Wellbeing in our Villages - Sue Reid April Focus Article This suggests to me that “wellbeing” can mean so many different things to a person; however, every interpretation is still valid as a unique measure of wellbeing to an individual. Interpretations of wellbeing also change with age. Health and independence are key examples of contributors to [...]

National Catholic Social Services Conference to be held in Port Macquarie 19-20 February More than 160 delegates will gather for the Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) National Conference, to be hosted by St Agnes’ Parish, at Rydges Port Macquarie on Tuesday and Wednesday (19-20 February). The conference, to be emceed by journalist, Genevieve Jacobs, features speakers such [...]

Riley Dietrich takes on a meaningful ambassador role On Thursday morning, 7 March, Riley Dietrich a year 11 student from St Joseph’s Regional College, captured the attention of over 60 local business representatives as he delivered a speech at the Port Chamber Breakfast Luminosity Youth Summit Launch about his experiences and subsequent opportunities from attendance at [...]

Students at MacKillop College run homework program to support those in need Picture sourced from Port News A group of dedicated students at MacKillop College in Port Macquarie are helping students in the community who need some extra support. Run out of McCosker House, the high school students run a fortnightly homework club designed to [...]

Bishop Greg's Lenten Message 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters, “What are you doing for Lent?” That’s the question Catholics often ask each other in the 40 days leading up to Easter. I would like to ask a different question. “Why do something for Lent?” So often from Ash Wednesday until Easter, we take on a regime [...]

Christian charity 'must start with God' On a day when tributes to the late Fr Leo Donnelly featured prominently, Bishop Homeming issued his challenge – and invitation – at the Catholic Social Services Australia national conference. This year’s conference is being held in Port Macquarie because of Fr Donnelly’s work over almost 50 years in the New [...]

Beloved and renowned, Fr Leo Donnelly, farewelled by thousands at Requiem Mass Reverend Father Leo Donnelly, Emeritus Parish Priest of St Agnes’ Parish of Port Macquarie, passed away aged 91 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney on 23 January and was laid to rest after a Requiem Mass attended by more than 1500 people on 1 February, [...]

Celebrating the life of Father Leo Donnelly - Requiem Mass Reverend Father Leo Donnelly, Emeritus Parish Priest of St Agnes’ Parish of Port Macquarie, passed away aged 91 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney on 23 January and was laid to rest after a Requiem Mass attended by more than 1500 people on 1 February, 2019. [...]

Details for the Requiem Mass of Father Leo Donnelly The Port Macquarie community is invited to join Father Donnelly’s family and the St Agnes’ Parish family to celebrate his life at a Requiem Mass on Friday, 1 February at 10.30am in St Agnes’ Church, 47 Hay Street, Port Macquarie. Attendees will be seated from 9.30am. We [...]

Visionary Parish Priest Father Donnelly passes away aged 91 Great sadness is felt by his family, Parishioners and the local Port Macquarie community at the passing of Father Leo Donnelly on Wednesday 23 January at 10.30pm at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. Father Donnelly passed away as a result of a stroke after being admitted to hospital [...]

Centacare Christmas Concert goes ahead Centacare’s annual Christmas Concert went ahead despite an untimely power outage caused by storms on Wednesday evening, November 28. The end of year performance night and Christmas party, held at Centacare Day Centre in Leith Street, West Kempsey got under way at 5pm with the premiere of the movie, ‘Who stole Christmas’, which was put together [...]

New relationships forged through memoirs project In early November, eight Year 10 English students from St Joseph’s Regional College English presented the Memoirs they wrote as part of their major assessment for the year, to the four CCA Mount Carmel residents who they interviewed for the project. St Joseph’s Regional College students: Cara Dowse-Collyer and Courtney Fyffe [...]