An Advent letter from Bishop…

Wait for the Lord – be strong, take heart. One of the most significant spiritual moments in my life occurred over 3 decades ago. I…

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Rental Affordability Snapshot: Anglicare Australia’s…

Australia’s rental crisis continues to find new and shocking lows to plunge to. Anglicare Australia’s Rental Affordability Snapshot, released earlier this year, reached the conclusion…

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Samaritans celebrates 40 years

Demand for support increases Welfare agency Samaritans is celebrating 40 years of service to the local community as demand for its assistance increases with more…

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Partnership shows the importance of…

An excerpt from Encounter magazine: October 2024 When reflecting on Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College’s relationship with Samaritans, one name immediately comes to mind: Reverend Jacqui…

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Making a difference in style

An excerpt from Encounter magazine: October 2024 Lakes Grammar – An Anglican School’s Year 11 students have turned their passion for community engagement into action…

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Helping young people to flourish

An excerpt from Encounter magazine: October 2024 At Scone Grammar School, students are given a range of leadership and wellbeing opportunities through local charity Where…

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Educating others on the value…

An excerpt from Encounter magazine: October 2024 Diversity Week took place at Manning Valley Anglican College (MVAC) last month. We caught up with Year 11…

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Q&A with Linda Wilson

An excerpt from Encounter magazine: October 2024 From travelling in her beloved red caravan, ‘Elmo’, to the Foo Fighters and motorsport: Linda Wilson packs a…

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Putting people first at Anglicare…

An excerpt from Encounter magazine. More than 200 guests flocked to Newcastle City Hall in early September for the 2024 Anglicare Australia national conference. The…

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Breaking down barriers: Bishop Peter

An excerpt from a special edition of Encounter magazine, celebrating 40 years of Samaritans. There are all sorts of folk wisdom. Some of it true…

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Encounter: Our People is now…

In this edition of Encounter, our people tell us their story and their desire to make a positive difference. Bishop Peter’s message reinforces that genuine…

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Encounter: Special edition October 2024

In October, Samaritans reaches a significant milestone – an incredible 40 years of service to those in need in our local community. We’ve produced a…

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Large crowd celebrates Murrurundi’s milestone

On a typical winter’s day in Murrurundi, a large crowd gathered to celebrate the day – 150 years earlier – when the building of St…

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Q & A with national…

Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College (BTAC) student Amaya Shaw was recently interviewed about her success in becoming the 2024 National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series Under…

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Leaders of learning at Lakes…

Lakes Grammar – An Anglican School is highlighting two of its leaders – Head of Senior School Alison MacLarty and TAS and PDHPE Coordinator Greg…

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Karen’s love of learning

If there’s one person who has worn many hats at Manning Valley Anglican College (MVAC), it would be Mrs Karen Brown. Karen has dedicated almost…

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The joy of giving: how…

In 2015, during Danette Wallace’s first Variety Bash, the principal of Young Public School made a poignant comment: “giving people are happy people, and you…

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Q&A with Christian Ford

Reverend Christian Ford is the Rector at Gosford Anglican Parish and also the new Chair of Anglican EcoCare Newcastle. In this Q&A, he discusses his…

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