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Welcome to Week 7 of Term 1 2021
The Easter Raffle has begun. All students have ten raffle tickets to sell. We have also asked for the donation of Easter Eggs, to be placed in the baskets in the SDL offices. It has been another action filled two weeks at the College, with the Year 7 Camp, the Year 11 and 12 Retreats occurring, as well as the Year 10 Dare to Dream week. There has been training sessions for the Student Leaders and within the Peer Support Program.
International Women's Day was celebrated and our team of swimmers headed to the SCSA Competition. This week we have had a whole school assembly and today we celebrated Harmony Day, with many girls arriving in cultural dress and participating in the annual cultural music event at lunchtime.
A reminder that our inaugural Twilight Opening will occur next Wednesday, 24th March from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and visit and join a tour of the College.
A reminder that online Parent/Teacher/Student Learning Conversations will occur from 3.40pm - 6.30pm on Tuesday March 30th. Wednesday March 31st will be student free, with the Learning Conversations continuing from 12.30pm - 8.00pm.
Term 1 concludes at 3.05pm on Thursday 1st April, with Good Friday the following day. There will be an Easter Liturgy on 1st April and the drawing of the Easter Raffle.
Best wishes for the week ahead
Loreto Cannon
Assistant Principal
Engagement, Operations and Transition
Killester Alumni
Congratulations to our Alumni Member - Professor Kirsty Buising
To celebrate this year’s Moomba Festival, three “COVID-19 community heroes” have been named as monarchs. Lord Mayor Sally Capp today announced this year’s Moomba Monarchs are representatives of the unsung community heroes who have been working to keep us all safe during COVID-19.
In line with the community focus of Moomba, the Lord Mayor crowned cleaner Pravini Fernando, Infectious Diseases Physician Professor Kirsty Buising, and supermarket worker Drew Law as this year’s Moomba Monarchs.
“Kirsty, Pravini and Drew personify the spirit of Melburnians responding to COVID-19. They represent the everyday community heroes that work to make sure our streets are clean, our supermarket shelves are stocked, and we’re healthy and feel connected,” the Lord Mayor said.
“The pandemic has taught us how much we rely on each other – whether it’s a cashier, a cleaner or our family doctor. This year we wanted to celebrate our frontline workers because they really are everyday community heroes.”
Professor Kirsty Buising is an infectious diseases physician at Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Victorian Infectious Diseases Service. Her guidance and expertise have been vital to keeping medical staff and patients safe from COVID-19.
Position: Deputy Director of NCAS; Director of the Guidance Group; Infectious Diseases Physician
Theme(s): Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections
Discipline(s): Public Health
Unit(s): Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)
Professor Kirsty Buising is an infectious diseases physician who is Deputy Director of the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship and chief investigator for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Centre for Research Excellence in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Kirsty also holds an appointment as a clinician at VIDS and co-leads the antimicrobial resistance theme at the Doherty institute. She serves on advisory groups at state, national and international levels in the areas of antimicrobial stewardship, guideline development and healthcare associated infection. Kirsty completed her Doctor of Medicine on the use of computerised decision support for antimicrobial stewardship, and a Master of Public Health. Her team has successfully received NHMRC partnership grants and a Centre for Research Excellence to develop their work in antimicrobial stewardship. She has served as part of the authorship group for Therapeutic Guidelines Antibiotic, working on national prescribing guidelines. As an advisor to the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare, she has had a role in influencing policy. The National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship team has conducted national surveys to gather data on antibiotic use across Australia. She co-leads the Guidance team at the Royal Melbourne Hospital who have developed electronic tools for antimicrobial stewardship that have been implemented in over 70 Australian hospitals and run national workshops to build capacity amongst doctors, nurses and pharmacists to improve the way we use antibiotics to optimise patient outcomes and help to tackle antibiotic resistance. Kirsty has taught at international workshops and advised on regional initiatives to improve antimicrobial use.
Important Dates
Week 8
22 March - House Athletics Meeting
23 March - Year 8 LOTE Incursion
25 March - Year 8 Water Survival Day
Week 9 - Final Week of Term
30 March - ONLINE Parent Teacher Meetings 3.40pm - 6.30pm
31 March - ONLINE Parent Teacher Meetings 12pm-8pm - STUDENT FREE DAY
1 April - Term One concludes. Students finish @ 3.05pm
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