Known as one of the greatest priest-architects in Australia, Msgr Hawes spent some 24 years in Western Australia, designing and building numerous Churches and buildings across the mid-West.
And now…he could become Western Australia’s first saint.
With a history dating back to 1963, expressions of interest for the sale of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Yuna and associated 1.2ha land are now being sought from the public. By Amanda Murthy.
In his 2021 Christmas Message, Geraldton Bishop and Broome Administrator, the Most Rev Michael Morrisey, has said that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem is a call to listen and rejoice with joy, giving hope and meaning to life.