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We have vendors working around the country, with a wide range of experiences leading them to The Big Issue. This includes homelessness, long-term unemployment, intellectual and physical disability, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency and family breakdown. Every vendor has a different story, but all are looking to improve their lives.
Big Issue vendors have the opportunity to earn an immediate income and engage meaningfully with the community. They are proudly working selling a genuine product, which is why we encourage people to always take the magazine they pay for.
If there aren’t any vendors close to you, take out a subscription and have magazines delivered straight to your door! We also have special editions of the magazine on our Shopify store.
The Big Issue vendors are offering more ways to pay for this magazine. Along with cash, you can tap-and-go with your card or pay via your banking app using PayID. Whichever method you choose, your purchase supports The Big Issue vendors to make a life-changing income.
Australian Capital Territory
Woden Community Hub
Office Suite 003
(Above Commonwealth Bank)
Westfield Woden, Phillip, ACT, 2606
Phone: (02) 6282 2644
or 0448 476 184
Team Leader: Jill Strickland (Woden Community Service)
New South Wales
476 Pitt St
Haymarket NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 8332 7200
Fax: (02) 9310 5261
Manager: Chris Campbell
Queensland
St Andrews Church
131 Creek St
Brisbane QLD 4000
Phone: (07) 3221 3513
Manager: Chris Campbell
South Australia
237 North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8359 3450
Manager: Matthew Stedman
Victoria
129 Bourke Street
(Near corner of Bourke and Exhibition)
Melbourne VIC 3000
Ph: (03) 9602 7600
Manager: Gemma Pidutti
Western Australia
249 Hay Street
East Perth 6004
Phone: (08) 9225 7792
Manager: Matthew Stedman
Meet The
Vendors
Kellee
I came back to The Big Issue in 2022. I like to be out there, engaged with other people. I’m saving money to travel: to Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Life should have a meaning, right? Selling The Big Issue, writing poetry, playing music.
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Gabriel
I came back to The Big Issue in 2022. I like to be out there, engaged with other people. I’m saving money to travel: to Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Life should have a meaning, right? Selling The Big Issue, writing poetry, playing music.
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Steven
Me and James have been friends for over 20 years… He’s the one who got me into The Big Issue. We were talking about it for years, me joining, and I’d always say, “no, no”. And this time, we were in the pub one night last April, and he said, “I’m not taking no. I’m taking you into the office and you’re signing up.”
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Wen
I’ve been selling The Big Issue for seven years, and I’ll retire once I can get the pension. The money helps with my food and bills, general expenses. I try and make a connection with customers, and I have regulars who say hello.
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Jeffrey
The Big Issue is good, it’s helped me a lot. I like talking to people – you meet many good and friendly people, especially when you smile. When you’re happy, more people come and stop by.
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Megan
My favourite part about working as a vendor is meeting lots of different people, people who are polite or sad or anything.
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