Society profiles
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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…
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Mission and values: State President WA
Name: Gladys Demissie Position in the Society: State President Western Australia Hometown: Perth, Western Australia How did you first get…
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Year of youth: young member spotlight
Name: Rebecca Hughes Where do you volunteer with Vinnies and for which programs? I currently volunteer with Vinnies Youth. Youth…
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Vinnies profile
Before there was Samaritan House, in Canberra’s north, a group of dedicated people were involved with the running of a…
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Coming together
Claire Victory got involved with the work of the Society when she was just ten years old, when her mum…
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Laying the foundations
On the 100th anniversary of Victoria’s Flemington Conference, Gerard English reflects on the legacy handed down by the Society’s forebears.…
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Young Vincentians take a lead role
The St Vincent de Paul Society is delighted to introduce Kate Barton and Emily Wardeiner as its Deputy National Youth…
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On the NSW south coast – Wollongong
Denis Walsh is a member of the West Wollongong St Theresa conference. He joined the Society 12 years ago, after…
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Grassroots commitment to our companions
The St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn has been assisting people experiencing poverty and disadvantage in our community since 1886,…
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Far North NSW
Brian Donaghy is President of the Society’s Tweed Byron region, which takes in the northern tip of NSW, to Byron…
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The other side of paradise – Queensland Sunshine Coast
The Society’s Queensland State President John Forrest has access to one of the best views on the Sunshine Coast.…
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Caring for the Carers
Michael Liddy, the Society’s Victorian state president, on a new initiative volunteers in his state are undertaking. ‘Many people know…
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Recruiting, retaining, motivating
Attracting and retaining new members is a key reason for holding the congress in Adelaide in October. As Canberra/Goulburn Territory…
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Our own ways of giving back
Name: Dennis Innes Position in the Society: State President, St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland Day job: Retired Hometown: Cairns How…
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Building partnerships with Australia’s First Peoples
John Lochowiak is Vice President of the St Vincent de Paul Society South Australia State Council. He is also chairperson…
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After the boom
Bob Burns was a member of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s State Council for six years prior to his…
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The Society in the Northern Territory
Fay Gurr is the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Northern Territoxry President. She hopes the October congress will bring about…
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Tasmania’s northwest coast
About an hour and 20 minutes from Launceston, on Tasmania’s northwest coast, the Society’s Tasmanian state president Toni Muir resides…
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South Australia’s Riverland
Cathy Beaton’s work with the St Vincent de Paul Society to date has been focussed mainly in the Riverland area.…
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Rekindle the flame – reflections from a youth newbie
School chaplain Kathryn Petterson is one of five members of a recently formed Youth Conference in Darwin, where it’s been…
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Dare to imagine – youth
Patrick Wallis is an engineering student who got involved with Vinnies while still at high school in Perth. The 21-year-old…
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The Society into the future – youth
Close to four years ago, Laura Beres was asked to help establish a Vinnies youth program in Adelaide. She assumed…
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Vincentian puts law and politics on hold to further her faith – youth
It was a 20-something year old youth, Frederic Ozanam, who founded the Society in 1833. Fast forward to 2017, and…
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