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Geoff's gift of Christmas joy: keeping hope alive

Geoff's gift of Christmas joy: keeping hope alive

In Sydney’s Villawood, a tight-knit community with its fair share of economic struggles, local businessman and rugby league legend Geoff Robinson created a Christmas tradition that touched many lives. For nearly 30 years, Geoff dressed as Sant...

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Vanessa's Christmas: A gift of mutual hope and healing

Vanessa's Christmas: A gift of mutual hope and healing

Volunteer Vanessa loves helping others in need and says it has helped her as much. Photograph by Linda Erskine “I love seeing the e...

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Gifts of hope and independence: Christmas care with lasting impact

Gifts of hope and independence: Christmas care with lasting impact

‘A hand up, not a handout’, may be a familiar phrase, but at Northside Salvation Army in Geelong, Victoria, it is an approach...

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Holly's outback Christmas: sharing hope and love in Katherine

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 Australiaâ€Â...

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Jesus the hope of Christmas: Anitha's story

Jesus the hope of Christmas: Anitha's story

When Anitha left India for Australia, she carried more than her belongings. She carried hope and a strong faith that God would guide her fam...

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Ten top tips from the Salvos to spread joy this Christmas

Ten top tips from the Salvos to spread joy this Christmas

Positive, priceless ways to spread a gift of joy this Christmas   Did you know our modern-day Santa Claus grew from the story of a...

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Jessica (right) pictured with husband Ameet, feels privileged to serve as a Salvation Army chaplain.

Shaking hands with the darkness: a chaplain's story of hope

The Salvation Army chaplain Jessica knows the heartache that intensifies for many women in prison, during Christmas, when the pain of separa...

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Zara with local students, holding gifts ready to be donated to The Salvation Army for teens in struggling families.

Zara's Christmas story: finding fulfilment in giving a gift of joy to others

When 17-year-old Zara announced her plan to volunteer, she organised $1000 worth of gifts for the local Salvation Army service to support te...

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Volunteer Jason (centre, in hat) with a Salvos team packing and selling candle bags to support people who are struggling.

A life of love and joy I never knew existed: Jason's Christmas story

Every year during Christmas, Jason dedicates three days of work leave to join a team packing thousands of candle bags to sell at Sydneyâ€Â...

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