For some in the winter months, AFL footy is the dominant ‘religion’ in Victoria. So, with the Grand Final done and dusted for another year, what better way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon than walking with some friends and learning a little about other religious traditions along the way?
This Sunday, 11 October, moderator Dan Wootton will join ...
This week, Mental Health Week, I happened upon a story in the Huffington Post highlighting a photo of fans greeting the cast of the movie Black Mass at Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, Massachusetts. The premiere had a high profile list in attendance including Johnny Depp and Dakota Johnson. It would have been quite a ...
Rev James Makeui Choul from South Sudan visited the VicTas synod this week to share his experience with conflict resolution in the world’s youngest nation.
Mr Choul is the executive director of the Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency. He was also the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan’s representative at recent peace talks between the two warring ...
Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre has a proud heritage of live music and performance. This November, families can experience a day of entertainment and cultural immersion at the 2015 NaranaFest.
Attendees will be able to explore the award-winning Narana cultural centre and enjoy the unique performance spaces during the all-day music festival.
In the 1800s, the pious Methodists of the Wesley Chapel in Melville St, Hobart, certainly did not take kindly to their members partaking of alcohol.
In fact, imbibing saw more than one gentleman find himself not only mentioned in the church’s minutes for being drunk and disorderly, but having his membership ticket revoked.
What started out as a small event by 15 men has grown into a nationwide campaign encouraging boys and men to tackle sexual exploitation.
Ping Pong-A-Thon is an awareness-raising and fundraising campaign that takes place in local churches, sporting clubs, schools and pubs. Men play table tennis for three hours and are sponsored by their family ...
Wesley Mission Victoria has appointed Paul Linossier as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Linossier joins Wesley Mission Victoria from Our Watch, where he served as the inaugural CEO since 2013. Our Watch aims to prevent violence against women and children in Australia.
Mr Linossier has worked in the community and public sectors for many than 30 years and ...
The Syrian conflict has been described as the largest humanitarian crisis in a generation. Almost half of Syria’s population have either sought sanctuary in another country or are internally displaced.
As neighbouring countries buckle under the weight of the mass exodus, thousands are undertaking a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to find hope and safety in Europe.
Two Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for disseminating ‘false news’ and aiding a terrorist group have been pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed and his Canadian colleague Mohamed Fahmy were last month sentenced to three years in prison. At least 16,000 people have been jailed in Egypt in the security crackdown following Mr Sisi’s rise to ...
Share has pledged just under $1 million to more than 20 UnitingCare agencies throughout Victoria and Tasmania. It comes after the Federal Government announced it will cut $271 million to social service grants across Australia.
Director of Share, Angela Goodwin, said distributing the funds is an important initiative in a bid to help agencies provide ...
A Four Corners investigation earlier this year revealed that overseas workers are being trafficked to Australia and forced to work long hours for low pay.
The report revealed that some migrants worked up to 22 hours a day for as low as $4 an hour.
The main industries implicated in the labour exploitation schemes were construction, hospitality, and fresh ...
The world is today witnessing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Conflict, civil war and persecution have forced nearly 60 million people to flee their homes and seek safety elsewhere.
The last year alone saw an increase of more than 8 million refugees worldwide, the biggest yearly increase in recorded history. Over half of the world’s refugees ...
