Verity - December 2022

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Cover Art

Artwork created by Ceilidh Sheehan (Class of 2022)

Inside Cover

Loreto College Performing Arts students in the production of Chicago

Editorial Team

Judy-Ann Quilliam, Jayde Harrington, Narelle Mulrooney, Michelle Brodrick & Stacey Franklin

Photography

Liz Crothers, Paul Shire, MSP, H Studios, staff and student photos

Design

Narelle Mulrooney Print

Revolution Print

FEATURES

METAMORPHOSIS GRANTED

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A $10,000 Victorian State Government Grant allows the Loreto Arts Faculty to engage professional performing artist, Marko Jovanovic, to work with every Year 8 student in their Drama classes for the Metamorphosis Project.

CELEBRATING 40 AMAZING YEARS 20

Much loved teacher, Mr Peter Foord, celebrates 40 years of noble service to Loreto College Ballarat.

Contributions to Verity can be sent to: Loreto College

The Marketing & Development Office 1600 Sturt Street Ballarat VIC 3350 or verity@loreto.vic.edu.au

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STUDENT ARTWORKS

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The Loreto Love and Thunder VCE Visual Art Exhibition celebrates the artworks created by 2022 students studying Art, Studio Arts, Media, and Visual Communication and Design in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

A WISE WOMAN OF THE CHANGING WORLD

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President of the Past Pupils’ Association, much loved Loreto past pupil, teacher, Board and Committee member, Ms Meg Barry, has passed the baton onto a new generation, acknowledging a time of change, and leaving behind her a legacy of wisdom and love for Loreto.

Letter from the Editors

Metamorphosis

presents change, opportunity and freedom to flourish and thrive”

Throughout our 2022 Year of Freedom, we are reminded to act not out of fear but solely from love and to find God in the ordinary experiences of each day. In doing so, we see that personal liberation, transformation, love and respect is essential to human flourishing.

In this edition of Verity, inspired by Mary Ward’s understanding of Freedom, we consider our theme ‘metamorphosis’. Metamorphosis is defined as ‘a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one’. How do we do change? Why do we change? And how can we influence change for greater freedom and flourishing of all?

We reflect on the life and Loreto College education of our first Indigenous boarder from the Tiwi Islands, Esther Puruntatmeri. The Class of 1968 share how her strength, and rich and complex beliefs impacted the lives of all those who were fortunate to have known her. And we share the need and lasting transformational impact of a Mary Ward education on young children working in the Indian Brickworks.

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We acknowledge that sometimes change and challenge is forced upon us, in the most inconceivable of ways, sometimes leaving a lasting impact, and uncovering depths of humanity and community that leave us in awe. Such was the case in the aftermath of the NASA Space Camp bus trip collision.

We feature the 2022 Arts Project, bearing the same name, ‘Metamorphosis’, where the aim was to help students emerge from their Covid induced online cocoon into confident and social creative beings, by exploring how adversity and challenges help us grow positively and create a better world.

We celebrate Loreto stalwarts, Peter Foord and Meg Barry and the profound change they have witnessed and influenced in their time. Peter for his outstanding 40 years of teaching at Loreto College, and Meg, for her generations of unwavering love of the College.

We are inspired by emerging transformational change, such as Loreto College alumna, Lee Squire, who shares how she has reinvented her fitness business to flourish and thrive beyond Covid, and we anticipate with great excitement the transformational vision for our Ballarat and Lucas sites in our College Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025.

Metamorphosis presents change, opportunity and freedom to flourish and thrive. We hope you enjoy this last fully printed of Verity, as we too, make the change to digital production from 2023.

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The Loreto College Ballarat Marketing & Development Team

Words by the Loreto College Ballarat Marketing Team

From the Principal

Words by Michelle Brodrick

Underlying the Loreto story in Australia is a mystical element of renewal that defies precise explanation. It is a welling up of grace from the main springs of deep spirituality, a commitment to the Christ of the Gospels and to the ethos of Mary Ward.

Mary Ryllis Clark (2009) Loreto in Australia

The theme behind this issue of Verity is Metamorphosis; to transform.

Transformation, in the sense of personal growth, is seen as something magical that takes us from a stage in life to the next.

In nature, it is a process by which an animal physically develops and changes. For humans, we see it as a process of self-growth and development.

For the Loreto sisters in Australia, there have been many periods of transformation in the form of renewal, evident from Mother Gonzaga Barry’s founding years; the ‘terrible years’ of the ‘20s and ‘30s; through to the Vatican Council; and now to the current direction towards a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP).

When we apply the idea of transformation in our everyday lives, we often associate it with a change in our environment and behaviours. This change occurs in response to what is happening in society. When Mother Gonzaga Barry arrived in Australia and came to Ballarat, for young women to be educated meant much more than was expected at that time. She transformed what it meant for young girls and women, applying her philosophy of a school in which the ‘whole student is educated’. We continue to build towards an innovative and contemporary education at Loreto College Ballarat. The

establishment of a new campus at Lucas reflects this philosophy. The development of the new Victorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Major and Year 9 subject offerings will see more choices and pathways for our students. A new campus will allow these offerings to be expanded for subjects that, due to restrictions of the current site, have not previously been offered.

Throughout the consultation process this year, the feedback emphasized Loreto College’s strong historic legacy and reputation and the need for this to be protected and enhanced through future growth. As a Loreto College community, it is our privilege and duty to be committed to capturing the Loreto spirit and enriching the lives of the students with the values of Freedom, Justice, Sincerity, Verity and Felicity. The staff and students play an integral role in bringing to life the essence of the Loreto sisters and the Loreto dreaming that Mary Ryllis Clark refers to, that is now part of the spiritual landscape.

Every staff member helps to build within our students the ability to go out into the world with confidence. Roger Morris is a staff member who lives and breathes the Loreto spirit and exemplifies what it is to be a part of the Loreto College

We continue to build towards an innovative and contemporary education at Loreto College Ballarat.”

community. At the end of 2022, Roger will retire having been a much valued and loved teacher at Loreto College since 1982. Roger has a long connection with Loreto with his grandmother attending from 1913 to 1915. He has worked at the College for 41 years and still enters the front door of Mary’s Mount Abbey every day with the same positive attitude and bounce in his step as he would have as a young graduate.

Carmel Dunne, a former principal of Loreto Coorparoo, stated that “to belong to Loreto is to be committed to the ideas of simplicity, congruence, liberality, beauty of liturgy, support

for all abilities and excellence. It is to acknowledge the dignity of the person.” Roger displays this in all his interactions and his legacy will live on in the hearts of the students and staff.

At the end of this year, we will also farewell Sr Natalie Houlihan. Sr Nat has taught at the College for three years and her contribution in that time has been significant.

As a Loreto sister, Natalie has been an authentic voice amongst members of our community. She has shown a genuine love of teaching and will be greatly missed. After seven years in Timor Leste, Ballarat has become her home and one which we will welcome

her back to with open arms. She has been called to Rome following the General Congregation in October of this year where she was elected on to the Leadership Team of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) as a consultor. Natalie will begin her position next January and we wish her all the best.

Change is not a betrayal of the past and of its traditions; change is fidelity to it.

(Sr Noni Mitchell, IBVM)

From the Board

Words by Luke Dunne - Board Chair

This quote (left) is attributed to Harriet Tubman, famed for conducting the Underground Railroad to bring conduct enslaved people to freedom before and during the American Civil War.

Harriet Tubman was reputedly an extraordinary woman – courageous, persistent and a leader with an iron will to see all of her charges to freedom. After the end of the Civil War, she established a home for orphans and the elderly, and championed women’s suffrage.

There are obvious parallels between Harriet Tubman and Mary Ward, and the challenge to us, as custodians of the Mary Ward tradition, is to join great dreams to the strength, patience and passion to bring about change in our world.

As members of the Loreto College Ballarat community know, change is a constant – sometimes thrust upon us before we are ready, and sometimes painfully slow to materialise.

The start of 2022 was marked by change in our Leadership Team. We welcomed three new Assistant Principals, to join a relatively new Deputy Principal and a slightly longer serving Principal.

As the year has progressed, it has been encouraging to see this team develop. But it was awe-inspiring to then witness how that team operated in response to the terrible accident that befell students and staff on the way to NASA.

The lives of those students and staff, the lives of their families, were changed in an instant. The effects will be long lasting, and we must continue to provide every support that we possibly can. It has been extremely heartwarming to see how

the entire Loreto community wrapped their arms around and extended their love and support.

On behalf of the Board, I take the opportunity to commend the students and staff involved for their quick, calm and mature response in the immediate aftermath, and I also extend our deepest and most sincere gratitude to the broader Loreto community (including other Loreto schools), Victoria Police, the Department of Education and Training, the many health organisations, the Diocese of Ballarat and so many others who provided immediate care and assistance of the highest order.

Notwithstanding that accident and the effects it will have, we can all still dream, and change will continue.

To this end, the Board of Loreto College Ballarat continues to dream about the Loreto of the future, and is working hard to bring this dream to reality in a responsible and sustainable way.

And as always, some of the faces change. We are grateful to Matt McCabe and Erin Taylor (both of whom end their time on the Board), and for Meg Barry and Trudi Kannourakis, who have been long-time stalwarts and tremendous contributors to the Board, its committees, and the Past Pupils’ Association for many decades.

Next year the Board will welcome a new Chair, Melanie Robertson, and I look forward to seeing Melanie, Michelle, the Board and the Loreto College Ballarat community take the dream forward.

