In 2016, the Association instigated a new award – “Recognition of Service Award”. This award is presented to an individual that has made a significant and long standing contribution to the Association through sport or cultural activities. The Recognition of Service Award is an acknowledgement and appreciation of continuing and substantial involvement in ACC activities over an extended period. To qualify the nominee needs to have met the following service criteria:

1. Currently be either of the following:
   – employed by an ACC member school
   – an employee of the ACC
   – engaged or contracted by a member school or the ACC office as an official, coach or support personnel at an ACC event or activity.
2. Have been a key contributor to the delivery or support of a major ACC event or activity for 10 years or more. Note: Service years can be cumulative across more than one member school.
3. Demonstrated active support of the ACC motto “Excellence, Honour and Fairness in student activities” as well as the ethos of Catholic Education.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS

(Year in brackets denotes the year in which the recipient was recognised for their service)

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ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC COLLEGES

Welsford, Rosie
(2023)
Cultural, Sporting & Leadership event management and administration

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DE LA SALLE COLLEGE

Alexander, David
(2021)
Athletics (2014-2017), Basketball (2014), Cross-Country (2014-2017), Football (2014-2018, 2019) Hockey (2012-2014), Tennis (2011,2014), Volleyball (2014-2016, 2017-2018)

Barns, Gerard
(2017)
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics

Bonnici, Rob
(2021)
Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross-Country, Hockey

Crellin, Peter
(2019)
Junior Golf coach 2000-present, assisting in Cross Country, Athletics and as a weekly sport coach

DiCiccio, Peppe
(2022)
Coached Year 9 soccer and Cricket, Snr Tennis & Table Tennis, Athletics

Edgar, Jon
(2019)    
1^stXVIII Football, Basketball, Cricket & Volleyball Coach. Director of Sport (2007-2010,2015-present)

Evans, Larry
(2018)
Chess coach over 20 years

Frost, Cindy
(2018)
Director of Music, ACC Music Workshops, ACC Concerts 2002-present

Houlihan, Peter
(2023)
Coached numerous teams at CBC St Kilda and De La Salle, mainly football

Martin, Chris 
(2022)
Coaches Football (Premiership in 93 and 95 for Year 9), Soccer, Volleyball, Table-Tennis, Tennis, Cricket & Hockey, Athletics 1988-2015 (relays, high jump, shot put and discus)

Murrell, Andrew
(2018)
Drama Workshops over 10 years

Phibbs, Liz
(2020)
Cricket & Hockey coach over 10 years

Rhoden, Marty
(2018)
Cricket 2007-present

Ryan, Mick
(2019) 
Long serving Football and Tennis coach, assisting also with Athletics, Cross Country and Cross Country

Stokes, Ken
(2022)
Hockey (Yr 8 Premiership 2015), Cricket, Soccer, Football (Year 10 Football Premierships 2001, 07), Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Table Tennis & Golf (Snr Championship 2015, 17, 19)

Walker, Warren
(2023)
Cricket & Football

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EMMANUEL COLLEGE

Chaperon, Steven
(2022)
Football, Cricket, Lawn Bowls, Soccer, Hockey, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf (5 Jnr & 5 Snr Titles), Basketball, ACC Swimming, Cross-Country & Athletics.

O’Keefe, Janelle
(2023)
Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Director of Sport 2012-13

Pichner, Michael
(2019)  
Involved in coaching multiple sports over 35 years. Started and runs Emmanuel College Soccer Academy

Puglisi, Carmelo
(2017)
Director of Music (St Bede’s 1998-2002, St Bernard’s 2003-2015, Emmanuel 2016-present), ACC Music Workshops, ACC Concert Production Team

Robertson, Brad
(2022)
Director of Sport (2014-Present), Football (Yr 10 Premiership), Cricket (Snr Premiership), Table Tennis, Volleyball & Basketball

Robertson, Glen
(2019)   
Cross Country, Swimming, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball 2006-present

Velardo, Daniel
(2023)
Football, Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Table Tennis, Hockey & Basketball (2013-present)

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MAZENOD COLLEGE

Becker, Phillip
(2022)
Teacher at Mazenod for 23 years, ACC Table Tennis Coach

Caird, Joanne
(2020)   
ACC Public Speaking & Debating

Connolly, Adrian
(2022)
Director of Sport (2011-2020) ACC Football, Hockey, Cricket & ACC Athletics (Announcer)

Fox, Gary
(2019)   
Basketball coach 2002-present

Jenkinson, Noel
(2021)
Chess (10+ Years Coaching, State & National Competitions)

Johnson, Matthew
(2021)
Coaching (30+ Years), Football

Leutchford, Doug
(2018)
Director of Music, ACC Music Workshops, ACC Concert Production Team 1997-present

May, David
(2022)
ACC Tennis (Int & Jnr), Football (Int & Jnr), Basketball (Int & Jnr)

Miller, Michael
(2022)
Parade College (2005 – 2018) – Coached Football, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Table Tennis, Volleyball & Tennis
Mazenod College (2019 – Present) – Coached Volleyball, Football & Basketball

