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RCOBAA AGM 2015

The AGM for the 2014/15 Year was held at the Mount Waverley Community Centre on the 20th of
September 2015. In excess of 100 members attended the AGM which was followed by lunch and the
customary speeches. The formal part of the meeting concluded at 12.45pm. The Eddie Grey Memorial
Oration was delivered by Mr Jeremy Ludowyke the current principal of Melbourne High School and the
Toast to the teachers was given by Shanaka Perera from the 1998 Group and the first proud recipient of the
Royal Crown.

The president, Aynkaran Sivaratnam welcomed the members following which a minutes silence was
observed to remember our fellow Royalist who had passed away during the year. The president in his
report indicated that the membership was going from strength to strength. Over the last 4 years RCOBAA
had grown by 170 % and he said that we were targeting to be at 200% growth in the next year. The under
45 year old members had grown by 970% and the over 45 Year olds had grown by 116%. The committee
was very satisfied by the results of the membership numbers. He shared the social media statistics which
was very interesting. Aynkaran said that in analysing RCOBAA website and face book numbers it was
pleasing to note that we had over 3,300 visitors over the last 32 Months on to our website. Since May this
year just the five top most facebook posts that were picked had been look at by our facebook reader s over
6,200 times. What was also pleasing to note was that RCOBAA seniors’ luncheon in June had fair
engagement on facebook. These numbers he said proved that our strategies were working. It was clear that
the facebook posts were being enjoyed by both the young and the senior members. He also mentioned that
3 issues of the Floreat were published during the year. He then gave an overview of the 8 events held
during the year which was very well attended by our members.

Aynkaran said that the Twinning of the Royal and Melbourne High School in July 15 was a significant
initiative and achievement for him. He said that there were three reasons why he felt that this was a perfect
partnership. Royal College and Melbourne High School share a common heritage, standing and educational
philosophy. Melbourne High School is the oldest and most prestigious government high school for boys, in
Victoria. Our schools also have a historical link through a cricket tour undertaken by Royal College in
1934.

Aynkaran said that the intended purpose of the partnership was to encourage a spirit of co-operation,
friendship and collaboration between our schools and to foster collaboration in such areas as education and
sport. He saw the elements of this partnership to be limitless - Reciprocal academic, sporting or cultural
student exchanges or visits, reciprocal teacher exchanges or visits, Professional collaboration between
teachers, collaborative school programs assisted by online technology, collaboration between our alumni
organizations and assistance to school and alumni visitors to our respective countries. In the true spirit of
the partnership he had invited Peter Strathopalas (Melbourne High OBA President) and Mr Jeremy
Ludowyke for the luncheon today.

Aynkaran concluded his report by sharing with the members the RCOBAA social responsibility initiatives
during the year. During the year we contributed to the Hostel Library Project. Whilst this did not have a
financial impact on the RCOBAA but did involve the time of the committee. We made a financial donation
to sponsor 4 Children in June and a Commitment to Loyalty Pledge to support these kids for the next two
years. These 4 boys were all grade 9 students - high achievers and well-rounded kids. Their average marks
are in the mid 90s. This is based on marks for two terms and 4 subjects per term. They are all members of
either a sporting team or an association. Their parents earn a significant lower income. He said that he saw

it to be a real privilege to be able to make a small difference to these Royalists. We committed to donate to
the Loyalty Pledge a further 30% of the Profits from the 2015 Dinner Dance Profits in 2016 and 2017. This
will take care of these kids until they enter university or their chosen fields or careers. We will continue to
keep you informed and let you be part of their journey. RCOBAA will be making a difference to 9 to 10
kids through our current and previous donations sitting in a trust account. He also reminded the members
that we had 3 Hostel kids that we are supporting through the funds we donated 2013/14 year and concluded
by saying that we should all be proud that we are currently making a difference to approximately 13
Royalists in Sri Lanka.

