The Revd Michael Palmer and his wife Petra have exchanged the parish of Vaucluse in Sydney for a new multi-tasking role in Eden on the NSW South Coast. Michael will be a Uniting Church Minister of the Word for two days a week, a Mission to Seafarers Chaplain one day per week, and an…
Anglicare NSW South, West and ACT, has had its most successful national awards winning in both the Partnership and Innovation categories. Our “Pens Against Poverty” schools writing competition won the National Award for Innovation. The award was presented by the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Phillip Freier, to Hannah MacQuiggin who…
For over 20 years, Margaret and Kenneth have supported the work of Anglicare. Our team caught up with them to find out more about what motivates them to give. Margaret: My name is Margaret Wheelwright and I live on a NSW property that has sheep and cattle grazing. I’m married to Kenneth and we have…
Thanks very much to all the members of the clergy who kindly donated old iPads for an innovative project researching the views of young people on the margins in the Riverina and the ACT. It will enable us to use an app where young people can record their views, even if literacy is a…
A valued Anglicare staff member, Therese Garnsey, was licensed as a Lay Minister at Holy Trinity, Dubbo, in recognition of her dedicated work for Anglicare’s No Interest Loans Service (NILS). NILS helps people on low fixed incomes to pay for goods like washing machines without exorbitant interest. The NILS service is based out of…
Written by Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT CEO, Jeremy Halcrow. Compassion is one of Anglicare’s four core values. The full text of this value reads: “In the spirit of loving service we offer care and understanding to those in need”. There is no doubt that a distinctive of Jesus Christ’s ministry was…
Eighteen year old Harley is a top student who has recently enrolled at the University of Technology Sydney. He has also lived in Care for over 10 years. Harley’s future looks bright and is a testament to both his own hard work and the love and support he received from his foster carers, Shirley…
Smoking ceremonies and boomerang throwing aren’t usual activities at Anglicare offices but they are two of the exciting cultural activities that took place at Anglicare’s Western NSW office during NAIDOC week. Children, carers and staff took part in a range of activities throughout the week that helped them understand the significance and depth of the…
19 May 2017. Written by Anglicare CEO Jeremy Halcrow. The Federal budget has been called “Labor-lite” by conservative media. Others labelled it “incoherent” because it lacked a unifying philosophy or strategy. Indeed, there wasn’t a consistent vision for Australian society in Mr Morrison’s presentation at the ACOSS Post-Budget breakfast at UTS, with various elements pulling…
Hiding behind long locks of hair, Adam is articulate, bright and willing to talk. The Canberra local, who arrived in the city several years ago understands just how difficult it is for people to make Canberra a place to call home. “The cost of rent is just too high,” says Adam. “I have been trying…
