Pioneers

Sister Monique (Nicky) Flippo, a founding teacher at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley). Participated in an oral history on this day with Therese Sweeney while visiting her friends at the Spirituality Centre Kerever Park at Burradoo. Monique works in a refuge in Melbourne.

Sister Monique (Nicky) Flippo, a founding teacher at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley). Participated in an oral history on this day with Therese Sweeney while visiting her friends at the Spirituality Centre Kerever Park at Burradoo. Monique works in a refuge in Melbourne.

Sister Monique (Nicky) Flippo, a founding teacher at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley). Participated in an oral history on this day with Therese Sweeney while visiting her friends at the Spirituality Centre Kerever Park at Burradoo. Monique works in a refuge in Melbourne.

Sisters Betty McMahon, Veronica Dunphy and Joy Belt, the Sacred Heart Order who founded and taught at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley). All three participated in a series of oral history interview with Therese Sweeney while stationed at the Spirituality Centre Kerever Park, Burradoo.

Sister Joy Belt was a teacher at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley) from 1973-1986. Photographed whilst participating in an oral history interview with Therese Sweeney. Following her teaching at Sadleir, Joy went to Kerever Park and lived and worked at this Spirituality Centre, Sacred Heart Order up until 2011. Joy now resides in Canberra.

Sister Betty McMahon, founding Principal, St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley) from 1967-1984. Participated in an oral history on this day with Therese Sweeney. Following her time at Sadleir, Betty moved to Burradoo to run the Spirituality Centre at Kerever Park, Sacred Heart Order. Betty currently resides in Canberra with her dog Isabella.

Sister Veronica Dunphy was a teacher at St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley from 1972-1979), and returned to this community from 1982-1986. Veronica participated in a series of oral history interviews with Therese Sweeney commencing this day at Kerever Park. Veronica lived and worked at this Spirituality Centre, Sacred Heart Order until 2010. Veronica now resides in Canberra.

Sister Betty McMahon, founding Principal, St Therese Primary School Sadleir (the public housing estate known as Green Valley) from 1967-1984. Participated in an oral history on this day with Therese Sweeney. Following her time at Sadleir, Betty moved to Burradoo to run the Spirituality Centre at Kerever Park, Sacred Heart Order. Betty currently resides in Canberra with her dog Isabella.

Ross Craik with his friend Mr Wiskich who runs a petroleum business and lives on Bringelly Road, Leppington. Ross Craik was a former board member of Austral Bowling Club and retired employee of Liverpool City Council.

Ross Craik stands in Craik Park named after his family located opposite his family home. Ross Craik was a former board member of Austral Bowling Club and retired employee of Liverpool City Council.