
Smart Tiles 7
- Thu, 8th March 2018
- 9:45 am
Church project brings beanies to flood-affected children
With much of Lismore still recovering from floods earlier this year, a local Uniting Church led an effort to provide affected school age children with beanies as winter chill set it. Sue Duncan is Secretary for the Far North Coast Presbytery. Ms Duncan told Insights that the initiative started earlier...
Celebrating the lives of our creatives
In the last fortnight, a number of high profile artists have passed — Archie Roach, First Nations musician and advocate, Nichelle Nichols, famous for acting the part of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, Judith Durham of the Seekers and most recently, actor, singer and cancer research advocate Olivia Newton-John. I...
Looking at where we came from
Review: Life: as told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal, Juan Jose Millas and Juan Luis Arsuaga Juan Jose Millas, a well-known Spanish novelist and something of a happy misanthrope, as writers sometimes are, begins this book by describing his revelation that, despite millennia between us and our neolithic ancestors,...
Anne Pattel-Gray appointed Professor of Indigenous Studies
The University of Divinity has announced that Professor Anne Pattel-Gray has been appointed Professor of Indigenous Studies and inaugural Head of the School of Indigenous Studies. Professor Pattel-Gray said that she was “overwhelmed with joy at this appointment as this has been a lifelong dream.”“I feel truly blessed. I look...
Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one
The federal government’s confirmation on Monday that it will set up a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has not received much media or public attention. But, dollar for dollar, it might be the year’s most important and impactful housing announcement. The announcement by the minister for housing and homelessness,...
Kogarah Storehouse to celebrate 30 years
On Sunday, 11 September, Kogarah Uniting Church will hold a thanksgiving service to mark 30 years of the Kogarah Storehouse being a force for good in the local community. The storehouse was an old, disused factory that was transformed into a big space for local community services.At the time that...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Berowra Uniting Church LEGO® ExhibitionSat, 3rd Sep 2022
Celtic Britain & Ireland PilgrimageWed, 7th Sep 2022 - Tue, 27th Sep 2022
Electric Vehicle ForumWed, 7th Sep 2022
Transforming Practices - Pastoral and Professional SupervisionFri, 7th Oct 2022
101st Anniversary of Gladstone Methodist/Uniting ChurchSun, 23rd Oct 2022
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