Finally, I would like to extend my warm wishes to all Loreto families for a safe, happy and restful Christmas.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

From the College Captains

Words by Sophie Boyd and Jaime Sergeant-Crowe

The camaraderie made in the Senate this year allowed us to support each other, work together and demonstrate the Loreto Spirit in a year of many changes at Loreto”

As our year of Freedom in 2022 comes to an end, we take the time to not only reflect on this year, but our entire secondary education at Loreto College Ballarat. Feelings of gratitude, appreciation and privilege come to mind when reflecting on how lucky we are to have had a Loreto education that has shaped us to become empowered women beyond our time at the College, and into the future.

The value of Freedom has taught us to embrace our true selves by taking on

opportunities that allow everyone to be able to flourish. Loreto College has provided us with endless opportunities within our school environment to allow everybody with different interests to be part of the Loreto Community in their own unique way. The strong Loreto values held in our community and shared with us through the opportunities we engaged in, will forever be a part of who we are. We are incredibly lucky and grateful to be a part of the Class of 2022, where it is clear that strong bonds and friendships have been made throughout the year, and these friendships are ones that will be cherished for a long time after graduation. We would like to thank our

cohort for embracing the Loreto Spirit this year, and making our final year as Loreto students fun and memorable.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the 2022 Senate; Felicity Jones, Gemma Hanrahan, Stephanie Mornane, Bella Clark, Sophie Gulbin, Charlotte Kelly, Holly Gleeson and Lana Dodd. The camaraderie made in the senate this year allowed us to support each other, work together and demonstrate the Loreto Spirit in a year of many changes. The resilience, optimism and leadership shown by every member is a true testament to the empowerment we have embodied in our Loreto education.

We would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the Leadership Team including Ms Michelle Brodrick, Ms Christine Shaw, Ms Gemma McDermott and Ms Emily Shanahan, as well as and our Year 12 Coordinators Ms Suzie Fraser and Mr Roger Morris, for their continued support and trust in us as student leaders this year.

We would finally like to thank the wider Loreto community of family and friends for their encouragement and support of our leadership and role of College Captains in 2022. We are beyond thrilled and congratulate Alexandra Grieve and Bridget Bales on being selected as the 2023 Loreto College Captains, and we know they will take on this role with the values of the Loreto community at heart. We could not think of two people better suited to hand the role too.

To the Class of 2023, we know your Year 12 will be filled with some challenges, but we know that under the leadership of Alex and Bridget and the 2023 Senate, you will be able to find some moments during the year that you will cherish forever.

For the final time to our 2022 cohort, we hope as your College Captains we have been able to create memories and experiences within our beautiful College that you hold dearly in your hearts for years to come.

Top: Sophie and Jaime handing over the reigns to the 2023 College Captains, Alexandra Grieve and Bridget Bales. Below: The Loreto College Senate for 2022.

Around Loreto

IDAHOBIT

Loreto College staff and students joined the movement to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, by celebrating IDAHOBIT Day – the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia.

31 years ago - on 17 May 1990 - the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The date is now dedicated to LGBTQIA+ people globally and raises awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination.

The College performed a flag raising ceremony and encouraged everyone to wear a touch of the rainbow to show pride and support for the LGBTQIA+ community. #IDAHOBIT

Reconciliation Week

For Reconciliation Week 2022, we were fortunate to meet and hear from Dr Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann AM; the 2021 Australian Senior of the Year, a former school principal and community elder from the Top End community of Nauiyu in the Northern Territory, at our whole school assembly.

Dr Ungunmerr Baumann teaches an ancient Indigenous spiritually, called ‘Dadirri’ and how it can be used as a form of meditation and mindfulness in today’s busy world. ‘Dadirri’ is a word that describes inner deep listening, awareness and connection to nature.

Reconciliation Week called us all to ‘be brave and make change’ so that we all can flourish, and our assembly focussed on ways we can all do this. Following the assembly, our Indigenous students worked with Dr Miriam-Rose on special pieces of Indigenous Art and our College Choir sang a beautiful song from the Torres Strait Islands titled ‘Sesere eeye’.

Razzle Dazzle - Chicago

During May, Loreto College hosted the dazzling production of ‘Chicago’. Brilliant staging, choreography and fabulous individual and group performances ensured the success of this fabulous production. There was no lack of talent on stage! All cast and crew worked incredibly hard to bring the show to life across four performances, delighting the entire school community in the process. All the famous tunes were performed... Cell Block Tango, All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle, Roxie, When You’re Good to Mama.....it was pure entertainment!

Michelle Payne Visits Loreto

Our Year 7 students were fortunate enough to have a special guest speaker in Term 3Michelle Payne! The Loreto College Ballarat Past Pupil (Class of 2003) spoke to the Year 7s as part of their ‘Empowered Women’ topic they have been learning in RE. As an example of a contemporary empowered woman, Michelle spoke to the curious Year 7s about her journey in the male-dominated racing industry and her life-changing Melbourne Cup win. Michelle encouraged the students to find their passion, have persistence and importantly, self-belief. We loved having Michelle back to visit her old school, inspiring our youngest students with her story of determination and ambition.

Loreto College Ballarat Top Achievers

Ellie Lovison

Year 12 Third place in State Championship Calisthenics Open Graceful section

Ava Hirth Year 9 First place State Championship Calisthenics 15yrs Cali section

Ann Chalakkal Year 11 PESA (Plain English Speaking Award) State Final runner up Darcy Henning, Eve Righetti Year 7 & 8 U14 Country Championships - Soccer Ballarat and District Soccer Association Representatives

Ava Bassett, Freyja Niehus, Olivia Righetti, Isabella Wallis

Lucy Eales

Year 9 & 10 U16 Country Championships - Soccer Ballarat and District Soccer Association Representatives

Year 10 Senior Winner Rostrum Voice of Youth Award

Jemima Knobel Year 8 Junior Winner Rostrum Voice of Youth Award

Eliza Ashby, Emily Gibson Maths Challenge winners

Grace Barr, Angelin Sony, Emme Geljon, Eliza Dodd, Addison Muller, Elena Ballinger, Olive Lanyon, Eleanor Ruyg

Kellie Macaulay, Isabelle Hanley, Maddison Lane

Charlotte Hogan, Isabel Wise, Hannah Dwyer, Thu Do, Georgia Wemyss

Ann Chalakkal, Grace Corbic, Monty Ryan, Isla Christie, Neon Macauley

Maths Challenge - special commendation

Australian Geography CompetitionHigh Distinction / Distinction

Australian Geography CompetitionCredit

Australasian Philosothon Competition participants

Georgia Halstead Year 10 Third place Australasian Philosothon Competition

Madeline Pierce

Year 10 Victorian short course swimming championships - First 16 year old 100m breaststroke

The Little Flower Pizza Oven Fired Up for Debut

After over 12 months of Covid interruptions and hard work by our VCAL/VET students and staff, our Little Flower pizza oven was completed and fired up for the very first time in August.

Our students built the oven from scratch as a literacy and numeracy project under the guidance of Doug Wilson, who returned from retirement to assist the students light the oven and stoke the fire.

The taste of the first round of garlic bread and pizza....delicious!

Portable Classrooms

Following a monumental community effort in response to the bus collision tragedy, Loreto College commissioned the use of four classrooms in temporary portables, just one week after they were relocated onsite.

The temporary classrooms are an ongoing requirement for safe ground level access for some of the students and staff recovering and returning to school following the accident.

Classes for all students were re-timetabled to accommodate the needs of returning students.

What’s New

Loreto College would like to acknowledge the Department of Education and Training, and Fleetwood, for sourcing and project managing the construction, as well as the many tradespeopleelectricians, plumbers, carpenters, concreters and crane operators for their commitment and construction within a very short timeframe.

We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the Ballarat secondary schools who assisted in providing tables and chairs and the local Ballarat businesses that have supported and sourced equipment.

Our sincere thanks to all involved.

New Student Leadership Structure

As part of the 2022-25 Loreto College Strategic Plan to build and develop student agency, authenticity and the awareness that leadership is serving the needs of others, a redevelopment of the Senate and Student Leadership structure was implemented for 2023.

With the aim in mind: ‘To foster leaders that communicate effectively, strive to be collaborative and are ethical in all decision making.’

A new leadership team was created to support specific areas in the College including: Sport, Performing Arts, Creative Arts, Felicity, Sustainability, Communication & Media,

First Nations, Liturgy and Social Justice.

It was also noted that opportunities for future leaders (in lower year levels) were also required along with the need to extend our understanding of succession, of leaving a legacy that is transformative, adaptable and grows with our community. It was decided that each Portfolio would then incorporate a Year 12 Captain and a representative from each year level for further assistance.

With all of this in mind we would like to congratulate the following students who have demonstrated they are the best representatives of Year 12 to lead the College in 2023:

College Captains: Bridget Bales & Alexandra Grieve

Sport Captains: Sarah Augustine & Tahlia Whittle

Performing Arts Captain: Rose Canavan Felicity Captain: Ann Chalakkal Sustainability Captain: Grace Corbic Creative Arts Captain: Alice Parry

Communication and Media Captain: Amelia Ridley First Nations Captain: Kailah Scott Liturgy Captain: Ally Steenhuis Social Justice Captain: Ruby Stringer

House Captains: Barry: Mary-Kate Beaston Ward: Molly Davies Mornane: Lucy Ross Mulhall: Jane McKinnis

Students in Action

Loreto VCAL Wins ‘Best Ideas’

The Loreto College VCAL Program was presented as one of three winners of the Ballarat’s Best Ideas competition.

