Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh, Melbourne. Jules Chevaliler and Marie Louise Hartzer Statues.

Melbourne is still in lockdown, including schools, but…

The first thing the students, staff, and families will notice when they return to OLSH College Bentleigh is the striking new bronze statues of Mother Marie Louise Hartzer fdnsc and Fr Jules Chevalier msc. Their presence is a beautiful reminder of the vital role that both Marie Louise and Jules played in establishing the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and consequently OLSH College Bentleigh some 83 years ago.

These two people were God's gift to our world; they were the bearers of the OLSH Spirit we share. The sculptures are a tribute to the amazing work of the OLSH Sisters in their mission to make the Sacred Heart of Jesus everywhere loved and, they remind us to keep this same mission alive. With our gratitude to the OLSH Sisters and to the creators of these statues Christine Sage and Regina Byrne (Hullabaloo Studios) and Mal Wood Foundry.

And an August lockdown story:

All OLSH College Bentleigh girls received something special in the post this week, it was a "Little something to highlight their day." The small gift bag from the College contained a highlighter, post-it notes, a teabag, and some OLSH branded M & M's. It really was just a gesture to show that, even though we cannot all be together at the moment, that the girls are in all of our thoughts each and every day and we are so proud of how they are handling the challenges of the lockdown. Special thanks to the wonderful OLSH Sisters and the College Staff who helped to put together the gift bags, very much appreciated.