Bridging cultures
Book | Building Bridges | Joe Reich Review by EMMET O’CUANA Building Bridges is the third book by Melbourne ophthalmologist Joe Reich.
A picnic in the country
JIM FOLEY A guest at the refugee picnic took a final look at the Castlemaine botanical gardens in their autumn splendour and said to one of the organisers: “This is the best day I’ve had since arriving in Australia”.
A cuppa and a caring heart
DAVID SOUTHWELL Thelma Wall was volunteering at the Sycamore Tree Coffee Shop when she saw a “young fellow” enter the adjoining Heidelberg-East Ivanhoe Uniting Church, which in those days had a front section open as a ch
Letters to the editor – July 2016
Reality of God I recently bought a telescope to watch the night skies. At first I was a little perplexed when the image of a tree I trained it on was upside down. On further research, it seemed that it doesn’t matter.
A colourful record
BOOK | SURREY HILLS UNITING: A CHURCH HISTORY | GRAHAM BEANLAND Review by Gwenda Smyth (SHUC Elder) When Graham Beanland came to Surrey Hills Uniting Church some years ago, he discovered that, though there were documents
Food for thought
Friday Forum Your views on the news As the cold weather sets in and signals the end of an unusually warm autumn, thoughts of many turn to human hibernation.
Multifaith leaders call for end to homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
Faith leaders in the Victorian community have issued a statement calling for an end to homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
Searching for Freedom
The Australian government’s refugee policies will be a much-discussed topic in the lead-up to the federal election.
Orlando Hate Attacks
The Uniting Church in Australia expresses its deep sorrow at the deaths of 49 people in a despicable act of violence at a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando in the US state of Florida over the weekend.
Uniting Church members recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Many Uniting Church members are involved in volunteer and philanthropic programs that enrich their local community.
Homelessness on the rise
Friday Forum Your views on the news Regular visitors to the Melbourne CBD would have noticed that the homelessness protest at City Square has ended.
Uniting Church launches Tasmanian flood appeal
The Presbytery of Tasmania has donated $20,000 to launch a Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Share Tasmania Flood Crisis Appeal.