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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

On the frontline of homelessness: from Street 2 Home in Hobart

In Tasmania, The Salvation Army is journeying with people experiencing primary homelessness — sleeping rough — through the Street 2 Home program, which helps break down the barriers to finding and mai

Refugee week: Lope's story