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1 November 2024

Good things come in threes this month, with celebrations of new learning spaces for Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes; St Brigid’s School, Gisborne; and St Roch’s School, Glen Iris.

Kolbe Catholic College broke new ground last week, officially marking the beginning of an expansion and construction project for their Mickleham campus, forecasted to finish in early 2027.

The project, costing $35 million, has received $5 million from the Victorian Government School Building Authority Building Fund for Non-Government Schools. This funding will go toward the construction of 16 new classrooms, a performing arts centre, multipurpose rooms, four relocatable modular classrooms, general and specialist learning areas, and an administration space in the secondary school campus.

Acting Principal, Cameron Whitford, thanked the school community and distinguished guests, the Hon Mr Iwan Walters, State Member for Greenvale, Mayor of Hume City Council, Naim Kurt, and the Hon Maria Vamvakinou, MP, for their support and recognition of the importance of this project to the future of Mickleham and surrounding areas.

St Brigid’s School celebrated their new spaces for learning, play and collaboration. The Most Reverand Bishop Terence Curtin blessed the new spaces, joined by Principal, Mel Daly, the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Member for Macedon and Minister for Health, and students at the official opening ceremony.

The Victorian Government granted $800,000 toward this project, supporting St Brigid’s School to nurture the flourishing learners of today and ensure wonderful learning spaces for the learners of the future in their thriving community.

Lastly, the school community at St Roch’s School welcomed Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Fr Michael Gallacher and Fr Tom Christie at a joyous ceremony to celebrate their self-funded refurbishment of a neighbouring house into a vibrant Year 6 hub.

This new space is designed to prepare students for their transition to secondary school and overlooks a tranquil outdoor learning area with a beautiful garden and shade sail. Principal, Angie Mastoras, thanked the school community for their outstanding effort in raising funds to partially finance the project.