Lawyer, Sister of St Joseph, counsellor, advocate and carer – many titles can be applied to Sister Carmel Hanson, but ‘ultimate multi-tasker’ is perhaps the most fitting.
Through no fault of their own, there are a significant number of children and young people who need a loving, safe home because they are unable to stay living with their family for safety reasons.
During this year’s NAIDOC Week (4-11 July), Australia Post unveiled new parcel packaging that includes a dedicated space for the inclusion of traditional Aboriginal place names.
Born in Nigeria into a devout Catholic family, Fr Camillus Chinenye Nwahia attended daily Mass with his mother. This seed, nurtured over time and continents, eventually led him to a rewarding position as a Catholic chaplain at the University of Newcastle and as the assistant priest of Holy Trinity, Blackbutt North.
Lauren Chelman has a 14-year-old, 9-year-old, and a 2-year-old. Living in the Lower Hunter juggling school, work, appointments, and the experiences of teenage, ’tween and toddler years all at once, the family is like many in our region.