NEWS DESK
Hampers for a happy Christmas THE Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch has been putting smiles on faces for four consecutive years, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant that it could not go ahead in 2020. Although the lunch had to be cancelled, volunteers remained dedicated to the cause of making Christmas Day a happy one for people doing it tough. On Christmas Day, volunteers delivered hampers to nearly 50 regular attendees of the lunch.
The hampers contained donated gifts, toiletries, and groceries. Regular lunch attendee Lee had his day brightened when he was visited and given a hamper. “Without you guys I wouldn’t have had a Christmas! The visit from you guys on Christmas Day this year absolutely made my day,” he said about the volunteers. The Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch was started in 2016. It is a collaboration between St Joseph’s Parish
and Primary School, St Vincent de Paul, Chelsea’s Uniting Church, and Chelsea Community Church of Christ.
VOLUNTEERS Charli, Jess, Marina and Wally deliver a Christmas hamper to Lee. Picture: Supplied
New COVID cases VICTORIA’S long run of days without COVID-19 community transmission was broken just before the new year when a case was recorded in Mentone. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on 30 December that three new cases had been identified in Mentone, Mitcham, and Hallam. As of 11 January there are five active cases of COVID-19 among residents in the Kingston local government area. The DHHS has also included multiple local locations on their list of COVID-19 exposure sites. People who visited the Woodlands Golf Club bar in Mordialloc on 28 December between 4.40pm and 5.15pm were asked to get tested and isolate for 14 days. A positive COVID-19 case had attended the clubhouse bar. Visitors to the golf course between 12pm and 6pm on that day were asked to monitor for symptoms. A positive COVID-19 case also visited Bunnings Mentone between 7.30am and 8am on 29 December and 8am and 8.30am on 31 December. The DHHS has advised that visitors should monitor for symptoms and get tested if they occur. On 11 January, Victoria recorded its fifth consecutive day without local COVID-19 transmission after a small rise in new cases over the New Year period. A number of stores at Chadstone Shopping Centre on Boxing Day were also listed as exposure sites, as well as other shops in Cheltenham and Frankston. To read the full updated list visit dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locationsand-outbreaks
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Funding for temple THE Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs has received a $500,000 grant for a new project. The Hindu Society of Victoria will use the funding to build a multipurpose hall at its Hindu Cultural and Heritage Centre. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “this is great news for our local community and the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple. This funding means they can continue being a vital support and deliver the services that matter to so many.” “I’d like to thank and acknowledge everything that The Hindu Society of Victoria do to support the broader community, but particularly this year. With this funding I know that HSV will continue doing important work. Allowing communities to come together to share, celebrate and preserve traditions and culture in a safe and welcoming atmosphere,” she said. Applications for the next round of the state government’s multicultural community infrastructure fund grant program are open until 15 February. Funds of up to $500,000 are available per project. To apply visit vic.gov.au/multicultural-community-infrastructure-fund.
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CARRUM MP Sonya Kilkenny at the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple. Picture: Supplied
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Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
13 January 2021
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