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Shining the light of goodness and care - Christmas after catastrophic floods

9 November 2023

Salvos officers Donna and Phil say last Christmas was tough after flooding in the NSW Northern Rivers region, but community generosity helped enormously....

Planning for the unplanned

25 September 2023

The Salvation Army’s free and confidential financial counselling service Moneycare is urging p...

Supporting communities affected by recent floods

18 October 2022

The current flood crisis in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania has required local communities to band togeth...

Ongoing Salvos support for flood-affected towns

1 April 2022

With evacuation centres reopening in parts of NSW after a second inundation of flood waters, so many...

Brendan Walks Into Canberra

10 October 2017

After an epic 40 day trek from Melbourne, The Salvation Army’s Major Brendan Nottle will fina...

International support to bolster overstretched Mexican Salvationists

21 September 2017

Salvos in Mexico City supporting their community following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Salvation A...

The Salvation Army in the Caribbean ready for Hurricane Maria as Irma response continues

20 September 2017

Category five-rated Hurricane Maria is passing through a swathe of Caribbean islands, many of which ...

Life-saving Salvation Army cares for body, mind and spirit in wake of hurricanes

13 September 2017

More than half a million meals have now been served by The Salvation Army to people who have been di...

The Salvation Army in Mexico responds to dual disasters

12 September 2017

The Salvation Army responds after Hurricane Katia and an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in September 2017....

The Salvation Army responds to Hurricane Irma

8 September 2017

The Salvation Army is responding the devastation of Hurricane Irma....

Please Support the Increasing Needs of Asylum Seekers

5 September 2017

The Salvation Army is seeking support to ensure asylum seekers are provided with the assistance need...

Emergency and Disaster Recovery services

1 September 2017

The Salvation Army’s Disaster Recovery services meets people at their point of need in times ...

The Salvation Army's response to Hurricane Harvey

26 August 2017

The Salvation Army in the USA is responding to Hurricane Harvey, providing emotional, physical and s...

Salvation Army begins disaster response in Sierra Leone

18 August 2017

The Salvation Army in Sierra Leone is responding after torrential rains in the capital, Freetown, ca...

Salvos continue Cyclone Debbie relief as victims struggle to rebuild lives

1 May 2017

Tropical Cyclone Debbie has caused widespread destruction across Queensland and Northern NSW...

Cyclone Debbie updates

3 April 2017

View all updates on The Salvation Army's response to Cyclone Debbie...

Salvation Army prepares for Cyclone Debbie

27 March 2017

The Salvation Army is preparing for Cyclone Debbie. Salvation Army Emergency Services teams will be ...

Woolworths, The Salvation Army and Adam Goodes 'S.T.A.N.D. Together' for natural disaster relief

8 November 2016

Australians needing support during times of natural disaster are set to benefit from a new long-term...

Salvation Army Emergency Services responds to flooding at Forbes

26 September 2016

Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers are assisting in the relief effort, as major flo...

Service is in Lizzie's DNA

8 September 2016

18-year-old Elizabeth Archer knows how to handle herself in an emergency. With her father, Norm, Eli...

Wherever there's a need, we'll be there

6 September 2016

Daniel Taylor has served in the thick of floods, fires, and missing-persons searches. Yet he’...

Behind the scenes in our Army of Hope

5 September 2016

Eighty-year-old Patricia has been volunteering with The Salvation Army’s Emergency Services f...

20 years on from the Port Arthur Tragedy

27 April 2016

Salvationists Nesan and Adrian Kistan were 23 and 20 when they lost their father in the Port Arthur ...

Salvos well-equipped to deal with cyclone aftermath

26 February 2016

Salvation Army officers in Fiji are putting their cyclone training into action in the aftermath of C...

Salvation Army responds to bushfires in Western Australia

11 January 2016

The Salvation Army has been serving meals and providing support in response to the devastating bushf...

Staff connection drives Nepal generosity

17 October 2015

The two earthquakes which struck Nepal earlier this year killed 9000 people and injured more than 20...

Bringing hope in midst of disaster

8 October 2015

At the age of 13, as the son of Salvation Army officers, Gavin Hope remembers his dad driving a car ...

Salvos rebuilding cyclone victims' lives

1 October 2015

A significant milestone has been reached in The Salvation Army’s ongoing response to the deva...

Salvation Army team in Nepal begins tent distribution

1 July 2015

Two months after the 25 April earthquake that caused devastation in Nepal, The Salvation Army contin...

Cyclone Marcia first phase response comes to close

13 March 2015

The Salvation Armys first phase of emergency response after Tropical Cyclone Marcia in northern Quee...

Ray of sunshine amid the gloom

13 February 2015

Ray Stewart had just left Bundaberg for Brisbane when the rain started. There was no way he could kn...

Getting Bundaberg back on its feet

2 February 2015

Over five days in late January 2013, ex-tropical Cyclone Oswald dumped more than 500mm of rain in C...