Category: Community
Salvo war chaplains: a century of service
21 April 2015
As a nation pauses this week to remember Anzac Day, and in particular the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, it’s also a moment to acknowledge the contribution of The Salvation Army in World War One.Simmering tensions in Europe and s...
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Salvos help Matty spread his wings
25 March 2015
“We had a baby bird with no feathers who came into all of our lives and now, after 12 months, we have an eagle who is spreading his w...
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Salvos provide hope in darkest times
24 March 2015
In retirement, they had planned to leave their church – Camberwell Corps – in the leafy suburbs of Melbourne to travel Austral...
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Salvos service brings hope to remote region
23 March 2015
The Normanton Recovery and Community Wellbeing Service was officially opened on Wednesday 5 February. The service, located 2000km north west...
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Love on the streets of Goulburn
21 March 2015
For the past 18 years, a Salvation Army food van in Goulburn has been active every Friday and Saturday night, reaching out to people on the ...
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Salvos Street Teams making a difference
20 March 2015
The pilot Salvos Street Teams program in Sydney's city centre, implemented to reduce alcohol-related violence among young people on Friday a...
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Family experiences Hope House miracle
2 February 2015
For farm worker Tim and his young family, The Salvation Army’s Hope House in Gunnedah (northern NSW) turned a Christmas filled with potentia...
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Teddies bring unexpected returns for Bev in PNG
4 November 2014
When Bev Mann started collecting teddy bears for kids in Port Moresby’s slums, she never thought her mission would take her back to P...
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Finding the beat sparks new possibilities
7 October 2014
Drumbeat is a new program being offered through Salvos Counselling Brisbane. Led by Doug Taylor, Manager of Salvos Counselling and an experi...
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Learning to cook on a shoestring
7 October 2014
New monthly cooking classes at Lithgow Salvos are teaching people how to make tasty, healthy food on a tight budget. With themes such as &#x...
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