In Summary
- Leading Australian voice on social justice and global poverty.
- Former CEO of World Vision Australia for 13 years.
- Longtime community leader and ordained Baptist minister.
- Recipient of major national honours, including Officer of the Order of Australia.
- Bestselling author focused on justice, hope and social change.
Tim Costello is one of Australia’s leading voices on social justice and global poverty, and has been instrumental in ensuring these issues are placed on the national and international agenda. He has travelled the world for work in poverty alleviation and emergency relief as he led World Vision in Australia for thirteen years. Tim is an ordained Baptist minister and has spent years building community and addressing issues of justice in St Kilda and Melbourne. Tim was named in the Australian of the Year awards in 2006 and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005. His bestselling books includeHope, Faith, Streets of Hope, Tips from a Travelling Soul Searcher and, most recently, his memoir A Lot With a Little.
For those of us who work in the humanitarian sector, climate change does have a face. It is a child with no food to eat, or huddled in a flimsy shelter during a violent storm.
