Learning together with a digital generation
The average age of the Ocean Grove Uniting Church congregation may be 74 years old, but that hasn’t stopped them from experimenting with new ways to make worship more accessible for younger generations.
All creatures great and small
If you visit Melbourne’s Wesley Uniting Church on the last Sunday of the month, you will find its historic church hall transformed into a mobile pet clinic.
Ongoing battle
Battle of the Sexes documents the historic 1973 tennis match between women's world number one Billie Jean King and 55-year-old former tennis champion Bobby Riggs.
Gesture of solidarity
Uniting Church congregations throughout Australia are standing in solidarity with the refugees on Manus Island following their forced removal from the decommissioned detention centre.
Australians of the Year call for end to Manus crisis
A dozen former Australians of the Year have called on political leaders to immediately address the ‘human disaster’ unfolding on Manus Island, as police and military begin to forcibly remove over 400 men from a detention
A fresh approach to theatre
TIM LAM For the past 15 years, a theatre company in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs has helped young people navigate the challenges of adolescence.
Candle flicker a reminder of lives cut short
A small group of church and community members gathered on the steps of Richmond Uniting Church on Wednesday evening to remember those who have passed away from overdose, suicide and illness.
‘We will die’: Manus refugees send out SOS
Refugees on Manus Island are sending out desperate pleas as they brace themselves for a violent confrontation with the Papua New Guinea military after the detention centre officially closed on Tuesday.
Australia’s refugee policies ‘a bad example to Asia’
A leading human rights lawyer from Hong Kong has warned that Australia’s treatment of refugees could set a dangerous precedent for other nations in the Asian region.
Protestors call for Victoria to take refugees
Refugee advocates have called on the Victorian state government to defy the federal government and bring the refugees from Manus Island to Victoria.
Muslim women stand strong in face of abuse
Muslim women were encouraged to share stories of resilience with the wider community at a forum organised by Uniting through Faiths last Friday.