Yearly Archives : 2020

Government urged to extend JobKeeper program to migrant workers

Australia’s Federal Government is being urged to extend a vital safety net to everyone living in the community, regardless of their visa status, during the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, there...

Posted on: April 15, 2020

Timor Leste Scholarship program improves access to education

An educational scholarship program for secondary and tertiary students is continuing to improve access to education for young people in Timor Leste. The Good Samaritan Foundation Scholarship program is based...

Posted on: April 15, 2020

A close shave – hair today, gone for a good cause

The buzz of an electric shaver accompanied by the sound of applause and peals of laughter filled the Congregational Centre of the Good Samaritan Sisters in Glebe on March 6...

Posted on: March 20, 2020

St Patrick’s College for Girls celebrates 180th anniversary year

This year marks the 180th year in which the school community known as St Patrick’s has delivered quality education to many generations in the Campbelltown area in New South Wales....

Posted on: March 17, 2020

Community pays tribute to Indigenous Elder Aunty Joan Hendriks

The Good Samaritan community was saddened to learn of the death of Aunty Joan Hendriks in January this year. Aunty Joan had a long association with Lourdes Hill College at...

Posted on: March 17, 2020

Sisters farewelled from St Mary's College Wollongong

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan were lovingly farewelled from St Mary’s Star of the Sea College in Wollongong, NSW, recently, bringing to completion 146 years of faithful service to...

Posted on: February 19, 2020

Ongoing formation a priority at every stage of Good Sams' journey

One of the great challenges in modern religious life is how we best support one another as we grow into community and ministry life. In January this year, Sisters of...

Posted on: February 19, 2020

WA communities turn out to celebrate Good Samaritans

The population of the West Australian gold-mine towns of Mt Magnet, Meekatharra and Cue might be small, but there was a strong turnout from across the community recently to celebrate...

Posted on: February 19, 2020