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Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer (also OLM or OLMCCB) is an all-girls 7–12 school situated on Burraneer Bay, in Sydney's southern suburbs, Australia. Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer is a Newman Selective Roman Catholic School. It was founded by in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1960, the college moved to its current location in Burraneer Bay. The current enrolment is ~550. The college is affiliated with the Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association (AMSSA), Shire Combined Catholic Colleges (SCCC), Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges (SSCCC) and NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC). History The college was established in 1935 by the Sisters of Mercy (Parramatta) in a cottage at 6 Coast Avenue, Cronulla. The earliest known enrolment was sixteen girls. OLMC operated as a small boarding school until 1939 when it was closed during World War II. It was reopened in 1945 as a small day school, and boarding was discontinued in 1951. In 1959, the Sisters of Mercy purchased the college's current property at Burraneer Bay, which was officially opened and blessed in 1960. In 1972, the college acquired the property on the northern side of Dominic Street. In the early 1980s, the Sisters of Mercy moved out of the Convent, allowing the school to extend into this part of the building. In 1989, the College introduced a new uniform, replacing yellow and brown with the current uniform and school colours of blue, red and white. Extensive building work on the northern side of the grounds was completed in 2003 with the opening of a new multi-purpose centre, The Mercy Centre, along with new music and practice rooms and four general classrooms. Major building work in 2014 and 2015 transformed the Marcy Centre into a performing arts centre with a new stage and two recording studios. The Catherine McAuley building was completed in 2016 and officially opened in 2017, with three science laboratories, four design and technology rooms, five flexible general classrooms and an open learning space. In 2024 the school accepted their first Year 11 cohort. Principals Houses There are four houses at Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer, Each house is named in reference to the Mercy Tradition. Baggot – (Red) Motto: Actions speak louder than words Coolock – (Green) Motto: Friendship, love and loyalty Frayne – (Yellow) Motto: Strength through compassion Doyle – (Blue) Motto: Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly References External links Official website
Our Lady of Sion College

Our Lady of Sion College is a Catholic school for girls located in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Rebecca Cetrola. Sport Sion is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV). Notable alumni Deborah Lawrie – Australia's first female commercial airline pilot Rosie Dillon – AFLW Footballer (St Kilda) Rachael Haynes – Australian Women's Cricket Captain (Ashes 2017) and Women's Big Bash League player (Sydney Thunder) References External links [2]College Website
Outer Sister Island

Outer Sister Island, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 545 hectares (2.10 mi2), located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia. Location and features The Outer Sister Island is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place. Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the metallic skink, White's skink, white-lipped snake, lowland copperhead and tiger snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Tasmanian pademelon and the introduced house mouse, as well as feral cats. See also List of islands of Tasmania Inner Sister Island Shag Reef References
Outer Sister Island

Outer Sister Island è un'isola che fa parte del Sisters Island Group, un sottogruppo delle isole Furneaux, che si trovano nello stretto di Bass in Tasmania (Australia). L'isola, che appartiene alla municipalità di Flinders, è compresa nella Sister Islands Conservation Area. L'isola serve da pascolo per le pecore e vi si svolge l'annuale muttonbirding (la raccolta stagionale dei pulcini). Geografia Outer Sister si trova a nord di Flinders Island, la maggiore delle Furneaux, assieme a Inner Sister Island, altra isola del Sisters Group. L'isola, formata di granito e dolerite, ha una superficie di 5,45 km². Fauna Tra le specie registrate sull'isola di uccelli marini e trampolieri c'è il pinguino minore blu, la berta codacorta, il gabbiano australiano, il gabbiano del Pacifico e la beccaccia di mare fuligginosa. Tra i rettili si conta il Niveoscincus metallicus, l'Austrelaps superbus, l'Egernia whitii, la Drysdalia coronoides e il serpente tigre. Sull'isola vive il pademelon della Tasmania e, oltre alle pecore, è stato introdotto il topo comune e il gatto selvatico. Note
Outer Sister Island

Outer Sister Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 360 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Arean är 6,0 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 3,1 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 4,1 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 752 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt 85 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 28 mm nederbörd. Kommentarer Källor
Oxford Falls Grammar School

