Watson, Brad2023-11-012023-11-012020-07-012020-08-19<p>Watson, B. (2020). ADRA Australia. In D. Trim (Ed.), <em>Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists</em>. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/</p>2690-8514https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/19006259<p>The Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Australia (ADRA/A) was established in Australia in 1978 to provide assistance to people in the South Pacific region. Initially referred to as the Seventh-day Adventist World Service in Australia (SAWS/A), the fledgling organisation was attached to the Australasian Division of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church and operated as a branch of the global SAWS organization with headquarters in Washington D. C.</p>en-usCommunity DevelopmentDisaster ReliefEncyclopedia Entry