List of Old Boys of Trinity College, Perth

List of notable Trinitarians, who were former students of Trinity College Perth, CBC Perth (1938-1961, see List of Old Aquinians for the period 1894-1937), & St Patrick's Boy School, Perth (1878-1963).^[1]

Government

Head of government

• Ray O'Connor (1926-2013) - Premier of Western Australia (St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)

Executive branch

Cabinet

• Graham Edwards - Dowding Ministry 1987-1990, Lawrence Ministry 1990-1993, MLC for North Metropolitan, also elected to APH for Cowan (CBC Perth)^[2]
• Chris Ellison – First, Second, Third and Fourth Howard Ministries, Australian Senator for Western Australia
• Nick Griffiths - First Gallop Ministry 2001-2005, President of the Western Australian Legislative Council, MLC for East Metropolitan^[2]
• John Harman (1932-1998) - Second Tonkin Ministry 1973-1974, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 1983-1986, MLA for Maylands (St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)^[3]

Other executive

• Michael Keenan – Abbott Ministry, First and Second Turnbull Ministries, MHR for Stirling

Legislative branch

• Matt Benson-Lidholm - MLC for Agricultural, Deputy President of the Legislative Council and Chairman of Committees^[2]
• Vince Catania - MLA for North West Central, MLC for Mining and Pastoral, Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 2008^[2]
• Chris Tallentire - MLA for Gosnells, Shadow Cabinet for Environment, Climate Change, Lands^[2]

Judicial branch

Judge - superior courts

• Jeremy Allanson - Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia

Military

General officers

• Rod Curtis, MC - Brigadier, Australian Army, Commandant Duntroon 1990-1993 (CBC Perth)^[4]
• Pat Gowans - Brigadier, Australian Army, CEO Vietnam Veterans Trust (CBC Perth)
• Kerry Mellor - Brigadier, Australian Army, Vice-President of Defence Force Welfare Association (CBC Perth)^[5][6]
• Ken Taylor (1929-2008) - Major General, Australian Army (CBC Perth)
• Neil Paramor - Brigadier, Australian Army (CBC Perth)^[7]

Others - military

• Chris Beatty, DFC, AFC - Commander, Royal Australian Air Force; Co-Chair of Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Boards; Chief Pilot at Boeing Defence Australia (also attended CBC Adelaide)^[8]
• Kevin Gurney, MID - Major, Australian Army^[9]
• Duncan Polich - Colonel, Australian Army, Commandant Army Logistic Training Centre, Wodonga, Victoria^[10]

Public service

• Thomas Andersen - WA Police Commissioner (St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)^[11]
• Wayne Bergmann - KRED Enterprises Aboriginal Charitable Trust^[12]
• Laurence Besley (1946-2013) - Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist of National Measurements Institute Australia^[13]
• Justin Bianchini - Bishop of Geraldton (CBC Perth)^[14]
• Gus Bottrill - indigenous rights and native title advocate and researcher (CBC Perth)^[15]
• Harry Childs (1924-2014) - WA President of Federated Clerks' Union (CBC Perth)^[16]
• David Edwards - CEO of Solariscare, non-profit management^[17]
• Kevin Edwards - Chief Executive, Department of Cabinet, Government of Western Australia 1984-1988 (CBC Perth)^[18]
• William Foley (1931-1991) - Archbishop of Perth (CBC Perth)
• Launcelot Goody (1908-1992) - Archbishop of Perth (CBC Perth and also attended St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)
• Gerard Holohan - Bishop of Bunbury 2001^[19]
• Kevin Horgan (1944-2012) - controversial founder Bethel Covenant Community (CBC Perth)^[20]
• John Lekias (1921-1983) - President of AMA WA Branch (CBC Perth)^[21]
• Craig Massarei - Chairman WA & Vice-President Alzheimers Australia^[22]
• James McConnell - Commissioner of Consumer Protection WA (CBC Perth)^[23]
• Doug Nelson - Australian Aboriginal elder and Native Title claimant (CBC Perth)^[24]
• Brian O'Connor - President of Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2007 (CBC Perth)
• Pat Quilty - Chief Scientist with the Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, President of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists (CBC Perth)
• Lloyd Rayney - leading prosecutor and defence barrister acquitted of the high-profile murder of his wife Corryn Rayney^[25]
• Tony van Merwyk - President of Bicycles Network Australia
• Patrick van Rooyen - UN Peace Medal 1981 for services to humanity with the International Red Cross, awarded US Army Civilian of the Year for implementing positive impact youth development programs

