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Vinnies Vans
Vinnies Vans are outreach services that provide meals and snacks, blankets, toiletries, hot beverages, and, most importantly, companionship and referrals where needed to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our Vans operate across Greater Sydney and in targeted regional areas, ensuring we reach highly at-risk communities with additional wrap-around supports.
For direct assistance,
please give us a call
Night Locations and Times
Operates seven nights a week
- Waterloo Green Housing estates: 7.00pm to 8.00pm
Mon, Tue, Thu & Sunday
- Ward Pk Northcott Hosing Estates: 8.00pm to 9.00pm
Wednesday & Saturday
- Belmore Park Haymarket: 8.10pm to 9.10pm
Friday
- Laggan Ave, Balmain: 8.10pm to 8.30pm
Monday, Wednesday - Saturday
- Eastlakes Community Centre: 7.30pm to 8.00pm
- Slattery Place Eastlakes: 8.05 pm to 8.35pm
- Maloney Pl Eastlakes:8.40pm to 9.10pm
Tuesday
- Namatjira Pl (cul de sac) Chifley: 6.00pm to 6.30pm
- South Coogee Basketball Court: 6.45pm to 7.15pm
Sunday
- South Coogee Basketball Court: 6.15pm to 6.45pm
- Namatjira Pl (cul de sac) Chifley: 7.45pm to 8.15pm
Monday
- 10-12 Kulgoa Rd & 291 Blaxland Rd Ryde: 7.10pm to 7.40pm
Wednesday
- 6 Joubert St, Hunters Hill: 6.35pm to 7.05pm
- 1 Meyer Ave, Hunters Hill: 7.15pm to 7.45pm
- 3 Salter St Huntleys Cove:7.50pm to 8.15pm
Friday
- 184a Pittwater Rd Gladesville: 6.30pm to 7.00pm
- 40 Higginbotham Rd Gladesville: 7.05pm to 7.35pm
Operates weekly Tuesday to Saturday:
- Liverpool Pioneers Memorial Park - Macquarie Street, Liverpool: 8:30pm to 9.00pm.
- Edwin Wheeler Oval / Miller Park – Corner of Maxwells Avenue and Cartwright Ave, Sadleir: 9:15pm to 9:45pm
Tuesday
- Macquarie Fields Samaritan House - 5:00pm (every 2nd Tuesday)
Thursday
- Claymore Junction Works - 5:00pm
Operates seven nights a week:
- Kelly Close (cul de sac), Mount Druitt: 8.30pm to 9.00pm
- Prince Alfred Pk (Corner of Marist Pl and Victoria Rd) Parramatta: 9.30pm to 10.00pm
Monday and Wednesday
- Warrawong Community Centre, 9 Greene Street, Warrawong – 5.30pm
- Wollongong Train Station (Gladstone Avenue side) – 6.30pm
Tuesday
- Berkeley Life Centre Op Shop, Parkway Avenue, Berkeley - 5:30pm
Thursday
- Illawarra Homelessness Coordination Service Community Lunch, 12–16 Miller St, Coniston - 10.00am
Friday
- Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre, 49A Cawley Street, Bellambi – 5.30pm
Monday & Wednesday
- Torpy St - cnr Lord's Pl: 5.10pm to 5.30pm
- Kurin Complex - cnr Kurin & Currong Crescent: 5.40pm to 6.00pm
- Cootes Estate - 8 Oxley Pl: 6.05pm to 6.25pm
- Childcare Centre - 143 Spring St: 6.30pm to 6.50pm
Fridays
- Lions Pk: 5.30pm to 6.00pm
- Between 206 & 226 Railway Rd: 6.10pm to 6.40pm
Day Locations and Times
Sunday
- Prince Alfred Pk, Surry Hills (close to Central Station): 9am to 11am
Monday
- Belmore Park, Haymarket: 11.30am to 1.30pm
Tuesday
- Eastlakes Community Centre, 8/16 Florence Avenue, Eastlakes: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Thursday
- 3-7 Lexington Pl (aka Lexington Hub) Maroubra: 11.30am to 1.00pm
Once a month on a Thursday
Waterloo Neighbourhood Centre, Shop 95, Wellington Street, Waterloo
Vinnies case worker: This service provides holistic case management support, to support clients to exit homelessness into safe, affordable, and sustainable accommodation.
This service also responds quickly to assist new arrivals to the inner-city to return to their communities of origin and supports individuals and families using transitional accommodation with ongoing case management.
Thursday community lunch
- Illawarra Homeless Coordination Services, 16 Miller St Coniston: 12.00 pm
About Us
The Metro Vinnies Van Services promote social inclusion and cohesion by providing an opportunity for people to gather in a place where they will be accepted and not judged. For many of those we assist, our volunteers and members are often the only people that they speak to all day. The people we assist are provided with a safe place to meet and build community.
Who we help
Anyone can approach Vinnies Vans when they see them out and about.
We especially encourage people who are living rough or in overcrowded or insecure accommodation to access the service. This service is delivered at no charge to people who use it.
What we provide
- meals and snacks
- blankets
- toiletries
- hot beverages
- referrals to other services
- companionship
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