Dinesh Perera Hashan
Secretary

Lahiru

Hirusha Maneka

Annual Triangular Rugby

Tournament

The triangular rugby game between the Royalist, the Thomians and the trinitians was played at the
Springvale Reserve on the 9th of May
The results of the games were as follows.
RC V STC - RC
RC V TCK - RC
TCK V STC - TCK
FINAL Round - TCK V RC - TCK

Seniors' Luncheon
14th June 2015

Mount Waverley Community Centre

The old Royalists Senior's luncheon is a colourful and joyous affair eagerly anticipated by many older old
boys and their spouses. This year it was a pleasant occasion with a packed programme. An air of
efficiency mixed with good fun prevailed throughout the bright afternoon.

After an opening speech by the president Aynkaran Sivaratnam, it was meal time and the tasty spread
would have satisfied the most discerning of palates. Bingo was expertly conducted by Lilith de Silva and
Nihal de Run. Nihal was both authoritative and entertaining while calling out the numbers. The president’s
wife won the first prize, declined it, only to win again! Finally the prize was won by a Trinitian, who held
up the Dimples Scotch for all to see and feel a thirst.... alas it was frustration as it was not opened then and
there!

The highlight of the afternoon, was the entertainer Arnie, a young old-Josephian, who rocked it up,
imitating many an artist, such as Michael Jackson, Elvis, Bob Marley and a few others. He changed his
voice and garb to mimic them, and gave us all tons of entertainment with his tremendous talent. He
obviously appealed to most people judging by the fact that hardly anyone left till the last item was finished.
He interacted with the audience and many a young lady responded in like manner. President Aynkaran
joined him for a song, as did Rohan Wimalasuriya and Ransi Fernando. Each of them came in for a
ragging from the singer - MC rather more than they hoped for, but it was intensely engaging fare like I
have rarely experienced.

Had it not been for his recent impressive appointment as Deputy-Principal of Wesley College, Colombo,
our true-blue Royalist Shaw Wilson, would have not missed this occasion, but would have enjoyed it
immensely. Another person who would have loved it is Ashy Cader (who counted the days also for the
AGM and Stag Dinner). His greatest happiness in recent years was the life-membership awarded to him
two years ago; within days that certificate was framed and hung on the wall beside his bed. Alas, he passed
away on July 19th.

Proceedings wound up with the singing of the College Song, which most of us knew by heart but others
kept hunting for the words in the papers strewn around the tables, this writer included!

D. P. Mendis

Blue&Gold
Soiree '15

The annual dinner dance held on the 30th of May in Box hill was a real success. We sincerely appreciated
the support given by the committee members and the members who literally bought all the tickets even
before they were printed..



