NEWS AND EVENTS

Burger bonanza at Blacktown Hospital as Rapid Relief Team (RRT) thank medical workers

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has staged an appreciation lunch for the staff of Blacktown Hospital to say thanks to the doctors, nurses and medical workers who take care of the community. RRT Local Team Leader Ken Craddock said a team of 26 volunteers served 1,685...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) supports storm responders

SES volunteers responding to the vicious storms that lashed Melbourne’s south-east are being provided with meals from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) as they work around the clock to clear debris. RRT Local Team Leader Tom Garrett said volunteers from the Boronia Team...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) brings the BBQ to Christchurch firefighters

The portable BBQs of the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) have been fired up and put to work to support Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) crews battling a huge blaze near Christchurch’s Port Hills. RRT crews from...

OneSchool Australia comes together for all staff conference

OneSchool Global (OSG), the network of independent schools attended by Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members, recently held a two-day all-staff conference in Sydney, Australia. The conference was a great way to connect a team of more than 400 educators and...

Hard earner hunger rewarded as Rapid Relief Team (RRT) thank first responders

RRT, which is run by volunteers from the PBCC, has helped ease the hunger of the hardworking men and women of Sunbury Police Station.

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) fuels the fire for Gold Coast young olympians

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has given the Wesley Mission’s Youth Hub Summer Olympians the fuel they need to compete for glory in the annual school holiday event on the Gold Coast. RRT volunteers from Brisbane served up more than 150 signature beef burgers to keep the...

OneSchool Global on the World Stage – EDUtech Europe 2023

Five representatives from the educational arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), OneSchool Global, took the stage at the 2023 EDUtech conference in Amsterdam, which brings together some of the brightest and most innovative thought leaders in education...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) ramps up Gold Coast storm support

Dozens of Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers from across the country have joined the clean-up effort on the Gold Coast after a Christmas storm hammered the region. Last week, a 20-strong team of volunteers from NSW and Victoria joined more than two dozen RRT...
RRT fuel firefighters in Kempsey, NSW

RRT fuel firefighters in Kempsey, NSW

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), which is run by volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), made sure local firefighters had the nourishment they needed to respond to the fires at Willi Willi near Kempsey in New South Wales. Multiple homes are feared...

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RRT kicks a goal for sick kids in Wentworth Park

RRT kicks a goal for sick kids in Wentworth Park

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), has helped to kick a goal for sick kids in hospital by supporting the Starlight Children’s Foundation Kick 4 Kids soccer fun day. Kick 4 Kids is a fun day for companies...

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OSG students top national maths competition

OSG students top national maths competition

Students Clarissa from OneSchool Global Northwich in Cheshire and Leo from OneSchool Global Swaffham in Norfolk came joint top of a national maths competition in the UK which saw almost 450 pupils answer 20 tough questions at just 8 years old. With the new academic...

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IT’S FINE TO ASK FOR A SIGNATURE BURGER ON RUOK DAY

IT’S FINE TO ASK FOR A SIGNATURE BURGER ON RUOK DAY

More than 1,200 Rapid Relief Team signature burgers were served at RUOK events around the country where Australians took the time to check in on each other and make sure their mates were fighting fit. Events were held in conjunction with Indigenous schools, frontline...

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Supporting Sydney firefighters – one burger at a time!

Supporting Sydney firefighters – one burger at a time!

Sydney’s sudden brutal snap of hot weather brought fires to the city’s western suburbs and the Rapid Relief Team volunteers were on the ground making sure local firefighters had the nourishment they needed to respond with gusto. A team of 25 RRT volunteers from the...

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