Hundreds gather to celebrate Christmas day at a Hobart community lunch

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Hundreds of people in Hobart have celebrated Christmas together today at a community lunch. The event has run for decades with this year the biggest yet.

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00:00I'm here at Tasmania's largest Christmas Day charity lunch in Hobart, where over 600 people

00:07have gathered to celebrate and enjoy a traditional Christmas meal together.

00:11The event is organised by community service provider Homebase, which has run the event

00:16for more than 40 years.

00:18This year is the organisation's biggest ever, hosted in the Hanging Garden in Hobart.

00:24Lots of children, lots of elderly people, single parents that come together that may

00:30not have anywhere else to go, so it really brings a sense of connection and I mean have

00:37a look around the venue and just see the joy on people's faces.

00:41The event is supported by local businesses, community donations and dozens of volunteers

00:46serving a traditional Christmas feast for those in need.

00:49There's so many people doing it tough and to be able to avail ourselves of this, well

00:56yeah, it's great.

00:58Absolutely great, they've all been really grateful and really fun and I love it.

01:04Yeah, it's been wonderful, I'd love to do it again.

01:06The man in red himself was also in attendance, delivering gifts to children and adults alike,

01:12bringing together the Hobart community to enjoy a companionship, festivities and some

01:16good old fashioned Christmas food.

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