Thirty years, countless stories...one Big Issue. From its shiny, special edition cover to the golden moments captured inside, this magazine is the ultimate celebration of our history, our people — and you, the readers who have made this 30th anniversary possible.
It's a bumper birthday party issue — 68 pages packed with reflections from vendors, interviews with famous friends and a countdown of iconic moments in our history.
We're blowing out the candles and looking back at our humble beginnings, sure, but with our mission of making a difference unchanged since 1996, we're celebrating the future too and continuing to be here for the people who need us most.
Also in this edition:
Vendors take over: sharing a powerful photo project, love stories, two vendor profiles and birthday wishes from all across Australia!
A Letter to my Younger Self from legendary critic Margaret Pomeranz...and a Letter to My Older Self, too, from Wiggles wunderkind Tsehay Hawkins
The Big Quiz tests us on the good, bad and bizarre of the past three decades
A chat with rising Aussie actor and Supergirl star Milly Alcock
Rapper Briggs talks changing the game, and The Big Issue's Street Soccer program
In Tastes Like Home, a three-course birthday feast from Stephanie Alexander, Poh Ling Yeow and vendor MBK
Proceeds from The Big Issue online store go directly back into funding our programs including The Big Issue magazine, the Women’s Workforce and The Big Issue Classroom.
The Big Issue 30th Anniversary Edition 763 is choc full of
very interesting and informative articles.
I particularly liked vendor Marion's pictorial of Melbourne's
Queen Victoria Market and the CBD.
The next time you see a vendor do them
and yourself a favour. Buy a Big Issue magazine.
I particularly wanted to read the Rose Byrne piece who was featured on the front cover of The Big Issue, Edition 758.
But, more importantly I enjoyed many of the other features in this magazine, in particular, the archive piece on Heath Ledger, the inspiring piece from Deborah Lawrie with her letter to her younger self and Shaun Micallef personal discussion on AI. Thank you for serving up such an interesting magazine.
I must admit I purchased this edition as my son had an article printed in it. When I was looking for this edition I spoke to one of the lovely sellers in the city and he was so helpful looking to see if the article was in that edition.
Since then I have found out a lot more about the Big Issue and how they help disadvantaged Australians to become more independent and I think they are awesome.
Overall the magazine is very professionally set out and of course has some great articles. Love reading about the sellers
I love The Big Issue calendars and have been buying the every year I can since they started. I missed out locally this time so was very happy to be able to buy it online, thereby avoiding a whole year of FOMO
CALENDAR: I love the alternating pages, where month A is a cartoon by Andrew Weldon, and month B is a profile of a Big Issue seller.
FICTION EDITION: 12 short stories, including one by Trent Dalton (Boy Swallows Universe)
I've been buying the Big Issue for many years (though not 30). I live in Wollongong, I don't remember seeing a vendor here, but I have often bought a copy when I have to go to Sydney for work. I always enjoy reading it on the train on my way home, as well as feeling good that I have done something to help somebody to help themselves. Love your work, all the best for the next 30 years!
TBH…
As a ‘there at the start’ contributor, think it would’ve been good to show some of the ‘early’ editions and people who helped make TBI what it has become…
Behind the ‘sellers’ is a lot of pre-production content…