eBulletin3_2011 - Catholic Education Office

Article Trinity Catholic CollegeTitle CelebratesOn Monday 2 May, staff and students at Trinity CatholicCollege Goulburn celebrated the official opening andblessing of their new building and facilities in the College’sGreat Hall. The facilities were blessed by Monsignor JohnWoods and opened by Senator the Honorable UrsulaStephens.Over the past two years Trinity Catholic College hasundergone significant building and refurbishment inpreparation for its consolidation of two campuses onto asingle site.After demolition of abandoned dormitory and storagebuildings, the College now takes pride in the new McAuleyScience Centre. Refurbishment of existing buildings thatwere part of the previous boarding facilities has provideda Wellbeing and Fitness Facility; a new Commercial Kitchen;Food Technology and Textiles classrooms; a new Library –The MacKillop Resource Centre; new classrooms; the newSophia Open Learning Centre; a Year 12 Study Common; anew Administration and Reception area and much neededstaff facilities.These projects have been funded by the AustralianGovernment’s Science and Language Grant, the CatholicBlock Grant Authority and the ‘Building the EducationRevolution Stimulus Package’.Principal of the College, Mrs Mary-Jane Carroll-Fajarda saidthat the day was ‘an occasion of great significance’, and thatthe College was ‘acknowledging and celebrating anotherbeginning for Trinity, one whose aspirations will servestudents and parents well into the future’ and that the workthat had been carried out ‘represented the first step of amuch bigger plan to transform the physical environment ofTrinity so that it will support the needs of education in the21st century’.Where Mrs Carroll-Fajarda stressed the need for gratitude tothe many people who had worked hard to assist the Collegein getting to this significant point in its history. Mrs Carroll-Fajarda went on to say that the building achievements, fromwhich the college now benefits, demonstrate the powerof cooperation between institutions, organisations andindividuals whose work made these achievements possible.She acknowledged the significant financial contributionmade by the Austrlaian Government, and added thatthe financial assistance received made the dream of newlearning environments and consolidation onto one campusa reality. This assistance was an investment in our nation’sfuture.On behalf of the College, Mrs Carroll-Fajarda thanked themany people who assisted with the planning and supportof the building initiatives, some of whom were Mrs MoiraNadjecki and the staff of the Catholic Education Office ofCanberra and Goulburn; Mr Garry Dutaillis and his team atDutaillis Architects; John and Symon White of J & H WhiteConstruction along with their builders and tradespeople;Fr Dermid McDermott; Members of the College Board andalso the staff, students and parents of Trinity College.Also of significance on the day was the support shown byso many who joined staff and students to celebrate thissignificant milestone in Trinity’s history. Among the guestswere representatives from the Sisters of Mercy, the ChristianBrothers, Sisters of St Joseph’s, past students of Our Ladyof Mercy, St Patrick’s College, St Joseph’s College, MarianCollege and Trinity. The College also hosted representativesfrom the Catholic Education Office, parents, past staffmembers, including Trinity’s first Principal Mr Joe Steyns,Principals from other Diocesan Secondary and PrimarySchools and School Captains from St Mary of the CrossMacKillop College. Also present were members of Federal,State and Local Government as well as members of the localCatholic and Goulburn communities.In acknowledging their presence, Mrs Carroll-Fajardahighlighted the significance of having all the key players inTrinity’s rich history together at one time. She gave thanksfor their support and looked forward to a future full ofpossibility.The refurbishment to further classrooms, exterior ofthe buildings and grounds will continue with Stage 2refurbishments now underway.Mary-Jane Carroll-FajardaPrincipal,Trinity Catholic College1 THE BULLETIN EDITION 1, 2011