A Lesson They Didn’t Teach in School

It was 1948. The Great War among the imperial home was too small for the school population. Beds
powers was now over and for the second time in the were cramped together in rooms and corridors with
century, the Western Powers had triumphed. Ceylon small lockers for clothing. The lavatories were
was about to gain independence, with some strings based on the type in use in temporary army camps,
attached from her colonial master, Great Britain, for small partitioned wood closets each containing a
having enthusiastically supported the British in the small wood box with a hole in the centre. The
war. India, which opposed the war, with their British Army called these “thunder boxes”. The
leaders preferring jail rather than support for their droppings fell into a bucket which was cleaned daily
colonial master, had got independence the previous by traditionally low-caste Tamil latrine coolies. At
year. four thousand five hundred feet above sea-level, it
was cold and often foggy in the mornings. Wake up
We were a group of about a hundred schoolboys time was sharp at six o’clock. Then it was time to
from one of the most prestigious schools, aged jog around the school perimeter for half an hours,
twelve to fourteen, in classes classified as Forms 2, wash in the icy cold water of the garden taps and
3 and 4, on our way on board the up-country train dress for breakfast by 7.30 a.m. By 8.00 a.m. we
from Colombo to the boarding school in distant were walking to the classrooms. Corporal
Bandarawela. During the Great War, all Colombo punishments were readily meted out for every
school buildings were requisitioned by the infraction of the many rules, both with canes and
government for housing military facilities. Ceylon fists. But small boys do not complain of physical
was the staging point from which the British South hardship when they are with their peers. It is against
East Asia Command, under Lord Louis the macho culture they are taught to accept. Only
Mountbatten, was to despatch troops to re-capture evening games and a week-end sing-song sessions
their South East Asian colonies from the Japanese. enlivened our rather bleak lives.
So a branch boarding school was also set up in the
distant hills of the Uva province. It was In the train compartments, boys gathered in
recommended to parents as a place with clean different carriages keeping strictly to their age
mountain air that was good for the health of their groups. One year of seniority meant superior status
boys. and a younger fellow had to keep away from
bullying seniors. Our group of thirteen year olds
If you thought it was a great holiday resort for us, started off by boasting to each other of their exploits
you would be mistaken. We were going from our during the holidays. But it was a long five hour
comfortable modern middle-class homes in journey with the train engines straining up steep
Colombo with our loving Mamas and houseboys mountain sides overlooking deep valleys lush with
and housemaids who did all our chores to a rather vegetation of the brightest hues of green,
miserable boot camp run by two frustrated middle- interspersed with terraced rice paddies and the
aged men who could not forgive the authorities for distant tiny brown huts of the local villages. Tiffin
sending them to this isolated place where their boxes were opened and lunches prepared by loving
professional advancement and social life would be Mamas were eaten and shared. After the initial
constrained. Apart from these two house-masters, outburst of energy, fatigue was setting. Even gazing
the other teachers lived in houses away from school out of the windows was not much fun for boys who
with their families and were distinctly happier and saw nothing appreciative in the gorgeous scenery
friendlier people to be tutored by. which could proudly adorn a European travel poster.

The school was a large one-time tea estate Barely noticed by us, a young village couple had
bungalow atop a hilly elevation, cut off from the entered our half-empty compartment and were
poverty stricken villages of the region. This family seated as far away from us as possible near the

windows overlooking the steep valleys. The man dealer deals a card to each player. Every player puts
was dressed in a pressed sarong and shirt and the in an equal sum of money. When a player holds the
woman in a new green cotton sari. The young winning card, he scoops in all the money. It is
couple were perhaps newly married as the woman man’s game. Women never play it. But now we
kept her head down, averting her eyes from the were watching this game discreetly but with
husband seated opposite her. They were clearly in interest.
their best suits and bound from one small village to
another, perhaps for some important family event. After seemingly enjoying a few rounds, the men
But they had no interest for us. They were the type turned to the young man and invited him to join
of people from whom our families recruited their ill- them. His wife shook her head in quiet disapproval.
paid domestic servants whom we treated like lower But it must have seemed an honour to this village
level humans. It was unseemly to fraternise with yokel to play with such men. Hesitantly, he placed a
such people. Or even look upon them with any ten rupee bet and surprisingly won his first round.
interest. The men encouraged him. It must be his lucky day.
They asked him to place a bigger bet. He pulled out
But something quite unusual was now happening. the last ten rupee note in his pocket and added it to
We were very slowly passing Nanu Oya, one of the his winnings. He won again. Elated, he now placed
highest points on the line, with the engine noisily his winnings on the table for the next round. And he
powering to take the strain of this steepest part of lost it all. He was now downcast. But his fellow
the journey. Three men were seen slowly moving players encouraged him. Your luck will come again,
along the narrow train footboard outside the they said. It always does. He said he had no money.
carriages, holding onto the hand rails and window They looked at the 24 carat gold ring on his wife’s
sills, peering into the compartments. Below them, finger, her wedding ring. They said that would
the steep valley looked down a thousand feet. They suffice for cash and they would increase their own
were very respectably dressed in the manner of bets. The young man pulled the gold ring off his
affluent village folk: palaykat sarongs, hitched with wife and placed it on the pile of cash put in by the
the traditional broad black elastic belt with its little others. The air was now very tense. All of us boys
leather money pouch, long sleeved shirts and a coat were now alert to what was going on. The stakes
of the type that went with the business suits worn by were high. The men started to play very slowly and
upper-income men for work. Physically handsome, deliberately. And then it was over.
they were clearly not people who laboured in the
fields but looked like affluent rural businessmen. One of the outsiders won. They scooped in the cash
They had climbed the train as it slowed down at this and the ring and put these in their coat pockets.
stretch. They got up and without any parting farewell to the
young couple opened the door and climbed on to the
Looking into our compartment, one man thrust his foot rest of the train. As the train started slowing
hand though the window and opened the door for down again near an approaching station, they
the trio to get in. Once the door was closed and nimbly leapt off and disappeared.
locked, they sat near the young village couple and
began earnestly playing a card game called booruwa The young man was wooden faced and
(donkey) or asking/hitting. It is a game only expressionless. His young wife was quietly sobbing
favoured by the hoi-polloi unfamiliar with more into the end of her sari. We were speechless
respectable middle-class card games like bridge or spectators to this human drama. The sobbing young
poker. Each person in turn calls a card before the woman’s face remains etched in my memory after
all these years.
Editors note:
Kenneth Abeywickrama
05 April 2014

