GALLERY: Decorate Your Space – National Child Protection Week 2024 IMAGE Your Diocese

GALLERY: Decorate Your Space – National Child Protection Week 2024

September 09, 2024 Office of Safeguarding

Check out our gallery of entries for 'Decorate Your Space', an initiative that invited our Diocesan communities—including Catholic Schools, St Nicholas, CatholicCare, and Parishes—to decorate a space in a way that uniquely reflects their commitment to children’s safety and wellbeing in line with the theme of National Child Protection Week 2024, ‘Every conversation matters’.

Decorate Your Space: National Child Protection Week 2024 IMAGE Your Diocese

Decorate Your Space: National Child Protection Week 2024

August 12, 2024 Office of Safeguarding

Decorate Your Space invites our communities—including Catholic Schools, St Nicholas, CatholicCare, and Parishes—to decorate a space in a way that uniquely reflects their commitment to children’s safety and wellbeing in line with the theme of National Child Protection Week ‘Every conversation matters’ for the chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Tutoring program boosts confidence at CatholicCare Refugee Hub IMAGE Social Services

Tutoring program boosts confidence at CatholicCare Refugee Hub

July 16, 2024 Elizabeth Symington

Every Tuesday afternoon during school terms, CatholicCare Hunter-Manning’s Refugee Hub is full of smiles as students attend the team’s Tutoring Program.

The service gives students from refugee backgrounds an opportunity to receive extra support from volunteer tutors.

Recognising Refugee Week IMAGE Social Services

Recognising Refugee Week

June 20, 2024 Elizabeth Symington

Refugee Week is held from 16 to 22 June and aims to promote greater awareness of refugees, the issues they face and the contributions refugees are making to the Australian community.

Hamilton South to welcome new playground IMAGE Social Services

Hamilton South to welcome new playground

May 28, 2024 CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

The grounds of the Hamilton South Community Hall, home to CatholicCare’s Community Kitchen, will soon be full of joy when a dilapidated playground is replaced.

Can you help CatholicCare Make a Difference?  IMAGE Social Services

Can you help CatholicCare Make a Difference?

May 28, 2024 CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

A single mum, three couples from Afghanistan, a university student, and dozens of school students – these are just a few of the people CatholicCare Hunter-Manning has supported in the last couple of months across our range of services. 

Students transform work experience into community gift  IMAGE Social Services

Students transform work experience into community gift

April 23, 2024 CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

CatholicCare Hunter-Manning’s Taree Community Kitchen has welcomed some new kitchen cabinets thanks to nine hard-working students in our community.

Refugee Hub clients become Australian citizens  IMAGE Social Services

Refugee Hub clients become Australian citizens

February 06, 2024 CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

CatholicCare staff were honoured to celebrate with so many of our Refugee Hub clients who became Australian Citizens in Newcastle late last month.