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Lifeline Central Coast is calling for community support this Christmas. Together, we can bring hope this holiday season.

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Lifeline are expecting over 125,000 connections with their service over December through their 13 11 14 phone, text and webchat services. With various factors such as loneliness, financial pressure and relationships coming together at this time of year, distress levels can rise and naturally it becomes a particularly busy time for Australia’s largest crisis support … Continued

Lifeline Northern NSW is calling for community support this Christmas. Together, we can bring hope this holiday season.

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Lifeline are expecting over 125,000 connections with their service over December through their 13 11 14 phone, text and webchat services. With various factors such as loneliness, financial pressure and relationships coming together at this time of year, distress levels can rise and naturally it becomes a particularly busy time for Australia’s largest crisis support … Continued

Lifeline New England North West is calling for community support this Christmas. Together, we can bring hope this holiday season.

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Lifeline are expecting over 125,000 connections with their service over December through their 13 11 14 phone, text and webchat services. With various factors such as loneliness, financial pressure and relationships coming together at this time of year, distress levels can rise and naturally it becomes a particularly busy time for Australia’s largest crisis support … Continued

Forget hot cross buns, Lions Christmas Cakes and Puddings are the seasonal treats Australians are craving

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It’s that time of the year again! Australia’s favourite Christmas cakes and puddings are back, just in time for the lead-up to Christmas.   Perfected over the years, the traditional Lions Australia Christmas Cake recipe is packed with high-quality ingredients and 50% fruit, but there’s one magic ingredient in these cakes and puddings that set … Continued

Oxfam Australia reaction to Australia’s vote on ceasefire in Gaza

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Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s vote today in support of a United Nations resolution for an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza.  Oxfam also welcomes Australia’s vote for a resolution defending the work of UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, which is the largest and most well-established agency that … Continued

New data shows homelessness remains entrenched in NSW

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New data has revealed 67,900 people sought help from homelessness services in the past year, as Homelessness New South Wales releases its budget submission calling for greater investment to fix the crisis. Data released by the Australia Institute of Health and Welfare found the number of people seeking help between July 2023 and June 2024 … Continued

New data shows huge rise in working people facing homelessness

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The number of working Victorians seeking homelessness help has surged to a record high, with a 23% rise over the past five years, according to alarming new data. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 2023/24 Specialist Homelessness Services Annual Report was released today.  It found 13,715 employed Victorians sought homelessness assistance this financial year … Continued

Shocking homelessness figures must drive Government investment

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Homelessness in Australia has reached alarming new levels, with the latest AIHW annual data, released today, revealing a deepening emergency. Rough sleeping and persistent homelessness has increased to devastating levels, as more people are missing out on emergency accommodation and housing. The housing crisis continues to be a major driver of homelessness, with the latest … Continued

Rough sleeping in NSW surges amidst housing crisis

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Rough sleeping in New South Wales has surged by 51% in the past four years amid historically low rental vacancy rates, according to The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2024 released today.   The report produced by the University of New South Wales and the University of Queensland, supported by Homelessness Australia, found there were 2,041 rough sleepers … Continued

Charity unwraps early Christmas present for homeless new mum

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A volunteer-run Melbourne charity that has been supporting homeless people for 37 years is calling for donations to help it buy homes to take people off the streets.   Avalon Centre recently completed the purchase of its 15th property under the Avalon Homes for the Homeless initiative and is looking for funding to buy the … Continued