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By Serge Jankovic 22 Feb, 2024
Pictured: Bede and his mother with Brendan Hoy; CDF GM Client Services and Aaron Gupta; CDF Relationship Manager.
By Kristen Sikora 25 Jan, 2024
In one of the most powerful and hard-hitting documents of his pontificate, Pope Francis has challenged humanity to address the “indubitable impact of climate change” on “our suffering planet” that he fears will devastate the lives of people around the world, and particularly the poorest.
By Kristen Sikora 22 Jan, 2024
Mercy Health is expanding its commitment to healthy ageing in the City of Kingston , Victoria, with the development of a new aged care facility, Mercy Place Mentone, with $22m in funding from CDF. Once complete, the new $40m establishment will be home to 128 residents, who will live across 16 small households. Each household will be shared by eight residents, featuring bedrooms with private ensuites, a kitchen, living and dining areas and laundry. The unique care model, characterised by small household living, has a primary objective to enhance resident independence through mission-driven aged care service in the Bayside region of Victoria.
CatholicCare Victoria Giving Tree Appeal and Carry-A-Can 2023
12 Dec, 2023
In the spirit of ‘disrupting disadvantage’, CatholicCare Victoria once again embarked on its annual Giving Tree and Carry-a-Can appeal in 2023. These initiatives have become synonymous with spreading joy during the festive season and helping those struggling to put food on the table this Christmas. This year the hampers were distributed across CatholicCare Victoria program teams to regions including Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Epping, Footscray, Geelong, Horsham, Melton, Mildura, Pakenham, Shepparton Wangaratta and Warragul. Not only will the hampers provide material support, but also foster a sense of belonging and community spirit across CatholicCare clients. The joy on the faces of recipients, many of whom are experiencing hardship, is a testament to the success of the initiative in bringing smiles and warmth to the hearts of those who need it most.
Mandurah Catholic College
21 Nov, 2023
Mandurah Catholic College – set amongst 12 hectares of natural bushland in the coastal suburb of Mandurah in the Peel Region, south of Perth – has recently undergone a transformative change with the completion of its Stage 19 capital development plan.
17 Nov, 2023
The Ballarat Catholic Development Fund (BCDF) and the Melbourne, Sale and Bunbury Catholic Development Fund (CDF) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a binding agreement to merge the two Funds. This comes after an extensive due diligence process, with the merger expected to take effect on 1 January 2024. Both Funds have a 50+ year history of working together and sharing resources to offer customers in the respective Dioceses strong and competitive financial solutions. This merger will assist in delivering greater benefits to customers across one, larger Fund. In recent years, mergers with Bunbury and Sale CDFs, have proven successful in delivering a range of additional benefits to their local communities. The expanded CDF will continue to meet local demands whilst maintaining a prudentially sound and sustainable Fund into the future and continue to make a positive impact toward delivering on the collective mission of the Church. The Bishops of the Dioceses, together with the respective Boards and Executive Teams look forward to the new partnership and the potential it has to add value for customers and communities across the Diocese of Ballarat, Diocese of Bunbury, Archdiocese of Melbourne and Diocese of Sale.
By Kristen Sikora 27 Oct, 2023
It’s match day at St John’s Regional College in Dandenong and four soccer games are underway on the school’s bright green, full-sized synthetic turf pitch. The verdant surface shines in midday sun as students dribble, pass and let fly goalward with unabashed enthusiasm. Watching from the sidelines is Shelley Isles, St John’s Business Manager. “The creek used to run through this part of the school and most of the time it was just mud,” recalls Shelley. All that changed in 2019 with completion of Stage 1 of a Masterplan redevelopment, that includes new administration facilities, a staff lounge, and the all-weather soccer pitch.
22 Sep, 2023
The battle against cybercriminals and their persistent efforts is more crucial than ever as cybercrime continues to rise each year in Australia, and in particular – phishing scams. What is a phishing scam? A phishing scam is a method of stealing confidential information by sending fraudulent messages to a victim. It is one of the most common cyber scams reported in Australia. Perpetrators often disguise themselves as reputable organisations or even Government departments, exploiting people’s trust in these entities. Phishing messages come in various forms, all designed to trick individuals into surrendering personal or business information. Examples include, email or system upgrade messages, HR emails from a similar address, website expiration messages requesting and emails with information relating to government benefits or financial assistance payments. 
By Michelle Ross-FitzGerald 16 Aug, 2023
Pictured: CDF World Youth Day Pilgrims – Aaron, Brendan, David, Rohan and Ancita with Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and Timothy O’Leary (Chair & Deputy Chair of the CDF Board)
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CDPF Limited, a company established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has indemnified the Catholic Development Fund ABN 15 274 943 760 (the Fund) against any liability arising out of a claim by investors in the Fund. In practice, this means your investment is backed by the assets of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Fund is required by law to make the following disclosure. Investment in the Fund is only intended to attract investors whose primary purpose for making their investment is to support the charitable purposes of the Fund. Investors’ funds will be used to generate a return to the Fund that will be applied to further the charitable works of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Dioceses of Sale and Bunbury. The Fund is not prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). An investor in the Fund will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). The investments that the Fund offers are not subject to the usual protections for investors under the Corporations Act (Cth) or regulation by ASIC. Investors may be unable to get some or all of their money back when the investor expects or at all and investments in the Fund are not comparable to investments with banks, finance companies or fund managers. The Fund’s identification statement may be viewed here  or by contacting the Fund. The Fund does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence.

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