Melbourne art lovers will be inspired by some of Australia’s most accomplished artists at this year’s Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community Art Exhibition.
Now in its 13th year, the exhibition is hosted at Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community in Forest Hill and showcases contemporary and traditional artworks by local and interstate artists.
Paintings from award-winning artists Zhong Hua Fan and Lorraine Wigraft ...
An estimated 50,000 people throughout Australia marched in support of refugees as part of the annual Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees.
In Melbourne, a strong crowd of approximately 15,000 people walked from the State Library of Victoria to Alexandra Gardens, calling on the federal government to adopt more compassionate and humane refugee policies. Protestors carried ...
This morning on Channel 7’s Sunrise program, Amanda Vanstone and Mark Latham were interviewed on the Senate debates that took place overnight. Vanstone, in a reply to Latham’s pithy assessment of the Liberal government as being weak on economics, said the following:
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Close the Gap initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Yolŋu First People from north-eastern Arnhem Land and others around the nation continue to raise many concerns, particularly about health.
For those who choose to listen, their overarching message is clear: the dominant Australian legal and governance structures need to engage with ...
The Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land have begun a new push for a treaty with the federal government that recognises their sovereignty.
Yolŋu leader Yingiya Mark Guyula of the Yolŋu Nations Assembly concluded his national tour for Treaty awareness in Sydney this week.
He told the audience at Sydney Trades Hall a treaty should not ...
Uniting Church members are encouraged to combat trafficked labour by purchasing ethical chocolate this Easter.
The Slavery-Free Chocolate campaign aims to stop the exploitation of children involved in cocoa harvesting. A coalition of anti-trafficking advocates in Victoria, including the synod’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit, are involved in the campaign.
This week we celebrated International Women’s Day – the theme being Pledge for Parity. And if women were looking for parity in the news, they certainly achieved it. The release of Niki Sava’s book The Road to Ruin: how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government ...
The Weeroona Uniting Church in Bendigo will perform the musical Godspell on the Palm Sunday weekend.
Godspell is a popular Broadway production that tells the story of Jesus’ ministry, culminating in his crucifixion on the cross. The musical is structured around the parables in Matthew’s Gospel and is interspersed with modern music set primarily to lyrics ...
By Penny Mulvey
in Ho Chi Minh City
“Happy women’s day!” was the warm greeting I received as I appeared for breakfast. The men buy floral displays for the women in their lives and allegedly spend the day doing the home duties the women undertake the other 365 days in a leap year.
Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre invites music lovers to a day of arts and entertainment with Narana Unplugged II.
The festival will be held on Saturday 9 April from 12pm to 6pm at the Narana centre in Grovedale.
Indigenous rising star Yirrmal will headline the festival and perform on the purpose-built Boomerang Stage. He will be supported by ...
Women who seek alcohol and other drug (AOD) services often encounter severe barriers and discrimination that negatively impact their recovery process. For mothers, the stigma and guilt associated with drug dependence can make treatment an even more confronting and challenging experience.
St Kilda Sharks Women’s Football Club has thrown their support behind UnitingCare ReGen’s work assisting women affected by alcohol ...
The 2016 Synod meeting convenes in just over two months. All are welcome to attend the opening service at Wesley Church Lonsdale Street on Friday 3 June beginning at 7.30pm. Rev Sharon Hollis will be installed during worship before the business proper begins the following day at Box Hill Town Hall.
