On Australia Day, Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann was named the Senior Australian of the Year. Her artwork is proudly exhibited at the Institute Centre in Stanmore, NSW. It was commissioned for a national gathering of Sisters of Mercy in ministry with indigenous Australians, held in Alice Springs in 1989.   In our collections we have items of

  Sr Catherine Cuddihy has hung up her boots following a lengthy 45-year commitment to serving the community, with locals coming together to recognise the retirement of one of Townsville’s greats.   Beginning her time inside Mater Private Hospital Townsville’s walls when she was born in 1946, Sr Catherine returned as a registered nurse in

  Mercy Connect is developing a new supported living accommodation, located in Albury NSW. The development will commence in early 2021, with an official ground-breaking ceremony conducted on Thursday 28 January 2021.   The occasion was attended by several key stakeholders including The Hon. Gareth Ward MP, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services and 

  Over the past 10 years, Mercy Connect Melbourne has grown into Mercy Works’ biggest volunteer program in Australia. There are over 150 dedicated volunteers supporting more than 590 students in the city of Melbourne. One of those incredible volunteers is Pauline Ashton.   Pauline has been a volunteer with Mercy Connect Melbourne for 10

  The newspaper of the time reported that a new Mercy Congregation was to be formed from a branch house of Victoria Square on the 12th December 1897 as sanctioned by Dr. Gibney, Catholic Bishop,  who had also blessed the ground for the site of the new Convent.     As was the custom, a