New Director appointed for Catholic Earthcare Australia
Mrs Jacqui Remond has been appointed as the new Director of Catholic Earthcare Australia, Bishop Christopher Toohey announced today.
Bishop Toohey, the Chairman of Catholic Earthcare, welcomed Mrs Remond's appointment, saying that she brought a deep personal and faith-based commitment to making God's Earth a better place to live.
"I am confident that she will be able to harness the
energies of a great many people and give people a sense that they
can make a difference in this area," Bishop Toohey said.
"As a Mum of a young child, a committed woman of faith, and with an
impressive professional background, Jacqui will give a richness
to the perspective of Catholic Earthcare, which is all about
bringing integrity to our involvement with the natural
world."
In 1997 Mrs Remond graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education in Science. She then lectured Environmental Science at Notre Dame University, Broome campus, before returning to Sydney to work as a secondary school and TAFE teacher, teaching the new syllabus of Earth and Environmental Science. In 2003, she first began working for Catholic Earthcare Australia developing and producing environmental education resources for distribution to Catholic schools.
In recent years, Mrs Remond was Coordinator of the Northern
Australia Environment Alliance in Broome. She worked with 10
environment groups to advocate for the protection of Northern
Australia and to promote best-practice environmental management
of Cape York Peninsula, the Gulf region, the Top End and the
Kimberley.
In 2006, Jacqui undertook training with Al Gore to
become a 'Climate Change Leader'.
Mrs Remond said she was delighted to be taking up the role
with Catholic Earthcare. "I am confident that Catholic
Earthcare can play a critical role in empowering Catholics and
others to connect fully with God's creation, to honour and
respect it, and to consciously care for the gift of creation as
active stewards," she said.
"I envisage parishes and
schools across the nation fully responding to Pope John Paul
II's call for 'ecological conversion' through their
actions to strive for ecologically sustainable practices and
preparing their local environment for future generations."
Mrs Remond said Catholic Earthcare would continue to provide
quality resources that inform and inspire Catholics to take
action, and would also continue to support community based
initiatives such as 'Greening Communities', which is soon
to be launched by Church Resources.
