NEWS AND EVENTS
RAPID RELIEF TEAM SUPPORTS MARYBOROUGH FLOOD RESPONSE
Queensland volunteers from Brethren charity Rapid Relief Team (RRT) swung into action on Saturday as floods approached the regional centre of Maryborough. RRT’s brand new ‘Rapid Sand Bagger’ was deployed for the first time, churning out more than 6,000 sandbags to...
RRT DONATE 50 CHRISTMAS FOOD BOXES TO FAMILIES IN NEED
Working with Kyneton Community House, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) donated 50 Christmas Food Boxes to Kyneton families who are doing it tough this Christmas. The Christmas Food Boxes contain a variety of non-perishable goods, and one box can last a family of four up to...
CHARITY RRT PROVIDE CHRISTMAS CHEER TO HEALTH WORKERS
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) recently brought some Christmas Cheer to our hardworking health workers in Western Australia. The Brethren charity donated 3,000 Comfort Snack Packs to 35 hubs under the Child and Adolescent Health Service, including the Perth Children’s...
RAPID RELIEF TEAM DELIVERS HOPE IN TORNADO DEVASTATED KENTUCKY
Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers from across the US mid-west and beyond came together to support Kentucky communities devastated by a powerful tornado in December. Locals were left in shock and facing a significant clean up and recovery task because of the severe...
BRETHREN CHARITY RRT HELP QLD FLOOD RECOVERY
Southern Queensland has been hit by severe flooding recently and Brethren charity, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) were humbled to be able to help with catering and clean up. Local volunteers from RRT assisted with the recovery at Inglewood, in the Southern Downs region...
RRT HELP OUT AT REACTIVE MULCH FIRE
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) provided support at one of the more unusual emergency call-outs they have attended in recent times: A mulch fire, in Oldbury, WA. The smouldering fire took some time to dampen – and the RRT were on-hand to support the Department of...
BRETHREN CHARITY SUPPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES IN FLOOD FIGHT
Local volunteers from Brethren charity The Rapid Relief Team are providing catering support to emergency services teams fighting flooding in regional NSW. The Hunter Valley region of NSW has experienced record rainfalls and major flooding. RRT volunteers have set up...
RRT SUPPORTS COVID-19 HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Local volunteers from Brethren charity, The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) in Castlemaine donated 100 Comfort Snack Packs to healthcare workers at the Castlemaine COVID-19 testing clinic recently. The Comfort Snack Packs contain a number of tasty goodies, including nutrition...
COP26 POLICE EFFORT SUPPORTED BY BRETHREN CHARITY
Brethren Charity, The Rapid Relief Team, provided support to the incredible Police effort at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland recently. With leaders from around the world gathering to help tackle climate change at the UN’s Climate Change Conference – a Police operation of...
RAPID RELIEF TEAM PITCH IN AS PART OF ARMIDALE TORNADO CLEAN UP
Local charity, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) pitched in with hot meals and sandbags as part of the Armidale community’s clean up to a freak tornado last month. A dozen local volunteers from RRT worked hard for several days in the aftermath of the tornado, cooking 1600...