Around my patch (half a million square km), many questions are asked and talked about when I visit. Often high on the agenda is the environment, as well as political and other concerns about where people live and the impact these issues have on their lives.
It’s difficult for station people to see their cattle dying simply because there is not enough feed to fatten them for market; for example, several weeks ago, I was told of a station north of Meeka who are having to destock because the cattle are so thin and they can’t afford to muster and, in turn, take them to market.
Other issues that confront many station people are the impact the mining boom has on them – for some, the mining is a much-needed income, while others fear the invation on their land – and the environment; particularly in the area around Wiluna with uranium mining.
Entries Tagged as 'Deacon News – Synods'
Lesley deGrussa-Macaulay in remote WA
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · WA Synod
Gavin’s ordained!
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Ordinations, Vic-Tas Synod
Congratulations to Gavin on his ordination on Saturday 29th January, 2011. Gavin continues in his placement as Community Worker at UnitingCare, Hotham Mission which is the community and justice arm of the Hotham Parish and is part of a network of community service agencies across Australia.
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Queensland floods
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Qld Synod
After the waters subsided, Kenmore Uniting Church offered their premises as a distribution and sorting centre for flood relief. Congregation members shared their Sunday morning services with ever-growing piles of clothes, small furniture, toys, linen and other needed items. There was also a register of larger items that put people in direct contact with what […]
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Nigel’s ordained!
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · NSW-ACT Synod, Ordinations
Congratulations to Nigel Hawken who was ordained on 4th March 2011 as a Uniting Church Deacon by Parramatta Nepean Presbytery, and inducted into the pastoral team ministry at St Vincent’s Hospital by the Sydney Presbytery of the UCA.
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Cogs is on the move
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Deacon News - Synods, SA Synod
Rev Cogs (Coral) Smith is ready to commence a placement at Blackwood UC (SA) in the area of community ministry. Blackwood is a suburb in the Adelaide Hills. It will be a change of pace after 10 years of congregational ministry in older congregations in the Western Suburbs of Adelaide. She will be working in […]