NEWS OF OLD BOYS The Melbourne Box When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Nicholas Searles (2007) found himself in a position where he lost a bit of work, but gained some extra time and perspective on just how lucky he was compared to others – particularly some of his favourite local businesses. Nicholas wanted to do something productive with his new-found spare time, and subsequently came up with The Melbourne Box: a gift box concept that gathers products from a range of different Melbourne-based businesses and delivers them to your doorstep. It helps support local business, provides handy products for isolating Melburnians, and filled the gap in Nicholas’ schedule! The Melbourne Box was launched in May and sold out in the first week! Nicholas had to quickly re-stock for the Mother’s Day rush and delivered over 100 boxes on the Mother’s Day weekend.
Tim Hare (2009) got married to Alex Ryan on 15 March 2020 at Lyrebird Falls. Hugh Banfield (2009) was best man, and Tim’s brother Pete (2006) gave a toast to the bride and groom.
Congratulations to Liam Petterson (2014) of University of Melbourne who won the 2019 Student Journalist of the Year award for ‘IBM Australia to roll out neurodiversity program, hiring people with autism to fill variety of IT roles’. JUDGES’ CITATION
Congratulations Jonathan Giokas (2008) married Eleni on 22 February 2020 at Aerial, South Wharf in Victoria There were lots of 2008 Old Boys in the bridal party including: Milan Amarsi, Christian Pitsounis and Louis Goutos.
Liam Petterson’s story showed excellent news instincts and initiative. While interning with ABC Radio Ballarat, Liam spotted the potential for a story in a job ad for IBM. The company was seeking up to ten candidates with autism for their neurodiversity program. Liam demonstrated strong research and reporting skills to craft a human story which attracted national attention.
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