Oxford Falls Grammar (OFG) is an independent Christian co-educational primary and secondary school, located in Oxford Falls on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is set on 6 hectares (15 acres) of landscaped grounds and incorporate a four-stream infants' school, three-stream primary school and a triple-stream senior school of approximately 1,300 students. The school is a member of Christian Schools Australia, the Christian Schools Sporting Association (CSSA) and is a member of the Combined Independent Schools (CIS). The Principal of Oxford Falls Grammar School is Helen Finlay, who took up her post in early 2026. History The following individuals have served as Headmasters of the Oxford Falls Grammar: According to a webpage on their official site celebrating their 40th anniversary, the school was established in 1984 as Northside Christian School and operated as Wakehurst Christian School in the late 1980s before becoming "Oxford Falls Grammar School" in 1990. Facilities Oxford Falls Grammar is set in a semi-rural suburb of Oxford Falls in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Facilities include two full-sized ovals, a small oval, an indoor gymnasium court, an outdoor basketball court, an indoor gym, an auditorium, a theatre with retractable seating, and a performing arts centre with dance and drama studios, music tuition rooms, a production studio, an acoustic music room, an electronic music studio, and a concert and stage band rehearsal room. Sport Sports teams at Oxford Falls Grammar include athletics, Australian rules football, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, diving, netball, rugby league, rugby sevens, rugby union, soccer, swimming, tennis, touch football, triathlon, and Ultimate frisbee. Basketball is one of the main sports played in both the Junior and Senior schools. Teams have gone on to reach national levels, and have competed at events such as The National Christian Schools Basketball Championships. The school is represented at local and state Rugby, Soccer and Netball gala days. Aussie rules is a popular sport in the Junior school and Oxford Falls Grammar has been successful in competitions; reaching the 2006 NSW Finals in the Paul Kelly Cup. The school competes in swimming, diving, athletics and cross-country events at Metropolitan, CSSA State and CIS State levels. Swimmers have gone on past CSSA State level to the annual National Christian Schools Swimming Championships. PISA sport is also offered and includes Tee-ball, senior girls' softball, senior boys' cricket, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' netball, boys' rugby league (mod-league) and mixed AFL. Notable alumni Jo Brigden-Jones, kayaker Remy Siemsen, soccer player Notable staff Briony Scott See also List of non-government schools in New South Wales References
Oxford Falls Peace Park

Oxford Falls Peace Park is a park in Oxford Falls, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb of Sydney. Community uses The park is the home to Northern Beaches Council's ANZAC Day ceremonies. It is also home to many celebrations and services throughout the year. Oxford Falls Grammar School, across the road from the Peace Park, often provides bands to play commemorative music on these special days. History The Oxford Falls Public School first opened in the small Church of England at Oxford Falls in 1928 with eight enrolments. The present building on the Peace Park site was built in 1930. With the school's closure in 1986, the schoolhouse was threatened with demolition but with the assistance of a local campaign and the support of Warringah Council, including the local councillor Paul Couvret, the peace park was created and the school now serves as a community hall and is the site of the annual ANZAC Day dawn service. Memorial/Frieze Wall The wall surrounding the still centre has various bits of history on it. References
Oxley Christian College

Oxley Christian College is a private co-educational Christian school in Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia ranging from three-year-old kindergarten to Year 12. Structure Oxley is a day school with a total enrolment of around 1000 students. The junior school includes the early childhood centre: Oxley Kids (three and four-year-old kinder), through to Year 6; the senior school encompasses Years 7 to 12. Extracurricular activities Sport Oxley is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM). EISM premierships Oxley has won the following EISM senior premierships. Combined: Badminton – 2021 Cross Country (2) – 2010, 2014 Boys: Basketball (6) – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 Cricket (4) – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Cross Country – 2010 Football 12's (2) – 2015, 2016 Table Tennis – 2015 Table Tennis – 2023 Girls: Basketball – 2014 Cross Country (3) – 2010, 2014, 2015 Hockey – 2012 Netball (2) – 2008, 2011 Soccer (4) – 2013, 2015, 2020, 2021 Softball – 2011 Tennis (2) – 2008, 2020 Volleyball (2) – 2011, 2012 References External links Oxley Christian College website
Pacific Hills Christian School

The Pacific Hills Christian School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, early learning, primary, and secondary day school, located in the suburb of Dural, in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school caters for approximately 1,500 students from early learning to Year 12 and is divided into three sections: Junior School, Middle School, and Senior School. The principal of the Pacific Hills Christian School is Edwin J. Boyce OAM, who has led the school since 1985. History Pacific Hills Christian School can trace its origins back to the early 1970s, when it was first established as the Pennant Hills Christian School, with just eight students and one teacher, Lynn McCrindle. At this time the school was located in two rooms of Lutanda Children's Home, an orphanage at Pennant Hills. By 1980, enrolments had grown to 41 students with just two staff members. The following year saw the introduction of secondary education, and the first students with disabilities integrated into mainstream education. 1983 saw the appointment of the school's first principal, Ken Oliver. Boyce was appointed as principal in 1985. In 1986, the school moved to its current location at Dural and subsequently changed its name to Pacific Hills Christian School. That year also saw the first year 12 class sit for the NSW Higher School Certificate. Since its relocation, the school has purchased further land and constructed additional buildings and sporting facilities. Today the school is located on a 9-hectare (22-acre) campus. School houses As with most Australian schools, the Pacific Hills Christian School utilises a house system. There are four houses which take the names of famous missionaries: Jim Elliot (Blue) Mary Slessor (Green) George Müller (Red) Amy Carmichael (Yellow) Sister schools Pacific Hills currently has sister school links with the following schools: Bethlehem College, New Zealand Middleton Grange School, New Zealand Pacific Academy, Canada Notable alumni Kyah Simon – soccer player for Sydney FC See also List of non-government schools in New South Wales References External links Pacific Hills Christian School website
Pacific Lutheran College

