Peter Wotton & Cherie Heale
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kim Rosen on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Kim fought a valiant battle against cancer for five and a half years, and filled every moment of that with family, travel and supporting the Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre and Brunswick Chamber of Commerce.
She was so proud of her children Peta, Mali and Mathew and her grandchildren.
For over 25 years Kim, along with her husband Robert, have been active and passionate advocates of Brunswick Heads ‘Simple Pleasures’ promotion and huge champions of local businesses.
Initially, Kim started with the Outdoor Dining promotion project, which was a huge success for Brunswick businesses. Kim had a very close relationship with Byron Shire Council, and she sat on many consultation committees, including the Byron Tourism and Development Committee.
She also formed the Tweed Street Taskforce to create a beautification project after the highway upgrade. This included sourcing grants for the ten seat project, of which we ended up with four.
Instigator
Kim also started the Brunswick Visitor Information Centre (VC), which has been a special community hub taking care of visitors with over 40,000 walk-ins per annum. The VC has been mostly self-funded for nearly 19 years. It has also been a special place to volunteer and work, a haven for those who wish to learn new skills and support the local community.
Kim was also the instigator of many other projects including local events like the Old and Gold, Mullum2Bruns Paddle, Kites and Bikes and the Simple Pleasures Photo Competition.
These events are now an intrinsic part of Brunswick Heads, bringing much needed visitor economy revenue into the community for local community groups, such as the Surf Club, Marine Rescue, Rotary, the CWA and the VRA, the Brunswick Public School, local businesses, and residents.
Kim created the Taking Care of Bruns during Falls Festival project, the Fly a Kite for Flood Affected Families event, the Bushfire R&R project that allowed fire-affected people a chance to come to Bruns for much-needed respite and relaxation to regenerate at the beach. In 2014, she was awarded the Byron Shire, Australian Citizen of the Year on Australia Day.
Everybody who knew Kim, knew that she was a very intelligent powerhouse, driven and passionate, and we have been very lucky that she has devoted so much time and energy into the betterment of Brunswick Heads.
And on a personal note, apart from all the incredible contributions she made to Bruns, she was a generous and loving friend. Kim helped many people with their personal journeys whenever she could.
She was a loyal friend, steadfast and never gave up. Showing those around her the true value of honesty and integrity, with the true grit she insisted: ‘There is no such thing as a problem, only solutions’.
Goodbye, Kim Rosen, it was a pleasure to work with you, and to know you, you will be missed, you are irreplaceable, leaving wonderful memories of our time together.
Kim’s celebration of life will be held at Sydney’s Maroubra Beach on September 24. Exact location and time TBC. A special memorial will be held in Brunswick Heads soon.
Peter Wotton is Bruns President Chamber of Commerce and Cherie Heale is the Visitor Centre co-ordinator.
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