John Henry Institute Passes Registration Renewal with Flying Colours John Henry Institute (JHI) is proud to announce the successful renewal of its registration as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 7054), now valid until 2032. This achievement follows a comprehensive internal audit conducted in 2024, which prepared the JHI team to meet the updated compliance requirements introduced by [...]

St Aggies Primary students donate sign for Sister Marjorie's Soup Kitchen at Parish's Youth and Community Hub Sr Marjorie’s Soup Kitchen was delighted to receive the gift of a new custom-made banner from the Student Representative Council (SRC) at St Agnes’ Primary School. Founder of the Soup Kitchen, Sr Marjorie McLachlan OAM, can be found each Tuesday [...]

Understanding Faith team attends the Australian Catholic Education Conference The Understanding Faith team has just returned from the Australian Catholic Education Conference (ACEC) in Cairns, where over 1,400 delegates from across Australia and New Zealand gathered to share insights and celebrate the richness of Catholic education. As a proud sponsor of the event, Understanding Faith connected with [...]

Celebration of Nicene Creed’s 1700th anniversary brings local Christian churches together Our local Christian churches celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed with two events in July. The first, an opportunity for Ecumenical Dialogue* on Wednesday 23 July at the Uniting Church, and the second, an Ecumenical Service held on Sunday 27 July at St Agnes’ [...]

Nine Young Hearts Say Yes to Faith: A Journey of Learning, Laughter, and a Little Bit of Flooding On Sunday 3 August 2025, our Parish celebrated something truly special — the full initiation of nine incredible young people into the Catholic Church after completing the Journey into the Catholic Faith for Teens program! Over the course of 10 intensive [...]

Newman College students shine at National WorldSkills Competition Nine talented students from Newman Senior Technical College proudly represented the College and the Mid North Coast region at the 2025 National WorldSkills Championships held in Brisbane in mid-June 2025, bringing home an impressive haul of medals and showcasing the strength of Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) [...]

Parish launches life-saving phone donation program to support people experiencing domestic and family violence St Agnes’ Catholic Parish in Port Macquarie is stepping up to help address the growing crisis of domestic and family violence (DFV) by launching a new community initiative that will provide mobile phones to people in urgent need of a safe way to [...]

ArtWalk 2025: A night that was truly out of this world Port Macquarie’s ArtWalk 2025 lit up the town on Friday, 4 July, and St Agnes’ Catholic Parish was proud to be part of the magic. With this year’s theme, Out of This World, the Parish’s display captivated hundreds of visitors with a stunning blend of history, [...]

Why does celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed matter? 1700 years on the Nicene Creed is still a powerful statement of belief which we still continue to say at Mass. The Nicene Creed was adopted at the Council of Nicaea (May–July 325 AD). Learn more at these special local events Christian churches in the local [...]

The Flood Recovery continues As communities up and down the coast recover from the recent floods, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish is working closely with those most affected in the Port Macquarie community to help them get back on their feet. Thank you to everyone who has supported St Agnes’ Foundation Crisis Appeal or who donated items to [...]

Pentecost pilgrimage – a journey of many blessings At dawn on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June 2025, twenty-three Pilgrims of Hope gathered in the quiet reverence of the Romero Chapel at The Francis Retreat, Bonny Hills. As the sun began to rise, they prayed Lauds from the Office of the Hours, setting the spiritual tone for their 32.5-kilometre [...]

NSW Government Inquiry hears about Parish’s best practice PALM program Domus 8.7* and Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN)** representatives gave evidence in early June to the NSW Parliament's Modern Slavery Committee hearing as part of its inquiry into modern slavery risks faced by temporary migrant workers in rural and regional New South Wales. Natasha Murphy, Manager Learning [...]