Turbans 4 Australia feeding the vulnerable, isolated in Canberra and across the region during the coronavirus shutdown

Megan Doherty
April 18 2020 - 12:00pm
 Turbans 4 Australia members Paramdeep Nrain, Gurinderjit Kaur, Amar Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Vishu, Lakhwinder Kaur and Princepal Singh in Queanbeyan on Wednesday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Turbans 4 Australia members Paramdeep Nrain, Gurinderjit Kaur, Amar Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Vishu, Lakhwinder Kaur and Princepal Singh in Queanbeyan on Wednesday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The elderly isolated from family, the disabled, single parents with vulnerable children who can't go out to shop, international students who have lost their casual jobs - these are all people across Canberra and the surrounding region being fed and, in some cases, literally being kept alive, by charity Turbans 4 Australia, which is manned entirely by volunteers.

Megan Doherty

Megan Doherty

Journalist

I like telling local stories and celebrating Canberra. Email: megan.doherty@canberratimes.com.au

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