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Fuel to Go & Play aims to create healthier food environments in community venues e.g. sport, recreation, entertainment venues and playcentres. Fuel to Go & Play includes a range of activities and support for community venues to help them offer a healthier food service.
What is a
community venue?
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What is a
food service?
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Why is it
important?
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Our club is delighted to ensure that the healthy choice is the easy choice for players and spectators.
Kardinya Junior Football Club
There was no doubt that offering healthy food choices was popular and profitable.
Scarborough Surf Life Saving Club
We should be fuelling our children with water, fresh fruit and healthy lunch options to embed healthy habits at a young age.
Cockburn Little Athletics
With clever ideas and a positive approach, sales increased significantly. Healthier choices on the menu have attracted more customers.
Fremantle City Dockers Junior Football Club
Through some small and easy changes, we have made some big improvements to the nutritional value of the foods and drinks we offer.
Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre
The changes were small and easy to make and we can now give people a more nutritious meal from the canteen.
Wanneroo Junior Motorcross Club
It is imperative that we empower all clubs around Australia to model healthy lifestyle practices.
Parkerville Junior Football Club
What is a
community venue?
Recreation centre or complex: large multipurpose centres that feature a gym, pool, group fitness rooms and extra services like a crèche and allied health (e.g. physiotherapist).
Sports clubs/centres: local team sports such as footy, netball, cricket, soccer or individual sports e.g. golf club, swimming, tennis or skate parks.
Entertainment venues: Perth Arena, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and Optus Stadium, where large groups of people gather to watch professional sport, attend events or concerts.
Playcentres: recreational venues for young children e.g. jungle gyms, indoor trampoline sites and ball pits, where play and being active is encouraged under parent/guardian supervision.
What is a
food service?
Many community venues provide a food service of some kind. The way it operates varies from volunteer run canteens, to franchised cafes, to just a vending machine or water station varies greatly.
A Fuel to Go and Play food service includes:
- An onsite canteen, café, kiosk or coffee shop at the local sporting club, pool or play centre (includes bar setup in local clubs)
- A small portable barbeque that is used on game days and special events
- An eski filled with drinks and snacks for matches
- Drinks provided to players during and after game
- Vending machines (stocked by a club member or a private contractor)
Why is it
important?
Why should healthy options be on the menu in community venues?
Providing healthy food and drinks:
- Helps to make the healthy choice the easy choice for people accessing the venue
- Normalises healthy eating
- Provides a strong link between healthy eating and being active.
