Sheed welcomes expanded school meal program

Independent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed last week’s announcement that eleven more schools in Greater Shepparton will be joining the School Breakfast Club program.

“This is a very good initiative. The evidence clearly shows that hungry children find it difficult to study, learn at a slower rate and are prone to be disruptive in class. Feeding children at school is a wonderful initiative particularly given that there are circumstances where children, for many and varied reasons, may miss out on breakfast before arriving at school,” Ms Sheed said.

The program will be expanded to include many public secondary campuses in 2020 on top of the 17 primary schools already involved in the initiative.

At a cost of $58 million, the program will also be expanded to include lunches and school holiday meals for students in need.

Greater Shepparton already possesses a community driven program that provides nutritious food for students at Mooroopna Park Primary School.

“I have little doubt that the introduction of school lunches over time will also be welcomed. In our own community Mooroopna Park Primary School has already introduced this initiative in conjunction with Food Share and the Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project,” Ms Sheed said.

“The food is being provided by food share and the school has a chef coming in to cook a healthy lunch for all children. Teachers are reporting better concentration and outcomes as a result of this program”.

List of schools in Greater Shepparton currently part of the School Breakfast Club program:

 

Ardmona Primary School

Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton

Dookie Primary School

Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton

Katunga Primary School

Katunga South Primary School

Lemnos Primary School

Mooroopna Park Primary School

Mooroopna Primary School

Nathalia Primary School

Numurkah Primary School

St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton

Strathmerton Primary School

Verney Road School

Waaia Yalca South Primary School

Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton

Wunghnu Primary School

 

Schools in Greater Shepparton that are in the next tranche of schools to join in 2020:

 

Congupna Primary School

Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton

Katandra West Primary School

McGuire College

Mooroopna North Primary School

Mooroopna Secondary College

Nathalia Secondary College

Numurkah Secondary College

Orrvale Primary School

Shepparton East Primary School

Shepparton High School

Tatura Primary School

Wanganui Park Secondary College

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