Newcastle could soon have a free mobile laundry service for the homeless by the end of the year if funding can be secured.
The project is run by 2016 Young Australians of the Year and Orange Sky Laundry founders Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett.
Each van costs $100,000 to build and are custom fitted with two commercial washing machines and two dryers which combined, do over 5.8 tonnes of laundry every week.
The vehicles are Australia's first free mobile laundry service for the homeless and has a fleet of 9 vehicles around Australia, one of which is stopping at Hamilton station today.
The stop is part of a five-day and 2000-kilometre journey from Brisbane to Melbourne in hopes of sourcing volunteers to help service a van in Newcastle.
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| One of the Orange Sky Laundries in action. Photo Courtesy of The Advertiser. |
