Dear BUC, Thank you all for the lovely farewell last Sunday and more importantly, thank you for being such an amazing place of worship, welcome and community over the last ten years. We will treasure our time here. Although we have moved “to the country: and it feels a bit like a different country [...]
First Nations Focus says a very big thank you for our wonderful YES banner. Thanks to Bev, Annie and Leanne for the preparation and design. Thanks to the Worship Committee for pulling this together and their ongoing support. Thanks to the amazing BUC congregation for participating. And there is still an opportunity for people [...]
A reflective activity for NAIDOC Week. We refer to Matthew 10:40-42 and Psalm 13. https://youtu.be/HMe0jwr9U5I?t=1392
Jenne Perlstein jenneperl@gmail.com From this Sunday 2 July until the following Sunday, 9 July, Australians will mark NAIDOC Week, an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We ( UCA) have created a list below of five ways you could celebrate NAIDOC Week in [...]
Are you led to hear what the Uniting Church says about a Voice to Parliament for First Peoples? Read their FAQs You may also like to review Article #6 - How can I help? Click on this link for lots of options
The 2023 Synod Meeting will be held from 18 – 21 November 2023 at Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill. Click here to watch a video message from the Moderator sharing details of the upcoming Synod meeting in November 2023. Further information for those interested can be found by viewing [...]
The committed people that make up the Walking Together group have decided to change our name. Why? What is the first thing you notice about the new name? We have reduced the name from nine words to three words. We have changed our name because we wanted a name that: Tells a story about [...]
Claire Foley foleyclairep@icloud.com On 30 March 2023 the House of Representatives and the Senate both agreed to the establishment of the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum (the Committee). The Committee was appointed to inquire into and report on the provisions of the bill introduced by the Government [...]
Learn and Unlearn First Nations stuff: Claire Foley foleyclairep@icloud.com There have been several conservative politicians this week confirming they do not support Peter Dutton’s ‘No’ stance. Here are responses from three key people who have been involved in the Referendum process. Noel Pearson, one of the key architects of the Uluru Statement from the [...]
Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM (30 June 1948 – 3 April 2023), also known as James Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Dr Yunupingu, was an Indigenous Australian activist who was a leader in the Aboriginal Australian community. He was involved in Indigenous land rights throughout his career. He was a Yolngu man of the Gumatj clan, from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. He was the 1978 Australian of the Year. Yunupingu loved music and helped to [...]
