The Baru Beat
“The most impactful workshop conversations were led by those living with disability who said that, ‘If you just let me tell you what I have in place, I can be as independent as possible, even in a crisis’,” shares The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss
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Dozens of church leaders, including many whose communities have been directly affected by flooding and bushfires, have signed an open letter calling for government leaders to take effective action to protect our climate
“We moved stuff upstairs. The lights went out. We headed for higher ground, and there we stayed for five days. We were lucky because we had just a couple of inches of water in the rooms we had emptied. Our neighbours, a few metres down the hill, were not so lucky,” says Jon Eastgate from St Andrew’s, South Brisbane
The Community of The Way rose to the challenge during last week’s flood emergency, cooking 50 hot meals for rough sleepers despite a power outage at their St Francis College base
Help is on the way for thousands of Queenslanders who are starting the recovery process after a “rain bomb” hit south-east Queensland over the weekend. A Parish of Indooroopilly, Anglicare Southern Queensland and retail sector alliance is providing emergency assistance in the form of brand-new clothing
A 75-year-old Dalby Anglican and grazier used a jet ski to courageously save the life of a young woman stranded in rapid floodwaters near Dalby recently
Churches and schools in South Sudan are providing shelter to displaced populations – after floods caused by early seasonal rainfall – submerged their homes and farmland
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