Award for service

John Beswick John Beswick has always been a doer rather than a talker. And it is that philosophy which saw the 77-year-old appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day awards.

School celebration

Last month, staff and students from Penleigh and Essendon Grammar gathered for a morning of celebration to say farewell to one of their beloved chaplains and induct a new chaplain into the role.

Australian Story

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls If you are a fan of Australian musician Tim Rogers, front man of the ’90s band You Am I, you will love the latest offering from the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Support for ISP regulations

By MARK ZIRNSAK Police throughout the world face a substantial challenge in stopping online child sexual abuse.

Bringing you justice

The Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit is visiting congregations throughout Victoria and Tasmania as part of its congregational-based community organising initiative.

Palm Sunday, centre stage

Cast of Stormy Waters Issues surrounding refugees and asylum seekers have inspired an unusual theatre production coming to Wesley Church on Lonsdale Street on Palm Sunday.

Class of ‘74

L – R: Elaine Oliver, John & Robyn Smith,Brian Giddings, Ton & Frida van Doorn, Bob Ridley.

The price of freedom

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison Sitting alongside a convicted murderer in an overcrowded Thai prison would seem an unlikely and altogether harrowing scenario for most people.

Yarram welcomes young Tongans

A group of young men (pictured) from the Tupoa High School in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, made a big impact on the Yarram Parish over summer.

School of thought

At its February meeting, the Synod Standing Committee made significant decisions regarding the Uniting Church’s potential relationships with its 14 schools within this synod.

Swapping war stories

As the centenary of the battle at Gallipoli approaches, it would seem the entire country is invited to remember the event that many feel ‘forged a nation’.

Beyond Anzac

Surely the first thing to say about the Gallipoli landing is ‘never again’.