It is with much sadness that we report the passing away of Kenneth Abeywickrema.
Kenneth had travelled to Sri Lanka in April 2015 from his home in Maryland USA to

celebrate his 80th birthday. He died of a heart attack days prior to his birthday.

Cricket brings two great schools together

On Friday 5th June 2015 Aynkaran Sivaratnam, Indrajith Wijegunaratne and I made our way to Melbourne
High School to meet Mr Jeremy Ludowyke, the school's principal.

As we walked towards the front door of this picturesque school built on a hill, we passed the statues of
Keith Miller and Bill Woodfull - two old boys of the school who became two of Australia 's most
legendary test cricketers. Bill Woodfull was a teacher who taught at the school and became its principal
from1956 to 1962.

Jeremy Ludowyke had invited us to help him make plans to visit Royal College with his cricket team from
Melbourne High School. He was planning to meet the Royal College Principal, staff and students and
organise a cricket match between the two schools.

After we were greeted by Jeremy Ludowyke we found ourselves in his cosy office sipping tea and talking
about the histories of Melbourne High School and Royal College. The two schools had a lot in common;
both schools are known for their academic excellence, sporting prowess and had produced great leaders
who have served their countries in formidable ways in many fields.

In making plans for Melbourne High School's visit to Royal College, we recalled the visit made by Royal
College to Melbourne High School in 1936. Principal LHW Sampson arrived in Australia with the college
cricket team and a memorable match was played between the two great schools. Aynkaran, Inji and I
finalised our meeting with Jeremy Ludowyke having made plans for Melbourne High School to visit Royal
College.

We left the Melbourne High School principal's office high-spirited and feeling that the beginnings of a
meaningful bond between the two schools had been made.

George Fernando

Jeremy Ludowyke's Speech at
Royal College Colombo

Principal Gunasekara, teachers and students of Royal College and Old Royalists who are with us today. My
name is Mr Ludowyke, the Principal of Melbourne High School and I would like to explain why we have
come 7,000 kilometres to visit you today.

There is a practical reason for this visit but we are also fulfilling an historical obligation on the part of our
school and personal obligation of my own.

First let me explain the practical reason. Your have heard our tour captain Chinmay describe the many
similarities between our two schools and it is true we share much in common.

Another thing we have in common is that we are both very unique schools. In Sri Lanka there is no other
school like Royal College and in Australia there is no other school like Melbourne High School. We are
each the premier government boys’ school in our respective countries. In fact there are very few schools
like us anywhere in the world.

There are considerable advantages in being a unique and premier school but there are also disadvantages.

• Who understands us?
• Who can we learn from?
• Who can we partner with?

