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Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:51
St Monica’s Celebration of the Arts
Students at St Monica’s Primary School in Kangaroo Flat were proud to show their families the fruits of their hard work over the course of…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:44
New facilities for Borinya Wangaratta
The official Opening and Blessing of the new Learning Centre at Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership took place in Wangaratta on Thursday 27 October. Aboriginal…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:32
Marian Festival welcomes back large crowds after three years of pandemic restrictions
The Sacred Heart Cathedral bells heralded the return of hundreds of pilgrims to the Marian Festival after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. The…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:26
Budget shows a commitment to teachers, early childhood and students
Catholic education has welcomed the Albanese Government’s first budget and commitments to additional university teaching places, early childhood education and student wellbeing. National Catholic education…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:21
Budget meets key election commitments while signalling social service networks won’t be left behind
The Federal Budget highlighted the Government’s values by making it clear that low-income and disadvantaged people will not be left behind as the community faces…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:17
Worrying trend in health insurers' extravagance while spending on Policy Holders' languishes
Private health insurance firms have dramatically increased their spending on management expenses while pulling the handbrake on paying benefits to their members over the past…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:13
Budget A Welcome down payment on future aged-care reform
Australia’s not-for-profit Catholic aged-care providers saw many positives in a Budget that outlined the funding and priorities of the Albanese Government. Peak advisory body…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:08
Caritas Australia welcomes increase in foreign aid from Labor Government
Caritas Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment of $1.4 billion towards aid and development over the next four years. The Labor Government has focused on supporting…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 22:03
Vatican’s first-ever World Cycling Team hears stories of truth-telling and reconciliation
As part of their visit to Australia to compete in the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, the first-ever Vatican World Cycling Team joined Caritas Australia…
Friday, 21 October 2022 11:05
New national strategy to end violence against women and children within a generation
The Albanese Government has today released a new, 10-year national strategy, designed to end family, domestic, and sexual violence against women and children within one…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:57
Nearly 200,000 Australians will have robodebts wiped
Nearly 200,000 Australians will have their robodebt reviews wiped as the Federal Government scraps investigations into the controversial Coalition scheme introduced in 2015. The…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:51
New fast-track process proposed to speed up NDIS appeals
The proposal by the Federal Government to establish a new alternative dispute resolution process for people caught up in NDIS disputes would make the process…
Friday, 21 October 2022 10:44
Shergold Pandemic Report: Vulnerable Left Behind
Catholic Health Australia says Peter Shergold’s findings into the way Australia handled the COVID pandemic reminds us of our duty to look after the most…
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 10:34
Grand Organ Master Series
Thomas Heywood Recital Sunday 6 November at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. Thomas Heywood Recital 4.30 p.m. Sung Evening Prayer
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 09:24
Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees
108th Migrant and Refguee Sunday, 25 September 2022 Across the Diocese on Migrant and Refugee Sunday, we remembered the difficult journeys which migrants and…
Monday, 10 October 2022 22:24
Fr Henry's Abacha Recipe
"This traditional delicacy of the ''Igbo'' people in southeast Nigeria is aromatic and nutritious. Known as African Salad, “Abacha” is made from shredded dried cassava.…
Monday, 10 October 2022 21:54
Season of Creation never ends
The 2022 Season of Creation concluded on 4 October with the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology. This global ecumenical celebration…
Monday, 10 October 2022 21:17
Methodist - Roman Catholic International Commission Meets in Rome
Wearing his hat as Catholic Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC), Bishop Shane and fellow MERCIC members met in Rome for a week…