Montoya, Emilio
(2019)  
Swimming, Soccer coach 2001-present, Director of Sport (2021 – Present)

Moore, Joe
(2018)
Volleyball coach for over 250 teams 1987-present

Phibbs, Ben
(2022)
ACC Football, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball & ACC Athletics & Cross-Country

Riley, Peter
(2018)
Cricket, Football, Table Tennis 1992-present

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PARADE COLLEGE

Bowie, Shaun
(2023)
Coaching multiple sports per term (2011-present)

Fahey, Paul
(2018)
Director of Sport (1994-2003) Athletics, Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Swimming, Table Tennis 1987-present

Gaut, Phil
(2020)
Director of High Performance (2009-2019)

Kenda, Oscar
(2018)
Athletics, Hockey, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball 1997-present

Marshall, Cathryn
(2023)
Chess

Macaulay, Martin
(2017)
Director of Music 1997-present, ACC Music Workshops, ACC Concert Production Team

McCarthy, Gerard
(2021)
Table Tennis

Morrell, Digby
(2022)
Football, Basketball, Tennis & Table Tennis

Peckham, Robert
(2019)  
Athletics, Basketball, Football and also involved in multiple sports 2002-present

Seckold, Craig
(2018)
Director of Sport (2004-2016) Athletics, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball 1996-present

Teo, Tony
(2023)
Art & Technology

Tsiambazis, Jim
(2023)
Music

Turner, Ben
(2021)
Cricket, Football, Sports Administrator (2005-2016), Director of Sport (2017-Present)

Watson, Ashley
(2023)
Music teacher, involved in leading ACC workshops at Parade over many years

Watson, Paul
(2023)
Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Football & Hockey, Sports Convenor Preston Campus

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SALESIAN COLLEGE

Barcellona, Melina
(2018)
Football, Table Tennis, Tennis 1987-present

Beckham, Steven
(2017)
Athletics (management of officials at ACC events) 1999-present

Cox, Tim
(2017)
Involved in coaching multiple sports 1999-present

Egan, Carl
(2017)
Coached multiple sports, Director of Sport for 16 years, Involvement in various ACC sporting sub-committees

Loonstra, Steven
(2023)
Cricket, Football, Soccer, Hockey, Tennis, Volleyball, Director of Sport 2016-Present)

Marley, Robert
(2024)
Golf, Soccer, Table Tennis and Tennis (2012-present)

Sellwood, Stephen
(2021)
Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Founder of the Salesian Sports Academy (2018-Present)

Wang, Mark
(2023)
Badminton, Table Tennis, Football, Basketball, Tennis & Volleyball

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SIMONDS CATHOLIC COLLEGE

Anastasio, Robert
(2023)   
Soccer, Table Tennis & Athletics

Riordan, Peter
(2024)
Coaching multiple teams across a range of sports at St Bede’s, De La Salle and Simonds over a 43-year career

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ST BEDE’S COLLEGE

Bourke, Brian
(2018)
Football 1980-present

Borella, Luke
(2021)
Athletics, Basketball, Cross-Country, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis (2003-Present), Volleyball

Burn, Lis
(2021)
Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Swimming, Table Tennis (1993-Present), Volleyball

Comas, Mark
(2020)
Basketball, Football, Table Tennis, Soccer (2000-Present)

Cracknell, David
(2017)
Hockey 1987-present

Hambly, Neil
(2021)
Director of Music (2010-2020)

Harrison, Geoff
(2022)
Tennis, Table Tennis & Soccer

Heatley, Julie
(2017)
Swimming 2004-2016

Heatley, Shane
(2020)
Football 1989-Present

Honan, James
(2022)
Football, Tennis & Table Tennis

Jacobs, Damon
(2021)
Table Tennis, Tennis (2003-Present)

Kensley, Robyn
(2022)
ACC Public Speaking & Hockey

Lalor, Owen
(2017)
Football & Cricket 1999-present

Lochery, Theresa
(2023)
Badminton, Hockey, Soccer, Table Tennis

Lyons, Melisa
(2021)
Hockey (1987-Present), Soccer, Swimming

Martyn, Guy
(2022)
Athletics, Football (2019 Herald Sun Shield Premiership), Basketball & Cricket

Matthews, Rachel
(2020)
Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Swimming, Table Tennis & Volleyball (1997-Present)

McAlroy, John
(2022)
Football, Tennis & Cricket at De La Salle & St Bede’s

Murphy, Christopher
(2017)
Athletics & Cross Country 1984-present (CBC St Kilda & St Bede’s)

Naughton, Michael
(2017)
Director of Sport (De La Salle 1991-1997, St Bede’s 2012-2020), Involved in coaching multiple sports, Organiser of ACC Championship events (Swimming 1993-1994 and Athletics 1996-1999)

Radford, Sam
(2021)
Director od Sport (St Bede’s 2021), Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country (2001-Present), Football at Emmanuel & St Bede’s

Radley, Craig
(2023)
Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Triathlon, Cricket, Soccer, Basketball, Director of Sport (Salesian 2012-13)

