Safe as Churches Conference

16 - 17 May 2017 - Jasper Hotel, Melbourne

Breaking ground for safer churches and stronger communities.
Registrations are open now 

The upcoming “Safe as Churches?” Conference is the 8th biennial conference bringing together various leaders and experts to network and develop effective ways to lead our churches in best practices for safeguarding our children, youth and the vulnerable. At this conference we will be looking at the: impact of abuse on survivors; pastoral care of survivors and parishes; Family Violence prevention; Elder Abuse; eSafety and digital trends; plus various workshops to assist churches in being a safe place for all people.

Safe Church Training Agreement New Members

Over the past few months, Fusion Australia, Churches of Christ Victoria Tasmania and the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat have all recently joined as members of the Safe Church Training Agreement.

There are now 39 members of the Safe Church Training Agreement across Australia and Church Traditions have committed to a set of standards of training to ensure that our churches are safe places for all people, in particular children, young people and vulnerable adults.

For more information about the Safe Church Training Agreement, visit the Safechurches website and you will find information downloads and resources.