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Daramalan
Daramalan College is a Roman Catholic high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dickson. It encompasses Year 7 to Year 12, in a co-educational environment. Run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, it has an emblem of a red eagle on a black shield. Its theme colours are red and black. History Daramalan College was founded in 1962 as an all-boys school, with girls enrolling in Years 11 and 12 from 1977, and in Year 7 onwards in 1996. The school's motto is "Fortes in Fide," which translates from Latin to "Strong in Faith." In 2017 Daramalan renovated the Dempsey Wing, designed to allow improved education in Science and English. It features new Science Labs and three English classrooms. This building started constructions in 2016 and ended in 2017. Also included in the building is a new Uniform Shop. The Dempsey Wing is named after a former member of staff. Daramalan College celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. Notable alumni * Peter Bowler – cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kouparitsas
Nick Kouparitsas (born ) is a former Greek international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A Greece international representative , he played for Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney Roosters and Harlequins RL. Background Kouparitsas was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Playing career While attending Daramalan College, Canberra, Kouparitsas played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2001. Kouparitsas made his NRL début for Canterbury-Bankstown in 2006, making three NRL appearances in 2006. Kouparitsas became a regular part of the Canterbury first grade team in 2007. Kouparitsas scored his first NRL try on 22 June 2007 against Manly at Brookvale Oval. In 2009, Kouparitsas spent the beginning of the season playing NSW Cup for Bulldogs' feeder club, the Bankstown City Bulls. As a result of not playing first grade, a release was sought from Canterbury and Kouparitsas signed with the Sydney Roosters prior to round 8. The deal was m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Sheargold
Martin Donald Sheargold (born 19 June 1971) is an Australian stand-up comedian and radio broadcaster. Sheargold was part of Nova FM's national drive show '' Kate, Tim & Marty'' with Kate Ritchie and Tim Blackwell until 11 September 2020. He is currently the host of the '' Marty Sheargold Show'' on Triple M Melbourne. Early life Sheargold went to school at Daramalan College in Canberra. Career Sheargold's first job in radio was replacing Greg Fleet on a breakfast radio show in Adelaide. He appeared as a guest comedian on the RMITV show ''Under Melbourne Tonight'' on 2 November 1995. Marty has also appeared in Australian TV comedy productions such as ''The Micallef Program'' in 1998 and ''The Mick Molloy Show'' in 1999 where he appeared in the 'Bob's Scrapbook' segment. He was also seen on ''Russell Gilbert Live'' (2000) and ''Russell Gilbert Was Here!'' (2001), and as host, creator and writer on ''Hahn Ice Headliners'' (1997–98) on The Comedy Channel. In 2003, Sheargold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Southern Colleges
The Associated Southern Colleges (ASC) is an association of Independent school#Australia, independent schools in the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales, Australia that share common interests, ethics, and educational philosophy, and contest sporting events among themselves. Current member schools Sports ASC member schools compete against one another in a variety of inter-school sporting competitions. In addition to ASC competitions, ASC member schools often participate in ACTSSSA competitions (including all schools in ACT), Northside/Southside competitions (including schools located in Northern or Southern Canberra), and other sport-specific competitions, for example ACT Junior Rugby Union and Rowing ACT (including clubs from the general public). The sports contested in ASC competitions include Athletics (sport), athletics, basketball, cricket, cross country running, Field hockey, hockey, netball, rugby union, and Swimming (sport), swimming. The sports cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickson, Australian Capital Territory
Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James R. Dickson (1832–1901) who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. There is no specific theme for street names. History Between March 1924 and November 1926, the original Canberra Aerodrome occupied the southern third of Edward Shumack's soldier settlement block (which continued to be used for sheep grazing) in what was then known as the District of Ainslie (Block 98i). The official aerodrome extended from a NW corner north of Dickson Library near Antill St in Downer to a SE corner near Dutton St and Majura Avenue, taking in the whole western portion of Majura playing fields and the entire central residential portion of Dickson between Cowper St and Dickson wetlands. The actual landing ground covered the whole of Section 72 Dickson and was marked by placements of rocks at four corners, a windsock, and a large central wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kyrgios
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios ( ; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. In singles, Kyrgios' career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 was achieved on 24 October 2016. He has won seven ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2019 and 2022 Washington Open, and reached eleven finals, most notably a major final at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, and a Masters 1000 final at the 2017 Cincinnati Masters. In doubles, during his professional career, Kyrgios has a career-high ranking of world No. 11, achieved on 7 November 2022, winning a major doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open and reaching the semifinals of the Miami Open, both times partnering Thanasi Kokkinakis. In singles, he has reached a singles major final at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and three major quarterfinals (at 2014 Wimbledon, upsetting then-world No. 1 Rafael Nadal en route, the 2015 Australian Open and the 2022 US Open, upsetting then-world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev en route). Kyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Cox
