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The College was excited to hear that Mater Christi College Old Scholar,
Jeanette Elliott was bestowed with the Queen’s Birthday honours over the
weekend. Jeanette was also one of the College’s “Shining Light” recipients in
2018.

Click the link to watch Jeanette’s story.

Jeanette was named an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipient for 2019.
Jeanette has a long standing history with Tenison Woods College. Both her
and her mother attended Mater Christi College and Jeanette’s three children
attended St Paul’s Primary School and Tenison College. Jeanette embraced
school life during her time at Mater Christi from 1954-1965, forming great
friendships and thriving in her chosen sports.

In recent years, Jeanette’s focus has turned to charitable work. She has been
with St Vincent de Paul for nine years - four as Secretary and four as President.
Jeanette delivers Meals on Wheels every week and volunteers for the Red
Cross, making weekly wellbeing phone calls to the elderly. She is a member
of the Anti-Cancer Fundraising Committee and in 2000 received a Volunteer
Award from the Australian Government.

Congratulations Jeanette!

You are an inspiration to our students! We hope they follow a similar path to your own and give back to our Community.