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Wynnum Branch – Search for our local Wynnum champion

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.

Schoolies Chill out with Rosies

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 launches Cairns Christmas Appeal

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 […]

Get your Christmas cards and make a difference

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.

Sunstate Cement teed off for Rosies

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 […]

RACE DAY MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO LOCAL HOMELESSNESS

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 […]

World Homeless Day 2015

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 […]

One person having a cuppa can make a difference to homelessness

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 […]

St Ursula College nominated for the Anti-Poverty Award 2015

St Ursula College has been involved with Rosies in Toowoomba and Ipswich for over 3 years. The girls have been raising awareness, fundraising, and volunteering with Rosies with great dedication. St Ursula College has been nominated for the Anti-Poverty Awards for their commitment and action. Please support St Ursula College by clicking on this link […]