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Kids with disabilities flourish through music
26 November 2012 | 0 Comments
“To my absolute delight the words slowly started to come. He would say ‘drums’, ‘guitar’ and so on. But t...
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Community care on wheels
5 November 2012 | 0 Comments
Lake Macquarie Youth Worker of the Year James Cameron says he is “privileged” to work with the community to help provide skill...
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Compassion, care and love from above
10 September 2012 | 0 Comments
“A disaster is a bit like a death in the family. Everyone provides support initially, but often as time goes by, the surviving person...
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Salvos serving lattes by the lake
3 September 2012 | 0 Comments
Hundreds of people turned out recently for the grand opening of a new Salvation Army café – ‘Sal’s by the Lake...
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Food or bills - pensioners facing stark options
27 August 2012 | 0 Comments
“For me it is very humbling to see these pensioners, who have probably worked all their lives, having to seek out charity to help the...
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'Welcome home' to stability
27 August 2012 | 0 Comments
Many women, especially those who have hastily fled domestic violence, often arrive at The Salvation Army’s Pindari Women’s (em...
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Saving lives on 'rode2recovery'
23 August 2012 | 0 Comments
“I would say to students, ‘my name is Matt and I’m a recovering alcoholic and a drug addict and I’ve lost everyt...
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19 August 2012 | 0 Comments
A new Salvation Army centre in Newcastle, which houses a number of services including the relocated Oasis Hunter Youth Network, has been ope...
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Essential women's service expands
19 August 2012 | 0 Comments
The Salvation Army’s Catherine Haven centre in Broken Hill - the only crisis refuge for women and their children for at least 300km i...
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The fight to keep heads above water
13 August 2012 | 0 Comments
“We’d never missed a mortgage repayment. Then all of a sudden (in the economic downturn) my husband lost his job after working...
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