Creating a Safe Environment

At St Andrew's, we're committed to creating an environment of safety and wellbeing for every single person, especially our children.

As part of this, our Parish has implemented a Risk Management Plan, to assist in protecting our children and other vulnerable people from harm in our church. This includes the screening of clergy, staff, volunteers, and office holders in our parish by using the Queensland Government's Blue Card Services. A safe ministry check, which includes reference checks, is also carried out on all people working with children as well as mandatory child safety training every 3 years and commitment of church workers to the document Faithfulness in Service.

If anything is worrying you, please contact one of the following:

(Priest-In-Charge)

Rev. Charlie Lacey (charlie@standrewsspringfield.org.au | 0476 818 763)

(Children and Youth Ministry Coordinator)

Penny Howchin (kids@standrewsspringfield.org.au)

(Priest’s Warden)

Jeff Armytage (jcarmytage@outlook.com)

(People’s Warden)

Helen Irwin (hpirwin@bigpond.com)

Alternatively reach out to the Office of Safe Ministry on 1800 242 544 or safeministry@anglicanchurchsq.org.au.

Key Safeguarding Policy Documents

The Anglican Church of Southern Queensland is a Child Safe organisation under the Queensland Government Child Safe Organisations Act 2024. This means we are legally required to uphold the 10 Child Safe Standards outlined in this legislation. For more information about this legislation and for the relevant Anglican Policy documents, follow the links below.

https://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/childsafe/standards

https://www.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/safeguarding