NEWS AND EVENTS
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...
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...