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Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk goes global as Canada, Australia and New Zealand take Fairtrade further into mainstream
?25 Aug 2009
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Canada, Australia and New Zealand commit to certifying Cadbury Dairy Milk as Fairtrade by early 2010
Combined with Britain and Ireland, the five markets will quadruple Fairtrade benefits for cocoa farmers under Fairtrade terms

Today, Cadbury extends its commitment [...]

So I’m in London – no jetlag to speak of, and the weather is perfect… The tour part of this trip starts on Wednesday, when Nicole and I meet up with half the Australian group to travel down to Cheltenham. The rest of the group will be joining us over the next few days, then [...]

Scholarships are Go! Last July we offered scholarships to attend the School of Discipleship (July 10-13) in Canberra. Six young adults Laura, Bron, Kelly, Am?, Andrew and James took up the chance and have written short reflections about connecting ‘faith and life’. Here is Andrew’s reflection ….
Connecting to my faith in the hustle and bustle [...]

Thought this press release could use some air time?

Territory Intervention highlighted for UN Rapporteur

Thursday, 20 August 2009 11:59

The Uniting Church in Australia has taken its vehement opposition to the Northern Territory Emergency Response to the United Nations.
The Uniting Church has written to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental [...]

I want to put this here so i don’t forget it, even though it might not make much sense yet.
One of the intentions for those of us working in the new Culture and Context Unit is that our unit meetings will be biased more towards developing a learning community, rather than spending time catching up [...]

We said farewell to Jason’s commodore and picked up our new car today – Mazda 6, 2008 ex demo model. Very nice

The Living End Raise The Alarm -?lyrics
Whoa, whoa…
I may not believe in God,
It doesn’t mean I’m a lesser person.
I still have a heart,
And I know what it feels like to be broken.
I may not believe in Jesus,
But I believe in sacrifice.
Life doesn’t always stand a reason,
And no one ever gets a chance to live it [...]

Sacked Geelong Council workers are the meat in the sandwich
29 July 2009
By ASU-Victorian Authorities & Services Branch
Australian Services Union Victorian Branch Assistant Secretary Igor Grattan has announced that the Union will do whatever it takes to get unfairly sacked members Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson their jobs back at the City of Greater Geelong’s [...]