"Community Connections" still going strong after ten years Age is no barrier for the new friendships created through the “Community Connections” program. The program is celebrating ten years of bringing children from St Agnes’ Early Education Centre and residents from St Agnes’ Hostel together. “Intergenerational learning is a specific focus of the Community Connections program,” says Executive [...]

Caring for our common home is everyone's business Climate change has been in the news with the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change release of a special report on global warming targets in early October 2018. For a catholic perspective on this issue, Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato si’ (which means ‘Praise be to you’) is a good [...]

Catholic Care of the Aged Men's group visit marine centre in Port Macquarie A tour by the Catholic Care of the Aged (CCA) Men’s Group of the Marine Centre at Newman Senior Technical College was a success. The tour was hosted by college students and staff and triggered many happy memories for those who attended on September. 6 [...]

Elizabeth Pike named St Josephs Regional College's 2018 student of the year St Josephs Regional College captain Elizabeth Pike has topped off 13 years of school and hard work with a top graduate’s honour. On Thursday, September 27, she was named the school’s year 12 Caltex Student of the Year after earning a swag of awards for [...]

Christine celebrates 40 years as an Aged Care nurse with St Agnes' Parish Enrolled nurse, Christine Walsh was among 80 employees of St Agnes’ Parish celebrating a combined total of 1,330 years’ service at the Parish’s Long Service Awards, presented during a special Mass on Tuesday evening (18 September). Christine has worked for Catholic Care of Aged [...]

Aged care providers welcome federal government's Royal Commission into the industry Aged care providers in the Port Macquarie-Hastings have welcomed the federal government's decision for a Royal Commission into the industry. The government is yet to provide terms of reference or timelines for the commission. However, Wauchope-based aged care provider Bundaleer CEO Gareth Norman has congratulated the [...]

R U OK? Day 2018: St Joseph's Regional College St Joseph’s Regional College students took the lead to ensure their classmates knew all about R U OK? Day on September 13. With Mr Tom Inatey (Leader Senior School Representative Council) and Year 12 leaders, the college promoted the day, becoming more attentive to art of conversation as [...]

Mackillop College Students to help Zonta Port Macquarie assemble birthing kits MacKillop College students have joined forces with Zonta Port Macquarie to assemble 1000 birthing kits. Once completed, the kits are sent to developing countries around the world. Zonta spokesperson Margaret Bateman said the birthing kit idea - and the foundation formed to operate it - was [...]

St Joseph's Primary School students among Australia's best in NCSS Challenge Need to crack a code? Just ask Cooper Winn, Dexter Maher or Milly McGrath, they will be able to help. The trio of year 5 and 6 St Joseph's Primary School students scored 100 per cent in a just-completed online computational thinking challenge. More than 20,000 [...]

St Joseph's Regional College students participate in Vinnies School Sleepout St Joseph's Regional College hosted the Vinnies School Sleepout on August 31 which saw 43 students sleeping in cardboard shelters outdoors for the night. Not only did it raise awareness of youth homelessness in Port Macquarie, according to leader of evangelisation at Regional Timo Gobius, it raised [...]

St Agnes' Primary School kids celebrate their special dads for Father's Day Why do ducks have feathers? To cover up their butt-quack! Boom-tish. Who doesn’t love a dad joke? One thing is certain though - the kids from St Agnes Primary School love their dads to bits. We caught up with some of the infants students and [...]

St Agnes' Parish appeal to help drought-affected farmers The St Agnes' Parish bale out appeal has topped $20,000 with the first roll-out of funds distributed this week. Across the Lismore Diocese, almost $40,000 has been raised for the cause. The appeal was launched about six weeks ago by St Agnes' Parish Priest, Father Paul Gooley. He says [...]