The Salvation Military is urging Gold Coasters to participate in its 61st Pink Defend Enchantment, culminating in Pink Defend Weekend on 24–25 Could 2025. The Salvos intention to boost $38 million nationwide to assist Australians in disaster, together with these going through homelessness, home violence, habit, and monetary stress.
In response to The Salvation Military’s Rendle Williams, group assist is crucial:
“The previous few years have been extremely powerful… We can’t do that with out the continued and constant assist of the group… We want you to associate with us to be the hope our group so desperately wants.”
As housing affordability worsens throughout the Gold Coast, the Pink Defend Enchantment represents each a lifeline and a group rallying level for compassion in motion.
The 2025 Social Justice Stocktake reveals simply how deep the housing disaster runs throughout Gold Coast electorates:
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Fadden: 79.6% recognized housing affordability/homelessness as an area situation; 34.2% mentioned it personally impacts them.
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Moncrieff: Estimated 779 individuals are experiencing homelessness, with an unmet housing want of 8,400 dwellings.
These figures mirror worsening traits in comparison with 2022, highlighting the urgency to deal with housing stress at its core.
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One particular person receives assist from The Salvation Military each 17 seconds throughout Australia.
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In 2024, the Salvos delivered 1.76 million periods of care to over 250,000 individuals.
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They supplied 1.1 million mattress nights and 1.5 million meals to individuals experiencing homelessness.
The Pink Defend Enchantment is not nearly donations. You may also become involved by:
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Volunteering at native buying centres
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Door-knocking and on-line fundraising
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Internet hosting collections at faculties, workplaces, and sporting occasions
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Donating at any Salvos Retailer or on-line HERE
The broader Social Justice Stocktake highlights Queensland’s main social considerations, with 76.8% of respondents flagging housing affordability/homelessness, and 60.6% figuring out monetary hardship. These points mirror nationwide traits however hit notably onerous in fast-growing areas just like the Gold Coast.
Because the Pink Defend Enchantment unfolds all through Could, Gold Coasters can count on to see extra native activations and requires assist. Group members are inspired to enroll, present up, and converse out to deal with the rising housing disaster and supply aid for these doing it powerful.
For extra knowledge and electorate-specific insights, go to the Salvation Military’s 2025 Social Justice Stocktake experiences:
