The Salvation Army, Australia Eastern Territory

The Salvation Army, Australia Eastern Territory

Map showing locations of Territorial Headquarters (THQ) and Divisional Headquarters (DHQ) in the AUE.
Abbreviation	AUE
Headquarters	261-265 Chalmers St, Redfern, New South Wales
Region	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland
Services	Accommodation and refuges Addiction services Aged care services Domestic violence Employment services Family and personal support Financial assistance Human trafficking and slavery Legal services Missing persons Problem gambling Youth services
Territorial Commander	Commissioner James Condon
Territorial President of Women’s Ministries	Commissioner Jan Condon
Chief Secretary	Colonel Mark Campbell
Affiliations	The Salvation Army in Australia
Website	salvos.org.au

The Salvation Army, Australia Eastern Territory or (AUE) is one of two administrative territories that The Salvation Army is divided into within Australia and covers 2 states and 1 Australian territory on the east coast of the country. The AUE is geographically sub-divided into 2 divisions, under different Divisional Commanders, each reporting directly to the Territorial Commander, or currently, Chief-Secretary-In-Charge during the current restructure into one national territory. The Chief-Secretary-In-Charge if Lt Col Kelvin Pethybridge. Its headquarters are located at 261-265 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016,.

The Salvation Army in Australia, was not originally separated into two Territories, but existed administratively as one. It was known as The Australasian Territory from 1880 until it was renamed The Australian Territory in 1907, which it remained until the split into two territories in 1921.

Whilst the territory as a whole came into being in 1880, the Army's work did not spread to New South Wales until 4 December 1882, and to Queensland in 1885, these states now, along with the Australian Capital Territory (which was founded in 1938) make up the AUE. All remaining states and the Northern Territory are part of The Salvation Army, Australia Southern Territory.

Commissioners James Condon and Floyd Tidd announced in 2015 that the two territories would be reunited over a three-year period through the Australia One project

Until 2015, The Salvation Army in Australia did not have a National Commander, as other territories may, but rather, each of its two Territories is responsible to International Headquarters (IHQ). As of 2015, Commissioner Floyd Tidd was appointed as National Commander, and each of the two territories were appointed a Chief-Secretary-In-Charge during the Australia One unification process. Once this process has completed, the peak role within the territory will revert to the title of Territorial Commander.