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Cost of living bites

Kerang Neighbourhood House representatives Cindy Lipplegoes, Claire Fry, Vannessa Giorgio and Melissa Maher enjoy lending a helping hand to the wider community. Picture: Edmund Coleman
Edmund Coleman

LITTLE over a year ago, the Kerang Neighbourhood House was providing food assistance to around 160 people per month. Now, according to centre manager Claire Fry, that number is around 1000. This equates to a 525 per cent increase, or roughly 840 additional people in Kerang and surrounds requiring regular assistance for groceries and essential […]

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