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Providing Children with a cooked lunch while at school has the potential to positively influence long-term health and wellbeing outcomes. A school lunch provision initiative was trialled in Tasmania in 2020 and has since been extended due to its success. The trail found that children concentrated better in class, they were more likely to try new foods, it helped develop the children’s social skills and the ability to form friendships.

The initiative also found that it saved families time and money so now an adapted school lunch program is being trialled at Berkeley Public School. Students in Year 1 will be offered a cooked lunch made from scratch on site. This partnership program is supported by Healthy Cities Australia, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District and University of Wollongong.