b'Making a difference in local communitiesWe believe in empowering people, wherever they are.WimmeraGoulburn The Wimmera Wellbeing Centre in HorshamOur team in Shepparton co-located to the Uniting continued to provide vital support to theChurch buildings in Fryers Street, strengthening community. The introduction of a cooking groupties with congregation members. Consumers now helped people learn nutritious and cheap ways have access to the support they need in one place. to cook for themselves and their family. DuringThe $60,000 saving this brings means improved group activities, parents honed skills and madeservices across the region.new friends, while their children learned andplayed nearby. Gippsland BallaratMallacootas young people were shaken by the bushfires of 2019/20. To support them in the Since 1998, our team have served over 400,000aftermath, our team launched the Mallacoota hot meals to Ballarats most vulnerable at Sanctuarya safe space where young people our BreezeWay community meals service in can reconnect with each other and the broader Dana Street.community. Supported by the local community, this year we opened a larger BreezeWay service in AlbertTasmania Street. This new, fully accessible building has spaceWith the support of the Bridgewater-Gagebrook for up to 80 people - more than triple the capacityUniting Church, our Uniting team relocated from of the original space - and includes a food pantry,Gagebrook to the Bridgewater Hub in 2020. The showers, washing machines and clothes dryers. service now offers emergency relief, disability and Melbournefamily support.Vermont Elderly Peoples Homes IncorporatedSee all our locationstransferred operation of its 3 retirement villages to Uniting. The villages in Vermont have 50 units, which are all currently tenanted. This wonderful gift has contributed an additional 50 tenancies to our Making Housing a Priority strategy. These villages offer a warm and welcoming community and give older peoplethe freedom to enjoy retirement.12 Uniting Vic.Tas Annual Report 2020-2021'