Club 71 is a not for profit organisation established to maintain connection and provide support for past students who attended Parade College with students who would, by annual progression, have completed year 12 in 1971 at Parade College Bundoora.
For a better look at any photos – just click on them
The Club71 Melbourne Cup Sweep
Entries now open until 31st October – click here to register your name
Club71 – 55 year Reunion – in 2026
The Committee has decided to honour our year by holding a 55 year reunion.
It will be a midday luncheon in the second half of 2026. This will be our last reunion so please make every effort to attend.
Further information TBA
2025 Breakfasts – Next is 8th November
New Venue – Scintilla Cafe
131 Burgundy St, Heidelberg
8.30am start – Partners VERY WELCOME
Club71 AGM 24/25
The AGM for 2024/25 will be held at:
The SpreadEagle Hotel
Bridge Road, Richmond
at 12.00pm along with lunch
Anyone wishing to join the Club71 committee should send an email to [email protected] and appropriate lodgement documentation will be forwarded to you.
Club71 – 55 year Reunion – in 2026
The Committee has decided to honour our year by holding a 55 year reunion.
It will be a midday luncheon in the second half of 2026. This will be our last reunion so please make every effort to attend.
Further information TBA
Attendees at the 23/24 AGM are pictured below
The Committee was re-elected (LtoR – Peter Cantwell; Peter Gaut; Leighton Browne; Ian Nowak; Jack Ryan; John Mantesso; Garry Henshall; John Pearce; Bob Peoples ). Michael Milesi absent from photo.
Check out Club71 History Video
Club71 Legacy Project
Club71, through the skills of our member Michael Wilson, has produced the following video in order to encourage and assist other “Year 12” students of Parade College to establish their own support organisation similar to Club71.
Have a look at the 5 minute video below, and provide feedback on the video and the value you believe Club71 offers.
Click here to send feedback.
And Now showing what visionaries our School Captain and Vice Captains were in predicting Club71.
Click on the hotlinks below and have a laugh.
(Produced by Rob Gennai, through the wizardry of AI) A few quick video links
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fs2vWCID7xJsahGnwANzL-D2Od8X_2wG/view?pli=1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyX2fdDWE80fqabpP2M2kqcTxnKRh4ot/view
70th Birthday / Reunion – Huge Success
50th Reunion – at MCC – Click Here to view all photos from the 50th Reunion night
45th Reunion
Click Here to see photos of the night
Click here to go to the 45 year Reunion page to read more
For those of you who attended the 1996 (25 year reunion at Coopers Inn (Melbourne City) just remind yourself of the great times and “memories you shared” in the attached document Comments from 1996
Check out the 1971 year 12 prize winners
Provided by Jill Marino – after discovering in Peter’s old documents
1971- prize winners
Old Paradians in London
New member Chris Purcell and Melbourne visitor Brian Buckley joined some London Old Paradians at the Magpie pub near Liverpool Street Station to celebrate the fact that the furthest-flung branch of Old Paradians had survived the pandemic.
As always there was lots of fun swapping ideas and experiences from different professions and industries and a desire to keep gathering.
Several other new members are planning to attend future events and visitors from Melbourne are always welcome to get in touch.
Old Paradians living in London have begun holding regular meetings to swap tales and ideas about their old days at Parade and their new lives in the UK. Click here for more info