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 David Fotheringham became Moderator of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania on 30 June 2022.

Presbyteries
The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania comprises eight presbyteries (regional councils):
 * Presbytery of Gippsland
 * Presbytery of Loddon Mallee
 * Presbytery of North East Victoria
 * Presbytery of Port Phillip East
 * Presbytery of Port Phillip West
 * Presbytery of Tasmania
 * Presbytery of Western Victoria
 * Presbytery of Yarra Yarra

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.