Pacific Lutheran College is a co-educational K–12 Lutheran College under the Lutheran Church of Australia. The school opened in 2001 in Meridan Plains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Pacific Lutheran College is a member of the Sunshine Coast Independent Schools' Sports Association, which includes other local independent schools such as Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Good Shepard Lutheran College, Immanuel Lutheran College, St. Andrews Anglican College, Unity College and Suncoast Christian College. Notable former students Kaylee McKeown (born 2001), Olympic swimmer References External links Official website
Paddys Island

Paddys Island ist eine zur Waterhouse-Island-Gruppe gehörende Insel an der nordöstlichen Küste von Tasmanien, Australien. Das flache Eiland aus Granit hat eine Fläche von 4,6 Hektar. Fauna Die Insel ist Teil der St Helens Important Bird Area, da BirdLife International sie als wichtige Brutstätte für Meeresvögel ansieht. Zu den brütenden Meeresvögeln, die beobachtet wurden, gehören Zwergpinguin, Dickschnabelmöwe, Silberkopfmöwe, Dominikanermöwe, Ruß-Austernfischer und Raubseeschwalbe. Einzelnachweise
Paddys Island

The Paddys Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and St Helens islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets. Fauna The island forms part of the St Helens Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds and waders. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern. See also List of islands of Tasmania References
Paddys Island

Paddys Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 180 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 925 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 123 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 42 mm nederbörd. Källor
Paddys Ranges State Park

Paddys Ranges State Park, near Maryborough, 170 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Melbourne, Australia comprises 2,010 hectares (5,000 acres) of native vegetation. Gold mining and eucalyptus oil production within the park date back to the 1840s but have long been closed down. The vegetation is primarily of box-ironbark forest, with prominent golden wattle and native orchids. Swift parrots, painted honeyeaters, wedge-tailed eagles and crested bellbirds are all present. Some of the notable features in the area are Billy Button Hills, Karri Track Camping Area and Settling Ponds Track Picnic Area. There is a network of designated walking tracks within the park. Camping and fires are permitted in designated areas. References
Paddys Ranges State Park

Paddys Ranges State Park är en park i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Victoria, omkring 140 kilometer nordväst om delstatshuvudstaden Melbourne. Runt Paddys Ranges State Park är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 3 invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Närmaste större samhälle är Maryborough, nära Paddys Ranges State Park. I omgivningarna runt Paddys Ranges State Park växer huvudsakligen savannskog. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 690 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juli, med i genomsnitt 87 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 20 mm nederbörd. Källor
Pakenham Secondary College

Pakenham Secondary College is situated approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1968 to provide education to a largely rural community, the school now enrols over 920 students from an urban community. State investments The Victoria State Government has made the following investments in the school: 2024 – Investment of $11.3 million by the Victorian State Government. Modernisation – Redevelopment to L/T standards/library, PE. Project cost of $2,003,000 approved in 2001/2002 Computer POD – Project cost of $82,404 approved in 2001/2002 Modernisation – Music Drama, Information Technology. Project cost of $423,827 approved in 2002/2003 Flexible Learning Centre (refurbishment) for Year 7, including substantial ICT facilities. Project cost of $500,000 (part of the Leading Schools Fund announced in 2003/2004) Modernisation – Stage 3 – Lecture Theatre, Modern Home Economics kitchens, General purpose classrooms with open learning spaces, Student Toilets, Year 12 common room. Project cost of $4,450,000 (federal contribution of $1,600,000) approved in 2005/2006 Modernisation – Stage 4 of 6 redevelopment – Arts, Science and Technology Studies, General purpose classrooms, Staff administration and Student Toilets. Project cost of $6,680,000 approved in 2006/2007 Houses Boltts (blue) Freeman (Gold) Mills (Green) Barty (Red) See also List of schools in Victoria Victorian Certificate of Education References External links Official site
Ellensbrook

