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2020 JOHN WALLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE – INSPIRING AND POWERFUL
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOBART BRANCH FOR THEIR PRESENTATION OF A 2020 John Wallis Memorial Lecture - “A Splendid Secret: Fratelli Tutti and the Transformation of Relationships”. Youtube link to view the lecture here - https://youtu.be/grh-eRzPIfc This wonderful sold...
YOGA AND WELLBEING PROGRAM
PORT NEIL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lou McDonough remembers what it was like arriving in the small South Australian town of Port Neill with a new baby and no networks. She soon got to know people and is now a vital member of the community. She wants that for other young mums,...
GOOD FOOD AND HOSPITALITY ON THE MENU
WHYALLA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Margaret Surguy and the other fifty plus volunteers who run the Good Sam Inn dinner nights know the ingredients to a great meal are food and hospitality. They offer both to up to 60 people each Monday night at the former Good Samaritan Convent...
SKIRTS, SHIRTS AND A JOEY POUCH
DODGES FERRY, TASMANIA Australian marsupials were some of the unlikely beneficiaries of the ‘reloved and upcycled’ sewing classes held at the Tasmanian seaside town of Dodges Ferry. While the classes focused on teaching the women sewing skills needed to remake,...
BUTTONS, BOWS AND CAKES
ULVERSTONE, TASMANIA Word soon spread around Tasmania’s West Ulverstone Primary School last year that a fun craft class was on after school and it kicked off with a scrumptious afternoon tea. But the biggest appeal for the students was the chance to create something...
SHARE YOUR WALK, RIDE OR RUN WITH US THIS SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST 2020
We would love you to join us and be part of our Highways and Byways community of walkers sharing our trails - this coming Saturday 22nd August 2020. Very early in 2020 we set the date for our annual Yarck to Yea Bush Walk, Ride or Run event along the Great Victorian...
AUGUST 2020 NEWSLETTER
The Tool Box of Community and Connectivity - Greetings all AUGUST 2020 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS & MISSIONARY SISTERS OF SERVICE NEWSLETTER 2020 SMALL GRANTS ANNOUNCED AN INVITATION FOOD FOR THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FUNDRAISING DINNERS Firstly thank you for your...
PRISON MINISTRY STRIVES TO GIVE MEN AND WOMEN A DIGNIFIED NEW START
Port Pirie Diocese, South Australia Most prisoners are released from the Port Augusta and Port Lincoln Prisons and the Cadell Training Centre carrying little more than a plastic bag of personal belongings. But the volunteers from the Port Pirie Diocesan prison...
NEW FRIENDSHIPS DISCOVERED AS SISTERHOOD EVENTS TAKE OFF
Peak Hill, New South Wales Toni Clark thought she knew everyone in Peak Hill, but when she organised four Peak Hill ‘Sisterhood’ get-togethers in 2019 she forged friendships with locals she had never met, including one 90-year-old who she now calls her friend....
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