Synod Snaps – December 2016
The Synod’s Victorian Archives in Malvern East held a reunion morning tea to enable its past and present volunteers to meet up again.
25 years of a good pud!
HEATHER BENNETT Twenty-five years ago an idea for a fundraising venture was put to a Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church UCAF meeting – making Christmas puddings for sale.
Quiet courage in country Victoria
The announcement in November that international power company Engie would close the Hazelwood coal mine in March next year shone a spotlight on the town of Morwell in the shire of Gippsland.
The US election from an expat’s perspective
I was invited to write this piece on the morning of 9 November, when the election result was still unknown. I had visions – no, fantasies! – of writing about what it felt like to have the first female President.
Heath continues a family tradition
Lance Cowled, Heath Cowled and Heather Cowled at his commissioning as a lay preacher With four consecutive generations of his family having preached in Methodist or Uniting Churches, it was probably no surprise that West
Letters to the editor – December 2016
Savage cuts to aged pensions In June 2015 Scott Morrison, the then minister for social services, stated: “The current generation of aged pensioners had a deal with the government over their lifetime that if they worked h
Tell me what I want hear
Friday Forum Your views on the news You can’t always believe what you read, the old saying goes but in the modern world it might be more accurate to say many only read what they want to believe.
All together for a good Claus – mayor supports Christmas appeal
The UnitingCare Target Christmas Appeal got some backing from Town Hall when Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle turned out to help Santa spread hope and cheer to those who otherwise might have little reason to celebrate.
Homelessness action welcomed by UnitingCare agencies
Kildonan UnitingCare has welcomed the Victorian government’s announcement of a $109 million package to support the state’s homelessness services.
US Refugee Deal Raises Hope and Questions
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent announcement of a ‘one-off’ agreement with the United States to resettle refugees currently detained
Remembering the victims of road trauma
This weekend will see a ceremony of healing and remembrance for all who have been affected by road trauma in Victoria.
Prayers for our NZ Partners
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has called Australians to keep New Zealanders in our prayers after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of the South Island overnight.