Australian School Canteen Association (ASCA) - Helpful Go For Your Life Resource Links

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Look in the Benefits section for the latest newsletter with valuable information specific for your state.

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Helpful Links:

FOCiS - Federation Of Canteens In Schools

NSW Department of Education
and Training-
Fresh Tastes

Queensland Smart Choices

Go for Your Life

Department of Education -(DEET)
'Go for your life' Healthy Canteen Kit (downloadable)

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GENERAL

Australian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents
www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/n1syn.htm
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Toll free: 1800 020 103 extension 8654
Email: phd.publications@health.gov.au

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating 1998
www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guide/whatis.htm

Go for your life
www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au/
Tel: 1300 73 98 99

Better Health Channel
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Department of Education and Training, Smart Eating Package
www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/scln/smarteating.htm
Guidelines for School Canteens and Other School Food Services and Smart Eating booklets: Great Food! Great Health, “curriculum @ work” website

Fresh for Kids
www.freshforkids.com.au/

Go for 2 & 5 website
www.gofor2and5.com.au/

Melbourne Markets
www.marketfresh.com.au/
A great website with information on fruit and vegetables available in Victoria, including finding green grocers, fruits in season, choosing fruits, recipes. It also has a schools section with specific ideas on including fruit and vegetables in the canteen.

Nutrition Australia
www.nutritionaustralia.org/
Ph: (03) 9650 5165
Provides information, resources programs on nutrition and healthy eating for schools, teachers, health professionals and the general community. These include a healthy schools canteens advisory service.

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HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS INFORMATION

Australian Health Promoting Schools Association
www.ahpsa.org.au/
This site provides information on what a health promoting school is and links to other organisations. A copy of the National framework for Health promoting Schools can be downloaded. There is also information on membership, state branches and upcoming conferences.

Children’s Health Development Foundation
www.chdf.org.au/
This site was developed by Centre for Health Promotion, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia and provides resources and tools to promote health and well being in schools communities, has information on creating healthy environments, working with communities, programs to address the issue of food insecurity and case studies on what other schools are doing.

Department of Education and Training
www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/hps/index.htm

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Healthy School Policy – Action Plan Manual
Nutrition Australia Victorian Division
Visit www.nutritionaustralia.org/ and click “On the Bookshop” then “Healthy Eating School Resources” to preview and order.

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FUNDRAISING

Centre for Health Promotion
www.chdf.org.au/
Downloadable fact sheets and information.

Fruitful Fundraising CD ROM
Community Nutrition Unit, DHHS, TAS
Tel: (03) 6222 7222

Healthy Fundraising Ideas for Healthy Kids
Nutrition Australia Victorian Division
Visit www.nutritionaustralia.org/ and click “On the Bookshop” then “Healthy Eating School Resources” to preview and order.

NSW School Canteen Association
www.schoolcanteens.org.au/
Provides downloadable fact sheets and information.

Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
www.qast.org.au/
Downloadable fact sheets and information

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VOLUNTEERING

Count Me In - 501 ideas on recruiting volunteers
Judy Esmond, Newseason Publications 2005
www.mtd4u.com/

Count Me In - 501 ideas on retaining, recognising and rewarding volunteers
Judy Esmond, Newseason Publications 2005
www.mtd4u.com/

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FOOD SAFETY

Australian School Canteens Association (ASCA)
www.asca.com.au
Tel: 1800 219 566

Department of Education and Training
www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/referenceguide/enviro/4_4.htm

Food Safety, Victoria
www.health.vic.gov.au/foodsafety
Tel: 1300 364 352

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
www.foodstandards.gov.au/whatsinfood/ Tel: (02) 6271 2222
Fax: (02) 6271 2278

NSW School Canteen Association (NSWSCA)
www.schoolcanteens.org.au
Local councils can also provide specific local advice about safe food handling.

