After spending years bringing medical aid to unreached people groups around Asia, Ros Robinson is bringing her humanitarian mission to Wagga.
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The new mission co-ordinator has arrived in Wagga only weeks ago after relocating from her home in the Gold Coast.
"I knew of Wagga, but I didn't really know about it," she said.
"I'm looking forward to having seasons, on the Gold Coast it's just the same [year round], but I'm already feeling cold now."
Prior to taking up the position in Wagga months ago, Ms Robinson volunteered on medical mercy ships and conveys in outback Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
"I was on a dental team and partnered with a doctor from Israel. He had been an open heart surgeon before he became a dentist," she said.
"[In PNG] we'd get in a dingy, go down the river the river, get in a van, walk for 20 minutes and then set up a clinic under a hut somewhere.
"I lost count how many teeth we pulled out. So many never saw a dentist in their life."
The experienced impressed Ms Robinson with a desire to support domestic humanitarian efforts in her next role.
As one of her first initiatives, Ms Robinson will be facilitating a complete refurbishment of the Forsyth Street family store this year. The plan has been in the works for the past three years.
But relocating to Wagga permanently has meant Ms Robinson has had to say goodbye to a lot of the life she's known so far.
"I have five [adult] sons and one grandson. Four [sons] live on the Gold Coast, one is a doctor in Perth. It was hard to leave, there were a lot of tears.
"My boys and I are so close, but there's more I want to do in the world, and so they've always been ready to release me to wherever I need to go.
"I turned 50 last year and I had to re-invent myself. I found myself divorced, so there had to be some change," she said.
"It's not been hard, I'm always looking for opportunities and they usually come knocking, most often in adversity."