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marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
As Garth Jones noted in his Crosslight feature Unexpected Rainbow in Outback Australia, the 2004 marriage act amendment was legislated without any call for a referendum.
How the wind changes! In July we rejoiced over an optimistic, courageous decision; now that decision has been blown away, overturned. One could understand this if mistakes had been made, but this one seems to have come about because of the evils and temptations of pressure, power and money.
The number of deaths by suicide is at its highest rate in a decade, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In 2015, more than 3000 Australians lost their lives to suicide, with Tasmania experiencing the largest rate of increase from 2014.
For every death from suicide, an estimated 60 people are directly affected.
DAVID SOUTHWELL
The recent ruckus over the ‘Budgie Nine’ is a reminder that however globalised the world might sometimes seem, cultural assumptions and understandings cannot be blithely assumed to be universal.
This was a harsh truth learnt by the young Australians who were arrested, detained for four days but fortunately released by ...
While most Uniting Church ministers spend their Sunday mornings preparing to lead a worship service, on Sunday 16 October Rev Nigel Hanscamp will be preparing to line up with more than 30,000 runners to complete the Melbourne Marathon.
Long-distance running is a relatively new past time for the Heathmont Uniting Church minister. Five years ago, while living in New ...
Residents at Uniting AgeWell Strath-Haven in Bendigo celebrated Seniors Week with a Mary Poppins-themed afternoon tea.
On Tuesday, the aged care facility was transformed with costumes, spoons, kites, and flying umbrellas. Staff and residents got into character and performed musical items.
Leisure and lifestyle coordinator Kerryn Anderson said Mary Poppins was very popular among the residents. Many ...
Florence Barber has seen much throughout her 102 years. She lived through two World Wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and experienced the dawn of the internet.
The Noble Street Uniting Church member is celebrating her birthday on Tuesday with an afternoon tea with family and friends. A party was also held at the Noble ...
Uniting is the new community services organisation to be formed from 21 UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria.
Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited was established and governance for all 22 agencies was unified under a single board on 3 October 2016.
This is a first step in moving from a network of separate agencies to a single organisation.
A Pastoral Statement from the Rev Sharon Hollis
Moderator of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
As Interfaith September draws to a close, I want to encourage people of all faiths, and none, to remember there are eleven other months in which we can also celebrate the strengths of interfaith dialogue and relationships.
Rev Michael Oban Obat is determined to rebuild South Sudan following a bloody civil war that left tens of thousands of casualties and displaced more than a million people.
Mr Obat is a minister of the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, a partner of the Uniting Church in Australia.
During the civil war (2013-2015), the Presbyterian Church lost all ...
VicTas moderator Rev Sharon Hollis is inviting congregation members to join her for a series of community events during Mental Health Week (9-15 October).
Ms Hollis has personally experienced the challenges of caring for someone with a mental illness. In 2013, she lost her husband Michael to suicide following a battle with depression.
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Pottermore, the website continuing the Harry Potter experience for fans of the books – as descriptive titles go it nails the brief – launched a new feature overnight.
After answering a short series of questions, delivered through an interactive web browser game, visitors to the site ...
