NSW Monasteries' Future Expansion Threatened

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia's Monasteries of the Pantanassa and the Holy Cross are facing challenges to their future on their properties on New South Wales' Central Coast as a local governmental authority has rezoned them to ban the future expansion or construction of churches or chapels by the Monasteries. More here.

St. Petka's Monastery in NSW Completed

Construction of St. Petka's Monastery in New South Wales is nearly complete and will soon be home to a Macedonian Orthodox sisterhood. The Monastery has already become a focal point for pilgrimage, with nearly 10,000 pilgrims from Sydney and nearby Wollongong coming to celebrate Theophany this past January. Metropolitan Petar of Prespa, administrator of the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, recently blessed the Monastery church's domes during a pastoral visit to Australia. More here.

St. Simeon's Village in Rooty Hill, NSW, Expanding Facilities

St. Simeon's Village, a retirement home maintained by St. Stephen's Serbian Orthodox Church in Rooty Hill, New South Wales, will be expanding its premises to increase its occupancy. Most of the retirees living at St. Simeon's Village are Serbs, but non-Serbs are also in residence. More here.