Community Life

Closing the Gap

Closing the GapApril 15, 2013

At the end of Term 1, St Joseph’s Nudgee College hosted the inaugural Close the Gap Day with an All-Stars game of touch football on the hallowed turf of Ross Oval.

Work & Welcome Program Fundraiser

Work & Welcome Program FundraiserApril 3, 2013

St Joseph’s Nudgee College is proud to be fundraising for the Work and Welcome Program, which allows the College to employ a newly-arrived refugee to work for one term.

ERA for Change

ERA for ChangeMarch 22, 2013

A new student advocacy network aimed at engaging young people has recently been launched at St Joseph’s Nudgee College.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaFebruary 15, 2013

St Joseph’s Nudgee College is co-hosting a screening of the film Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea with human rights lawyer and refugee advocate, Jessie Taylor, on Thursday 28

Nudgee College Commencement Update

Nudgee College Commencement UpdateJanuary 28, 2013

Nudgee College will commence Term One as per the 2013 College calendar. Please refer to this for your son's start date.

Treacy Building officially recommissioned

Treacy Building officially recommissionedOctober 11, 2012

Members of the wider St Joseph’s Nudgee College community came together today to celebrate the recommissioning of the Treacy Building.

Celebrating 50 years

Celebrating 50 yearsAugust 16, 2012

Members of the St Joseph’s Nudgee College class of 1962 returned to the College recently to celebrate their 50th reunion.

Celebrating reconciliation

Celebrating reconciliationAugust 9, 2012

St Joseph’s Nudgee College celebrated both its Indigenous students and National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day at last weekend’s first rugby home game.

A Semo thank you

A Semo thank youAugust 6, 2012

A couple from Semo have sent a special thank you to members of the St Joseph’s Nudgee College community who gave generously.

An artistic celebration

An artistic celebrationJuly 31, 2012

The wider St Joseph’s Nudgee College community will come together next week for an evening of art and music at the DimensionsNC Opening Night Celebration Gala.

Answering the call

Answering the callJuly 13, 2012

When the St Joseph’s Nudgee College Identity Office put the call out to help a Fijian village devastated by flash flooding, the result was overwhelming.

London bound

London boundJuly 6, 2012

When the 2012 Olympic Games begin in London later this month, members of the wider St Joseph’s Nudgee College community will be among the competitors.

DimensionsNC announce feature artist

DimensionsNC announce feature artistJune 25, 2012

Sydney-based artist Karen Atkins has been announced as the Feature Artist for the 2012 Nudgee College Art Festival – DimensionsNC.

Archbishop Celebrates 250th Anniversary

Archbishop Celebrates 250th AnniversaryJune 5, 2012

The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane joined the St Joseph’s Nudgee College community for a celebration mass on Friday 1, June commemorating to the day the 250th Anniversar

Indigenous Education Program wins Premier’s Reconciliation Award

Indigenous Education Program wins Premier’s Reconciliation AwardMay 30, 2012

The 2012 Queensland Reconciliation Awards recognise and award businesses, community organisations, educational institutions and partnership projects for their commitment towards turning reconciliat

From Ballymore to Suncorp Stadium

From Ballymore to Suncorp StadiumMay 16, 2012

It’s been a busy two weeks for our St George Qld Reds and Nudgee College with high profile Reds flanker Beau Robinson sharing his life story with our boarders last Thursday

Thanks mum

Thanks mumMay 16, 2012

St Joseph’s Nudgee College students had prepared for Mother’s Day last week with gift stalls and

Students represent College at home

Students represent College at homeOctober 7, 2011

Nudgee College PNG boarders returned home for the recent school holidays where, before joining their families, they represented the College during school visits and a rugby game.

Double award celebrations

Double award celebrationsOctober 3, 2011

St Joseph’s Nudgee College had a double reason to celebrate recently after receiving a community grant from the NAB and being awarded an education marketing award.

Archbishop returns to Nudgee College

Archbishop returns to Nudgee CollegeSeptember 26, 2011

St Joseph’s Nudgee College welcomed Archbishop of Brisbane John Bathersby DD back to the College recently when he was a special guest at two Nudgee College Old Boys Association events.

Arts take centre stage

Arts take centre stageAugust 4, 2011

St Joseph’s Nudgee College’s Tierney Auditorium will come alive on Saturday August 13 with a celebration of the arts at the gala opening celebration of DimensionsNC11.

Tenorissimo! prepare for DimensionsNC

Tenorissimo! prepare for DimensionsNCJuly 18, 2011

Attendees at the gala celebration opening Nudgee College’s annual arts festival Dimensions NC11 are in for a treat with Tenorissimo – the Four Tenors to perform on the night.

Musicians to begin tour

Musicians to begin tourJuly 14, 2011

Members of St Joseph’s Nudgee College’s Rock Bands 1 and 2 will perform at several regional schools from July 17–22 as part of the College’s sixth annual Music Tour.

To Paris and Back

To Paris and BackJune 22, 2011

St Joseph’s Nudgee College will welcome previous College family the da Lozzo’s as feature artists at the annual DimensionsNC Art Festival in August.

Street Swags van arrives

Street Swags van arrivesMay 27, 2011

Following on from delivery of the Community Barbeque van earlier this year, St Joseph’s Nudgee College has taken delivery of a second new van to assist its work with Street Swags.

