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I AM MOVING FORWARD, NOT AWAY
Smithton, TASMANIA Jodie Saville wants local girls to thrive, not just survive. Too many miss opportunities while they are waiting to ‘escape’ Smithton, a small isolated town on Tasmania’s north-west coast. Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation, Soroptimist...
RESTORING NATURE AND COMMUNITIES – OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP IN NE TASMANIA
In early March 2021 our second Highways and Byways partnership program began in north eastern Tasmania, and we are excited to be engaged in this important work. The impacts of climate change and ecosystem degradation are confronting. Taking any kind of action...
INTRODUCING THE PARKER SUB FUND – PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADDRESSING RURAL DISADVANTAGE
We are delighted to announce the establishment of our first Sub Fund, a way to donate to Highways and Byways and honor the memory of someone in your life. Caitlin Coleman, a supporter of Highways and Byways, in partnership with her family, have established a Sub Fund...
SUCCESS BREWING IN WALGETT
Walgett, NSW A few new faces have started turning up for Friday night food and fun activities at the Walgett Police Citizens Youth Club. They are young women who now consider the PCYC a safe place to ‘hang out’, following the success of ‘Girls BREW’, an...
CONGRATULATIONS MEGAN BROWN – 2020 SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD, QUEENSLAND
We are delighted that Megan Brown has been awarded the 2020 Toowoomba Diocese Social Justice Award in Roma on Saturday 27th February 2021. The award was presented by Bishop McGuckin, Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Toowoomba. Megan co-ordinates the "Seeds of...
SEEDS OF CONNECTION COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Greetings all, We want to let you know what Seeds of Connection has been up to over the last 12 months. Much has happened across a variety of programs and we are delighted that Program Co-ordinator Megan Brown has been officially recognised in her local community...
DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER – HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS
Thank you for your wonderful support in the challenging year of 2020. Our hopes are for a peaceful and safe summer in our beautiful land. See you in 2021! Our December 2020 edition of Highways and Byways is out now. Click here We profile a wonderful resilience...
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,...
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