The St Vincent de Paul Societys' 2,000 conference members, volunteers and employees work hard to assist and give a 'hand up' to people in need. They work over Southern NSW/ACT to Goulburn, down to Merimbula, across to Harden and Lake Cargelligo - an area of 88,000 square km's. The head office is located in the ACT. Internationally, the Society operates in 130 countries and has over 950,000 members.