Bill Crews, Author at Rev. Bill Crews

Rev. Bill Crews AM is a much-loved Australian who's given over 3 million meals to the hungry and taught thousands of underprivileged kids to read. He's been recognised by The Rotary Foundation and Ernst & Young. He is on the National Trust’s list of 100 “National Living Treasures”.

My Hertford connection

I visited Hertford UK looking for connection or a sense of belonging, guided by the echoes of lost conversations in an old phone box.

Broken dreams in New York City

Amid the crowds of people watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York, I saw something else that haunts my memories.

Is aid failing the World’s poor?

Last year the Worldwide aid budget topped 179-billion US-dollars. It was an all time high, but is it delivering for

Discovering a world of hope this Christmas

This Christmas I will be looking for the signs of hope which I bet are actually all around us, making the world a better place.

Signs of hope everywhere

In spite of all the doom and gloom at the moment, there are real signs of hope in the World. In fact, that hope inspires me.

Pink diamonds and rubbish tips

A rich girl in Australia will get a pink diamond ring while her less fortunate sisters elsewhere in the world will go hungry.

At The Queen’s funeral in London – my reflections

Why did the funeral affect me so much? In Australia I’m a Republican and proud of it, but in Britain I felt the ties that oddly bind mine and the Royal Family.