This page will provide you with the opportunity to share information about your class reunions with the wider OCS audience. You can send details of your planned reunion to webmaster@ocsportsea.org or just fill out the Contact Us form with details.
Once we have your information, we’ll add it to the page.
Significant years
This is for milestone events – 50th, 60th, 70th anniversary. Other events will be displayed separately.
2023 sees milestone anniversaries for the following classes:
1953 – 70th Anniversary
1963 – 60th Anniversary
The December 1963 OCS Class Reunion will be held in Newcastle from 23-27th October 2023.
The ‘Base Camp’ will be “Noah’s on the Beach” and will include day trips and a Formal Dinner on 25th October in the Hotel West Wing.
Interested persons can contact Dave Dufall on <davedufall1939@gmail.com>
1969 – 55th Anniversary
Our Class (June 1969) will be holding our 55 year Reunion in Sydney from 30th Apr to 2nd May 24 inclusive. We were planning on inviting any of our Senior Class (Dec ’68) and Junior Class (Dec ’69), who may wish to attend (with partners as paying guests), to our Meet and Greet on 3oth Apr 24.
1973 – 50th Anniversary
1974 – 50th Anniversary
Graduates and Directing Staff of the OCS Class of June 1974 are invited to attend the 50th Anniversary Reunion to be held on the Mornington Peninsula from 13-15 June 2024.
A “Meet & Greet” will be held PM 13 Jun 24 at the Rye RSL for the initial gathering of attendees. On AM 14 Jun 24 a tour of the old OCS site will be conducted followed by a “Dinner” back at the Rye RSL. To finish off reunion activities, an unofficial “Brunch” will be held at the Portsea Hotel AM 15 Jun 24.
Interested persons can contact either Roger Bennetts on rogerbennetts@icloud.com or John Goodchap on john_goodchap@yahoo.com.au.
1983 – 40th Anniversary
40th reunion of the December 1983 Class be held in Canberra on 11/12 November 2023. At this point, Paddy Hallinan and Marc Baumback (the two busiest – and shortest – men in the world) are finalising a restaurant for Saturday evening 11 Nov 23, as well as a Sunday brunch on 12 Nov 23 and attendance at a Remembrance service on 11/11/23. Clearly, partners are invited to attend all events to keep us in check.
Contact Marc on 0452 610 003 or check the OCS Facebook page.
Other Notifications
Some classes choose to meet on a regular basis to catch up. If you want to let us know what is happening contact us and we can add information here.
OCS All Classes and Staff Lunch
The next Brisbane event will be in July 2024. Keep an eye out for a message from your class orderley or on Facebook.
OCS Classes of 1972 – SEQLD
We gather on a quarterly basis for lunch at a well know waterhole in Brisbane. Contact the webmaster for more information.