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From Friday 6 November the Presbytery of Yarra Yarra will host the ‘Faithfulness in Numbers’ conference at the Box Hill Central Parish.
Billed as a conference for communities involved with large or emerging congregations, the event will feature guest speakers, panel discussions and practical advice for larger congregations within the Uniting Church.
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Connections UnitingCare is one of the Uniting Church’s larger community services organisations, providing more than 30 child and family focussed programs across the eastern and southern suburbs of Melbourne.
Recognising the complex issues facing many families, Connections seeks to be responsive and proactive, always with the focus on trying to keep or return children to their birth families. However, this ...
Amnesty International has released a report containing evidence of Australian Government officials paying people smugglers to redirect boats away from Australian waters.
The report, which recommends a royal commission into the alleged payments, includes damning evidence that Australian Navy and Border Force officials made payments to people smugglers on several occasions.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Stuart McMillan (pictured), has welcomed opposition leader Bill Shorten’s commitment to a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in Australian institutions.
Mr McMillan said a national scheme, a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, will provide the best opportunity ...
The Australian Labor Party will vote on a motion to end offshore detention at a caucus meeting on 10 November.
Many asylum seeker supporters were disappointed by the outcome of the ALP National Conference, held in July this year. Labor delegates voted against a motion to reject boat turn-backs and reaffirmed their commitment to offshore processing.
In a little more than a month’s time, hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world will be marching for climate justice. The People’s Climate Marches, taking place on the weekend of 27-29 November, is expected to be the largest climate change protest in history.
Rev Elenie Poulos, national director of UnitingJustice, joined ABC Radio on Sunday night ...
The Bayswater Uniting Church Friendship Circle celebrated a new milestone this month with its 80th anniversary.
The women’s social group, originally known as the Ladies’ Guild, was formed by a group of Methodist women back in 1935.
On Thursday 15 October, the Friendship Circle commemorated the anniversary with a special party and afternoon tea. It was an ecumenical celebration ...
Many families affected by crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘ice’, have expressed concern at the lack of accessible treatment in Victoria. People seeking drug rehabilitation services often face a difficult dilemma: wait several months for a place in a publicly-funded program or spend tens and thousands of dollars to attend a private clinic.
Kildonan UnitingCare’s Diversity Project Greater Shepparton has been awarded a GLOBE Community Award for its work with young people who are same sex attracted, sex and/or gender diverse (SSASGD).
The annual GLOBE Awards celebrate achievements in Victoria’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community and highlight the work being done by many organisations to benefit or ...
Gawler East Primary School in South Australia has been recognised with the Connections UnitingCare Anti-Poverty Schools award for raising awareness about displaced villagers in the Philippines.
This is the first time in the 11-year history of the Anti-Poverty Awards that a primary school has won the award. The annual awards highlight the creative ways young people and ...
The Uniting Church is calling on Baiada to improve its labour standards after new allegations surfaced of exploitation of overseas workers.
Baiada is Australia’s largest chicken supplier, generating more than one billion dollars annually. It produces Lilydale Select and Steggles chickens for supermarket and fast-food chains including Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, McDonald and KFC.
According to Fairfax Media, ...
What began as a series of fundraising concerts in Melbourne has grown into a not-for-profit organisation that empowers overseas communities to lift themselves out of poverty.
Co-Ground is an Australian not-for-profit organisation established earlier this year. Its director, Andrew Mellody, was the recipient of Connections UnitingCare’s Anti-Poverty award for 2015. The annual awards highlight the creative ...
