Greater Dandenong’s massive Covid food-relief program has been extended at least six months.
The council’s material aid program had distributed more than 730,000 kilograms of food and 260,000 sanitary items to aid agencies between April 2020 and March 2021.
The $555,000 program was extended thanks to State Government partnership funding, Greater Dandenong community services director Martin Fidler said.
It would provide direct payments to aid agencies for food, material aid and vouchers until at least 15 October.
The State Government contributed $230,000 to the program, including the six-month extension.
Meanwhile the council’s Covid hotline has fielded an “upsurge” in calls for help during the latest lockdown.