Social, health and community services supporting Cardinia Shire

Christmas 2025


Information on local support over the Christmas and New Year Period!


AfriAus iLEAC Multicultural Community & Family Dinner
Multicultural Communities & Families Dinner, Saturday 20th Dec, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm, at Pakenham Library Community Hall

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Bless Collective Christmas Dinner
Bless Collective provide a Christmas Dinner on Thursday 18 December. For enquiries please contact Bless Collective. The festivities will kick off at 6:00 PM sharp, so please try to arrive between 5:45 PM and 6:00 PM.

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Christmas Together
Salvation Army, Bless Collective, ADRA, Cardinia Foundation, supported by Cardinia Shire Council provide food, toys and finanical assistance between Thursday 11 December and Monday 22 December December 2025. For more information and to register visit www.bless.org.au/christmas or contact Council's Community Support Facilitator on 1300 787 624.

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Gather Church Christmas Dinner
Gather Church invite you for a free Christmas Dinner! Sunday December 21, 4.30pm. Register at info@gather-church.org

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We All Eat- Holiday relief
Collections from Pakenham available on Wednesday 17 December. Register at www.wealleat.org.au. Please contact the team for emergency parcels during the holiday period. We All Eat opens as usual on Monday 5th Janurary 2026.

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West Gippsland Rail Towns, Free Community Christmas Lunch
Thursday 25 December 2025. 12pm-2pm. To book your seat please call Meg on 0466496107 or Jen on 0428372686.

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