As Father’s Day approaches, 88-year-old grandfather Alan Earnshaw’s children are the first to admit they think their dad is the best in the world – but it just so happens there are hundreds of West Australians who agree – because, to them, he’s a lifesaver.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth has this week announced that it has recently acquired a two-storey property located at 249 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, which will serve as the new operational and administrative headquarters for the Archbishop and the Church here in Perth.

The University of Notre Dame Australia has received Federal Government funding, through the New Colombo Plan (NCP), to support student mobility in the Indo-Pacific Region in 2016.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe recently instituted four seminarians to the ministries of Lector and Acolyte at St Charles’ Seminary, Guildford.

The St Vincent de Paul Society has last week held a special art exhibition to celebrate the artistic expression of its service users and the staff who support them.

World-renowned American Catholic evangelist and apologist, Tim Staples, will be delivering a three-day conference at St Thomas More Parish in Bateman from 22 to 24 October and organisers are hoping the church will be big enough to hold the expected crowds.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has this week opened the doors of a new Centacare Employment and Training Centre.

An Open Day highlighting the ministries and activities of Our Lady of the Rosary Doubleview Parish was attended by some 300 people last month, reinforcing the dedication of organisers who had been planning the event since February.

Year 11 Mercedes College student, Danikka Calyon, will next month be travelling to New York to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly as the national youth ambassador for Save the Children Australia.

A Writers Festival, presented by a team of acclaimed and experienced novelists and journalists, will be held in the idyllic setting of New Norcia on 12 September.