Staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at St Agnes’ House On Sunday, a St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle (SACAL) staff member at St Agnes’ House, which is part of the St Agnes’ site residential aged care services in Lochinvar Place, tested positive for COVID-19. St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Chief Executive Officer Adam Spencer says the health, safety [...]
Recovery team connects with Telegraph Point community The St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Recovery Support Service (RSS) team joined forces with Lifeline, Rotary Sunrise and the Telegraph Point Community Association to do a walk around at Telegraph Point on Saturday 20 November. The purpose of the walk was to check-in with residents of the area still recovering from [...]
A Jesse Tree is a great way to prepare for Christmas The Jesse Tree Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of [...]
SACAL and JHI unite to support the development and training of our future Workforce St Agnes' Care & Lifestyle (SACAL) and John Henry Institute (JHI) are working in partnership to strengthen the knowledge and skills of new and existing SACAL workers. This is a strategic workforce development initiative endorsed by Managers and leaders within St Agnes Parish. [...]
It’s the little things that make a difference to recovery When the floods struck in March, North Shore residents did everything they could to prepare but no-one expected the water to rise way above historic markers. Eight months on and the impact of this deluge is still being felt by communities nestled close to the Hastings River, [...]
Funding for Innovative Dementia Care Announced St Agnes’ Catholic Parish CEO Adam Spencer joined Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan for the announcement of funding for the construction of a Memory Support Village at the Parish’s Emmaus site on Colonel Barney Drive, Port Macquarie. St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle, which is the aged care service provider of St [...]
St Agnes’ Catholic Parish is going Red for Dyslexia on October 15 October is Dyslexia Awareness month and St Agnes’ Catholic Parish is proudly supporting ‘Go Red for Dyslexia’ day this Friday 15 October by encouraging its staff to wear red to work on the day and to learn more about how dyslexia affects those who have [...]
National Safe Work Month sees St Agnes’ Catholic Parish launch new safety and wellbeing initiatives St Agnes’ Catholic Parish is using Safe Work Australia’s ‘National Safe Work Month’ to introduce a number of Safety and Wellbeing initiatives across its service areas. Taking this year’s theme, ‘Think Safe. Work safe. Be safe’, to heart St Agnes’ Catholic Parish [...]
St Peter’s environmental initiative sees uniforms worn out for a good cause Year 6 Environmental Leaders at St Peter’s Primary school in Port Macquarie have begun a new environmental initiative in conjunction with ‘Worn Up,’ recycling non-wearable school uniforms. ‘Worn Up’ aims to reduce textiles in landfill by recycling unwanted and old school uniforms. ‘Worn Up’ can [...]
Passion drives Kitiara to thrive in an engineering career An ambassador for women in trades, Kitiara Porter, is graduating in the Cert III in Engineering (Metal Fabrication) after completing her four year apprenticeship with John Henry Institute. Kitiara is currently employed as a Boilermaker and has inspiring ambitions to one day work in mining. After realising her [...]
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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