Listen to Julian Burnside's address here...(MP3 audio)

Today we hosted our second Mentor Leadership Breakfast with guest speaker Julian Burnside presenting to the audience. This was yet again a morning that provided the audience with thought-provoking ideas. Terrific questions were asked of Julian, particularly from the 2010 Augustine Captain - Michael Li-Rosi.

I wish to acknowledge the following staff – Fr. John Carnie, Ms. Dora Karas, Ms. Sarah Lau, Mr. Arthur Beath, Mr. Leon Moore & Ms. Maree Zanin for their individual contributions to ensuring this event was a success. I also wish to acknowledge the wonderful contributions of committee members and Old Boys, Jason Manakis and Jonathan Wilkinson for their drive and passion for the Mentor Program. And finally to Ms. Lee Campbell – Leadership Secretary, who has been instrumental in ensuring every aspect of our leadership breakfasts is organised and appropriate for our boys.

An audio recording of Julian’s presentation is provided, and I encourage all members of our Marcellin community to listen to his words.

On May 21st, 2009 the Old Collegians Business Breakfast in conjunction with the College’s Student Mentor Program presented the Rev. Tim Costello.

Rev Costello is recognised as one of Australia's leading voices on social justice issues, having spearheaded public debates on gambling, urban poverty, homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse.

Listen to his address here...(MP3 audio)

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2009 Marcellin College anthology of short stories: The Writers’ Notebook.

It has been a very busy and exciting year at Marcellin College for all of our budding writers. Students have been inspired and encouraged to create and write their own stories and to submit them for publication in the auspicious The Writers’ Notebook. The response was very encouraging and the quality of the work very impressive. We congratulate the students who took the time and found the courage to write and submit their work for the Marcellin community to read.

For those who missed out this year, we hope to see your stories in the 2010 edition!

Click on the link to enter the anthology. Once on the Contents page, you may click on any of the titles to go directly to that story.

Winners of the 2009 Marcellin College Short Story Competition will be announced shortly.

Happy Reading!

• The Writers Notebook, 2009 (800Kb)