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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...
Applications invited for women’s Study and Mentoring Program
Since their foundation and throughout their 166-year history, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have been committed to the flourishing of women. They have educated girls and women from pre-school...