UnitingCare jobs program announced
UnitingCare Australia will partner with the Federal Government in a pilot jobs program enabling mothers with young children to access employment opportunities in the community and aged care sectors.
Dan: a man with a plan? Have your say…
With the Federal Budget looming there is increased concern over potential funding cuts relating to a broad range of social justice related sectors.
Making do with much less
By Nigel Tapp UnitingCare agencies and churches involved with emergency relief funding are being expected to do more with much less following a cut of about 30 per cent in Federal Government emergency relief funding acr
Sharing stories
Alan and Faye MacFarlane sharing stories at Uniting Agewell By Ben Grundy Uniting AgeWell residents have been sharing stories through a program that puts the spotlight on life experience and personal mementos.
Challenge for the Church
By Penny Mulvey More than a thousand members of the synod recently participated in a culture survey at the invitation of the Major Strategic Review (MSR) team.
Searching for the sacred
By Dan Wootton Having been a banker, I guess a desire of mine in coming to work for the Church some 26 years ago was an endeavour to pursue the sacred and leave the profane behind.
Climate change forum
By Rev Alistair Macrae “There is no guarantee that the world we live in will tolerate us indefinitely if we prove ourselves unable to live within its constraints.
A Chronic Lack of Awe
By Ken Duncan Have you ever wondered why days seemed to last forever when you were a child… and now it feels like we blink and another week’s over? The pace of life is faster than ever and we can trip over just trying
Faith to Facebook
By Ros Marsden The eulogy delivered by granddaughter Rachel Fraser at the March State Funeral for Malcolm Fraser provided a warm glimpse into the private family life of Australia’s 22nd prime minister.
Walking for Justice
By Tim Lam Swanston Street in Melbourne is normally occupied by a stream of trams and pedestrians. On Palm Sunday, it was transformed into a sea of protestors calling for justice for refugees.
Starving for fashion
The synod Commission for Mission (CFM) is asking Uniting Church members to write letters to clothing giant Pacific Brands, requesting it ensure production workers in Cambodia are paid enough to live on.
The Other Story
By Andrew Juma “Closest to the believers in love and affection are the Christians”(from the Qu’ran, Chapter 5 verse 82).