The Loreto VCAL program and the Ballarat SoupBus were presented with $500 to implement the idea put forward by guru and Past Pupil, Stella Watson (Current IT Trainee, Class of 2020), for our VCAL students to make care packs and cards for the homeless that can be given to the Ballarat SoupBus and handed out with items such as sanitary products, warm socks and beanies for winter notebook and coloured pencils for children. The students design and create the toiletry bags from recycled fabrics and as much as possible is handmade or donated by suppliers.

Craig Schepis and the Ballarat SoupBus attended the presentation and our students were invited on board the bus to see how it works. Our talented VCAL students also provided hospitality services for the presentation event held in June 2022.

We are very proud of our VCAL students and our guru Stella, for putting forward the initial Big Idea that is now in action! We put a smile on the faces of many Ballarat people in need this winter!

Yes Chef!

Year 12 student, Tess, completed a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations as part of her VET studies in 2021/2022 and attended William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, one day per week.

Tess had the opportunity in July to work alongside chef Freddy Bosshard, on a mystery ingredient challenge making some great food including pasta, lemon tarts, Portuguese tarts and Lebanese prawn dumplings.

We love sharing the work of our talented VET and VCAL students who are out and about in their chosen industry learning invaluable work skills from industry leaders. We wish Tess all the best for her future endeavours.

Students in Action

Royal South Street

After a forced hiatus of three years, choirs were once again able to return to the Royal South Street stage.

Loreto Blues competed in the Secondary Schools section which included choirs from throughout Victoria and interstate. Loreto Blues’ original section was cancelled but showing the flexibility of true

performing artists, the choir members prepared an additional song and changed their existing repertoire to meet the requirements of the new section....and they came second!

Our Speech and Drama students did an amazing job of preparing, performing, managing nerves and supporting each other. Congratulations to all of the participants and prize recipients including: Eleanor Huf, Charlotte Hazeldine, Jannah Kakkodan, Lilah McCarty, Rosalie Keel, Emma Matthews, Scarlett Baynes, Gracie Spry, Idaho Jenkins, Bella Ottini, Chloe McMillin, Catalina Andrews, Amity Vandenberg, Layne Frawley, Hayley Every, Amber McCarthy and Bridgette Andrews.

A special mention of Year 10 student, Amber McCarty, who worked incredibly hard in her Speech and Drama studies over the past four years, and was recognised with several significant awards including The Ivy Keates OAM Aggregate Award.

Our debating teams rigorously presented impressive arguments with six of our eight teams successful in winning their debate.

Our Year 9/10 and 11/12 students won their debates against incredibly tough opposition. Lucy Eales was

Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Breakfast

Congratulations to Year 12 student Hailey Harman, who spoke at the Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Breakfast on 13 October. Hailey was awarded Runner-Up, following a process that included an application, references, an interview, and a speech. Highlights from Hailey’s outstanding speech were also referenced by our Principal, Michelle Brodrick at the College Leadership Assembly.

awarded Runner-up Best Speaker for Year 9/10 and Ann Mary Chalakkal was awarded Best Speaker for Year 11/12. Congratulations to our Year 7/8 team for making it to the grand final!

Our public speaking students spoke on a range of prepared and impromptu topics with a first place in every section and many other awards. Hard working students who are clearly our young thinkers of the future!

Well done to everyone who participated in the 2022 South Street competitions.

Ballarat Botanikids visited with our VCAL students in June for a vibrant, creative, fun, community orientated and intergenerational day. Our Little Flower VCAL space radiated with a buzz of creative play, excited chatter and the tantalising smell of warm scones and coffee.

Botanikids is a group where parents, grandparents, pre-schoolers and teenage students all come together to engage in learning about nature. Loreto College is incredibly proud to be part of this wonderful program, created by retired primary school teachers and Friends of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens. Each week our students create and encourage fun and hands-on activities for preschool children and their carers, as well as

provide catering for them all to enjoy the company of each other.

Program participation is part of the Loreto College VCAL integrated curriculum, providing our students with a unique opportunity to engage in real world workplace opportunities. However, it is hard to tell who gets the most out of the program - our students...or the children, parents, grandparents and carers who come along - there really is something very special growing in this space.

To find out more about Botankids, visit their Facebook page or their page on the Friends of Botanic Gardens website: fbbg.org.au/friends-group/educatingfriends

Cheer on our Cheerleaders!

Our Loreto College Cheerleaders competed in the AASCF State Championships this SeptemberCheer and Dance, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Our athletes have trained hard to get their bodies to peak physical fitness and have demonstrated a great deal of respect, dedication, self-confidence, commitment, sportswomanship and most importantly, teamwork within this sport.

Loreto won first place in the High School Level 1 - non-tumble division!

Congratulations to everyone involved in this great event.

Victorian Cross Country Champions

We had a terrific day in Bundoora for the annual Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships in July. Everyone completed the very challenging course in difficult conditions and we came away with three team medals; a bronze in the U/16 4km event, a bronze in the U/17 4km team event and a silver in the U/20 6km team event! Congratulations to all the students who were involved in the day.

We also congratulate Bella Davies and Charlotte Streat who received invitations to be a part of the Victorian Schools Team after finishing eighth and 13th respectively in the U/17 4km event!

VCAL Host Ballarat Botanikids

Thank You For Your Support

On Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 3.15am a bus containing 27 students and 4 staff from Loreto College on their way to the airport for a school tour was involved in a serious accident on the Western Freeway

Emergency responders attended the site and coordinated the care and support for students and staff who were triaged at the scene and transported to hospital.

Thankfully, all students and staff are now recovering, and all are doing as well as can be expected in these circumstances.

The College and our students, staff and families have been overwhelmed and heartened by all the kind words and actions of support.

We express our thanks for the ongoing thoughts and prayers extended to all students, staff, and their families, along with others impacted by this event.

We continue to be grateful for all of the support the Loreto community has received.

Metamorphosis Granted

Words by Stephanie Greet

In 2021, Arts staff had been discussing how to breathe life back into the creative spirits of our students, having noticed a decline in students’ willingness to take creative risks in performance and many students resisting performing in front of their peers, when, as luck would have it, an email regarding Creative Learning Partnerships Grants appeared.

We started to imagine what might happen if we were to have a professional performing artist working with our students. We put in an application and began to hope.

Fast forward to April 2022, we received notification that our grant had been successful! $10,000 towards our project ‘Metamorphosis’. This funding allowed us to bring in professional performing artist, Marko Jovanovic to work with every Year 8 student in their drama classes for four weeks in Term 2. Marko is a NIDA graduate, currently working with Sydney Theatre Company and was most recently Associate Challenge Producer for Lego Masters. He has extensive experience working with students in an education setting. Each Year 8 Drama class would be working with Marko to develop their performance and social confidence through improvisation. Our plan was to take students from their online cocoon into confident and social creatives. The essential question for the project was: How does adversity and challenge help us grow positively and create a better world?

Early in May the project began. Students were allowed one ‘Marko Polo’ per lesson. Every lesson Marko had them all up, performing low stakes scenes, with constant side coaching. His positivity was positively contagious. Four weeks flies by when you are having fun. When learning is fun and challenging it is at its most engaging. On Friday 27 May, the Metamorphosis Project came to a triumphant end. Each Year 8 class performed in front of and with another Year 8 class under the direction of Marko Jovanovic, their class teacher and student teacher Neneh Hutson.

Year 8 Drama teachers, Ms Rosenow, Ms Canavan, Ms Vandenberg and myself all hoped to see the transformation this project aimed for and it was just wonderful to see students getting up, making and accepting offers, taking creative risks and enjoying just being in the moment.

On that Friday, what we saw, was our plan coming to fruition. Hope restored. We heard students saying as they left their presentation slot, ‘I’m going to audition for the musical next year’, ‘that was so much fun’ and ‘I really like Marko, I hope he comes back next year.’ The photos speak for themselves, pure performance enjoyment.

Since then we have noticed students in our drama classes more willing to jump up and have a go. When we say, it’s time to get up and improvise an idea, they do. They have come to understand that taking creative risks can be fun and being free to explore ideas is interesting, rather than terrifying. We have something powerful to build from and all the Drama staff have noticed that all students performed in their Horror performances recently, without a fuss.

A big thank you to Creative Victoria and Creative Learning Partnerships for making this project possible. An even bigger thank you goes out to Marko Jovanovic, from The Workshop for the time, energy, dedication and detailed contemplation he gave to our students over the course of the project. The students miss him and so do the staff. It was so much fun having him in our office for the month and we all learnt from his expertise.

They have come to understand that taking creative risks can be fun and being free to explore ideas is interesting, rather than terrifying”

Celebrating 40 Amazing Years

Words by Linda McDonald

Peter Foord’s lengthy Loreto College journey began in 1983. Peter had recently completed a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education at The University of Melbourne. Sr Bernadette Ziesing had been so impressed by Peter when she met him at St Mary’s College, that she offered him a 12-month maternity leave position teaching Science and Religious Education at Dawson Street and as they say, the rest is history.

Upon arriving in Ballarat, Peter soon immersed himself in the life of the College and the Ballarat community. He began attending youth Masses at the Cathedral, and it was not long before they discovered his vast musical talent. Peter became a key member of the Cathedral Youth Mass music group. Some of the girls who sang in the choir were also senior students at Loreto College and Peter can remember that he offered to start a lunchtime prayer group once a week for them and others. This meant he had to jump on his bike and ride up to Sturt Street, run the prayer group and then ride back to teach the period after lunch. It was quite hectic and not great if it was raining.