Today our two schools intend to sign a memorandum of understanding to enable us to share opportunities,
perhaps for our students and teachers to visit each other and see how a similar school operates in a different
environment. From this I hope we will discover ways to improve each of our schools. I am hopeful also
that our affinities will lead to a lasting partnership and friendship. That is the practical reason we have
come here today.

We have also come to fulfil an historical obligation. Any good Royal College student should know that
1936 was an especially auspicious year for our school marking as it did the School’s centenary.

One of the more ambitious ventures undertaken during that centenary year was a cricket tour to Australia.
Fourteen students, two officials and the School Principal, LHW Sampson travelled to Australia to play a
series of matches against Australian Schools.

One of those schools was Melbourne High School. How it came to pass that Royal College was
encouraged to undertake this tour and why they came to MHS in particular is of itself a very interesting
story but one I shall have to save for another day.

So we stand before you in an identical configuration to the tour party that visited us almost 80 years ago
today, 14 students around 15 years of age, two teachers and myself as the School Principal and on behalf of
my school I do apologise for the fact that it has taken so long to return your visit.

The reason it has taken so long brings me finally to a personal obligation I am here to fulfil. Amongst the
Royal College students who made that trip to Australia all those years ago was an RH De Kretser. He was
my mother’s cousin. It may come as something of a surprise to you to know that I was born in Sri Lanka
but left here as a child. I grew up in Australia and was myself educated at Melbourne HS.

However my family connection to Royal College goes back to an E. Ludowyke who graduated from Royal
College in 1856. He was the first Royal College student to gain first class honours in the entrance exam for
Calcutta University, which was then the only university that students from here could access. In 1858 he
returned and joined the staff of Royal College. The School at that time consisted of only 255 students.

More recently, my grandfather came to this School and played in the first eleven cricket team and my
Uncle captained the team when it won the Royal-Thomians match in 1945 but there the family link ended
so at a personal level I am returning to the school of my forebears to maintain a link that is 160 years old.

Principal Gunesekara, I hope you will forgive my school for taking 80 years to return your visit. I look
forward to fostering a rich and rewarding relationship between our two great schools and I sincerely hope
we will not need to wait another 80 years before MHS again hosts a visit from Royal College.

Jeremy Ludowyke

Principal Melbourne High School

Royal College versus Melbourne High School - 1936

As part of Royal College’s centenary celebrations in 1936 a cricket tour was organised to Australia. We
suspect this was facilitated by Bill Woodfull who had visited Sri Lanka as Captain of the Australian team
in 1930 and 1934 en route to the test series in England.

The tour took place between March 21st and May 5th and the first tour match was against Scotch College
Perth resulting in a draw. The second match was against Melbourne High School played on the School
oval.

Rain delayed the start and the match which was umpired by Mr Woodfull then a teacher at MHS. Royal
made 4/105 declared and MHS were 5/73 in reply when bad light stopped play.

The outstanding player for MHS was Keith Miller who top scored with 28 and 1/31. Miller was already
playing district cricket for South Melbourne and had recently played against Carlton captained by Bill
Woodfull.

The outstanding player for Royal College was PCD McCarthy who would later represent Sri Lanka
including against a match in Colombo against the visiting Australia Services team in 1945. He later
migrated to Australia and representing West Australia in the Sheffield Shield from 1951-54.

Both Miller and Mc Carthy were to play each other again twice. In the Australian Services match in
Colombo in 1945 and in a WA V NSW Sheffield Shield match in 1954.

One of the touring players for Royal College was Robert Lloyd de Kretser. He was my mother’s cousin.

