After the second allocation of NCQ’s Community Food Project funding, 10 additional Neighbourhood and Community Centres across Queensland have joined the existing 45 participating projects to bring to life food initiatives including community gardens, cooking workshops, community dinners, employment of project staff, and collaboration with local First Nations Elders.
Leah from NCQ has visited the following Centres running Community Food Projects, with many more visits on the calendar before the year is out!
Bulimba Community Centre – SEED TO PLATE: Cultivating community through gardening, cooking and sharing
Blackall Neighbourhood Centre Program – Blackall Community Kitchen
Care Balonne Assoc Inc. St George – Learning to cook within your budget.
Charleville Neighbourhood Centre – Murweh Meal Planning: How to Prepare Bulk Meals on a Budget
Gailes Community House – Waste Not, Want Not
Kingston East Neighbourhood Group – Yummy meets Healthy
Laidley Community Centre Inc. – Project Coordinator
Leichhardt One Mile Community Centre – Connection to Cultural Comm Garden
Murilla Community Centre Inc – Healthy food vouchers for Miles’
NWQICSS Boulia Community SS – Boulia Community Garden
Roma Neighbourhood Centre Inc – The Open Windows Project
Rosewood Community Centre – Community Food Project
Tara Neighbourhood Centre – Cook smart to eat well in Tara
Pictured: Participants at Kingston East Neighbourhood Group’s ‘Yummy meets Healthy’ cooking program.