News

(2017)

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Education. Adventist College Receives $1.1 Million

17 Oct 2017

EDUCATION. Federal Member for Chifley Ed Husic has welcomed the Mountain View Adventist College expansion of its Doonside campus at the official opening of its’ new Prep Centre today.   The Centre has two large purpose built rooms, a quiet area and large outside play area complete with a bike riding track and sand pit.  …

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ADRA on Disasters in Nepal, Bangladesh, N. America & West Indies

13 Oct 2017

ADRA Responds to Disasters Worldwide Network’s response to the numerous disasters that have occurred in the last few weeks as the Northern Hemisphere’s Monsoon and Hurricane season is in full swing: Nepal and Bangladesh Floods Torrential monsoon rains have affected almost 40 million people in the entire South-Asia region including Bangladesh, India and Nepal. At…

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God’s Vision for Mission2Sydney

22 Aug 2017

Mission2Sydney There is no doubt that we live in a beautiful city. All you need to do is take a ferry ride from Circular Quay to Manly on a sunny afternoon to remind yourself of this fact. Lots of other people agree that Sydney is a beautiful place too. There are now over 5 million…

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ADRA Appeal: Knocking to End Poverty

22 Aug 2017

ADRA APPEAL Volunteers in every Australian state and territory will be publicly raising funds during October through door knocking and public place collections as part of the annual appeal for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia. This year, the ADRA Appeal is seeking to raise $1 million to help support and empower more…

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Prison Ministry Opportunity – Sydney

14 Aug 2017

ADVENTIST PRISON MINISTRY The role of the State Prison Chaplain is to provide support, nurture and help to Adventist inmates.  Chaplains conduct Bible studies and make visits within the Greater Sydney area. Chaplains aren’t the only one’s who can do something. There are around 1300 men in need of spiritual support and guidance at Long Bay Correctional…

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San Homecoming 2017 – Annual Reunion

13 Jul 2017

Save the date of Saturday, 19 August for the 2017 San Homecoming event. This is your invitation to a very special event! This is a wonderful opportunity for all nursing graduates, doctors, former and current staff, friends and family of the San to share experiences and reconnect. Classes of 1957, 1967, 1987, 1997 and 2007…

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SPD Live More Initiative Launched

13 Jul 2017

The South Pacific Division is launching an exciting new wellness initiative, called the Live More Project. We are inviting Adventist Church members to enrol in this FREE Advance screening at www.livemore.info before 31 July 2017. The Live More Project featuring Dr Darren Morton will start in late September 2017 for a 10-week duration.  The weekly 35-minute entertaining video incorporates…

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Greater Sydney Conference Appoints Youth Health Ambassador

20 Apr 2017

Kristin Biag (pronounced “Bee – ag”), member of Hoxton Park Adventist Church and third year nursing student, has been appointed as the first Youth Health Ambassador for the Greater Sydney Conference office.   When asked why she had applied for the ambassador position, Kristin said, “I have a growing passion for holistic health and healing God’s way.…

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Adventist Women Breathe 2016

06 Apr 2017

On the Sabbath of 23 July, women throughout Sydney and Australia descended upon the New South Wales suburb of Doonside to attend Breathe 2016. Held at the Mountain View Adventist College, this year’s women’s ministry event highlighted three simple things: a dollar a day, a string of words, and a decision to act. In February…

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Adventist Counselling Services (ACS) Relocates

21 Mar 2017

Adventist Counselling Services (ACS) was established to be a professional, affordable Christian counselling service and has expanded to include psychology services. For decades, ACS has been providing individual, couple and family counselling, along with various group workshops and pre-marital preparation. Along with these services, ACS now also provides psychometric testing to assist in identifying learning…

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