Last updated Apr 11, 2022
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Community Projects
Kitchen Garden and Cooking Program
Students and community members sharing skills in canteen gardens.

Gardens for Harvest Knox & Yarra Ranges
Building skills and knowledge of local residents to grow and maintain food gardens.

Healesville Community Garden
Increasing social inclusion and promoting access to healthy food.

Breastfeeding: Supporting A Natural Choice
Increasing community support for breastfeeding mothers in the Outer East.

Healthy Eating
"Let’s Talk Sugar” - Early Childhood Resource
The label doesn't tell the whole story
We All Want Healthy Teeth and Bodies
Videos for supported playgroups in English and Hakha Chin.

Building Happy Healthy Kids tipsheets
Creating happy healthy mealtimes with children.

Healthy Picks Project
Working with cafés to make healthy food selection the easy choice.

Crunchbox Pilot
Providing healthy lunch items in council leisure facilities.

Prevention
Bunjils Mirring Nganga-djak Project
Eye testing for the Aboriginal Community in the East.

Water - Everyone's Drink of Choice
Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and increasing the consumption of water.

Water in Sport Initiative
Increasing consumption of water at sport and recreational facilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Food Security Project
Working in partnership with existing initiatives and agencies within the Outer East to increase food security.
MoreMapping & Scoping Projects
Reassessing Food Insecurity In Melbourne's Outer East
Mapping physical access and economic costs of an affordable, appropriate and nutritious food supply.

Outer East Community Food Access Research Project
Assessing the levels of food security in the region and planning a way forward.

Emergency Relief: More Than Just a 'Band-Aid' Tertiary Intervention
Understanding the availability of nutritious food choices for consumers within the Emergency relief sector.
MoreInvestigating culturally appropriate meals for inpatients at Eastern Health
Meeting the nutritional needs of patients for emotional, spiritual and mental health & well-being.

Physical Activity
Morning Move for Mind
Increasing physical activity and wellbeing strategies for primary school students.
MoreLilydale Art & Sole and Dandenong Creek Art Trail projects
Increasing walking and play through the installation of artwork and storytelling.

Healthy Sports Reward initiative: Yarra Ranges
Creating healthier sporting environments for Victorian children.

This Girl Can at the Yarra Centre 2019
Increasing women's participation in physical activity.

How to Stay Healthy after Exercise
Tipsheets about exercise and looking after our bodies.

Policy & Leadership Change
Healthy Choices 2016-2018
Implementing Healthy Choices across Eastern Health sites.

Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design project
Improving the food sensitivity of urban design in the Outer East.

Manningham City Council Food Security Plan 2016-2021
Brings together the food security needs identified by the community, as well as models of best practice.
MoreWhole System Approach
What is a Food System video
Creating a shared understanding of the local food system.

Healthy Choices in the Yarra Valley
Increasing the availability of healthy food and drinks in schools and sports clubs.

Health Promoting School - Rowville Primary School
Healthy initiatives to support student's health and wellbeing.

Crunch & Munch an Awesome Lunch
Creating a positive healthy eating culture in Yarra Valley schools.

Munch Sip and Move program
Encouraging children to eat healthier ‘awesome’ foods at school.

Health Promoting School - Holy Trinity Primary School
The first school within Knox to achieve 'Health Promoting School' status.

'Cooking with your kids' in Primary Schools
A parent and child cooking class for students in prep to grade 2 to encourage cooking with children at home.
MoreYarra Valley Health Promoting Schools Network 2017-2019
Supporting health and wellbeing at schools in the Yarra Valley.

Yarra Valley Health Promoting Schools – Kitchen Garden Programs
Promoting healthy eating and teaching children and young people how to grow and prepare food.

Deakin University Food Charter
Providing choice in food offerings to meet the needs of a varied and complex community.