Mount Lilydale Mercy College Alumni

15/10/2026

A huge congratulations to St Brigid's Catholic Primary School in Healesville on reaching their 125th anniversary! Many of our alumni spent their early years at St Brigid's. Take a look at the poster below for all the details on their upcoming celebration and let's help make it a great success 🥳

We only have 3 days to go until our big 125th birthday celebration for St Brigid's Catholic Primary School! We are very excited to welcome all our current and past families, and community members to our school, this Saturday the 17th of October from 12 - 2pm. See you there!

08/10/2026

💙 Celebrating a legacy of service 💛

Earlier this week, we welcomed six former staff members back to MLMC for a special retirement celebration, recognising their years of dedicated service and the lasting contributions they have made to generations of students. For many of our alumni, these will be familiar faces.

Joined by family and friends, Mandy Hetherington, Mary Hicks, Terry Hill, Danny Katzen, Elizabeth Keogh and John Ryan were formally farewelled through a liturgy, speeches and afternoon tea. Their service to the College spans many years, including one staff member who dedicated more than 39 years to MLMC.

In his reflection, Principal Philip Morison shared the words of Catherine McAuley, “We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us.” He spoke of how each of our retirees had been precisely that, lighting the path for thousands of young people and helping them grow into confident, compassionate adults ready to make their own mark on the world.

During the celebration, Terry Hill shared a sentiment that captured the occasion beautifully: “You may leave the College, but the College never leaves you.”

To Mandy, Mary, Terry, Danny, Elizabeth and John, we thank you for the many ways you have shaped our College community. Your legacy of service lives on through the generations of students you have taught, supported and encouraged.

Were you taught by one of these familiar faces? We'd love you to share a favourite memory or a message of thanks in the comments. 💙

06/10/2026

Class of 1986 are you ready to celebrate 40 years since graduating?

Take a look back your year 7 photos from 1981 and see if you recognise some familiar faces!

If you're a member of the Class of 1986, don't miss the chance to reconnect and celebrate.

Purchase your reunion tickets here - https://www.trybooking.com/DOVHF

We can't wait to welcome to back to the College.

29/09/2026

Throwback to 2001 - Class of 2006

Can you spot yourself or anyone you know in these class photos?

The Class of 2006 will be celebrating their 20-Year Reunion on Saturday 24 October, so we're taking a trip back to 2001 with these Year 7 class photo.

Mrs Pisotek and Mr Slagtman were the Coordinators, while the class captains reflected on camp, sports days and the twilight swimming carnival as highlights from the year in the Coolock.

If you're a member of the Class of 2006, don't miss the chance to reconnect and celebrate 20 years since graduating. Purchase your tickets to the reunion here - https://www.trybooking.com/DOVGW

24/09/2026

Celebrating 50 Years of Memories - Class of 1976

There's something very special about welcoming our Class of 1976 back to the College for their 50-Year Reunion.

If you're a member of the Class of 1976, don't forget to purchase your tickets to the upcoming reunion on Saturday 24 October - https://www.trybooking.com/DOVHV

We feel incredibly grateful and lucky to have a dedicated team of Archive volunteers, led by College Archivist and teacher, Lucia Tabacchiera. This wonderful team work tirelessly to keep our College history alive. From photographs and yearbooks to stories and memorabilia, their work ensures that generations of our alumni can look back and remember where their journey began.

For that, we thank them ❤

Here's to the memories made, the connections that have lasted and the generations yet to come.

Once part of our College community, always part of our College community.

22/09/2026

📸 THROWBACK TUESDAY!

Calling all Alumni from the Class of 1996 - can you spot yourself in these Year 7 class photos from 1991? 👀

🎶 The radio was playing Bryan Adams, Roxette, Guns N’ Roses and Daryl Braithwaite.

🚗 Parents were probably pulling into the College driveway in a Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Toyota Camry or Mitsubishi Magna.

📞 There were no mobile phones to text your friends when you were running late.

💻 The internet? What internet?

Fast forward and it's time to reunite!

🎓 Class of 1996 - 30-Year Reunion

Come along, catch up with old friends, reminisce about the good old days and see how everyone has aged or not aged at all😉

👉 Can you spot yourself in the photos? Tag yourself or tag an old school friend.

Purchase your tickets for your reunion here - https://www.trybooking.com/DOVHB

16/09/2026

Reconnect. Celebrate. Inspire. The 2026 Alumni Gala dinner was nothing short of extraordinary!

The highlight of the evening was the induction of two outstanding alumni — Bernard Dobson and Peta Searle into the Mercy Honour Roll, recognising their achievements, leadership and dedicated service stand as a massive point of pride for our entire community.

Thank you to everyone who attended the night, without your support events like these wouldn't be possible.

A special thank you goes to our Alumni Association committee whose dedication ensured the success of the event.

We are also deeply grateful to our generous sponsors who donated raffle prizes: Fernwood Chirnside Park, Coldstream Brewery, Coombe Yarra Valley, Killara Estate Winery, Launch Fresh, Morgans Winery & Distillery, Payne's Rise Winery, Puffing Billy Railway, Sage Hotel Ringwood, Chirnside Park Country Club, The Eastern Golf Club, Skin Body Spa, Hop Hen Brewing and Trevor Dudleys

15/09/2026

The Class of 2016 will be celebrating their 10-Year Reunion on Saturday.

To mark the milestone, here's a look back at where the journey started, Year 7 class photos. Looking at these photos will bring back so many memories. The cohort has shared plenty of laughs, achieved big goals and navigated some tough times together.

This weekend is a chance to honour where we've been, celebrate how far we've come and reconnect over the good times.

We would love to see as many people there so don't forget to purchase your ticket here - https://www.trybooking.com/DOFPP

09/09/2026

The Class of 2006 is celebrating their 20-Year Reunion on Saturday 24 October at the College and we can't wait to welcome them back.

These throwback photos from Year 9 are sure to unlock a few forgotten memories (and maybe a bit of hair styling regret).

Tag your classmates and make sure to purchase a ticket to the reunion here - https://www.trybooking.com/DOVGW

30/08/2026

Fun memories from the 2025 Alumni Gala dinner!

We can't wait to celebrate our 2026 Mercy Honour Roll inductees , Bernard Dobson and Peta Searle, at this year's event next Saturday night at Chirnside Park Country Club.

Everyone from the MLMC community is invited to attend. Purchase your tickets before sales close via the link - https://www.trybooking.com/DOEMJ