Students transform work experience into community gift
CatholicCare Hunter-Manning’s Taree Community Kitchen has welcomed some new kitchen cabinets thanks to nine hard-working students in our community. The students from Taree and Chatham High Schools made the items while participating in a work experien…
War, worry and waiting: Hanif and Siamoi find happiness
A country full of conflict, time spent in hiding, and two years separated by more than 9,500 kilometres could not stop Hanif and Siamoi from loving each other. They’ve been through more than most couples are likely to ever experience but their feelin…
Weathering mental health struggles associated with the cost-of-living crisis
It feels as though the topic on most people’s lips in my community today is far from our typical discussions around recent holidays or even the excitement of kids going back to school after their summer break. Rather, the prevailing sentiment dominat…
Safeguarding audit report for the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
A rigorous safeguarding audit of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has assessed a 98 per cent compliance with the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS) according to the audit report published by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd…
Refugee Hub clients become Australian citizens
CatholicCare staff were honoured to celebrate with so many of our Refugee Hub clients who became Australian Citizens in Newcastle late last month. You couldn’t wipe the smile off Migration Service client Annick Kamariza’s face. “I’m speechless, I’m s…
Handing over hampers to help those in need this Christmas
This article has been produced by The Newcastle Herald. DOING their part to help their community this Christmas, students at St Jospeh's Primary School, Kilaben Bay have been collecting non-perishable items for hampers. In the last couple of weeks…