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Celebrate spring By Shamsiya Hussainpoor The Tesselaar Tulip Festival has returned for its 2024 edition, offering visitors an unforgettable experience from Saturday 14 September, to Sunday 13 October - promising to showcase over a million vibrant tulips, creating a stunning display of colour. In addition to the breathtaking floral displays, the festival features live entertainment showcasing local talent, endorsing a lively atmosphere for attendees and food lovers can explore a variety of offerings from local vendors or bring their own picnics to enjoy among the tulips. The festival is a family-friendly place, with pram-friendly paths and free onsite parking available. Furry buddies on leads are also welcome to join the festivities of spring at the tulip festival. Continue exploring stunning photos from the Tulip Festival on page 11
A breathtaking sea of colour with over a million tulips bloom at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival. (Shamsiya Hussainpoor: 433061)
Meals show care For nearly two decades, Foothills Community Care has been a fundamental source of community, connection and hearty meals. Reaching the newest milestone on Wednesday 25 September, the organisation will have facilitated the delivery of 800 meal nights to people around the Ferntree Gully area. While healthy, nutritious meals have and al-
ways will be at the heart of the Foothills’ mantra, chief executive officer Stephen Barrington said it was much more than that. “We have a lot of people who come along who are experiencing homelessness or isolation or going through food insecurity, so for some people who come along, it might be the only nutritious meal they eat that day or even that week,” he said.
“More important than the healthy and nutritious meals is the community connection which is one of our main drivers for providing nights like this and why we’ve kept going for 800 nights.” Foothills Community Care serves roughly 70 to 80 people on a Wednesday night and distributes around 130 to 140 meals each week. But to ensure this vital service can continue to
function as it always has, community support is essential, especially with the growing need of a service of its kind. “Continued community support is really important. Volunteers, funds and donations are also really important for helping us keep going.” To read the full story, turn to page 9
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