Media misrepresented Vincent de Paul Society (Australia)

In a media release, the St Vincent de Paul Society said that a press report stating that the homeless could go hungry during the pope’s visit misrepresented the position of the society. The interview with Night Patrol President Brett Avery was taken completely out of context, Vinnies said.

The article implied incorrectly that Vinnies had taken issue with how the WYD organisers managed the re-location of the Society’s Night Patrol vans during the WYD celebrations.

“This is not the case,” the Vinnies media release insisted.

“On the contrary, the Society has worked very closely with Sydney City Council and WYD organizers to ensure the homeless population is catered for during this time.

“While it is true that services have been temporarily relocated to ‘Woodchips’, between Clarence Street and Kent Street, this is a place that Night Patrol has used previously and is well known to the homeless community.

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