Newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers

This week is one of solemn reflection as we commemorate National Sorry Day, which was held on Sunday 26 May, and National Reconciliation Week from 27 May to 3 June.

Now in its 26th year, National Sorry Day calls us to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation. National Reconciliation Week commemorates two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey—the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.

The 2024 National Reconciliation Week theme Now More Than Ever is a reminder to all of us that no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will — and must — continue.

Our students are participating in a variety of activities designed to educate and promote reflection about how these events of national significance align with our Mercy ethos and our school values of Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Justice. 

A tireless advocate for people experiencing social disadvantage, Catherine McAuley reminds us that:

“If we love God, we will undoubtedly love our neighbour also; as they are as cause and effect”. 

As we journey towards reconciliation, may we embody the spirit of Mercy and justice in our words and actions. 

Giving Day 2024 - Imagine

Next Thursday, June 6, our wonderful community will unite for All Hallows’ Giving Day—an annual event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for our Catherine McAuley Bursary Fund, which supports students' access to an All Hallows’ education. 

When Catherine McAuley received a generous inheritance two hundred years ago, she decided to use that money for the benefit of others. Imagine if she had made a different choice. She would never have envisaged the ripple effect of that decision or the impact that decision has made on millions of women and children across the world. 

This Giving Day, we ask our community to make a decision that could change everything for someone else. Our goal is $192,480 and if we all come together and give a little, just imagine the impact we could have. Every donation over $2.00 is tax deductible. You may think that a small gift won’t make a difference, but when our community comes together, those small gifts soon add up and together make a huge difference. 

We hope you will join us on Giving Day to continue a legacy that spans hundreds of years.

Volunteer Hub

Many hands make light work and it is not too late to be involved in this important initiative. We are seeking volunteers to work in our Volunteer Hub on the day and social media ambassadors to help spread the message. Please contact Ms Jo Lovett, Director of Community Relations and Development on dircommunityrelationsdevelopment@ahs.qld.edu.au if you are able to assist in any capacity.  

Thank you to the many generous members of our community who have already volunteered their time, energy, and service. Our community's kindness is humbling, and we feel blessed to share the gift of an All Hallows’ education with others through its generosity. 

More information is available in the Giving Day section of this Newsletter. 

Red Bench Blessing

Last Friday, our school community came together for a special ceremony to bless our newly installed Red Bench, part of the Red Rose Foundation's Red Bench Project. This initiative aims to encourage conversations about domestic violence and keep this critical issue visible in our communities.

We were honoured to welcome Mr Brian Sullivan, CEO of the Red Rose Foundation and past parent, to our school for this important event. The foundation's motto, "#ChangeTheEnding," underscores its commitment to making a difference. The Red Bench Project is one of the Red Rose Foundation's key campaigns. By placing a Red Bench in a highly visible location, the project aims to raise awareness and provide an ongoing reminder of the importance of addressing domestic violence. The motto for this project, Take a Seat to Make a Stand, invites everyone to actively participate in this vital cause.

As a Mercy school, we draw inspiration from the faith and vision of Catherine McAuley and her work as a pioneering advocate for women and girls experiencing poverty, violence, and hardship, work that closely aligns with the mission of the Red Rose Foundation. Her legacy continues to inspire our community to act with compassion and integrity.

We are grateful to Mr Sullivan and the Red Rose Foundation for their vital work and for joining us in this important blessing. Together, we are taking a stand to change the ending for those impacted by domestic violence, ensuring that our community remains a place of safety, support, and compassion.

Last Sunday the nation marked National Sorry Day, a day where we acknowledge the Stolen Generations – generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families in the interest of 'assimilationist' policies. It is a day of remembering, of healing and of reconciliation. 

This important day of remembrance is followed by a week-long celebration of National Reconciliation Week. It is marked nationally is many ways from specially dedicated rounds in football codes to religious ceremonies and symbolic reminders of the importance of reconciliation such as the blessing of the new Reconciliation Garden at St Stephen's Cathedral.

The #NRW2024 theme, Now More Than Ever reminds us that, no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will – and must – continue. It is imperative that supporters of reconciliation stand up to defend and uphold the rights of First Nations peoples. To call out racism wherever we encounter it, and to actively reinforce the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across this continent. 

