Case studies

Whorouly Primary School Outside School Hours Care Service (OSHC) has embraced a student-led approach to menu changes, resulting in new, tasty and nutritious food options for kids to enjoy.

When it comes to boosting nutritious food and drink options for young riders at Nowa Nowa Pony Club, fresh produce is their superstar ingredient. Located in East Gippsland, the club has a team of 15 horses and riders.

Through Vic Kids Eat Well’s “bite-sized changes”, Bright P-12 College added wholesome, colourful and nutritious snack options and boosted veggies in their lunch meal offerings.

Kids at Merinda Park Learning and Community Centre make their own tasty and nutritious food options, thanks to their simple swaps with Vic Kids Eat Well.

Mulgrave Football Club has a nourishing and all-new canteen menu as part of Vic Kids Eat Well. The club also promotes water as the best hydration option and young players can grab a delicious banana or apple as a nutritious snack.

Ballarat Grammar School’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing has recently been boosted as they embraced a new movement to offer their 1800 students delicious and healthy options in the canteen.

To embark on their Vic Kids Eat Well journey, a canteen subcommittee was formed with a clear focus on providing good, wholesome, affordable food and promoting healthy options to students.

Rushworth College’s business manager said Vic Kids Eat Well provided structure to take small steps towards big outcomes with the school's renewed focus on providing kids with healthy food and drink options.

Campbellfield Heights Primary School joined Vic Kids Eat Well for support because student wellbeing is at the core of everything they do.

Cranbourne Carlisle OSHClub, an Outside School Hours (OSH) program in Melbourne’s outer southeast was part of the Junior Adventures Group (JAG) pilot program that saw 11 of their OSH programs across Victoria join Vic Kids Eat Well as a network.

The City of Kingston’s five bustling Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services have enthusiastically adopted the Vic Kids Eat Well program – and the results have been overwhelmingly positive.

Castlemaine Football Netball Club Juniors has joined the Vic Kids Eat Well movement and has been awarded for providing kids healthier snacks, drinks and meals.

Toorloo Arm Primary School is in Lake Tyers Beach in Victoria’s Gippsland region. The school has 175 students and has embraced the new Vic Kids Eat Well movement with support from Gippsland Lakes Complete Health (GLCH).

Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club, as part of the Vic Kids Eat Well, has recently been recognised for providing healthier food options to fuel happy, active kids.

Mount Rowan Secondary College is making positive changes to its canteen by offering more fruit, veggies and homecooked meals to students.