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The Ignis Project
Ignis Project Update
On 15 February 2017, Saint Ignatius'
College, Riverview celebrated a milestone
by turning the soil and blessing the ground
upon which the new Therry Building will
be constructed.
To mark the occasion, Rector Fr Ross Jones
SJ and Senior Chaplain Fr Jack McLain SJ
led a small group of staff, students, alumni,
volunteers and benefactors in a ceremony
acknowledging the history of the land and
ushering in a new and exciting chapter for
Riverview.
College Vice-Captain (Day Boys), Benjamin
Sullivan, led the Prayers of the Faithful
while Vice-Captain (Boarding), Andrew
Du Pont, 'broke ground' using a pick-axe
that we believe dates back to 1883 from the
original Gartlan Senior Boat Shed.
A time capsule containing letters from
students and College mementos was
presented by Regis students Luke
Bannerman (5.2) and Julian Reynolds (5.4)
to Capital Works Manager, Bob Marsh.
This was sealed and passed on to Tim
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Perrignon (OR1976), from the QUASAR
Group, to be buried in the foundation of
the new Therry Building.
We hope it will serve as a valuable history
cache for future generations at the College.
Not unsurprisingly, unseasonal rain
during the wet weeks of March impacted
in its own way on the redevelopment.
The saturation of the ground meant that,
instead of building from the ground up,
the schedule of works shifted so that
the canopy would be constructed first,
allowing the enclosure of the lower
sections of the building before the infill
occurs.
Significant milestones of the Therry
Building have been completed during
Terms 1 and 2. Like the proverbial phoenix
rising from the ashes, the formwork for the
Western Node was completed, as were the
columns on the third floor of the building,
both of which were poured through a
convoy of trucks that made their way into
the College at regulated times.
Following this, we have completed the
infill of the lower floors and the formwork
for the North East Node. In the case
of the latter, this is the building block
of the substructure which will hold a
commanding aspect over First Field and be
the very public face of the project.
While the wet weather slowed progress,
significant time was not lost. The program
of works over the dry and sunny weeks of
April has caught up and we are pleased to
advise that the building is now tracking
according to schedule.
For further information on the
Ignis Project, please visit
ignisproject.riverview.nsw.edu.au
or contact us by email at
[email protected]
lte, Inflammate Omnia
~ Go, Set The World On Fire ~