HERITAGE

St. Joseph's Lochinvar Historical Developments 1955 - Present

1800s|1900s|1920s- 1940s|1955 - Present

	Extensions were made to the school in 1955. The building costing $70,000 was designed by John Gannon (Sister Louise’s Gannon’s Uncle). Sister Jan’s Tranter’s father, Ivan, was the foreman on these buildings and on other buildings that were built subsequently by the Doran group.
The 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s were times of population growth and educational change. The sisters provided facilities to meet the ever growing demand. A new laundry was built in 1960 and an indoor swimming pool in 1963. The Sisters were also asked by Bishop Toohey to provide teacher training for lay teachers who were beginning to work with the Sisters in the schools.
	In 1966 the Tenison Woods Wing was added to the school buildings.
In 1967 a new Novitiate was built to accommodate 20 novices.
	In 1969 a Rest Home was added to the Convent Complex
Further extensions were added to the school in 1971-72 to meet the needs of the curriculum. This was made possible with help of Library and Science Grants from the Federal Government. Primary classes moved from the 1911 school to new north wing above. In 1976 the Secondary school became systemic under the administration of the Catholic Schools Office. The Congregation retained ownership of the property.
	In 1981 a Nursing Home was added to the Convent Complex In 1984 the primary school was built across the road. In 1992 the Boarding School was closed. It is now used as the Tenison Woods Education Centre.
This is an aerial view of the Lochinvar complex in the 1990s. Built in faith to enable the ministry of the Sisters to the education of children, it has developed to be a centre of learning that serves the needs of the church in our local area.

Since the Chapter in 2003 the Sisters are in discernment about how best to further their mission and the needs of the church in times of aging and change. As God has been with us in establishment and growth so the way of the future will become clear if we live in the Spirit of our founders in our time of aging and diminishment:

Sisters of St Joseph should have great courage,
a courage that rises with difficulties and obstacles
instead of being lessened by them.
(Julian Tenison Woods – Book of instruction 1870)

The focus of our recent chapter expresses our response to that challenge:

AS WOMEN OF HOPE

WE CONTINUE

OUR RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP OF JESUS

ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER

TO BE OUTWARD LOOKING,

OUTWARD REACHING,

GENEROUS AND

COMMITTED TO EXPLORING WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE A SISTER OF ST JOSEPH

IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM.