Australia’s first mobile laundry service for the homeless

Italian-Australian Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett are the 2016 Young Australians of the Year, after creating Australia's first mobile laundry for the homeless.

Mobile laundry Orange Sky founders Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi Source: www.orangeskylaundry.com.au

Orange Sky Laundry is Australia’s first mobile laundry service for the homeless, an initiative launched in Brisbane 14 months ago by the then 20-year-old friends.

Italian-Australian Nicholas Marchesi and Lucas Patchett started their adventure with an old custom fitted van with two industrial washers and dryers.

Less than two years later, they are the recipients of the Young Australian of the Year Award.