Media Releases

June 1, 2010

This winter, help Wayside be the safe pair of hands in Sydney’s underbelly

The Wayside Chapel has launched its 2010 Wayside Winter Appeal, hoping to raise in excess of $160,000.

Each year, the Wayside Chapel assists thousands of people to gain equitable access to essential health, welfare and housing services.

Pastor of the Wayside Chapel, Rev. Graham Long said winter is a terrible time for the homeless who face night after night of cold temperatures with inadequate clothing and little warmth.

“There are many times when a sea of humanity gathers at Wayside and each person is looking for a bed for the night or a shower or a change of clothes. To be cold and wet is an indignity that leaves a person feeling like they are on public display.

“Some of the people that visit us at Wayside are suffering and so ill that they don’t really know how to ask for help, yet our team is always there to lend a hand.

“We want to continue to provide unconditional love, care and support for people on and around the streets of Kings Cross but we need support to do it. With only 23 per cent of our income coming from Government sources we rely heavily on the local community, business community and individuals who so generously support us.

“It’s a surprisingly easy thing to “fall by the Wayside”. Anyone’s child could end up in Kings Cross and in a lot of trouble. With your donations we want to continue to be the safe pair of hands in Sydney’s underbelly,” Rev. Long said.

To donate and be part of the 2010 Wayside Winter Appeal, click here.

 For further media information contact Katrina Mathieson at

The Wayside Chapel - 02 9358 5582 or media@thewaysidechapel.com

The Wayside Chapel has provided unconditional love, care and support for people on and around the streets of Kings Cross since 1964. Each year, thousands of people visit the Wayside for assistance in gaining equitable access to essential health, welfare and related services. The Wayside Chapel is well known for its Youth Service, Community Services Centre, Nomad Cafe and Day to Day Living Programs.

Media Archives

2009

• Paradise Lost - The Choirboys frontman speaks out on depression, 14 October 2009
• Indigenous Treaty - a framework for the future, 28 September 2009
• Shaking Hands for Wayside and a World Record, 18 September 2009
• Sunbeam lending a hand at Wayside, 11 September 2009
• Andrew Bartlett speaks out about Immigration Policy, 31 July 2009
• State Government Donates $2 Million towards Wayside Building Project, 29 June 2009
• Winter Appeal, 20 May 2009
• 10 Year Anniversary of Tolerance Room, 20 May 2009
• Art: Time and Space, 23 April 2009

2008

• Darkness Over Paradise, 10 September 2008
• Wayside Speaks through Art, August 13 2008
• SMH Opinion Piece - Wayside Response, 11 April 2008

2007

• Making Charity Chic, 24 October 2007
• Sydney's stars take to the streets to Busk for the Wayside, 17 September 2007
• Response to plans to punish young criminals, 6 March 2007
• John Brogden, Out of the Darkness, 15 February 2007

2005

• Resurrection Day at The Wayside Chapel, 6 April 2005