OUR STORIES

• DALE, HONEY IN THE HOUSE FOR BEDFORD-MADDEN LUNCHEON

  ​The former Test cricketer Adam Dale and 1984 Olympic Silver Medallist in the long jump Gary Honey will be amongst fellow Old Paradians in the house for the much-anticipated Madden-Bedford Shield Luncheon prior to the match between the Parade and St Bernard’s 1st XVIII teams on the Garvey Oval on Anzac Day eve (Wednesday, April 24).
  
  Adam and Gary were amongst those recently in attendance at the Bundoora Campus for the formal unveiling of panels of 14 prominent Old Paradians in sport, politics and the arts, now featured in College Hall. Both were honoured with panels in acknowledgment of their outstanding achievements within their respective sporting professions.
  
  With the Luncheon’s RSVP date looming next Wednesday, April 17, you are urged to join Parade's 1970 Brownlow Medallist Peter Bedford (himself honoured with a panel) at the Luncheon in the Frank Mount Social Room.

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• A TRIBUTE TO NOEL MCNAMARA

  Des Reardon (1957) has paid the following tribute to fellow Old Paradian Noel McNamara (pictured), who died on March 3 just eight days short of his 76th birthday.
  
  
  Noel was born on March 11, 1943. He attended St. Bede's North Balwyn for his primary schooling and Parade East Melbourne for his secondary education during the period 1955-1958. His older brother Raymond completed his schooling at Parade in 1957 and passed away in 2014.
  
  Noel spent his working life as a plumber with the Commonwealth Defence Department in St. Kilda Road until his retirement in 2001.

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• ​ CLASS OF ’59 CONVENES AFTER SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS

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• VALE TOM O’MEARA - 19.09.1948 – 18.03.2019

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• NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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• SIXTY YEARS ON, AN OLD PARADIAN RECONNECTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• 2019-04-24 Bedford Madden Shield Luncheon

  A pre-match Luncheon in the company of legendary League figures Peter Bedford and Simon Madden in the newly-refurbished Frank Mount Social Room, on the day that Parade and St Bernards 1st XVIII teams vie for the much-prized Bedford-Madden Shield.

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• 2019-05-08 OPA Ladies' Luncheon

  Join the women of Parade in what is now the most-attended of the Association Luncheons held at the RACV City Club, on a day in which the Association's annual Woman of Distinction Award is presented.

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• 2019-05-15 Vietnam Veterans'/1969 Reunion Luncheon

  Join our Old Paradians who served Australia in Vietnam, together with final year students of the Class of 1969 at a Luncheon held in the newly-refurbished Frank Mount Social Room flanking the Garvey Oval at Parade College's Bundoora Campus.

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ABOUT

The Old Paradians' Association seeks to foster links with all past students, whose formative years were shaped by the Christian Brothers of Parade College.

Formally established in 1914, the Association’s inaugural 13-man committee included the President James Kennedy (who completed his Matriculation class at Parade in 1890), Reverend Brother JM Dwyer and the Rush brothers Robert and William, all of whom maintained a continuing interest in the Association for the rest of their lives.