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Term 3, Week 9
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Friday September 14, 2012
Junior Campus Music Gala
From The Acting Principal Dear Parents and Caregivers, Last weekend Mrs Sandra Buchanan, Mr Chris Mellow, Mr Noel Mifsud, Br John Ahern and I attended the inaugural Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Congress in Melbourne. The congress comprised of principals, deputies, teachers, Brothers from the Oceania Province, international delegates and members of the Catholic Church. The theme of the congress was: Some of Our Stories ... ....learning from the past Some of Our Aspirations... ....envisioning the future
The congress focused on sharing our shared story through the story of Blessed Edmund Rice, remembering the legacy of the past, particularly the work of Br
Ambrose Treacy who established schools throughout Australia. We spent time identifying our strengths as an Edmund Rice Network and to envisage the future of our schools in the EREA. A highlight of the congress was to gather at the Immigration Museum on Flinders Street in Melbourne. This was originally the Customs House and Br Ambrose Treacy would have entered this building when he arrived with the other Brothers to establish schools in Australia. The congress reminded us that, like Ambrose, we are all called to live the mission of the church in our lives. This term we remember the life of Br Ambrose Treacy as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death on 2 October 1912. From the notes of Ambrose Treacy: After experiencing sea-sickness, whales, the Roaring Forties, high seas, the Southern Cross and a storm in which the jib-beam was carried away on the 15th of November, Ambrose Treacy writes: “The joyful news of Land. Land! Spread like wildfire through the ship. It was indeed land and no other than the long-wished-for Australian shore, which we at last sighted after traversing over 14,000 miles of ocean, and which now welcomed us by sending across the waves towards the ship a most pleasing and odoriferous perfume of Eucalypt.
We enjoyed as we went along a grand view of the hills and woods of this newest of the New Worlds, till we come in sight of Cape Otway, when we signalled for a
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pilot. That gentleman was on board the next morning, bringing with him some newspapers in which we saw the arrival of the Donald McKay announced. He guided us safely through Port Phillip Heads, which are only two miles apart, and as we entered the beautiful Bay enclosed by the Heads. At eight o’clock we anchored, and so ended our tremendous journey”.
Staff News We have the following changes to staff: • Mr Josh Cubillo will be taking leave for the next year. He has been successful in gaining a position with Oxfam working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. We thank him for his dedication to his teaching over the past three years and his support and mentoring of our Indigenous students. Mr Cubillo will be replaced next term by Mr Terry Magias (2005 Old Collegian) who has been working at Flinders University supporting Indigenous students. • Mr Denis McCarthy is extending his leave until the end of the year. Mr Michael Spudic will continue to replace Mr McCarthy in Year 7 Gold in Term four. • Mr Paul Hicks is also extending his leave until the end of the year. • Br John Ahern cfc will be returning to Rostrevor College next term after being Acting Deputy Principal at the College in Term 3.