Steps towards sustainability
As one of the largest organisations in the region, the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is in a unique position to lead by example.
Delivered to Country
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.
Humanitarian Goals
As a child growing up in Argentina, Pope Francis did what many other lads his age did when playing their favourite sport of soccer – they made do.
Tracking change overtime
In 2004 Conor Ashleigh studied Year 11 at St Francis Xavier College, Hamilton, when he took part in a school immersion trip to Cambodia. It was an experience that brought together many Catholic social teachings he learned during his formative schooling years and as part of his upbringing in a 'strong Catholic family'.
Gate to Plate at St Joseph’s Taree
St Joseph’s Primary School, Taree has a cooking program called Gate to Plate.
Bee the change
The devastating bushfires of 2020 and extensive flooding of 2021 left Australian landscapes bruised, battered, and burned. Unfortunately, these events also caused the loss of hundreds of billions of natural plant pollinators like birds and insects.
A change of heart
"God gave us a garden. Are we going to give our children a desert?"
Sowing the seeds for success
With the Australian dream of living on a quarter acre block increasingly out of reach for many, unfortunately few of us have the space to fully indulge our horticultural ambitions.