Reconciliation is a priority for the Catholic Church in Australia. The 2023-2024 Bishop's  statement, Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, calls on the nation to seek “a new engagement” with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Bishop Vincent Long said, “One of the objectives of this statement is that we want Catholics to understand that Catholic social teaching and Catholic social action are not simply theoretical and academic exercises… We hear what God is saying to us about justice by being with our sisters and brothers on the peripheries of society.” If you would like to read the statement you can access it here: Social Justice Statement 2023-24 - Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace (catholic.org.au)

At All Hallows' we mark this important week in a variety of ways - through prayer, through the classroom curriculum and through lunchtime events. It is a time for us to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Earlier this term we raised money for Edmund Rice Camps in our annual Discretionary Fundraiser. One of the programs run by Edmund Rice Camps is the Head2Heart Program. This program offered to Year 10 students provides them with an opportunity to be a buddy to a young child from a family needing a bit of respite.

On Saturday, 12 of our Year 10 students joined students from St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace to be those buddies at a day-camp held at St Laurence's College. Despite the rain, or perhaps because of it, the fun was electric. The children made slime, had flower-bomb fights, created a banner and held a talent show. More importantly, the young children spent a day making friends and being the focus of attention for a short while.

For our students, working with children with so much energy can be a challenge but they soon realised that what they had to offer was the gift of time and of companionship. The Head2Heart program is a wonderful opportunity to show Mercy in Action!

We relish the opportunity to gather in the All Hallows' Chapel for our year level liturgies and last week, it was the turn of our Year 9 students to take time to pray and reflect as a cohort. They chose the theme of 'Belonging' which speaks to the importance of community. 

As members of a Catholic, Mercy community, we know the value of coming together and sharing experiences. The liturgy was inspired by the words from Paul's letters to the Ephesians where he wrote of no longer being strangers but members of the household of God and the way in which we build a strong and stable structure is by being joined together and working as one. We were reminded that, just as our All Hallows’ community is built on a foundation of love and inclusion, it is a sanctuary where every student, teacher and staff member is cherished and integral to the whole. As Catherine McAuley wrote “A community in which universal charity reigns is capable of surmounting all difficulties”. 

Mercedes House Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel tomorrow morning at 8:00am. The prayer will be led by Mercedes House will focus on the theme of Creating Ripples of Kindness. All are welcome.

Thursday 6 June
All Hallows' Giving Day

Tuesday 9 July
Parent Information on Drugs & Alcohol. 5:30pm – 7pm in Claver Theatre

MNET Year-Level Events
Please see the Mothers Network section of this newsletter.

Saturday 27 July
P&F Father-Daughter Dinner

Saturday 31 August
P&F Riverfire and long supper on the Terrace

Friday 18 October
P&F AHS Sport Luncheon

Please click on the link to enjoy Giving Day 2024

The Volunteer Hub is our central hive of activity on Giving Day, where our Volunteers join with All Hallows' staff to:

• Make and answer calls with our community
• Help with administrative tasks like collating donations
• Support our online donors

All Hallows' staff will support volunteers. Refreshments and parking will be provided.

Volunteer Hub Online Form https://forms.office.com/r/ZAy2ehAwVi

Hello everyone!

Week 7 has arrived – brace for impact. Since it's all pretty hectic right now, I thought I’d do a light-hearted newsletter of some of my favourite sayings. Sometimes I think we get complacent and forget to have fun with our words, so here are some creative idioms/expressions etc you can use to spice up your conversations! 

Shout out the one and only Penny Kirk for sharing my love of sayings and inspiring this newsletter, as well as Sophie Watson and Maddy Casey for sending me some suggestions ❤️ 

