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CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker is convening what she is describing as a wide-ranging group to help direct the local community response to the coronavirus pandemic.
\nMs Coker invited about 40 organisations to take part in the first phone hook-up for the Corangamite COVID-19 Co-ordination Group, which took place on Wednesday.
\nSpeaking to this newspaper last week, Ms Coker said invitees included councils, community groups, churches, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, as well as Liberal MPs Richard Riordan and Senator Sarah Henderson to create a sense of bipartisanship.
\n\u201cThere\u2019s a number of groups across the region who are already doing great things themselves, but I think there\u2019s a real need for the region to mobilise support, bring groups together and share resources.\u201d
\nShe said her office was also reaching out to every one of the more than 7,000 people in her electorate aged 80 or older to make sure they were getting all the support they needed.
\nMs Coker is a member of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme<\/a> (NDIS) and said she had requested an urgent briefing for yesterday for an update on how the coronavirus was affecting people using the scheme.
\n\u201cI\u2019m very concerned for people who are self-isolating at home and might not be getting the support they need because their care worker has become sick, for example.\u201d
\nMs Coker said she felt \u201ca real onus to step up\u201d during the pandemic.
\n\u201cThe world has turned upside down\u2026 people are losing their jobs and feeling very anxious.\u201d
\nAnyone interested in joining the Corangamite Community Co-ordination Group can phone Ms Coker\u2019s office on 5243 1444.
\nSenator Henderson is also using her office as a point of contact between vulnerable people and volunteers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker is convening what she is describing as a wide-ranging group to help direct the local community response to the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Coker invited about 40 organisations to take part in the first phone hook-up for the Corangamite COVID-19 Co-ordination Group, which took place on Wednesday. Speaking to this […]<\/p>\n

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