Life Matters

The Life Matters Course - developed in Australia to help young adults ‘shape a path and purpose for living’ – is now being presented around Asia. From 12-21 May, the third such course in Asia took place in Pagadian, in the troubled province of Mindanao, Philippines.

Chief Inspector Bob Fitzgerald from the Blacktown Police presents certificates to some of the indigenous young people who took part in a Life Matters workshop in Blacktown, western suburbs of Sydney.

A Life Matters Workshop was held in Gerringong, 15-17 August 2014. Appears in the NewsLocal 20 August 2014 digital edition.

For the 21 young adults who participated in the Life Matters course in Melbourne, Australia, it was a life-changing experience. Over nine days in February, they examined issues of culture and identity, the wounds of history, forgiveness, conflict transformation and the moral and spiritual qualities needed to become a change-maker.

A Life-Matters weekend workshop, based on the full nine-day Life Matters course, took place in Sydney, 17-19 September for a diverse group of young adults at the Granville Community Centre.

Three generations joined the faculty of the recent Life Matters Course in Melbourne, Australia, 5-14 February.

The 18th Life Matters Course, held at Armagh, Melbourne, brings healing and direction to 19 participants who came from around Australia and the Asia Pacific region. John Mills reports...

With differing expectations, fears, hopes and dreams, a diverse group of individuals gathered for the Life Matters course last month.

18-year-old Eorann Lean from UK describes the course, held at Armagh, the Australian Pacific centre for Initiatives of Change

Participants in last month's Life Matters course in Australia included several who had attended the Asia-Pacific Youth Conference in Cambodia