Victorian Home Economics and Textiles Teachers’ Association (VHETTA)
www.vhetta.com.au
Tel: (03) 9888 2240
Freecall: 1800 803 762

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SPECIAL DIETS

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
www.allergy.org.au/

Coeliac Society of Victoria
www.vic.coeliac.org.au/

Diabetes Australia
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/

International Diabetes Institute
www.idi.org.au/

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SCHOOL CANTEEN ASSOCIATIONS

ACT School Canteens Association
Tel: (02) 6282 2158
Email: actsca@optusnet.com.au

Australian School Canteens Association
www.asca.com.au/

Federation of Canteens in Schools (FOCiS)
Tel: (07) 41710182
Provides a Canteens’ Registered Products Buyers’ Guide and a Canteen magazine sent to schools.

Fresh Tastes – NSW Canteen strategy
www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2004/fresh_tastes.html

NSW School Canteen Association
www.schoolcanteens.org.au/

Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
www.qast.org.au/

Tasmanian School Canteen Association - ‘Cool’ Canteens for Kids Project
www.eatwelltas.com.au/coolcanteens.php

Victorian School Canteen Association
www.vsca.org.au/

Western Australian School Canteen Association
www.waschoolcanteens.org.au/

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PROGRAMS

Menu for Change: Getting Healthy Foods Into Schools
Stonyfield Farm www.stonyfield.com/MenuForChange/

Tooty Fruity Vegie Program
Northern Rivers Area Health Service, NSW
www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/tooty-fruity/
Provides a downloadable canteen manual and survey templates.

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SERVICES

Natural Kitchen Strategies
www.naturalkitchenstrategies.com.au/

Our Tuckshop
www.ourtuckshop.com.au/

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BOOKS AND MANUALS

Fruit & Veg, Eat It - Linking Schools With Fruit And Vegetable Retailers Booklet
VHETTA
www.health.vic.gov.au/nutrition/child_nutrition/fv_retailers.htm

Fruit & Veg, Eat It - Linking the canteen to the curriculum booklet
VHETTA
www.health.vic.gov.au/nutrition/child_nutrition/fv_canteens.htm

Healthy School Food Service Manual
Nutrition Australia
www.nutritionaustralia.org/On_The_Book_Shelf/Default.asp - click “Healthy Eating Schools Resources”

Looking After Our Kids
Order from www.waschoolcanteens.org.au/pages/training/02-training.htm or F.S.A.N.Z. on
Tel: (02) 6271 2222
A National school canteen food safety project – manual and video.

Management $ense, Food Sense Manual
Order from www.waschoolcanteens.org.au/pages/training/02-training.htm
Includes ways to manage your canteen efficiently and profitably with information on how to develop your own accounts system for keeping track of stock and money in the canteen, selling healthy foods, and developing a canteen policy.

Tasmanian School Canteen Handbook
www.discover.tased.edu.au/hpe/cmh/Default.htm

The School Canteen Manual: A Hands-On Approach For South Australian Schools
www.chdf.org.au/

Tooty Fruity Canteen Manual
www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/tooty-fruity/
On-line manual.

Tuckshop Shortcuts
Queensland Health
www.health.qld.gov.au/ActiveAte/
Book aimed at promoting a healthy school environment.

Tuckshop Team Mate
www.nutritionaustralia.org/News_in_Nutrition/Media_Releases/
Healthy_tuckshop_healthy_profits_paper.asp
A guide to help tuckshops be both nutritious and profitable.

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RECIPES

Canteen Cuisine
www.waschoolcanteens.org.au/pages/training/02-training.htm
A cookbook containing easy nutritious and delicious food ideas and recipes for school canteens.

Cooking For Plenty
National Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.com.au/

Fresh Tastes Manual
NSW Health
www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2004/fresh_tastes.html

Kids in the Kitchen Cookbook
www.chdf.org.au/

Tooty Fruity Canteen Manual
Download from www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/tooty-fruity/

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