Rosies would like to welcome Leigh Cusack as our new Brisbane Branch coordinator. The role has been vacant for much of this year and with plenty of work in organising our new outreach location, reworking our supply arrangements as well as assisting Team Leaders, Leigh is off and running. Brisbane is as sleeping giant and […]
Christmas is not looking very good to Jane, featured in our Summer newsletter. I’m glad I’m not in her shoes. I’m also glad that our Rosies volunteers are out most nights providing a little bit of community spirit and cheer to Jane and those like her. As my mother used to say often “There but […]
Rosies is looking for a local champion to develop our new Wynnum Branch, which has significant needs. Wynnum is our spiritual home being the base for our Oblate Chaplain at Iona College. The Iona College community is a very generous host of our State Support Office. We need you! Apply here.
An estimated 25,000 young people are taking part in this year’s Gold Coast Schoolies week. A big thank you to our dedicated volunteers who are manning Rosies’ ‘Recharge Zone’. Our Rosies team of volunteers provide a staggering 8,000 cups of water each night as well as comfort to many participants. Hydration is especially important for […]
Rosies Cairns Branch, supporting those who are marginalised within our community – especially those who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or simply lonely, has launched its Christmas Appeal today after accepting a very generous donation of $500 from Dunwoody’s Fishing Club. The money, along with another kind donation of $500 from Dunwoody’s Tavern, kick starts […]
Worlwide Printing Solutions centres – in Fortitude Valley and Eagle Street, and Bundall, Burleigh and Robina – are making a difference supporting Rosies this Christmas. Both have kindly nominated Rosies as their charity of choice for the festive season, including donating $0.10 for every Christmas card sold.
Some 100 supplier and business representatives, managers, and CEOs took part in Sunstate Cement’s annual Charity Gold Day at the Wynnum Golf Club on Friday, 30 October. Sunstate Cement and their gold participants were eager to give back to local community and kindly nomminated Rosies as their charity of choice. The Charity Gold Day was […]
LJ Hooker’s Gold Coast offices have saddled-up to help the estimated 4,000 residents who call the streets their ‘home’, at the Gold Coast Turf Club’s Stakes Day on November 7. The leading real estate network has partnered with Rosies, to raise funds for the volunteer based not for profit organisation to support people who are […]
The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the stage an ‘international day’ provides. How To Make a Difference – have a cuppa4rosies educate people about homeless issues celebrate and support […]
Jacqui Green recently took up a call to action for donations of coffee and cups from Rosies, a volunteer-based not for profit supporting people who are marginalised within our community. Jacqui decided to spend an hour a day for one week, blindfolded, on Surfers Paradise beach offering ‘free hugs’ to people in return for donations […]
