September 27, 2021

Celebrity chefs unite to help jab social housing tower residents

Broadcast: Mon 27 Sep 2021, 12:10pm By Carly Williams on The World Today

With a COVID cluster threatening vulnerable residents living in social housing towers in Sydney's Redfern, a local community group is working together to help vaccination rates in the area.

Celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, the Reverend Bill Crews Foundation, Gamilaroi elder Aunty Beryl and Sydney Mayor hopeful Yvonne Weldon are using a food truck with Indigenous ingredients to encourage locals to get their jabs.

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Kylie Kwong, Celebrity Chef
Yvonne Weldon, Wiradjuri woman and Sydney Mayor candidate.
Reverend Bill Crews

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