In Peter’s third year of teaching, having now purchased a car, he began commuting to Sturt Street to teach HSC Biology. There he met someone who would become a lifelong friend and mentor, Sr Maureen Burke IVBM. The two of them, with the assistance of the young cathedral priests, founded a youth group comprising mostly St Patrick’s College and Loreto College students. For the next several years Peter, Sr Maureen and the

priests facilitated many youth Masses and camps providing students with the opportunity to enjoy music and explore their faith. Peter looks back on this time very fondly.

In the 1980s, Peter moved permanently to Sturt Street, teaching senior Biology, Science and Religious Education. It was during this time that Peter began designing wonderful retreats for students. He can remember creating Year 11 liturgical arts retreats at Beaufort, where students participated in drama, clowning, puppetry, and dance. Peter loved facilitating the three-day retreats with Year 10s in the Grampians, and Year 12 retreats at Apollo Bay, spending time in the bush or by the sea and just being in the presence of God.

When the school purchased the property at Nowhere Creek, Peter became part of the Nowhere Creek Committee that developed the site over several years for camping, excursions and the Year 9 Retreat Program. With a small group of volunteer Year 9 students, he piloted the first camping experience at Nowhere Creek which grew into an annual camp for all Year 8 students where they participated in lots of bush walking, orienteering, damper baking, art, birdwatching, and telling ghost stories sitting around the campfire at night.

This quote perhaps sums up his memory of those retreats/camps, “Facilitating retreats for probably at least 35 years has been one of the joys of my life. Some of the most sublime spiritual experiences were always found in the unexpected moments.”

Facilitating retreats for probably at least 35 years has been one of the joys of my life. Some of the most sublime spiritual experiences were always found in the unexpected moments.”

Peter has held many leadership roles over the past 40 years. He has been the Science Coordinator for several years, very briefly the Year 12 Coordinator, along with Special Projects Coordinator, where he organised the Arts Festival, choirs, all social justice activities, walkathons, and assemblies. Peter chaired the WellBeing Committee in the late 80’s that designed the vertical Pastoral Care system that has only changed recently. In 1996 Peter became RE Coordinator (REC), a position he held for 21 years and more recently for another three. As REC, Peter oversaw all aspects of the RE curriculum including organising school retreats and assisting liturgy coordinators with designing and running liturgies and Masses, which clearly underscored his passion and expertise. While Peter was REC, he was also a member of the College Leadership Team for 15 of those years. He spent three years on LSAC (Loreto Schools of Australia Committee) visiting many other Loreto schools and was part of the on-going team that commissioned and organised all the Mary Ward sculptures for the Loreto schools around Australia. He chaired the committee here at Ballarat that

decided on where the sculpture would go. Peter describes the statue as a profound and beautiful monument to our founder Mary Ward, and he occasionally stands with her quietly to remind himself of what we are about.

Peter’s leadership roles have provided him with many opportunities both locally and nationally to work with other Loreto Colleagues and Loreto sisters. Peter was highly regarded by the Loreto sisters, and he found them

to be truly inspiring women. In 2010 Peter was invited to join the Loreto Futures Team, working with several of the sisters to look at aspects of the future of Loreto in Australasia, particularly a future where schools would exist without the presence of the sisters. Part of this involved co-facilitating a couple of Loreto Futures Conferences in Sydney where they explored various aspects of the charism, especially from a personal point of view. He was also a member

Peter participating in the 2019 Do It In A Dress day - a National event to raise awareness and funds for girls’ equal access to education worldwidevisit www.onegirl.org.au/event/do-it-in-a-dress-2022/home

Staff photo 1994 - Peter is in the back row on far left

of the National Loreto Mission and Identity Team and, in 2013, helped organise and co-facilitate the inaugural National Loreto Mission and Identity Conference with Sr Chris Burke.

As a teacher, Peter has been an early adopter of Information Technology and new pedagogy. He loves technology and had the first laptop in the College, brought the first computer into the Science Department, introduced Lego Technics and early robotics into Science and was a vital member of the Loreto College IT Committee for 20 or more years. He created the first Loreto College intranet while Intranet Manager for a year.

Peter has continued to reflect and refine his practice as a teacher. He is innovative in the classroom; he was one of the first teachers to trial the flipped and blended classroom approaches and Project Based Learning in his classes. Peter has also continued to explore his faith in many

of its facets, reading hundreds of books, studying a Graduate Diploma in RE, and two Masters degrees in Theology. He continues to be inspired by many, but notably Francis of Assisi, Oscar Romero and Mary Ward.

In 2003 Peter founded a philosophy group within the school which evolved into the present-day Socrates Café. Peter and interested students have met every Friday to simply sit around and talk about everyday questions about life. More recently, some of these students have entered competitions such as the Victorian and Australasian Philosothons and the Victorian and International Ethics Olympiads and have had significant success.

When asked what has kept him at the College for the past 40 years, Peter reflects that:

“Loreto has always been a place of welcome, friendliness and collegiality.

He says, “there is something about it that is deeply spiritual and intangible and although many people may not wish to name this, for me this is Ignatius’ reminder to ‘find God in all things’. The supportive and friendly community is the thing most often mentioned by staff members in their farewell speeches. It is something about the combination of students, staff, place, history that is thoroughly tangible at times and, at other times, elusive. It is the fun, humour, random smiles, and hello’s that should never be taken for granted. It is the students who so competently lead others on days like Gonzaga Barry Day, that still makes me emotional after all these years. The more we allow students to authentically lead, the better we are for it.”

“My hope is that this will continue into the far future of whatever Loreto College Ballarat will be or looks like.”

“Above all, I have been, and continue to be, inspired by the students I have had the privilege of teaching over the years - the dreamers, the daydreamers, the clowns, and comedians, the questioners and thinkers. I have tried for years to not forget what it is like to be a teenager, not so that I can remain one, but so that I can maintain my empathy for the students I teach. I remain open to all that they have taught and can teach me.”

After 40 years, what legacy would he like to leave behind one day?

“The legacy I would wish to have left is that I cared about what I taught, how I taught and most importantly, who I taught.”

Above: 2021 Gold Medal winners from the Victorian Ethics Olympiad lead by Peter Foord and David Barker.

Left: 2021 Philosothon Team who came third in the Victorian Philosothon Competition lead by Peter and David.

The Ultimate Gift of Giving

A gift to Loreto College in your Will means your memory will live on

Throughout our lives we are influenced by the actions of the generations that came before us and our esteemed Loreto history is one of the finest examples. Mary Ward, the Founder of the Loreto Order, embarked on a lifetime devoted to the recognition of women and girls as valuable human beings and important contributors to society.

Continuing the legacy is our Loreto Community. The Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich’s goodness and

generosity famously enabled the completion of Mother Gonzaga Barry’s Loreto Chapel, which was restored in the 1990s thanks to a gift from past pupil Lucy Kerley, and is currently maintained with a gift from past pupil, Eileen Macintyre. The Coghlan family have recently supported students who would otherwise not be able to attend the College through the establishment of the Dora O’Sullevan Bursary.

As we inch closer to celebrating 150 years of Loreto in Australia, there have been many past past pupils, staff and parents who have left a lasting legacy towards the education of young women at Loreto College, and to each of them, we are eternally grateful.

You too can continue Mary Ward’s mission by remembering Loreto College in your Will.

You may like to support our scholarship program to develop and academic and gifted talents, or our bursary program to support students who may not otherwise be able to attend the College. Or, perhaps you would like to support our gardens, buildings and grounds, or our exciting new Loreto Lucas Campus.

To learn more about how you can leave a lasting legacy, please contact our Principal, our Marketing and Development Team or visit the Loreto College Ballarat website today.

https://loreto.vic.edu.au/loretocollege/heritage/philanthropy/

How do you want to be remembered?

Is there something you would like to pass on to the next generation?

Loreto Launchpad

Fernwood Fitness

• Evolt Body Scientific Scans for measured results

• Personal training for accountability, knowledge and acceleration of results

• Group fitness classes for motivation and connection to a high energy community

• Larger childcare

• Easier parking

• Yoga to soothe the mind and strengthen the body

• Mat Pilates for core strength and posture

Loreto Commercial College alumna, Lee Squire, and her team at Fernwood Ballarat, have always been wonderful supporters of the College, giving up time, boundless energy and generosity on countless occasions. We are delighted to share Lee’s exciting news for this edition of Loreto Launchpad.

Great News! Lee’s brand new, beautiful, Fernwood Ballarat is now open at 110 – 114 Creswick Rd, next door to Aldi. Offering a safe and secure 24/7 club, exclusively for women.

Fernwood Ballarat is part of the national women’s health and wellness franchise that more than 70,000 women across Australia love. Locally, Fernwood has been helping women in Ballarat since 1 May 1994 and Lee Squire, who has over 40 years fitness industry experience, has been the franchise owner since 2003.

Lee shares, “At Fernwood we are committed to delivering a large variety of the latest proven and effective, health and fitness solutions. Our Fernwood difference is a nurturing, supportive community of likeminded women of all ages from as young as 14 through to 94 years of age, with many mothers and daughters spending time getting fit together. We recommend training with friends to keep each other motivated and accountable. With the convenience and choice of having all your fitness solutions under one roof, you get it all at Fernwood.”

This is a very exciting time for Lee and her team. The brand new premises offers:

• Unlimited Reformer Pilates sessions to stretch, flex and strength your body

• Unlimited FIIT 30 sessions to help you get fitter with faster!

