In October we farewelled our long standing Chaplain Father John David OMI. He received a new appointment from the Oblate Provincial and took up his new ministry in Adelaide. Father John David has been Rosies Chaplain for three and half years. During that time he spent countless hours on the street sharing friendship with both […]
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Rosies Chaplain Formation (PDF) SERVICE STREAM Chaplaincy, Formation LOCATION Wynnum (base) outreach to across Queensland CLASSIFICATION Negotiated Salary TERM 12 months with possibility of extension HOURS OF WORK 20 per week with majority between 5-10pm REPORTS TO General Manager Our Purpose and VALUES Rosies is a community of people sharing the Oblate […]
Our long standing Chaplain Father John David OMI has received a new appointment from the Oblate Provincial. He is on his way to take up his new ministry in Adelaide. Father John David has been Rosies Chaplain for 3 1⁄2 years and in that time has spent countless hours on the street sharing friendship with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
