Committee Meetings
The Annual General Meeting of the Association is held by June 30 of the year to comply with Consumer Affairs Victoria rules.
Committee Meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of the months February to December but a Winter recess has become regular.
The meetings used to be held at 8.00pm at the home of one of the members, but with declining membership and ageing it has now become a lunch-time meeting.
The generosity of members and their families to provide a meeting venue is just further evidence of the community spirit of the Kyneton Marist Brothers Old Boys.
The venue for the next meeting will be published here, but it is often not decided until close to the day.
But should you need any assistance please contact a team member or send an email.
2026 Annual General Meeting
Octogenarian and Centenarian Anniversaries
On Sunday 3 August 1947 one hundred and twenty past pupils of the Kyneton Marist Brothers School came to Kyneton to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the school’s opening.
It was decided to form an Old Boys’ Association on the unanimous vote of those present, and Dr. Gerald Loughran was elected as the first president of the Kyneton Marist Brothers’ Old Boys’ Association.
Laurence McPherson was elected vice-president; Stan Plowman, secretary; Laurie Rowe, treasurer; committee, Frank Halloran, W. J. Maloney and R. Buckley.
Records of the school and the Old Boys Association have been lost over the years but the inaugural committee is known to have remained in place for a number of years. In each of the past seventy nine years many members have taken responsibility to continue the founders’ desires and commitment.
At the fiftieth annual general meeting of the association a gold key ring was presented to Stan Plowman [mentioned above] as one of the founding members, and a past president. Stan’s son Paul has continued the family involvement with the Old Boys and in 2018 was elected as the President and remains as a committee member.
The 2026 Annual General Meeting was held recently and the incumbents elected in 2025 were not challenged and remain in place for another twelve months.
Arthur [Roly] Sandilands is President with Paul Branagan as Vice President. Len Young is Treasurer and Michael [Mick] Halley holds the Secretary and Public Officer positions.
The Brothers ceased teaching at Kyneton in 1967, but have remained involved with the Old Boys. Brother Kevin Hoare was the last teacher at the school and still attends the AGM. It is deduced that the 120 boys who came to Kyneton in 1947 have moved to Heaven and are added to the Honour Roll on the web site.
On Monday 26 July 1926 the school opened for business so Monday 27 July this year will mark one hundred years since the education of boys in Kyneton by the Marist Brothers commenced.
It is unlikely that any special event will be organised to mark the Golden Anniversary but there are still a number of Old Boys alive that maintain the tradition and follow the credo Servabo Fidem.