• Infrared sauna to relax, detox and rejuvenate

• Fitness coaching to support your progress and accountability

• Cycle Studio with 24/7 virtual classes, to train when it suits your lifestyle

• Three cardio studios

• Two huge gym floors including plate weighted machines - pin loaded machine - free weight training

• Wellness – Recovery – Infrared Sauna and Relaxing Massage chairs

• Endermologie Cellulite, fluid reduction and wellness treatments

• Premium bathroom and change facilities including hair products, toiletries, sanitary products, hair dryers & straighteners

• Complimentary breakfast, coffee, tea, and fruit, and access to our spacious member’s lounge before a busy day

To celebrate their new home, Fernwood Ballarat welcomes our Loreto College community to join as our guests for five days and feel the Fernwood difference.

Fernwood - empowering our members to be the best version of themselves.

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peace of mind.

A Journey to Farewell Esther Puruntatameri

(Class of 1968)

Words by Helen Goodman, Chris Bath and Jayde Harrington

Please note that this story features the names and images of deceased Aboriginal people, which have been used with the permission of their families.

Esther Mary Puruntatameri passed away on 8 January 2022, almost exactly 60 years after she left her beloved community of Wurrumiyanga and courageously ventured for boarding school at Loreto Abbey in Ballarat. Esther became the first student from the Tiwi Islands to attend the College and returned home 5 years later after completing her Intermediate Certificate in 1965.

Above: Grades V & VI and Forms 1 & II at Mary’s Mount in 1964.

Left: Esther at Lal Lal Falls in the 1960s

Esther became a teacher, a writer, mother and a well-respected elder in her local community. Esther was also a beloved member of the Class of 1968. It was the honour of Helen Goodman and Chris Barr (Class of 1968) to represent the Loreto College family at her burial on Bathurst Island on 3 April 2022. What followed was an incredible cultural and spiritual journey in the Tiwi Islands.

Esther touched the lives of many in the Loreto Community. While on Bathurst Island, Helen and Chris had the privilege of sharing many of these memories with her family. It soon became clear after their arrival that these stories would form a special part of the journey to farewell Esther.

Across four days of ceremonies, the first two, which took place the day before they arrived, were a traditional smoking ceremony to prepare for the return of her

body to Bathurst Island and then a Requiem Mass at the ‘new’ church. The Mass was attended by over 250 people, with many travelling far and wide, reflecting the impact Esther had in her own community and beyond. The Mass included traditional dancing with Esther’s own family doing the ‘jungle fowl’ totem dance in her honour. After this, Esther was taken to her home in the village of Forestry for the death ceremony. She remained at home while members of her family and wider community visited, shared food songs, danced and supported each other in mourning.

To have understood more of these ceremonies would have been wonderful. However, to be present was a gift.

As part of the ceremony, mementos were placed on her coffin including a lovely photo of the group who had boarded with Esther in Grade 6. There was also a photo of the Holmes family, who cared for Esther while she was in Ballarat, and with whom she shared many happy days on their farm. There were photos from the time Esther was cared for by Loreto, particularly Sr Marg Findlay, at Nedlands. Helen and Chris were able to place an old school blazer and a hat that had been donated by classmates.

The final ceremony began with the burial at a little cemetery in Wurrumiyanga. Family groups assembled, sometimes dancing, some just sitting with her.

We talked of her pride in her culture, but also that we understood little of that, and that we were poorer because of it.”

Left: Esther on Mair St in Ballarat in the 1960s

Each family group performed a special tribute. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren joined in with great reverence.

As part of the celebration of Esther’s life, Helen and Chris were invited to share stories of Esther and were proud to pass on the many memories their classmates had shared. Her family loved the stories of her time at Mary’s Mount and her visit to Ballarat for the Class of 1968 50 Year Reunion celebrations in 2018, where her classmates went to extraordinary lengths to ensure Esther was able to attend.

“When asked to speak further about Esther, we focused on how brave she was, what a unique and subtle sense of humour she had; how naughty she was at times.

We talked of her pride in her culture, but also that we understood little of that, and that we were poorer because of it. We emphasised her sporting prowess and her adaptation to what must have been a harsh environment. These tales brought some laughs. We referred to her knowing intelligence.

Esther was farewelled with much love and care, with a great spread of family. The traditional aspects of the ceremony were strong and moving. Nearly everyone we spoke to knew of her time at Loreto. We felt both proud and humbled to have had permission to stand on her country and feel a part of her final journey as well as representing our class, and others who had fond memories of Esther. It was certainly a big experience, and one which showed the strong living reality

of the Tiwi Islands, with strands of Catholicism woven creatively through its fabric.”

Following their return to Victoria, other members of the Class of 1969 joined Helen and Chris in the Loreto Ballarat Chapel for a memorial service in Esther’s honour, reflecting on the immense strength Esther had.

“Esther is now at peace, back on her land that she was inextricably connected to and surrounded by her loving family and friends. To have been part of a small chapter in her life was a privilege we will cherish.

The imprint she had on our lives will be with us forever.”

Above: Memorial attendees from the Class of 1968. Pauline McKenzie (Hayden), Joan Bourke (Kennedy), Helen Goodman, Sr Trish Franklin, Chris Barr (Maroney), Anne Bayles (Daniels), Mary Kennedy (Toohey), Carmel Johnson (Hughes), Barb Jens (Hayden).

Paving the Way to a Better, Brighter Future

Words by Fiza Khosla, Community Engagement Coordinator, MWIA

This year, Loreto College Ballarat and Loreto Toorak raised funds for the ‘Brickfield Schools Project’, enabling more children to receive education in the poverty-stricken area of Basirhat, India. The project’s objective of “every child’s right to education”, strongly resonated with the students, who were determined to raise considerable amounts to support the ongoing activities of the Brickfield schools in India.

Over the turn of the century, India’s rapid economic growth and urban transformation has meant it is fast becoming one of the strongest economies in the world. However, India also battles the parallel realities of extreme poverty, high illiteracy, female infanticide, forced marriage, gender inequality and more. This journey is paved with developmental challenges, including the ever-widening gap between the rich and poor, forcing countless children into child labour. Reports estimate that 10.1 million* children are engaged in unorganised labour work in India.

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Presently, one of the largest groups of children engaged in labour and out of school are those of itinerant families that work in open-air factories where clay bricks are made by hand – otherwise known as Brickfields.

for over 12 hours a day, these workers barely earn enough to feed their families due to exploitative practices, unfair compensation, and lack of awareness about their rights. The most disheartening of all things is that children from the age of 10 work alongside their parents in these harsh and inhuman conditions. Our colleagues on the ground are repeatedly told by parents that “if the children don’t work, there will be no money to feed them. They work, they eat.”

It is no surprise that for these families struggling to survive daily, children’s education is viewed as a distraction from much-needed earnings. This lack of awareness is generational. Due to their own shortage of opportunity, most parents have never gone to school or experienced life beyond the Brickfields.

* Source: Child Labour and Exploitation | UNICEF India

The Brickfield industry relies on the manual labour of migrant and itinerant workers, including children, to minimise production costs. They spend up to eight months of the year in dusty fields in temperatures that can reach 40 degrees with no access to basic facilities like clean drinking water or toilets. Despite working arduously

Since 2008, our colleagues at the Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre (KMWSC), supported by our MWIA donors, have operated open-air schools in the Basirhat area of West Bengal, India. The schools deliver quality education, life-skills training and health awareness programs to the children and broader families of the Brickfields community. The absence of government-aided schools makes the Brickfield schools the only source of education for the children of workers, the only hope for a better, brighter future. Parents incur no financial costs to send their children to school; in fact, to encourage more participation from the community, the children in these schools are incentivised with free study materials and a nutritious meal at the end of each school day.

Since lack of awareness is a prominent challenge in the community, KMWSC’s

... if the children don’t work, there will be no money to feed them. They work, they eat.”

Brickfields initiative has a strong focus on raising awareness amongst the itinerant families on social issues such as child protection, the right to education, child marriage and their right to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic and social development. In 2021, KMWSC held over 30 health awareness camps for more than 2,000 children and their parents, imparting vital health information, vaccinations, hygiene products and more.

With the support of MWIA, the KMWSC operates ten Brickfield schools in which nearly 700 children from 402 families receive quality education from 22 teachers trained in the special educational needs of the Brickfield students. This project also promotes collective community development by training and employing people from within the local community as teachers and other associated roles.

These initiatives empower and educate hundreds of children from the Brickfields. Thanks to your support, we can continue giving each child the best opportunity to break the poverty cycle through education.

A Message From the Fields

Purnima Karmakar

Purnima Karmakar has worked as a teacher in the Brickfield schools for over six years. A resident of the Basirhat area of West Bengal, India, she finds purpose, contentment and joy in educating the children of the Brickfields community and contributing to their growth and development.

When she began her journey as a teacher, she had just graduated from secondary school and had insufficient savings or income to pursue higher education. However, thanks to KMWSC’s Teacher Training Program, Purnima had the opportunity to receive hands-on training through teaching the underprivileged children of the Brickfields while simultaneously earning a stipend to cover the cost of her degree.

Purnima says that approximately 90 trainee teachers out of 120 had or were currently utilising their stipends to pursue degrees. Although the schools are situated in remote areas and lack access to public transport

and basic amenities like toilets, Purnima cycles daily to the Brickfields to share the gift of education with these children most in need. She says: “These children are my pride and joy. Their well-being and safety are my topmost priorities. There was once a child who had developed severe breathing problems, it was evident that he wasn’t well and needed to see a doctor immediately, but the parents were reluctant to take him to the nearby hospital because they didn’t want to spend any money. My colleagues and I tried to explain the gravity of the situation, but they constantly refused all our pleas. Eventually, us teachers gathered and contributed towards the check-up and follow-up medications. The boy is now healthy and regularly attends school. For me seeing all these children progress and to help pave the way for a brighter future is my biggest accomplishment and I will always try to help them to the best of my abilities.”

