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The 2024 Kids Cover Competition

We have a winner! This year’s Kids Cover Competition received a record number of entries, and our absolute fave was designed by 12-year-old Frankie Kelly from Newcastle: a sunny, funny vision of Santa’s summer holidays. “I thought it would be really cool to combine the Australian lifestyle with Christmas, to create a scene on the beach,” she says of her stunning artwork. “I’m really into pop art and really bright and colourful pieces, and I wanted to use a few different mediums.”

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Les

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I was born in Melbourne, in Fitzroy in 1944. There were three boys, and 13 years later, there was a girl. I was the second, the middle boy. My older brother Ron, who did also sell The Big Issue, he passed away in 2011.

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Ray

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I never thought I’d be selling the magazines, but it has become a priority in my life. It’s because when I’m doing this, I’m doing good.

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Tony G

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I have been a Big Issue vendor since 2002, around the age of 30. I’ve been doing it for 20 years this year! I like working for myself, working my own hours, being my own boss, running my own show.

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Mitchell

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What I love most about selling The Big Issue is not only does it let you know who you are, it also lets you be who you are.

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Bradley

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The Big Issue gets me out in the community a bit more, and gives me a purpose in life to do something and that. I’m thankful that The Big Issue is around.

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Kaia

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Both of my brothers have sold The Big Issue, so it’s a bit like a family business for us.

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Rob

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I love selling The Big Issue. It’s a bridge for me to meet new people in my community.

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Tallis

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Every single day people walk past that know me and say hello. They make me feel like I’m part of the community.

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