 

The St Bernard's ACC 1965 Premiership Team 

At this time, the SBC kit was a black jumper with a blue and yellow 'V' down the front, differentiated from the Old Collegians Football Club which wore gold with vertical black stripes. The school teams didn't take on that now-famous jumper until the 1980's.

Honouring our esteemed old collegians is deeply important to the College. If you wish to submit Vale notices for inclusion in The Strand magazine, please send them via email to development@sbc.vic.edu.au. Your contributions allow us to respectfully remember and celebrate the remarkable individuals who have been part of our community and have sadly passed away since our last publication in late 2024 and throughout 2025.

We greatly appreciate your support in helping us honour their memories.