Society celebrates 125 years in Tasmania

The Record celebrates milestones in the Society’s long history of service in Australia. From 75 years in the Northern Territory through centenaries in Canberra, Brighton Conference in Melbourne and St Francis Xavier Conference in Wollongong, NSW, to 125 years of service in Tasmania and 140 years in South Australia.

On 26 September, the St Vincent de Paul Society celebrated 125 years of good works in Tasmania with a service at the Church of the Apostles in Launceston where, in 1899, the Society held its first Tasmanian Conference.

Members and friends of the Society came together today to celebrate Mass and begin 12-months of celebrations and reflection. Tasmania State President Corey McGrath said the Society and its network of members and volunteers continue to provide practical frontline support, advocacy and friendship for the most vulnerable members of the Tasmanian community.

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