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ARCHER POINT RESTORATION
Archer Point, near Cooktown in far north Queensland, has received an environmental facelift thanks to the support of Highways and Byways – A Community of Service. Archer Point is a highly scenic and popular coastal area but misuse and neglect has resulted in damage to...
LAUNCHING OUR ECO-RESTORATION PROGRAM IN TASMANIA – 5TH JUNE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
We would love you to join us if you can - we are launching our eco-restoration program in North East Tasmania. Come celebrate with our partners North East Bioregional Network who recently received an International Award for Restoration Excellence! On World Environment...
STARTING OVER WITH HOPE ~ AND SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER
Wellington, NSW Life after prison can be tough, really tough. A woman, often disconnected from her children, tries to come back to her old life. But it’s lonely, sad and uncertain. Then she’s offered a chance to go away for a few days with her children and be looked...
APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER
Greetings, Enjoy our 2021 April Newsletter. We always enjoy bringing you news of the impacts of our small grants across Australia and news also of the latest happenings of the Missionary Sisters of Service.Thank you for supporting Highways and Byways. Read our full...
I AM MOVING FORWARD, NOT AWAY
Smithton, TASMANIA Jodie Saville wants local girls to thrive, not just survive. Too many miss opportunities while they are waiting to ‘escape’ Smithton, a small isolated town on Tasmania’s north-west coast. Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation, Soroptimist...
RESTORING NATURE AND COMMUNITIES – OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP IN NE TASMANIA
In early March 2021 our second Highways and Byways partnership program began in north eastern Tasmania, and we are excited to be engaged in this important work. The impacts of climate change and ecosystem degradation are confronting. Taking any kind of action...
INTRODUCING THE PARKER SUB FUND – PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADDRESSING RURAL DISADVANTAGE
We are delighted to announce the establishment of our first Sub Fund, a way to donate to Highways and Byways and honor the memory of someone in your life. Caitlin Coleman, a supporter of Highways and Byways, in partnership with her family, have established a Sub Fund...
SUCCESS BREWING IN WALGETT
Walgett, NSW A few new faces have started turning up for Friday night food and fun activities at the Walgett Police Citizens Youth Club. They are young women who now consider the PCYC a safe place to ‘hang out’, following the success of ‘Girls BREW’, an...
CONGRATULATIONS MEGAN BROWN – 2020 SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD, QUEENSLAND
We are delighted that Megan Brown has been awarded the 2020 Toowoomba Diocese Social Justice Award in Roma on Saturday 27th February 2021. The award was presented by Bishop McGuckin, Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Toowoomba. Megan co-ordinates the "Seeds of...
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