The Dish

Dinners for the disadvantaged

In Hornsby the quality of the food is excellent and the

price is right!

The Dish of St John’s exists to provide quality meals to the homeless in the Hornsby Area. Fifteen years of success does not happen automatically and The Dish is no different. The origin of The Dish was an idea in 2005 of Natasha Cullen, a member of St John’s Wahroonga, when she witnessed how the disadvantaged of Hornsby were needing home-cooked wholesome meals prepared for them. A committee was formed which included additional and ongoing support from Peter and Janet Loxton, combined with the support of St John’s Uniting Church. As is often the case hearts and minds were strong but the budget was weak! But fifteen years of service means that the founding committee has to have been doing something right!

A lot has changed in the fifteen years but The Dish is still a fixture in the Hornsby Area, serving meals to the homeless on Tuesday and Friday evenings in Hornsby Park, opposite the Hornsby Shire Council Chambers. (During the COVID-19 pandemic the service is ‘Take-away only’ and operates out of the Fusion premises in Jersey Street Hornsby.)

The meals are free. The quality is what you would expect from your own home – because much of the cooking is done in supporters’ homes.

The Dish appreciates the past and present support of numerous organisations but principally Abbotsleigh School, Knox, PLC Pymble and Asquith Boys High School.

The picture shows The Dish’s van which is an integral part of the meal service. The awning, which is used in wet weather, was provided by the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Masonic Association.

VW Bro Peter Loxton of Lodge Wahroonga comments that the future of The Dish is in YOUR hands. All donations are tax deductible and will be thankfully received and faithfully applied. Please send your Direct Deposit tax deductible donation to ‘The Dish of St John’s Gift Account’ BSB 633 000 Account 150733566 if you wish to support this worthy cause.

Vale

Raymond Brooke

We regret to inform you of the recent passing of MW Bro Raymond Brooke, Past Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and the ACT.

MW Bro Brooke was Grand Master for the period of 2005–8. He was a businessman and was initiated in Lodge Guildford 321 on 8 March 1967 and whilst Grand Master was a member of The Hills Lodge 1025.

Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, funeral arrangements are yet to be determined by the family.