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Opening New Horizons for Joy
The John Wallis Foundation is going to the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. The Foundation part funded 10 young people from around Toowoomba and the Darling Downs Qld to attend this festival, along with some 15,000 young other people aged 16 to 30. In...
STARTTS Weekly Youth Group for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds – Coffs Harbour
The John Wallis Foundation are proud to present the Annual Report of the year concluded 30 June 2017. “You can call in to the office and I will tell you all about the program; or you can brave the noise of sixty kids having fun and see for yourself what happens at our...
Tasmanian Small Grants Recipients Inspire JWF visitors
On a recent visit to Tasmania, Liz McAloon, JWF Executive Officer, accompanied by Lorraine Groves mss and Corrie van den Bosch mss visited Bothwell and Oatlands, Tasmania where they met with grant recipients of the John Wallis Foundation 2017 Small Grants Program. In...
Francis Moloney sdb draws a big crowd to the Hobart John Wallis Memorial Lecture
There was a buzz of excitement as people gathered at Guilford Young College for the 2017Memorial Lecture. Fr Frank Moloney, a well-known scripture scholar, addressed the gathering on the topic: The Word of God in the Life of the Church: ...
A Community Event – by the Hobart Branch of John Wallis Foundation
A Family Barbecue and Picnic has been organised by the Hobart branch of the John Wallis Foundation for Sunday, 22nd October, at the Waterworks Reserve, Ridgeway, Hobart There will be activities for all age groups. Come along! Bring your friends. For...
JWF and Social Media
The John Wallis Foundation has launched a new website, jwf.org.au. Members of the Publicity and Communications Committee, Martin Allen, Liz McAloon and Corrie van den Bosch have been creating this website, learning the intricacies of it in the process. Using...
Yarck to Yea 2017 Booking Details
We would love you to join us for our annual trek along part of the beautiful Great Victorian Rail Trail on Saturday 14th October 2017 - 2017 JWF Yarck to Yea flyer Small file to download the flyer with all booking details.
August Issue of Highways & Byways
The August edition carries new stories of the John Wallis Foundation's activities and also includes the Missionary Sisters of Service Newsletter. Read about: The John Wallis Memorial Lecture in Toowoomba, given by Fr Frank Brennan SJ Stories of projects undertaken...
26 Small Grants funded across Australia in 2017 – Communities creating change for the better
In 2017 the Foundation has funded 26 Small grants to communities across Australia. Based on past experiences we know that organisations bring about inspiring changes in communities and powerful impacts with small amount of funds. You can read here of the wide range of...
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