Summer 2017-18

The Record | Summer 2017

Editor4 January 2018
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Poetry

Images A rainbow in the misty air, diamonds in a woman’s hair, incense rising to the light, the moon brightening…
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Graham West4 January 2018
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Time to keep the flame of renewal burning

Our first national congress in decades is complete. Almost 200 Vincentians gathered together from across the country to work towards formulating new ideas and ensuring our charism…
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Editor4 January 2018
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Annette Baker awarded 2017 Community Leader of the Year Award

Vincentian Annette Baker was awarded the 2017 Community Leader of the Year Award in Brisbane on 15 November at a…
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Editor4 January 2018
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Beverley Kerr named Illawarra Volunteer of the Year

Beverley ‘Bev’ Kerr has a longstanding and unparalleled legacy of philanthropic service to the St Vincent de Paul Society New…
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Editor4 January 2018
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Women lead the way in the NT

In a historic development for the St Vincent de Paul Society of Australia, the new Northern Territory Council has a…
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Editor5 January 2018
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Prayer, hope and perseverance for 100-year-old Vincentian

Members of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Bassendean Conference in Perth, Western Australia were on hand to help their…
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Dr John Falzon5 January 2018
1,125

Let justice roll on like a river

Nobody says or does anything in a historical vacuum. What has happened and what is happening encompasses and shapes how…
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Editor5 January 2018
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Feedback from the National Congress 2017

The National Congress 2017 was an amazing event and we have had a lot of feedback telling us how much…
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Louisa Selvadurai5 January 2018
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Congress helps to rekindle Vincentian identity

It was a privilege to be a part of the first National Congress in 60 years, representing my local conference…
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Suhasini Sumithra5 January 2018
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Learning to listen without judgement

When I found out about the St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Congress 2017 earlier this year, I wasn’t sure…
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Editor17 January 2018
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Brian Murnane, CEO of the Society’s Amelie Housing group

It began with a humble request to fix a lawn mower at a monastery in Sydney’s outer southwest—back in the…
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Rebecca Lim17 January 2018
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Vincentian travels to the UN to advocate for asylum seekers

‘You save me from drowning and punish me for surviving with prolonged detention and uncertainty.’ This is a quote from…
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Dr Cameron Parsell17 January 2018
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Charity and justice

Dr Cameron Parsell, from the Institute of Social Science Research at the University of Queensland (UQ), addressed the St Vincent…
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Andrew Rice17 January 2018
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Making a difference

A sometimes forgotten element of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s work is the time and effort we devote to…
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John Forrest17 January 2018
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The 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism

by John Forrest & Robert Leach The St Vincent de Paul Society of Australia was represented at FAMVIN 2017—a celebration…
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Gavin Dufty17 January 2018
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St Vincent de Paul Society tracks energy prices

The St Vincent de Paul Society has been tracking gas and electricity prices across the national energy market since 2008.…
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Deirdre Moulden17 January 2018
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End of an era for humanitarian program

For 12 years the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has successfully managed two humanitarian programs in the Riverina. Sadly,…
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Jen Vuk17 January 2018
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Three different stories: one thread of humanity

Inside an archetypal suburban brick veneer house on Melbourne’s outskirts, a sadly familiar story was unfolding. Over a black coffee…
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Len Baglow17 January 2018
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Drug trials and income support

The Australian Catholic Bishops’ social justice statement ‘Everyone’s Business’ urges people to ‘Join public and media debate—raising your concerns, challenging…
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