Four volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team Tamworth have served up more than 70 burgers to aged care service providers at an expo to bring carers and patients together to access services throughout the region. The event, which was supported by the Benevolent Society, gave families, patients and carers the opportunity to connect with around […]
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RRT Supports RUOK Day
The Rapid Relief Team has served up almost 1,700 meals at RUOK Day events around the country, including at Leeton Public School, Warwick High School and Scottsdale High School, where students and teachers took time to check in on each other on the National Day of Action for suicide prevention. RRT volunteers had their signature burgers rolling […]
RRT supports Multi-Agency Agricultural Exercise
Volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) in Leeton supported VRA Rescue in their first- ever multi-agency rescue operation, bringing together six combat agencies. On Saturday 15th June, 100 participants took part in an Agricultural Rescue Training Mission at the Yanco Ag College in Leeton. The agencies included VRA, Police, Fire, SES, Ambulance, the Australasian […]
Meet the Goodsell Family
Sit down with Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members, the Goodsell Family. Transcript: We’re Bruce and Janet Godsell, and we’ve been married for 43 years. We have 6 children, and some of the 19 grandchildren are here with us today. They come on a regular basis. I grew up in Chachwin and went on a […]
RRT Food Boxes supporting storm recovery
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), in partnership with the City of Gold Coast, supplied 200 food boxes to support residents experiencing the double blows of the cost-of-living crisis and the aftermath of the devastating Christmas and New Year storms. With the assistance of the City’s Disaster Recovery Grant Program, RRT has provided Food Boxes to […]
Dalwallinu locals thank Brethren businesses for thriving economy
Locals from Dalwallinu, a small town located in Western Australia, are grateful for their Plymouth Brethren neighbours who employ hundreds of staff and help keep the economy thriving. Kim Ray, a member of our Church, was born in Dalwallinu. He raised his six sons on the family farm before opening a mine-site engineering company that […]
Meet Cheryl Reddel
Sit down with Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) member, Cheryl Reddel, as she shares her story as a single mother of two who left the Community when she was 18 years old and returned 25 years later. Transcript: I am a single parent, so I have a home loan and I have to pay my […]
Meet Robbie Williams
Sit down with Robbie Williams, member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), as he shares his experiences working for the charitable arm of the Church, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT). Transcript: I’m Rob and I work at RRT. My role here is the warehouse manager. Rapid Relief Team is a charity, nonprofit organization, who […]
Meet the Little Family
Sit down with the Gavin and Shelly Little, members of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), as they invite you to see a glimpse of their daily life, from the morning hustle to Community engagements and everything in between. Transcript: We’re Gavin and Shelley Little and we’re members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. We have […]
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 signature burgers to hospital workers. “Our first event with […]