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On the 18th October 2023, the Hon Ms Eleni Petinos (Miranda) acknowledged the efforts of ACHCS in legislative assembly of NSW Pariiament. We are grateful to Ms Petinos for supporting our work in the broader community. AUSTRALIAN COPTIC HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES...

Ms Hanan Ghabour Presidents SpeechACHCS Volunteer Lunch 10 February 2024 I would like to thank the Hon Eleni Patinos state member for Miranda for her acknowledgment of the work of ACHCS volunteers in the State parliament in October 2023. This action gave public...

Volunteers and special guests of Australian Coptic Heritage & Community Services (ACHCS) came together in February to celebrate their impact and thank volunteers. Special guests included Ms Eleni Petinos, MP Member for Miranda and Sutherland Shire Mayor Cr Carmelo...

Over the past month we have been fortunate enough to have had a young Coptic Town Planner working and assisting in our draft submission to nominate the Former St Marys and St Minas Coptic Orthodox Church on the State Heritage Register (SHR). As part of this process a...

As the interim heritage order takes effect demolition fences are removed from the church site. We ask all COPTS to keep an eye out on the church as the three steel gates which remained are now missing. If you see anyone taking anything from the church site or...

Sunday, 6 January 2016 Sydney, Australia Australian Coptic Heritage & Community Services (ACHCS) representing the Australian Coptic Community; has won the first battle toward preserving the first Coptic Orthodox Church, purchased outside of Egypt and the Nile...

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, 24 December 2015 SYDENHAM COPTIC CHURCH GRANTED INTERIM HERITAGE ORDER Heritage Minister Mark Speakman has made an Interim Heritage Order (IHO) for the former Coptic Church at 24a Railway Road, Sydenham. Mr Speakman said an IHO was a temporary...

The Minister has resolved to make an Interim Heritage Order (IHO) for the former Coptic Church because it may, on further inquiry or investigation, be found to be of state heritage significance. It is intended that the IHO period of eight months will allow the...

Statement by Bishop Anba Daniel Bishop and Abbot of St Shenouda Monastery, Sydney Australia. Re: Original St Mary & St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church Sydenham NSW Australia. We as Coptic Orthodox Community in Australia completely cherish this Church, since it is our...

Emma Dortins, Cultural Heritage Researcher, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.   Dominic Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor Office of Mark Speakman,   20 December 2015   Dear Ms Dortins and Mr Kelly, I am a teacher of History in NSW and am engaged in...

The Hon. Mike Baird MP Premier of NSW 52 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000   15 December 2015   Dear the Hon. Mr Baird,   The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria – Diocese of Sydney &its Affiliated Regions, in collaboration with Australian Coptic...

ACHCS on Aghapy TV discussing the future of the first Coptic Church in Australia, St Mary & St Mina Coptic Church in Sydenham.   http://youtu.be/TWu6WSS1xCc

The safety fences have been erected for the work to begin. The work that will demolish our precious birthplace and delete Australian Coptic settlement and heritage.  

18 December 2015 Mr Brian Barrett General Manager Marrickville Council PO Box 14 PETERSHAM NSW 2049 council@marrickville.nsw.gov.au Dear Mr Barrett, Former St Mary and St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, 24A Railway Road, Sydenham As indicated in my earlier letter of 11...