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Nominations CLOSED

10:02am Friday, 31st March 2023 personAdministrations Officer
Notices

Amended Announcement (1 April 2023, 2:30pm) Nominations for the BSWA Committee 2023-2024 is closed. Thank you to those who have submitted their nominations. Please look…

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BSWA Bookshop – Under Construction

12:28pm Tuesday, 28th March 2023 personAdministrations Officer
NoticesOnline

The BSWA Bookshop has been taken offline for the next week or so, while we work on creating two new BSWA bookshops.  Please check back…

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2023 AGM – Call for Nominations

4:41pm Friday, 10th March 2023 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Notices

Annual General Meeting 2023 Call for Nominations   The BSWA Committee wishes to announce that the Nominations are now open for all Committee member positions for…

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BSWA banks do not accept foreign currency cheques, with immediate effect

9:22am Wednesday, 1st March 2023 personAdministrations Officer
Notices

Please note that with immediate effect, our banks do not accept foreign currency cheques. Hence any cheques with foreign currency will be returned to the…

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Half Day Retreat at Kusala – Sunday, 23 April 2023

10:43am Monday, 20th March 2023 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn Santutthi

Event Link: https://bswa.org/event/half-day-retreat-kusala-hermitage/

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Community Rivercare grant awarded to the BSWA

9:36am Wednesday, 21st December 2022 personStocker Road Ajahns placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn Brahm

With a couple of re-vegetation projects under our belt, the Kusala Hermitage community and the Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group applied for a grant under the…

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Sunday Meditations @ Roleystone Family Centre

2:29pm Tuesday, 29th November 2022 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn Santutthi

Weekly Meditation at Roleystone Family Centre For 6 weeks from 6th November to 11th December, we will be running an hour long meditation group at…

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Saturday’s Weeding Blitz at Kusala

10:45am Sunday, 6th November 2022 personStocker Road Ajahns placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn Santutthi

Many thanks to the Thai group that visited yesterday!  

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Weeding progress at Kusala

9:18am Friday, 4th November 2022 personStocker Road Ajahns placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn Santutthi

As we move into late spring, now is a great time to weed around our native gardens. It’s not too hot and the ground is…

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Kusala Granny Flat: Cladding Halfway Complete

5:34pm Tuesday, 1st November 2022 personStocker Road Ajahns placeKusala Hermitage
Kusala Hermitage

The sangha at Kusala have hit a major milestone with the granny flat. We’ve completed two walls of the building.

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Kusala Hermitage Seeking Residents (male)

10:44am Tuesday, 1st November 2022 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn Santutthi

  Staying at Kusala

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Kusala Teaching & Retreats

10:39am Tuesday, 1st November 2022 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn Santutthi

  Kusala Teaching & Retreats Page

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Kusala Hermitage updated teaching page

8:43am Wednesday, 26th October 2022 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn SantutthiKusala HermitageMeditationRetreats

Check out the new teaching page for Kusala Hermitage to find out about retreats and meditation sessions in Roleystone: https://bswa.org/kusala-teaching/

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Kusala Gardens: Weeding Crew Needed

9:45am Friday, 14th October 2022 personStocker Road Ajahns placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn J.R.Ajahn SantutthiKusala Hermitage

The planting season is over until the end of autumn next year but there’s plenty to help out with if you’re interested. Most of our…

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