GORMANDALE Mechanics Institute Hall experienced strong numbers celebrating Australia Day with their free breakfast for the public.
Tricia King, who is the Gormandale Mechanics Institute Committee Secretary-Treasurer, said it was great to provide sausages, eggs and bacon, tea, coffee and more for the town.
“We’ve had 50 people come through already in the first hour,” she said.
“There are a lot of families and children, and a lot of newcomers. There’s a lot of people we haven’t seen before or I don’t know. It’s nice to see new faces.
“I think this is our fourth or fifth year running this. We got new people on the committee here to help out this year, so that’s really good.”
As she took a quick break from cooking delicious meals, the Gippsland Times asked Ms King what Australia Day meant to her. She laughed and said “it’s work for me”.
“It’s about our community and bringing everyone together and that’s why we all do it,” she said.
Ms King went straight back to cooking for the people of Gormandale as the queue continued to grow.
