NEWS AND EVENTS
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...
BRETHREN CHARITY DELIVER 4000 FOOD BOXES IN COVID HELP
Brethren charity, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), is collaborating with the NSW Government to deliver four thousand Food Boxes to families and individuals in need during the current Covid-19 lockdown. Since the lockdown began, RRT has donated 2,624 Food Boxes, which is...
BRETHREN CHARITY RRT HELPS CENTRAL WEST QLD FARMERS CONNECT
Longreach and Jundah locals were among more than 120 farmers and dozens of community members that made the most of a drought outreach event in Barcaldine, Central West Queensland recently. More than 206 tonnes of livestock pellets were donated to 118 farmers at...
BRETHREN CHARITY RRT SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO FIND MISSING BOY
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) are proud to have supported a monumental effort by NSW Police, SES, Rural Fire Service, and volunteers in their successful search for a young boy in the Hunter Valley, NSW, recently. The young boy, AJ, went missing on the morning of Friday...
BRETHREN CHARITY RRT BRINGS COMFORT TO FAMILIES IN LOCKDOWN
Brethren charity, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), has provided some food and comfort for families caring for their little ones to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation while under Covid-19 lockdown. RRT has donated Food Boxes, Comfort Snack Packs, Smarrt Cookie...
RRT DONATES 42,000 SMARRT COOKIE NUTRITIONAL BARS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) is supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds with tens of thousands of nutritious Smarrt Cookie bars being distributed to primary schools across Australia. RRT is made up of volunteers of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church....
ONESCHOOL GLOBAL’S TIPS ON HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF EDUCATION AT HOME WITH TECHNOLOGY
With States in Australia experiencing a return to lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's meant a return to home schooling for many parents and caregivers. Recognised as a leader in the 2020 Zoom Innovation awards, online learning has been part of the fabric of...
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN FOR SMALL BUSINESS – TAX TIME
After another year coloured by the COVID-19 pandemic, tax time is upon us again. The good news is there’s a number of steps small business owners can take to make life a little easier as well as take advantage of range of supporting measures Government has made...