Holy Cross students recognised in Parliament

Team Infinity’s Radin Gharavi, Dana Gharavi, James Hanlon, Maverick Phoonsiri, Eric Burakowski and Ella Burakowski.

It's not every day you local Federal member gets up and tells everyone how good you are!

Holy Cross Primary was mentioned in Parliament this week by Michelle Rowland, recognising the wonderful work of a student from Year 4 and a student from Year 6 who have been examining the problems of plastic pollution in our environment and have been campaigning to curb the use of water bottles in Australia.

See Michelle Rowland’s comments regarding Holy Cross about 30 seconds into the attached video clip.

Team Infinity from Holy Cross Primary School have recently participated in the FIRST LEGO League program, working on a Lego robotics program to raise awareness about plastic bottle usage. As part of their project, students Ella & Eric Burakowski shared with Michelle Rowland some concerning plastic bottled water facts.

It takes 40,000 barrels of oil to make plastic water bottles for the whole of Australia
It takes three litres of water and one litre of oil to make one plastic water bottle
It can cost $2.50 to make one litre of plastic bottled water.

Team Infinity has been trying to reach out to organisations (who are the main consumer of plastic water bottles), sharing their concerns and alternative solutions such as composting, recycling projects and using portable water stations from Sydney Water which are free to hire.

Read about Team Infinity’s success in FIRST LEGO League national championships.

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21 Feb 2026
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This week our Year 6 students had the privilege of taking part in the Gen Bryant Encounter – a powerful experience of faith, music and personal story. ✝️🎶 Through prayer, song and reflection, our students were invited to deepen their relationship with God and see how faith can be lived with courage and joy each day. 💜💚

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Trading the classroom for the nursery! We would like to wish Ms Theoharous and her husband all the best as they prepare for the arrival of their baby girl. We know you’re going to be an amazing mum, and we can’t wait to see photos of your newest (and cutest) student! God bless your beautiful new family.