NBM Announcements & Updates
Building Update – December 2024
Since our last update on 23 October, significant progress has been made in preparation for the official opening of the Sanctuary of Stillness on 26 January 2025. The urgency to finalize construction...
Latest Project Funding Update
The SOS Centre building progress has been impacted by the industry shortage of labour, escalated cost of materials and labour. Our accumulated building funds that met the original contracted...
Ajahn Brahm visit Jan 2025
We are pleased to announce that Ajahn Brahm will be coming to Melbourne in mid January to help us celebrate the opening of the Sanctuary of Stillness Retreat Centre in Newbury. During Ajahn’s visit,...
NBM is set on a 150-acre lush green pasture amidst the rolling countryside neighbouring the Wombat State Forest in Victoria, Australia just 70 min from Melbourne’s CBD offering tranquil surroundings and an inspiring backdrop for secluded meditation.
It is unique in that it is only one of a very few monasteries in the world and the very first in Victoria that support both Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni ordination and practice.
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