Good Samaritan mural honours the past and inspires the community
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan will continue to be an integral part of the Saints Peter and Paul’s Catholic Primary School in Bulimba, Queensland, thanks to a new mural...
Women's Study and Mentoring Program doubles in size this year
The Good Samaritan Study and Mentoring Program has doubled in size for its second year, meaning that eight women will receive support to undertake studies aimed at promoting women’s leadership...
Banyule residential accommodation project a new collaboration
A new collaboration between the Good Samaritan Inn, a local parish and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne will result in an expansion of residential services for women and their children....
Employment Opportunities
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are currently offering the following employment opportunity: 1. Receptionist The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are seeking to employ a Receptionist for our newly...
Last Good Sam retires from education role in Canberra & Goulburn
It was the end of an era when Good Samaritan Sister Sue Hallams retired from her role in pastoral ministry at St Francis Xavier College in Canberra in December 2021,...
Typhoon’s path of destruction results in loss of homes and livelihoods
More than a month after Typhoon Rai, or Odette as it is known locally in the Philippines, tore through the islands of Visayas and Mindanao, killing more than 400 people...
Kiribati battles to contain COVID-19 outbreak
The tiny Pacific nation of Kiribati, which until January this year had survived the COVID-19 pandemic without recording a case of the virus, is now battling to contain an outbreak...
Good Sams celebrate Foundation Day February 2, 2022
February 2 marks 165 years since the Foundation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. A short video to mark the occasion has been produced, which acknowledges First Nations people...
Third Future Leaders Award for Lourdes Hill College
Lourdes Hill College Year 12 graduate Sophie Leong has been awarded the Future Leaders Future Justice Award in recognition of her commitment to service and outreach over the past year....
Christmas a Season of Hope
The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the works and initiatives of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist the needy in communities across Australia and the Pacific....
Revitalised common room a gathering place for Balmain community
A small group of neighbours in a Balmain public housing estate have banded together to build on the legacy left by two Sisters of the Good Samaritan by bringing back...
Prize-winners announced in The Good Oil 2021 Writers’ Award
The Good Oil 2021 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....