Peter Todd - New Director of Activities

Brief Profile of Peter Todd
Director of Activities (Sport and Culture) at St Joseph’s Nudgee College

• Born in 1969 – member of family of six boys, one girl (Mother, Margaret and Father , Kevin both stalwarts and employees of Good Counsel Parish, Innisfail. Dad a cane farmer )

• Educated by Good Samaritan Sisters and Marist Brothers in Innisfail before attending Marist College, Ashgrove for 1985 and 1986 as a boarder.

• Completed Teacher training at Kelvin Grove Campus, QUT majoring in English teaching

• Employed in 1991 as English Teacher at St Augustine’s College Cairns (Marist Brothers)

• Started teaching English at St Joseph’s Nudgee College in 1995

• 1999 – Appointed Head of Year 8. St Joseph’s Nudgee College

• December 2002 - Appointed Director of Activities (Sport and Culture) at St Joseph’s Nudgee College

Personal Sporting Achievements

• 1984 State Champion Under 15 100m, Pacific Games Finalist ( and Bronze Medal in Relay)

• 1984 Johnstone Shire (Innisfail) Sportsperson of the Year

• 1985-86 Marist College Ashgrove Athletics Champion, TAS 100m Champion 1985

• Ashgrove – also 2nds Cricket / Rugby

Sports Coaching/Refereeing

• St Augustine’s College First XI Cricket and First XV Rugby

• St Joseph’s Nudgee College – 14A, 13A Rugby, 13A Cricket, Athletics Team Manager, Rugby Referee, Member of Queensland Rugby Referees Association

Vision for Sport and Culture at St Joseph’s Nudgee College

In 1891 when Nudgee started ‘forming’ its first young man, the Sport and Cultural program at the school was simple and small. However, the school philosophy was underpinned by the Catholic notion that all people have gifts, and furthermore, by the concept that an active boy is a happy boy. In those days the sports included gymnastics, athletics and rugby. In the days before radio and TV, boarders were entertained by oratory nights, singing and simple talent quests.

Over 100 years later, while our numbers have expanded, lay teachers have largely replaced the Brothers and our facilities are often world class, our core beliefs are still the same; boys come to us with many and varied gifts and the opportunity to express those gifts is essential for their happiness and the growth in their esteem.

This year sees the College combine its co-curricula cultural and sporting programs. St Joseph’s Nudgee College is well known for its sporting achievements as we have had wonderful success. However, we also have a developing and dynamic cultural program. By bringing the two areas together it is an acknowledgement of their equal importance in the formation of the boys and their many gifts and talents. It is the College’s aim to continue our success in sport and to build on the already growing cultural dimension of our great school. The “Nudgee Spirit” is legendary. The word spirit is taken from the Latin, spiritus, meaning breathe. Our vision is for all areas of school life which give the boys, and College, ‘breathe’ to be recognized. This can only make Nudgee a richer place.