Veronika Wild

-Image created by Copilot Happy New Year Everyone! In these dark times there are many people doing good work, yet many of our Honours do not reflect that.   Where are the Nobel Prizes for people like Jane Goodall, David Attenborough or Greta Thunberg, who have brought far more light into the world than many recipients of some of our awards? Going to add Francesca Albanese to that list! (03/01/2026). To remedy that situation I have begun making a list and I will start off by mentioning some of the more famous names which have made the headlines for their generosity in recent months. In Part II I want to acknowledge those who have consistently supported good causes over long periods and lastly, some of those whom we don’t hear much about, but who still make the world go round in small ways and large. This list is in no way comprehensive or in any particular order, but rather in the order in which I heard about them.  Great Entertainers  ·      Don't you...

The Caption on this lovely post Forwarded by Rev Andrew Klein on X reads " All we want for Christmas is a Happy New Year" Dear Friends, It's that time of year when we think of others and when we think of Peace and Goodwill towards our fellow humans and the creatures with whom we share this planet. War is such a terrible waste of lives and of the homes, skyscrapers, bridges, fields and forests, businesses and societies we have managed to build over thousands of years and many generations.  At this time in our collective history, we can’t afford to build them again and there are much bigger problems we must solve and which we can only solve if we work together. That is the one war we must fight and it will take all hands on deck and everyone working together. Everything else is a needless and cruel distraction. The words below were written by a beautiful, insightful comedian. Although he died at age 32 in 1994, his words resonate even more today than they did then.    -With...

  Australians were shocked and saddened by events in Sydney this week when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish community group celebrating Hanuka. Our thoughts are with those who have lost family members and we wish those who were injured a speedy recovery. It was a dark day for Australia and it was made even darker by those seeking to capitalise on this incident for their own ends. Those on the right are calling on the Prime Minister to resign, as if he were personally responsible. We did not call on Prime Minister John Howard to resign after the Port Arthur massacre, nor Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the Lindt Cafe Siege in 2014. Ironically, both of these men are from the same political party which is now demanding that the Prime Minister step down. This glaring double standard reveals political opportunism rather than genuine concern and undermines unity when Australia needs it most. The older shooter was admitted to Australia by the previous government. The othe...