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Old Ignatians’ Union
A Message from OIU
President, Tim Peisley
Top row, left to right At the Boarding Roadshow and the first Breakfast Forum
Bottom row OIU Golf Day 2017
The OIU has had a busy start to the year. At the last OIU General
Committee meeting, it was great to see younger Old Boys join
the group and work to make a difference within our alumni
community. I would personally like to welcome Stewart Dodwell
(OR1999), Ben Mason (OR1999) and Chris Malouf (OR2007). We
also heard from special guest Eid Yousef who, with some small
assistance from the OIU, is now studying medical science at
UNSW as he works to fulfil his dream of one day becoming a
doctor and serving people.
A number of Alumni initiatives have taken off this year, including
the inaugural OIU Breakfast Forum in May. It was great to come
together as a community to hear from Principal Dr. Hine, Rector
Fr. Ross Jones and Advancement Director Aleks Duric, who each
provided great insight into not only the direction of the College,
but a vision of its future.
The recent annual OIU Golf Day was a wonderful social occasion,
and I would like to thank Charles Cuschieri and the boys for
their continued effort in making this such a great event. Putting
together an event of this magnitude and attracting so many alumni
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members is a great testament to them and their commitment to
the OIU.
Also, the Banksia Project continues to shine a light on men’s mental
health issues, with its most recently packed out forum focusing on
sports. Held at Sydney University with MC Matt Shirvington, it was
great to hear the raw honesty of those on the panel.
Please keep an eye on the OIU website and the Banksia Project
website for more information on the OIU Ball. Held in aid of the
continuing work of the Banksia Project, the Ball will be held at
the Sydney International Convention Centre later in the year and
promises to be a very memorable night.
I would like to thank the entire OIU committee for their tireless
work so far - the general committee would be nothing without
these fine men working together.
I look forward to catching up with many of you at the next function.
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