Sr Clare Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Good Samaritan Sister, Clare Condon has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Australian Catholic University in recognition of her contribution to social justice and to the Catholic Church in Australia.Catholic Health Australia Endorses Uluru Statement from the Heart
Catholic Health Australia has joined the many organisations across Australia in supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as part of National Reconciliation Week 2022.Graduate Teachers Gather at Conference 2022
Forty Sandhurst Graduate Teachers gathered together for the first time on the banks of the Murray River in Moama for the 2022 Graduate Teachers’ Conference. The conference commenced with a prayerful Land, Fire, Water and Wind ceremony led by Catholic Education Sandhurst’s Aboriginal Education Team, which allowed all attendees to prepare and be present for what would be a fantastic two days of learning, connection and collaboration; writes Andrea O’Connor.
Career Expo Extravaganza
By Jenni Kennedy
It may be the first time that Catholic Education Sandhurst has taken part in the Tomorrow Bound Careers Expo in Bendigo, but it certainly won’t be the last.
1800 students from regional schools filed through the doors of the Bendigo Stadium on Thursday 26 May as the 60 exhibitors showcased the many career paths available for school leavers.
Framework for Motions of Second Assembly Published
Framework for Motions, the document that will guide Members at the second assembly of the Plenary Council was published on 1 June. It contains 30 motions across eight mission areas which the 277 Members will vote on at the second assembly in July. New Labor ministers have big task ahead to address Australia’s chronic underprivileged and disadvantaged
“New ministers in the Labor Government have huge challenges on their hands as they work to address the systemic disadvantage millions of Australians face every day,” Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia, Francis Sullivan, said today.
Government Called to Close the Gap
This Reconciliation Week, Caritas Australia and Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation call on the government to continue to work towards closing the gap for First Australians.
Christine Rhazi, Caritas Australia’s First Australians Associate Director, and a proud Yamatji Widi woman from Geraldton,says “Our country has a history of making decisions on behalf of, rather than with, First Australians. This means we’ve ended up with a lot of policies that don’t work or cause further trauma to culture and communities.”
Diocese of Sandhurst Synod on Synodality Synthesis
The Australian Diocesan Consultation and Discernment Phase of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (The Synod on Synodality) finished in April 2022. The synthesis of responses from Sandhurst parishioners is now publically available.