Academia and science

Chancellors

• Denis Horgan - first Chancellor, University of Notre Dame Australia (CBC Perth)
• Peter Tannock – Vice-Chancellor, University of Notre Dame Australia, Chairman of the National Catholic Education Commission (CBC Perth)
• John Yovich - Vice Chancellor, Murdoch University

Chairs

• Paul Abbott - Winthrop Professor of Clinical Dentistry, University of Western Australia
• Peter Burvill - Professor of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia (CBC Perth)
• Phil Hodgkin - Professor of Immunology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
• Matthew Knuiman - Winthrop Professor of School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
• Geoff Meyer - Professor of School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, University of Western Australia
• Brian O'Connor - Professor of Applied Physics, Curtin University (CBC Perth)
• Peter Steele (1939-2012) - Professor of English Literature, University of Melbourne (CBC Perth)
• Peter Tannock - Professor & Dean of Education, University of Western Australia (CBC Perth)
• Brendan Waddell - Winthrop Professor of Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia

Others academia and science

• Frank Campbell - Australian Editor of international Wildfire Magazine (CBC Perth)
• Guy Coughlan - Rhodes Scholar 1982^[26]
• Bruce Maslin - botanist
• Brad Norman – marine biologist & founder ECOCEAN^[27]
• Keith Norrish - Chief Research Scientist CSIRO, Division of Soils, pre-eminent pioneer of wavelength dispersive x-ray spectrometry for the analysis of minerals with world-class applications in mining (CBC Perth)

Art, entertainment and media

• Roberto Abate - tenor, West Australian Opera
• Chris Allen - author
• Bret Christian - founding editor of Post Newspapers
• Mark Couglan – pianist
• Phillip Edgley - stage and television performer, newsreader and host of TVW-7 Spotlight variety show with Rolf Harris (CBC Perth)
• John Fitzhardinge - architect, partner Forbes & Fitzhardinge, President of RAIA WA 1949-1950 (CBC Perth)
• Dave Faulkner – musician, Hoodoo Gurus
• Jason Gilkison – ballroom dancer and choreographer
• Clem Grogan - opera singer and stage musical performer (CBC Perth)^[28]
• Alisdair McLaren - world champion bagpipe player
• Tim McMillan - STW Channel 9 news presenter^[29]
• Presley Massara – Actor
• Jeff Phillips - TV show host, personality and pop singer, 1970 Logie award for best new talent
• Alan Pigram - Scrap Metal & The Pigram Brothers - West Australian Music Hall of Fame
• Colin Pigram - The Pigram Brothers
• David Pigram - The Pigram Brothers - West Australian Music Hall of Fame
• Philip Pigram - Scrap Metal & The Pigram Brothers
• Stephen Pigram - Scrap Metal & The Pigram Brothers
• Rod Properjohn - WA wine connoisseur (CBC Perth)
• Matt Quartermaine - comedian and actor
• Mark Readings - STW Channel 9 sports presenter, radio sports commentator, 2003 Logie award for best news coverage of Bali Bombings
• Joseph Ryan – musician, Pond

Business

• Warren Anderson - speculative investor (CBC Perth)
• Mark Barnaba – Chairman WA, Macquarie Group and co-founder of Azure Capital
• Glen Bartlett - Melbourne Football Club President
• Rory Cole-Bowen - founder and CEO Hospitalitybiz
• Michael Edgley – Managing Director Edgley International (CBC Perth)
• Kevin Edwards - Chairman Phosphate Mining Company, Christmas Island 1989–present (CBC Perth)
• Herb Elliot, AC - Chairman Fortescue Metals Group, CEO Puma (CBC Perth, also attended Aquinas College)
• Peter Fogarty - Chairman and CEO ERG 1996-2003, co-owner Pendulum Investment Group
• Denis Horgan - founder Leeuwin Estate (CBC Perth)
• John Horgan - Chairman Western Australian Development Corporation, founder Salitage Estate (CBC Perth)
• Troy Mercanti - notorious co-founder Finks Motorcycle Club, Perth Chapter
• Kevin Pownall - founder of Esri Australia (CBC Perth)
• Alex Tan - Managing Director of EM Trading Asia for Societe Generale 2010-2011, Citibank 2009-2010, and Deutsche Bank 2008
• Brad Rosser - entrepreneur, author Better Stronger Faster, Hackett Scholar
• Patrick van Royen - Chairman of Navitas USA

