Thursday, 6 March 2025
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Roosters and Rosies make friends BY ALF WILSON
It was more than
time to serve and
last week.
QRL officials
the Roosters had
organisation Rosies,
that it will have
deliver food for
The meals, made
praised the team for
represented their
where they prepared
many long-lasting memories.”
the homeless, just
by Rosies – Friends
their kind gesture.
region “very well”.
over 40 meals for the
just footy for the
a few days before
on the Street, were
Cape & Torres
“[They took the
homeless,” she said.
Waiben Roosters
they won the
delivered from a van,
Region League and
time to offer] a heart-
“This has been a
rugby league team,
FNQRL Chairman’s
as they have been in
Club Coordinator
warming, helping
fantastic week for
as they found the
Challenge in Cairns
the town since 1992.
Rachael Morgan said
hand to the local
them and I hope
See PAGE 20 for a full report on the Roosters’ FNQ Challenge games N
Roosters players and Rosies staff ready to feed the homeless in Cairns. Pic supplied.
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