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The Sri Lankan restaurant feeding Sydney’s vulnerable Shaun Christie-David repurposed his Sydney restaurant Colombo Social to feed those in need. (Mission Australia)Source: Mission Australia Source:-SBS Like many other restaurant owners, Shaun Christie-David has been hit hard by the impact of COVID-19, which has included the government mandating restaurants close dine-in services and only provide takeaways and deliveries. “Within three weeks, we lost about 100 per cent of our revenue,” says the co-owner of Colombo Social. Tough social-distancing rules meant people could no longer order kottu roti, hoppers or his mother’s dhal while dining in his restaurant in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Enmore. Instead of scrambling to save his business from financial ruin, though, his first thought was, “how do I help others?'” ...