Volunteers needed at community house

THE call is out for new volunteers to join the Kangaroo Flat Community House.

The organisation offers everything from meditation, self-defence classes and a seniors program, to tai chi and a community barbecue, and there’s also plans in place to rebuild a community garden.

Centre manager Tracey Moss said more volunteers helping to run programs could in turn support the community.

“More hands make light work. There are at least half a dozen programs that we can either launch or start to develop just by having those key people,” she said.

The community house is looking for volunteers with any spare time to assist with administrative tasks and a food relief program.

“We know that we can already get between 200 and 400 kilograms of fruit and veggies here every week, but we need some people power to help us to be able to manage that,” Ms Moss said.

Laurel Parsons started volunteering at the front desk about one month ago to combat isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Having been in lockdown for so long, I was finding that I was getting to the stage where I didn’t want to leave the house,” she said.

“It was something to do and hopefully a way to meet other people, which has been lovely.

“It’s been good for me and I’m sure there’s a lot of other people out there that it would be good for.”

To get in contact, call Kangaroo Flat Community House from Tuesday to Thursday on 5447 9687.