The School without fences
Today, EGS Trust directors Michael, Stuart, Sean and myself along with our new NDESC committee members Steve Payne, Kevin Bird, Tony Agnew and Angela Young (Associate Member EGST) - apologies from Linda Tucker, met with the Narooma High School (NHS) Executive...
Narooma High School’s Breakfast Club
Can we support Narooma High School’s Breakfast Club to be sustainable into the future? What is the Breakfast Club? Here is some background information that may assist. The Breakfast Club runs Monday – Friday from 8.00am – 8.45am Located in the Food Tech Classroom...
Narooma District Educational Support Committee
Elm Grove Sanctuary Trust has an exciting new Committee Our EGS Trust board has a new committee of committed local people who are taking a shared hope and vision forward under the auspices of our Trust. Narooma District Educational Support Committee held their first...
God on Mute
At these challenging times we are hearing so many people express the need to distance themselves from news reports in order to remain positive in their daily lives. This can be a real challenge for us all. With Easter almost with us, our Associate Member, Anne Coutts...
Creation Spirituality
By Steve Doepel "If you look at the disasters happening on our planet, it's because the cosmos is not understood as sacred... a way out of our difficulty is a journey into the universe as sacred." These are the words of Professor Brian Swimme, a trained mathematician,...
Moruya Microforest Project
Our Trust contributed significant financial support to the Moruya Microforest Project, and we are delighted to see that it is now flourishing in the grounds of St. John's Common, Moruya. To find out more about this and other Microforest Projects across NSW and the...
Ian McFarlane / Wintersong: New and selected verse
Poet Ian Mcfarlane’s latest book, Wintersong: New and selected verse, published by ginninderrapress.com.au is now available. It includes an introduction by award-winning poet, Dr Tim Metcalf, and explores cultural, political and environmental themes. Ian McFarlane...
Was the Uluru Statement of the Heart a prophetic vision for Australia?
‘Prophets nurture and evoke a new way of thinking. They give us images and words which subvert our system and tell us that we haven’t seen the whole picture yet. Prophets are not just concerned about social change for the sake of social change. They are concerned...
My Reflections on the Power of Love
In reflecting recently on the gifts that have been provided to me on having reached older age, I am grateful for having had the opportunity to be able to appreciate our wonderful natural world, so many valued good friends, and the joy of seeing our children and their...
Encouragement Grant awarded for 2023
Our charity, Elm Grove Sanctuary Trust, is pleased to announce that our Encouragement Grant for 2023 has been awarded to Elka Wood of Bega and her project ‘Celebration Days for Girls’. Elka has two children and in watching them grow she recalls her own childhood and...