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Order of Malta Australia

19/05/2022

Coats for the Homeless distribution underway – stories from the streets

With the onset of the cold and wet winter weather, the 2022 Coats for the Homeless distribution is underway nationwide. Once again Hygiene Packs are also being offered to the homeless by our volunteers as Covid-19 infections in Australia continue to soar. “It is good to be back on the streets of Melbourne caring for [...]

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16/05/2022

National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week will be held on 16 – 22 May 2022. We take this opportunity to thank all of our amazing volunteers and share some of their reflections on why they volunteer and what they get from the experiences. “Becoming an Order of Malta Volunteer (OMV) welcomes me to care for people in need, [...]

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15/05/2022

COLD. WET. COVID-19. The homeless are more vulnerable than ever this winter.

For those we serve at our food services and through our volunteer Community Care teams, we are acutely aware that the homeless are more vulnerable than ever this winter. At the beginning of the pandemic, in addition to distributing our specially designed Coats for the Homeless across Australia, our teams of volunteers also assembled and [...]

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11/05/2022

Order of Malta Camp brings disabled youth and young volunteers together

Over the second weekend of May, 50 guests, carers and volunteers came together in Western Sydney for a three-day Order of Malta Camp for Disabled Youth at the Benedict XVI Retreat Centre. The Order of Malta in Europe and the Americas have been hosting youth camps for over 30 years with the aim of bringing [...]

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The Australian Association

The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.