Ellensbrook is a heritage-listed property in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park in the locality of Yebble, Western Australia near Margaret River. Also known as Ellensbrook House or Ellensbrook Homestead, the property is managed by the National Trust of Western Australia. History The site where Ellensbrook is located was historically a Noongar camping ground named Mokidup, close to the sacred site of Meekadarribee Cave. In 1857, settlers Ellen and Alfred Bussell decided to build a new home on the site. The location was desirable due to its protection from storms, supply of fresh water, and the fertility of the soil. The homestead was built in stages over several decades using the labour of ticket-of-leave convicts, sailors who had deserted, and the local Noongar people, and was named after Ellen Bussell. While Alfred and Ellen moved away from Ellensbrook in 1865, the Bussell family remained involved. Their eldest daughter Fanny managed the property from 1871 to 1877, expanding the homestead, and it was later the home of the second-born daughter Edith. Edith started the Ellensbrook Farm Home for Aboriginal Children at the property in 1899, which lasted for seventeen years. During this time there were further extensions to the main building. Restrictions on females owning property meant that Alfred's daughters were unable to inherit the property following his death in 1882; however, Edith eventually succeeded in acquiring the freehold title to Ellensbrook, including 360 hectares (900 acres) of land, by the late 1920s. A third generation, Lennox Terry (Alfred and Ellen's grandson) and his wife Frances owned the property from 1950 to 1956. They privately funded restoration and conservation works, as did subsequent owner John Norman (Jack) Williams from about 1967 to 1979. Ellensbrook was donated to the National Trust in 1979. The trust, through a six-year conservation program beginning in 1984, restored the site and converted it into a museum. It was added to the State Register of Heritage Places in 2012. A Lotterywest grant in 2016 funded further restoration of the property; it was reopened in February 2019. Description The Ellensbrook homestead is a single storey vernacular style building. It is constructed from locally sourced materials, including granite, limestone, paperbark, and timber. The homestead is situated in a grassed clearing, close to the Ellen Brook, natural bushland, and coastal dunes. Other features are a family grave site from the 1850s, a stone dam wall flume and waterwheel dating from the 1950s. Various trees and other flora are present, having grown from plantings in the 1950s or earlier. These include a mulberry tree, Moreton Bay figs, Norfolk Island pine, flame tree, pepper tree, and hydrangeas. A tea tree hedge previously existed, but was destroyed in a 2011 fire. Despite various alterations, the original use of the property remains evident, and the site is largely intact with a high degree of authenticity. References Further reading External links Official website
Palace Hotel (Perth)

Le Palace Hotel est un bâtiment classé situé à Perth, en Australie. Construit selon les plans d'Ernest Saunders Porter et Edmond Neville Thomas lors de la période de ruée vers l'or en Australie-Occidentale, il date de 1897. Il se trouve sur St Georges Terrace. L'hôtel ferme ses portes en 1981. Notes et références Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Perth Portail de la protection du patrimoine
Pallarenda, Queensland

Pallarenda is a northern coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pallarenda had a population of 778 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east by Cleveland Bay, a side bay of the Coral Sea, with Cape Pallarenda at the northern end of its coastline (19.1888°S 146.7738°E﻿ / -19.1888; 146.7738﻿ (Cape Pallarenda)). The residential development in the suburb is only three streets deep from the beach and is surrounded by undeveloped land. It is accessed by the Cape Pallarenda Road which runs north along the coast from Rowes Bay. In the north of Pallarenda is the Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park. History The former Quarantine Station at Cape Pallarenda was established between 1915 and 1916, using building materials previously used in the construction of an earlier quarantine station constructed in 1884–1885 at West Point, Magnetic Island. During World War II, Townsville was a major military staging point for fighting in the war in the South West Pacific against the Japanese. There were two coastal artillery batteries in Pallarenda: Cape Pallarenda Coastal Battery (19.18944°S 146.77374°E﻿ / -19.18944; 146.77374﻿ (Cape Pallarenda Coastal Battery)) Three Mile Creek Anti Aircraft Battery (19.21978°S 146.77602°E﻿ / -19.21978; 146.77602﻿ (Three Mile Creek Anti Aircraft Battery)) The area was attacked early in the morning of 27 July 1942 during a Japanese air raid on Townsville. The suburb was officially named and bounded on 12 June 1992. It is believed the name Pallarenda was given by naval officer George Poynter Heath in 1864, possibly from castaway James Morrill who lived with local Aboriginal people. Demographics In the 2016 census, Pallarenda had a population of 791 people. In the 2021 census, Pallarenda had a population of 778 people. Heritage listings Pallarenda has a number of sites on the Queensland Heritage Register, including: Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station in the Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park (19.1917°S 146.7703°E﻿ / -19.1917; 146.7703﻿ (Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station)) Education There are no schools in Pallarenda. The nearest government primary school is Belgian Gardens State School in Belgian Gardens to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Townsville State High School in Railway Estate to the south-east. Amenities There is a boat ramp on Marlow Street at the northern end of Cape Pallarenda Road (19.1973°S 146.7741°E﻿ / -19.1973; 146.7741﻿ (Marlow Street boat ramp)). It is managed by the Townsville City Council. References External links "Pallarenda". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.