The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania was part of a successful campaign to stop the Tasmanian Liberal Government allowing large businesses to silence their critics through the use of defamation laws.
The government flagged its proposed changes prior to being elected last year in response to what it saw as environmental groups unfairly and inaccurately targeting timber businesses. But the ...
Outlining an overhaul of the Federal social services system recommended by Patrick McClure at a projected cost of 150 million, Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has stated “the budget needs repair.”
In a speech given on Wednesday at the National Press Club, the minister proposed a simplification of the current welfare system. These include benefits for young people below ...
The high rate of Indigenous incarceration Australia-wide, the availability of adequate education and employment opportunities, threats to remove services from remote West Australia communities and the Covenanting relationship with the wider Church were among the topics discussed last month at the week-long Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress’ 2015 National Conference.
UnitingCARE Tasmania’s Scots Early Learning Centre, in Hobart, is moving forward in leaps and bounds.
The centre recently received its National Quality Assessment Rating. The assessment determined Scots was exceeding the national quality standard in collaborative partnerships with families and communities as well as in leadership and service management.
Director Marie Wilson is overjoyed with the results. Mrs Wilson said ...
For the congregation at Euroa Uniting Church, Pancake Day is all about enthusiasm for a good cause and bringing people together.
The congregation raised more than $1600 last year, coming second only to the Combined Uniting Churches of Launceston who raised more than $1745 for UnitingCare.
Euroa Uniting Church treasurer Phyllis Dean said although her community was small they came ...
Dr Sureka Goringe (pictured) has been appointed the new associate director of Church Connections.
National director of UnitingWorld, Rob Floyd, said he was delighted to welcome Dr Goringe to UnitingWorld as she has significant experience in both the business and charitable sectors and within the Uniting Church in Australia.
“Sureka has served on the national committee of the relief ...
The Taizé Community will celebrate 100 years since the birth of its founder, Brother Roger Schütz, with an all-day event at Wesley Uniting Church, in Melbourne, on 7 February. The visit is part of a worldwide pilgrimage by community members.
The community is an ecumenical monastic order located in Taizé, France.
About one hundred brothers from Protestant and Catholic traditions, ...
The Thai fishing industry is starting to change its work practises as a result of international lobbying opposing the use of human trafficking and forced labour.
Thai multinational food giant, CPF, announced in January that it traced and audited the 380 fishing boats that supply the fish they use in products.
The first thing to greet visitors at Orrong Road Uniting Church is a plaque commemorating the laying of the foundation stone in 1887. A small walkway separates the main church building from the hall and the ‘Ladies Guild Hall’. Walking through the doors of the old church into the vestibule is, quite literally, like stepping back in time.
The Vic/TAS Synod has launched an emergency appeal to assist people affected by severe flooding in Sri Lanka over the Christmas period.
Flash floods and mudslides have killed at least 39 people and forced more than one million to flee their homes after incessant rains inundated the country.
Reports also indicate thousands of hectares of rice crops have been destroyed ...
On 19 January Australians woke to the news that up to 700 detainees on Manus Island had joined a hunger strike over the Federal Government’s decision to release 50 asylum seekers into the PNG community.
The Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) put out a detailed media release about the situation, alleging that drinking water was being withheld by Transfield, the organisation ...
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced the year with much energy.
The first public hearing into a Uniting Church institution was announced late last month. Sydney’s Knox Grammar School will be the focus of Case Study 23 commencing on 23 February.
The Royal Commission’s website states the hearing will enquire into the response of ...