1. “This ain’t my first rodeo.” A classic. Use when assuring someone that this isn’t your first time doing something. 
2. “Something is afoot.” Will make you seem very mysterious and cool. Use when something seems off/something is being schemed, perhaps secretly.
3. “Riddle me this” A way to introduce a riddle, joke, observation, or question.
4. “She, the cats mother?” Had this one used on me the other day by Maddy, regrettably. Use to scold someone when they have referred to a woman as "she," instead of using her name or an ‘appropriately respectful title.’
5. “You and who's army?”  use as a reply to someone who has said that they will do something outrageous/unrealistic. 
6. “My timbers are shivered.” To express your scared-ness. Can be sarcastic or real.
7. “I'm commandeering ____” Just using commandeer instead of take or use, for example: “Hey can I commandeer this pen really quick please”
8. “But I digress.” To admit you have gone off topic. 
9. “Must you?” Absolutely fierce to use in a sentence. Instead of saying “No why are you doing that/that’s so silly,” a simple, exasperated “Must you?” Will make them reconsider it all.
10. “Jury's still out” to say that a decision has not been made/ nothing can be confirmed yet.
11. “Deary me” just whimsical and pleasant to say. 
12. “What’s that got to do with the price of eggs?” Use when someone is gossiping or talking about something irrelevant to halt the negative convo or get back on track.
13.  “I'll bite” to say to someone that you’ll engage with them on this topic
14.  “Hang up on 000” = calm down
15. “That’s for me to know and you to find out” makes you seem interesting and elusive.
16. “It’s a hat on a hat” to describe something that is redundant/useless
17. "Boy oh boy" sometimes we all just need to say “boy oh boy” and then move on.
18. "I don’t know, I just work here" use when you don’t have the answer and you’re definitely not at work.
19. "That’s all she wrote" use when someone drifts off or leaves mid thought.
20. “But who’s to say” – use when you definitely can say.
21. “Wouldn’t you like to know” when someone asks you any basic question.
22. "But I don’t know, I didn't read the book" when you’re not sure if something you’ve said to someone is actually correct, to ensure that they know you aren’t actually an expert and can’t be held accountable.
23. "In this economy?" Classic. Topical.  Can be used in response to someone's statement of doing something remotely fancy, or alternatively to a statement that has literally nothing to do with the economy. 
24. “That's showbiz baby” makes you sound super nonchalant. Say to someone to encourage them to accept the circumstances/rules of a situation and go with the flow.
25. "I'm here all night" Works two ways: use after making everyone laugh with a quip to further bask in the glory of your joke, implying your witty self is not going anywhere OR after saying a terribly unfunny joke as a way of acknowledging its atrocious. This can really save you and pick your dignity up off the floor. Use wisely.
26. “I’m just pulling your leg/Are you pulling my leg?!” A way of expressing that you are just joking/teasing OR asking if someone is joking/teasing you. 
27. “A wild goose chase” Geese must be hard to catch (?!) as you use this to describe a foolish and hopeless search/pursuit of something due to its unattainableness. 
28.  “The ball’s in your court.” Use to tell someone that it is up to them to make the next move/decision, as you made the last one. 
29. “The best thing since sliced bread” use to praise something that is extremely useful, creative or innovative, as if it is the best thing to come out of civilisation since the invention of ‘sliced bread.’

I had so many come to mind that I may even do a part 2 sometime later, but I’m sure you are probably idiom-ed out for now.  Anyway, try giving some of them a go – the English language is so expansive, yet we hear and say the same things every day. Why not have some fun with it?!

Have a wondrous week

Bridget xx

Cristina Griffin & Bridget Land (School Captains).

Chris Jordan – Indigenous Chef

Chef and owner of Brisbane-based food events and products company Three Little Birds, Chris Jordan, connects with his First Nations ancestry through cooking with native ingredients. He recently visited and cooked with our students using native ingredients and showing an authentic cooking experience.

Chris has held collaborative, pop-up dinners that grapple conceptually and gastronomically with Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural dispossession and climate change. Using native ingredients, ancient knowledge of customs and techniques to make food that doesn’t just taste good but also works to acknowledge, educate, and celebrate the unique culture and natural resources Australia has to offer. 

It was a joyous inaugural family event for Whitty House this past weekend as we took to the rink at Albany Creek’s Skateaway.

Combining the fun of roller-skating with an opportunity for students and families to mingle outside school hours, Whitty staff, students and parents donned roller blades and roller skates for a good cause with a portion of the entry going towards the Whole School Project.  

Thank-you so much to all those who joined us either on or beside the rink.

The Gregory Terrace/All Hallows' School production of “The Wiz” – a 1970s remake of “The Wizard of Oz” that originally starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson – was a spectacular showcase of creativity, talent, and dedication, featuring vibrant costumes, songs, and dance numbers.

Rehearsals began in December 2023 and led to an exhilarating opening night on 8 May 2024. The cast included students from Years 8-12 (Terrace) and Years 9-12 (AHS), supported by a combined GT/AHS student band and backstage crew.

