The Wynnum-Manly Knights of the Southern Cross will host a fundraising dinner next month to continue their long tradition of supporting charities at home and abroad.
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The dinner will be held on Saturday, September 13, at Club Manly in Faine Street, with all proceeds going towards local community groups and international aid projects.
Branch chairman Arend de Weger said the evening would be a chance for the community to come together.
“It’s going to be a fun and entertaining evening with a three-course meal, music, trivia and raffles,” he said.
“Guest speaker is Paul Dobbyn, a local retired journalist, writer and poet, whose latest book War Spoils will be on sale and personally signed on the night.”
Eight decades of service
Mr de Weger said the Wynnum-Manly Knights were proud of their history.
“As a branch of the organization, we’re 81-years-young, still ready and willing to serve the Wynnum-Manly community and far beyond,” he said.
That work includes support for Rosies, Vinnies, the Emmanuel City Mission, and annual educational scholarships for students of Guardian Angels and St John Vianney’s Primary Schools.
“We recently donated $1000 to help Rosies in its important work with the marginalized in our society,” Mr de Weger said.
The branch has also extended support to the Veterans Care Association, along with overseas projects in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Vietnam.
National reach
The Knights of the Southern Cross is a nationwide charitable order of Catholic men.
“The Order founded Southern Cross Care, which supports and assists the aged and infirm by providing aged care facilities and support services in various locations throughout Australia,” Mr de Weger said.
“We also support the work of Military Chaplaincy and our military.”
Internationally, the organisation has contributed to initiatives such as the building of a maternity wing at Minova Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Event details
Those wishing to attend the dinner are asked to contact branch treasurer Les Vickers by September 5 with expected attendance numbers and dietary requirements at treasbr46kscq@gmail.com.
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More information on the Knights of the Southern Cross is available at qld.ksca.org.au.
Published 20-August-2025
