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Wakka Wakka people

Saturday April 17

First Nations artist donates painting to Symes Thorpe

A First Nations artist who spends up to 80 hours on an individual painting has kindly donated his artwork to Symes Thorpe Residential Aged Care in Toowoomba

Anglicare SQ staff nominated in annual PeakCare Awards

Two staff from Anglicare Southern Queensland’s Gympie Children & Families team have been nominated in the annual PeakCare Awards for their tireless contribution to their community

Priest-In-Charge of the Parish of Greenhills The Rev'd Canon Bruce Boase delivering pew bulletins to parishioners in April 2020 during the COVID-19 'lockdown' period

Traditional Owners: leaders

“One of the things that I do remember from my childhood and schooling was that there was no separation of the non-Indigenous and First Nations students at school. What that meant is that I was used to being a leader and spokesperson for all the school students,” says priest and Wakka Wakka man The Rev’d Canon Bruce Boase

Troopers John Geary and James Lingwoodock, 11th Light Horse Regiment and the 'Queensland Black Watch'

As Remembrance Day and NAIDOC Week coincide this year, it is fitting to honour our First Nations servicepeople, with an image of a joint wedding at St Luke’s Mission Hall on Charlotte Street in 1917 serving as a reminder of the vital role that First Nations soldiers have played in the history of our country

Art, faith, justice and Reconciliation

“My Anglican faith feeds into my artistic drive, motivating me to continue to pursue social justice and Reconciliation through my practice and to continue to find ways to adapt in challenging times, such as these,” says local artist, Community of The Way member and Gubbi Gubbi descendent John Hammer in the continuing anglican focus series, ‘How my art intersects with my faith’