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25/01/2023
Orders of St. John care for traumatized children and adolescents in Ukraine The unimaginable day to day stress of life in a conflict zone, coupled with ongoing uncertainty about the future, is leaving countless people in Ukraine suffering from trauma. Children and young people are amongst the worst affected. The five modern branches of the [...]
19/01/2023
In a remarkable display of courage and selflessness, Australian Members, Nicholas and Elizabeth Trongale, are volunteering in Ukraine to assist the Order of Malta relief effort. They share the below update from their self-funded trip. Our days start early, break for a delicious homemade lunch at around 1:30pm where all the people working gather, sit [...]
13/01/2023
Image supplied by GiovanniPortelli Photography. His Eminence George Cardinal Pell 8 June 1941 – 10 January 2023 Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta A Pontifical Requiem Mass for Cardinal George Pell will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral in [...]
08/01/2023
Pictured: Project team members Leonie Harle and David Macintosh with the Our Lady of Philermos Rose. In 2023 the Our Lady of Philermos Rose project is expected to reach a key milestone. The initiative, which started in 2020, intends to have rose plants for sale by August, with the profits being invested back into the [...]
08/01/2023
One of the Order of Malta’s most famous institution, The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, just passed an important milestone – the birth of the 100,000th child since the Order has been managing the health facility. On Epiphany Day, baby girl Muhamad was delivered into the embrace of her parents. Since 1990, more than 4,600 [...]
05/01/2023
A new initiative from the Order of Malta and ACU Hub in Melbourne is a Social Engagement Program at the Agg Street housing estate located within the City of Darebin local government area. The program aims to provide the 55 residents at the estate, who are all over the age of 65 and living alone, [...]
21/12/2022
Order of Malta Members, Helen and Tony Smith, have once again provided Christmas gifts and cakes for distribution at the Adelaide Day Centre. The Centre provides assistance along with the Care & Housing for the Aged (ACHA) to financially disadvantaged frail aged people who are homeless or living in insecure accommodation and who are in [...]
20/12/2022
Pictured: Loretta and Danny Higgins representing NER Order of Malta with Rob Curtis Senior, ECM Supervisor and Richard Galeano of ACU Loretta and Danny Higgins represented the Order of Malta Volunteers involved in the Sunday Outreach at Emmanual City Mission’s Christmas Dinner, Tuesday evening 20th December. This dinner was held to thank all ECM [...]
07/12/2022
On Saturday, the congregation at the annual Order of Malta Lourdes Day Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney was joined by thousands who watched the livestream of this special celebration. A pilgrimage to Lourdes represents one of the most significant moments in the spiritual life of the Order’s members and volunteers. For Australians unable to [...]
04/12/2022
On Sunday 4 December 2022, eight Order of Malta Members and Volunteers (OMV) helped to serve an unexpectedly larger gathering of almost 100 people, who began arriving at the Emmanuel City Mission (ECM) homeless sanctuary hours before the doors officially opened. Each month, across 4-5 hour sessions on the second and fourth Sundays, our OMV [...]
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.
