Local Hero nominee Varoushca “Vee” Mclaren, 28, from Greenfields, weaves her kindness through multiple pockets of her community, feeding and supporting whoever asks for help. Above running her Educare centre for preschoolers, Mclaren sources donations for the hungry, gathers food parcels for seniors, baby formula for new mothers and runs a soup kitchen once a week outside the Greenfields fire station.