Neighbourhood Watch
Image by Jeff Busby Review by Penny Mulvey MTC Sumner Theatre until 26 April Robyn Nevin has been a giant in Australian theatre for as long as I can remember.
School chaplains update
The 2014 school year is well and truly underway. Many Uniting Church school chaplains are busying themselves in new roles, while others are moving on after many years of committed service.
The gift of being UnitingWorld National Director
Kerry and Berlin Guerrero In April I conclude seven years as National Director of UnitingWorld
Dedicated to serving others
By Chip Henriss Charles Gibson came to Australia from Scotland as a three year old in the 1950s.
Sebert farewelled
Sebert and Sophie Ruddock Retiring executive director, administration and finance, Sebert Ruddock was recently farewelled at the synod office in Melbourne.
Anzac Day reminiscences
Betty Millar doing her bit for the war effort in the Australian Women’s Land Army As Betty Millar saw it, joining the Australian Women’s Land Army in 1941 was an opportunity “to do my part” for the war effort.
Community support recognised
Cohuna Uniting Church member Hazel Radley was recently awarded the Cohuna Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award.
Housing options
Approximately 130 people attended a forum – ‘Accommodation in Retirement: Considering the Options’ – last month at the Forest Street Uniting Church hall in Bendigo.
Action on seafood
The Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit has funded an investigation into five seafood processing facilities run by one of the largest seafood companies in Thailand.
April 2014 letter
Alcohol is costing us millions of dollars and seriously affecting the wellbeing of our society.
Making political sense of Easter
(L- R) Paulo Kwajakwan, Paul Aleu Dau and Nathaniel Atem By Paul Aleu Dau Nathaniel Akoi Atem
The great debate: faith-based religious education in schools
In February, five Christians and an atheist debated at The Wheeler Centre ‘for’ or ‘against’ the statement: ‘Faith-based religious education has no place in public schools’.