Winner of The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award announced
The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award was launched by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan with the dual purpose of supporting and encouraging the development of emerging and published writers....
Vice-Regal reception honours Good Sams’ ‘rich and proud history’
Sisters of the Good Samaritan, together with staff, partners in mission, friends and supporters were honoured guests at Admiralty House in Sydney recently for a reception hosted by the Governor-General...
The Good Oil wins ACPA Award for Best Content – Climate and Environment
The annual conference of the Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) took place this month when more than 50 Catholic editors and people working in Church communications came together in Perth....
Good Sams Foundation looks to the future with confidence
The Good Samaritan Foundation is building on its legacy and looking to the future with confidence with the recent appointment of a new Executive Director and Chair of the Board....
Nourishing breakfast gives students a good start to the day
As Chaplain of the Mount Magnet District High School in a remote pastoral and mining region of Western Australia, Good Samaritan Oblate Cathy Jones is on deck to help out...
McKee family’s 80 years of connection to Lourdes Hill College
Sister Mary Camelann (Veronica) McKee was a proud Lourdanian who dedicated her life to helping those around her. In 1947, Veronica McKee joined the Order of the Holy Spirit Sisters...
Mater Christi College celebrates 60th Anniversary
Sixty years ago, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan responded to the needs of the Belgrave community in Victoria, building a school for girls on the hill. Over the past...
The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award – Finding My Voice
Entries are invited for The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award, an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. Entry is free and open to both emerging and published writers....
Sister Taabeia Ibouri’s new role in supporting seasonal workers from Kiribati
When Good Samaritan Sister Taabeia Ibouri was living in Australia she got to know some seasonal workers from her home country Kiribati and learnt of the challenges they faced. Now,...
New era of lay governance has begun for Good Samaritan Oblates
A new era of lay governance has begun for Good Samaritan Oblates, with the recent commissioning of the inaugural Oblate Leadership Team and Oblate Council. Oblates Marie Milne, Marie Mohr...
Tokarerei Matiera begins a new chapter in her vocation journey
When Tokarerei Matiera arrived in Australia from Kiribati recently to begin her Novitiate with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, it was both the culmination of a long journey and...
St Veronica Medical Centre in Uganda opens its doors
A newly built medical centre has opened its doors in Ttomi Buloba, Uganda and is already making a difference in the life of the local community in the spirit of...