We could not do what we do without the support of individuals, such as Dr David Bertholini, an incredible supporter who has donated monthly since 2020. Find out what motivated him to contribute to the Remote Laundries project.
Since 2021, Dr Gokula Chandran has been visiting our Casuarina laundry. But it’s not just to do his washing. Armed with a coffee or two, Chandran started visiting the laundry and quickly struck up a good relationship with Sam and the team, and they have been friends since.
Sam was our first Darwin laundry attendant. Very quickly, Sam became instrumental in the success of the laundry. Take the time to read his story and you will see for yourself.
Opened in 2019, the Barunga laundry was the Remote Laundries pilot program. Four years later, the community cannot imagine life without it.
Tom Hutton, Griff Loughnan & Zac Haines raised over $35k for the project through sponsorship to run the 140km Larapinta Run ultra marathon. LEGENDS!!
At face value it would be hard to find a link between Kolsen; a business operating across facilities, electrical and industrial services, and the Remote Laundries project. But if you dig a little deeper you would see a long and successful relationship between the two. The Remote Laundries project business model has a corporate partnership …
Last week the NT Administrator visited our Casuarina laundry to learn meet the team and learn about plans to expand the project further in remote NT.
The laundry in Angurugu has been running for eight successful months and we’ve learned so much from their unique business model.
In 2019 the first Remote Laundries project laundry was installed in the remote Aboriginal community of Barunga in the NT and cases of scabies have been falling ever since. The data from 2021 shows a 60% drop in the number of cases, and we’re thrilled to see proof our laundries are working!
Isn’t it a wonderful feeling when hard work pays off? We recently got some of the innovative and critical elements of our laundry design patented which was hard work but very satisfying.