Our Food Hero Award winners 2024
2024 Community/School Food Champion
John Pujajangka-Piyirn Catholic School, Mulan Aboriginal Community, WA
When schools put food and communities at the heart of what they do, great things can happen – and the John Pujajangka-Piyirn Catholic School is doing just that in the Mulan Aboriginal Community.
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2024 Food For Movement
Mooroopna Park Primary School, Victoria
Hayden and Lisa at Mooroopna Park Primary School in Victoria know the power of getting children to move their bodies to give them a brain boost! And it’s had a huge impact on the success of their students.
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2024 Food Educator
Karen Dack, Kalkaringi School, EON Aboriginal Foundation, NT
The work Karen does is incredible. She feels passionately about educating the students of Kalkaringi School and the local community on how to grow and cook fresh ingredients, so they can lead happier, healthier lives.
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2024 Food Kindness Award
Leanne Johnson, South Albury, New South Wales
The Carevan Foundation’s Kids Cooking and Caring program provides healthy, nutritious food to people in need within the community, with Leanne Johnson at the helm.
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2024 Food Entrepreneur
James McLennan, Farm My School and Grassroots Sustainability, Victoria
James is a shining light in conservation, preservation and regeneration with his projects, Farm My School and Grassroots Sustainability. For the past 20 years he’s successfully engaged people of all ages with their environment.
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2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
Stephanie Alexander is a force of nature! She’s behind the much-loved, award-winning Stephanie’s Restaurant, the author of 18 books, and in 2004, she launched the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation.
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