Lara Jane Cox (born 1978) is an Australian actress, known for a variety of roles. Cox played the role of Anita Scheppers in ''Heartbreak High'', Doctor Denman in ''H2O: Just Add Water'', and has appeared in ''Voodoo Lagoon'' and ''Kangaroo Jack''. She guest-starred in ''Home and Away'' playing intern Dr. Marie during the "Hospital Stalker" storyline. She also starred as Finn in the final season of ''The Lost World''. In 2009 she starred in the thriller ''The Dinner Party''. In 2017, she took over the role of Quinn Jackson on ''Home and Away''. The character returned after 22 years, being played by Danielle Spencer in 1995. Quinn is the daughter of Alf Stewart. She has done a television commercial for Lunesta (sleep aid drug) in the US, and is in an Australian television commercial for Hahn Super Dry. Early life Cox was born in Canberra. She attended Daramalan College Daramalan College is a Roman Catholic high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Hansen
MacKenzie Hansen (born 27 March 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Connacht. Born in Australia, he represents Ireland at international level, qualifying through his Irish mother. Professional career After having played for the in Super Rugby, he signed a two-year deal with Connacht ahead of the 2021–22 season. Hansen appeared for Australia at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Ireland national team Hansen is eligible to represent Ireland through his Cork-born mother. Hansen was included in the Ireland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship when head coach Andy Farrell announced it in January 2022. He was selected in the starting XV for his debut, and impressed in Ireland's opening 29–7 victory against Wales on 5 February, earning the player of the match award. Hansen was nominated for the 2022 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. He was called up to the Ireland squad again for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bowler (cricketer)
Peter Duncan Bowler (born 30 July 1963) is a former English-born Australian cricketer who played for Leicestershire in 1986, Tasmania in 1986/87, Derbyshire from 1988 to 1994 and for Somerset from 1995 to 2004. Despite his name, Bowler was not a bowler, but a batsman. Playing career Bowler played three youth Test matches during a 1982 tour of Pakistan; he made 82 on his debut, also making a 76 on the tour. In 1986, Bowler made a century on his Leicestershire debut. Though he played in Australia during the following season, he came back to England in 1988, playing for Derbyshire and, fourteen times in the ensuing seventeen seasons, top-scored in the season with an innings exceeding 100. In 1988, his first season with Derbyshire, he scored 1725 runs, a record which stood for three years until broken by Mohammad Azharuddin. Bowler's top score in first-class cricket was 241 not out. Even in 1992, when he possessed his highest season average, of nearly 66 runs, he failed to get a cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Gerrans
Philip Simon Gerrans (born 14 October 1959) is an Australian academic and philosopher, and a former first-class cricketer. Education and cricket career Gerrans was born in Melbourne and attended Daramalan College in Canberra and the Australian National University. He played several matches for the Australian Capital Territory cricket team in the 1980s, including matches against Test touring teams from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. Gerrans studied philosophy, politics and economics as a mature student in England at Worcester College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1990 and 1991, making eleven appearances. He scored 130 runs in his eleven matches, at an average of 14.44 and a high score of 39. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 66.14, with best figures of 3 for 86. He also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Conroy
Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963) is an Australian former politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1996 to 2016, representing the state of Victoria. He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. He resigned from the Senate in September 2016. He now works as a lobbyist and political commentator. Early life Conroy was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. His parents worked at an air force base, where his mother Jean monitored radar and his father Bill was a sergeant. In December 1973 the Conroys moved to Canberra, Australia, where he attended Daramalan College. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics at the Australian National University in Canberra. His involvement in student politics was minimal, although he helped organise a rally against student fees. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert (born 7 January 1987), also known by the nicknames of "Marty", and "Herby", is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays halfback in the Canberra Rugby League Competition. He made his NRL début in the Round 20 clash against the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney. 2008 After three seasons playing for their developmental sides, Herbert made his first grade début for the Raiders in 2008. 2010 On 29 October 2010, Herbert agreed a one-year deal with the Bradford Bulls as a direct replacement for Matt Orford. He undertook pre-season training with the Bulls in November and is the 10th signing the club has made. Bradford beat off stiff competition from Hull F.C. and another unnamed Super League team. 2011 In the 2011 Season Herbert appeared in two of the four pre-season games. He played against Halifax and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He scored a try and a goal against Halifax and kicked a goal against Wakefield. He featured in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Soldo
Ivan Soldo (born 14 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of former Richmond ruck Ivan Maric. Soldo set the AFL record for most hit-outs in a debut game during his first match in 2017. In 2019 he became an AFL premiership player with Richmond. Early life Soldo spent his formative years in the Australian capital city of Canberra. He attended Daramalan College and completed his studies in 2013. A promising junior basketballer, Soldo represented the ACT in national tournaments at the under-16 and under-18 levels. To July 2014 he had never played Australian rules football at a club level, only learning to kick in a social context. AFL career After a trial with Richmond in May 2014, he was signed as a category-B rookie in July. Soldo was introduced to club officials the previous Christmas as a future prospect by cousin and Richmond ruck Ivan Maric. As part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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