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Food 4 Future

Funded by VicHealth

2026-04-16 10:00:00 2026-04-16 15:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Food 4 Future The Food 4 Future program is a series of free workshops, including practical life skills, free snacks, a take-home meal, fresh vegie box, food handling certificate and a kitchen kit! Ages:15-24 Colac Library - Colac Meeting Room 4

Thursday, April 16
10:00am - 3:00pm

Colac Library

Colac Meeting Room 4

The Food 4 Future program is a series of free workshops, including practical life skills, free snacks, a take-home meal, fresh vegie box, food handling certificate and a kitchen kit! Ages:15-24

Food 4 Future brings young people together to learn important life skills such as food planning, budgeting, food shopping, and meal preparation. They also have the chance to complete a TAFE food handling certificate to support employability.

All three workshops will be presented in one day.

Workshop 1: Food around you

Workshop 2: Food Handling Certificate* 

Workshop 3: How to make a meal

*Workshop 2 requires pre-enrolment with The Gordon TAFE and some online modules before the workshop. Please contact the library for enrolment details.

**Please contact library staff if you would like some support with your enrolment, finding your USI or the online modules.

Bookings are essential to save your place in the workshops. If you cannot attend, please let the library know so we can contact the waitlist.

 

AGE GROUP: | Youth |

EVENT TYPE: | School Holidays | Jobs & Life Skills | Health & Wellbeing |

TAGS: | recommended |

Colac Library

colac@grlc.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 5231 4613

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Tel: (03) 5231 4613

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The Colac Community Library and Learning Centre is a modern, state-of-the art facility built in 2010 for the Colac district community. The centre accommodates the general community, Colac Secondary College students and other learning groups including TAFE and U3A students.

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