Above: Teaching in the Brickfields

Student Artwork

Love and Thunder

The Loreto Love and Thunder VCE Visual Art Exhibition celebrates the artworks created by 2022 students studying Art, Studio Arts, Media, and for the first time in the College’s history Visual Communication and Design in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). The highly anticipated live VCE Exhibition Opening and Media Showcase was held on 11 October 2022 after two years of Covid restricted events. What is most worthwhile in attending exhibitions by young people is the opportunity to be challenged by different points of view, we are compelled to empathize with “others”, and it gives us the opportunity to reflect on the human condition. We are fortunate to be allowed into the very core of our senior students’ minds and consider the deep messages in their works. Love and Thunder celebrates the diversity, creativity and compassion of our VCE artists. Congratulations, Loreto artists, you made it!

Ms. Stephanie Greet Faculty Leader: The Arts

HAILEY HARMAN - 2022 PAINTING AWARD Freedom

This year I have explored the role of portraiture, largely focusing on how inner human experience, emotion and identity can be expressed outwardly through a face. Referring to personal and cultural ties, I took on an introspective approach to my theme, exploring aspects of my own identity and what I find important. A recurring idea I drew back on was a human connection to beauty, particularly in the individual and in nature.

CHELSEA GRYLEWICZ - 2022 DRAWING AWARD

The Pressure Of Perfection

This year I have explored the theme of portraiture intending to display likeness, personality and mood. I focused on different areas of portrature, including non-traditional compositions, abstract portraits and nonrepresentational portraiture as well as experimenting with materials like grey lead, charcoal and acrylic paint. Through this theme I wanted to give meaning to my artworks and focused on ideas of society’s pressures and how this can affect individuals, women in particular, as well as exploring all things that are important to me.

CHLOE HAMMILL - 2022 OUTSTANDING 2D AWARD

Sunset at Bells

GEORGIA SIEMENSMA - 2022 VISUAL ARTS

FACULTY AWARD AND OUTSTANDING MIXED MEDIA AWARD Before Death

I’ve explored the often misinterpreted aspects of the natural world, and worked to reintroduce these to an audience in order for them to be appreciated in a new light. By uncovering the surface layer, I’ve pushed barriers of comfort to depict the ‘ugly’ parts of nature alongside the ‘beautiful’ capturing a more honest perspective. I encourage viewers to rethink their initial reaction to a piece and instead form an opinion of the quality of the artwork separate from the societal conditioning that encourages a fear or disgust.

MOB JANSON - 2022 OUTSTANDING 3D AWARD

Scream

of those whom cannot run; will you be okay with this?

During 2022, I decided to delve into the theme of horror shown in art. Specifically, having no relation to humanity and humans, concerning emotions and the physical body. My pieces are inspired by horrific and violent events and tragedies, ripping out the humanity from the pieces and inserting inanimate objects in its place, but in the world, humans are connected to everything.

FLICK JONES - 2022 MOST CREATIVE RESPONSIVE TO THE BRIEF How Ya Bean

My client, ‘How Ya Bean’, is a wholesale coffee company based in Warrnambool. The company required packaging with a colourful logo and surface graphics with bright colours and patterns that represent the contemporary feeling of their brand. A promotional website was also required, featuring and representing the location of Warrnambool in the design as well as presenting the information in a modern aesthetic and including images of the packaging and logo on different menus.

GRACE HUNT - 2022 MOST OUTSTANDING VCD AWARD

Hillview Rural Escape

Hillview Rural Escape is a tiny house accommodation located in Clunes, Victoria. The client, a husband and wife, required elevations and floor plans for a modern tiny house that attracts young to middle aged couples. Relating to the breathtaking views from the serene location, ‘Hillview Rural Escape’ will be used as a contemporary and luxurious farm stay. A logo was also required to identify ‘Hillview Rural Escape’ through a minimalist and natural design. An accommodation brochure with elements tying in with the natural environment was needed to provide to guests when they stay to inform them of the location and the house.

SAMANTHA MCCARTHY - 2022

BEST EDITING

The Stargazers

The Stargazers follows the story of young student Evie who is currently struggling to finish her final art project while grappling with her overwhelming grief. After being confronted by two news reporters, she is left to reflect on the person she’s lost and to learn how to let go.

* Please note that this video contains triggering content.

BELLA CHANDLER - 2022 BEST PRESENTATION FORMAT AWARD

Compass Wines

Compass Wines is an estate placed in the hills of the Mt Cole State Forest with 360 degree views. The client John Smith needed an architectural model and floor plans that were simplistic and sophisticated and fit into the landscape for a proposed winery, along with a wine bottle label utilising compass imagery and reflecting the modern and contemporary aesthetic of the winery to identify the brand.

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JAIME SERGEANT-CROWE - 2022 BEST MEDIA PRODUCTION

Nostalgia

Nostalgia explores the importance of memory, loss and love. How a person’s soulmate remains in their life, even after they have gone. Nostalgia follows a seventy year old man, Ollie, and how his isolated life can be interrupted by memory, bringing happiness and closure.

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JACI SCOBIE - 2022 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY No Longer Strangers

No Longer Strangers tells the story of Cameron making his move after laying eyes on a bright, captivating girl named Chloe. Chloe is left to reflect on the potential outcomes to arise from this gesture. What will happen to her?

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Fond Farewells to Loreto Staff

Roger Morris

Words by Judy-Ann Quilliam

Drama before eventually becoming Head of Dawson St Campus, where he thoroughly enjoyed the special privilege of teaching Year 7 students starting secondary school. Mr Morris remained Head of Dawson St until the consolidation of all Loreto College students from Year 7 – 12 on the Mary’s Mount site in 2007.

Throughout his time, Roger has worked under seven different Principals and Heads of School including, Sr Bernadette Zeising, Sr Margaret Mary Flynn (Head of Dawson St), Diaan Stuart, Maureen Burke, Anne Fry, Judith Potter and Michelle Brodrick.

After 41 distinguished years of service, Mr Roger Morris is retiring at the end of the 2022 school year. Mr Morris will always be remembered for his gentlemanly manner and the genuine deep and lasting rapport he develops with students, staff and families.

Mr Morris first joined Loreto College in 1982 as a new teaching graduate. He was the first male teacher on the staff and taught RE, English and

Throughout his career, Mr Morris has performed the many and varied roles of Head of Dawson St Campus, Year 7 Coordinator, Year 11 Coordinator and most recently Year 12 Coordinator, where he is highly respected by all students and thrived in the honour, responsibility and pure joy of coordinating students in their graduation year.

We will never forget his cameo role in the Michelle Payne movie, Ride Like A Girl and his many varied and wonderful speeches, costumes and cameo performances in an endless array of student videos, Gonzaga Barry Days, walkathons and events.

In Roger’s own words, “40 years at Loreto has made me a more sensitive, aware and considerate person. Whatever anyone’s circumstances, background and talents may be, it has been a great privilege to share in the delight, enthusiasm, passion, energy and diversity that literally thousands of students and hundreds of colleagues have brought to my life. It has been life giving to me!”

We wish Roger, ‘Rog,’ ‘Mr Morris’ all the best for well-deserved retirement, his “very important” presence every day will certainly be missed, but we look forward to seeing that bronze statue of ‘Sir Roger Morris’ featured somewhere prominently in the grounds of the College in the future…

Helena completed her teaching degree at Ballarat College of Advance Education (BCAE) now known as Federation University in 1984. After graduating, Helena taught at Mercy Regional College, Camperdown and then joined Loreto College Ballarat

Helena Spencer

Words by Linda McDonald and Jill Wheatland

in 2000 after having her family, Mary (Class of 2006), Hugh and Ruth (Class of 2012).

Helena has contributed much to the College over the past 22 years. As a classroom teacher her skills were vast, covering a variety of subject areas, including English, Science, Mathematics, Art, Material Technology and VCAL Numeracy. Helena had excellent knowledge of curriculum and was a highly creative and engaging teacher. Students benefited well from her positive and motivating attitude.

Helena was Barry Head of House and Year 10 level Coordinator from 2008-2013. She had a clear vision for her students, promoting a strong sense of togetherness amongst house members and a sense of belonging. She wanted to develop young women who are highly skilled, resourceful, and independent.

Shane Nankervis

Words by Kelli Baird

Faculty for 16 years; driving innovation and change and always striving to be a positive role model to students. As a natural storyteller, most classes involved some sort of entertaining recall of an event or experience connected to what was being taught, along with an exaggerated demonstration that enhanced student engagement, and him slipping a couple of photos of himself in his running prime into PowerPoints!

Helena was a mentor and mother to all the students and to many of the staff. You were a lucky student if you were in Helena’s Mentor Group as she always made a beautiful farewell present for Year 12 students.

While Helena was a highly talented staff member, always generous with her time to make every Loreto College event great for her students. As a colleague she was a friend to everyone, always ready to support each other and have a laugh in the tough times. She was kind, thoughtful, generous, and fun.

Mother Gonzaga Barry said: “Leave something behind on which others can build.” Helena has done this magnificently. Over the past 22 years, she has gone above and beyond for her colleagues and her thousands of Loreto College students, who will all remember her very fondly.

