The importance of the Cumberland Plain is that it is a critically endangered native woodland that only has 6% of its original area left in the world.
The Cumberland Plain is only found in NSW and we will be the only school with such a large native woodland on its property. Our areas will add to the Cumberland Stepping Stones program that is funded by the Federal Government and it will add to the narrowest part of the corridor. This will allow for greater movement of animals and a wider area to be covered by this unique woodland. It will create a larger habitat for our kangaroos and give us our own private woodland.
There are many plants and animals that will become extinct if nothing is done to protect this ecosystem. We are very fortunate to be able to have this woodland planted on our property and to be able to do this with the help from Greening Australia. We will have 3 more planting events between August this year and May next year. Once all of our plants have been planted we will be able to watch them grow and know that we can achieve amazing things by doing something small in our own backyard.
We have currently planted over 900 plants with the help of students from Trinity Catholic School and very soon there will be another 4,000 plants going up our Hill towards the Cross. This will create a beautiful natural corridor as all students and staff head to the cross to be in our sacred space.
Sharon Ellery
Emmaus Catholic College
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Last week, Year 11 Biology students visited Sydney Zoo, relishing the opportunity to learn about the daily responsibilities of a zookeeper. 🐨☀️ As part of the experience, students designed and created enrichment items for the meerkats that encourage them to use their natural adaptations and behaviours while supporting the mental stimulation and wellbeing. Sydney Zoo zookeepers were impressed with our students’ creative and thoughtful enrichment designs, adding some of our students’ ideas to the zoo’s enrichment rotation - how exciting. 🤩 What a memorable experience for our students who witnessed biology come to life at Sydney Zoo! 😄 #Year11Biology #SydneyZoo
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📚 EMMAUS’ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ⭐ We are excited to announce that our senior scholarship program is back for 2025! We are offering ten full and ten partial scholarships to twenty Year 10 students who will be transitioning to Year 11 in 2026. 🙌 Please visit Compass for more information about submitting an application. Applications close Friday, 25th July. 📅
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Congratulations to our students across Year 8 to Year 11 who received Platinum Awards. 👏🏅 Students who receive a Platinum Award have collated 160 merits on 160 separate occasions ranging across a spectrum of academic, College pillar, positive behaviour, cultural, arts, social justice and sporting achievements. This is an outstanding achievement - we are very proud of our award recipients who have worked tirelessly to uphold the College ethos. ☺️
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🌟 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 🌟 Congratulations to Year 12 student, Jessica R, who has received an unconditional offer to study a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Law in 2026, after her successful completion of two criminology units through the Uni Step-Up program at Australian Catholic University (ACU). 🤩👏 Jessica successfully completed two units during the July 2024 and January 2025 school holidays, developing critical thinking skills and receiving a glimpse into university life! We are beyond proud of Jessica who received four distinctions and two credits across the six assessment tasks she completed while undertaking the two units - way to go! 🎉 Congratulations Jessica, what a significant achievement. 🙌
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⭐STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ⭐ Congratulations to Year 11 student, Josalynn T, who has been selected to represent Catholic Colleges Combined (CCC) at the Australian School Girls Rugby League Championships, playing for the NSWCCC Girls 16s Rugby League team! 👏🏉 Josalynn has only begun playing Rugby League this year, and has already reached a CCC level - what an impressive achievement. Josalynn was chosen for the team after the third trial, she will play the position of Centre (#3). 🎉 Josalynn will be competing with her team from the 28th June to the 4th July. We wish her the best of luck at the Australian School Girls Rugby League Championship! 🙌
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The second edition of this Term’s College Newsletter is now available! You can find it by following the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sUb_fRxBsWnKXoIavGY8-3ZpvcqyFlw/view?usp=sharing
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