COMMUNITY NEWS

SMECC's Community Food Hub

The Community Food Relief project is aimed at supporting distribution of local and interstate fruit and vegetables that are provided to local school breakfast programs, soup kitchens and welfare agencies that pass on to the districts needy.  SMECC works closely with Foodbank Victoria and South Australia, who provide significant support from their facilities.

SMECC have been supporting the local CALD community for the past 42 years and have recently received funds to provide food relief to the broader community. They are currently expanding their services to include Food Relief throughout the region. This includes anyone is our local community being able to access a Food Parcel for pick up or delivery right to your front door. Food parcels can be ordered by anyone or for anyone by completing the online order form. Please allow up to 24 hours for delivery. Order a food parcel here: https://smecc.org.au/community-food-relief/

SMECC is also pleased to inform you all that they have started cooking ready-to-eat meals. Each week they are cooking 400 meals 4 different dishes. So, if you like to request cooked meals when needed, please use the same order sheet as you would to order your apples or food parcels for families. If you need more information or help with ordering, please contact Jagan the Food Hub Co-ordinator at foodcoordinator@smecc.org.au