Board Members

The members of the Board of Governance are

President: Andy Dodd

Board Member: Stephen Palmer

Board Member: Arthur Gilmore

Board Member: Karina Dodd

Board Member: Fiona Coleman

Board Member: John Hicks

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When working from home, it really helps to have a signal or sign that tells others you live with, “I’m working and not available for any interruptions”.

‘Getting back to basics’ is a critical first step to take when crisis hits.This can be done by examining two crucial elements in your organisation DNA.

In order for organisations to achieve demographic diversity, it is important to understand what some of the barriers are.

In the existing world of power and politics, the story of David and Goliath has never really rung true. Aside from the odd revolutionary. Until now.

If you had told workers centuries ago that the average person’s ‘work’ would be conducted from what we call a ‘laptop’, they would not have believed you.

Although many are familiar with a Fixed and a Growth Mindset, I often find that the terms are used with little understanding of what they represent.

For organisations that are in the service sector, building trust through consistency is a function of one vital thing: A consistent customer experience.

The need for industries and brands to stay relevant to the next generation has always been important, but today it matters more than ever.

“The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles.” There came a point where incremental innovation was no longer going to cut it.

Imagine a world where you enter a retail store and are instantly identified by your mobile phone. Your preferences are immediately recognised.

Social anxieties are not just the domain of young people. Social challenges affect each lifestage and generation differently.

This is about more than a scorched and dusty, dry land. What some are calling the worst drought in living memory seems to have more to it than just that.

Speaking as a X-Generation boy who all the other generations despise, let me say this: If you’re a Christian, it’s not OK to say “OK Boomer”.

Without Thanksgiving, or any public holidays, Black Friday is not as big an event in Australia as it is in the U.S – but it is gaining recognition.

The average household annual income is $116,584 and the national average household net wealth has tipped the million-dollar mark for the first time.

More than 1 in 5 Australians (21%) have experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months, meaning they ran out of food and were unable to buy more.

Events in Australia are big business. It ranks 8th amongst the top 50 countries for business events, a sector that accounts for AUD $1.48 trillion per year.

It is hard to refute the statement that we are now living in the great screenage. Screen-based devices are now a regular part of our day to day lives.

For many of us, the very mention of Artificial Intelligence conjures up futuristic notions of SkyNet and cunning malevolent robots.

A recent data release from the ABS shows some interesting findings about Australia’s population and migration trends during last year.

In a relationship with Jesus we can have many life-changing experiences, but people’s opinions can instil fear which prevents us from sharing about them.

These are testing times. Where will we find the inner resources to cope with the inherent anxieties ahead and rise to consider others? This prayer may help.

No matter how painful world challenges are at the time, these things pass, but the long term legacy on behaviours and society often remains.

This is our time to think not about ourselves, but about our neighbours. Many of whom are scared, and will only grow more so as the virus spreads.

How did Christianity travel across the globe? Because people decided to take the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth.

Jesus wasn’t interested in their religious rituals or their religious pronouncements. Above everything else, Jesus was interested in mercy.

True freedom is the knowledge that Jesus has triumphed over sin to set us free. We each have weaknesses and when we try to tackle these on our own we fail.

MICHAEL RAITER Alberto was an accountant and Ana a school teacher. They were visiting Australia to improve their English. They were happy to meet at a church to study English but, from their experience, church was irrelevant. At the ESL (English as a Second Language) class, they were stunned by how fresh the stories of […]

When he was 51 years old, Mike prayed his first prayer in 35 years, to a God whose existence he was quite uncertain about… but he prayed all the same.

It is often easier to see what another person should be doing about their frogs- “change this situation now!” we say. “Don’t let it keep building up!”

Jeremy Camp’s story is a tragic one of love, loss, grief and faith, and is now being told on the big screen in I Still Believe.

Right now I’m in a Drama Series on SBS called, ‘The Hunting’. It caught my attention because Asher Keddie is in it and Asher Keddie knows how to pick ‘em.

Her story was turned into the 2011 film Soul Surfer, and now she’s telling it in her own way with her new documentary Unstoppable.

Hollywood actor Ben Afflecks opened up about his Christian faith while promoting his new film, “The Way Back.”

Doug MacFarlane, Kathy Johnston, and Rosanna and David Palmer from Rosanna’s Raiders are just some of the artists that have never left their callings.

It’s rare to see the Star Wars / Han Solo icon so ‘undone’ on screen, and you get the impression it’s exactly why he said yes to the role.

Lauren describes a vision she had which inspired the chorus, and shares the depth of emotion she felt in the recording studio.

If you ever found Emma a likeable character in previous versions of this Jane Austen tale, it’s unlikely you will in this one.

H is for Happiness is a whimsical portrayal of one girl’s pursuit of restoring happiness to her broken family. An inspiring film you wont want to miss.

“There’s something so much more compelling in a Jesus and a God who is active, and ready to speak truth with power, and overturn empires.”

Check out these group video call tools that are available to help us stay connected and continue community through disrupting times.

In this conversation with humour and wisdom, hear how the death of someone close prompted this guy to confront some of life’s biggest questions.

Trauma counselling specialist and Australian Institute of Family Counselling (AIFC) trainer, Max Schneider provides 12 expert mental health tips.

To help us develop our resilience and mental fortitude, Dr Suzy recommends what she calls the ‘6 M Model’, following these six principles…

This delicious, healthy dip is packed full of essential nutrients and antioxidants from the earthy, sweet beetroot. Best served with vegetable sticks.

According to new research from the University of Derby and the National Trust, people who stop to notice nature experience higher levels of happiness.

This is the perfect mid-week family meal. Easy Chicken Curry is simple, tasty, quick to make and not overly spicy, making it suitable for your children

Have you ever felt others were better than you? That they were more accomplished, better looking? Did this ever pressure you to be a better ‘you’?

These almond meal crackers are perfect for using with dips. For a salty, crunchy snack sprinkle with a few flakes of sea salt to eat on their own.

A recent survey found one-in-three Millennials want to be famous with some of them willing to sacrifice jobs and relationships to get it.

Here are 6 tips to help your child understand and process why their school fete, disco, sport events and play dates are being cancelled.

Dealing with depression in our children is confronting. If you suspect your child might be depressed, here are some steps you can take.

Reports on COVID-19 are everywhere – on every screen, in every feed, at work, and school. But how much is too much information? And what is age appropriate?

Whenever I ask a group of tween or teen boys what they think the main area of body focus is, for boys, they yell out, ‘A six-pack!’

Parenting involves sacrifice. Whether it’s getting up early to take them to their game or going without in order to provide for them, it’s just what we do.

Nothing stirs the heart of a parent more than bullying. I don’t think there is a week that goes by without a story in the media about a child being bullied.

Regardless of whether your child wins or loses, you’re winning right? They’re at sport… but how do we handle bad sportsmanship?

Sometimes the obsessive tendency for things to be ‘just so’ can undermine our goal to build confidence and responsibility into our kids.

I am consistently being told by parents that they want to raise kids who are strong, independent thinkers. They want to raise leaders.

“If she missed out on learning to cook, what else had her mother failed to pass on? Because clearly, you don’t know what you don’t know.”

Board Members

The members of the Board of Governance are

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