From pastry chef to elite marathon runner, student at Federation University and then PE teacher at Loreto College. That is the journey of our much respected and admired Mr Nan (I don’t think I have ever heard a student call him Mr Nankervis). Shane has been an invaluable part of the PE and Health

As Sports Coordinator, Year 9 Coordinator, teacher of intermediate and senior PE, Health and Sports Science, Shane has always had the wellbeing of students as his priority. His ability to be calm, measured, and practical when dealing with everyday issues has been a great asset.

He is a “doer”. If you want something done or a change for the better, he was

your person. If you wanted students to be challenged, he was your teacher. Outstanding Year 12 results and increased numbers studying senior PE will be one of the many legacies he leaves behind. Along with a Year 9 Program that has continued to meet the educational and wellbeing needs of our students.

For those of us who have worked closely with Shane, it has been a privilege everyday to work and learn alongside a person with such an exceptional work ethic and passion for making a difference to the lives of others. The students and staff at Loreto College will be forever grateful for his contribution. An exciting new opportunity awaits him at Ballarat Grammar where he will have the continued support of his wife, Paula and boys, Jesse, and Jack. We wish him all the very best.

Sarah’s relationship with Loreto College Ballarat started back in 2000 when she commenced as a Year 7 student. Sarah remembers the fun of participating in the College Cricket

Sarah Godfrey (Allitt)

Words by Kerryn Boyko

and Football Teams, a sporting passion that continues today. A woman of many talents, Sarah also played the flute and viola in the Loreto College Band. Apparently, Sarah was also a ‘fierce debater’, valuable skills that may have helped her in her role as the IE Union Representative.

Whilst studying to gain her teaching degree, Sarah was employed at Loreto College Ballarat as a Learning Support Officer. Once qualified, Sarah was employed in 2012 initially teaching VCAL Literacy, Religious Education and Humanities. Sarah really valued the experience of teaching alongside staff who were role models to her as a student, namely Julie Martin and Marg Ferguson.

In 2016, Sarah implemented the VCE English Language course at our College. She has a passion and love for this subject which is evident in the students’ motivation and achievements in English Language. Sarah has continued to be actively involved in the Loreto College Football team, lately as a coach. The Respect Cup matches are a highlight for her.

As Sarah moves on to a new, exciting role as Talent Wellbeing Lead in the AFL, we wish her the very best. She will be missed by staff and students alike, and we have much gratitude for all that she has given our Loreto College Ballarat family over these years.

Vicki first volunteered at the Dawson Street Canteen in 2003, quickly proving her value and being offered a part time role at Loreto College Ballarat in 2007.

She has a keen interest in baking and cooking and was instrumental in updating and improving the menu to

Vicki Maroney

Words by Jacqui Lamb and Narelle Mulrooney

provide a wide variety of healthy foods for staff and students.

She loved a chat and a sing along, in particular, joining the celebrations of the Year 12 Graduation Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral. She enjoyed her regular students that came into the canteen, “The pastoral side of my role is very important to me. I endeavour to be mindful of staff, canteen volunteers and students who may need that little bit of extra care at certain times.”

On reflecting at her time at Loreto, she was asked what her funniest memory or highlight of working at the College was. “The funniest memory I have is the day I set not one, but two wooden spoons on fire, both within a few minutes. The fact that one of the Safety Officers was in the Canteen at the time having an in-depth conversation with one of our volunteers

and did not see it, never ceases to amaze me. The Canteen Manager could do nothing but stand and laugh at me as I ran to the sink to put it in water to put the flames out. This is still a source of laughter when we occasionally think back on funny things that do happen from time to time. People say it was like the Olympic Torch run. I should add that we did put a procedure in place so that I do not burn any more wooden spoons and there was no-one was in danger at any time.”

Vicki is looking forward to going to the gym and walking more as well as spending more time with her family and her six grandchildren, where she is greatly needed. We wish Vicki all the best for the future and would like to thank her for all her years of care and service to the Loreto College community.

Reunions

10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 Year Reunions

With stories from kindergarten all the way through to graduation at Mary’s Mount, there were lots of memories and stories to share at our reunions held on 21 & 28 May 2022. There was no shortage of nostalgia and laughter as these fantastic groups of past pupils began to reconnect, it was great to see the strong bonds these cohorts still share. Thank you to all the past pupils from the Classes of 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012 for joining us to celebrate such an occasion!

A Wise Woman of the Changing World

Words by Meg Barry & Judy-Ann Quilliam

President of the Past Pupils’ Association, much loved Loreto past pupil, teacher, Board and Committee member, Ms Meg Barry, has passed the baton onto a new generation, acknowledging a time of change, and leaving behind her a legacy of wisdom and love for the College.

Meg Barry grew up on her family farm at Ullina in the Hepburn Shire. Her idyllic childhood, shared with her sister Rosalie, saw them develop a deep love for the country. They attended Smeaton Primary School before moving to Ballarat in 1956 to commence at Loreto Dawson St, which saw her graduate with the Class of 1962 from Loreto Mary’s Mount, following in the footsteps of her aunts who were boarders at Mary’s Mount in the 1920s.

The foundations of community, service and education were important in the Barry household, and Meg developed a practical understanding of ‘duty of service’ early in life after attending countless meetings and events throughout the region in the

company of her father, who was a wellknown Creswick Shire Councillor.

Throughout her time at Loreto Dawson St and Mary’s Mount, Meg developed her deep love for Loreto and for English, writing and art, nurturing her storytelling skills which saw some of her first work proudly published in the School Annual of the IBVM in Australia.

Meg studied Fine Arts, English, Political Science and History at Melbourne University whilst residing at St Mary’s Hall in Melbourne (another Loreto connection). Her first job was teaching boys at the St Pauls Technical College, before she returned to Loreto Mary’s Mount to teach Year 11 and 12 English and Social Studies.

Following her love of history, Meg then took up an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Officer for Sovereign Hill where she researched the backgrounds of buildings and theatres and the daily lives of diggers. She thoroughly enjoyed her research work for five years before life had other plans for the Barry family.

Meg feels blessed to have been taught to ‘have a voice and contribute’ and feels her ‘all round’ Loreto education has supported her well in life...”

Meg’s beloved father died in 1977 and together with her mother and sister, they took over the responsibility and management of the large Barry family farm. However, their mother’s declining health and subsequent death, propelled the two Barry sisters into the male dominated world of agriculture and farming.

The women went on to become trailblazers in the beef cattle industry, continuing the farming heritage of their father, grandfather and great grandfather, always responding to market changes. In the early 1980s they were one of the first farms to sell their stock online via computer, instead of the traditional sale yards, and to introduce breeding via artificial insemination. Meg was very active in beef producer and rural education groups. In 1985, as an external studies student, Meg graduated from Glenormiston Agricultural College with an Associate Diploma of Farm Management.

In the 2000s the structure of farm changed to growing canola and wheat and ‘care of the land’ became increasingly important. Acknowledging that we are all custodians of the land, and merely passing through in our time, Meg was Secretary of the local Landcare Group for 25 years and has planted many thousands of trees. She has learned to read the land, and live with

the land, and has developed a deep interest in Indigenous history.

For 30 years, Meg has been an integral member of the Annual Women on Farms Gathering and advocate for the education of young women in agriculture. She has made wonderful friendships and connections in the industry and will continue to keep up her work with Landcare, her role on the Cattle Committee for the Ballarat Show, and as a member of the Port Fairy 2021 Gathering Committee.

As for her Loreto roots, Mary Ward and Mother Gonzaga Barry would be very proud of the strong independent and trailblazing woman she has become. Meg feels blessed to have been taught to ‘have a voice and contribute’ and feels her ‘all round’ Loreto education has supported her well in life. The values of justice and verity in particular, are still very important to her.

Meg became a Loreto College Council member in 1990 and became actively involved as President of the Loreto Ballarat Past Pupils’ Association to help with the planning of the ‘125 years of Loreto in Australia’ celebration, and ‘Loreto Federation’ celebrations, held in Ballarat in 2000 and 2015. Although, the early role of the Past Pupils’ Association was very much about supporting the convent and the nuns and taking them

‘out and about’ as needed or required. The Loreto nuns, the Past Pupils’ Association and the very active Mothers Club organised countless luncheons, mannequin parades, progressive dinners and events to raise money for the school and social welfare.

In her time on committees, Meg has seen many changes from the closing of boarding, the appointment of the first lay Principal, and the closing of the Dawson St campus, to the exciting future plans for a new campus on 30 acres of greenspace in Lucas. She has been a member of the Engagement Committee (which was the Development and Marketing Committee) for 12 years and has overseen significant changes in marketing, promotion and fundraising for the College.

“Life is change….change is inevitable” shared Meg.

Meg proudly acknowledges that history is alive at Loreto. The stories of Mary Ward, Mother Gonzaga, the Countess Wolf-Metternich, the Chapel and the Jubilarian Crowns are ever present, and are as important today as they ever were. We are also fortunate to have the Loreto Provincial Archives located at Loreto College Ballarat.

As for the future, Meg has returned to her roots and love of art, recently graduating as a Guide for the Art Gallery of Ballarat, where she thoroughly enjoys immersing herself in art and conducting tours. In the near future, she plans to complete the writing of her book on the history of her district, to be titled ‘Just North of Jerusalem.’

Meg acknowledges all the wonderful women before her, and all those she has had the pleasure of working alongside. Her Loreto friendships will forever be important, but it is time for change… change for Meg, change for the school and change for the Past Pupils’ Association.

“I am not sad, because sadness means regret, and I have no regrets. It’s like a book, it is just the closing of a chapter...”

The world, and Loreto, certainly still needs more wise, wonderful women of the world, like Meg Barry. Thank you, Meg!

