“Last week the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council (NATSIAC) — the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to General Synod — gathered for their annual meeting in Newcastle…During the meeting, the overwhelming majority of NATSIAC report presenters expressed their sadness and dismay at the referendum result. There was also a sense that the referendum result exposed a deeper darkness in this land…There was a lingering feeling of deep sadness, as well as bewilderment, dismay and a fear for the future, especially for the future of our children,” say The Rev’d Canon Bruce Boase, Aunty Dr Rose Elu and Aunty Sandra King OAM
“In my experience, the best way to find out what’s working and what’s not is to ask the people who are receiving the services. The Voice will be an advisory body, and when it’s up and running Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members from the grassroots will be able to communicate via a direct avenue to Parliament about why ‘the gap’ isn’t closing and how best to close it,” says former nurse Jill Rylatt from St John’s, Hervey Bay
This year’s Book Week celebrations at The Springfield Anglican College saw the launch of a new student-authored collection of short stories and poems, as well as a special visit from award-winning author Sarah Armstrong to host a student workshop
Anglicare Southern Queensland Cultural Support Worker Russell Bennet has received the Youth Participation Award at the 2023 Queensland Child Protection Week awards for the Gubbi Gubbi program, which provides practical and therapeutic benefits to young people who have experienced trauma