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Eleven old scholars attended the 38th annual Brisbane Dinner held at Leonards Bar & Bistro in the CBD on Friday 18 November 2022. We were pleased to welcome our Association President Alan Letcher (1966) to the Sunshine State from Adelaide who provided updates on the Association’s activities and some always welcome news from the school. Our oldest old scholar present was Doug Paterson (1962) visiting from South Australia who attended with his son, Andrew Paterson (1992). Our youngest old scholar was Jordan Wu (2018) who made the trip up from the Gold Coast. Brenton Gibbs (1984) Brisbane Dinner Convenor Caption: Back Row: Brenton Gibbs, Don Bensted, Anthony Ellerman, Ned Murdoch, John Phillips, Andrew Paterson, Michael Saunders and Robert Patterson Front Row: Alan Letcher, Doug Paterson and Jordan Wu

The 2022 Old Scholars Squash Intercol was an absolute thriller.

The annual hockey game between PAOC and SPOC made a welcomed return late this year after the fixture was absent for a couple of years. In 2020 the match was not able to take place due to Covid restrictions while in 2021 PAOC retained the Cup due to a SPOC forfeit. The match this year was held on the evening of Wednesday 23 November 2022 at the Adelaide University Hockey Club pitch.

Eleven old scholars attended the 38th annual Brisbane Dinner, this year held at Leonards Bar & Bistro in the CBD.

PAOCA Secretary, Peter Crouch (1974) again emceed the 22nd luncheon held in Stadium 2 of the College’s RED Centre.

The five year reunion was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with Old Reds from the graduating class of 2017. The reunion was held upstairs at the General Havelock on Saturday 15 October.