Sport

Australian rules football

AFL

• Jacob Brennan – West Coast Eagles
• Michael Brennan – West Coast Eagles 1992 & 1994 vice-captain and premiership player
• Travis Colyer – Essendon
• Reece Conca – Richmond
• Mitch Duncan – Geelong 2011 premiership player (also attended Carine Senior High School)
• Andrew Embley – West Coast Eagles 2006 vice-captain, premiership player and Norm Smith Medal, Australian representative
• Alex Fasolo – Collingwood
• Jeff Garlett - Carlton and Melbourne
• Evan Hewitt - North Melbourne Kangaroos and Adelaide
• Josh Hill – Western Bulldogs and West Coast Eagles
• Jarrhan Jacky – Adelaide
• Kane Lucas – Carlton
• Paul Maher - Fremantle
• Patrick McGinnity – West Coast Eagles
• Fraser McInnes - West Coast Eagles
• Murray Newman – West Coast Eagles
• David O'Connell – West Coast Eagles and Fitzroy
• David Ogg - Brisbane Bears
• Ashley Sampi – West Coast Eagles, Mark of the Year 2004^[30]
• Matthew Spencer - Geelong
• Lewis Stevenson – West Coast Eagles
• Luke Webster – Fremantle and assistant coach at Carlton
• Sharrod Wellingham – Collingwood 2010 premiership player and West Coast Eagles

Others, Australian rules football

VFL

• Glen Bartlett - West Coast Eagles and WA state representative
• Ramsay Bogunovich - Geelong
• Craig Holden - North Melbourne, Sydney, WA state representative, Australian representative, All Australian 1987
• Gary Malarkey - Geelong, Victorian and WA state representative, All Australian 1979 - WA Football Hall of Fame 2010
• John O'Connell – Geelong captain, WA state representative - WA Football Hall of Fame 2012 (CBC Perth)
• Michael O'Connell – West Coast Eagles^[31]

WAFL

• Laurie Howard (1932-2012) - Perth premiership player 1955 (CBC Perth)
• Barry Kimberley - Swan Districts premiership player & Simpson Medal 1984
• Terry Moriarty - Perth, Sandover Medal 1943 - WA Football Hall of Fame 2010 (St Patrick's Boys School and also attended Aquinas College)
• Peter Tannock - East Perth, WA state representative, first Chairman of the WA Football Commission, co-founder of West Coast Eagles as Chairman of WA Football Development Trust (CBC Perth)

Basketball

NBL

• Nikolas Iladis - Perth Wildcats
• Jarrad Prior - Perth Wildcats, WA Youth Award for services to basketball^[32]
• Joel Wagner - Perth Wildcats, Sydney Kings

Cricket

Australian Test Cricketers

• Beau Casson
• Simon Katich
• Mick Malone
• Craig Serjeant, vice captain
• Tim Zoehrer

Others, cricket

• Harry Gorringe - first-class Western Australia (CBC Perth)
• Dimitri Mascarenhas - England international cricketer

Hockey

• Jeremy Carton - WA & Qld state teams^[33]
• Kevin Carton - Australian captain (CBC Perth)^[34]
• Cec Pearce - Australian international hockey player; represented WA in the same team with his brothers Eric, Gordon, Julian, & Mel Pearce - believed to be an Australian record by a family for any sport at a senior state level
• Gerard Pearce - WA & NSW Australian title winning teams^[33]

(see Olympics hockey)

Motorsport

V8 Supercars

• Alex Rullo - V8 Supercar driver who, as a 15 year old Trinity student, became the youngest driver in the competition history

Olympics

Athletics

• Herb Elliot, AC - Rome 1960 gold medal 1500m Australia (CBC Perth, also attended Aquinas College)
• John Goodman - Melbourne 1956 silver medal 4 × 400 m relay Australia (CBC Perth)^[35]
• John Steffensen – Athens 2004 silver medal 4 × 400 m relay Australia, Beijing 2008, and London 2012 (also attended Guildford Grammar School)

Bobsleigh

• Duncan Pugh - Vancouver 2010

Cycling

• Henk Vogels Jr - Barcelona 1992 and Sydney 2000^[36]

Hockey

• John Bestall - Seoul 1988, & Barcelona 1992 silver medal Australia
• Kevin Carton - Melbourne 1956, & Rome 1960 Australian vice-captain (CBC Perth)^[34]
• Maurice Foley - Melbourne 1956 (CBC Perth)^[34]
• Eric Pearce - Tokyo 1964 bronze medal Australia & Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia - Australian Sport Hall of Fame 1985 (CBC Perth)^[37]
• Gordon Pearce - Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia (CBC Perth)
• Julian Pearce - Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 bronze medal Australia, & Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia - Australian Sport Hall of Fame 1999 (CBC Perth)^[38]
• Mel Pearce - Melbourne 1956 (CBC Perth)^[34]

