Newman College Alumni

27/11/2025

The latest Newman Being is out! ✨

This is the final edition, in which we're so pleased to have been able to shine a light on the following Alumni!

- Tazli Bowe (McIntosh 1990), her dad Alan McIntosh (1958), and daughter Abby (Year 7, 2025)
- Police Officer in Charge of Rottnest Island Michael Wear (1986)
- Indigenous languages expert Dr Doug Marmion PSM (1976)
- Member for Fremantle, the Hon Simone McGurk MLA (1980)
- Busselton dweller Wendy Spencer (McIntosh 1966)
- Young actor Laura Cameron (2013); and
- Sports journalist extraordinaire John Townsend (1978)

Check out the Alumni events and Reunions - there are quite a few happening tomorrow and Saturday, and some later in December and January. Don't miss out!

Thank you for loving Newman Being as much as we loved writing it. 😊 From next year, it will be replaced by Newman Hearts, a new College magazine produced outside of Archives. It's also in a flip-book format, which is great!

Welcome to the final edition of Newman Being. From next year, it will be replaced by Newman Hearts, a new College magazine produced outside of Archives and Alumni Engagement, which had two issues published this year, and reflects the communication style the College is moving towards.

27/06/2025

Our latest Newman Being Alumni newsletter is out now, link below!

All Alumni news in the one place, including Reunions (past and upcoming), a (truly) tiny snippet of history, College and community news and events, donations to our Archives, and profiles of some of our fabulous Alumni and what they're up to!

In this edition we’re proud to feature profiles on:
- Samantha Ashby (2018)
- Miranda Barker (Coney 1983)
- Donna Burke (1981)
- Peter Frank (1960)
- John Goldie (1979)
- Craig Hollywood (2000) and
- Monty Omodei (1960)

We hope you enjoy the read, share it far and wide with all your friends and classmates, and have a wonderful weekend!

In May, I had the privilege of presenting at the Educate Plus WA Summit at the UWA Club, where I was proud to showcase the important work we’re doing here at Newman, and the consequentially positive results. My presentation focused on the powerful relationship between Alumni Engagement and the Arc...

24/05/2025

It was a pleasure to speak for Newman College at the Educate Plus WA Summit yesterday, about the significance of archives and the inherent power within to build identity, forge and foster connection with alumni and, sometimes, heal.

Entitled 'Preserving and Promoting Your Institution’s History / Growing Your Archives by Engaging Your Alumni', I shared simple, practical strategies for bringing an archives to life through both active and passive engagement with your students as well as your alumni.

I emphasised the more we connect the two, the stronger both become.

Thanks to Educate Plus WA and everyone who came along, engaged, patiently waited to ask their questions, and shared their own stories.

06/03/2025

Do you have an hour to spare, to share your career path with our current Year 12 students at our Year 12 Careers' Breakfast?
Tuesday 18 March 2025
8:15am - 9:15am
Marist Auditorium, Newman College

📢 Calling Our Alumni – We Need You! 📢

Our 2025 Year 12 Careers' Breakfast is on Tuesday, 18 March!

We already have ten wonderful Alumni locked in but, with 25-30 tables to host, we’d love a few more of you to share your career paths - whether they were straightforward or full of side-steps and unexpected turns. Your insights are incredibly valuable and could make a real difference!

No speeches, no pressure — just an hour-long, relaxed chat over a delicious breakfast, with some of our Year 12 students eager to learn from your wisdom and experiences.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
🕗 Time: 8:15am – 9:15am
📍 Venue: Marist Auditorium, Newman College

If you can spare an hour to inspire the next generation of Newmanites, please RSVP by Wednesday, 12 March by emailing [email protected], or calling our Alumni Engagement Team on 9204 9490.

Love to hear from you! 🥰

(Image is of our wonderful Alumni who came along to last year's Year 12 Careers' Breakfast!)