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Holly's outback Christmas: sharing hope and love in Katherine
It is a long way from the West Midlands’ winter Christmas in the United Kingdom to the heat of midsummer in Katherine in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Ten top tips from the Salvos to spread joy this Christmas
Positive, priceless ways to spread a gift of joy this Christmas.
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Support women and children experiencing homelessness with the Salvos
As one of the largest providers of homelessness services in Australia, this Homelessness Week (August 4-10) The Salvation Army is highlighting the catastrophic number of young children who are experie
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Hurricane Melissa: The Salvation Army supports communities amid disaster
Hurricane Melissa made landfall near the town of New Hope (near Montego Bay) in Jamaica earlier this week. While downgraded to a Category 4 (with winds in excess of 258 kilometres per hour) from a Cat
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Colonel Winsome Merrett retires after a season of service
After almost four decades of service, Colonel Winsome Merrett retired as Chief Secretary of The Salvation Army Australia on 30 September 2025.
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Salvos' Flying Padre celebrates 80 years of service
The Salvation Army’s Flying Padre service is celebrating 80 years of reaching outback families across the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia marking the milestone with community even
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Homelessness: a complex crisis in need of a multi-faceted solution
A home can be defined as a physical space to live in. But that’s not all it is. In reality, it’s a place that provides a profound sense of safety, security, comfort and peace. It is a place where peo
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Home at last: layers of care transforming lives in Darwin
In Darwin, Northern Territory (NT), finding and keeping a safe place to live is no simple task. High costs and limited availability are major hurdles. This Homelessness Week, as The Salvation Army wor
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Taking care into the community: Salvos shifts gears to meet Cairns' housing crisis
This Homelessness Week (4–10 August), as The Salvation Army focuses on the theme ‘End homelessness — for good’, Sarah Reardon, Program Manager for Salvation Army Homelessness Services, highlights the
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The heart of Geelong: Meeting homelessness with hope
In the heart of Geelong, where affordable housing options are increasingly scarce, the rate of homelessness among single men is growing. Madeleine Wacher, Salvation Army Social Manager – Homelessness,
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