Jeremy Ludowyke

Principal Melbourne High School
References:
Strong Like its Pillars - Melbourne High School 1905-2005 P142
The Unicorn 1936
S S Perera: History of Royal College P 410-411
Melbourne High School - Cricket Archive

Photos of Match played in 2015 during the Melbourne High Tour of Royal College in Sri Lanka

VALE ASHROFF CADER

ASHROFF CADER - SRI LANKAN RUGBY IMMORTAL

All that was mortal of Ashroff Abdul Cader were laid to rest at the Springvale Cemetery, Melbourne on
Saturday 18 July 2015. The 85 year old known popularly as Ashy and sometimes as “Ashley” to the
uninitiated, was not in the best of health over the last few years. He had a few mobility issues during the
last couple of years and the cumulative effect of the “no holds barred” rugby that he played with such
consummate grace and ability during his youthful years have had an obvious impact on his health in his
declining years. To have
lived till 85 and in good
health for most of his
life however, is no mean
achievement, finally
succumbing most likely
to the heavy toll that the
robust game of rugby
had on this strapping six
footer, a veritable
Adonis cast in the
mould of some long
gone Greek god.

Ashroff was the eighth
boy in a large family of
15 – twelve boys and
three girls born to their
parents N H M Abdul
Cader and wife. His
father was a member of
the Legislative Council of Ceylon in 1915. Ashy’s elder brothers Mohideen and Jabir owned the New
Olypia Theatre of which Ashy himself was a director. All of the siblings distinguished themselves in their
chosen fields and in public life be it medicine, law, accountancy or commerce. None of them would
however enjoy the national popularity and adulation that Ashy enjoyed as arguably the best admired rugby
player of his time..

Anyone with the slightest association with the game of rugby (for some unknown reason popularly called
rugger in Sri Lanka) would have no difficulty in acknowledging Ashy as one of the most outstanding rugby
players that trod the rugby grounds of Sri Lanka, be they the sports grounds of his alma mater Royal
College, the green pastures of Longden Place, his beloved club CR & FC which he represented and
captained for many years, or the various other sports grounds that he stomped on as the rugby captain of
Ceylon during the period 1959 to 1961.

Ashy’s introduction to rugby was in 1947 when he was just over 16 years of age and selected to represent
his school Royal College. All 14 of his team mates that year left school at the end of the year leaving Ashy
to carry the mantle for the future. He was appointed Captain at the age of 17 in 1948 and with 14 freshers
he took on the Trinitians and wrested the Bradby with two convincing wins, laying the foundation for a
legendary career. He played for the school in 1949 as well, under the captaincy of his deputy in the 1948
side, Geoff Weinman. On leaving school he seemed to have had an inclination to join the fledgling Ceylon

Army as an officer cadet (five of his 1947 team Tony Anghie, Arthur Bartholomeusz, Eustace Fonseka,
Dennis Hapugalle, and David Raymond were recruited as officer cadets and were trained in Sandhurst to
be the first officer recruits for the Ceylon Army) but eventually decided to join Walker Sons and Co, then
the leading Engineering firm in Ceylon, as an Executive in the Motor Dept. The Company was on the
lookout for outstanding young sportsmen for Management positions and had already ensnared old Royalist
sportsmen like Vivian de Kretser (cricket captain 1945), Ivers Gunasekera, Mahes Rodrigo, and Lucien de
Zoysa among others.

After leaving school, Ashy had no difficulty in joining the first XV of the
CR & FC the leading Ceylonese rugby club. His customary position as lock
forward flanked invariably by his old school companion Geoff Weinman on
one flank and Norman Gunawardene also an old Royalist on the other flank.
This talented back row not only represented CR & FC but also did the
honours for Low Country in their annual Capper Cup encounter with Up
Country. The trio went further to reach the ultimate to represent Ceylon in
international encounters.

It was as a line out specialist that the lanky Ashy featured as a rugby player. There was no one in Ceylon
who could match him in the lineouts. In the 1948 team of Royalist freshers that he led to battle the ball
was thrown from the line by Desmond Van Twest,

collected by Ashy in a flash with a leap and snaffle all in one movement and delivered cleanly to Daya
Perera the scrum half. He was to repeat this act of rugby magic ad nauseam playing for the CR & FC and
for Ceylon. His scrum partners were invariably then Mahes Rodrigo or Tony Sirimanne, both of whom
have since departed the earthly scene.

