Emmaus Village Open Day to showcase new community’s best practice dementia care Emmaus Village, Port Macquarie’s new and innovative community for people living with dementia, is hosting an Open Day on Saturday 1 June, from10am to 2pm. This event offers the public an opportunity to gain insight into the unique design and special environment of the Village.Operated by St [...]
Parish celebrates graduation of first Ni-Vanuatu PALM Workers through John Henry Institute Fifteen workers employed by St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility [PALM] scheme, are the first cohort of workers from Vanuatu to graduate with a Certificate III in Individual Support from the John Henry Institute (RTO No 7054) as part of [...]
Induction begins for 60 new staff to be employed at Emmaus Village With final fit outs for the twelve homes that make up Emmaus Village well underway, 60 new St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle employees who will work there began their induction recently. Working in many different roles at Emmaus Village, these employees are undertaking a wide-ranging [...]
Staff gather for prayer during Holy Week St Agnes’ Catholic Parish staff gathered on Wednesday afternoon (27 March) in Holy Week for prayer centred around the ‘Way of the Cross’, to reflect on the 14 Stations of the Cross, using the ones based on scripture as suggested by Pope john Paul II in 1991. Each was also [...]
Fr Paul’s Easter Message For a couple of months now we have been bombarded with the secular version of Easter. There are hot cross buns of every variety – as I write, the daily paper has featured ‘scotch’ infused hot cross buns!!!! There is chocolate in every shape and taste – eggs, rabbits, bilby’s, dark, white, caramel, [...]
Connecting to Country Program a wonderful experience St Joseph’ Regional College Indigenous Education Worker, Nicholas Ratliff, and teacher of Catholic Studies, Brigitte Rieger, recently had the privilege of participating in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) 3-day Connecting to Country program, hosted by Indigenous Elders and leaders, Uncle Bill, Aunty Linda and Jamie Donovan. Day [...]
JHI partnership trains leaders of tomorrow A partnership between the John Henry Institute (JHI), MEGT, and the Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Limited (DLCSL), formerly the Catholic Schools Office was recently formed to support fifteen young CSO employees who have embarked on traineeships in Certificate IV in Leadership & Management. The group signed up for their traineeships and completed an [...]
Parish's learning pathways inspire Tristan to study Nursing Tristan Cummings, a Care Support worker at Emmaus Home, recently commenced study towards a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Here’s the story of how this learning pathway opened up for him. Since moving to Port Macquarie with his family and starting work at Emmaus in [...]
Emmaus Village Update Due to weather events earlier this month which presented challenges to our construction timeline, the opening of Emmaus Village and the Community Open Day has been delayed. Despite the challenges, particularly regarding the carpark and community centre, other areas of construction are speeding along, with the finishing touches being put on the houses. Many [...]
Second group of PALM workers from Vanuatu arrive in March Planning is now underway to mobilise another group of ten (10) Ni-Vanuatu PALM workers to come to Port Macquarie to work at Emmaus. They are part of the Australian Government’s Aged Care Expansion (ACE) program, which supports participants to complete the Certificate III in Individual Support, under the [...]
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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