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Fassifern volunteers ensure all can hear local news
Sadly, the publication of many newspapers across regional Queensland ceased this week. However, the Carinity Fassifern Community Centre is helping to keep members of the…
Farewell to prison chaplaincy stalwart
A chaplain who dedicated himself to supporting prisoners over four decades has been remembered as a “man who loved God and loved people”. Arthur McDonald,…
Students ‘word up’ for global literacy competition
Students from Carinity Education Glendyne are taking on the world – one word at a time. Learning is not a sentence for Year 9 students…
Young graduates following their career dreams
The coronavirus hasn’t stopped young people from the Boonah district from chasing their career dreams. Nine teenagers will today graduate from the Get Set for…
Behind prison walls, tomorrow is like yesterday
In prison, a place populated by lost souls, each day feels like an eternity and each day is like the last. Walking into prison, new prisoners often…
Carinity donation giving power to community groups
Two Boonah community organisations are set to benefit from a wonderful example of ‘paying it forward’. Carinity Fassifern Community Centre has gifted two solar power…
Family praises nurse with “wonderful heart”
One of Carinity’s nurses with a “wonderful heart” has received glowing public praise for going above and beyond in his care of Brisbane seniors. A…
Chaplain helps students break cycle of disadvantage
Mark Macrae says God has taken him on a “roundabout way” to working with young people. The former fruit farmer has volunteered at a drug and…
School building community with disaster funding
Last summer many towns across Australia suffered due to devastating bush fires. The Rockhampton and Livingstone regions shared in these insurmountable losses throughout their community…
Carinity Fassifern fighting against domestic violence
The community is being urged join the fight against domestic violence. Carinity Fassifern Community Centre in Boonah is running events from May 27-29 to tie…
Prison chaplain continuing family legacy
One of Carinity’s dedicated volunteers is continuing a family legacy in chaplaincy. Jonathan Stubbs, also known as Jona, has been a volunteer prison chaplain with…
Reaching out to the regions
Covering almost one-quarter of the continent, Queensland is Australia’s second largest state – and the most decentralised on the mainland. With a population of just over…