Mary MacKillop Today
Highways and byways
HEALING THE LAND – HEALING OURSELVES – TOGETHER
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We support people and communities, particularly those experiencing disadvantage and exclusion in rural Australia. We do this through our annual small grants and longer term programs where we partner with local community organisations to build stronger communities.
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OUR Programs
Our programs are developed to strengthen community relationships and networks, develop local leadership, and empower people to meet the challenges confronting them.
“Seeds of Connection” is our program in Roma, South Central Queensland. Led by local Mithika woman Megan Brown, Seeds of Connection provides cultural immersion and well-being activities that address the lack of connection and disadvantage experienced by Indigenous and isolated people in this part of Queensland.
“Restoring Nature and Communities” is our partnership with Northeast Bioregional Network, who have a long history of successful eco-restoration projects in the Break O’Day region of northeastern Tasmania. This is a program of ecological restoration and best practice land management and provides employment and training for four local unemployed persons.
“Free2b Time” is our partnership with Free2b Girls which provides one-on-one and small-group support for teen girls who are socially and geographically isolated in northeastern Tasmania.
OUR Annual Small GRANTS
Each year Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways offers small grants to community organisations to address disadvantage and inequality, especially in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.
Applications to our 2025 Small Grants Program are now open. Successful applicants will be notified in May 2025.