In 2025, an initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) was sparked by a former colleague Serah Jones; it was really well received and supported, as we welcomed one of our Board members, Theresa Ardler, to share from her wisdom and experience. We acknowledge the leadership of Serah and Theresa in generously creating this space and time for us to take a moment to reflect.   This past week we built on this, again celebrating and recognising International Women’s D

As 2025 drew to a close, METWELL finished the year on a high with an unforgettable World Cup-style tournament with students from Parramatta Marist High (PMH) and young people from our Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minors (UHM) program. For those unfamiliar-METWELL stands for Marist Exchange Two Way Education Life Learning , which partners our UHM young people with PMH students to build meaningful connections between young people, some from refugee and humanitarian experien

Across 30 years, Marist180 has created and delivered a wide range of programs and services that address the needs of young people and young adults, who for whatever reason (often through no fault or choice of their own) are seeking support and assistance. Some of these have catered for and related to employment and skills pathways and development. Notable among these were the Marist180 Painting Social Enterprises/Businesses, that operated in Sydney for some four years, and Br