Rosies will b e present at St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School for an introduction about what we do\, friendship on the street.

Rosies will g ive a talk at the Wynnum Manly Workers Sports Club. We will present what w e do on the street and why social interaction is so important.

< img class=' wp-image-13110 alignleft' src='http://rosies.org.au/beta/wp-co ntent/uploads/2017/11/SkyPoint-Sea-to-Sky-Q1-Stair-Challenge.jpg' alt='' w idth='196' height='286' />WE ARE BACK! Likewise in 2015 and 2016\, Rosies is again Charity partner at the SkyPo int Sea to Sky Q1 Stair Challenge!

It is one of the most iconi c buildings in the world and on March 11\, 2018 you have the chance to take it on from sea level to SkyPoint! With a total of 77 fl oors this is a serious challenge but the view from the top of the observat ion level at SkyPoint will make all the hard work worth it.
\nLock it in for 2018 and get ready to run\, walk or crawl your way to the top! Reg ister for the 2018 SkyPoint Sea to Sky Q1 Stair Challenge in a range of in dividual and team categories. Registrations are now open .

Please note that all participants are required to raise or pledge a minimum of $35 for the charity partner as part of their participa tion in this exciting event.
\nSo c’mon Gold Coast\, c’mon Australia! This is an event not to be missed. Get your friends together\, put the ru nning shoes on and join in the party! This event is expected to sell out s o we suggest getting in fast.

5.6 million Australian experience loneliness. 66% seek friendship as a remedy to loneliness.

E very week of the year\, 20 teams of Rosies volunteers are out on the stree t\, at the drop-in centre\, in the court or at prison. 285 wonderful Gold Coast Rosies volunteers (1\,150 Qld-wide) are always there.

Rosies is funded through the generous support of our local community. Individual s\, schools\, community groups and businesses provide cups and coffee\, to iletries and cordial\, blankets and meals.

Rosies started on the G old Coast in 1987. We are the longest serving community organisation suppo rting the Gold Coast Schoolies Week safety program. Our patron\, Sir Peter Cosgrove says “My wife and I have supported Rosies for more than a decade \, and have seen first hand Rosies’ army of volunteers making a difference on the streets and off the streets”.

Runn ing for Rosies – Solo

Jake is a student at St. Stephen’s C atholic College in Mareeba and he is raising awareness and funds for Rosie s\, Mareeba. It is local and the funds will be purchased to buy food for d istribution to the marginalised in Mareeba.

How can I contribute?

Firstly\, all funds raised go directly to Rosies\, a charity a ssociated with the Catholic church\,

Mareeba. The entry fee and an y other expenses incurred are paid by the runner from his part-time job at Piagnos Newsagency\, a “Rosies Runner” supporter. If it was easy\, everyo ne would do it. 140 kms.

