3-9 August 2015 Jon Martlew, our Team Coordinator in Toowoomba, and Nat Spary (the BASE soup kitchen) will be sleeping rough during this year Homeless Prevention Week 3 – 9 August 2015. Jon and Nat aim to raise awareness of homelessness. Jon wants to experience a glimpse of what “homelessness” is all about. “I see […]
Rosies Gold Coast is pleased to announce a brand new outreach in Nerang on Wednesdays. The Rosies’ van will be present in Bischof Pioneer Park in Nerang on Wednesdays between 7.30pm – 9.00pm.
There is a surge of homeless people in South East Queensland. Many of them are fleeing the colder temperature in NSW and Victoria. Our teams will be out giving away blankets in Brisbane, Calboolture, Cairns, Gold Coast (in Southport and Surfers Paradise), Ipswich, Woodrige, Mareeba, Caloundra and Toowoomba
The new van was blessed on Wednesday 8th July at 2pm in Munro Martin Park. Dr Sharmila Biswas (our driving force fundraiser) representing AMA handed the new van over to Andrew O’Brien Rosies General Manager.
Rosie’s aims to help homeless people with the simple things: something to eat and someone to talk to. But Wynnum doesn’t have a dedicated Rosie’s service. 612 reporter Saskia Edwards spoke to Rosie’s General Manager Andrew O’Brien. Click here to listen to the interview.
It’s this time of the year again when CEOs sleep-out to raise money and awareness for the homeless. The 2015 Vinnies CEO Sleepout will take place on Thursday 18 June 2015 at Suncorp Stadium. For several years Rosies has been assisting with the event. Once again we will be present. Our volunteers will provide hospitality to the participants. […]
Dealing with the rigours of completing Year 12 would be considered more than enough for most teenagers to deal with, but Joshua Priestly isn’t your average teenager. At a time when many students are rightly focused solely on their studies, Joshua selflessly pushed himself to the limits to help people who are homeless in his […]
On Wednesday nights at the entrance to Woodridge railway station, Rosies volunteers arrive to the eager faces of patrons from every continent bar Antarctica. Ruby, from her wheelchair, tells Andrew he must be a new volunteer because she hasn’t seen his face before. Robbie, from the local Islamic temple turns up with home cooked meals […]
New South Wales native, regular Rosies patron and new volunteer Hayley holds the work of the organisation in very high esteem. ‘It’s a meeting place for people in the community, to catch up with friends and to make new ones over a coffee and a bite to eat.’ Hayley, 35, moved to Cairns just over […]
With up to a third of supported accommodation seekers women fleeing domestic violence, the link between homelessness and domestic violence is clear – and the need for assistance is pressing. Rosies Gold Coast branch has been forging links with local DV services, including Assist A Sista, to help women to rebuild their lives and move […]