Rafferty, Kevin
(2017)
Athletics, Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Volleyball at Salesian and St Bede’s

Reidy, Brett
(2023)
Tennis, Table Tennis & Hockey

Robertson, Peter
(2024)
Music – Drumline, ACCent on Music Concerts

Russo, Paul
(2017)
Tennis, 1990-2013

Saluni, Walter
(2021)
ACC Music – Director of Music (2021 – Present), Junior Choir (2003-2005, Present), Stage Band (2007-Present), Concert Band (2007-Present), Senior Choir (2014-Present), Basketball, Table Tennis, Volleyball

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ST BERNARD’S COLLEGE

Brown, Gerard
(2017)
Athletics & Cross Country

Hall, Brian
(2019)  
Involved in coaching multiple sports for over 30 years

Loukomitis, Siobhan
(2024)
Debating & Public Speaking

Kelly, Peter
(2021)
Athletics, Cross-Country, Swimming, Helped to setup ACC lawn Bowls and Rally Days

Kirkwood, Bernadette
(2018)
1^st XVIII Football Trainer, Swimming, Tennis, Sports Co-ordinator

Nunan, Kevin
(2022)
ACC Debating & Volleyball

Osborne, Craig
(2020)
Director of Sport (2007-2017) Basketball, Cricket, Football (2001-Present)

Roberts, Helen
(2024)
Cross Country, Basketball, Volleyball & Badminton

Smith, Nicholas
(2021)
Basketball, Cricket, Football (2017 & 2018 SNR Premiership Team & Involved in St Bernard’s 1^st Herald Sun Shield Premiership, 2021 SNR Premiership), Tennis

Waters, David
(2022)
Athletics (Coach During the Decade of Dominance Over 10 Straight Years of Titles), Football, Basketball & Tennis

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ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE GEELONG

Alford, Len
(2020)
Cricket trainer for over 10 years

Breheny, David
(2018)
Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Swimming 1997-present

Dawson, Shane
(2018)
Football Trainer 1999-2017, ICT Manager for Athletics (2005-2014), ICT Manager for Cross Country (2007-2013) ICT Manager for Swimming (2008-2014) 1998-2017

Hinds, Mick
(2020)
Cricket trainer for over 25 years

Milverton, Bryson
(2023)
Involvement in multiple sports, Director of Sport 1999-2022, event management support at ACC championship events

Vaughan, Greg
(2020)
Manager of 1st XVIII Football for 25 years

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St Mary’s

Afkari, Mohsen
(2019)  
Table Tennis, Volleyball over 20 years

Cavolo, Edy
(2018)
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis 1997-present

Genovese, Rosario
(2021)
Hockey, Soccer, Table Tennis, Volleyball

Kaufman, Pat
(2018)
Athletics, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Handball, Swimming 1984-present

Lima, Salvatore
(2019)   
Soccer coach for over 25 years

O’Meara, David
(2018)
Director of Music (Samaritan 2000-2008, CBC St Kilda 2009-2021) ACC Battle of the Bands organiser

Paul, Justin
Director of Sport (1996-2007), Football, Golf, Cross Country 1993-present

Tomazi, Les
(2019)   
Involved in coaching multiple sports for over 30 years

Vandrine, Judy
(2023)
Table Tennis, Debating & Volleyball

Wantrynch, Kevin
(2021)
Football, Hockey, Swimming (2009-2010), Volleyball (2016-2018)

Whitlock, Nick
(2023)
Badminton

Williams, Leigh
(2022)
Football, Basketball, Athletics & Table Tennis

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WHITEFRIARS COLLEGE

Bates, Taryn
(2021)
Athletics, Cross-Country, Football, Hockey, Soccer at St Joseph’s College Geelong, St Bernard’s College & Whitefriars College

Bird, Brad
(2017)
Basketball, Football, Athletics

Bird, Tracey
(2020)
Athletics, Basketball, Cross-Country, Swimming, Volleyball (1994-Present)

Ciardulli, Peter
(2017)
Head of Sport 1998-2010, Football, Cricket, Hockey, Athletics

Collins, Trent
(2021)
Cross-Country, Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball

Cotter, Shane
(2017)
Swimming, Tennis, Football, Cross Country

Dalrymple, Andy
(2017)
Golf, Cricket, Football

Freeman, Jeremy
(2022)
Football, Volleyball

Height, Kristan
(2022)
Director of Sport (2019-Present), Cricket, Football, Tennis & ACC Athletics, Cross-Country & Swimming

Loprevite, Anthony
(2023)
Soccer, Basketball, Athletics, Cross Country, Assistant Head of Sport

Kellar, Gavin
(2020)
Assistant Head of Sport (2008-2010), Director of Sport (2011-2018), Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross-Country, Football (2005-Present)

Popischil, Frank
(2018)
Soccer, Hockey, Tennis, Cricket

Rennie, Peter
(2018)
Hockey, Football, Cricket, Volleyball

Sykes, Tom
(2022)
Soccer, Hockey

Worner, Andrew
(2024)
Athletics, Basketball, Football & Volleyball