Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania


The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is the entity of the Uniting Church in Australia covering the states of Victoria and Tasmania. It is one of six geographically-based synods of the church. When the Uniting Church was created in 1977, the Synod of Victoria and Synod of Tasmania were independent, but subsequently merged on 22 June 2002.
The leader of the synod is the moderator elected to the position for a period of three years. Rev Denise Liersch became Moderator of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania on 5 July 2019. She replaced Reverend Sharon Hollis who was announced as the president-elect of the Uniting Church, to become president in 2021, on 12 July 2018.

Presbyteries

The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania now comprises eight presbyteries :
When the Uniting Church in Australia was created in 1977, there were 17 presbyteries: three in the Synod of Tasmania and fourteen in the Synod of Victoria.

Moderators

Victoria and Tasmania

Victoria

Tasmania

DateName
2001–2002Rev Colleen Grieve
1999-2001Rev Rob Brown
1997-1999Mrs Isabel Thomas-Dobson
1995-1997Mr Don Hall
1993-1995Rev Peter Cotterell
1991-1993Dr Peter Gunn
1989-1991Rev John Pettman
1987-1989Rev Brian Giddings
1986-1987Rev Ron Upson
1985-1986Rev John Minchin
1984-1985Dr Jill Tabart
1983-1984Rev Rob Kirwood
1982-1983Rev Thomas Griffiths
1981–1982Rev Robert Hazeldine
1980–1981Rev Max Stansall
1979–1980Mr Neville Marsh
1977–1979Rev Christiaan Mostert