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17/11/2024
St John’s College students have partnered with the Order of Malta to run the Community Care Kitchen in Bondi every second Wednesday of each month. This new initiative reflects the College’s commitment to serving those in need and demonstrating leadership through action. The meals at this service are generously prepared, cooked and packaged by the College catering [...]
15/11/2024
As we approach the end of 2024 and start preparations for Christmas, I wanted to ask you to consider a Christmas gift to the homeless, low-income families, elderly and disadvantaged we assist through our works. We have experienced an increase in demand for all our services and this Christmas, more than ever, the Order of Malta [...]
14/11/2024
The Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, was received by the Governor-General of Australia, the Honourable Samantha Joy Mostyn AC. Also present in the official delegation were the President of the Order of Malta’s Australian Association, James Douglas KC KHD, the Chief of Staff of the Grand [...]
11/11/2024
Pictured from left to right: Confrere Sauro Antonelli, Consoeurs Margaret Belli and Mary Tonti-Filippini, Confrere Gerard O’Donnell, Consoeur Margaret O’Donnell, the host Rosemary Vecchies, holding the Philermos rose and Consoeur Lilian Antonelli. The Order of Malta is one of the sponsoring agencies of Eastern Palliative Care in this agency’s work in providing compassionate and quality [...]
04/11/2024
The Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Australian Catholic University. During the ceremony, held yesterday in Sydney, the Grand Master gave a lectio magistralis which was an opportunity to review the Order of Malta’s millennial history, an institution that “with God’s grace, is adept at discerning “the sign [...]
04/11/2024
The 50th Anniversary of the Australian Asssociation and the visit of the Prince and Grand Master, His Most Eminent Highness Fra’ John Dunlap and the Grand Chancellor, His Excellency Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, has generated a lot of press coverage. Read what the papers have to say: Order of Malta’s Grand Master: ‘be a living, vibrant force [...]
03/11/2024
On Saturday 2 November, seven new members were invested into the Order of Malta Australia and a member took the Promise of Obedience at at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Bondi. This mass was particularly special as the Prince and Grand Master, His Most Eminent Highness Fra’ John Dunlap and the Grand Chancellor, His Excellency Riccardo Paternò [...]
03/11/2024
On 26 October 2024, Fr Anthony Casamento CSMA, Order of Malta Magistral Chaplain, Vice President of ACU, Chaplain to the NSW Police Service, led members and friends in an online reflection upon, “Who am I as an Instrument of God’s Peace?” Recording Link: Reflection with Fr Anthony Casamento - 26 Oct 2024 Amidst the bustle [...]
31/10/2024
During the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap’s visit to Australia, he travelled to Queensland to visit a new Order of Malta facility that will open in early 2025. Philermos House in Southport will cater to a range of people needing assistance; the homeless, those suffering from mental illness, the elderly without adequate savings, refugees, young [...]
30/10/2024
The Prince and Grand Master, His Most Eminent Highness Fra’ John Dunlap and the Grand Chancellor, His Excellency Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo have travelled to Australia to mark 50 years since the formation of the Australian Association of the Order of Malta. The first stop of their visit was in Melbourne where they joined member [...]
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.
