As Marist180 celebrates 30 years of living, being, doing and serving, one element of celebration for this year of Anniversary was an opportunity for staff to reflect on and engage with our history, our heritage, the story that is Marist180, tracing our roots back to St Vincent’s Boys Home, Westmead, established in 1896. We were delighted to have Br Michael Flanagan, Star of the Sea Archivist, and St Vincent’s Alumni, Ray Aquilina, alongside Michael Neylan and Mark O’Farrell,

Across 2025, Marist180 is celebrating a very significant milestone-30 years of service. These celebrations are in a variety of forms, at different times and locations. The final formal one of these was with Civic and Church Leaders, the Marist Star of the Sea Provincial Council, partners and peak bodies, at a sumptuous Dinner hosted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, at Darling Quarter, on October 23. The Dinner was a moment, a gathering of gratitude, of affirmation, of t

Progress and Gaps: Australia’s Human Rights Record Must Tell the Full Story As a frontline organisation working alongside children and young people facing systemic disadvantage, Marist180 welcomed the opportunity to contribute to Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review through the national consultation process.  While we acknowledge the Government’s efforts to highlight progress, our submission emphasised the importance of honest, balanced reporting on Australia’s obliga