Risk to freedom to protest
The Federal Government is considering banning virtually any activism which seeks to hold Australian companies to account for their business practices overseas, particularly when poor environmental standards are alleged.
Mixed emotions to future direction
By Penny Mulvey Many conversations about mission and property have been held throughout the synod during the past three months. Church councils have reflected on how their buildings are used within their communities.
Shopping for solar
Kildonan UnitingCare is in the running to receive up to $2 million from corporate entity eftpos…and it needs your vote.
Children with disabilities in schools – one year on
It is more than a year since the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) released their report Held Back: the experiences of students with disabilities in Victoria.
Stop the donkeys
I John 3:18 – “…Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” The image above is not intended as an insult to Christians, or as a snide joke.
Coach signs off in style
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar First XVIII football coach Ken Fletcher (pictured) has celebrated his retirement from the role by returning the Associated Grammar Schools’ championship shield to the school.
Rewarding effort
Laura Egan (left) and a friend from a remote community For the past nine years, the Anti-Poverty Awar
On any Sunday…
…The synod’s retiring real estate consultant, David Langridge, might burn up the miles on his bike.
Girl power
For the past five years, students from Isik Islamic Girls College (now Sirius College) in Broadmeadows met with the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Year 10 social justice group to share a meal and explore their dive
School chaplains have ‘some time to breathe’
By Laura Lindsay, schools liaison Uniting Church school chaplains from around the synod gathered in the tranquil surrounds of the Yarra Valley for their annual retreat in August.