Local
The need for increased funding to provide food relief in the community, particularly schools, is one of five areas being brought to the attention of voters in the lead up to the State election on March 19.
National
A gap in funding for community housing providers has been identified by the St Vincent de Paul Society in its submission to a Federal Government inquiry into housing affordability and supply.
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Changes to the way the State Government delivers homelessness services in the city and southern suburbs has had a major impact on Hutt St Centre, Catherine House and the St Vincent de Paul Society.
The core Christian value of welcoming a stranger was highlighted by Archbishop Patrick O'Regan at the blessing of the Vinnies House of Welcome at Kilburn and the Vinnies Refugee and Asylum Seeker Service this month.
A mix up over the bookings for a parish hall was the catalyst for Brad Hocking joining the local Vinnies conference in his mid-20s.
Refugee advocates have welcomed Senator Jacqui Lambie’s decision to block the Federal Government’s legislation which, if passed, has the power to ban mobile phones from immigration detention centres.
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