IT’S hard to go to sleep hungry say Coral Penny and Katherine Coomer (left), and a 1.30pm meal time means your belly feels awful empty come night time.
The two women have been coming to Weld Square regularly since 1975, long before Manna started its service and, along with about 12 of Ms Penny’s mob, are people who would be there regardless of Manna.
The pair isn’t keen on the new time: they say it’s to keep rich folk over the road happy, with the time an assumption that homeless people and those in need of a feed have nothing to do during the day.
by DAVID BELL and MATTHEW DWYER
Perth Voice Interactive 
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