It’s 9am on a Monday morning and all is quiet on Burton Street in the regional town of Clare. Beyond the peaceful streetscape, a team of dedicated volunteers springs into action as donations of second-hand clothing and household goods roll in at the CVCO Thrift Shop.
Whether it’s fundraising, organising a golf day, coaching old scholars’ sport or counting the money after Mass, Peter McCarthy is your man.
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Adelaide Cathedral parishioner Pauline Clune has a cheerful demeanor and a smile that brings joy to parents and their newborn babies at Adelaide's Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Retirement can be the most fulfilling time of your life, especially when helping those in need. Kath Melbourne found joy through volunteering and an unexpected chapter in the Fringe festival spotlight.
As enemy planes flew overhead strafing everything below, a young Ruth Kobylanski huddled with her sister and made a promise to God: If she survived the horror of this war she would “repay” Him in some way.
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