Stringed instruments, food and guided tours were all part of the festivities at the Grovedale Uniting Church recently, with the official opening of UnitingCare Geelong’s new operations centre on the grounds of the Grovedale church.
UnitingCare Geelong was required to relocate from South Geelong following the sale of South Geelong Uniting Church buildings under the Uniting our ...
The synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s Uniting Church Adult Fellowship (UCAF) committee was recently commissioned in Perth to serve as the national UCAF committee for the next three years.
Each triennium a synod committee is nominated to take up the mantle at the national level. Margaret Pedler, committee chairwoman, said the group is hoping to broaden engagement with the UCAF ...
When the Moorabbin-Highett churches closed at the end of 2013 and the properties were sold as part of Uniting our future, many of the congregation chose to join neighbouring Hampton. Coincidentally, Rev Tim Angus had been recently inducted, so a conscious effort was made by him and the church council for the newly ...
St Martin’s Beaumaris’ monthly discussion group recently looked into the life of Maria Von Trapp.
Born Maria Kutschera, Von Trapp is known as the basis for the character Maria made famous by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.
The discussion group used the exciting and varied life of Von Trapp as a starting point for discussions around the topic ...
UnitingCare’s Biala has welcomed a $22,000 funding grant from a philanthropic trust to enable them to continue to provide vital respite services to children.
A not-for-profit centre, Biala doesn’t receive any government funding so relies on trusts and donations.
Established in 1981, Biala provides respite to local families with children who have additional needs. It operates from Ringwood Uniting Church ...
Victorian Uniting Church Chaplains have come together for education and peer development in two separate gatherings in recent months. One gathering shared regional and metropolitan experiences, the other was for chaplains working in the prison system.
Deborah Kottek leads chaplaincy management and development for the synod. She has direct line management of chaplains that work in prisons across the state ...
Tax evasion by multinational companies costs Australia billions of dollars every year. Money that could fund vital public services, such as healthcare and education, is lost to overseas corporations through tax breaks and various legal loopholes.
The Global Week of Action for Tax Justice runs from 16 to 23 June and is an opportunity to put tax evasion on the ...
Refugee Week is an opportunity to recognise the positive contributions refugees make to Australian society.
This year, Refugee Week is celebrated from 14 to 20 June with the theme ‘with courage let us all combine’. Taken from the second verse of the national anthem, the theme invites Australians to reflect on the courage of refugees in fleeing ...
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey caused a storm this week when he advised first-home buyers to “get a good job that pays good money“.
His comments have been criticised by social welfare agencies for ignoring the root causes of unaffordable housing.
Rising housing prices across the country, especially in Sydney and Melbourne, have pushed residential property ...
Author, activist and psychologist Steve Biddulph was recognised with a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list announced on Monday.
Mr Biddulph, a member of the Pilgrim Uniting Church, in Launceston, was recognised for his contributions to community health and as an author and educator.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” -Greek Proverb.
World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June every year, is an opportunity for the Uniting Church to reflect on its role in safeguarding God’s creation.
The Uniting Church believes the natural environment is not just a resource ...
The reports coming out of Switzerland indicate that Sepp Blatter presided over the most ludicrous of rackets, treating an organisation that represents the “world game” as a banana republic. Since rising to the post of president in 1998, Mr Blatter has pretty much been re-elected unopposed, cementing his position as commander-in-chief.
