Meal shares elder abuse message
The Healesville Library hosted a free community lunch on 27 June as the program returns with funding from the Healesville RSL and the Healesville Lions Club.
Healesville Library started community meals with hot soup in 2022.
The program grew with funding and now includes two course meals and entertainment, information or social connection elements.
As this is not part of library normal service delivery, the library is grateful for the support of the Healesville RSL and the Healesville Lions Club.
The information topic was elder abuse.
This was presented by Georgia Morrissey from Family Centred Law who provided information about how to identify abuse and options for taking action.
Topics included recognising elder abuse, identifying it in other people, and recognising abuse of yourself.
She included information on local services including the Eastern Legal Centre.
There are information sheets at the library if anyone requires further information.
Previous community meal topics have included community safety by the Healesville CFA, food security by Yarra Ranges Council and by the Eastern Legal Centre.
“Thanks to the generous funding from the Healesville RSL and Lions Club we can offer something unique to the Healesville Community,” Healesville Library team leader Sabina Wills said.
“We are very lucky to have a commercial kitchen in the library and enthusiastic staff that can see the benefit of sharing food.”
The meal was goulash and polenta as main with a meat and vegan option.
Desert was cake, cream and berry coulis.
Trained staff prepared the meal in the library’s commercial kitchen and they even had the able assistance of the work experience students to serve the meal.
While Community Meal day is always a busy day at the library, all staff end the day with a strong feeling of having delivered something wonderful to the Healesville Community.
The community meals are free, some dietary requirements can be catered for and the next community event is for children is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day celebrations – Strong in Culture, Stronger Together on Friday 2 August at 10.00am.
Join the event at Healesville Library in partnership with Oonah Aboriginal Health and Community Services for our National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day Celebrations including; stories, songs and rhymes, a special performance by First Nations Artist Shauntai Sherree Abdul-Rahman, a craft activity and a morning tea.
Free, no bookings required.
The next community meal for all ages is Indian Immersion with Chulha N Chimney on Thursday 15 August at 12.30pm at Healesville Library.
Free, bookings required.
