There have been many achievements this term and I continue to be impressed with the Marcellin College community. I have been impressed with our students – as a new member of the Marcellin family I am often greeted with a cheerful hello from our students and this has extended to Read more…
This fortnight I hand the Principal’s Blog over to our College Captain, Joel Dimattina. As College Captain, I have a position that affords me an opportunity to use my voice and my actions to set an example for my peers, and to help be a positive influence for change. For Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin College community, In the last few weeks, there have been a number of significant and important conversations around the treatment of women. Whilst uncomfortable, they force us to look at our own relationships as educators of young boys. At a local cricket game last week, Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin College Community, I appreciated Mr Moloney’s contribution on Shrove Tuesday – he cooked pancakes at lunch for those of us on site. Later that night I was again eating pancakes as I sat with my family and we chatted about our day and shared our experiences Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin College community, It is an honour and a privilege to take up the position of Principal of Marcellin College, Bulleen. I have a long association with the College and I am looking forward to working with you all. I take this opportunity to thank my Read more…
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen Dear members of the Marcellin family On the morning of Monday 20 January, as I drove through the front gates of Marcellin College for the first time this year, I was greeted with quite a sight. There had been a fierce storm the previous evening and Read more…
A legacy built on faith and courage Dear members of the Marcellin family St Marcellin was a prolific letter writer. As the work of the Marist Institute began to grow in France in the 1820s and 30s, Marcellin regularly wrote to communities and to individual Brothers with updates, advice and Read more…
North East Link Project – Exciting news for Marcellin College Dear members of the Marcellin family I am absolutely delighted to announce that after constructive and ultimately very fruitful negotiations with the North East Link Project group (NELP), that Marcellin College has been declared a ‘no go zone’ for the Read more…
Dear Members of the Marcellin Family At 11:00am on Wednesday this week, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the College paused to remember and pray for all people who have died or suffered from war and conflict. Please find below my Remembrance Day Address to Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are the oldest, continuous cultures in the world, having existed in Australia for at least 50,000 years. The uniqueness of these cultures, the wisdom and the knowledge embedded in them are things to be highly valued. The Australian Read more…