$2600 Raised for 4EK!

What a fabulous effort by the Senate and all students and staff to raise $2600 for 4EK in one day! The funds were raised through merchandise sales (lots and lots of 4EK ribbons!), bake sale, sausage sizzle and donations from our Loreto community on our annual Run/Walk 4EK Day! The Senate shared that they could…

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Riding for Rare Ovarian Cancer Research

Congratulations to Gemma Foord and Hannah Armstrong (both Class of 2016) have recently completed a bike ride from Canberra to Melbourne together with a team of 12 cyclists with the aim of raising funds for research into rare ovarian cancer. Gemma and Hannah raised over $5000 for the cause, with the ride collectively raising over…

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The Metamorphosis Program

A great story in the Courier last week on the Metamorphosis Program held here at Loreto College. The month-long program, developed by our Arts faculty Leader, Ms Stephanie Greet and Mr Marco Jovanovic (a National Institute of Dramatic Art trainer and creative) was designed to help break barriers and rebuild confidence. The program saw many…

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Loreto Athletes Bring Home Gold

When Ms Baird gets this excited…we know it’s a fabulous result!! On Friday our athletics team competed in the Secondary Catholic Sports Association State Championships in Melbourne and Loreto College Ballarat took out the overall win!! With a convincing 55 point overall lead, Loreto Ballarat took out the Junior and Senior Sections and were runner-up…

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Be Brave. Make Change!

Today we mark National Sorry Day following the landmark 1997 Bringing Them Home report. We continue to remember and acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families, communities and cultural identity. On this significant day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we recognise their strength…

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Loreto Talent on Display

Check out our talented students by visiting the @artgalleryofballarat and view the fabulous work on display in the Next Gen Exhibition! Loreto students’ work on display includes Chelsea Hayes, Izzy Henning, Grace Toohey and Emma Taylor. Next Gen 2022 showcases the outstanding work of students from government, Catholic and Independent schools from Ballarat and its…

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Reconciliation Week Celebrations

Mabo Day today marks 30 years since the landmark Mabo Decision, in which Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo was successful in his efforts to overturn the legal fiction of terra nullius (land belonging to no one). This led to the legal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and…

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Bento Goodness

Our Unit 3 Food Studies students were busy on Tuesday creating bento boxes as part of a project-based learning task where our Year 7 Japanese students received these impressive creations. In the lead up, these students got a masterclass in creating a bento box and ultimately got to create their own version. How lucky were…

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Winter Musical Delight

What a splendid treat for all those who braved the cold last night to come out and attend the Mid Year Music Concert in the Mary’s Mount Centre. From the opening musical Acknowledgement of Country to the closing spiritual sounds of the Loreto Blues Choir, the evening was a stunning display of raw talent and…

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Ballarat’s Best Ideas Competition

Today Loreto College VCAL Program was presented as one of three winners of the Ballarat’s Best Ideas competition. The competition is run by @suggestitaustralia in partnership with the @cityofballarat, @committeeforballarat @feduniaustralia and @Ballarat Regional Tourism. The VCAL program and the Ballarat Soupbus were presented with $500 to implement the idea put forward by guru and…

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