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Melbourne appeal raises 47 tonnes of food for vulnerable locals
For the 25th year, Melburnians have united to support families and individuals facing crisis, donating 47 tonnes of food and essential items to Wesley Mission Victoria’s annual Food for Families appeal.
Tails of hope and despair
FILM | A STREET CAT NAMED BOB | PG Review by BARBARA ALLEN Loosely based on James Bowen’s 2012 autobiography, A Street Cat Named Bob, this movie is about the relationship between a homeless man and a cat.
Removing the labels of faith
By Semisi Kailahi One thing that young people of different faiths often have in common is a concern over how religious labels define and limit the way that others see them.
Espousing the love of God
Valentine’s Day came two days early to Western Heights Uniting Church this year, with the local minister demonstrating the love of God in the most profoundly personal manner by letting someone else give the sermon and pe
Honouring the Apology: We need a new way
This article by Rev Dr Chris Buddon marks the ninth anniversary of the National Apology over the Stolen Generations.
Rough justice?
FRIDAY FORUM From Thursday next week the public can make submissions on the City of Melbourne Council’s move to virtually ban homeless people from living in the CBD.
UCA calls for an end to credit-fuelled gambling
The ethical investing arm of the Uniting Church, UCA Funds Management, has called on Australia’s four big banks to immediately stop credit cards being used for online gambling after the country’s major banking associatio
Getting the good word out about work
A new competition aims to get preachers talking more about the way faith interacts with people’s work lives.
Honoured for mending fences and lives
Alan Stafford now has the official title of OAM to add his to unofficial one of “chief stirrer” at Benalla Uniting Church.
The Book of Mormon review – knocking religion with gusto
Garth Jones reviews The Book of Mormon. Religious satire has existed for millennia, pre-dating Christianity itself.
Kicking goals all the way
At time when good news can seem in short supply the debut of the women’s AFL competition over the weekend has been such a success it even caught organisers by surprise.