Last month The Age published a story detailing new research on the happiness of Australians, tracking how our satisfaction with life dips and soars during major transitions as we age. The basis of this ‘happiness index’ was the use of data taken from 27,000 Australians over a period of 12 years, analysed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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The weekend of 20 – 21 June was a time of thanksgiving and celebration, as St Andrew’s, Mildura UC celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The weekend began with a meet-and-greet launch. Visitors with a connection to the church mingled as they enjoyed the historic artefacts, documents and photographs on display.
Moderator Dan Wootton was a special guest at the centenary ...
Book | kurina kuwara milaythina: The Place of the Eagle’s Feather | Tim Matton-Johnson
Reviewed by Bob Faser
This is a book that we’ve needed for some time in Tasmania.
Tim Matton-Johnson is a Uniting Church minister of Tasmanian Aboriginal descent. Throughout the years, he has served both as a minister to congregations and as an ecumenical staffer, as well as ...
Questions have been raised by disability advocates regarding Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to roll up the disabilities and aged care portfolio into the increased social services portfolio headed up by West Australian MP Christian Porter.
The new Social Services minister is quick to reject these concerns, saying that disabilities care will be front and centre within ...
Review by Garth Jones
This latest cinematic adaptation of Macbeth is South Australian director Justin Kurzel’s sophomore film, following in the grim footsteps of 2011’s Snowtown.
An assured interpretation of Shakespeare’s short, brutal play, Kurzel’s film stars Michael Fassbender as its tormented protagonist, while French actress Marion Cotillard essays a blank, detached Lady Macbeth.
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Review by Rev Dr Paul Chalson
Thirsty Ground is a small group of singers who meet at Scots Memorial Uniting Church in Hobart to explore faith and life through writing songs together. Seven songs which have emerged from the life of this group are now available on their self-titled CD.
130 Little Collins Street, home to the synod-based ministries and operations since 1967, will be demolished in 2019 to make way for a new development, pending State Government approvals.
This follows the decision by the Synod Standing Committee to enter into a joint venture partnership to construct a mixed-use accommodation hotel and residential apartment building.
Review by Emmet O’Cuana
Opening with now very familiar statements from politicians, pundits, and the then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard, opposing gay marriage, this documentary is both timely and oddly dated.
The debate feels to have moved on, given recent events in the Republic of Ireland and the United States, even though in Australia ...
For more than half a century, the congregation of Lake Bolac’s Scots Uniting Church, in Victoria’s Western District has sung hymns accompanied by Marj McKenzie’s organ playing.
Mrs McKenzie arrived in the area as a newlywed more than 50 years ago. Soon after moving to her husband’s family farm, she volunteered at Scots UC, where she has played music ...
More than 500 women gathered in Sydney for the UnitingWomen conference last year (pictured).
It was the first Uniting Church women’s conference in nearly two decades. The last women’s conference was held in Brisbane in 1996.
UnitingWomen aims to provide a space for women in the Church to connect and share their experiences and stories. Attendees heard from a ...
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By Penny Mulvey
I cannot tell anyone exactly what it is that you actually go through with sexual abuse. It’s not just something that has an impact on you at the time; it’s something that lasts forever. (Philip Constable)
Mr Constable is a former student at Geelong Grammar. His statement was one of several presented as part of Case Study 32 ...
