Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to congratulate Meals on Wheels. On 28 August I went out with Swansea Meals on Wheels and delivered meals to houses around Swansea. It was a fantastic experience talking to and meeting with older, frailer people in their homes and catching up with some people I had known for many, many years. I accompanied the Smiths. I hopped in the car with them and we drove around and visited all the families. We concentrated our effort on the village in Swansea where a number of elderly people live. There are units there and it is a very age-friendly complex.

Meals on Wheels does more than just provide food. Meals on Wheels provides support and care through meeting and talking to older people, some of whom spend all their time in their home. It gives those people some communication with the outside world. It is a fantastic experience, and I thank those wonderful volunteers at Swansea Meals on Wheels. Swansea Meals on Wheels still cook and prepare their own food as well as deliver it. That is why the residents of Swansea and Caves Beach enjoy the food they do. Happy smiles; great food.