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17/11/2022
Celebrated every year on the 33rd Sunday, World Day of the Poor aims to encourage Christians to “go forth” into the peripheries where so many people struggle with economic and existential problems and to offer service as “a sign of love, the, love shown by Jesus himself.” The Order of Malta is committed to supporting [...]
13/11/2022
As we approach the end of 2022 and start preparations for Christmas, I want to write to you to thank you for your support of the activities of the Order of Malta. This year our projects have made a huge difference to some of the most vulnerable people in our community and 2022 has seen [...]
13/11/2022
For World Day of the Poor 13 November 2022, our Order of Malta Volunteers (OMV) arrived early Sunday morning at the Emmanuel City Mission (ECM) homeless sanctuary. We were immediately greeted by over 10 people waiting outside for the centre to open. So we happily went to work preparing the free breakfast of toast, cereal. [...]
08/11/2022
Congratulations to Order of Malta members Tanya Murphy DMG and Sauro Antonelli AM KMG (Ob), who were acknowledged for their 5 years of service as volunteers for Eastern Palliative Care (EPC) biography program. EPC support people with a terminal / life-limiting illness who have complex symptoms whether they be physical, psychosocial, emotional or spiritual. It [...]
28/10/2022
Each month, the Order of Malta in Australia welcomes Members, Volunteers, family and friends to share an online Rosary, dedicated to the Poor and the Sick, the Works of our Order, and personal prayer petitions. On 27th October 2022, our Rosary community brightly welcomed Edgard who joined from Brussels, Belgium. Edgard was introduced through the [...]
24/10/2022
After three years of Covid restrictions, Order of Malta entities in Asia Pacific were able to hold a live conference, the eleventh Asia Pacific Conference, in Bangkok from 12th to 16th October 2022. Members in Thailand ably and generously hosted what is called a “roaring success” by several participants. The theme – Together and Closer [...]
19/10/2022
Congratulations to ‘THE MALTESERS’ who raised $6,450 for the Order of Malta Fundraiser "Pound the Pavement" for Eastern Palliative Care (EPC). The Order of Malta, together with St.Vincent’s Hospital assists EPC with management and fundraising. This year's fundraiser “POUND THE PAVEMENT” raised almost $40,000 for the “Stay at Home Appeal” a service provided to clients [...]
13/10/2022
More than 140,000 homes have been destroyed since the beginning of the war. Malteser Ukraine repairs houses and distributes generators in preparation for winter. Photo: Archive/Malteser Ukraine After several major cities also in the west of Ukraine were bombed yesterday, Malteser International continues its work. In the city of Lviv, where the headquarters of [...]
06/10/2022
In Thailand heavy rain has resulted in devastating floods in the northern and central parts of the country, affecting at least 45,000 households. Members of the Order of Malta Thailand have responded by hosting lunches for evacuees at shelters set up by the Ministry of Public Health. The Order is also supplying survival [...]
01/10/2022
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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.
