Armidale Central Council
About Armidale Central Council
John Adams – Central Council President:
Spiritual Advisor – Margaret Atchison
Social Justice Representative – John Adams
Youth Representative – Sophie Warner
Twinning Officer – John Murrie
Community Diversity Officer – Jim Maher
| 2023 Meetings | Date | Location |
| Full Meeting | Tuesday 14 February | Armidale |
| Update Meeting | Tuesday 28 March | Online |
| Full Meeting | Saturday 06 May | Armidale |
| Update Meeting | Tuesday 27 June | Online |
| Full Meeting | Tuesday 08 August | Armidale |
| Update Meeting | Tuesday 26 September | Online |
| Full Meeting | Saturday 11 November | Armidale |
| Festival Mass | Sunday 24 September | Armidale |
Office:
Address: 11 Bundarra Road Armidale NSW 2350
Phone: 02 5776 0200
Fax: 02 6772 5772
Email: armidale@vinnies.org.au
Regional Councils and Conferences:
Central Council Events
LOCALS COME TOGETHER FOR VINNIES COMMUNITY SLEEPOUTS
Friday 25 August in Tamworth, Armidale, Moree and Tenterfield
The rising cost of living, the rental crisis and lingering impacts of the pandemic have created a perfect storm that has increased the rate of homelessness. Now, thousands of people across NSW are turning to Vinnies for help – many for the very first time.
Vinnies asks the community to assist us in highlighting the issue and raising funds for their fellow Aussies in their local area that are doing it tough by participating in the Vinnies Community Sleepout that will be held across the state on Friday 25th August 2023.
Communities across regional and metro NSW will come together in solidarity and join in a state-wide effort to do something about it. Participants will take part in an experiential event where they are given nothing more than a piece of cardboard, a light dinner and will brave the cold for one night whilst learning about some of the harsh realities faced by those experiencing homelessness and disadvantage.
The recent statistics from the 2021 Census show that in NSW, over the last decade homelessness in this state has increased by 27%.
Homelessness does not only mean sleeping rough. In NSW:
• 3% are sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings
• 14% are in supported accommodation for the homeless
• 25% are in boarding houses
• 16% are temporarily staying with other households / lodging
• 42% are i
n severely overcrowded dwellings
Some of us that may never experience the cycle of homelessness and its effects, this one night in the cold in August will give a small glimpse of what the vulnerable in our community may experience.
So please grab your winter woolies and register for our Vinnies Community Sleepouts.
See the Armidale Community Sleepout page here https://my.fundraise.vinniesnsw.org.au/armidale-vinnies-community-sleepout-2023
