Tuesday 28 June, 2011

Dear Friends

As you would be aware, over the past six months the Annesley College Council has worked tirelessly to find a way forward for Annesley College.

We believe that this new model provides the best opportunity to secure the long term future of the College – even though it has immediate painful consequences for some people. However, along with Annesley, the Uniting Church expresses sincere regret to the students, staff and families who will be unable to continue at Annesley College in 2012.

A key aspect of this new model is the involvement of a tertiary institution. The Council’s preferred model is to work with the Uniting College for Leadership & Theology (UCLT) and, as such, the Council has offered an invitation for discussions about a possible co-location of the UCLT on the Annesley site.

Friday 29 April, 2011

R18+ video game rating (294.76 kB)

Uniting Church SA Moderator  Rev Rob Williams says he supports plans to improve video game  classifications with the introduction of an R18+ rating.

The Uniting Church Moderator is in favour of the proposed changes to the rating system because he believes that it will make it simpler for parents to tell whether the content of games is appropriate for their children.

Thursday, 21 April, 2011

 Uniting Church SA demands greater compassion at Inverbrackie (121.96 kB)

The Uniting Church in South Australia is calling on the Immigration Department to take urgent steps to make it easier for detainees to connect with community supporters in the wake of  alarming death- in- detention statistics.

The church believes an easing of visitation restrictions will reduce the stress and mental health issues affecting people in detention.

Monday, 20 December, 2010

 Inverbrackie statement (joint) (97.98 kB)

Joining the growing chorus of kind‐hearted Australians wishing to give the new arrivals to Inverbrackie detention centre a positive reception, dozens of individuals and organisations are uniting to ensure these and future asylum seekers receive a warm welcome and ongoing support.

Monday, 20 December, 2010

 20101220 OK to feel blue at Christmas (557.56 kB)

The Uniting Church SA is calling on the community to recognise that Christmas can be a very sad and painful time for many.

Tuesday, 7 December, 2010

 6 December 2010 - All revved up (77.47 kB)

The Uniting Church has good reasons to refute the myth that people are losing interest in religion – 19 of them in fact.

That’s how many new Ministers it will have ordained in South Australia during 2010, and that’s a record for a single year.

Saturday 30 October, 2010

 Uniting Church calls for end to Mandatory Detention (363.68 kB)

The Uniting Church SA has called on the Prime Minister to put an end to the use of Mandatory Detention.

Thursday 10 June, 2010

 Media release - Call for refugee support (67.29 kB)

The Uniting Church believes the government’s hardline stance against refugees is unhelpful.

“There seems to be a ground swell of anti-refugee sentiment that I find really disappointing,” says Andrew Clarke.

Andrew was recently appointed Project Officer Multicultural Ministries within the Uniting Church SA.  His role is to review what congregations are already doing to support refugees and migrants and to explore opportunities for collaboration.

Thursday 20 May, 2010

 Media release - Families missing out on quality time (160.51 kB)

South Australian children are missing “caring and sharing” time with their parents – and it’s the parents themselves who are saying this.

A Uniting Church SA survey has revealed that only 32 per cent of South Australians believe that parents spend enough quality time with their children.

Monday 15 March, 2010

 Media Release - Uniting Church calls for prison system overhaul (337.43 kB)

The Uniting Church SA believes that our prison system is flawed.

It believes higher incarceration rates aren’t making our community safer and is calling on our next government to offer a more humane prison system.