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Emmaus College, Melbourne
Emmaus College is an Independent School, independent Roman Catholicism in Australia, Roman Catholic Comprehensive School#Australia, comprehensive Mixed-sex education, co-educational Secondary School, secondary day school, that serves the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school has a Main Campus (years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in Vermont South, Victoria, Vermont South and a Year 9 campus in Burwood, Victoria, Burwood. It has a population of approximately 1,400 students. Emmaus College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne having joined in 1989. Emmaus was used as external shots for Erinsborough High in Neighbours. History Early history Emmaus College was established in February 1980 through the merger of St Thomas More's Boys College in Vermont South (1968–1979) and the Female education, all-girl Chavoin College in Burwood (1966–1979). From 1980 until 2011, Year 11–12 students were located at the Burwood Campus and Year 7–10 stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their financial endowment. Unless privately owned they typically have a board of governors and have a system of governance that ensures their independent operation. Private schools retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students for Tuition payments, tuition, rather than relying on taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be eligible for a scholarship, lowering this tuition fee, dependent on a student's talents or abilities (e.g., sports scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), need for financial aid, or Scholarship Tax Credit, tax credit scholarships that might be available. Roughly one in 10 U.S. families have chosen to enroll their childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marist Sisters
The Marist Sisters are an international congregation or order of Roman Catholic women. The Marist Sisters recognise Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (Mother Saint Joseph) as their Foundress and Jean-Claude Colin as their Founder. Early life of Mother Saint Joseph Jeanne-Marie was born in the village of Coutouvre in France on 29 August 1786, and was baptised in the church on the same day. Jeanne-Marie grew up with little formal education, but developed a deep and sure faith. She was deeply involved in the life of the village, nurturing faith and reaching out to those who were overlooked. Though very active, she found strength and joy in long hours before the Blessed Sacrament. She was invited several times to enter different Congregations but always refused, certain that God was not calling her to these. Finally in 1817, when she was 31 years old, she received a letter from Fr Pierre Colin, brother of Jean-Claude Colin, who had once been parish priest in Coutouvre, inviting her to Cerdon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Moloney
Ryan Moloney (born 24 November 1979) is an Australian actor, known for his portrayal of the fictional character Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1995 until his departure in 2025. Career Moloney's first acting experience was with the Merilyn Brend Children's Teenagers and Adults Theatre Company in outer-eastern Melbourne when he was ten years old. He starred in their youth repertory production of ''The Purple Pumpernickel''. His first role in a feature film was playing a thug in '' Say a Little Prayer'' (1993), based on the Robin Klein novel '' Came Back to Show You I Could Fly''. Moloney initially auditioned for the role of Brett Stark in ''Neighbours''. He did not get the role but later appeared as a one-off character named Cyborg in 1994. He was later recalled to play Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi, brother of established character Kevin "Stonefish" Rebecchi. This was a one-scene role, which aired on 23 January 1995. This became a recur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine King (politician)
Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966) is an Australian politician serving as the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government since 2022 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ballarat since 2001. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and briefly served as a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments in 2013. She served as Shadow Minister of Health from 2013 to 2019 and as Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development from 2019 to 2022. Early life King was born in Melbourne on 2 June 1966. She attended primary school in Burwood East and Glen Waverley, before completing her secondary education at Emmaus College. King completed the degrees of Bachelor of Social Work at the Phillip Institute of Technology and Master of Public Policy at the Australian National University. She later completed a Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University in 2018, and was admitted as a lawyer in Victoria in 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Gauci
Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on national radio station Triple J's talent contest, '' Unearthed'', she successfully auditioned for the fifth series of ''Australian Idol'' in 2007 and went on to win the series. Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with Sony BMG Australia and in November that year released her debut single, " Here I Am", which reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and gained a gold accreditation. The next month her debut album, '' The Winner's Journey'', followed. It peaked at number eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum. In 2010 she formed Tune in Tokyo, an electro-pop band, with producer Paul Brandoli, they released two singles, "Dreamer" (November 2010) and "Ray of Love" (April 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Stars (WBBL)
The Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda, Victoria, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Melbourne Renegades (WBBL), Melbourne Renegades. To date, the Stars' best performance occurred in 2020–21 Melbourne Stars WBBL season, WBBL06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up. History Formation One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Melbourne Stars are aligned with the Melbourne Stars, men's team of the same name. At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Meg Lanning was unveiled as the Stars' first-ever player signing. Lanning would also become the team's inaugural Captain (cricket), captain, while David Hemp was appointed as the inaugural coach. The Stars played their first match on 5 December against the Brisbane Heat (WBBL), Brisbane Heat at the Junction Oval, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Flintoff
Tess Flintoff (born 31 March 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. In 2015, Flintoff was named in Cricket Australia's under-15 Talent Squad and in 2020 she was selected to play for Australia's under-19 team for a planned tour to South Africa. In January 2022, Flintoff was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes. During the 2022-23 Women's Big Bash League, she hit a 16-ball fifty against Adelaide Strikers. It is the fastest fifty in Women's Big Bash League and the second-fastest recorded fifty Women's Twenty20 cricket after Marie Kelly's 15-ball fifty earlier in the same year. Her team Melbourne Stars scored 186/5 then, which is their highest total in Women's BBL. References External links * *Tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Edwards (cricketer)
Scott Andrew Edwards (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch cricketer who represents the Netherlands. He made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 November 2017. He made his List A debut against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 8 December 2017. In June 2022, Edwards was named as the new captain of the Dutch cricket team, after Pieter Seelaar was forced to retire from international cricket due to a long-term back injury. Edwards is the Netherlands' seventh ODI captain. Early and domestic career Edwards was born in Tonga, where his father was working at the time, but grew up in Australia and studied at Emmaus College, Melbourne. He qualified for the Netherlands through his Dutch grandmother, and holds dual citizenship of Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia he has played club cricket for Richmond in Victorian Premier Cricket, and previously foBlackburn South Cricket Cluband Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns, officially the Gold Coast Football Club, are a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara, Queensland, Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since the 2011 AFL season, 2011 season. It plays home matches at Carrara Stadium (known for commercial purposes as Carrara Stadium, People First Stadium) and has its training and administrative facilities located at the adjacent Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Queensland, the other being its main rival, the Brisbane Lions, which it competes against in the QClash. In addition to the men's team, the Suns field other teams, including an AFL Women's side, a reserves side in the Victorian Football League, and a Gold Coast Suns Academy side consisting of the club's best junior development signings. It also competes in Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Bohanna
Tara Bohanna (born 3 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for Gold Coast, and was appointed their captain in August 2022. Career Bohanna debuted for the Suns in round 1 of 2022 season 6, having been signed as a replacement player by the club during the 2021 off-season. She played for the Southern Saints in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition in 2019 and 2021, and took out the club's best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ... award in the latter season. She was also the league's third-highest goalkicker in 2021 and averaged over 16 disposals and four marks a game. Following her signing by the Suns, she established herself quickly as a goal-kicking forward and was the club's hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice, Presentation Brothers, F.P.M., Congregation of Christian Brothers, C.F.C. (; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist who founded two religious institute, institutes of Religious brother, religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Rice was born in Ireland at a time when Catholics faced oppression under Penal Laws (Ireland), Penal Laws enforced by the British authorities, though reforms Penal Laws (Ireland)#Gradual reform and emancipation 1778–1869, began in 1778 when he was a teenager. He forged a successful career in business and, after an accident that killed his wife and left his daughter disabled and with learning difficulties, thereafter devoted his life to the education of the poor. Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers schools around the world continue to follow the traditions established by Rice (see List of Christian Brothers schools). Early life and educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', published in 1516, which describes the political system of an utopia, imaginary island state. More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason on what he stated was false evidence, and was executed. At his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first." Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
