National

Monday September 21

Queensland aged care provider live streams hit music series to residents and families

Anglicare Southern Queensland has combined the power of music and videoconferencing technology to connect and delight 600 aged care residents across its eight homes by live streaming its new ‘By Request: A Playlist of Memories’ music series – much to the excitement of staff, residents and their families across homes in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay

NCCA call for further prayer and fasting

National Council of Churches in Australia President Bishop Philip Huggins calls all churches nationally to join in a global weekend of prayer and fasting on 26 and 27 September to intercede for all those impacted by COVID-19 and for an end to the virus

Reducing JobSeeker payments would be dire for rental affordability

Anglicare Southern Queensland is calling on the Federal Government to raise the rate of welfare payments for good, with analysis showing that a return to the previous $40-a-day Newstart Allowance rate would have a dire effect on rental affordability in Brisbane

Churches toll bells and Christians light the way for Earth Overshoot Day

St John’s Cathedral joined churches around Australia today, as they simultaneously tolled their bells and lit candles to mark Earth Overshoot Day, a national ‘day’ led by Resource Church St John’s Cathedral

Join Christians around the nation and mark Earth Overshoot Day this Friday

Churches around Australia will be simultaneously tolling their bells just before midday on Friday 21 August to mark Earth Overshoot Day – the day people have used all the natural resources that the Earth can renew during the year

Survey shows rental hardship is a ticking time bomb

Anglicare Australia has called for urgent relief for renters. The call follows the release of a new survey released by Better Renting

Social housing urgent to tackle the homelessness crisis

Anglicare Australia has called for an urgent boost to social housing in the October budget. The call follows the release of new heatmaps for Homelessness Week by the Everybody’s Home campaign