Uniting Church member Shirley Johnson’s award-winning gardens may not quite stop traffic but they do slow it down.
Ms Johnson, who attends the Church of All Nations in Carlton, has been named Gardening Australia magazine’s Gardener of the Year. She also won the magazine’s community garden category for her efforts in making the traffic obstacles in her North Fitzroy ...
JESS XAVIER
In Zimbabwe’s Masvingo region the ground is dry and dusty. It hasn’t rained in months. Overall lower rainfall and rising temperatures, due to climate change, mean traditional farming techniques are no longer working, and for many farmers, crops have failed for the third year in a row.
While many families rely on government food aid to survive, there ...
Twenty-five years ago an idea for a fundraising venture was put to a Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church UCAF meeting – making Christmas puddings for sale. Profits would then be distributed between church funds, local charities and organisations under the banner of the Uniting Church.
Production of these puddings had humble beginnings in the church hall and kitchen. ...
The announcement in November that international power company Engie would close the Hazelwood coal mine in March next year shone a spotlight on the town of Morwell in the shire of Gippsland.
So it was a timely coincidence that the moderator of Vic/Tas chose Warragul Uniting Church as the venue for a lunchtime chat about the importance of resilience ...
On Wednesday, 9 November, more than 300 people packed Wesley Uniting Church for the Victorian Council of Churches’ Christian Perspectives on Treaty, Sovereignty and Constitutional Recognition forum.
The evening focused on thoughtful and respectful dialogue on the path to Treaty with Australia’s First Peoples.
Noting the solemn mood – in the wake of news of Donald Trump’s ...
NCYC is a familiar acronym to many who have grown up in the Uniting Church. Since 1955, the National Christian Youth Convention has been a central event on the UCA youth calendar.
Every three years, hundreds of youth between 16 and 25 gather to worship, form new friendships and celebrate the Church’s diversity. Approximately 1000 people from ...
You can’t always believe what you read, the old saying goes but in the modern world it might be more accurate to say many only read what they want to believe.
The widespread shock and incredulity following the US presidential election of Donald Trump, not the least in substantial sections ...
The UnitingCare Target Christmas Appeal got some backing from Town Hall when Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle turned out to help Santa spread hope and cheer to those who otherwise might have little reason to celebrate.
“It’s inspiring to see the incredible work that UnitingCare do to support communities across Australia,” Mr Doyle said.
Kildonan UnitingCare has welcomed the Victorian government’s announcement of a $109 million package to support the state’s homelessness services.
The strategy was launched at the ALP state conference on Saturday by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who described it as the biggest-ever response to homelessness in the state’s history. The funding will assist an estimated 19,000 people experiencing, or at ...
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent announcement of a ‘one-off’ agreement with the United States to resettle refugees currently detained on Nauru and Manus Island.
While details of the arrangement remain vague, President Stuart McMillan has welcomed the thrust of the announcement.
This weekend will see a ceremony of healing and remembrance for all who have been affected by road trauma in Victoria.
The annual Time for Remembering multifaith ceremony, which is organised by the Uniting Church in partnership with Road Trauma Support Services, will be held at Queens Hall, Parliament House starting at 12 noon on Sunday 20 November.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has called Australians to keep New Zealanders in our prayers after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of the South Island overnight.
Two people are confirmed to have died and there has been extensive damage to roads and infrastructure.
