Category Archive: 2024

Oblates challenged to adapt and pioneer a new form of spiritual life

Good Samaritan Oblates from around Australia and the Philippines gathered for the first time in eight years this month, with guest presenter Sister Teresa Jackson OSB from Idaho in the...

Posted on: October 14, 2024

Advocacy campaigners shine a spotlight on human trafficking

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) took its advocacy campaign to the halls of Parliament House in Canberra again recently, not only to raise issues of concern with...

Posted on: October 14, 2024

Sisters’ charism burns bright as St Monica’s celebrates 60th anniversary

St Monica’s College, Epping in Melbourne is celebrating its 60th anniversary and among the celebrations is a strong thread of gratitude for the school’s long association with the Sisters of the...

Posted on: October 14, 2024

Country town rolls out the welcome mat for refugee family

A Good Samaritan Sister has joined a refugee support group in regional Victoria which is taking practical steps to help resettle a family from Burundi in a country-town collaboration of...

Posted on: September 16, 2024

Scholarship Program provides a pathway to lifelong learning

The Good Samaritan Foundation is helping senior high school students who are doing it tough to continue their education and receive hope and empowerment through a scholarship program, which is...

Posted on: September 15, 2024

Santa Maria College celebrates 120 years of excellence

Founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in 1904, this year Santa Maria College in Northcote, Victoria proudly marks a significant milestone – 120 years of empowering and educating...

Posted on: September 13, 2024

Good Samaritan Outreach Center celebrates 10th anniversary

The Good Samaritan Outreach Center in Bacolod, the Philippines, has celebrated its 10th birthday in characteristic fashion – with hospitality, prayer and community. The Outreach Center is a ministry working...

Posted on: September 1, 2024

Good Samaritan Inn receives funding to expand crisis accommodation

The Good Samaritan Inn in Melbourne has received a federal government grant that will allow it to build 12 new units to provide accommodation for women and children escaping family...

Posted on: August 19, 2024

Workplace Learning Program supports students to be job ready

Assisting in the electorate office of Greg Warren MP has been a happy and valuable experience for Charlotte, a Year 12 student at Mater Dei School, who has gained new...

Posted on: August 16, 2024

Applications invited for women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring Program

Applications are invited for the women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program, an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, in 2025. Core components include financial assistance for women...

Posted on: July 14, 2024

Governance in the spotlight for Good Samaritan Education

Each year, Good Samaritan Education (GSE) conducts a Governance Day where we focus on corporate governance trends and specific issues of governance pertaining to the education sector and Public Juridic...

Posted on: July 13, 2024

Call for royal commission into immigration detention policies

The Good Samaritan Refugee and Asylum Seeker Network held an online conference to mark Refugee Week last month, with guest speaker Julie Macken urging participants to make a stand for...

Posted on: July 13, 2024