As the cold weather sets in and signals the end of an unusually warm autumn, thoughts of many turn to human hibernation. Along with a warm fireplace, a well-worn couch and maybe your favourite blanket, winter is the perfect time to indulge in ‘comfort’ food.
Faith leaders in the Victorian community have issued a statement calling for an end to homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. The statement was in response to a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, which claimed the lives of 49 people.
Signatories include VicTas moderator Rev Sharon Hollis and representatives from the Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh ...
The Australian government’s refugee policies will be a much-discussed topic in the lead-up to the federal election. A recent survey conducted by Youth Action revealed that Australia’s treatment of people seeking asylum was the number one election issue for young people aged 17-25.
In preparation for National Refugee Week on 19-26 June, UnitingJustice has launched its resource
The Uniting Church in Australia expresses its deep sorrow at the deaths of 49 people in a despicable act of violence at a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando in the US state of Florida over the weekend.
No words of comfort we say are enough to console the families and loved ones, or to heal the damage done ...
Many Uniting Church members are involved in volunteer and philanthropic programs that enrich their local community. They dedicate countless hours living out the biblical call to serve the most vulnerable and marginalised members of society.
Their hard work and generosity have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Kenneth Harrison, congregation member at Mark the Evangelist Uniting ...
Regular visitors to the Melbourne CBD would have noticed that the homelessness protest at City Square has ended.
A compliance order issued by the City of Melbourne earlier this week asked the protestors to collect their belongings and move away from the square. The council has also installed plants at ...
The Presbytery of Tasmania has donated $20,000 to launch a Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Share Tasmania Flood Crisis Appeal.
The floods have been declared a national disaster with one life lost and two people still missing.
Rural communities have been particularly affected and stock losses are expected to run into the thousands.
By Nigel Tapp
It may have been a dreary, cold and wet night in Melbourne, but that did not deter the faithful from gathering to warmly embrace the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s new Moderator, Rev Sharon Hollis, at her installation on Friday (3 June).
The service was held at the Wesley Church, Lonsdale St, Melbourne before about ...
TIM LAM
Since 2012, the Cranbourne Regional Uniting Church Food Truck has been serving free food to homeless and disadvantaged people in the local area.
A former Country Fire Authority (CFA) truck set up to feed firefighters, it was converted by the Cranbourne congregation into a food truck that now operates four nights a week.
noun: troll; plural noun: trolls
(in folklore) an ugly cave-dwelling creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf
Verb : to fish with a hook and line that you pull through the water
noun: troll; plural noun: trolls
a person who makes a deliberately offensive or ...
A retired Uniting Church minister has been reunited with his beloved border collie after his car was stolen on Wednesday, with his dog still inside.
Rev George Buckle lost his dog, Rose, during a recent visit to an IGA in Kangaroo Flat. The 83-year-old left his keys in his car while he entered the supermarket to grab a newspaper. When ...
A magistrate has dismissed most of the charges against a group of church leaders who held a prayer vigil inside the office of Liberal MP Greg Hunt last year.
The sit-in action was part of the Love Makes A Way movement, which uses prayer and non-violent action to draw attention to Australia’s treatment of refugees. The protestors called on ...
