Thursday, 23 February 2023

 Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:49): On a final matter, recently I had the pleasure of attending a Friends of Refugees Dandenong function. Friends of Refugees have served 4600 meals, provided 40,000 hours of support and provided a staggering 1480 tonnes of food to the local community. They were awarded the 2023 Greater Dandenong Community Group of the Year Award for their support for the local refugee community. I was glad to see that in 2022 they received a grant from Minister Blandthorn, in her previous role, to help them create a wonderful community food garden. Thank you to Roz Blades and Sri Samy for inviting me and all the members and volunteers for their commitment and for their dedication.