A career in care a dream come true for Clare Clare O’Connor is one of the new team leaders at Emmaus. She has been working at Emmaus since she was 17 years old. Sharing the journey that started 7 years ago, Clare says, “Ever since I was young, I knew wanted to work in aged care.” For year [...]
World Youth Day representatives ask for our prayers, support and travel advice Sarah Jennings, Thomas McGhee, and Chloe Nash (pictured with other Lismore Diocese representatives) will be representing our Parish at World Youth Day (WYD), to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 23 July to 11 August 2023. WYD is the largest gathering of youth with the Pope. [...]
Kelsey’s journey from Parish trainee to Uni graduate and business owner For twenty-five-year-old Kelsey Petherick the journey to business ownership started as school-based trainee at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish in 2014. Kelsey did her traineeship through Newman Senior Technical College as part of her Higher School Certificate (HSC), which she completed in 2015. For the work placement component of [...]
Compliance audits confirm Parish services up to scratch St Agnes’ Site The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) conducted an unannounced reaccreditation audit of St Agnes’ Site (which includes St Agnes’ House, Mount Carmel House and Maryknoll House) in March. Such an audit evaluates the service against 42 requirements across eight Aged Care Quality Standards covering [...]
St Josephs' Family Services Community Spread Kindness this Easter Families and staff from across all of our St Joseph’s Family Services (SJFS) centres banded together to help collect donations this Easter for people in need within our community. An abundance of donations included not only the classic chocolate bunnies and eggs, but also other practical supplies such as [...]
Fly through our Education Pathway The St Agnes' Education Pathway enables our students to soar to new heights. Whether they are starting out in early education, through primary and secondary school or further education and training, our students are always learning, growing and thriving. To showcase our student's academic, sporting, cultural and pastoral experiences across the unique [...]
Positive Feedback received from our Kindergarten Information Sessions last week The Kindergarten Information Sessions were a major hit around our primary schools last week. The nights kicked off with our brand new Education pathway video, with many attendees saying they loved seeing the full Parish education journey from preschool to high school and beyond. The school principals then [...]
Attendees left inspired after International Women's Day event Parish employees attended the 13th Annual International Women's Day breakfast at Westport Bowling Club hosted by the Hastings Women's Business Network, on Wednesday 8 March. The attendees heard inspirational talks from local employers, Just Better Care, Bennetts Steel, Men and Women at Work and the Commonwealth Bank on their [...]
Emmaus Village brings focus on those living with dementia Dementia rates in Australia continue to rise with it now overtaking heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden* among Australians aged 65 and over, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW). The report says that in 2022, over 400,000 Australians were [...]
Repairs underway to Church roof after storm The storm in early February 2023 caused one of the crucifixes on the church steeple to break away from its mount which caused damage to roof of St Agnes’ church in Hay Street. Last week Scaffolding was erected on the Horton Street facing part of the church (as shown in [...]
St Agnes’ Catholic Parish acknowledges the Birpai people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work, and serve. We acknowledge their deep connection to this land — its waters, skies, and stories — nurtured with wisdom, care, and resilience for countless generations. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. And as an organisation committed to care and service, St Agnes’ is dedicated to walking alongside First Nations peoples — listening, learning, and building genuine relationships grounded in respect and understanding.
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