How to help my son gain more confidence
Q My family has not long moved to the area and my eleven year old son is about to start at a new school. He is not very confident and I worry that this new start will not be easy for him. He has one or two friends that he knows at the new school but…
How 'Before We Say I Do' impacted Andy and Lauren
Andy and Lauren Rossi are genuine high school sweethearts whose love is obvious and touching. The 20-something Novocastrian couple met 12 years ago, in their final year of high school, during a hospitality class at Saint Francis Xavier College in Ham…
Are you interested in working to help refugee and asylum seeker families?
An exciting opportunity exists to join the CatholicCare team as a Multicultural Family Support Worker, with a strong focus on assisting individuals and families referred by the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Development and Relief Agency (DARA). Cat…
It's right to turn the page - but first you have to read it
Felicity (Flic) Ryan is a Wadi Wadi woman, and her mother’s family are freshwater people from the Swan Hill and Moulamein areas of Victoria and New South Wales. Flic’s father is of Scottish background and his family hail from the region below Glasgow…
Catholic social teaching: debunking the myths at CatholicCare's staff conference
"Spread a culture of tolerance and learn to engage respectfully with people who passionately disagree with you". This was the dominant theme of Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan’s presentation at Catholic Care’s, Towards Practice Excellence, two day…
Women in Leadership: Tanya Russell
In Australia women constitute 42 percent of all employees yet make up just a quarter of executives and only 10 percent of CEOs*. This imbalance is the focus of International Women’s Day 2019. Women are underrepresented in decision making roles in the…