Isipathana College OBA Australia

💚 *A Proud Moment for Every Pathanian Around the World* 💚

A truly special milestone that fills every Pathanian heart with pride, wherever you are in the world.

The Isipathana Old Boys’ Association Australia proudly congratulates Major General Manada Yahampath on his appointment as the 68th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective 2nd April 2026 — a position that stands among the highest honours in military service.

This prestigious appointment reflects not only his outstanding capabilities but also the strong values, discipline, and character nurtured at Isipathana. His achievement is a powerful reminder of the legacy we all carry as Pathanians. Rising through a series of senior appointments — including Deputy Chief of Staff, Commander of Security Forces – Jaffna, Commander of Security Forces – Central, and General Officer Commanding of the 52 Infantry Division — he has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership at the highest levels. From serving on the frontlines during Sri Lanka’s most challenging times as a battle-hardened infantry and Special Forces officer to leading key formations, his service has been defined by sacrifice, leadership, and honour.

He has also served as Colonel of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry , a role that reflects the deep respect and trust placed in him by his peers and institution. At every stage, he has demonstrated composure under pressure, strategic clarity, and an unshakable sense of duty.

This prestigious appointment reflects not only his outstanding capabilities, but also the strong values, discipline, and character nurtured at Isipathana. His achievement is a powerful reminder of the legacy we all carry as Pathanians.

We salute Major General Yahampath on this historic achievement and wish him strength, wisdom, and continued success as he takes on this great responsibility in service of the nation.

💚 Once a Pathanian, Always a Pathanian! 💚
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📸 Image credits: https://www.army.lk/

As the Old Boys’ Association, it is with great pride and gratitude that we share this remarkable memory from one of our own, Rodney Garnier.

This photograph, taken at the Greenlands College Prize Giving in 1957, captures a truly special moment in our school’s history. Having just won the All-Ceylon Schools Junior Elocution Competition, Rodney was invited to deliver the Vote of Thanks to the chief guests — the then Prime Minister, Mr. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, and Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who would later become the world’s first female Prime Minister.

Also present in this historic moment was our respected Principal, Mr. B. A. Kuruppu, whose encouragement and belief in his students helped shape many young lives. Rodney’s journey was further guided by his elocution teacher, Mrs. Irene De Costa, whose dedication contributed to his continued success — including winning the All-Ceylon Schools Senior Elocution Competition in the years that followed. Both achievements were proudly broadcast on Radio Ceylon.

Decades later, the second photograph shows Rodney with his wife Carole at the College’s 50th Anniversary Dance in Melbourne — a beautiful reminder that the spirit of Greenlands lives on across generations and continents.

Rodney, we thank you for carrying the values of our alma mater with such pride and distinction. Your journey continues to inspire us all.

💚 Where it all began, and where it always belongs.

Welcome onboard Issipathana College, Colombo 🏏🎉

Excited to have Issipathana College, Colombo joining us for the Sri Lankan Cricket Carnival 2026.

Pathanians, this is your time! Bring the energy, wave your flag high, wear your colours with pride, and let’s hear that true Issipathana spirit loud and clear! 🔥🏏

Sri Lankan Cricket Carnival 2026
Sweeney Reserve
Narre Warren

29th March 2026 – Sunday

For more information:
📞 0423 750 425
🌐 www.kvoba.com.au

🚨 අද තමයි දවස! 🌞🏏

Battle of the Brothers අවුරුදු Cricket Carnival දැන් McNab Recreation Reserve එකේ start වෙලා!

පරණ school යාළුවෝ හම්බවෙන්න, family එකත් එක්ක fun එකක් ගන්න, අවුරුදු vibe එකක් enjoy කරන්න අදම එන්න!

⚡ පස්සේ “අපිට කියලා තිබ්බේ නෑ” කියන්න එපා හරිද! 😄

📍 McNab Recreation Reserve – Cranbourne West


#අවුරුදුCarnival

🎉🌞 අවුරුදු ක්‍රීඩා වලට සූදානම්ද? ඔයාලගේ team එක ready ද? 🏏

Battle of the Brothers අවුරුදු Cricket Carnival 2026 එකේදී මේ සැරේ fun එක double!

🏏 එක පැත්තක Big Match cricket action
🎉 තවත් ground එකක අවුරුදු සම්ප්‍රදායික ක්‍රීඩා රැසක්

👉 මේ games වලට දක්ෂ යාලුවෙක් ඉන්නවද?
👉 tag කරන්න ඒ යාලුවා 👇
👉 team එක ready කරගෙන එන්න!

Team games වලට prizes තියෙනවා, individual winners ලාටත් වටිනා තෑගි තියෙනවා! 🎁

එහෙමම:
☕ ප්ලේන් ටී
🥞 උණු උණු ආප්ප
🥥 පොල් රොටි
🍛 Pettah Road ලගින් රසවත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකික කෑම

ඉතින් cricket බලන්න, games play කරන්න, යාලුවෝ හම්බවෙන්න, කෑම කන්න — full අවුරුදු vibe එකක් enjoy කරන්න එන්න! 🌞🎉

📍 McNab Recreation Reserve – Cranbourne West
📅 Monday | 09th March 2026


#අවුරුදුCricketCarnival

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Monday මෙහෙ වෙන්න යන fun එක miss උනා නම්… ඒකේ story එක අහන්න වෙන්නේ අනිත් අයගෙන් තමයි…!

එන හැමෝටම උණු උණු ආප්ප, පොල් රොටි, සහ ප්ලේන් ටී රසවිඳින්න පුළුවන් පොඩි food stations සෙට් කරලා තියෙනවා.

☕ ප්ලේන් ටී එකක් බොන්න
🥞 උණු උණු ආප්ප කන්න
🥥 රසවත් පොල් රොටි ටිකක් try කරන්න
🍛 Pettah Road ලාගේ ලංකාවේ රසට කෑම වෙලක්
කන්න
🎉 අවුරුදු Games play කරන්න, තැගි දිනන්න, අවුරුදු
කැමවල රහබලන්න
👬 පරණ යාළුවෝ හම්බවෙලා පොඩි chat එකක් දාන්න

මේක cricket match එකක් විතරක් නෙවෙයි… proper අවුරුදු vibe එකක්! 🌞🎊

📅 Monday
📍 McNab Recreation Reserve – Cranbourne West

ඉතින් family එකත් එක්ක එන්න… friends ටිකත් එක්ක set වෙන්න… fun එක miss කරන්න එපා!