Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand was established in 2008 as the formal framework for the mission of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In 2014, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service and Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service (based in New South Wales) merged with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to become one unified organisation.
Since 1981, the Good Shepherd Sisters had been involved in microfinance and the No Interest Loans Service (NILS). In 2012, the Sisters established Good Shepherd Microfinance to expand the NILS and offer other financial inclusion programs for people on low incomes.
In 2014, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service and Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service merged with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to become one unified organisation.
1863 - 2008 Sisters of the Good Shepherd
1976 - 2014 Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services
2008 - Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Our history', Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, https://goodshep.org.au/about-us/good-shepherd-history/.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 22 August 2017
Last updated: 7 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/biogs/E001053b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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