Patron
Lilla Lashmar (1904 - 1942)
Named for Lilla Lashmar (1895 - 1942); who spent her childhood on Kangaroo Island before moving to Adelaide for work. From 1928 Miss Lashmar worked at various PNG Anglican missions as a teacher caring for up to 400 children. During World War II Lilla Lashmar remained with the mission at Sangara even though other women had been evacuated. During 1942 she and several other missionaries were forced to retreat into the jungle where they were captured by renegade natives and handed over to the Japanese. Days later, on Buna Beach, she and her four fellow missionaries were decapitated by the invading enemy, their bodies were thrown into the sea and never recovered.
Symbol
The hands in the symbol symbolise guiding, nurturing and spreading Christianity and relate to Lilla Lashmar’s missionary work. The dove with an olive branch symbolises peace and harmony and links with the College’s logo. The dove looking forward relates to the motto - Forever Looking Forward.
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