Buzz Off are sending a training team to Burma to run malaria training seminars in country for the whole of November 2016. The training team are from; Australia, England, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. Burmese trainers will be joining us there and we will be running 4 seminars …

  The English teaching that went to Mae-la camp to teach English has returned after an amazing outreach. Unexpected security issues in the camp limited the time the trainers could spend with teachers; but the time that they did have was amazing and very productive. Sufficient training of trainers was done …

The team going to Thailand to teach English in Mae-la camp will; depart Australia on Friday September 23. The team of six people including a nurse, will be teaching for a full two weeks in the camp. Thank to all who have supported various fundraising events and donated towards this …

It is that time of the year again! Each Christmas Australian Mercy launches a Christmas appeal the kids in Mae-la Camp. It is a time of joy and fun in 23 preschools where Christmas is celebrated with presents and a Christmas party. Last year  2,724 people celebrated Christmas in this way, …

The 2015 / 2016 Annual General Meeting of Australian Relief & Mercy Services Ltd (Australian Mercy) will be held on the 30th of September 2016 at 2 Wentworth St. Port Kembla NSW 2505 – commencing at 12 noon. Members who are unable to attend this AGM are asked to fill …

Fundraising for the English training team continues as the team prepares to leave Australia on September 23. A major fundraising dinner is being run in Launceston (Tas) this coming weekend. The speaker will be Corina, the former leader of the Mae-la preschool teacher training program. There are some needs in the …

A youth based ministry from the Anglican church in Launceston is preparing to send a team to teach English at Mae-la camp. The team will be there in late September early October and will be teaching classes to both students and teachers in the camp. English is important especially to …

Recent communication from Mae-la has informed us of more difficulties facing the refugees there. Our rice supplement program is doing well and many vulnerable families are healthy because of it, but prices of other food commodities such as meat, and vegetables have nearly doubled over past 2 years and the …

Going to the rebels match this weekend? Well keep your eye out for Australian Mercy street collectors who will be at the game collecting funds for families in Fiji who are still struggling with the after effects of Cyclone Winston. Funds raised will help families to recover from Fiji’s worst …

A few days ago Buzz Off  ran a news item on Zika virus and the warnings given by the WHO about it. The virus is thought to cause microcephaly and brain damage in babies, (as illustrated)  Since that article new news has come to light that needs to be communicated. Firstly Zika virus …

Australian Mercy would like to wish its donors and supporters a Happy Australia Day. We are proud to be an Australian charity working together for the good of those who are in need both within Australia and overseas.

Great news! 2015’s Christmas Appeal saw 2,724 people associated with our preschool network joyfully celebrate Christmas in Mae-la camp in December 2015. This is over 200 more than last year. Of the 2,034 were preschoolers from the camp’s 23 preschools. 269 were children older than preschool age. The balance (421) …

You donations help Australian Mercy to show kindness to refugees and other people who are in need of help.   Donations can be made through the Australian Mercy secure site   

In the coming days over 2,000 preschool children at Mae-la camp will celebrate Christmas thanks to Australian Mercy’s donors. The camp is still in lock down but despite that all 23 preschools will hold Christmas parties where the children will each receive a small wrapped present, eat a Christmas meal …

The Board of Australian Mercy together with all of staff wish you and your family a very blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you for all of your support we greatly appreciate it.

The second round of Buzz Off seminars in Myanmar for 2015 are completed. The team arrived in Yangon November 29 and will leave to return home again December 14. The first seminars of this round were run in the Irrawaddy the village of Udoe, where 52 people from the all …

Australian Mercy has today completed its Annual General Meeting. The AGM was delayed because of problems getting the financial audit completed on time, however all is done and now that the AGM is completed Australian Mercy can now release its Annual Reports for 2014 – 2015  These are downloadable from …

Australian Mercy will commence its Annual General Meeting at 10:30 a.m. on September 3o, 2015. The AGM will be held at the offices of Australian Mercy 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla NSW 2505. As the audit remains uncompleted the meeting will be immediately adjourned for 21 days reconvening at 10:30 …

Australian Mercy’s malaria initiative Buzz Off, is providing 2000 more LLIN nets to flood victims caught up in the Myanmar floods. we are also providing funds for Rapid Diagnostic Testing kits (RDTs) as well; these will be distributed to clinics in the flood areas. Moneys that have been donated to …

Buzz Off is providing 2000 more nets to flood victims caught up in the Myanmar floods. we are also providing funds for Rapid Diagnostic Testing kits (RDTs) as well; these will be distributed to clinics in the flood areas. Moneys that have been donated to the Buzz Off Burma Flood …

It is the Monsoon season in Myanmar (Burma) and during this time of year mosquito breeding increases as do malaria infection rates. In the midst of the normal Monsoonal rains vast tracts of Myanmar have experienced flash floods and landslides, dams have broken, thousands are displaced and the extra water lying …

January 19, 2015 A letter from the National Director Dear Friends, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year; we trust that 2015 will be a special year for you and your family. As we look to 2015 we can see that it will be a …

It was Christmas at Mae-la camp! Last year we held a big party for 2000 children but this year we were not allowed to have so many people in one place at the camp, so from December 8 onward, before the Preschools broke up for the holidays the team from …