On behalf of the Year 12s involved, we are incredibly grateful to end our school journey with such a wonderful production, creating lifelong friends and memories. And to all those who love music, dance, acting, or any creative pastime, we highly recommend getting involved in future school productions.

Eguzkine Boylson (Y12 ME4) & Maeve O’Regan (Y12 ME6)
Cocurricular Leaders, Choir

Version 10 of the School App will be live from next week. For iOS users, the auto-release will happen at 11pm on Sunday 2 June and for Android users, it will happen at 9am on Monday 3 June.

Auto vs manual update

If you have auto app updates, you don’t have to do anything. If you manually update your apps, please note the update will happen next Monday.

Changes in the updated app – Where to find the Parent Directory

From next week, parents/caregivers can access the Parent Directory via the Parent Lounge (TASS), which you can navigate to via the new version of the app. If you do not want your details visible in the Parent Directory, please go into the Parent Directory and update your preferences.

Notifications/subscriptions/tags

Don’t forget to ensure your notifications are enabled and update your subscriptions/tags once the new version is live. 

Please click here for instructions and further information. 

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The iconic, annual P&F Father-Daughter Dinner is coming up on Saturday 27 July. Tickets will go on sale soon. 

The P&F is looking for volunteers to help with the Father-Daughter night. 

Helping to organise this annual dinner is extremely rewarding. At the same time, you know you are contributing to an important event, aiding in building our All Hallows’ community and raising funds that benefit all students.  

We are privileged to be able to work with the school, our wonderful MC Matt Dunn, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and the amazing Dancers & DJ from Zing Activ, while seeing the delight on the girls, fathers and caregivers' faces on the night.     

If you can give any time in June/July and up to the event, it would be very much appreciated, we are looking for volunteers to help in these three (3) roles. 

1. Table organisation and table allocation coordinators
2. Marketing and promotional coordinators  
3. Run sheet, bump in and bump out arranger and general contact for the BCEC, Dancers & DJ (Zing Activ)

To sign up, please click here 

Mr Phil Young (Parents & Friends Association President).

Sunday 9 June
Year 6 Mother/Caregiver Daughter Brunch

10:30am – 2:30pm

Darling & Co, 157 Given Terrace, Paddington

$50pp – includes brunch

Please register and pay via the following link: Year 6 Mother/Caregiver & Daughter Brunch

Contacts: Jenny Menadue - jennymenadue@hotmail.com or Melissa Biedak - melissa@podiatryhq.com.au

Sunday 9th June
Year 7 Parents and Caregivers Sundaze Afternoon

3:00pm – 6:00pm

The Normanby Hotel, 1 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill

$30pp – includes a drink on arrival and light canapes

Please register and pay via the following link: Year 7 Parent & Caregivers Sundaze Afternoon

Contact: Jane Moloney at janemoloney22@gmail.com

Friday 12th July
Year 10 Parent & Carer Dinner

7.30pm – 11pm

The Burrow, West End, 52 Russel Street, West End

$30 pp

Come and enjoy a cheerful catch up with year 10 parents and caregivers. Pizza provided and cash bar for drinks.

Dress: Casual

RSVP Thursday, 4 July (5pm)

Please register and pay via the following link: Year 10 Parent & Caregiver Friday Night Drinks

Contact: Juliane Cowie: 0402 468 066 or julianecowie@gmail.com or

Jackie Strachan: 0406 146 116 or jaxx1000@hotmail.com 

Saturday, 13 July 2024

Year 12 Mother/Caregiver Long Lunch

12pm-4pm

Hyde Paradiso, Level 2, 8 Esplanade, Surfers Paradise

$85pp

Dress code: Coastal Chic!

RSVP: Thursday, 4 July (5pm)

Please register and pay via the following link: Year 12 Mothers'/Caregivers' Long Lunch

For those wanting to make a weekend end of it, discounted accommodation is available at The Island Hotel, Surfers Paradise with code to be provided via email to Year 12 families. The fun will continue at The Island Rooftop Bar from 6.30pm for a casual and relaxed get together – dinner and drinks will be available for purchase at the venue.

Sunday 14th July
Year 8 Family Event

Details to be provided soon!

Ms Regina Hefferan (Communications Secretary).

It's just over a week since May Morning Tea 2024 and what a fabulous morning it was! And what a fantastic team behind it!

