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SHOPPERS SHOW IN THE THOUSANDS FOR STATE-WIDE TREASURE HUNT
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS SEE RECORD DEMAND FOR HELP DURING COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS
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STUDY FINDS DIRECT LINK BETWEEN SUPPORT PAYMENTS AND NEED FOR CHARITY
VINNIES PARTNERS WITH STATE GOV TO DELIVER 147 HOMES FOR QUEENSLANDERS
CEO SLEEPOUT 2023 RAISES $1.85M FOR HOMELESS SUPPORT
VINNIES QUEENSLAND WELCOMES BUDGET RELIEF BUT RECOGNISES LONG ROAD AHEAD
VINNIES CALLS FOR STATE BUDGET RELIEF AS REQUESTS FOR HELP ON THE RISE
FEDERAL BUDGET COST-OF-LIVING SUPPORT WELCOME BUT NOT ENOUGH
JOBSEEKER INCREASE NEEDED AS QUEENSLANDERS REACH BREAKING POINT
QUEENSLAND LEADERS URGED TO TAKE ON THE CEO SLEEPOUT CHALLENGE
QCOSS REPORT PAINTS AN ALARMING PICTURE OF STATE HOUSING CRISIS
VINNIES WARN AGAINST LOOMING HOMELESSNESS FUNDING CUTS DURING CRISIS
JOHN HOPES FOR RELIEF AT GROUND ZERO OF QUEENSLAND’S MOST STRUGGLING REGIONS
AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST VINNIES OPENING IN TOWNSVILLE
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ANTI-POVERTY WEEK CALLS FOR ACTION AS QLD FAMILIES STRUGGLE
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VINNIES IS HERE TO HELP - BUT NOT WITH YOUR RUBBISH
BACK TO SCHOOL HELP REQUESTS REACH NEW HIGH DURING COST-OF-LIVING PINCH
HOMES FOR QUEENSLAND PLAN DELIVERS HOPE FOR HOUSING CRISIS
HOUSING RESPONSE CONTINUES TO GROW WITH NEW CAIRNS PARTNERSHIP
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CEO SLEEPOUT URGES SUNSHINE COAST LEADERS TO SLEEP ON THE SAND FOR A GOOD CAUSE
FINDING HOUSING IN A TOWN OF NO VACANCY
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VINNIES CALLS FOR ACTION TO CHALLENGE HOMELESSNESS STEREOTYPES THIS NATIONAL HOMELESSNESS WEEK
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CALLS FOR ANTI-POVERTY WEEK ACTION AS QUEENSLANDERS STRUGGLE
QUEENSLAND'S BIGGEST THRIFT SALE RETURNS WITH HALF-PRICE, GUILT FREE SHOPPING AT VINNIES
VINNIES PREPARES TO LAUNCH HERVEY BAY'S LARGEST OP SHOP
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPORT REQUESTS SKYROCKET AS FAMILIES STRUGGLE UNDER FINANCIAL PRESSURE
FLOOD APPEAL LAUNCHED IN SUPPORT OF NORTH QUEENSLANDERS
A LONG JOURNEY TO RECOVERY AHEAD FOR FLOOD-IMPACTED NORTH QUEENSLAND
VINNIES CEO SLEEPOUT CALLS ON QLD LEADERS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST HOMELESSNESS
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Another Year Of Inaction Highlights Tasmania’s Tardy Response To Eliminating Poverty
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St. Vincent de Paul Society teams up with Presbyterian Care to assist Tasmania’s vulnerable
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International Homeless Day, Thursday October 10: “we can all do more.”
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Chloe Hansson Joins the Vinnies Team at Boland St. Superstore
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St. Vincent de Paul Society opens refurbished Vinnies superstore
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St Vincent de Paul Society’s CEO Sleep-out highlights the plight of Tasmania’s homeless
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St Vincent de Paul Society extends its gratitude to Friendly Care Pharmacies for its generous $10,000 donation.
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Affording school essentials getting harder for Tasmanian Families
New lease of life for critical CBD medical accommodation
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Organisations unite to provide crisis and transitional housing for Tasmanian women
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St Vincent de Paul Society celebrate 125 years in Tasmania
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Vinnies’ School Essentials campaign returns to fight cost of living crisis
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School Essentials Appeal helps Tasmanian children get necessary school supplies
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