Margaret Adamson's $140,000 gift opens homes for refugees
Margaret Adamson left her $140,000 estate to Zara's House, a Newcastle charity for migrant and refugee women.
Margaret Adamson was 85 when she died in March this year. Margaret Adamson's family did not know she had made Zara's House her sole beneficiary.
The Jesmond charity received $140,000. The money will renovate an old Sisters of St Joseph property at Shortland that was not fit to live in.
Sister Diana Santleben founded Zara's House. She said the money would let them fix white ant damage, install kitchens, and rent units at low prices to three refugee families.
Housing for migrant and refugee women in Newcastle has become scarce as the city grows. The charity had struggled for three to four years, but this gift changes that.
- $140,000
- Donation amount
- 85
- Adamson's age at death
- March 2026
- Month of death
- Three
- Families to be housed
Why it mattersRefugee women in Newcastle now have access to safe, affordable housing after years of struggle and homelessness.
AustraliaThree refugee families in the Newcastle Hunter region will have homes they can afford, and Zara's House can finally expand its support after years of stretched resources.
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