As the weather gets colder, many people in our local community are doing it tough. The St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal is now underway, and we’re collecting donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and winter woollies like scarves, socks and gloves. Your generous donations will go directly to local individuals and families who are struggling to …
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- May 19, 2025
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Subject Expo Planning for the 2026 school year has already commenced. Our annual Subject Expo is a wonderful celebration of learning and will be held on Wednesday 28 May from 5.00pm to 8.00pm in the Jubilee Centre (JC). We encourage students and their parents to attend this event. Each Learning Area will have a stall. Students …
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The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and St Mary MacKillop College is excited to be participating. The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a …
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- March 31, 2025
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From Monday 24th March to Friday 29th March students from all homerooms participated in the Big Water Walk. This was a challenge for students to carry two buckets of water and walk through an obstacle course, trying to keep as much water as they could in both buckets! The Big Water Walk has been held …
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On Friday the 14th of February Koby, Bella and Mrs Wright travelled to Sydney for a JJAMM leadership conference. The conference started at St Mary MacKillop’s heritage centre which included galleries, memorial pieces, her final resting place and tomb. Having the experience to witness and stand where Mary Mackillop once stood was breathtaking. It was …
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This year, Lent happens during a special time in the Catholic Church called the Jubilee Year of Hope, declared by Pope Francis. A Jubilee is like a big spiritual reset that happens every 25 years, inspired by a tradition from the Bible (Leviticus 25:8-13) where debts are forgiven, slaves are freed, and people get a …
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Welcome to the new school year. As we embark on this new academic year, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the new staff, students, and families joining our school community. We are excited to welcome 120 new Year 7 students on Friday, January 31st, along with nine new students from Years 8 …
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Huge congratulations to Grace and Mawa who have just taken out the 2024 Murray River Culinary Challenge Grand Final! Included are photos of their stunning dishes, just to make you hungry! Entree was Maple Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Harissa Oil and Crispy Croutons. Main was Herb Crusted Lamb Rack with Olive Oil Mash, Buttered Spring …
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- February 5, 2024
- St Mary MacKillop College
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We are thrilled to offer a warm welcome to Jimmy and Fiona McGovern, and their three children James, Conor, and Sarah, to the St Mary MacKillop College Community. In the true spirit of Irish adventurers, Jimmy and Fiona have travelled from Portmarnock Community School, Dublin North, to join us. We hope that their time with …
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- June 7, 2023
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We will be celebrating our annual Hearts and Hands Mass on Monday 19th June. We are currently collecting donations of non-perishable food or toiletries for our Hearts and Hands Mass. Warm coats and blankets can also be donated. Thank you all for your support.