Rowing

• Ben Cureton – Athens 2004 silver medal men's coxless four Australia, Beijing 2008, London 2012
• Rhys Grant - Rio de Janeiro 2016 men's single sculls
• Joshua Hicks - Rio de Janeiro 2016 men's eight
• Stefan Szczurowski - Sydney 2000, & Athens 2004 bronze medal men's eight Australia
• David Watts - Rio de Janeiro 2016 men's double sculls

Soccer

• Shaun Murphy - Barcelona 1992

Swimming

• Jeremy McClure - Athens Paralympics 2004, Beijing Paralympics 2008, London Paralympics 2012, & Rio de Janeiro Paralympics 2016
• Antony Matkovich - Athens 2004 silver medal 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Australia
• Travis Nederpelt – Athens 2004 & Beijing 2008

Rowing

• Ben Cureton - World Rowing Championships: 2000 men's lightweight eight bronze medal Australia, 2010 men's lightweight eight silver medal Australia, 2011 gold medal men's lightweight four Australia
• Ken Chan - World Rowing Championships: 2000 men's lightweight eight bronze medal Australia

(see Olympics rowing)

Rugby

• Will Brock - Australian international rugby sevens, Western Force^[39]

Sailing

• Phil Edmiston - World Moth Class Championships, Auckland 1991^[40]
• Ken Taylor (1929-2008) - America's Cup member of Australia II syndicate^[41]

Soccer

• Matthew Davies - Perth Glory
• Shaun Murphy - Socceroos 2001 Confederation Cup & famously scored the winner against Brazil, Notts County 1992-1997, West Bromwich Albion 1997-1999, Sheffield United 1999-2003. Crystal Palace 2001-2002, & Perth Glory captain 2003-2004

(see Olympics soccer)

Tour de France

• Henk Vogels Jr

(see Olympics cycling)

Water polo

• * Antony Matkovich - Sharks, Australian men's water polo team

See also

• List of schools in Western Australia
• List of boarding schools
• Public Schools Association

References

1. "Abridged History, Associated & Catholic Colleges (see St Patrick's Boys School, a founding member)" (Website). Association of Catholic Colleges. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
2. "Trinity College, 50th Anniversary, 8 November 2012" (PDF). WA Parliament Council Hansard. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
3. John Harman
4. Rod Curtis
5. Trinity Annual 1970, Trinity College Cadet Unit, p37, Trinity College Perth Website, referenced 6 March 2013
6. Kerry Mellor
7. "The War Veterans Home, Myrtle Bay 1915-2001". Brian Dickey, dickey-warveteranshome.doc. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
8. Chris Beatty
9. Kevin Gurney
10. Duncan Polich
11. Thomas Andersen
12. Wayne Bergmann
13. Laurence Besley
14. Justin Bianchini
15. Gus Bottrill
16. Harry Childs
17. David Edwards
18. Kevin Edwards
19. Gerard Holohan
20. Kevin Horgan
21. John Lekias
22. Craig Massarei
23. James McConnell
24. Doug Nelson
25. Clarke, Tim (5 August 2015). "Lloyd Rayney law licence cancelled". The West Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
26. "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars" (Document). University of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
27. "Big Blue Conservation - ECOCEAN" (website). Big Blue Conservation. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
28. Clem Grogan
29. Tim McMillan
30. "Mark of the Year 2004" (YouTube supported video). YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
31. Michael O'Connell
32. "Perth Basketball Association" (Website). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
33. "Category Hockey" (Website). TOBA. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
34. "Hockey WA Olympic Representatives" (Website). Hockey WA. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
35. "SR Olympic Sports" (Website). Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
36. "WAOC, Information Package Including WA's Olympic History 1912-2010" (PDF). Western Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
37. "Australian Sports Hall of Fame" (Website). Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Hockey. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
38. "Australian Sports Hall of Fame" (Website). Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Hockey. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
39. "WA's Will Brock joins Australians Sevens for London and Paris tournaments" (Website). ARU, 24 May 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
40. "Trinity College Perth Annual 1981". Trinity College Perth, Tuesday, 1981, p28. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
41. Trinity News Autumn 2013, An Old Boy and An Old Soldier Remembers, p44, accessed 28 May 2013

External links

• Trinity College website
• Trinity Old Boys' Association website