From the President: May 2024
Welcome to the May edition of the OGA Blog.
Finally, we are feeling a bit of a change in the seasons! I’m hoping this rain reaches our farmers to help with a very dry start to this year’s seeding program.
As the weather cools down, what better way to spend an evening than at the movies? The annual OGA Movie Night is back! We would love you to join us on Thursday 30 May, for a screening of The Way, My Way, the charming and captivating true story of an Australian man’s transformative experience walking the Camino de Santiago. All friends and family are welcome. You will find more information in the blog, or you can buy tickets here.
Wishing you all a wonderful month ahead.
Gemma Varone (2009) | President
Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.
From the President – May 2026
Santa Maria College alumni can look forward to several upcoming events in 2026. These include a joint alumni event with Aquinas College later in the year, a movie night at Windsor Theatre Nedlands in late July, and the Pleiades Meeting hosted at Santa Maria College in August. The update also encourages support for the College’s Winter Appeal.
Expression of Interest – Explore8 Guest Speakers 2026
Santa Maria College is inviting alumni to submit an expression of interest to speak in the 2026 Explore8 program. Explore8 is a real-world learning experience for Year 8 students focused on research, problem solving and innovation in response to community and global challenges. Guest speakers help students connect ideas to lived experience by sharing their career journeys, challenges and impact.
Tara Del Borrello’s Music Therapy Journey
Music therapy is the intentional use of music by a registered music therapist to support health, functioning and wellbeing. In this alumni story, Tara Del Borrello explains how music therapy can help infants, children and young people with regulation, communication, rehabilitation and recovery. Her journey shows how a creative background can lead to meaningful work in healthcare.
