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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Good Samaritan Sister Juniko Toaua makes her Perpetual Profession
There were joyful celebrations in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati earlier this month when Sister Juniko Toaua SGS made her Perpetual Profession as a Sister of the Good Samaritan....
The Good Oil Writers' Workshop encourages and inspires
A room full of readers, writers and word-lovers came together in Sydney recently for The Good Oil Writers’ Workshop, where they explored the theme, Words Matter, hearing from published writers...
Spiritual direction and mentoring are key elements of SAM Program
Participants in this year’s Good Samaritan Study and Mentoring (SAM) Program said among the reasons they were drawn to apply was the opportunity not just to have financial assistance for...