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Almaden lies in the middle of a granite belt with graceful boulderous granite hills scatted about. Almaden was established as a railway workers town in 1907. Now nicknamed ‘Cow Town’ and known for the oasis like beer garden a nd home made pies at the Railway Hotel. From here there are sections of we ll-formed unsealed road.
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(110km) The turn-off the Mt Garnet/ Mt Su rprise is unsealed and often closed during the wet season. A large green\n
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(115km/L) T he first of the marble quarries is a great example of the industry. There are about forty of these pits\, all producing different colours and crysta l size. Blocks surround the pits to prevent cattle wandering in for a drin k and getting stranded in the mud.
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(123km) A cattle grid is the pr operty boundary of Chillagoe Station. In front\, red volcanic skarn signal s the beginning of the heat zones that converted the Chillagoe limestone b luffs to marble\, simultaneously depositing rich surface loads of copper a nd lead. The marble bluffs that follow are dark grey from algae and suppor t unique vegetation protected from bushfires for many thousands of years.\n
(140km) A cattle grid acts as a town fence to keep cattle out and like opening a book\, Chillagoe appears with a chimney of the now abandoned smelter on the horizon. The Chillagoe area is one of ri chest mineral deposits in the world.
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\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13631@rosies.org.au/beta DTSTAMP:20200228T212118Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-AU:Fundraising event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Running for Rosies – Solo\n\n\n\n\n\nJake is a student at St. S tephen’s Catholic College in Mareeba and he is raising awareness and funds for Rosies\, Mareeba. It is local and the funds will be purchased to buy food for distribution to the marginalised in Mareeba.\n\n\n\n\nStage profi le\nHow can I contribute? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirstly\, all funds raised go dire ctly to Rosies\, a charity associated with the Catholic church\, Mareeba. The entry fee and any other expenses incurred are paid by the runner from his part-time job at Piagnos Newsagency\, a\n“Rosies Runner” supporter. I f it was easy\, everyone would do it. 140 kms.\nDonate now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nsights to see\n\nDimbulah has all the usual services includi ng a restored railway station/Information Centre and a park with picnic fa cilities and clean public toilets. Dimbulah was a significant tobacco grow ing area and later growing Tea Tree for the oil. Just beyond Dimbulah is E ureka Creek – a great picnic location with no facilities. From here the la ndscape immediately changes with awesome panoramic views of Wooded Savanna h created from years of fires lit by the aboriginals. Termite mounds aboun d with sightings of Wedge Tailed Eagles as they eat the road kill. This is cattle country with the average station being about 2\,000+sq kms.\n(74km /R) There is a historical marker at Emu Creek where the Kennedy expedition camped in 1848. The next settlement on the Wheelbarrow Way is (76km) Petf ord (public phone only)\, originally named Wadetown and a watering hole fo r the miners that worked the area. Take extra care here as there are often horses near the road and unlike cattle\, they are very unpredictable. On the western side of Petford you may spot a Bustard/Plains Turkey.\nA littl e further is the Cycad covered (80km) Lapper Range. At the (82km) top are the remains of the 100+ year old Lappa Pub. This is the site of a soak (sp ring) where camels watered on their journeys from the advancing railhead t o the Chillagoe area in 1900. Later a branch line ran from here to the Sou th\, now this track is a captivating 4WD/dry-weather route to Mt Garnet wi th some interesting stonework and stunning panoramic views.\nThere is a hi storical marker showing the Kooboora cemetery at 91km/R. The last remains of the very significant\, now abandoned Kooboora tin workings.\n(98km) The Bismark Pass gives a great view of what lies ahead. The local calls this Top Cat Pass because of an interesting rock on the right as you enter the cutting.\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180520 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Great Wheelbarrow Race 2018-DAY 2: Almaden – Dimbulah 65 kms URL:http://rosies.org.au/event/the-great-wheelbarrow-race-2018-almaden-dimb ulah-65-kms/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://rosies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/201 8/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarrowRace.png\;960\;300\,medium\;http://ro sies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarr owRace.png\;960\;300\,large\;http://rosies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarrowRace.png\;960\;300\,full\;http://r osies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbar rowRace.png\;960\;300 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Runn ing for Rosies – Solo
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Jake is a student at St. Stephen’s Catholic College in Mare eba and he is raising awareness and funds for Rosies\, Mareeba. It is loca l and the funds will be purchased to buy food for distribution to the marg inalised in Mareeba.
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How can I contribute? 
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Firstly\, all funds raised go directly to Rosies \, a charity associated with the Catholic church\, Mareeba. The entry fee and any other expenses incurred are paid by the runner from his part-time job at Piagnos Newsagency\, a
