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General Manager, St John’s Crisis Centre

Dianne Kozik

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Dianne Kozik is the General Manager of St John’s Crisis Centre, based in Surfers Paradise.

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Articles by Dianne

A truckie, a farmer, a General Manager and a priest

As World Homelessness Day approaches on 10 October, four Anglican Church Southern Queensland community members share about their experiences of sleeping rough and helping others doing it tough on our streets

Q&A with St John’s Crisis Centre General Manager, dog lover, mum and gardener, Dianne Kozik

Meet Dianne Kozik from St John’s Crisis Centre and find out about the exciting projects she has in the pipeline, her faith journey, what Advent means to her, her favourite childhood memory growing up in South Africa and what she would write on a billboard and why

St John's Crisis Centre General Manager Dianne Kozik and President Diann Eadeh in the kitchen of the centre on 11 November 2021

St John’s Crisis Centre: “It all happens inside the church”

“It all happens inside the church on Hamilton Avenue in Surfers Paradise…People are fed in the church. Emergency relief interviews are held in the church. It’s God’s house, so the church is the best place for people to be cared for. I think Jesus would love the fact that His house is being used to help His people in need every day,” says General Manager of St John’s Crisis Centre, Dianne Kozik