Year 12 Clontarf boys from across the Top End of the Northern Territory buzzed with excitement during this year’s leadership forum, a highly anticipated event on the Clontarf Foundation calendar. This year’s forum kicked off at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, where the First Nations Precinct provided a warm welcome to academy members and Clontarf …
The latest edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2022 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we explore the ever-popular Clontarf Experience executive immersions which made a triumphant return this year. We also take a look at Clontarf’s annual academy awards nights, hear about the Kirwan boys’ trip to Parliament House in Brisbane, see the …
The latest edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2022 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we explore the Foundation’s health programme and how it aims to improve the wellbeing outcomes for the young men enrolled in our academies. We also take a look at Clontarf’s biggest ever footy carnival, celebrate two important partnership extensions, get …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Mr Tyson is the Managing Partner of SEC Newgate Australia and the Deputy CEO of SEC Newgate Global, an AIM-listed global communications company based in Europe. 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 political 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.
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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 fired 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 a Director 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.
Chris is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Poynton Stavrianou, an independent corporate advisor based in Western Australia. Chris has over fifteen years of experience in mergers and acquisitions with Macquarie Capital in London and UBS in Sydney with a focus on the energy, utilities, infrastructure and industrials sectors. 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.
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