Welcome
We hope everyone managed to enjoy some quality time with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year period and that the first few months of 2025 have been filled with much happiness and good health.
2025 is a year of review and renewal for Mercy Partners as we look to the future and build capacity to support the needs of our growing number of ministries. To support this focus we have taken inspiration from our ministries’ founding Congregation and Orders to preserve, nurture and reimagine what our future will be, all while honouring our values of compassion, justice, respect and hope.
As part of this review and renewal, we will work closely with our ministries to ensure our service offering meets their changing needs.
Newsletter Highlights
In this newsletter edition, we are delighted to share with you the following:
- Easter Blessing
- Welcome to the Mercy Foundation
- Governance in Action stories from December, January and February
- Mercy Partners Formation Services Update
- Mission in Action stories from December, January and February
- Board Liaison role re-engineered
In addition, we have some other updates to keep you connected with Mercy Partners.
Ministry Board Updates
Over the last three months, the Board of Mercy Partners as the sole member of its ministries, have discerned and approved the following new ministry Board appointments.
Whitefriars College
Mr Devesh Chauhan
Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College
Ms Donna Quinn
Mr James Boyle
Mr Vasilios Tsakalos
Mount Alvernia College
Mr Grant Moyle
Mr Tyrone Prisk
Mr Kris Smith
Thank You
Mercy Partners would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their service to Mercy Partners.
Mr Steven Rubic
In early February, Mercy Partners said goodbye to Board Director, Mr Steven Rubic, who has resigned as he had accepted a permanent position on the Mater Board.
We thank Steven for his two years of service and contribution to the Mercy Partners Board and our ministries.
Mrs Libby Blom
Earlier this year, Mercy Partners Formation Manager, Mrs Libby Blom, very unexpectedly resigned and has since left Mercy Partners after over seven years of service. We thank Libby for her dedicated service to Mercy Partners and wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
Congratulations
Julia Stickland-Bellamy
Mercy Partners is delighted to welcome senior healthcare executive, Julia Stickland-Bellamy as the next Mater Chief Executive Officer.
Ms Strickland-Bellamy will continue Mater’s proud legacy of female leadership in leading Queensland’s largest non-for-profit healthcare provider of 11 public and private hospitals and more than 10,800 staff.
Congratulations Julia on your appointment.