Ashroff Cader has given more to the game of rugby in Sri Lanka than most people one could think of. He
together with Mahes Rodrigo coached the Thomian rugby teams when the school was introduced to the
game in 1955. Likewise, Ashy was responsible in coaching several successive rugby XVs at Issipatana
College to bring them up to the best of their potential. Both these schools owe much to him for their
success in the game.

Ashy was a pillar of strength to the CR and FC as a player, Club Captain and in the administration of the
club. He played a major role in the expansion of thse club house and grounds in the 1960s to bring it on
level with international venues, and was highly regarded in the corporate rugby world. His move to
Australia in the 1970s removed from the rugby scene in Sri Lanka a devoted rugby personality who was to
be sorely missed by the game in Sri Lanka.

Requiescat in pace Ashy – thy work done magnificently

Hugh Karunanayake

1) Royal College Rugger Team 1948 from the Royal College Magazine, Third Term 1948

2) Caricature of Ashroff Cader by R. C. (Bob) Edwards - Head Master of Lower School RC from Royal
College Magazine, Third Term 1949.

Membership List as at 31st October 2015

Abhaya Udugama Harsha Aluthge Niroshan Hewakoparage
Ajith Jayawardena Hasanga Viraj Wijetunge Niroshan Serasinghe
Alexander Lokuge Hashitha Perera Pasan B.B.S. Gunasekara
Almaaz Alavi Hemanth Cooray Peshan Kurukulasuriya
Asanga Perera Hildon Bevan Piloo Rustomjee
Ashrof A. Cader Hiran Muttiah Piloo H. Billimoria
Aslam Assen I Hathurusinghe Piyal Gunaratne
Athula Ratnayaka Ikram Mohinadeen Pushpika Gamage
Aubrey VanCuylenburg Indrajit Abeywardene Raj Amarasingam
Aynkaran Sivaratnam Indrajith Wijegunaratne Ramesh Nadarajah
Azad Raheem Ishan (Saji) Bahar Ranga Perera
Brian Lieversz Jafir Dawood Ranjan Muttiah
Bryan Wickremeratne Jahanghir Abdul Majeed Ranjeev Ekanayake
Cedric Jansz Janek Ratnatunga Ransi Fernando
Chaman Ipalawatta Jayawardhana Chinthana De Silva Riyad Uduman
Chamith Perera Jeremy Perera Riza Muthaliph
Channa Wijesinghe Jimmy Billimoria Rohan Wimalasuriya
Charith Jayatillake Jivaka Fernando Sajeewa Rathnayake
Chathura Liyanagama Joseph Wijendran Saman Ranabahu
Chethiya Dissanayake Jumaan Sheriff Samath Fernando
Chinthana Wijeweera Kalhara Samarasinghe Samitha Desilva
D. C. Jayasekera Kandiah Sivapragasam Samath Wijeyasinghe
Damitha De Lanerolle Kumaran Duraiswamy Sandy Ranoir Jesudhason
Dammica Wickramaratne Lal Goonewardena Sanjaya Ranaweera
Darin Mallawarachchi Lilith De Silva Sarath Mendis
Dasith Senanayake Lindsay Ferdinands Shanaka Perera
Deva Corea Lochana Premarathna Shanka Gunawardana
Devindra Weerasooriya Lorensz Pereira Shantha Arangala
Deepal Perera Madhawa Mutukumarana Shiran De Silva
Devine De Silva Maliq Deane Soba Ranasinghe
Dhammika Perera Mangala Jayawardene Sonny Pradeep De Silva
Dinesh Perea Maurice Anghie Stuart Roland
Dick Siebel Maurice Thomasz Sudath Gunatilake
Dinesh Chelvathurai Michael Kreltszheim Sujeevan Panagoda
Eardley Lieverz Michael La Brooy Sujith Satkunam
Ethan Imesh Gankanda Mohan De Run Susil Ranasinghe
Fitzroy Crozier Mohan Perera Tharin Peiris
Fred Kreltzheim Mohan Pillai Timothy Wijesooriya
G.C. Weeramantry Mohan Tisseverasinge Tissa Galagedera
Gamini Jayasinghe Nadun Amarasinghe Tony Anghie
Gehan Perera Namal Aruna Joseph Fernando Trevor Jansz
George Fernando Nandalal Jayasinghe Uchin Alwis
Gishan Bamunusinghe Nigel De Kretser Venura Welegedera
Haris Peiris Nihal Kodituwakku Wangisa Jayatilake
Harris Priya Kumarage Nihal M. D. De Run Yasiru Samarakoon

