Don’t forget to lock in Saturday 15 December to get along to the Old Boys’ Tennis Tournament for 2018 to be held at the school’s David Turbayne Tennis Centre. Meet and have the chance to play with tennis professionals, Old Boys John Millman (2006) and Colin Sinclair (2012). Please click here to register or refer to the event post later in this newsletter for more details. This year we welcome Your Tennis Mate (YTM) as our event sponsor. This exciting new online platform is an initiative of Old Boy Federico Keil (2012) and his business partner Charl Van Den Berg. YTM allows tennis players of any standard to view court locations and availability anywhere in Australia based on ‘real-time’ and easily book a court or service offering.

To celebrate the end of another year and the start of the festive season, all Churchie Old Boys are invited to the 2018 Churchie OBA Christmas Drinks to be held from 6 pm – 8 pm on Thursday 13 December at Friday’s Riverside. Get a group together and join us for what is always a fantastic evening.

Our Seniors of 2017 reunited on Thursday 29 November for the annual New Old Boys Night. Have a look at the Photo Gallery in this newsletter to view some photos from the evening.

This month we farewell Jennifer Garner who has tendered her resignation (effective from Tuesday 11 December) after serving as Administrative Assistant to the Old Boys’ Association (OBA) and Churchie Foundation for the past seven years. In her dual focused role, Jennifer has been a tremendous support for both the OBA and Foundation. We thank Jennifer for her tireless efforts over this period and wish her all the very best.

Old Boy Achievements
Congratulations to the following Old Boys on their tremendous achievements.

David Wright (2002)
On the 23rd of October 2018, David was awarded the Queensland Literary Awards’ Digital Literature Prize for “Little Emperor Syndrome”. Awarded to an exceptional work of transmedia or digital literature showcasing innovation in storytelling, it is the richest prize of its kind in the world.

William Wilson (1995)
On Tuesday 20 November, William was elected president of the AgForce Cattle board. He has been on the AgForce Cattle board for four years and has been vice-president since 2016.

Noelis Rheault (2003)
Noelis undertook three 100km trail ultra marathons and a number of other 50km+ events throughout 2018. He won two of these 100km running events (Glasshouse 100 and Brisbane Valley Rail Trail) and finished 9th in the Australian Long Course Championships at Blackall 100 in October.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Stay safe!