BUILDING PROGRAM - STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING PROGRAM - STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT It is with great anticipation and excitement that we announce that Mater Maria Catholic College is entering into a significant building program. This $7.5m project represents the next stage of development at the College and will enhance the way we support students in all aspects of learning, wellbeing and administration.

The project builds on the Stage 1 development of the College - the Mater Maria Chapel, Marana Complex, Byrne Theatre and Fleming Building - that was opened in 2003 and reinforces the central axis of the College, expressed by the grand staircase that celebrates the link between hilltop and ocean. The beautiful Mater Maria Chapel remains at the peak and the new three level building will centralise the support services of the College so that each student can have better access to teaching and support services to meet their learning and wellbeing needs into the future.

This project provides a new administration and public reception, staff facilities and a digital learning centre that includes library services. The construction of this project enables approximately 950sqm of current area to be relocated for refurbished 21st century learning spaces. These new spaces will be open and flexible in nature, modelling in the design awareness of student collaborative learning for innovative and creative problem solving.

This refurbishment will also facilitate the repackaging of existing departments and learning areas into certain areas of the College. A student cafeteria will be a major feature of an open air amphitheatre that will flow into the digital learning centre. The roof top of this centre will function as a recreation area similar to facilities seen in higher education campuses.

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BUILDING PROGRAM - STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT

We are delighted to announce that Avium Pty Limited with CPL Architecture have been appointed to complete this next stage of development following the tender process. This tender was based on the considerations of a final design that incorporated the construction of an administration, staff and digital learning facility. The brief also articulated improved pedestrian circulation around the College campus, improved recreation and gathering spaces and addressing accessibility requirements for mobility access.

This announcement is an exciting time in the development of the College, though it is also a time to reflect on the College’s foundation. The development requires the demolition of the current Administration building and the former Convent home of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan who stewarded our community from 1964 to 1990. As the old will make way for the new there will be an understandable sense of nostalgia as we physically farewell this central facility of those early years of the College. May we give thanks for the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for their pioneering contributions and for all in which we hold dear at Mater Maria today.

The anticipated completion date is January 2018.