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Timor is short of oocLACIt
Australian Catholic Relief has reiterated its claim that there is a food shortage in East Timor and has defended the East Timorese church administrator who made the claim.
Pictured discussing the new Corpus Christi Catholic co-educational college at Bateman are Father J Nestor, director of Catholic Education; Archbishop Goody; and Mr Philip Carney, chairman of the board planning the college.
New college at Bateman opens 1983 The new archdiocesan secondary co-educational school to be opened next year at Bateman IS to be called Corpus Christi C ollege.
"I would suspect that, like "We did not anticipate the wide cover- most Timorese, he would with the age our press release not be happy Indonesian annexation of would provoke in the his country. general media," said "However, in the very letACR director Mr Mich- ter which raised the conael Whitely (pictured troversy, he emphasised right} this week. "It the need for good relationdemonstrated ACR's ships with the Central concern for the forgot- Government in Jakarta. ten people in that The Indonesian Embassy also stated that during small country." Monsignor Lopes' visit to "There have been state- Jakarta he met with Presiments made that there is no dent Suharto and "assured themselves as Catholics. famine in Timor. Monsig- him of his loyalty". This would seem to indinor Lopes used the words "It is interesting to note cate that the Church is held 'impending famine' in his that while the Church in in high esteem and is the letter to Bishop Gerry. Timor claims to have less one organisation in Timor "We are not too con- than 200,000 members, the which they can trust. there whether cerned as to 1980 census showed 450,is an absolute famine or a 000 Timorese identifying Cont. Pg. 3 serious food shortage. "Whichever it is, Timorese people are suffering from lack of food. "The Indonesian and Australian governments' actions in shipping food to Timor can only confirm that there is a food shortage, or one is anticipated.
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Brian Gardner
"This lack of food is a result of the Indonesian military action which involved Timorese at a time when they should have been planting their crops.
"Statements from the In donesian Embassy confirmed that the Indonesian military did take this action. "Timor is not an agriculturally rich land. Subsistence farming is normal but A nother decision of the directing the planning for b oard is to we understand that it can chaired is college new advertise imme- the provide enough food for its diately for a founding prin- by Mr Philip Carney. people if there is no disrupcipal who will be able to s tart duty tion to the people involved Other members of the during this year in agriculture. In preparation for the b oard are Father P. Catholic college system. nvolvement. opening in Weatherwise, the season February, 1983. McCrann, archdiocesan "Figures recently pub- Corpus Christi College in" Timor has been a reasochancellor; Brother J.A. hectare 14.5 a on parents stand that One hundred lished indicaite will nably good one. students Kelly headmaster of Trinprivate site that has been acquired Will begin O'Sulli- are moving back to D. Mr their education College; ity in three from the endowment lands Year-8 classes on van, principal of St. education. the the of the University of WA "The food shortage is campus surrounded by Norbert's College; Mr T. "I imagine that one of D ean negotiations that caused by the Indonesian and Marsengo Nastasi, officer of the reasons for this is that peo- following action which both moved S treets June, 1975. about in concerned began are ple people off their land and Drive, and Murdoch Catholic Education Com- moral standards and they mission; Mrs C. Jones, Bateman. are looking in part to The site, which cost t ook farmers away at parent. The Catholic education to sup- $608,500 with a further planting time. becauseventure is unique it is the first "It is not only a college plement what they are $148,000 due for road and Catholic drainage works, will con- Some claims have been secondary school that is badly needed in doing in the home. to be in emphases the of Car"One Mr tain also a two-stream made that Monsignor Losaid parts." launched under arch- these diocesan auspices, all other ney who lives nearby at our planning is to make primary school due to pes is a "Portugese cleric s econdary schools to date Shelley, this week. "It is a Corpus Christi College open in 1984, a parish with anti Indonesian symhaving been pathies". Monsignor Lolaunched by unique archdiocesan pro- develop all those traditions church, presbytery and r pes was born in Timor and have that eligious orders. standards pre-primary high and a a have will possibly and ject The six lived there all his life. has traditional the of part been school. -member board level of local community T he name, which is Latin for Body of Christ, w as chosen by Archbishop Goody in consultation with Father James Nestor, director of C atholic Education and the member planning board.
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