By Andrew Humphries
For 165 years, the current Heatherton-Dingley Uniting Church building has sat proudly on the corner of Kingston and Old Dandenong roads in Heatherton.
Heatherton is located on the traditional lands of the Bunurong (Boonwurrung) people of the Kulin Nation, who have a deep, enduring spiritual and cultural connection to the area’s waterways and land.
By Rev Charissa Suli
What was immediately present was a shared sense of joy, excitement and relief.
Not simply relief that a building project had finally reached completion, but the deeper relief that comes when years of prayer, patience and perseverance are gathered into thanksgiving.
This was a moment shaped by faithfulness across generations – by people who held the vision ...
By Andrew Humphries
When Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, Laura Rademaker was part way through studying an Arts degree at the Australian National University (ANU).
At the time she had no clear idea on where her studies might take her.
Eighteen years later Laura, who delivered the first Northey Lecture for 2026 ...
By Marina Williams
Across Victoria, the decades-long housing crisis has moved far beyond statistics.
In many towns, the private rental market has deteriorated to the point where families are staying in cars, frontline service workers are unable to secure rentals near their jobs and support agencies are facing confrontational levels of demand.
Federal cost-of-living reporting identifies housing stress as one ...
By Andrew Humphries
At an age when many people might be considering a well-earned retirement, Rev Deacon Sandy Boyce shows no sign of slowing down.
She may have recently relinquished her role as president of the DIAKONIA World Federation, an organisation promoting the work of deacons at a global level, but there is still plenty to keep Sandy busy, and ...
By Andrew Humphries
Young Uniting Church members from Victoria and Tasmania are being offered a wonderful opportunity to broaden their faith at a conference in New South Wales in June.
The annual School of Discipleship will be held at Barrington Tops from June 26-28, promising three days of learning, worship and growth.
Younger Generations team member with equipping Leadership for ...
By Erin Craven
When Victoria sweltered through record-breaking temperatures and bushfires in January, Uniting Vic.Tas’ homelessness teams in the Wimmera and Ballarat were ensuring that some of our most vulnerable people were safe during the extreme weather and emergency conditions.
With catastrophic fire conditions, predicted to mirror 2009’s horror Black Saturday, forecast for January 8, Street2Home teams visited rural and ...
Sandy Brodine
Younger Generations Education and Strategy Coordinator
What has been your journey with, and connection to, the Uniting Church?
I have been a member of the Uniting Church since I was 14. I switched across because I saw that the Uniting Church had women ministers, and that excited me, even though I’d never met one. I also liked the ...
Alison Overeem
Statewide Manager, Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Leprena Tasmania
Thursday
On site at our Leprena office in Glenorchy. It’s a full and focused day with the deadly team of myself and sisters Ayla and Grace Williams immersed in our annual strategy meeting. We are planning, reflecting and challenging ourselves and building as a team, and it’s ...
Rev Will Pickett
Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (Victoria) and Weeroona Uniting Church minister
Easter stands at the centre of Christian theology and remains foundational to my faith and vocation.
I have been a Christian since 1990, following a significant family loss that led me to reassess my life in light of the gospel.
By Mark Zirnsak
Forced labour, and more broadly modern slavery, remains a significant global problem in the production of some of the goods that are imported into Australia. Goods produced with forced labour gain a competitive price advantage over those produced where workers earn decent wages and have decent working conditions.
This Easter, many of us come carrying more than we expected.
Summer fires have left a deep impact across Victorian rural communities, and the recovery will take time. Our public life has been strained: immigration protests, hate speech and language that turns people into categories rather than neighbours.
Some of us are grieving. Some are worn out. Some are quietly ...