The above are the list of members who have proactively renewed their 2015/16 membership as at 31st
October 2015. 2014/15 members who are yet to renew please renew your membership.

In the unlikely event that you have renewed your membership and your name does not appear, please
contact the membership secretary via [email protected]

Register of Member Services

The RCOBAA committee has introduced a new initiative whereby members have the opportunity to share
with the wider Royal College community their professional and/or trade services that are being offered by
the member. These services will be published in the Floreat as well as on our website and should be in the
format below:

Nithy Chellappah Nihal de Run
Architectural and design services Specialising in IT'S A BREEZE PROPERTY PTY LTD
extensions, dual occupations, new design and Representing Heritage Grove Retirement Villas
construction services (Sri Lanka)
email: [email protected] or Ph: 0419382142 (Nihal)
Ph. 0413 138 180

Professional seeking employment in IT sector

Amal Cooray
Project Manager, professional with over 15 years experience in the IT sector, is looking for any opportunity
in the IT sector in Melbourne .
Email: [email protected]
Mobile Ph: 0452 381 708

Want to promote your Year Group ?

RCOBAA would like invite all members and Royal College year
groups to use the RCOBAA WEBSITE , FACEBOOK

and Floreat as a medium to promote your services and inform others
about your activities and projects.

For further info contact [email protected]

RCOBAA Committee

Patron: Judge Christy Weeramantry
Vice Patrons: Fred Kreltszheim

Aynkaran Sivaratnam : President General Committee:

Indrajith Wijegunaratne : Vice President Nihal De Run

Riza Muthaliph : Vice President Venura Welagedara
Dinesh Perera : Secretary Ransi Fernando
Chintana Wijeweera
Dhammika Perera: Treasurer
Athula Rathnayaka : Immediate Past President Piyal Gunaratne

Charith Jayathilake: Membership Secretary Lilith De Silva
George Fernando: Editor Floreat
Shanka Perera
Shanka Gunawardane: Web Master
Aslam Assen

NEW MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL FORM

Royal College Old boys In Australia Association Inc.

Member Details Membership Categories

First name Ordinary Member

(No Restrictions) $35.00

Surname Retired Member

(Members over the Age of 70 $25.00
yrs)

Street no/Name Country Member

(Not living in the state of $15.00
Victoria)
Suburb

State Post code Paid Up Member $350.00

(Member Age 60 yrs or more –
a one off membership fee for
life)

E- mail Student Member
(Age less than 25 yrs –Part time $10.00

Or Full Time Student)

Phone no: Year Group
D.O.B.

Spouse nomination section (Optional) Please forward completed form with
remittance details to:
Spouse/Partner Name
Membership Secretary
Spouse/Partner Signature RCOBAA

PO Box 796
Mt. Waverley VIC 3149

Remittance Details

By Cheque (drawn in favour of RCOBAA)

By EFT Bank CBA BSB 063010 Account 10010447
VISA
By Credit Card

Card No: ☐☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐

Exp. Date : ☐☐ mm ☐☐ YY Card Type: Master card

Card account name:

Amount: ☐ Subs+ ☐Voluntary Donations = $

Signature: Date:

Effective: September 2011. NB: Annual Membership falls due on 01st July each calendar year.