a fire engulfed the centre, causing irreversible damage to the facility and the grandstand connected to it. The centre was demolished and replaced with a new grandstand in 2019. Father Michael Endicott indecent treatment convictions On June 24, 2010, Father Michael Ambrose Endicott, a former priest at the school, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court and plead guilty to two counts of indecent treatment of a child. On two separate occasions in 1977 and 1978, Father Endicott had photographed the same student naked. On one occasion, the student was taken out of class and into the bush land, where the student was photographed naked. On the other occasion, the student was taken to the school's bell tower and was photographed naked. Father Endicott was given a one-year jail sentence, of which was wholly suspended. On April 17, 2019, Father Endicott was convicted of three counts of indecent treatment with a child, after it was alleged by another former student that between 1975 and 1981, he was photographed naked on three separate occasions. The former student had been first photographed on a school hiking trip, in which the then nine-year-old student had naked pictures taken of him by a creek. The former student then alleged he was abused similarly on two other occasions. Father Endicott was sentenced to 18 months in jail, with his sentence to be suspended after 6 months served in prison. The conviction was later overturned in Endicott's favour, as at the time, Queensland law did not consider taking nude photographs of a child to be indecent dealing. Villanova College has since posted an official apology. Notable alumni Villanova Old Boys Association Incorporated (VOBAI) is the association for all old boys of the college. Arts James Moloney – author, best known for The Book of Lies, The Gracey Trilogy, and A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove. Politics George Brandis – King's Counsel, Senator, Leader of the Government in the Senate, Attorney-General of Australia, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Paul Lucas (politician) – former Queensland Parliamentarian and former Deputy Premier of Queensland Gordon Nuttall – former State of Queensland Government (Labor) Minister Kerry Shine – (Australian Labor Party) Former Queensland Attorney General and Minister for Justice; State Member for Toowoomba North Ross Vasta – Federal Liberal Member for Bonner Drew Pavlou - Student Activist at the University of Queensland Sport Brad Meyers – Rugby League player for the Brisbane Broncos