New kindergarten for St Joseph’s Nagambie
Mr Paul Desmond, Chief Executive Officer of Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education and Care Limited (SCECE&C Ltd), welcomes the announcement of a $1.8 million grant from the Victorian Government to establish a new Early Learning Centre at St Joseph’s School in Nagambie.
Bishop Leslie Tomlinson reflects on his Golden Jubilee
Bishop Leslie Tomlinson, Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on 21 August 2022 at St Gregory the Great Church in Doncaster. Surrounded by family and friends, he said he was humbled to think of all of the love and support which had been a constant over his fifty years of priesthood. Groups invited to prepare for next phase of Synod on Synodality
Fr Vin Walsh: A Local Product
Father Vin Walsh celebrated his 50th Jubilee on 20 May this year. Greg Walsh shares a reflection which Fr Vin wrote for the Easter 2020 edition of Parish Talk, the Wodonga Parish newsletter. As you will read, Fr Vin suggests he is a vessel for God’s work, a local working in the vineyard of our Lord.
Fr Des Welladsen 50 years of Priesthood
Fr Des Welladsen says he can take you back to the seat where he was sitting at Mass one day when he felt an overwhelming feeling that he needed to give priesthood a serious go. “I had this very strong feeling that I just had to have a go,” he said.
On his calling to the priesthood Fr Des said, “I guess there was always something rumbling in there; I had an uncle who was a Redemptorist priest, but initially confidence was an issue I think.”
St Monica’s Celebration of the Arts
Students at St Monica’s Primary School in Kangaroo Flat were proud to show their families the fruits of their hard work over the course of their integrated inquiry lessons at a “Celebration of the Arts” gala event to launch the students’ art exhibition, complete with the fanfare of a recital from the school’s instrumental students.
New facilities for Borinya Wangaratta
The official Opening and Blessing of the new Learning Centre at Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership took place in Wangaratta on Thursday 27 October.
Marian Festival welcomes back large crowds after three years of pandemic restrictions
Budget shows a commitment to teachers, early childhood and students
Catholic education has welcomed the Albanese Government’s first budget and commitments to additional university teaching places, early childhood education and student wellbeing. National Catholic education acting executive director. Sally Egan said the government’s first budget has focused on a number of critical areas for education.
Budget meets key election commitments while signalling social service networks won’t be left behind
The Federal Budget highlighted the Government’s values by making it clear that low-income and disadvantaged people will not be left behind as the community faces enormous economic and structural budget challenges.
