A record number of Clontarf boys descended on Sydney for the Foundation’s 10th anniversary of its marquee annual sporting event, the Ross Kelly Cup. Over 600 Year 9-10 boys from 47 out of 51 NSW-based academies gathered in the state’s capital to participate in Clontarf’s premier rugby league carnival and celebrate the momentous milestone. The […]
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A special event was held at Clontarf’s central office in Perth in August to celebrate the renewal of its partnership with Wesfarmers – the Foundation’s oldest corporate partnership. Clontarf staff, alumni and current academy members were joined for morning tea by Wesfarmers Chairman Michael Chaney AO, Managing Director Rob Scott, Executive General Manager – Corporate
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It’s official – the first Melbourne Work and University Experience Week was a huge success! A select group of Clontarf senior students from Bairnsdale, Mildura, Robinvale, Swan Hill and Warrnambool academies in Victoria travelled to the big smoke for a university and work experience extravaganza. The week aimed to provide attendees with insight into what
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The first edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2022 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we celebrate reaching an incredible milestone – 10,000 participants enrolled in our academies across Australia. We also catch up with one of our alumni who has started his Honours degree in Criminology in Canberra, hear from a Chifley Senior
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Written by Ryan Friend, Endeavour Academy Director As a reward for great attendance, positive behaviour and staying on top of their school work, Ethan Thompson and Jay Yarnold from Endeavour Academy (Caringbah, NSW) joined a host of Clontarf boys from across the Greater Sydney region for the annual Year 12 Leadership Camp earlier this month.
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In early March, 40 of the Clontarf Foundation’s Perth metropolitan Year 12 boys were treated to a driver education and awareness day at the Driver Risk Management facility near Perth Airport. They were joined by Minister for Police; Road Safety; Defence Industry; and Veterans Issues, the Hon. Paul Papalia CSC MLA who spoke with the
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The Clontarf Foundation is proud to announce that it surpassed 10,000 enrolments for the first time in its history! Despite the spectre of COVID-19 remaining, students were excited to see their friends again and returned to their Clontarf academies in droves when schools reopened in early February. The Foundation’s official census was held on 4
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The final edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at the record employment outcomes achieved by our 2020 graduates and current academy members. We also hear from a Clontarf alumnus who is hitting home runs in the USA, get on track with a new
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Close to 50 health checks were completed during a two-day wellbeing expo at Port Augusta Academy (SA) last week. The checks were part of the academy’s annual health programme and were delivered by Clontarf partner, Sonic Health. Six nurses and two doctors made themselves available over the course of the two days in an effort
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The third edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at how the boys in New South Wales are doing everything they can to combat COVID-19 and stay on track at school. We also hear from Clontarf’s first ever Olympian, see how the Dripstone boys fared on
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Ms Collard is a highly experienced executive with strong leadership skills and deep commitment to Indigenous communities. She has over 25 years of senior executive experience in government policy, strategy, and operational management. As a descendant of the Yadhiagana/Wuthathi and Guringji peoples and married to a Noongar Man with four children and three grandchildren, Ms Collard have a deep connection to Indigenous communities and has dedicated her career to advocating for equal opportunities for all Aboriginal people, from access to services to employment and cultural understanding. As a senior executive in both state and federal governments, she have a proven track record of making a positive impact in the lives of Indigenous communities. As a General Manager for Rio Tinto, she continues to put her leadership skills and passion for equality into practice, supporting the company’s performance through Group Internal Audits while staying true to your commitment to Indigenous communities.
Chris is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Poynton Stavrianou, an independent corporate advisory firm based in Western Australia. Chris has over twenty years of experience in mergers and acquisitions with Macquarie Capital in London and UBS in Sydney. As a member of the Australian Treasury senior executive, Chris established and led Treasury’s Western Australian office,
which advises the Australian Government on Western Australian trade and investment and the domestic economy. Chris is an Adjunct Professor at the Business School of the University of Western Australia and is a member of council of Christ Church Grammar School. Chris received his BSc from the University of Western Australia, his MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, and his MPA from Harvard University where he was a fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.
Mr McCormack’s career has been in energy infrastructure, having led ASX listed APA Group between 2005-2019. During this time, enterprise value grew from $1b to over $24b, which included investments in gas pipelines and distribution, gas processing and storage, gas fi red power generation,
renewables (wind and solar) and electricity transmission across Australia. Mr McCormack is a Director of Austal Limited, Origin Energy and the Chair of Central Petroleum Limited. He is also Chair of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Foundation and has been a long term supporter of the Clontarf Foundation.
Mr Gillam is a professional Company Director, serving currently as Chairman of CSR Limited, Chairman of Nufarm Limited and Chairman of Bluefit Pty Ltd, as well as a Board Member of the Heartwell Foundation. He worked for 20 years within the Wesfarmers Group where he was the CEO of Bunnings from 2004 to 2016 and the Chairman of Officeworks from 2008 to 2016. Other roles during Mr Gillam’s Wesfarmers career included Managing Director of CSBP and Company Secretary. Prior to Wesfarmers, Mr Gillam was General Manager of Medical Corporation Australia Ltd and he started his career working in KPMG’s corporate recovery and corporate finance areas.
Mr Tyson is the Managing Partner of SEC Newgate Australia and the Deputy CEO of SEC Newgate Global. Mr Tyson is one of Australia’s leading communications practitioners with expertise in strategic issues management, government relations, media management, financial transactions and community campaigning. Mr Tyson is also Director of the Sydney Swans AFL club, SEC Newgate Global (UK) and the Committee for Sydney. Prior to his career in consultancy, Brian was a school teacher, journalist for The Land newspaper and a media adviser to the Greiner and Fahey Governments in New South Wales.
Mr Gibbs is a proud Yuwalaraay man from Goodooga in North Western NSW. Mr Gibbs is the General Counsel & Company Secretary of Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd, and is responsible for the legal affairs of the VW, AUDI, SKODA and CUPRA brands in Australia. Prior to working in the motor industry, Mr Gibbs worked as a practising lawyer for top tier law firms in Sydney and Perth. In that time, Mr Gibbs has also devoted his time to helping pro bono clients on a range of legal issues. Mr Gibbs is passionate about helping to deliver better educational and life outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Chief Operations Officer
Lee was appointed as GM – Human Resources in September 2020. Prior to this, Lee was the Foundation’s HR Manager, an Employment Officer in Cairns, Queensland and an Academy Director at Gunbalanya in the Northern Territory. Lee has a degree in Human Resources and has extensive experience working in remote communities.
Zone Manager – Victoria & South Australia