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It looks like action is about to start on building an extension to Dominican College to house an additional eight brothers. The extension has become necessary because - thanks be to God - vocations are continuing to come our way in both PNG and the Solomon Islands. We built a new house at Henderson (near the airport and seminary in Honiara), then we extended it. We have sent students to study in Australia... but still we require more room! It is a problem, but it's a good problem to have.
The new building - which will connect with the existing, very sturdy and serviceable construction erected in the 1980s by Fr Maurice Keating - will provide eight serviced bedrooms, and two small storage rooms. Every attempt has been made to keep costs to a minimum. More kitchen and recreation space, and a new library would have been desirable, but these desiderata have been left to the future. CTI itself offers an excellent library, and we believe we can manage our current dining and recreational facilities efficiently enough to get by.
Peter Mildner is our architect, and the builders will be New City Constructions. The building will cost close to one million kina, or about Au $450,000. Needless to say, the province would be tremendously grateful for any contributions towards this very significant cost. To date, we have received one donation: a personal contribution from the Vice-Chancellor of UPNG. Thank you, Prof. Ross Hynes!
The basic floor plan (below) and artist's impression (above) will give you some idea of what to expect ...
The new building - which will connect with the existing, very sturdy and serviceable construction erected in the 1980s by Fr Maurice Keating - will provide eight serviced bedrooms, and two small storage rooms. Every attempt has been made to keep costs to a minimum. More kitchen and recreation space, and a new library would have been desirable, but these desiderata have been left to the future. CTI itself offers an excellent library, and we believe we can manage our current dining and recreational facilities efficiently enough to get by.
Peter Mildner is our architect, and the builders will be New City Constructions. The building will cost close to one million kina, or about Au $450,000. Needless to say, the province would be tremendously grateful for any contributions towards this very significant cost. To date, we have received one donation: a personal contribution from the Vice-Chancellor of UPNG. Thank you, Prof. Ross Hynes!
The basic floor plan (below) and artist's impression (above) will give you some idea of what to expect ...
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