From principals to parishes and healthcare in between, CDF experiences an Event-Full few months
October 13, 2022

After a near three-year hiatus, the events calendar was back in full swing with a surge of pent-up demand for face-to-face interactions. August through to October, proved to be the busiest event period for CDF in recent memory, with attendance and sponsorship of three major events alone, and with more events still on the horizon.


The season kicked started in August at the Principals Association of Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS) Conference which took place in Healesville. CDF was proud to be a Premium Sponsor where we reconnected with the College Principals across Victoria, delving into the theme of ‘Church Renewal’ and sharing new initiatives with the group. With the PAVCSS Conference reverting back to regular programming next year, we look forward to meeting our Secondary School clients again at the event in 2023.

In the same week as the PAVCSS Conference, CDF sponsored the 22nd Annual Archbishop’s Dinner, an initiative of The Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC) Victoria, to support seminarians and the post-ordination of priests across the Archdiocese.

CDF have proudly supported the event for over 20 years and we are excited to participate again as a Gold Sponsor this year. It was a great evening, with over 400 in attendance, and was concluded with a silent auction and raffle generating over $85,000 for the Priests Support and Education Fund – the largest sum ever raised at the dinner event. You can read more about the work of the Knights of the Southern Cross here.


From Brisbane back to Melbourne, the CDF team enjoyed meeting with many Priests and Parish Staff at the Parish Administration Forum at Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne. It was not only great to meet our community face-to-face, but also hear first-hand the stories, challenges and opportunities, faced by many parishes across the Archdiocese. We look forward to similar conversations within the Diocese of Sale and Bunbury in the coming months.

CDF’s event-spree continued into September at the Syro Malabar Cultural Centre Festival, held at South Morang Marymede College. The festival began with a church service at the college auditorium, followed by the symbolic creation of a large flower garden by the parishioners before concluding with plenty of dancing, music and delicious food. It was a fun-filled and culture-packed event hosted by the Syro Malabar community, who currently have a loan with the Fund for their new Cathedral, which is set to open in 2023.

The month of October has seen CDF continue its partnership with the Catholic Education Business Administrators (CEBA) group at their biannual conference which took place at Centrepiece, a newly constructed, state-of-the-art venue in the heart of the Melbourne Olympic Park Precinct. CDF is proud to be a Silver Partner with the CEBA group and is looking forward to continuing conversations and future engagement with members in the coming months.


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