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08/04/2020
The Holy Land Pilgrimage, scheduled for November 2020 has now been postponed to 2021 following the Covid-19 pandemic. H.M.E.H. the Grand Master will lead an International Pilgrimage to the Holy Land during the second week of November 2021. Pilgrims from Australia and New Zealand will depart on 6 November 2021. An extension to Malta after [...]
29/01/2020
On the Australia Day long weekend, Members of the Order of Malta visited church communities in the Batemans Bay area to provide solidarity with victims of the bushfires and work with local organisations to understand where best the Order of Malta can direct its assistance. Members attended masses at St Bernard’s, Batehaven and Sacred Heart, [...]
23/01/2020
In January Members of the Order of Malta in Thailand, provided students at a rural school in Ubon Ratchathani with uniforms and sports equipment. This follows a donation in November, where members provided each of the 65 students with a pair of school shoes, socks and blankets. The gifts were much appreciated by both students [...]
03/11/2019
On Sunday 3 November 2019 at 10.30am, members of the South Eastern Region attended the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed at the Carmelite Monastery in Kew. The Mass was Celebrated by the Most Rev Terence Curtin, Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne and Conventual Chaplain ad Honorem. Members were joined by the Carmelite Sisters and local [...]
13/10/2019
Pictured: Chief Chaplain Ad Interim Archbishop Mark Coleridge with (L-R) the National President Emeritus Dr Ian Marshall AM AE KC*SG KGCMG(Ob), North Eastern Regional Hospitaller Emeritus Derek Pingel KMG, the new President The Hon. Justice James Douglas KHD, Queensland Chairperson Emeritus The Hon. Justice Martin Daubney AM KMG, the new North Eastern Regional Hospitaller Danny [...]
10/10/2019
The new committee hit the ground running at its first executive council meeting at the Melbourne campus of ACU on Saturday morning, 5 October 2019. 10 of the 13 members were able to attend in person while the other three rang in from Sydney, Wellington and, in the vice-president’s case, very early in the morning [...]
30/09/2019
Pictured: Dr Ian Marshall and The Hon. Justice James Douglas Many readers are aware of the recent election of new office bearers of the Australian Association. I welcome the new President, The Hon Justice James Douglas and members of the new Executive Council. As the new management team takes the Order in Australia forward into [...]
30/05/2019
Original article featured in the Catholic Leader Brisbane family rediscover their roots on pilgrimage to a country of simple Christian faith THE small Micronesian nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean is home to 110,000 people. Of that number, 96 per cent are Christian and 56 per cent are Catholic. Azure blue waters and [...]
04/04/2019
For the month of March, the Order of Malta Korea carried out four weekly lunchbox services on the first and third Tuesdays, and on the second and fourth Thursdays. Nearly 1,000 lunchboxes were cooked and packed across the four services, by a total of 25 volunteers - 20 of which are regular volunteers who participate [...]
03/10/2018
On Saturday 1st December, Members will host Lourdes Day Mass Celebrations where those attending will receive a blessing for their health and a bottle of Lourdes water for their personal use. All are welcome to these special masses. Melbourne – St Patrick’s Cathedral at 10.30am Sydney – St Mary’s Cathedral at 10am We also host […]
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.