The resounding success of the event is in no short part due to the dedicated efforts of our two awesome May Morning Tea (MMT) coordinators, Justine Douglas and Cassandra Dahlheimer. These ladies skilfully managed to weave numerous elements together to produce what was an entertaining and soul-lifting occasion for us all to enjoy. Justine has captained the ship for three years now and her commitment to this event is evident in the way she has tweaked the presentations and refined the organisational processes so that guests enjoy a truly professional and memorable occasion each year. Cass has been intrinsically involved in the success of the MMT for the past four years and, in partnering up with Justine this year, we have been blessed with a very formidable duo at the helm. Congratulations to the two of you on a job so magnificently done!

At this point I’d also like to pay tribute to Gloria Pena Sanchez-Guerra, who shared the wheelhouse with Justine in 2022 and 2023, but whose involvement in this year’s event was curtailed by a call back to her motherland of Spain. We wish you and your family well, Gloria, and hope to see you back at AHS before too much time has passed. 

Justine and Cass led a May Morning Tea Committee of equally dedicated parents who have generously applied their talents over many, many hours to bring such a multi-layered event to fruition. I have nothing but appreciation for all their efforts and wish to acknowledge their valuable participation in the following areas:

Master of Ceremonies – Rachel Mealey

Scriptwriting – Rachel Mealey and Emma Blackwood

Ticketing and seating – Erin Hancock and Clare Nugent

Sponsorship and raffles – Debbie Lymbery, Terree English, Rebecca Knezevic

Finance/treasurer – Rebecca Knezevic

Task support – Margaret Land

Year 10 student coordinators – Leigh Atkins, Eloise Dudley, Simone Headrick, Gen Waldie

Teacup coordinators – Megan Ahlberg and Deanna Keating

Volunteer coordinator – Michelle Moss

Communications – Sarah Daly, Kirsty McKay, Regina Doyle, Rebecca Birkett 

Social media content – Alex Hyndman Hill 

Styling – Lori Hogan

Graphics – Celia Giumelli

Special thanks to Kate Gilmore, AHS Community Relations Manager, for orchestrating a lot of the behind-the-scenes arrangements involving school and staff.

In addition to all of the wonderful mums above, I’d like to extend a huge thank you to the huge band of parent volunteers who assisted before, during and after the event – it’s heartening to see how many of you avail your services so quickly when the call goes out. It is the combined contributions of parents, AHS staff, and students that enable the incorporation, each year, of the wonderful tradition of tea being served by our Year 10 students into beautiful teacups from the All Hallows’ Teacup Collection. The event also provides an opportunity for continued connection between past and present members of the AHS community – something which I love, even though not an ‘old girl’ myself. It was such a pleasure this year to hear the reflections of three amazing ladies who enjoyed an All Hallows’ education way back in the mid 1900’s! Thank you to Pat, Geraldine and Ethnee for putting aside any pre-stage jitters and delighting us with your stories. 

Lastly, sincere thanks to everyone who supported the event by attending, or by purchasing tickets in the amazing raffles. Congratulations to the many winners!

Until MMT 2025!

Mrs Deb Hall, (Mothers' Network President).

A big thankyou to all parents, caregivers and school leavers that have helped support our students in their Mercy Action endeavours through Terms 1 and 2 this year.

Because of the enthusiastic support from our parent supervision we have been able to increase the number of activities available for the students in Term 2 and we hope to be able to continue this increased level of activity through the remainder of the year (and we might even be able to propose a further increase if we can get the parent support to do so!)

Details of all Mercy Action activities can be found on the AHS app or website.

Most of these duties are a commitment of only 1 to 1.5 hours at a time and can be once a term, once a semester or you can fill as many spots as we have available!

Many of the rosters work around busy parents and are either before or after school time.

• Eddie’s Van requires support before school (6.30 until 8.00 am on Tuesday AND Thursday mornings)
• Jimmie’s Van requires support before school (6.30 until 8.00 am on Wednesday mornings)
• Brisbane Central State School supervision is after school (Thursdays 3.15 until 4.30 pm).

Please note that a Blue Card is required for you to be involved in the supervision but it is an easy application and no cost.

If you are interested in helping out or have any enquiries, please email me at cg.gd@outlook.com

Ms Cassandra Griffin (Mercy Action Coordinator)

2024 has been another busy year and school holidays are just around the corner (again!) 

