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Supporting Our Community

We're more than just a local curry house!  We're a restaurant that supports and celebrates our communities!

COOKING FOR COMMUNITY CASSEROLES

With your generous donations, we've cooked over 2000 meals for those in our community financially struggling and who could do with some Babajis love. To date, our community has raised  

$7360 (12 Sep 2023)

You are welcome to contribute to this fund when visiting the restaurant or when ordering online.

COMMUNITY DAYS AT BABAJIS

On the 3rd Tuesday of every month between February & November,  we donate 10% of our total sales directly to a local group in our community doing some amazing work and needing a helping hand.

So far in 2023, our Community Days have raised:

September - $440 raised for the Melbourne Youth Chorale

August - $350 for Kindred supporting asylum seekers

July - $360 for Rescue Logs

June  - $600 for Shakti Mental Health

May - $380 for Mums of the Hills

April - $380 for the Australian Malayalee Student Association

March - $400 for the Emerald Monbulk Wildlife Shelter

Feb - $457 for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Youth Mentoring in the Hills.

Are you a local community group looking for support?  We'd love to help. Please get in touch with us.


Community Casseroles

In 2022 the amazing Community Casseroles team cooked over 40,000 free meals for those in our community struggling financially right now.  Babajis contributes towards this effort, cooking arou...

Tues November 14th '23 - Upcoming Community Day - Upwey Cricket Club

Cricket! It's in our blood!   And if you're a cricket fan, you're Babaji's family! Coming up - Tues 14th November, we'll be raising funds for the Upwey Cricket Club, with 10% of all our ...

Tues November 14th '23 - Upcoming Community Day - Upwey Cricket Club

Cricket! It's in our blood!   And if you're a cricket fan, you're Babaji's family!

Coming up - Tues 14th November, we'll be raising funds for the Upwey Cricket Club, with 10% of all our sales donated to our local cricket club!

See you there! x


September 12th '23 - $440 raised for the Melbourne Youth Chorale

It was loud last night at Babajis!  A full house of kids and parents for September's Community Day.

Together we raised $440 for the Melbourne Youth Chorale!

So proud to be able to support this not-for-profit choir, whose ethos is to make sure every child, regardless of background, is given the gift of music ... and we agree!

 

 

 

 

 

 


August 8th '23 Kindred - $350 raised for asylum seekers

We're always humbled when our community come out on a cold winters night for Community Day.

Thank you!

With your help we raised $350 for Kindred, a local group supporting asylum seekers and refugees.

 


July '23 Rescue Logs - $360 raised!

Another awesome night raising funds for Rescue Logs. With your help we raised $360 for a great volunteer run group salvaging the trees that fall in storms in the Dandenong Ranges and keeping them for community use! 

Find out more about  @rescuelogsinc here. Or pick up their book 'The Big Storm' from Babajis ($25 with all funds going direct to Rescue Log). 


June '23 Shakti Mental Health - $600 raised!

Despite a freezing cold winters day, this was the biggest Community we've had! 

We cooked up Kizhi Parotta as a special treat with folk coming far and wide for their fix!

Together, we raised  $600 for Shakti Mental Health who support the mental health of South Asians in Melbourne.   Managing your mental health is important. And doing things differently to others in your community can be overwhelming and lonely. We couldn't be prouder to support a more deserving cause.

 

 

May '23 Mums of the Hills - $390 raised!

We're chuffed to have raised $390 for Mums of the Hills, keeping Hills mums & families connected, supported & empowered.

April '23 Australian Student Malayali Association - $380 raised!

Wowsers! $380 raised for Kerala International Students In Australia.  We know just how hard  it is to follow your dreams and move country, especially one so different to South India. Fee...