Loreto Toorak Press

Something old, something new, something Loreto blue

Loreto Toorak has a proud tradition, and mission, of empowering students to be curious, confident individuals, who use their gifts with creativity and generosity. It is in this spirit that we, in the final months of 2020, revived a wonderful tradition of the School.

Last year, a dedicated group of students from Years 7-11, came together to create Loreto Toorak Press. A brand new publishing imprint that would go on to produce the first issue of a new magazine, Crescent. Loreto Toorak Press is a registered business that provides an exceptional, student-led opportunity to share learning and creative projects that celebrate achievements and address the issues and values that resonate with students during their time at Loreto Toorak, in their own voice.

For their inaugural project, Loreto Toorak Press chose to resurrect the treasured student magazine, Toorak and Ruin, rebranding it with the name Crescent. This first issue explored the theme of personal growth in 2020 and students were able to respond to the very changed circumstances of learning and living in a pandemic. We invite you to explore the truly outstanding and thought-provoking work of Loreto Toorak Press by clicking the link in the virtual magazine.

Photographs by Amelia Timothee, Year 11