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09/09/2016
Since 2006 volunteers have undertaken BBQs at Gorman House three times a week, to provide camaraderie and support to the residents. With Gorman House’s temporary closure during its refurbishment and transition to a medical detoxification unit, BBQs during this period have moved to Tierney House. Tierney House is part of St Vincent’s Homeless Health Service […]
08/09/2016
As the cold winds howled through the streets of Sydney this winter, many of us buried ourselves deeper under the covers – grateful to be safe and warm. However, Sydney’s homeless were huddled in doorways or anywhere they could find shelter from the elements. According to Homelessness Australia, one in 200 people in Sydney were […]
05/09/2016
Seventy volunteers from the Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps are currently deployed on a daily basis in the areas affected by the violent earthquake that struck central Italy at 3.36 am on 24 August, and that has left 293 dead and more than 2,000 homeless. The Order of Malta’s volunteers are providing support – […]
26/08/2016
“Our colleagues have observed increased refugee movement in the Mosul area. This indicates an imminent offensive to free the city of Mosul.” says Sid Peruvemba, Programme Director of Malteser International. In order to help people, Malteser International is increasing medical emergency relief for refugees in Makhmur. Since the Iraqi government began an offensive against ISIS […]
19/08/2016
In 2016, our Coats for the Homeless project has distributed 6,000 Coats across the country. Thanks to the fantastic support or our donors and distribution partners, we have provided some warmth and comfort to those who sleep rough on our streets. One of our distribution partners in Victoria captured this footage. The Coats here where […]
15/08/2016
Catholic Advocacy Service Supported by the Members of the Order of Malta The Catholic Advocacy Service is offered by a group of volunteers and members of the Order of Malta in the NT, to the most vulnerable and marginalized sectors of our society. Services Administrative assistance to old, unwell, poorly educated and illiterate, by helping them […]
12/08/2016
The NSW Branch of the Order of Malta is proudly sponsoring the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Law’s, Religious Liberty Conference, in conjunction with its Annual Liberty Lecture. The Religious Liberty Conference will examine the varieties of diversity — a mantra of the contemporary age often honoured more in the breach than the observance […]
12/08/2016
Without political solutions humanitarian aid leads nowhere Malteser International is using World Humanitarian Day on August 19 to draw attention to the need for humanitarian aid to be coupled with action to tackle the root causes of crises and conflicts. “Humanitarian action is at a record level. From its original function as an emergency intervention, […]
12/08/2016
For some twenty years members of the Order in South Australia have supported the development the community garden on the site of the former Adelaide Gaol in inner Adelaide. The garden was formerly tended by prisoners until the gaol closed in 1988. Founded in 1841 the Adelaide gaol was one of the last of the […]
11/08/2016
By Lyndsay Freer Article Source: NZCatholic One hundred high quality coats, specially tailored to fit a wide range of sizes, have been gifted to the Catholic Church in Auckland for distribution to the city’s homeless, by one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation, the Sovereign Order of Malta, through its Sydney members. The coats are being distributed through Catholic agencies […]
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.
