JERANGLE has shown its strength and sense of community with an autumn harvest lunch bringing more than 60 people together.

Dozens of Jerangle residents attended a resilience and wellness day in the form of the harvest lunch. The occasion promoted disasted preparedness and resilience through community connectedness.

The day was a shared initiative between the Jerangle and District Community Assn Inc, Anglicare, Snowy Monaro Regional Council and NSW Government.

The guest speaker was vegetable farmer Emily Yarra from nearby Anembo. Emily spoke of resilience in relation to soil health and the issues, as well as the success of vegetable farming on the Monaro.

Di Roberts, President of the Jerangle and District Community Assn Inc. gave a brief presentation on the importance of community connections in preparation for future disasters.

“Strong communities are those that know who live here, where to get help and more importantly how to help each other," Di said.

Katie Phillips led a quiz to help familiarise everyone with the local area (especially in an emergency situation) and its people.

There were also short presentations by Clare Boardman, Rural Financial Counseling Service, and Jane Tracey, the Local Land Services Lovegrass Co-ordinator.

The kitchen team, led by Lisa Phillips, cooked a healthy feast that looked and tasted fantastic.

The CWA Rooms were decorated in the theme of autumn with the decoration team led by Denise Bertram.

The Jerangle Peak View CWA also held a successful plant stall raising much needed funds for their hall.

After lunch Di Roberts and Bob Boate led a history tour of the village.

Special guests on the day included Snowy Monaro mayor Chris Hanna, deputy mayor Tania Higgins and councilor Tricia Hopkins.