St Vincent de Paul Society – St Vinnies Soup Van

The St Vinnies Traralgon Soup Van, is a volunteer group, part of the St Vincent de Paul Society, which provides a soup van street service. They offer hot soup, sandwiches, fresh fruit and yogurt as well as some produce such as bread, milk, pasta, rice and vegetables to our friends on the street - people in need and families experiencing food insecurity, struggling financially due to job losses, domestic violence or mental health issues in the Churchill and surrounding area. They operate on Friday nights each week at 37 White Parade at 6.00pm and 9 Illawonga Court at 6.30pm.

The Vinnies soup van is a not-for-profit organisation and is staffed by a dedicated generous group of local volunteers who give their time freely to support and help those in our community who need it most. The Vinnies soup vans operate year-round, rain, hail or shine.

The Vinnies soup van services in Churchill will be changing from July 1, 2026 onwards when the soup van run will change from a Friday night to a Wednesday night at both the White Parade and Illawonga Court locations at 6.00pm and 6.30pm respectively.

For those who are struggling to get by and find life hard going, come see us at one of our locations at White Parade or Illawonga Court. Come see us for a chat, see what we do and what we can offer. We are non-judgemental, will help you wherever we can and guide you to other services, all while having a delicious cup of hot soup and sandwich.