At a morning tea after our village weekly Mass, I mentioned to Fr. Phuong, the Assistant Priest at St Francis Xavier Parish, Box Hill, that Helen and I had recently returned from Timor-Leste. Fr Phuong pricked up his ears and wanted to know more about the reasons for our visit. I told him about the […]
Month: March 2024
Uma Garton and Ballarat Grammar Junior School
The Ballarat Grammar School Project at Garton Cottage (Uma Garton) was recently completed at Klibur Domin. It is thanks to the school’s generous donation that the facilities have been greatly improved. This project was to add an annexe at the back of Uma Garton, a water tank for drinking water and a fence around the […]
Remembering Dr Don Sinclair at the Ryder-Cheshire Homes in Ivanhoe
In October we had the opportunity to invite members of the Sinclair family to join us for an afternoon function to remember the late Dr Don Sinclair, and to officially name our building at 10 Donaldson Street as Don Sinclair House. At the Homes in Ivanhoe, we have 43 apartments spread across three buildings, which […]
International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day to all women in Ryder-Cheshire, in India, Timor-Leste, New Zealand, Australia and other places in our world. You and your work following the legacy of Sue Ryder truly helps toward ‘the relief of suffering without discrimination,’ Thank you all Ryder-Cheshire Australia