A recent study reveals that women over 55 years are increasingly at risk of becoming homeless in Australia.* The need for hygiene items is high. All of our branches are running short of plastic roll-on deodorants. Rosies has been calling the community to come to the rescue. Many heard our calls. We received support from …
Shoeshine Brian: how a person in Sydney inspired a blanket drive in Ipswich
Leonie from St Andrew’s Hospital Ipswich organised a blanket drive for her local Rosies branch named after ‘Shoeshine Brian’, a homeless person she met and sat with in Sydney a couple of years ago. Brian refused to beg, instead he would polish shoes and share stories with his customers. Leonie sat with Brian for a while. He …
Rosies National Newsletter Spring 2018
The Rosies Newsletter is out now and available for download – click here for your copy! In this edition… We catch up with an old friend, Jordan who now works full time in Brisbane. Julie shares with us her experience as a Rosies volunteer on the Sunshine Coast. We look at some amazing achievements from some of our young supporters in Wynnum …
Bright lights of Surfers Paradise hide ‘invisible issue’ of homelessness
By Damien Larkins, ABC Gold Coast Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast’s glitter strip is synonymous with tourists, money and parties. But every year more and more homeless people are sleeping rough in the bright, loud and busy area. The 2016 Census showed there were 1,723 homeless people on the Gold Coast, a 27 per cent …
Thank you to our wonderful schools
We are very grateful to the many schools that support us all year round. We are especially thankful for their help over the winter months during which we go through a lot of supplies. In Far North Queensland and despite school holidays, St Augustine’s College students and staff attended our outreach. They came along with their generous …
Keeping hearts warm this Winter
Rosies is about friendship. It is getting cold outside, but for many who suffer from loneliness winter never stops. We connect with our friends on the street to create a sense of belonging. We engage with those who are homeless, marginalised or simply lonely with a cup of coffee, a bite to eat or by …
Rosies National Newsletter Winter 2018
The Rosies Newsletter is out now and available for download – click here for your copy! In this edition… We look at the results of the latest census highlighting a worsen situation for people experiencing homelessness and loneliness. We also share with you our plan of expansion in the northside of Brisbane and the southern part of the Gold …
TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SCHOOL LENDS A HAND TO ROSIES
Interviews and photos available: WEDNESDAY, 16 May 2018, 5:15pm | Harlaxton Park, Cnr Gleeson and Doyle Sts (vision also available from 4-4:30pm at Neil St entrance of St Saviours College packing the food items) With the cold winter blast hitting Toowoomba on the weekend, spare a thought for the homeless, or those less fortunate. Rosies Friends on the …
Robyn’s Rosies devotion
By Mark Bowling Baton leg dedicated to the 1200 volunteers who work for street charity WHEN Surfers Paradise parishioner and community worker Robyn Hunt held the Queen’s baton aloft on one of the final stretches into the Gold Coast, she did it for the charity she loves. “I carried the torch for the 1200 volunteers …
Brother inspires Jake’s charity run
“Following in his brother’s footsteps, 16 year-old Jake Priestly has stepped up to take on the 15th annual Great Wheelbarrow Race as a solo competitor. In 2015, Jake’s brother Josh won the male solo category and it was his determination that inspired his younger brother, Jake to take on the challenge. The Great Wheelbarrow …