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We are a lay Catholic organisation working towards a more just and compassionate society The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia wishes to acknowledge that we are on Aboriginal land.

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Is the Vinnies website secure? The Sydney Morning Herald. By Tim Boreham November 5, — 5. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. In inner western Sydney, Salvos has opened new-look stores in Marrickville and Leichhardt. Does my money actually go to the people affected by the fires?

Are you using Vinnies Bushfire Appeal funds for other emergencies? How much assistance have you provided to bushfire communities so far? Does the Society only help Catholics?

How big is the St Vincent de Paul Society? How is the St Vincent de Paul Society staffed? How many people does Vinnies assist annually in Australia? What does the Society's logo mean? Funding - Where does the money come from? He refused to budge. Things turned toxic a few weeks later when Mico endorsed a worker's compensation claim by the manager of his council who was on stress leave alleging "victimisation and bullying" by James and John O'Neill. They have always denied her claim and their denials are backed by the society's insurer, Allianz.

Mico was suspended. Outrage, distress and hurt feelings were freely expressed on all sides in these weeks in letters signed, more often than not, "Yours in Christ". Mico denied counter-accusations of bullying. At one point, the husband of the sick manager was threatened with a defamation suit by the society if he continued to attack St Vincent de Paul in letters to the 2GB broadcaster Alan Jones.

A meeting between Mico and James ended with high words. Again, it is impossible to adjudicate the ins and outs of this unhappy situation. James says: "It couldn't have been handled with more absolute concern for due process.

When investigations ordered by St Vincent de Paul blamed him for the problems, his membership of the society was revoked in March Mico wasn't out for long. After arguing his case to the society's National Council in Canberra in July, his membership was restored. No reasons were given for this swift reversal.

Mico read it as vindication of all he stood for and expected to be restored to office. This was forbidden him. The official view - though apparently nowhere put on paper - was that allowing Les Mico to return was purely a humanitarian gesture. James says: "In a spirit of Vincentian love and forgiveness he was allowed to come a member again.

It was the only reason. Not because there was any merit in his case. The workers were organising. Union membership was on the increase as the society's employees came to feel change was being handled in a rather heavy-handed fashion.

George Owen had meant well when he asked his team in Learning and Community Services to tell him candidly that they thought of his management style. But he came away from the meeting feeling he had been "beaten up" and blamed one of the team in particular for a number of "outbursts". Again, accusations of bullying were met by counter accusations of bullying.