
Kimberley news
June 2009 Rob Palladino new Principal at Holy
Rosary Derby.
May 2009 Monsignor Paul Boyers 30th Anniversary
of Priesthood

March 2009 Bishop John Jobst Golden Anniversary
Sr.
Veronica RIP December 2nd 2008.
Sister Veronica Ryan spent 35 years working in Aboriginal communities and
Catholic education in the region.
She was one of the founding Sisters of the School of St Joseph's in Kununurra
and played an important role in promoting bilingual education.
2008 - Sr. Catherine Warner new Principal of St. Joseph's School
Kununurra - previously Principal at Cloverdale for 11 years.
- April 2008 - Fr. Dan Donovan celebrates 50
years a priest - arrived in the Kimberley 2nd December 1972
- April 2008 - Fr. Mark Connolly celebrates 40
years a priest
2008
Kelly Commisso appointed Principal of Ringer Soak
2008 Br.
Rick Gaffney appointed new Principal of Luurnpa Catholic school in Balgo
2008 Sr.
Nola Goodwin appointed Principal of Gibb River - Wanalirri
- Feb 2008 - Carol Geurts
appointed Regional
Officer in Broome
- Sr. Scholastica entered eternal life on
December 19th 2007 - assigned to Kalumburu in 1954
- Dec 2007 - Farewell to Sandra Brogden Broome
Regional Office - secondment as Director of Projects with the National
Curriculum Services in Melbourne

- Oct 2007: Fr. Matt. Digges finishing his Post
Graduate Degree in Liturgy in Fremantle - 8 years in Balgo.
- Dec 2007 - farewell to Br. Bernie Cooper - 8
years in Balgo.
- Statistics of each
religious denomination in each region in WA including Broome 2001 -2006
- Statistics of Catholic
population of each Diocese in WA including Broome 2001 -2006
- Nov 2007 Mirrilinki hand
over
- 2007 - SISTERS OF OUR LADY
OF THE MISSIONS LEAVE THE KIMBERLEY AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
- Terry Murphy - Lay Missionary leaves the
Kimberley after many long years of service.
- 2007 JUNE/JULY -
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE SSJG
- 2007: Dean Savoia - Red Hill Principal
John Rose
Beagle Bay
Principal (formerly Aquinas Ass Princ. Junior school)
- Nov 2006 - farewell Sr. Nellie Versuys RSJ
after 21 years in the Kimberley returned to Victoria - Wyndham, Warmun, Halls
Creek, Damien Geaney (2004-6) Principal of Beagle Bay
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Br. Tony Moore (De La Salle) 2000-6 : Balgo, Darren Side - 14 years in the
Kimberley
, Vin
Russell - Ringers Soak, Sr. Maura O'Çonnell RBVM - 1996-2006: Wyndham, Red
Hill. Janine Hart - Mulam, Sr. Cheryl and Monique : 2001-6 in Balgo
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Term 3 2006 Mrs Clare Gray appointed Principal of
St. Joseph's Wyndam |
Term 3 2006 Brendon Lawlor appointed Principal of
Holy Rosary Derby |
August
2006 Sr. Mary Scanlon - Good Samaritan Sister appointed to Derby
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August 2006: Lombadina
Convent burnt to the ground - built 1913 - was heritage listed.
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Feb 1st 2006:
Father Matt Digges 15 year anniversary
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2006 New
Principals for the Kimberley:
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Peter Maloney -
Holy Rosary Derby
Janine Hart
- Mulan

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Nov 2005: Bardi
Jawi awarded Cape Leveque title - 900 people - 1037 square kilometres -
Northern end of the Dampier Peninsula
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Nov
-2005:Farewell Sr. Liz Koziol - returning to SA, Sr. Jennifer Ihlein
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returning in NSW, Sr. Margaret Scott
-after 16 years in the Kimberley - duties in Rome, Sr. Robyn McNamara to work
in Kununurra
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Sr. Jennifer Ihlein and Sr. Margaret Scott
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November
2005 Fr. Wally McNamara appointed to Dampier Peninsula Parish
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May
2005 Sr. Sheila Murphy left the Beagle Bay Community to return to
Ireland - she first arrived in 1967 - Principal of Beagle Bay in 1973
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June 2005:
New Rio Tinto agreement cause for celebration
The Argyle diamond mine in the
east Kimberley is the world's biggest producer of natural diamonds.
Reconciliation between the mine owners Rio Tinto and the local Aboriginal
people has resulted in a land and management agreement that should bring
benefits to all.
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Father
Patrick De Silva leaves Bidyadanga after 7 years
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