It’s a home-cooked meal, some friendship and a smile.

Some of the people aren’t the type of people who head to the football on a Sunday or are under the shade watching cricket on a Saturday.

They probably can’t be found warming a bar stool either.

What Open Kitchen did was invite people who weren’t always able to socialise with others or had trouble affording it or living alone with no friends.

It’s also open to anyone who wanders into the William Nowland Hall at 5.30pm on a Monday.

In this sense it’s no different to the community centre’s social support program or the Senior Citizen’s Club’s outings.

This type of outreach work is one of the strong suits of the churches excel it.

It happens behind the scenes with many in the community not being aware of it, with volunteers quietly turning up week after week.

The volunteers don’t do it for headlines or for plaudits – they do it to provide a service which takes care of a need some of the guests have.

If Open Kitchen closes for good after four years, it will be a problem for the people who are affected and Junee has long proven itself a caring community to allow this to happen.