In the subterranean concrete bunker that is the public carpark at Parliament House, more than 120 bosses, school principals, volunteers, public servants, cafe owners, builders, lawyers and others across the community on Thursday night raised more than $800,000 to help the homeless of Canberra and the region. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue The annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout had to Friday morning raised more than $8 million nationally.
The event in Canberra on a rainy, cold winter's night was the 15 th held in the national capital and the first held at Parliament House. The iconic building was lit up in Vinnies blue on Thursday night to mark the event's anniversary. Parliament House was lit up in Vinnies blue on Thursday night to mark the Vinnies CEP Sleepout held in the underground public carpark.
Picture by Gary Ramage And while the national capital earlier in the week shivered in minus 6 degree temperatures, the mercury fell to 3 degrees overnight on Thursday. With a sleeping bag, some cardboard to fashion a shelter and the same soup distributed by the Vinnies Night Patrol, the participants bunkered down for the night in the carpark, well aware one night of sleeping rough was nothing compared to on.