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Monday, 14 November 2022 10:46
New kindergarten for St Joseph’s Nagambie
Mr Paul Desmond, Chief Executive Officer of Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education and Care Limited (SCECE&C Ltd), welcomes the announcement of a $1.8 million grant…
Wednesday, 02 November 2022 15:42
Bishop Leslie Tomlinson reflects on his Golden Jubilee
Bishop Leslie Tomlinson, Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on 21 August 2022 at St Gregory the Great Church in Doncaster. Surrounded…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 23:04
Groups invited to prepare for next phase of Synod on Synodality
The National Centre for Pastoral Research is inviting groups of seven to 10 people to express their interest in participating in the next round of…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 23:01
Fr Vin Walsh: A Local Product
Father Vin Walsh celebrated his 50th Jubilee on 20 May this year. Greg Walsh shares a reflection which Fr Vin wrote for the Easter 2020…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:58
Fr Des Welladsen 50 years of Priesthood
Fr Des Welladsen says he can take you back to the seat where he was sitting at Mass one day when he felt an overwhelming…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:51
St Monica’s Celebration of the Arts
Students at St Monica’s Primary School in Kangaroo Flat were proud to show their families the fruits of their hard work over the course of…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:44
New facilities for Borinya Wangaratta
The official Opening and Blessing of the new Learning Centre at Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership took place in Wangaratta on Thursday 27 October. Aboriginal…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:32
Marian Festival welcomes back large crowds after three years of pandemic restrictions
The Sacred Heart Cathedral bells heralded the return of hundreds of pilgrims to the Marian Festival after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. The…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:26
Budget shows a commitment to teachers, early childhood and students
Catholic education has welcomed the Albanese Government’s first budget and commitments to additional university teaching places, early childhood education and student wellbeing. National Catholic education…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:21
Budget meets key election commitments while signalling social service networks won’t be left behind
The Federal Budget highlighted the Government’s values by making it clear that low-income and disadvantaged people will not be left behind as the community faces…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:17
Worrying trend in health insurers' extravagance while spending on Policy Holders' languishes
Private health insurance firms have dramatically increased their spending on management expenses while pulling the handbrake on paying benefits to their members over the past…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:13
Budget A Welcome down payment on future aged-care reform
Australia’s not-for-profit Catholic aged-care providers saw many positives in a Budget that outlined the funding and priorities of the Albanese Government. Peak advisory body…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:08
Caritas Australia welcomes increase in foreign aid from Labor Government
Caritas Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment of $1.4 billion towards aid and development over the next four years. The Labor Government has focused on supporting…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:03
Vatican’s first-ever World Cycling Team hears stories of truth-telling and reconciliation
As part of their visit to Australia to compete in the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, the first-ever Vatican World Cycling Team joined Caritas Australia…
Friday, 21 October 2022 11:05
New national strategy to end violence against women and children within a generation
The Albanese Government has today released a new, 10-year national strategy, designed to end family, domestic, and sexual violence against women and children within one…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:57
Nearly 200,000 Australians will have robodebts wiped
Nearly 200,000 Australians will have their robodebt reviews wiped as the Federal Government scraps investigations into the controversial Coalition scheme introduced in 2015. The…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:51
New fast-track process proposed to speed up NDIS appeals
The proposal by the Federal Government to establish a new alternative dispute resolution process for people caught up in NDIS disputes would make the process…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:44
Shergold Pandemic Report: Vulnerable Left Behind
Catholic Health Australia says Peter Shergold’s findings into the way Australia handled the COVID pandemic reminds us of our duty to look after the most…