College commemorates ANZAC Day

College commemorates ANZAC Day April 19, 2011

The NC DrumLine prepared to play to an audience of thousands when they performed at St Joseph’s Nudgee College’s ANZAC Day service this morning.

Drum Line’s Suncorp welcome

Drum Line’s Suncorp welcomeFebruary 23, 2011

The St Joseph’s Nudgee College Drum Line helped the Queensland Reds kick off their 2011 Super Rugby season last Sunday when they played at Suncorp Stadium.

Lessons in leadership

Lessons in leadershipNovember 23, 2010

Queensland Reds Head Coach Ewen McKenzie visited St Joseph’s Nudgee College recently to share advice on leadership and building a successful team.

Reds visit Nudgee College

Reds visit Nudgee CollegeNovember 2, 2010

St Joseph’s Nudgee College students got autographs and spent some informal time with Queensland Reds players when they visited the College last week.

Helping Virginia celebrate

Helping Virginia celebrateOctober 27, 2010

Nudgee College music students and members of the Cattle Club helped Virginia State Primary School celebrate its 90th anniversary recently when they attended the school’s fete. 

Tierney and Purton Officially Opened

Tierney and Purton Officially OpenedSeptember 13, 2010

Members of the St Joseph’s Nudgee College community came together to officially open the refurbished Tierney Auditorium and Purton Science Centre last week.

Musicians perform at regional schools

Musicians perform at regional schoolsJuly 20, 2010

St Josephs Nudgee College music students will be performing at several regional Queensland schools from July 18–23 as part of the College’s fifth annual Music Tour.

Charitable houses

Charitable housesJune 8, 2010

As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition, St Joseph’s Nudgee College places a strong focus on being charitable and helping those who are less fortunate.

Drum Line opens competition

Drum Line opens competitionJune 4, 2010

The popular St Joseph’s Nudgee College Drum Line made quite an impression when they participated in the official opening of the WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Brisbane recently

Rugby Memories Requested

Rugby Memories RequestedFebruary 11, 2010

Do you have a story about rugby games at St Joseph’s Nudgee College? If so we want to know about them!

Celebrating a Milestone

Celebrating a MilestoneDecember 9, 2009

The St Joseph’s Nudgee College community took time to celebrate a milestone birthday for a College stalwart as part of the College’s final assembly.

Rowing with a Mission

Rowing with a MissionOctober 19, 2009

St Joseph's Nudgee College Director of Rowing Mr Christian Oneto reports on the recent Barralong regatta and how participants are assisting the College’s Big Brekky program. 

Online bidding for B105 Art ends

Online bidding for B105 Art endsAugust 25, 2009

Bidding has ended for three original artworks painted by B105's Breakfast Crew for the DimensionsNC09 art festival.

International Problem Solvers

International Problem SolversJune 16, 2009

Year 11 St Joseph’s Nudgee College student Michael Potts reports on his group’s trip to the International Future Problem Solvers Conference in the USA.

Nudgee College hosts CRYPAR Expo

Nudgee College hosts CRYPAR ExpoJune 1, 2009

Hendry Oval was a hive of activity last Friday as St Joseph's Nudgee College hosted the second annual CRYPAR Community Against Youth Violence Expo.

Celebrating the ANZACs

Celebrating the ANZACsApril 28, 2009

The St Joseph's Nudgee College community celebrated both past and current defence force personnel during recent ANZAC Day celebrations. 

Old Boy Gives Back to Assist Current Students

Old Boy Gives Back to Assist Current StudentsMarch 25, 2009

St Joseph's Nudgee College Old Boys Brendan Ostwald and Dan Keating returned to the College yesterday to speak to students about scholarships being offered by Ostwald Bros.

2009 Nudgee PNG Reunion Finalised

2009 Nudgee PNG Reunion FinalisedFebruary 9, 2009

Nudgee College Old Boy Association President Tony Behm has already booked his flight and encourages all Old Boys to make the effort to visit Papua New Guinea and experience all it has to offer.

Building receives official blessing

Building receives official blessingNovember 20, 2008

Auxiliary Bishop for Brisbane the most reverend Brian V. Finnigan D.D. visited Nudgee College last week to officially open and bless the renovated Br J.K. O'Neill building.

Students kick off Christmas Appeal

Students kick off Christmas AppealNovember 17, 2008

Members of the St Joseph's Nudgee College UK Rugby Development Squad helped kick off the 21st annual Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal last Wednesday.

Celebrating Achievement

Celebrating AchievementNovember 11, 2008

St Joseph's Nudgee College students, staff, parents and guests celebrated a year of achievement last Thursday at the College's annual Awards Night.

Old Boys Reunion in UK

Old Boys Reunion in UKOctober 22, 2008

An Old Boys Reunion will be held in the United Kingdom on November 29 to coincide with the Nudgee Rugby team's UK Tour.

A Philippines reflection

A Philippines reflectionOctober 2, 2008

In August Year 10 students and several staff from St Joseph's Nudgee College travelled to the Philippines on Immersion.

Nudgee walks for cancer

Nudgee walks for cancerAugust 1, 2008

Nudgee staff and students will exhaust themselves for a good cause as part of the North Brisbane Relay for Life on August 16 and 17.

Students roll for a cause

Students roll for a causeJune 19, 2008

Members of St Joseph's Nudgee College's First XV, First XI and several boarders (Yokals) competed against each other in the recent Street Swags Great Winter Roll Up Challenge.