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OBU WA, Australia - Get-together

The good old school days when the Benedictine diet was thosai and sambaal were relived when the Old Boys in Western Australia got together for a Thosai Evening at the Filipino Club in Perth.

The get-together, organised by chef Mario Mendis and Gerard Gnanaselvam, attracted 30 people - old boys and their wives - and a good time was had by all.

Senior old boy Hilarion Caspersz started off proceedings with a prayer and tribute to all those Old Benedictines who had passed on, specially Roger Joachim and Dion Raymond who were actively involved with the Old Bens in Perth.

Saliya Goonewardene then briefed the gathering on the progress made to strengthen the Benedictine presence in Western Australia since the last get-together where a six-member committee comprising Hilarion Caspersz as interim chairman, Gerard Gnanaselvam as interim treasurer, Saliya Goonewardene as interim Secretary along with Max Gerryn, Ken Jansen and Terrance Paranawitane was appointed to explore the possibilities of forming an association.
Saliya said that there were various hurdles to be cleared before a constitution was drawn up and the association registered under Western Australian State Laws.

But the committee had been successful in contacting all those who had had even a minor association with St Benedict's and forming a group comprising 20 old boys who had made a firm commitment to be part of the Benectine fraternity in WA.

Whilst activity in WA was being publicised in the main Benedictine website as well as the website managed by the UK old boys, the committee is also exploring the possibility of forming a website to be managed by the WA old boys. Saliya pointed out that it was important that all old boys who had made a commitment to join in the activities so that more events could be organised to meet more frequently.

The singing of the college song brought the formal side of the get-together to an end before the Old Boys and their wives tucked into the Masala Vadai, Ulundu Vadai and the mouth-watering Thosai.



FULL LIST OF THE WA OLD BENS

1. Cecil Saverimottu

2. Nihal Cooray

3. Hilarion Caspersz

4. Elmo Livera

5. Dwight Caspersz

6. Max Gerryn

7. Russel Raymond

8. Subash Fernando

9. Ken Jansen

10. Sarath Fernando

11. Gerald Moldrich

12. Mario Mendis

13. Robin Pereira

14. Hillaire Moldrich

15. Yogan Xavier

16. Terrance Paranawitane

17. Anton Godfrey

18. Rama Kandasamy

19. Gerard Gnanaselvam

20. Saliya Goonewardene



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Could someone please publish the cricket fixtures for 2011/12 season. Also would appreciate if the scores are updated on the web.

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