Need Help?
If life is in danger, call the Emergency Services.
Police 000For childhood trauma support, call Blue Knot Foundation.
Blue Knot Foundation 1300 657 380 (7 days: 9am-5pm AEST)If you’re a child or young person needing help, call Kids Helpline.
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800If you’re distressed, in crisis or need immediate support, call Lifeline.
Lifeline 13 11 14If you have concerns about any person currently at risk of abuse or harm relating to the Uniting Church, contact your Uniting Church state office (Synod) or the National Safe Church Unit.
If you have suffered past abuse or harm relating to the Uniting Church, please contact UCA Redress, the national body for the Church responding to and supporting children and vulnerable persons who have experienced abuse.
If you wish to lodge an application for redress under the National Redress Scheme, please go to National Redress Scheme.
Contact us
The National Safe Church Unit works collaboratively with Synods and Assembly.
Together we support all parts of the Church in growing and sustaining a culture of safety for all people.
National Safe Church Unit
info@safechurch.uca.org.auRev John Cox, National Director
johnc@safechurch.uca.org.auNina Mackenzie, National Policy Advisor
ninam@safechurch.uca.org.auUCA Contacts
Uniting Church Western Australia
Cindy Gorton, Executive Office Culture of Safety
cindy.gorton@wa.uca.org.au
unitingchurchwa.org.au/uniting-church-centre/safe-church
Uniting Church Synod of Victoria & Tasmania
Morag Logan, Ethical Standards Manager
Josh Tuhipa-Turner, Safe Church Coordinator
cultureofsafetycontact@victas.uca.org.au
https://safechurch.ucavictas.org.au/
NSW & ACT Safe Church Unit
Rev Bronwyn Murphy, Associate Secretary
Anne Empson, Manager Compliance
Rev Tara Curlewis, Safe Church Relationships Minister
safechurch@nswact.uca.org.au
https://nswact.uca.org.au/safe-church-unit
Uniting Church Synod of South Australia
Philip Gardner, Executive Officer, Placements and Safe Church
Uniting Church Queensland Synod
Lynde Davy, Safe Church Assurance and Support Officer
safeministrywithchildren@ucaqld.com.au
ucaqld.com.au/synod-services/safety/safe-ministry-with-children
UCA Redress Ltd
Is the national body for the Uniting Church responding to and providing support for children and vulnerable persons who have experienced abuse in the Uniting Church or its institutions.
We welcome feedback, especially from children, young people and members of the Uniting Church.
If you would like to share feedback or contact us for more information on our safe church activities, please email info@safechurch.uca.org.au