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FREE AND WILLING TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY
St Helens, Tasmania Tani Langoulant reckons the success of the Free2b Girls program, that she brought to the small Tasmanian coastal town of St Helens, is a team effort. The teenage girls who turn up each Wednesday to help set the agenda, local volunteers provide...
17 COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ACROSS NSW, SA, TAS AND QLD GRANTED FUNDS FROM HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS
We are delighted to announce the recipients of our 2020 Small Grants Program. Congratulations to them all, especially for adapting projects to keep communities safe during Coronavirus times whilst still supporting people in need and nourishing our environment in...
NOTHING CAN EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN – COVID-19 AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY CORRIE VAN DEN BOSCH
Governments around the world are anxious to get their countries back to normal. But what is ‘normal’? It is claimed during China’s lock-down over the virus, the resulting cleaner atmosphere saved more lives than the lock-down. When I went on an interfaith...
GARDEN BRINGS LIFE AND HOPE TO TOWN SCORCHED BY YEARS OF DROUGHT
Thallon, Queensland Thallon, in southwest Queensland, is famous for William, the northern hairy-nosed wombat sculpture in the main street, the nearby painted silos and the devastating drought. But it’s the fledgling community garden in the school grounds that’s...
WOMEN COME TOGETHER TO BRING HEALING AND CHANGE TO COMMUNITIES
Toowoomba, Queensland African-born women in Toowoomba concerned about forced marriage, mental illness, family violence and other issues have been given a voice through a project launched by Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) with...
A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG WOMEN SOMETIMES LOST FOR WORDS …. FINDS A VOICE
Port Augusta, South Australia Dusty Feet Mob dancers usually let their feet do the talking. But for ten weeks leading up to December 2020 the girls discovered different ways to express their joy, anger and grief. A ten-week program, supported by Highways and Byways...
APRIL 2020 NEWSLETTER
What a challenging year! Our hearts are with those suffering around the world from the effects and impacts of Coronavirus. We are nourished by the many ways people are practicing kindness and compassion in their communities — reaching out to others, regularly...
DECEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER
In our final edition of Highways and Byways and Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS) Newsletter for 2019, we report on more wonderful small grants outcomes and our exciting new Highways and Byways program in Roma, south-central Queensland in 2020. The MSS newsletter...
JOHN WALLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE FEATURING LINDY CHAMBERLAIN-CREIGHTON
The Toowoomba 2020 John Wallis Memorial Lecture featuring Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Sunday 8th March 2020 2.00pm at St. Theresa’s Parish Centre, Campbell St Toowoomba, QLD. Contact: Mary Cleary MSS marycleary5@bigpond.com or 0427 030 840 to book and for further...
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