International Day of the Girl Child 2020
On the 19th of December, 2011, a resolution was passed at the United Nations HQ in New York, Resolution 66/170. Members of the UN agreed to establish an annual day of observance, called the…
On Pilgrimage with Mary Ward App
In our present time of instant communication and ease of travel, the story of Mary Ward and her life-long desire to seek and know God’s will, can seem like a struggle way beyond human resilience…
From the CEO | Thank you for Term 3
As Term 3 comes to a close, I reflect on all who play a part in our school communities… each of you, who have been working in synergy with one another, to ensure our students have been provided with the care…
Firm Foundations
Primary or junior schools have been a part of the Loreto story in Australia since the very first days of Mother Gonzaga Barry’s arrival in Ballarat. In 1877, only two years after the opening of…
Agent of Change
I was really upset and enlivened by the big problems that we still need to solve around poverty and climate change and I’m absolutely sure that it was the Loreto social justice spirit…
Loreto Leadership
Leadership can be studied as a tertiary degree, taught in business schools, analysed on the footy field and examined in psychometric tests. Right now, as a political reality it is the obsession of the…
From the CEO | Welcome to Term 3
As we commence Term 3, we do so immersed in continued ambiguity. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to challenge the world, and we are left pondering what really matters…
Loreto Ministries welcomes Michelle Brodrick
On behalf of the Loreto network, I would like to welcome Mrs Michelle Brodrick to our ‘circle of friends’ as she commences as Principal at Loreto College, Ballarat…
Verity and Virtue
It is my pleasure to introduce you to our first Loreto Ministries Newsletter. In a time where the need to connect and communicate with one another is ever so prevalent; it seems timely that we launch this…
The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration
In December 2019, the Coalition of Australian Governments (COAG) Education Council released the Alice Springs (Mparntwe)…