If you're feeling overworked, overstimulated or unable to create space for yourself, please come along to the Mothers’ Network Retreat on Friday 14 June  (final school day of Term 2) from 8.30am-1:00pm.

The goal of the Retreat is to help you relax and reflect through meditation, mindfulness and yoga. No prior yoga experience is required.

Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a towel, yoga mat and water bottle.  

Cost is $30 - Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

A registration link will be provided very soon.

Ms.  Regina Doyle, (Mothers’ Network Communications Secretary).

The All Hallows’ Past Pupils’ Association is proud to present Sisters in Scrubs, the latest event in its Sisters in..Series. 

Past pupils, current students, family and friends are invited to join us on Tuesday July 30 to hear our impressive panel of past pupils generously share their stories, advice and experiences in pursuing and developing their varied careers in medicine. It will be a great evening of pathways and possibilities, and for networking and developing mentoring opportunities.

The members of our panel are:

Wing Commander Katrina Franke (Class of 1992)
Health Services Wing, Royal Australian Air Force

Dr Libby Anderson (Class of 2000)
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hand, wrist and microsurgery

Dr Kathleen Jackson (Class of 1994)
Emergency Physician and lawyer

Dr Bronte Moses (Class of 2011)
Radiology trainee

Maddie Watkins (Class of 2021)
Medical student

We are also thrilled to welcome Dr Maria Boulton (Class of 1994), GP, business owner, media commentator and outgoing President of AMA Queensland as host and moderator for this event. 

Mark your calendars now

Tuesday July 30 from 5.30pm
Claver Theatre and Piazza, All Hallows School

Tickets on sale June 7, 2024. 

Tickets: Past pupils and adults $20

AHS students and uni students $10

Did you graduate from All Hallows in 2021 or later? 

Were you involved in social justice and/or Mercy Action during your time at school? 

Would you like to continue being involved in the social justice space?

If this is you, then Young Mercy Links Qld is for you.

Young Mercy Links is a social justice volunteer group made up of likeminded young adults keen to continue their passion for social justice post school. Activities include environmental and social justice actions,  connecting with vulnerable people (e.g. Eddie’s Van), developing leadership skills and exploring spirituality.

Young Mercy Links is founded on the Mercy values of compassion, justice, hospitality and hope and supported by the Sisters of Mercy. 

If you or someone you know would like to know more, please contact sandra.lupi@mercybrisbane.org or text 0400 807 779.

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
Margaret J. Wheatley

All members of our past pupil community are encouraged to support All Hallows’ School Giving Day on Thursday, June 6. 

This year’s goal is to raise $192,480 in 24 hours to fund 2 bursaries through the Catherine McAuley Bursary Fund. 

Imagine what we can achieve if we all just give a little. Imagine the positive, life changing impact we could collectively make on a young girl’s life, and the life of her family and the wider community.

Here are the ways you can help: 

Make a donation 

To donate, please visit our Giving Day website. Thanks to our generous match donors, every dollar given will be doubled! Plus, all donations over $2 are tax deductible. 

Share our Giving Day message

Liking and sharing our posts on the All Hallows’ Past Pupils and All Hallows’ School Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn pages will help us reach a wider audience. No matter what the size of your network, every share helps. 

Volunteer in our Giving Day Hub 

Do you have an hour or two to spare on June 6? Grab a friend and join us in our Giving Day Hub at 501 Ann Street. Please click here to register. 

 Ms. Maree Nugent (Past Pupils’ Liaison).

About the Award

Established by the Parents & Friends Association and Mothers’ Network in 2016 in honour of Dr Perry’s sixteen years as Principal of All Hallows’ School, the Dr Lee-Anne Perry AM Leadership and Service Award is now funded and managed by the Past Pupils’ Association.

The purpose of the Award is to provide a past pupil who has graduated in the past 10 years (2014-2023) with a $5,000 grant to undertake a justice-related project that will further develop her personal and professional leadership skills.

The recipient must have been actively involved in the Mercy Action Program while a student at All Hallows’ School and has continued to be involved with social justice related activities since graduating from school.

About our previous recipients

Previous Award winners have used their funds to participate in a broad range of initiatives designed to make a difference - especially in the lives of the disadvantaged, minorities and the marginalised. They have found that the Award provides an enormous opportunity for personal and professional growth which can be life-changing and career defining.