‘Often I have told the good Lord that, since he has given me a mother’s heart and sons who merit my love under so many titles, God must allow me to love them immeasurably.’ St Eugene de Mazenod, 1857 When Fr Tom Shortall OMI first envisaged the mission which was to become Rosies, little did […]
Rosies – Friends on the Street today held a morning tea to acknowledge the significant contribution of Mrs Kay Voltz, who recently retired as minute secretary of the Rosies Board. Mrs Voltz has had a long involvement with Rosies and with Iona College, having spent over 30 years with Iona College before assuming the role […]
St Andrew’s Catholic College, Redlynch, and St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba are schools on a mission! Recently, each school raised an incredible amount – in excess of $4,000 each – to support Rosies outreach services in their local areas, with Cairns, Toowoomba, and Ipswich branches receiving funds. On Friday August 1, over 50 St Ursula’s students […]
Local Cairns GP Dr Sharmila Biswas and Australian Medical Association Queensland Foundation have raised an incredible $57,000 through their annual tax appeal to help secure the future of Rosies’ Cairns branch. The current Cairns vehicle is the oldest in the Rosies fleet and no longer serviceable. Funds raised will provide a brand new van with […]
Social contact with the outside world is crucial to the emotional well being of young people, but there are even more serious reasons for the existence of volunteer visitation programs. The transparency involved in opening institutions facilitates a form of community oversight which helps protect children from abuse by those charged with their care. Fifteen […]
Schoolies Week is a time for celebration, a time when young people come together to celebrate the closing of a chapter – but these celebrations also carry with them specific risks. More than 30,000 school leavers register for the event on the Gold Coast, with a majority coming from Queensland. Unlike school leavers from most […]
World Chief Guide and founder of the guiding movement, Lady Olave Baden-Powell once said, ‘It is not what you have but what you give that brings happiness.’ On Saturday evening May 17 Toowoomba Branch Coordinator Jon Martlew took a team of Rosies volunteers and a fully stocked van to the Yellaloo Guide Hut. The team […]
Rosies, like many other charities across Australia, will need to expand its services to meet the needs of vulnerable families and others who live on tight budgets may find themselves homeless or houseless. The Federal Budget has raised concerns for many local charities as disadvantaged and vulnerable groups are at higher risk than ever due […]
The nights are already cold in Ipswich, but Rosies is partnering with Street Doctors and Kotahi Aroha to provide warm hospitality to patrons. Ipswich Branch Coordinator Michael Byrnes says that Thursday nights in Ipswich are like a big family get together – though the irony is that many of our patrons are families who are […]
The latest edition of the Rosies newsletter is out and available for download. Click here to read it – and while you’re at it, why not print out a copy to leave in the office lunch room?
