Registered Supporters in Aged Care
Registered supporters are assigned by individuals to help you make and communicate your decisions in aged care. From 1 November 2025, the registered supporter role…
Exploring Aged Care
Aged care in Australia is changing for the better on 1 November 2025. These changes are industry-wide and are designed to ensure you continue to…
Mental health: an everyday part…
From learning to express feelings of pride and fear, to practicing gratitude in preparation for adulthood, Newcastle Anglican Schools are proving learning is not just…
Focusing on spiritual wellbeing
Language has always been fascinating to Archdeacon Rod Bower. Through years of public advocacy, Father Rod found many Australians were suffering from ‘moral injury’. …
Shining a light on Mental…
During Mental Health Month in October, the Newcastle Anglican Wellbeing team is highlighting the importance of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the workplace. MHFA…
Bishop Peter: a Christian way…
In this edition of Encounter, I want to explore how we face the reality of mistakes and failure. In my own life, what has carried…
Encounter | Prioritising our Mental…
OCTOBER 2025 In this edition of Encounter, we celebrate the many ways Newcastle Anglican prioritises mental health and wellbeing. In his regular column, Bishop Peter…
Preparing to spring into the…
Katrina’s three-year-old son Rowan loves bins and garbage trucks. Every Thursday morning while at his Lake Macquarie home, he enjoys watching the council garbage truck…
Our people telling our story
Compelled by God to share his love, we have been here for over 175 years. We walk alongside the people we support on the traditional…
Margaret’s a driving force for…
If volunteering were an Olympic sport, Dungog resident Margaret Flannery would be a gold medallist. Not only does the retired mother-of-four divide her days between…
School volunteer finds joy in…
It was just a few weeks before Mother’s Day in 2024 when Donna Yarnold first put her hand up to volunteer at Manning Valley Anglican…
Homelessness Week 2025: vital services…
“Every person deserves a safe place to sleep, to feel seen, heard, and supported.” These are the words Samaritans Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) Newcastle Team…
Kindness through the cold
Blankets, warm meals, an outdoor pantry, and a laundry service are some of the ways Newcastle’s Christ Church Cathedral is helping make a difference in…
Red Bench a symbol of…
It sits on the corner of a bustling intersection, bursting with life at least twice a day. Perched opposite a large high school, a few…
Leading with Vision: Bishop Tyrrell…
With more than three decades of experience as an educator, Principal Penny Curran-Peters is a strong advocate for her students both while at school and…
Mothers Union delivers care and…
Blankets, booties, and bears are among the items being bundled together and lovingly offered to new mums in need across the Hunter. At a time…
Exciting new chapter for Lakes…
Richard Wheeldon’s leadership journey has taken him from London to leading roles in some of Australia’s most respected independent schools. Mr Wheeldon has more than…
Bishop Peter: let’s all be…
The 2014 book Blindspot suggests that every one of us carries unconscious bias. Our bias is shaped by our family of origin, social groups, culture,…