Remembrance Day Reflections

The case for ADF chaplains Forty five ordained ministers are endorsed by the Assembly of the Uniting Church to serve as Australian Defence Force Chaplains.

Federal redress legislation

PENNY MULVEY The federal government introduced legislation for a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions in Parliament late last month.

Remote reading

The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation’s Northern Australian Books and Library project aims to support more than 120 schools in remote Australia.

Bring poverty into the open

Community service agencies in Launceston – Tasmania’s second largest city – are reporting a significant spike in calls for emergency relief support this year.

Triumph of light

For the rest of Thursday don’t be shy about wishing any Hindu people you know “Happy Diwali” (the ‘w’ has a ‘v’ sound), and certainly do so if you run into Kirit Kapadia.

Walk the wall

Approximately 150 walkers – including a team from Manningham Uniting Church – joined in a Walk the Wall walkathon at Westerfolds Park to raise money for abandoned children in China.

Gagebrook fights back after fire

The Bridgewater-Gagebrook Uniting Church centre has bounced back quickly from the devastating impact of the recent deliberately-lit fire.