Freemasons WA Grand Master, M W Bro Peter Kirwan talks with the Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star (the Order) Perth Chapter, Helen McLaughlin. The Order and Freemasonry share similar values and visions; the Order being conceived to to have a way for female relatives of Master Masons to share the benefits…
Freemasons WA Brethren and families of Sir Gerard Smith and Armadale Lodges bandied together on 12 September 2021 to shave and/or colour their hair in a show of support for R W Bro Rouse, whose wife Kathy is commencing treatment for Lymphoma. Many in attendance joined in for a colour, shave, trim – even a…
Andrew Bannister has won the prestigious Masonic Care WA/Freemasons WA Community Service and Volunteering Award at the 2021 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards and was presented onstage by MW Bro. Peter Kirwan, Grand Master of Freemasons WA. With hundreds of nominations, Andrew Bannister won the Award from a strong field of young achievers. We also congratulate and…
We are delighted to announce the 2021 Grand Installation of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia and the series of events celebrating the Installation of the next Grand Master, RW Bro. Daniel Ganon, which will commence on Friday, 29 October through Sunday 31 October. Most functions during this event will be held in the beautifully…
This week, the Grand Master MW Bro Peter Kirwan together with MCWA Board Chairman RW Bro Don Blair made a special announcement concerning the development of MCWA’s new flagship aged care facility including a tribute to some beloved members of the Western Australian Masonic family. Watch until the end to see the progress taking place…
On the 26th March 2021, MW Bro Peter Kirwan announced RW Bro Daniel Ganon had been elected unopposed as the Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Western Australian Freemasons for 2021 – 2024. RW Bro Ganon will be installed as Grand Master later this year on the 30th October in a ceremony attended by…
We previously shared the news of Patrick Gorman MP visiting the Grand Lodge office in July 2020 (click here for that story). We’re glad to bring you the discussion on community service, charity, politics and more between Mr Gorman and MW Bro Peter Kirwan in this episode of the Grand Lodge Podcast. We’d like to…
We’re back with another inter-constitutional episode with MW Bro Peter Kirwan hosting MW Bro Graham Wrigley, Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of New Zealand. With COVID-19 being a prevalent topic right now, it’s fantastic to hear from the leader of Freemasonry from a country that is world-leading in pandemic recovery and that has restored…
We’d like to give a big thank you to Patrick Gorman MP for visiting Grand Lodge this week and chatting with the Grand Master about the charity and goodwill activities of Freemasons in the WA community. After a tour of the Masonic Lodge rooms and a dive into the history of Freemasonry in WA, the…
We’re back with another episode in The Grand Lodge Podcast; this time MW Bro Peter Kirwan hosts Major Brad Potter, WA Division Commander and Warren Palmer, WA Public Relations Secretary, both of The Salvation Army for a brief chat about the Salvo’s response to the bush fire crisis that devastated Australia in early 2020. In…