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• 23 December 2024

  Steven Francis Burley (OW1967)

  05/04/1949 – 04/09/2024 Steve grew up in Ivanhoe where his family were well known as his father owned a popular ...

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• 23 December 2024

  Peter David Boag (OW1963)

  7/01/1946 – 26/07/2024 Peter joined Wesley College in Year 6A in 1957 in the Junior School, and soon proved to ...

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• 23 December 2024

  Ian Richard Dakin (OW1953)

  Dake in his Wesley school uniform 09/09/1936 – 22/10/2024 Ian (Dake) was born in Ivanhoe, the first child of Winsome ...

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• 23 December 2024

  Remembering Verna Cook and Joan Swain

  We were saddened to hear of the passing of Verna Cook, MLC Elsternwick 1948, on 14 May 2024. Verna dedicated ...

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• 23 December 2024

  Richard George Selleck (OW1959)

  30/01/1942 – 3/10/2024 Rick was the much-loved youngest son of George Gray Selleck (OW1915) and his beautiful wife Elsie, and ...

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• 23 December 2024

  Dr Elizabeth Jean Prest

  23/10/1930 – 17/08/2024 Dr Elizabeth Jean Prest (Wadham), former wife of David Harris Prest, (Principal, Wesley College, 1972-1991), Wesley parent ...

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• 21 June 2024

  Jean Margaret James

  03/05/1933 – 07/03/2024 Past staff In 1978, Jean was chosen to open what is now an icon in Wesley’s past: ...

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• 23 August 2023

  Gary Edward Wood (OW1972)

  17/05/1955 – 26/10/2022 Gary grew up in Charlton, Victoria where the Wood family have a long history. Having settled in ...

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• 23 August 2023

  Geoff Atkinson (OW1962)

  10/10/1944 – 07/03/2023 Geoff grew up in North Balwyn and attended Wesley from 1956-62, making the First XI in 1961 ...

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• 30 November 2023

  Peter Syndal Coombs (OW1949)

  22/04/1931 – 11/07/2023 Peter was born in Prahran, the only child of Dr Francis and Lily Coombs, who hailed from ...

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• 30 November 2023

  Andrew Murrowood (OW1964)

  16/07/1947 - 31/10/2023 Andrew was born in Melbourne and raised in Malvern as the only child of Alice and Jack ...

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• 30 November 2023

  Timothy Kevin Hayes

  24/11/1950 – 29/10/2023 Past staffTim Hayes was a community leader and internationalist who rejuvenated the township of Clunes and saw ...

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