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PBC is turning 50 in 2022!
PBC is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2022😊 Our school was opened in 1972, 50 years ago! This year we celebrate 5 decades of students, staff, memories and Champions. It's our 50th birthday and there are plenty of parties planned!
The first party, celebrating the strong tradition of excellence at PBC, was the Reds Sports Dinner held on Friday 4 March in the PBC School Hall. At this celebratory dinner we announced the PBC Sports Hall of Fame.
Major Sponsor were… BackBone Bar Tugun and Tweed Seagulls RLFC.
Coles The Pines, Gold Coast Titans, Gold Coast Suns and Rebel Community Kickback Program also sponsored the night. Thank you to these amazing local businesses for supporting the Reds Sports Dinner!
PBC Reds Hall of Fame:
Cricket - Matt Mott
Tennis - Komaki Ido
Hockey - Marnie Hudson
Sports Aerobics - Anthony Ikin
Water Polo Boys - Brett Landsdown
Water Polo Girls - Jade Hanson
Touch Football - Abby King
Golf - Becky Kay
Basketball - John Szigeti
Netball - Jada Gafa
Football Boys - Shane Smeltz
Football Girls - Mackenzie Arnold
Surf League - Karla Gilbert
Surfing - Mick Fanning
Kayak - Thomas Green
Australian Football - Dayne Beams
Rugby League - Darius Boyd
Track & Field - Melissa Rollison
COMING UP...
PBC 50 Years Gala Day – 11 June – 3:00-5:00pm
- The Open Day will have various displays from every decade, student performances, art work, food trucks and other fun activities on offer. Participants will be able to go on a self-guided tour through the school and see how it has grown. It will be a day for the family.
- Foodtrucks / market stalls
- PBC Walk through time with memorabilia displays from every decade.
- PBC Faculty displays
- Murri Jarjum display
- Library display
- Uniform display
- Classrooms
- Sports Hall memorabilia
- PBC Honour Boards
- Student performances
- Merchandise to purchase
- Stay for the PBC Sunset Celebration Event
PBC 50 Years Sunset Celebration Event – 11 June – 5:00-8:00pm
- Following on from the Gala Day will be a Sunset Celebration Cocktail event in the Creekview room of our new library precinct. There will be a cover charge for this event payable on entry. The ticket will include a complimentary drink and light refreshments. The night will feature guest speakers, current student performances, videos and many memories discussed. A must for all alumni to come along!
PBC 50 Years Arts Festival – 25 August 2022 - 4:00-6:00pm
- Celebrating 50 years of amazing artistic achievements. This event is sure to be an entertaining event featuring arts alumni talent, art displays and performances. More information to come.
REDS Merchandise
To celebrate PBC turning 50 in 2022, we have a Supporters polo shirt and/or a long-sleeved rugby-style jersey available to purchase. The Jersey is $90 and the Polo shirt is $40. Sizing charts can be viewed via the below link and samples are available to try on at our on-site PBC Uniform Shop which is open Monday – Thursday from 8:00am – 12:15pm during the school term. Payment is required at the time of ordering and delivery is expected within 8 weeks of order.


There will also be a variety of PBC 50 Years merchandise available to purchase at each event so everyone can walk away with something marking our 50 years.
Can you help?…
- We are looking to collect as much PBC memorabilia as we can from all the decades PBC has been open. If you have any old uniforms, awards, trophies, photos or any other school related items that you can loan us please get in contact by emailing Heidi Wallace on hwall90@eq.edu.au or calling 07 5525 9312. All items loaned will be carefully catalogued, protected and stored securely and then returned after the open day. If you can help, please get in contact. We already have all the Yearbook's on file.
Thank you again for supporting PBC's 50th birthday. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at one or all of our fabulous events.
Till the next update…
Regards,
The PBC 50 Years Celebration Committee