每日大赛网址首页进入 is excited to announce it has purchased the residence at 1435 Sturt St.
For decades, the privately-owned property was surrounded on three fences by College-owned land.
The 2,195-square-metre block was the only land bounded by Sturt, Wanliss, Russell, Alfred and Eyre Sts that was not College-owned.
鈥淭he purchase historically completes the final piece of the puzzle which the Christian Brothers commenced in 1893 with what then was known as Holy Ghost College and represents a significant historic opportunity to control the entire block in perpetuity,鈥� Acting Principal Mr Stephen Hill said.
The property is a single storey, brick residential five-bedroom home built in 1890 with a detached garage and a substantial yard positioned between the College鈥檚 Chapel to the east and our new Boarding Precinct to the west.
With this most recent purchase the College now owns over 11 hectares of land in the heart of Ballarat.
The College鈥檚 Business Manager, Mr Andrew Ballesty, noted that 鈥溍咳沾笕肥滓辰� has long desired the opportunity to acquire this historic building which had been owned by the same well-respected Ballarat family for many decades.鈥�
鈥淭his truly was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the College to expand its footprint and we could not allow that chance to pass,鈥� Mr Ballesty said.
Mr Hill said the purchase had the full support of the College鈥檚 governing body, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA ) and had also been approved by the College鈥檚 School Advisory Council and Finance Committee.
鈥淚mportantly, thanks to sustained strong financial management, this purchase will not impact our already adopted Master Plan and our plans to construct a new Multi-Purpose Facility on site in the coming years continue,鈥� Mr Hill said.
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