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“Rosies Ru nner” supporter. If it was easy\, everyone would do it. 140 kms.
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Donate now
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sights to see
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Dimbulah has all the usual servic es including a restored railway station/Information Centre and a park with picnic facilities and clean public toilets. Dimbulah was a significant to bacco growing area and later growing Tea Tree for the oil. Just beyond Dim bulah is Eureka Creek – a great picnic location with no facilities. From h ere the landscape immediately changes with awesome panoramic views of Wood ed Savannah created from years of fires lit by the aboriginals. Termite mo unds abound with sightings of Wedge Tailed Eagles as they eat the road kil l. This is cattle country with the average station being about 2\,000+sq k ms.
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(74km/R) There is a historical marker at Emu Creek where the K ennedy expedition camped in 1848. The next settlement on the Wheelbarrow W ay is (76km) Petford (public phone only)\, originally nam ed Wadetown and a watering hole for the miners that worked the area. Take extra care here as there are often horses near the road and unlike cattle\ , they are very unpredictable. On the western side of Petford you may spot a Bustard/Plains Turkey.
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A little further is the Cycad covered (8 0km) Lapper Range. At the (82km) top are the remains of the 100+ year old Lappa Pub. This is the site of a soak (spring) where camels watered on the ir journeys from the advancing railhead to the Chillagoe area in 1900. Lat er a branch line ran from here to the South\, now this track is a captivat ing 4WD/dry-weather route to Mt Garnet with some interesting stonework and stunning panoramic views.
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There is a historical marker showing th e Kooboora cemetery at 91km/R. The last remains of the very significant\, now abandoned Kooboora tin workings.
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(98km) The Bismark Pass gives a great view of what lies ahead. The local calls this Top Cat Pass becaus e of an interesting rock on the right as you enter the cutting.
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\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13384@rosies.org.au/beta DTSTAMP:20200228T212118Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-AU:Rosies Volunteer Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180521 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Rosies Liturgy – Brisbane URL:http://rosies.org.au/event/rosies-liturgy-brisbane/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13632@rosies.org.au/beta DTSTAMP:20200228T212118Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-AU:Fundraising event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Running for Rosies – Solo\n\n\n\n\n\nJake is a student at St. S tephen’s Catholic College in Mareeba and he is raising awareness and funds for Rosies\, Mareeba. It is local and the funds will be purchased to buy food for distribution to the marginalised in Mareeba.\n\n\n\n\nStage profi le\nHow can I contribute? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirstly\, all funds raised go dire ctly to Rosies\, a charity associated with the Catholic church\, Mareeba. The entry fee and any other expenses incurred are paid by the runner from his part-time job at Piagnos Newsagency\, a\n“Rosies Runner” supporter. I f it was easy\, everyone would do it. 140 kms.\nDonate now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nsights to see\n\nMareeba is an aboriginal word meaning “meet ing of the waters” and refers to the fact that the town lies at the juncti on of two watercourses – Granite Creek and the Barron River. The town evol ved from a busy stage coach stop to become a bustling railway town. It has since grown to become a major administrative and supply centre for the re gion.(1km/R) Eastern Grey Kangaroos can often be seen on the golf course a nd the Mareeba cemetery is typically Italian with its many crypts.\n(2km/R ) The Rodeo ground is the home to the famous Mareeba Rodeo and Christmas i n July celebrations for the Grey Nomads.\nThe landscape immediately change s to picturesque rich farmlands dotted with specialised and unique farm ma chinery. Solitary kookaburras can often be seen perched on powerlines\, th eir heads cast down starring\, waiting for a tasty morsel in the form of a rodent or reptile to come along. This region was once a major rice and to bacco growing area but is now dominated by sugarcane plantations which are often marked by very large and spectacular overhead sprinkler irrigation systems.\nWater for irrigation supplied from Tinaroo Dam enables a tremend ous range of fruit and vegetables to be grown to supply both domestic and overseas markets. The range of crops is truly amazing and includes avocado es\, bananas\, cashews\, citrus\, coffee\, cow pea\, custard apples\, Doli chos\, flowers\, fresh herbs\, grapes\, grass seed\, legume seed\, lettuce \, longans\, lychees\, macadamias\, maize\, mangoes\, mixed vegetables\, n avy beans\, passionfruit\, paw paw\, peaches\, peanuts\, pineapples\, pump kins\, sorghum\, sugar cane\, sweet potato\, ti tree\, tomatoes\, native t rees and watermelon. Often this produce is for sale on the side of the roa d.\n(5km/R) Many tobacco drying sheds with unique H shaped chimney tops ar e still standing but since the cessation of the tobacco growing industry a re now used only for storage.\n(8km/R) Coffee bushes growing in a field ne xt to the road mark the location of the North Queensland Coffee Gold Plant ation. Stop off and you can follow the coffee story from plant to cup and make sure you hear all about the famous ‘Maloberti shuffle’.\n(10km) Wonde rful flat expanses of granite greet you as you pass through Granite Gorge\ , the home of the Mareeba Rock Wallaby.\n(12km) Away to the left and at th e base of a distant range is the Arriga Sugar Mill.\n(25kmL) As the Walsh River is crossed\, on the left\, the Savannahlander Rail Bridge can be see n. This was constructed in 1899 from steel obtained when the Brisbane Stor ey Bridge was rebuilt. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180521 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Great Wheelbarrow Race 2018-DAY 3: Dimbulah – Mareeba 44 kms URL:http://rosies.org.au/event/the-great-wheelbarrow-race-2018-dimbulah-mar eeba-44-kms/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://rosies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/201 8/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarrowRace.png\;960\;300\,medium\;http://ro sies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarr owRace.png\;960\;300\,large\;http://rosies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbarrowRace.png\;960\;300\,full\;http://r osies.org.au/beta/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RosiesRunner_TheGreatWheelbar rowRace.png\;960\;300 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Runn ing for Rosies – Solo
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Jake is a student at St. Stephen’s Catholic College in Mareeba and he is raising awareness and funds for Rosies\, Mareeba. It is local and th e funds will be purchased to buy food for distribution to the marginalised in Mareeba.
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Stage profile
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How can I contribute?
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Firstly\, all funds raised go directly to Rosies\, a charity associated with the Cat holic church\, Mareeba. The entry fee and any other expenses incurred are paid by the runner from his part-time job at Piagnos Newsagency\, a
\n“Rosies Runner” supporter. If it was easy\, everyone would do it. 140 kms .
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Donate now
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sights to see
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Maree ba is an aboriginal word meaning “meeting of the waters” and refe rs to the fact that the town lies at the junction of two watercourses – Gr anite Creek and the Barron River. The town evolved from a busy stage coach stop to become a bustling railway town. It has since grown to become a ma jor administrative and supply centre for the region.(1km/R) Eastern Grey K angaroos can often be seen on the golf course and the Mareeba cemetery is typically Italian with its many crypts.
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(2km/R) The Rodeo ground i s the home to the famous Mareeba Rodeo and Christmas in July celebrations for the Grey Nomads.
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The landscape immediately changes to pictures que rich farmlands dotted with specialised and unique farm machinery. Soli tary kookaburras can often be seen perched on powerlines\, their heads cas t down starring\, waiting for a tasty morsel in the form of a rodent or re ptile to come along. This region was once a major rice and tobacco growing area but is now dominated by sugarcane plantations which are often marked by very large and spectacular overhead sprinkler irrigation systems.
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Water for irrigation supplied from Tinaroo Dam enables a tremendous r ange of fruit and vegetables to be grown to supply both domestic and overs eas markets. The range of crops is truly amazing and includes avocadoes\, bananas\, cashews\, citrus\, coffee\, cow pea\, custard apples\, Dolichos\ , flowers\, fresh herbs\, grapes\, grass seed\, legume seed\, lettuce\, lo ngans\, lychees\, macadamias\, maize\, mangoes\, mixed vegetables\, navy b eans\, passionfruit\, paw paw\, peaches\, peanuts\, pineapples\, pumpkins\ , sorghum\, sugar cane\, sweet potato\, ti tree\, tomatoes\, native trees and watermelon. Often this produce is for sale on the side of the road.
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(5km/R) Many tobacco drying sheds with unique H shaped chimney tops are still standing but since the cessation of the tobacco growing industry are now used only for storage.
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(8km/R) Coffee bushes growing in a field next to the road mark the location of the North Queensland Coffee G old Plantation. Stop off and you can follow the coffee story from plant to cup and make sure you hear all about the famous ‘Maloberti shuffle’.
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(10km) Wonderful flat expanses of granite greet you as you pass throu gh Granite Gorge\, the home of the Mareeba Rock Wallaby.
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(12km) Aw ay to the left and at the base of a distant range is the Arriga Sugar Mill .
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(25kmL) As the Walsh River is crossed\, on the left\, the Savann ahlander Rail Bridge can be seen. This was constructed in 1899 from steel obtained when the Brisbane Storey Bridge was rebuilt.
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Runn ing for Rosies – Solo

Runn ing for Rosies – Solo

Runn ing for Rosies – Solo

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