Serving up souvlakis on Harmony Day

By Jaci Hicken

Mar 22, 2024

Nice deed: Harmony Day at the Echuca Neighbourhood House Landsborough St site, with a free lunch provided by the neighbourhood house and Shebani’s Catering. Photo by Aidan Briggs

Harmony Day at Echuca Neighbourhood House on Landsborough St was a huge success on Thursday, March 21.

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The free lunch, put on as a collaboration between ENH and Shebani’s Catering, gave away 80 chicken souvlakis and all the vegetarian meals.

ENH administration assistant Alyx Jorgensen said the turnout was “amazing”.

Helping out: Abu Shebani and Darren Griffiths preparing souvlakis at the Echuca Neighbourhood House Harmony Day lunch. Photo by Aidan Briggs

“Harmony Day brought heaps of new faces to the neighbourhood house,” she said.

“There were people who were new faces, just to this site, Landsborough St, who hadn’t been here before because it can be a little hard to find.”

“The lunch welcomed new and old faces, along with heaps of workers who just stopped by to grab a souvlaki, which was great.”

Stopping by: Lidia Thomson, Allison Taylor and Sarah Martin enjoy Harmony Day at Echuca Neighbourhood House. Photo by Aidan Briggs

Harmony Day is part of Harmony Week and sits on the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

ENH wanted to use the day to celebrate and support everyone in the community, letting the multicultural parts of the community know that the neighbourhood house is also there for them.

Preparing meals: Emma Holland and ENH administration assistant Alyx Jorgenson helping to prepare lunch at Harmony Day. Photo by Aidan Briggs

Mrs Jorgensen is looking forward to many more significant events at ENH, with the next community celebration being held during Neighbourhood House Week during May 13 to 19, 2024.

The Echuca Neighbourhood Houses are at 261 High St and 39 Landsborough St, Echuca, open Monday to Thursday from 9.30am to 2.30pm and Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Some of the services ENH offers include a food bank, free internet access, computer usage, classes, community lunches and a community garden.