Help create happier communities
Child abuse and neglect is one of Australia’s most significant social problems. The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) says tens of thousands of children are abused or neglected each year. Now, on the eve of Child Protection Week (6-12 September), it has amped-up its request for the community to help put a stop to it.
Let's be frank
Cardinal Bergoglio arrived in Rome in early March 2013 with all the other cardinals to engage in a process of prayer and discussions and then vote to select the new pope to lead the Catholic Church.
The heavens proclaim ...
For a long time in this country, there was pretty much a Catholic everything.
Child-centred resolution welcomed
Michelle McEntyre has strong aspirations to facilitate human connections that place children’s wellbeing at the fore. And now, as the lead facilitator of the Office of Safeguarding’s (OoSG) newest service, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), she has an opportunity to do just that.
If she can, I can
Nadene Barretto is the founder of Eight Recruitment, a consultancy that is different, a little bold and pushes the boundaries, but very Novocastrian.
Community kitchen feeds on Taree’s success
Forster Tuncurry has a new place of welcome for those in need.
Lochinvar students bag a charitable chance
St Joseph’s Catholic College, Lochinvar, continually seeks and explores opportunities for service and to enact the words of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop to “never see a need without doing something about it”.
Route cleared to early education skills
St Nicholas Pathways and Maitland Five Star Family Day Care are connecting to provide students involved in the Pathways Industry Immersion Program with an opportunity to gain valuable workforce skills, along with insights into early education and the important role it plays in a child’s development.
