Ten School-based trainees complete induction before starting with Parish services Ten enthusiastic Year 11 School-based Trainees (SbATs) from Newman Senior Technical College (NSTC) commenced traineeships with the Parish last week and attended a specially designed trainee orientation and induction program at the Parish Administration Centre (PAC) on Thursday, 17 March. The day involved the formalities of signing [...]

Patrick receives the LaMattina Drum Scholarship At the end of 2021, Mark Spence, Leader of Drums & Percussion St Joseph's Regional College was pleased to announce current Year 11 student, Patrick McGahon  as the first recipient of the LaMattina Drum Scholarship. John LaMattina was Mark’s first tutor many years ago back in Georgia, USA and has served as a [...]

Construction works begin on innovative dementia village Construction works has commenced on regional NSW’s first Memory Support Village, an innovative concept that will address the pressing need for dementia care in Port Macquarie and surrounds. St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Chief Executive Officer Adam Spencer said the beginning of works is the realisation of years of planning to [...]

You can be part of this incredible effort Parish Priest Fr Paul and five incredible parish ocean swimmers have joined forces to fight the evil work of cancer. Together with prayer and endurance, the power of cancer is being challenged big time. Susan Eichorn (MacKillop College), Millie Letori (Parish Administration), Nicki Gray (MacKillop College), Beth Anderson (St [...]

Sharing Career Opportunities within our Community On 2 February, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish held the first of its Career Information Evenings at the Youth Hub Hall in Horton Street, Port Macquarie. There were 40 registrations for the event where attendees could find out more about the careers and training opportunities on offer at the Parish. After an [...]

Australia Day Award win reflects community commitment and resilience St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Flood Recovery Group has won a 2022 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Australia Day Award in the Community Group of the Year category. The Award is recognition for the Group’s work in supporting the local community in recovering from the severe flooding across the Port Macquarie/Hastings [...]

Kick off your shoes and take to the green for a good cause! St Agnes' Catholic Parish Recovery Support Services, Port Macquarie Sunrise Rotary and Port City Bowling Club are hosting a Barefoot Bowls fundraising evening for the flood-affected communities of Telegraph Point and surrounds on Friday 18 February. The event aims to raise funds to help [...]

Better late than never for Kids’ Fun day at Kendal The Kendall Family Fun Day, sponsored by the St Agnes Recovery Support Service (RSS), originally scheduled to run in November last year, was finally able to bring a few smiles to the kids at Kendall Showground on Saturday January 8. Julie King, Manager of the St Agnes [...]

St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Flood Recovery Group nominated for Australia Day award All volunteers and staff that comprise the St Agnes’ Catholic Parish flood recovery effort have been nominated for the Community Group category to receive a Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Australia Day award. The 2022 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Australia Day Awards recognise those in the community who [...]