Tara Murray
Taylors Lakes couple Maria and Andre Rasquinha don’t see themselves as volunteers.
For the past 20 years, the pair have been part of the Interchange Hosts program which involves families volunteering to look after children on a regular basis.
Gateways Support Services’ Interchange Hosts buddy program carefully matches a child or young person with a disability, with an individual or host family.
Mrs Rasquinha said the role is something that the family enjoys and for them it has never been a big thing.
“We haven’t thought much about it,” she said of volunteering for 20 years. “It’s not something that involves a lot of effort or time.
Victoria and NSW are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the vast amount of fuel burnt out by the Black Summer blazes a year ago.
Police appeal for witnesses for suspicious Melbourne grassfire that threatened homes
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JanJanuary 2021 at 8:34pm
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Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to as they investigate a suspicious grassfire near homes in Melbourne s north-west on Monday.
The blaze blackened the grass and damaged fences and sheds after a paddock near Rowell Place in Taylors Lakes caught fire.
About 40 people were forced to move from their homes as the fire burned.