Case studies

As a popular hub for swimming, recreation and fitness in East Gippsland, Lakes Entrance Aquadome is making waves by featuring tasty and nutritious options at its cafe, supporting families visiting the centre.

Wangaratta Kangaroos Junior Football Club has long been committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of its players, families and wider community.

Located in south Gippsland, Yarram Secondary College has created a warm and welcoming food environment where students can enjoy nutritious and tasty food and drink options every day. The school has made changes through the Vic Kids Eat Well movement.

At DS Kids Hub Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Noble Park Primary School, practical food changes are supporting children to finish their school day with more energy, a positive mood and connection with peers.

Located in the Macedon Ranges in Central Victoria, Kyneton Primary School has made its canteen the meeting place for food, inclusion and connection. With support from Vic Kids Eat Well and Health Promoter, Kylie Stafford from Omnia Community Health, the school’s canteen manager Sarah Lockhart has worked with students to drive a positive shift towards delicious and veggie-packed options.

Weeroona College Bendigo is a secondary school with nearly 800 students. Canteen manager Rebekah Hughes, with support from Sebastian Goscha, Health Promotion Officer at Bendigo Community Health Services, has led a transformation of the school’s canteen through the Vic Kids Eat Well movement.

At Kingsley Park Primary School in Frankston, Assistant Principal Matthew Brand enjoys welcoming new families with school tours. Student-led initiatives like soup and smoothie days, along with their nutritious canteen, reflect their whole-school commitment to health and student wellbeing.

Located in Victoria's South Gippsland Shire, St Joseph’s Primary School Korumburra has embraced a student-led approach for their breakfast club. They expanded their kitchen garden to support students to plant and harvest veggies such as pumpkin and zucchini. Students then created veggie-filled breakfast items like pumpkin and zucchini slice to enjoy in the morning before school.

Peter Krenz Leisure Centre, located in Bendigo’s Eaglehawk and managed by YMCA Victoria on behalf of the City of Greater Bendigo, is a vibrant sports and recreation facility offering kids swimming lessons, school holiday activities, court access and more.

Mallacoota P-12 College, nestled in East Gippsland, has proudly become the first school in Victoria to complete a breakfast club bite as part of the Vic Kids Eat Well movement.

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.