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First all-girl cathedral choir in southern hemisphere

The first all-girl cathedral choir in the southern hemisphere has been launched at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. The choir is made up from 18 girls from Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School and gave a debut performance in the cathedral last week.

19 February 2016

Cathedral consults on Aboriginal memorials

St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia, has begun a consultation on the possible installation of two memorials to commemorate the role that Aboriginal people have made to Australia’s armed forces.

27 January 2016

Australian Bishop calls for gun amnesty

The Bishop of the North West Region in the Diocese of Melbourne has called on the Australian government to introduce a gun amnesty amid “heightened fears of terrorist attacks and vastly increased gun crime in Australia.” He made his call as the Metropolitan Police in London announced a two-week gun amnesty in Britain’s capital would begin on Monday.

20 November 2015

Faiths walk together to affirm common humanity

A rabbi, an imam and a priest walk into a synagogue. No, it’s not the start of a joke: it was all part of the Jewish Christian Muslim Association’s (JCMA) Friendship Walk, held on Sunday 11 October.

06 November 2015

Melbourne Anglicans: Gambling industry corrupts government

Gambling income has corrupted successive Victorian State Governments because they rely heavily on gambling income and because the industry has “bought off” the political parties, the Melbourne Anglican synod has been told.

19 October 2015

Melbourne Anglicans join interfaith peace march

Christians, Jews and Muslims will take part in an interfaith walk for peace in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday afternoon to “celebrate and cement their unity.”

07 October 2015

Melbourne Anglican newspaper wins top Australasian religious press award

Diocesan paper honoured for record third time by association of more than 80 Christian publishers

01 September 2015

Anglican Diocese of Melbourne launches reconciliation action plan

Initiative aims to change the culture of diocese to better embrace reconciliation  

07 August 2015

New Mandarin-language Anglican service launched in Melbourne

Diocese reaches out to locally-based Anglicans and Chinese tourists with weekly worship service in Mandarin

10 July 2015

Melbourne Anglicans call for focus on primary prevention of domestic violence

Support faith groups and train men to prevent family violence, Church urges

19 June 2015