Women for our Nation
In 1897 Mother Gonzaga Barry wrote, “Now would it not be a good thing for all Loreto girls to federate, in a great league for a noble end….” Mother Gonzaga had high hopes and expectations for the contribution that…
Bringing Home the Flag
Loreto Ballarat past student, Macaylah Johnson, is a proud Wadawurrung woman, strongly connected to her family and ancestors. Nurtured by her mother, who works in Indigenous health…
Capturing Imaginations
When Simone Chua finished her degree in Industrial Design, she knew the corporate world was not for her. Instead, she dreamed of exploring art and collaborative projects. Simone took the first steps to pursue this dream…
Music Can Change the World
There may be two centuries between them, but musician Gianni Corvaia (Nedlands ’08) couldn’t agree more with Beethoven’s famous words. Growing up in Perth, Gianni’s early years were filled with…
From Loreto Blue to Green & Gold
Representing your country at the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of sport, a privilege only available every four years (or five in this year’s circumstance). This August, the Australian Loreto community had…
Past Student Profile | Professor Catherine Bennett
In what has been undoubtedly one of her busiest years to date, Professor Catherine Bennett, past student of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, took a moment to reflect on her time as a Loreto student and share her…
Music as Medicine
“By the end of my time at Loreto, I walked out into the world thinking I could genuinely do anything I wanted to.” Long before Sophie Payten became Gordi, the much-loved ARIA-nominated musician…
113 Years of Connection
In a year of isolation, it is important to reflect on the bonds between the MWIA community and the Loreto Sisters. Whilst for some this connection is new…
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…
From Normanhurst to Hollywood
Past Loreto Normanhurst student, Jessica McNamee began her acting career on much loved Australian television programs ‘Home and Away’ and ‘Packed to the Rafters’…