Above: Members of the 2022 Past Pupils’ Committee, left to right: Faith Austin (Class of 1995), Evie McColl (1968), Lyn Browne (1964), Trudi Kannourakis (1972), Noela Morgan (1958), Meg Barry (1962), Michelle Crowe (1964). Absent: Jan Stephen (1965) and Frances Davies (1964).

Loreto Weddings

Alia Ryan (Class of 2016) married Connor Prebble on 9 April 2022

Photography by Marcus Carter Photography

Sophie Toohey (Class of 2010) married Lachlan Deller on 12 March 2022

Photography by One Point Photography

Elisha Day (Class of 2003) married Stephen Maher on 7 May 2022

Photography by Sharna Sellars Photography

Reunions are a fantastic opportunity for alumni to reconnect with each other and the Loreto College community. We are excited to welcome the following year levels back to Loreto College for our Reunion Day:

SATURDAY 1 APRIL 2023

Class of 1983 – 40 Year Reunion

Class of 1993 – 30 Year Reunion

Class of 2003 – 20 Year Reunion

Class of 2013 – 10 Year Reunion

Class of 2021 – 2 Year Reunion

We are also excited to welcome our Class of 1973 back to Loreto College for a special 50 Year Reunion:

SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2023

Class of 1973 –50 Year Reunion

Update your details

Invitations will be sent out early 2023 so please make sure you update your details by scanning the QR code or visit: pastpupils.loreto.vic.edu.au and click on the Update Your Details link.

Alumni Updates

Welcome Home Karina

Karina Kautz (nee Heemann) Class of 2004, has recently returned home to Ballarat after working overseas, to join the team at one of our newest and locally-owned cutting edge technology businesses, Vitrafy Life Sciences.

Karina completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne in 2008 and moved to England to pursue her career in the medical device industry. There she was employed by Abbott Diabetes Care situated in the pretty little Cotswold town of Witney, where they manufactured blood glucose test strips.

In 2012 she pursued her dream of living and working in Germany, and successfully applied for a position with a company called ADMEDES in the town of Pforzheim, situated in the famous Black Forest region, where she quickly became fluent in German. The company is a world leading contract manufacturer of cardiovascular implants like stents and heart valves frames, with global customers ranging from the largest multinational medtech companies to start-ups. Karina found her role hugely challenging, varied and rewarding and stayed for seven years, leading the team of Quality Engineers in the last couple of years.

After meeting her husband not long after moving to Pforzheim, they married in October 2018 and decided to move back to Australia. After working in their industries through the pandemic in Melbourne, Karina and her

husband have bought a place in Haddon, not far from where she grew up, and both found employment in Ballarat. Given Karina’s fantastic experience in the medical devices industry and quality management overseas, she was snapped up by Vitrafy and she has started the next adventure in her life back home in Ballarat.

Alumni Updates

Jacinta Plays on the World Stage

Jacinta Dennett (Class of 1983) is one of Australia’s leading harpists. With an early start in music, Jacinta began playing the piano at the age of four. She began her journey at Mary’s Mount Kindergarten in 1969/70 with Mother Brendan, Prep in 1971, followed by Year 7 and 8 at the Dawson Street Campus, and then ventured to Sturt Street for Year 9-12. In Year 7, the harp teacher of the time, Moya Jess, asked if there were any piano students who would be interested in learning the harp. As you might expect, Jacinta took up this opportunity along with a few other students – of course after convincing her parents.

Since leaving Loreto College Ballarat, Jacinta’s love of music continued to flourish. Once Jacinta completed her music studies, she relocated to Sydney as a freelance harpist. After living in Sydney for nine years, Jacinta ventured to Singapore and New Zealand working with various orchestras. Jacinta even managed to squeeze in a term teaching at Loreto College over a decade ago!

Jacinta has been teaching the harp at the University of Melbourne since 2005 while continuing to freelance. This year, Jacinta was awarded the Conservatorium Director’s Award for Exceptional Doctoral Research at the University of Melbourne. As part of this research, Jacinta has also recently released an art music album called ‘Fable’ which explores solo harp composition by Australian women composers. You can read more about Fable here: https://musictrust.com.au/loudmouth/fablejacinta-dennett/

Pre-pandemic, Jacinta undertook a solo tour to Bunbury, Hong Kong, Seattle, and New York City. Jacinta also authored a chapter in A Century of Composition by Women: Music Against the Odds, published by Palgrave Macmillan this year. In October Jacinta, together with Sydney vocalist Nadia Piave, as duoBliss! performed their genre-defying show GREEN at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

In November Jacinta is performing “Didgeridoo, Debussy and the Birds of Oz” at Yandoit Cultural, with flutist Johanna Selleck, violist William Vyvyan Murray and Amos Roach on Didgeridoo. Keep an eye out in early 2023 when she is performing an American/Australian program for piano and harp with her “Pleione” duo partner, the Sante Fe-based pianist Donna Coleman in Ballarat.

Alumni Updates

Patricia Mary Gleeson 7.11.1927 - 12.5.22

Patricia, Pat, Miss G, Miss Gleeson as she was fondly known, was a very devoted and loyal Loreto College Past Pupil. Following primary school, Pat came to Loreto Dawson Street for her secondary education. Her love of all things Loreto began here and never left her. Pat made firm friends with her class members and these friendships remained to the end. For many years Pat organized a luncheon for her school friends. It was invitation only, written by her hand and personally delivered by herself and Una Bowd. The invitation had a touch of refinement and ‘you are special’. Her Loreto friends looked forward to this lunch each year and Pat would arrange for one of the Sisters to share the latest news of Loreto worldwide. Those present were grateful to know what we were involved in, most expressing pride that the Loreto ‘story’ is still being told.

We can’t pay tribute to Pat unless we stand back and recognize her extraordinary gift as a musician and music teacher. She expected excellence from her students, they responded, and thanks to Pat, many have gone on to a career in music. Pat encouraged her students whether they were private pupils or choir members that life is

Marriages

Sophie Toohey (Class of 2010) married Lachlan Deller on 12 March 2022

Anna Conlan (Class of 2011) married Thomas Anderson on 19 March 2022

Lauren Jew (Class of 2014) married Wayne Bruty on 26 March 2022

Alia Ryan (Class of 2016) married Connor Prebble on 9 April 2022

Elisha Day (Class of 2003) married Stephen Maher on 7 May 2022

bigger than even music. She was a character builder for those who were her pupils. Pat became a lifelong friend and counsellor to many. Pat had a great sense of humour and her refinement and sincere heart remained to the end.

Pat was a person of prayer, her faith the centre of who she became over the 95 years of her of life. She died on the 12th of May, the month of Mary, Queen of Loreto.

“Called by your name, placed in your care. Our hope, your glory, our strength your prayer. Searching for faith be ever our guide Show us Christ Jesus your Son glorified, Show us Christ Jesus your Son glorified”.

Margaret Sculley ibvm

Deaths

Robyn Clark (Nee Myers - Class of 1977) passed away 18 March, 2022

Madeleine McGrath (Class of 1959) passed away 6 May, 2022

Loretto Denyse Elliott (Past Teacher) passed away 17 September, 2022

Marjorie Lynette Bosscher (nee McIntosh - Class of 1964) passed away in October, 2022

Births

Allana Osborne (Class of 2010) and husband Darcy welcomed Hallie Florence Osborne on 23 March, 2022

We rely on the individual, a family member or representative, funeral director or legal counsel to formally advise the College the details of any births, deaths or marriages to be published in Verity. Only confirmed members of the Loreto Community will be published. We invite deaths notices to be included and commemorated at our annual Past Pupils Mass of Remembrance in November. Contributions gratefully received to verity@loreto.vic.edu.au

2022 Annual Giving

We sincerely thank the following supporters of our 2022 Annual Giving Program along with those who have donated at each reunion. Their generous support will ensure our Scholarship, Building and Bursary Funds are maintained for the future.

Rise Up

SCHOLARSHIP

FUND

Maggie Aitken

Rita Andre

Karen Ashby

Meg Barry

Juanita Bongiorno

Alysia Brandenburg

Marea Breisch

Jodie Bridges

Maria Campbell Janet Canny

Jayne Carrigg

Catholic Diocese of Ballarat

Foundation

Angela Chandler

Mandy Cheesman

Sinead Conlan

Angela Currie

Margot De Deugd

Kevin & Carmel Doherty

Shane Donnithorne

Suzanne Dooley

Neil & Monica Eastwood

Maddie Fogarty

Clare Fuller

Lisa Garner

Erin Gordon

Elizabeth Gyory

Anne Halloran

Paige Hawks

Belinda Haymes

Kaitlyn Hepburn

Steven & Susan Hosie

Kay Hunt

Anne Hunt OAM

Emma Hyatt

Joanne Jeffs

Kylie Jones

Michael Kearney

Catherine Keating

Amanda Kowalczuk

Christine Liston

Florienne Loder

Maggie Lynch Robina Maconochie

Yvonne Matta

Stephen & Deb McArdle

Linda McDonald

Annette McGennisken

Sara McKenzie

Amanda Menegazzo

Noela Morgan

Don & Sharon Moss

Maureen Myers

Ann Nathan

Ann Nathan

Elizabeth Ostor

Rosemary Parfrey

Kerryn Parkinson

Judy-Ann Quilliam

Mardi Richardson

Steph Roden

Hannah Runnalls

Anne Sarros

Jan Stephen

Anthea Stevens

Jodie Thompson

Janet Torney

Jo-anne Van der Voort Mary Verbeek

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