The Team
Management Committee 2024
At the AGM a committee is elected comprising of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer , Public Officer and general committee members
At the AGM held on 19 June 2024 the Management Committee was elected for the next 12 months :
POSITION | INCUMBENT | CONTACT | ||||
President | Roly Sandilands | 03 5422 1413 | ||||
Vice-President | Michael Halley | email only | ||||
Secretary and Public Officer | Michael Halley | email only | ||||
Treasurer | Len Young | 0409 427 476 | ||||
Bendigo Vice President | John O’Dea | 03 5447 8905 | ||||
| Gerry Lavery |
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Other committee members
Arthur Clarke
Leon Fallon
Paul Branagan
Ex-0ffico
Paul Plowman
Laurie Marshall
Jack Ramsdale
Pat Clohesy
Presidents
Presidents
- 1947 Dr Gerald Loughran was unanimously elected as the first president of the Kyneton Marist Brothers’ Old Boys’ Association. Mr. A. L. McPherson was elected vice-president; Mr. Stan Plowman, secretary; -Mr. L. Rowe, treasurer; committee, Messrs. Frank Halloran, W. J. Maloney and R. Buckley.
- 1949 President, Mr. L. Rowe (reelected); vice-presidents, Dr. G. Loughnan, G. Vereker, K. Beare, Rev. F. McKennon, D. Donaldson, G. Walsh; secretary, S. Plowman (re-elected); treasurer, D. Buckley (re-elected); committee, W. Maloney, A. McPherson, F. Jones, C. Riordan, J. Fleming, E. Evans, E. Schwendfeger, L Ramsdale.
Records have been lost over the years since the school closed in1967. The following members elevated to Life Member will have served on the Committee and some will have been President
Life Membership
At the 2018 AGM Arthur Clarke and Roly Sandilands were conferred as Life Members.
At the 2017 AGM Michael Halley, Len Young and Paul Plowman were granted Honorary Life Membership.
Peter Clohesy was elevated to Life Member during his funeral service on 26 November 2016.
Peter had been elected for confirmation at the 2017 reunion but God called him home prematurely.
At the 2016 Annual General Meeting Leo Law was posthumously elevated to Life Member.
The certificate was received by Faye and family members.
Pat Clohesy was also conferred with Life Membership.
On Monday 18 May 2015 a number of Committee members attended the Sundblom home. Old Boys from far afield joined the Kyneton contingent, and Sunny’s wife Jarleth and their family for the surprise!
So we add Kevin [Sunny] Sundblom to our Life Member honour roll.
At the 2014 annual general meeting Kath Ramsdale mother of a stalwart and now President Jack was made an Honorary Life Member. The award was to acknowledge her ongoing hosting of a monthly meeting and the award winning sponge cakes always provided.
Kevin Tresidder was posthumously elevated to Life Member in 2009.
Other Life Members who have served on past management committees or are still involved are:
Jack Willmott OAM [Deceased june 8 2017]
Jack Ramsdale
John Biddlestone [Deceased]
Laurie McPherson [Deceased]
Vin Reardon [Deceased]
Barry Rowe [Deceased]
Leon Fallon
Brian Fleming [Deceased]
Gerry Lavery
Kevin Law [Deceased]
Peter Law, [Deceased]
Laurie Marshall
Leo Ramsdale OAM [Deceased]