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Help support disadvantaged rural communities through our 2019 Small Grants Program
We're delighted to announce that our Board has just approved 26 small grants to disadvantaged communities across Australia.Read about them here - Highways and Byways Grant SummariesWe would love you to help us support these programs. You can DONATE HERE We...
Food For The Highways and Byways Cookbook launch this Sunday 5th May
We would love you to join us this Sunday 5th May for an afternoon in the Yarra Valley to launch this wonderful commemorative cookbook, full of beautiful photos and stories honouring the lives of the Missionary Sisters of Service over the last 75 years - fantastic gift...
April 2019 Highways and Byways and MSS Newsletters
In our first edition of Highways and Byways for 2019, we report on recent meetings held in Toowoomba and Roma to develop Highways and Byways partnerships to support rural communities. We also report on four wonderful 2018 grants which had had great outcomes thanks to...
Missionary Sisters of Service
All welcome to join in this wonderful walking pilgrimage on Bruny Island, Tasmania in November 2019
2019 Small Grants program closed 14th March.
Our 2019 Small Grants Programof Highways and Byways closed on 14th March 2019.Thank you to all those who applied - we have received many excellent applications.Applications are currently being assessed. Successful grantees will be notified in end of May/June 2019.
Highways and Byways December 2018 Newsletter
In this edition of Highways and Byways, MSS Congregational Leader Stancea Vichie announces our exciting new organisation Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, which will be absorbing all the activity of the John Wallis Foundation. Read also of the MSS and...
A Pilgrimage Celebrating our Past – Energising our Present – Open to the Future
Celebrations marking the 75th year since the beginning of the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS) began with a pilgrimage through Tasmania to Bruny Island where it all began. In a spirit of joy and celebration, a group of 28 pilgrims spent five days travelling through...
John Wallis Foundation 2017-2018 Annual Report
We have had a full and productive year - Enjoy the read of our last Annual report for the John Wallis Foundation.Thank you to all the small community organisations who made such a positive difference in their communities with John Wallis Foundation Small grants. Next...
Life after nappies – young parents think ahead
Most older parents discover that life changes and often gets a little easier once their children grow up. But surviving those early years can be tough and the Swansea Community Cottage reckons a lot of young parents need a hand. That’s just what they offered last year...
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