We are invited over Christmas, more than ever, to spare a thought, a prayer, or even a visit to our neighbour who will spend Christmas alone. According to Marcel Proust ‘the real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscape but having new eyes’. Let us adopt a different attitude towards our brothers and […]
Our Rosies ‘angels’ have been devoutly offering refreshments, snacks, and friendship at our Southport Magistrates Court Outreach for nearly 25 years. Rosies volunteers provide comfort and smiles, and a haven in a sometimes tense environment. Smiles can unexpectedly be seen on faces of those visiting what is known as the ‘tea and sympathy room’ located […]
Rosies’ Toowoomba Branch team paraded for the Carnival of Flowers in front of 30,000 plus people for the second year. Our volunteers and Swagman, one of our regular friends on the street, were delighted to see so many smiles coming from the crowd. ‘Taking part in the event means a lot to our Rosies volunteers. […]
Sunstate Jewellers nominated Rosies as charity of choice for their annual charity raffle. The prize was a $1,799 pink sapphire and diamond ring, Sunstate Jewellers raised both funds and instant coffee during the competition. Find out more about how you can get invovled.
Rosies’ General Manager, Andrew O’Brien visited with t he community in November to finalise plans and approvals for a new outreach in Atherton. The project was initiated by the Catholic parish who contacted Rosies to provide services in the local area due to increasing needs within the community. Rosies would like to welcome our new […]
Rosies’ Logan Branch has been running for over ten years and is a model of community integration. The branch has built strong relationship with a number of key stakeholders. The local police regularly visit the outreach, which involves a real mix of volunteers, students from the local schools, refuges, other religious organisations, and many other […]
Our fantastic Ipswich volunteers – Michelle, Kathryn, Julia, and Ashley – generously gave up their Sunday to participate in the official opening of the Mater Hospital at Springfield Central. Rosies was invited by local radio station River 94.9 to help whilst they broadcasted live onsite. River 94.9 kindly supplied several loaves of bread for the […]
Dr Graham Wright initiated an altruisitc initiative with General Practice Gold Coast (GPGC) to donate 40 backpack beds to Rosies and our friends on the street. Our General Manager, Andrew O’Brien, and Gold Coast Coordinator Wendy Coe, met with Dr Wright at the Gold Coast GP Super Clinic in Oxenford. We thank you so very […]
Rosies is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new outreach room thanks to the Catholic Diocese of Cairns and Centacare. The new room is significantly more spacious for our Cairns Branch team meetings and increases our capacity to store more items for our many friends on the street than the previous shed. Rosies would […]
A group of students at St Columban’s College decided on their own merit to organise a BBQ to raise awareness about homelessness. The boys were inspired and wanted to get involved after learning about Rosies and its mission at school. One of the students, Liam who led the operation mentioned that there were challenges. “We […]
