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Read more07/08/2020
#PrayforLebanon – Members and volunteers pray the Rosary for our bretheren in Beruit
Following the devastating explosion in Lebanon, Members of the Order of Malta's Australian Executive Council joined Candidates, volunteers and family including Lebanese-Australian volunteers to pray the Rosary for our brethren in Beruit. The Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta (LAKM), Malteser International’s partner on the ground were swift into action treating casualties and mobilising [...]
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Read more06/08/2020
Beirut explosion: Malteser International mobilizes support for people affected
Hospitals in Beirut suffered extensive damage, including a hospital supported by our partner, the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta (LAKM). Photo: LAKM/Malteser International Beirut. On Tuesday evening in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, a massive explosion at the port sent an enormous blast wave that devastated communities within a 10km radius, leaving at [...]
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Read more04/08/2020
Homelessness Week adapts during Covid-19
Homelessness Week, 2-7 August Homelessness Week, which is held each year during the first week in August, Social Services and the community hold events to support those people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Alyson Segrott PUBLISHED August 04, 2020 Read the original article. Hunter Homeless Connect Inc. holds an annual Hunter [...]
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Read more10/07/2020
Food hampers for foreign students in Tasmania impacted by Covid-19
In Tasmania, members have assisted foreign students who do not qualify for support from either the Commonwealth or State governments, by providing emergency food hampers. Many have lost their student jobs necessary to pay for their rent, food, tuition, transport and are unable to fly home during the pandemic. Pedro (pictured) is a UTAS post [...]
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.