A Master of Architecture graduate from the University of Notre Dame Australia will travel overseas to advance her research into affordable and inclusive housing after receiving a prestigious industry award. Stephanie Lade was awarded the Architect Board of Western Australia’s Graduate Board Award, which recognises an outstanding Master of Architecture graduate for excellence in their studie...

Earlier this year, the St Thomas More Church community in Bateman celebrated the blessing and opening of their new Columbarium - a sacred resting place for the ashes of the deceased. Designed by architect Simon Pendal, the Columbarium was recently awarded the Iwan Iwanoff Award in the Small Project Architecture category of the 2026 WA Architecture Awards. Highly symbolic, the columbarium...

The University of Notre Dame Australia’s landmark Fremantle Student Hub project has won a major design award recognising excellence in learning environments across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The project won the Modernisation award for large projects at the 2026 Learning Environments Australasia Design (LEAD) Awards, which celebrate outstanding educational spaces. Notre Dame’s herit...

A Notre Dame student’s work on the award-winning film Verge Collection has seen her named the top student film editor for 2024 at the Australian Screen Ed-itors’ annual Ellie Awards.

For more than two decades, Br Pickett has served as the driving force behind Wheelchairs for Kids, the Perth-based organisation that manufactures and distributes custom-made wheelchairs to children in need across 90 countries.

The award is named after the 15th century inventor of the movable-type printing press, Johannes Gutenberg, who also produced the first printed Bible.

On the morning of 31 July 31, the tranquil setting of St Mary’s Cathedral was filled with an air of reverence and celebration as Catholic Social Services Western Australia (CSSWA) gathered to honour the outstanding contributions of two remarkable women—Belinda Bowden and Rosa Pasquale—at the annual Employee and Volunteer of the Year Awards.

This marks the first time such recognition has been bestowed upon an Australian organisation (since the awards began in 2005), highlighting the Archdiocese’s strong commitment to safeguarding.

Mandoorla Art Award Chair Dr Angela McCarthy has this week written a commentary following the announcement of the 2024 theme, “Let all that you do be done in love” derived from St Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 16, verse 14.

As one of six finalists for the Tiny Tourism Town award, the vote is now put to the public to determine the winner.