{"id":14,"date":"2017-05-03T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T04:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T01:09:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hero-header-bg-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Times of refreshing&#8230;<\/h2><h2>Experience our life changing sermons<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/special-occasions\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/special-occasions-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Special Occasions<\/h2><h3>Looking for the perfect venue for your next function?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/special-occasions\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/special-occasions-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Special Occasions<\/h2><h3>Looking for the perfect venue for your next function?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/special-occasions\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h1>Welcome to the Safe Church website<\/h1>\n<p>This website is for\u00a0congregations, presbyteries and faith communities\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victas.uca.org.au\/\">Uniting Church of Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania<\/a>.\u00a0You will find here everything you need to make your organisation as safe as possible for children.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tReport\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>If a child is in immediate danger, ring 000 and report the situation to the police. Try to keep the child safe in the meantime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:000\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRing 000\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tReport\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>If you need to report a case of misconduct, abuse or historical abuse click here<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>This website is designed to enable you to meet your moral and legal responsibilities as spelled out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ucavictas.org.au\/keepingchildrensafe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UCA-Child-Safe-Policy-Synod-of-VicTas.pdf\">Synod&#8217;s Child Safe Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victas.uca.org.au\/\">Uniting Church of Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania<\/a> makes the following commitment:<\/p>\n<p>All children who are involved in any of the Uniting Church&#8217;s activities, services, events or programs have a right to feel and be safe. The Uniting Church in Australia is committed to provide safe environments where children are cared for, respected, nurtured and sustained.<\/p>\n<p>We have zero tolerance of all forms of child abuse and will do all in our power to safeguard children from abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The Church commits itself to the creation and maintenance of a child-safe culture to ensure the care, protection and safety of all children engaging with the Church in any of its entities.<\/p>\n<p>Abuse thrives on secrecy. To prevent child abuse across the Church, we are committed to providing clear leadership and open and transparent governance to combat secrecy.<\/p>\n<p>The Church clearly affirms its commitment to upholding the law. This includes the requirement to report abuse to the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tContact\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>If you have any questions, concerns or complaints please contact the Safe Church Unit by <a href=\"mailto:cultureofsafetycontact@victas.uca.org.au\">email<\/a> or direct your call to one of our representatives below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/profile-minister-circle.jpg\" alt=\"profile-minister\" title=\"profile-minister\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t<h5>Candice Coles<\/h5>Advisor\nCandice is a social worker who has worked in family services, youth mental health, training and policy implementation.\nCandice is responsible for:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Assisting with resourcing and implementation of the Synod&#8217;s Child Safe Policy.<\/li>\n \t<li>Advice about the protection of children and vulnerable adults.<\/li>\n \t<li>Being the contact person for Direct Personal Responses as part of the National Redress Scheme or through other redress processes.<\/li>\n \t<li>Providing support and direction for Reportable Conduct issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Candice can be contacted Monday-Thursday by email or 0499 408 889.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/profile-minister-circle.jpg\" alt=\"profile-minister\" title=\"profile-minister\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t<h4>Candice Coles<\/h4>Candice is a social worker who has worked in family services, youth mental health, training and policy implementation.\nCandice is responsible for:\n\u2022\tAssisting with resourcing and implementation of the Synod&#8217;s Child Safe Policy.\n\u2022\tAdvice about the protection of children and vulnerable adults. \n\u2022\tBeing the contact person for Direct Personal Responses as part of the National Redress Scheme or through other redress processes.\n\u2022\tProviding support and direction for Reportable Conduct issues.\nCandice can be contacted Monday-Thursday by email or 0499 408 889.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:candice.coles@victas.uca.org.au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a><a href=\"tel:0499408889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/develop.ucavictas.org.au\/fullchurchdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/profile-minister-square.jpg\" alt=\"profile-minister\" title=\"profile-minister\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t<h3>Candice Coles<\/h3>Candice is a social worker who has worked in family services, youth mental health, training and policy implementation.\nCandice is responsible for:\n\u2022\tAssisting with resourcing and implementation of the Synod&#8217;s Child Safe Policy.\n\u2022\tAdvice about the protection of children and vulnerable adults. \n\u2022\tBeing the contact person for Direct Personal Responses as part of the National Redress Scheme or through other redress processes.\n\u2022\tProviding support and direction for Reportable Conduct issues.\nCandice can be contacted Monday-Thursday by email or 0499 408 889.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:candice.coles@victas.uca.org.au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a><a href=\"tel:0499408889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t \n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Times of refreshing&#8230; Experience our life changing sermons Discover Special Occasions Looking for the perfect venue for your next function? 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