Funds should be used to focus on new Melbourne | Your say
Our church’s mission in “new Melbourne” was one of my passions in synod. At my final session, a couple of months ago, I asked about progress in this sphere over the last decade in view of synod commitments made ten years ago.
Why following God’s call might mean care for … insects
All life that God created on this planet is beautiful, complex and delicately interconnected, but do we appreciate how critical our part is in nurturing it?
Christians together lobby for climate justice
CHRISTIANS are praying, lamenting and petitioning together in Melbourne’s north to confront climate change and the federal government’s stance on global warming.
Net zero motion scuppered by procedural concerns
EFFORTS to reach net zero carbon within the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne have faced a roadblock, after a motion calling for the target was ruled out of order on the final day of synod.
Your will be done: What to do when caring is a struggle
As the Melbourne Anglican goes to press, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Glasgow at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
‘This can’t wait’ churches say to Australian leaders
MELBOURNE Anglicans have reiterated calls for urgent government action against climate change, warning Australia and its neighbours will bear the brunt of heat, flooding and sea level rise.
PM cops 600 hand-written letters from religious people on climate
Religious Australians have protested the Federal Government’s stance on climate change ahead of the Glasgow conference by writing over 600 hand-written letters to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Urgent action needed as tipping point looms
We are facing a man-made [environmental] disaster of global scale,” Sir David Attenborough* warned last month.