Tag: St Vincent de Paul
Partnership gains hope for the homeless
Catholic organisations are firmly at the forefront of an innovative partnership with government and business groups to eliminate homelessness across NSW which is starting...
Vincentians have excelled in pandemic
What would I know about isolation or being lonely you ask?
I was the middle of nine children growing up and certainly didn’t feel alone...
Peter McNamara: Join the Vinnies CEO Sleepout
On Thursday 17 June business and community leaders from around the country will spend a night sleeping rough as part of the Vinnies CEO...
Drawn to the Land Down Under
NSW southern highlands parish and Vinnies rescue a Belgian family stranded in Australia.
Tony Cranney: Don’t just have faith, grow and share it
Anyone here seen the movie City Slickers? Well for those unfamiliar with the movie, a group of city slickers (staring Billy Crystal) go to...
Call for housing solution amid crisis
The bushfire and pandemic crises have increased the problem with low-cost housing across the country.
Casting on to support those struggling at sea
Care packages go to comforting "desperate" sailors
Fr Bernie Thomas is knitting up a storm to help those in troubled waters. The parish priest from...
Agencies slam drug testing scheme
Catholic leaders have slammed the Federal Government’s plan to trial drug testing of welfare recipients.
Spotlight on NSW social housing
Vinnies NSW is calling for an urgent increase in social housing across the state.
Charity begins at home
Sydney schools support Vinnies Sleepout
Cake stalls, pyjama days, barbecues, Walk-A-Thons and crazy sock days were just some of the fundraising initiatives held by Sydney...
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St Vincent’s Hospital, Lismore, celebrates 100 years of care
Country's only diocesan-owned hospital is unique
One winter’s day in 1921 four Sisters of Charity boarded a stream train at Sydney’s dusty Central Station for...
