{"id":9695,"date":"2024-06-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/shewhothrives\/laundry-service-for-those-in-need\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:00:00","slug":"laundry-service-for-those-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/shewhothrives\/laundry-service-for-those-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Laundry service for those in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW free laundry service for Bendigo&#8217;s homeless will be launched on 1 July.<\/p>\n<p>Orange Sky Australia will operate the laundry pod from 1pm to 3pm on Mondays and 10.30am to 1pm on Thursdays out of the Salvation Army premises in Mundy Street.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a standalone structure with two washing machines and two dryers, managed in shifts by local volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s set to be the 64th service set up around Australia by Orange Sky, which is a not-for-profit organisation established in Brisbane in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Orange Sky regional co-ordinator Megan Collins said Bendigo was the perfect fit for the laundry pod service model, which differs from the usual method of delivering the service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a core value of giving things a crack to create ways to drive impact and support communities that need a hand as quickly as possible, so the laundry pod concept presented the perfect service fit based on the needs of the community,&#8221; Mrs Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>Major Andrew Walker of the Salvation Army Bendigo said the pod would deliver a &#8220;more holistic&#8221; service to the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firstly, it fits well with what we&#8217;re already doing to assist those sleeping rough by providing the extra services of washing which we hadn&#8217;t been able to provide until now,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96677\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-96677\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/06\/IMG_3952-Copy_76746-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Help: The new Bendigo pod will be managed in shifts by volunteers. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Additionally, partnering with others to show love and care for others in our community is something which goes to the very core of who we are as the Salvation Army.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Orange Sky operates predominantly shower and laundry vans, and a mix of semi-mobile and permanent sites, at 38 locations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>An open day will be held at the Salvation Army from 10am on Saturday 1 June, where people interested in volunteering can get involved or simply inspect the new pod.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2021, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released data on homelessness by local government area. 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