Autumn-Winter 2019 – The Record | St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia

Graham West28 July 2019

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A never-ending journey of renewal and action

My term as the National President of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia drew to a close in…

Editor28 July 2019

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Experienced chief executive appointed to head the National Council

The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council has welcomed Toby oConnor as its new Chief Executive Officer. Announcing Mr…

Editor28 July 2019

1,146

New President elected to lead the National Council

Claire Victory has been elected as the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council’s new National President and Warwick Fulton…

Editor28 July 2019

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Society urges Morrison Government to tackle unfinished business

National Council President Claire Victory congratulated Prime Minister Scott Morrison after the Coalition Government was re-elected on 18 May. ‘We…

Margaret Gearon28 July 2019

1,142

The Cost of Education

The rising costs of education are putting financial pressure on vulnerable families. The Society in Victoria is addressing these needs…

Editor28 July 2019

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Church calls for a living wage for Australian families

Neither employers nor governments are doing enough to support low-paid Australians, and particularly Australian families, the Catholic Church has told…

Joe Higgins28 July 2019

1,190

Vinnies Queensland celebrates 125 years

Paul Finch had personal reasons for joining the St Vincent de Paul Society, just like thousands of others Queenslanders over…

Jacquelin Plummer28 July 2019

1,112

Young people feel the full effect of economic disadvantage

With work insecurity and income inequality growing in Australia, we need to carefully consider the impact that a family’s limited…

Peter McNamara28 July 2019

1,258

The politics of charity and justice

St Vincent de Paul Society members can play a vital role in pushing for structural change in their local communities…

Annemarie MacGinley28 July 2019

1,352

Open arms and hearts greet immersion program participants

The 2019 St Vincent de Paul National Immersion Program gave nine members a deeper appreciation of life in a remote…

Editor28 July 2019

1,413

Raising the Rate of Newstart

The stark inadequacy of Newstart is pushing many recipients into poverty, contributing to housing insecurity, financial stress and diminished health…

Luke Brouwer28 July 2019

1,132

World Youth Day – Panama 2019

World Youth Day is a worldwide encounter with the Pope that typically happens every three years in a different country.…

Frank Brassil28 July 2019

1,421

Being Vincentian

Frank Brassil is the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s International Territorial Vice President for Oceania. Here he explores the…

Sarah Puls SGS28 July 2019

1,129

I don’t want slaves working for me

I have the power to show, through the choices I make, that everybody matters—that I don’t want any slaves working…

Andrew Hamilton SJ28 July 2019

1,133

Refugee’s uncompromising exploration of humanity

No Friend But the Mountains Behrouz Boochani Picador, ISBN 9781760555382 One of the great challenges of our work as Vincentians…

Reg Naulty28 July 2019

1,089

Life Just after Death

Like a dream that fades into dawn the old world withdraws, and a new one is born less ponderous than…

Andrew Hamilton SJ28 July 2019

1,741

Miracles

Would I like a miracle? If miracles are oddities – a leaf left stranded on a winter branch, a thickened…

Jan Price28 July 2019

1,046

Notre Dame 2019

We are The Thorns in His Crown yet we have been saved from this inferno – is it to remind…

Jim Clearly28 July 2019

1,022

The Candle

(Dedicated to the memory of a much loved member of the Mooroolbark conference, Val Stafford, who passed away on 28…