The Southern Aurora
\'The Southern Aurora\' was the title of Mark Tronson, the Footplate Padre\'s 1989 book. It detailed everything about this iconic express sleeper train which travelled overnight between Melbourne and Sydney, in each direction, seven nights a week, from the sixties to the eighties. .
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Delivery of short term climate funds for poor nations signals hope for the future
World Vision Australia has welcomed the progress report on Australia\'s fast-start finance commitments released today by The Hon Greg Combet at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico.
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John Piper to return to pulpit in January
Evangelical theologian and pastor John Piper is planning to return to the pulpit in January.
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Moruya's Basil Sellers House – 21 years on
The vision for Basil Sellers House was inspired by the late Gernot Kunzelmann a famous Austrian 1960s era winter sports hero who went on to coach the Canadian Winter Olympic team.
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Historic Moruya
Tourism Ministry is a part of the ministry orbit of Well-Being Australia and while its chairman Mark Tronson lived in Moruya co-ordinating the athlete respite ministry at Basil Sellers House (1992-2006), they developed the Moruya Historic Bus Tour.
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Managing editor of Southern Cross appointed to new Canberra role
Jeremy Halcrow has resigned as Managing Editor of the highest circulation Anglican publication, Southern Cross, to take up a newly created senior media role with the Anglican Church based in Canberra.
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Youthworks accommodates camping children and leaders free of charge
Youthworks announces a radical, new pricing model to make camping more affordable. Now, kids sleep free on all-age camps, and leaders sleep free on children's and youth camps.
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The Moruya River: abundance of activity
Moruya is a community on the south coast of New South Wales and its river was the entry point to the Araluen gold rush in the 1860-70s.
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Salvation Army clarifies: no ban on Twilight and Harry Potter toy donations
Responding to recent media reports about a ban on Twilight and Harry Potter toy donations, The Salvation Army released a statement Thursday saying it has no such policy.
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Creators of NOOMA series teams up with Francis Chan
Millions of people call themselves followers of Jesus. Yet their lives look nothing like his and they\'re not obeying the things he called them to do, laments preacher and author Francis Chan.
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War time bunkers remain at Moruya airport
Moruya is a New South Wales south coast town which is in the centre of the Eurobodalla Shire Council which takes in the major communities of Batemans Bay to the north and Narooma to the south.
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Bush Church Aid National Director resigns
After 18 years of service as BCA's National Director, Revd Canon Brian Roberts, has announced his retirement from the Bush Church Aid Society with effect in August 2011. Brian will conduct his last official functions in May 2011.
