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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.

On Friday 7 October 2022, the Prince Phillip Theatre (known to most in attendance as the Old Assembly Hall) hosted a gathering of some 40 Old Reds to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1972.

PAOCA London Chapter Dinners have been held consistently for well over a century now, with energy, passion, spirit and revelry, much to the bemusement of our British cohabitants. The 2022 instalment was no exception.