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Our History

Fr Leo Donnelly (St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Priest 1970-2018) and Kay Wood (inaugural St Joseph’s Family Services Director) recount the history behind the founding of St Joseph’s Family Services in 1973.

The site of the first St Joseph’s Family Services cottages on Warlters Street, Port Macquarie

St Joseph’s Family Services early education site

The site of the first St Joseph’s Family Services cottages on Warlters Street, Port Macquarie

Some of the children who attended St Joseph’s Family Services c. 1973

St Joseph’s Family Services early education class

Some of the children who attended St Joseph’s Family Services c. 1973

More of the children who attended St Joseph’s Family Services c. 1974

St Joseph’s Family Services early education class

More of the children who attended St Joseph’s Family Services c. 1973

A brief profile of the origins of St Joseph’s Family Services

Centrespread newspaper

A brief profile of the origins of St Joseph’s Family Services

A news story on the announcement of funding to build early education centres, now St Agnes’ Early Education Centre and St Joseph’s Preschool and Long Day Care Centre at Burgess Close, Port Macquarie

Newspaper Story

A news story on the announcement of funding to build early education centres, now St Agnes’ Early Education Centre and St Joseph’s Preschool and Long Day Care Centre at Burgess Close, Port Macquarie