STAWELL Neighbourhood House opened its doors to the town's South Sudanese community for a day of fun, learning and engagement.
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The family day was provided by the Wimmera Development Association as part of its engagement program with Stawell's South Sudanese community.
Games and face-painting were on offer for the children, with Stawell police officers Leading Senior Constable Linda McLennan and Senior Constable Abby Harrison making an appearance to show the children the various gadgets in their police car.
South Sudanese community leader Ayuen Kur delivered a Road Safety for New Arrivals program for the adults, an initiative funded by VicRoads' Community Grants Program.
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Mr Kur worked with the Wimmera Development Association through 2020 to provide COVID-19 information to the Wimmera's South Sudanese community.
Wimmera Development Association's Settlement Services manager Sara Barron said she was delighted to offer people the chance to learn and mingle in person.
"This is such an exciting day for us," she said.
"Many of the families moved to area at the end of 2019 shortly before lockdown, so weren't able to benefit from other services Stawell Neighbourhood House has to offer. WDA hasn't been able to deliver some of the face-to-face training we had planned to, either.
"We decided a family day would be a great way to combine both."
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