How long have you worked at Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs?
This time just over six months but in my role as the Federation Business Manager, I had an eight-year association with the college from 2013.

What is your role at the school?
Business Manager

What is the most rewarding part of your job?
Seeing the teachers, students and support staff using the facilities that that I had an involvement with through the role I play in the master planning of the college. There is something rewarding about seeing a building or landscape project through from start to finish!

What is your ideal way to unwind and relax?
I love a good movie especially a De Niro, DeCaprio or Pacino one.

What's your most fond childhood memory?
Going to the Eastern Beach, Geelong with my family. Nine of us packed into an old Ford station wagon like sardines. No seat belts in those days so we sat on top of one another. We always said the rosary on the way there. My mother was praying that the car wouldn’t break down on the way there or back.

When you were little what did you aspire to be?
A soccer player. I wanted to be the left winger for Liverpool FC.

What was your favourite subject at school?
Legal Studies. Mr Brewster at St Johns College, Braybrook was a legend, and he wore the coolest leather boots and Levi jeans.

How many languages do you speak?
One and a quarter. The quarter is Maltese but I’m working on this as I am starting lessons in July.

What skill would you like to master?
Piano playing. I started lesson during Covid, but life got in the way, so I stopped. That said, it’s on the to do list after I finish the Maltese lessons!

What book/tv series/podcasts are you into at the moment?
The Lioness on Paramount and A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport by Titus O’Reilly.

What is your favourite sport to watch or play?
Soccer. I played when I was younger, and my dad was the coach. I thought I wouldn’t have to train to get into the team, but boy I was so wrong.

Do you play a musical instrument?
If so, which one? Yes, drums. I played in a wedding band in my younger days. Every time I see the movie The Wedding Singer by Adam Sandler it brings back so many memories.

What would you sing at karaoke night?
Waterloo by ABBA.

If you could choose to be anything for a day, what would it be?
Principal for a day.

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
My wife’s Spaghetti Bolognese. It was the first meal she cooked for me before we were married and I thought if she can cook like this, I’m asking her to marry me.

If you were a superhero, what powers would you have?
Superman powers of course. Jesus can’t do it all on his own!

What's your favourite holiday destination?
Valletta, Malta. I love the history and being of Maltese heritage it seems like home. The blue Mediterranean waters of the Grand Harbour are magical.

Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
Al Pacino.

Do you collect anything?
I have collected sports memorabilia in the past, but Richmond is doing terribly so that’s on hold.

What are your hobbies?
I love walking. Especially where I can see water especially along the Maribyrnong River or the Great Ocean Road.

What is something you could spend hours doing?
Nothing, I get bored of things too easily.

If you had to watch a documentary, what would you want it to be about?
I love sports so anything sports related.

How have your interests changed over the years?
Not really, I’m a very boring person!