RosiesFriends on the Street Volunteer & Outreach Manager Empower local communities Drive mission focus and sustainability Lead dedicated volunteers with a growth mindset Foster and develop key stakeholder networks to enhance the operating efficiency of Rosies, keeping Our ‘Friends On The Street’ as the paramount focus. Rosies is a Queensland based not-for-profit organisation, with its head office in Wynnum, sharing ... Read More »
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Rosies searching for Brisbane northside site to expand outreach to homeless
HOMELESS men, women and children living rough on Brisbane’s north could soon be making friends with a new team of volunteers for Catholic charity, Rosies. The charity is hoping to open its first branch on the north side by the end of the year. The decision is in response to data from the 2016 Census showing an increase in homelessness ... Read More »
Passionist Fathers’ failed outreach to Queensland Aboriginal people actually deemed a success 175 years on
IT was the first attempt to evangelise the Aboriginal people of Queensland, and it failed. Archbishop John Bede Polding, the first Bishop of Australia, approached the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, better known as the Passionists, to preach the Gospel to the Aboriginal people of Queensland. Archbishop Polding believed the Catholic Church had for too long neglected the ... Read More »