All About Us

The ACT School Canteen Association (ACTSCA) is a voluntary, non-funded, not for profit, organisation, which aims to assist school canteens to provide good, nutritious food and at the same time to operate the canteen using best practice in all aspects of its operations.

ACTSCA was formed in 1988 following a meeting held at the Belconnen Health Centre. It brought together canteen staff and members of school communities who recognised that students should be encouraged to buy more nutritious foods and that canteens needed to offer better choices and to implement change.

ACTSCA exists to provide information, support and encouragement to its members. It recognises that the unique nature of a commercial venture run by volunteers needs special support. Issues, such as financial management, OH&S, Food Safety laws, industrial relations, the GST, etc have become more complex. At the same time, there have been changes in the cultural mix with rapidly different lifestyles, and canteen staff are looking to better provide a range of food suitable for sale.

ACTSCA has developed many contacts with government and non-government agencies, which have meant it can provide members with up-to-date and accurate information, and in many ways acts as a conduit between members and outside organisations, which means that canteen staff and operators receive the correct information that they need on any given topic.

ACTSCA wholeheartedly supports school canteens to provide a balanced nutritious range of foods to students, BUT IT WILL NOT direct any canteen employer, employee or operator on how to conduct their business, who to employ, what to sell or in any way act as a ‘watchdog’

ACTSCA is a founding member of, FOCiS Inc (Federation of Canteens in Schools) which brings together school canteen associations and other like minded organisations to pool their knowledge and resources for the benefit of all schools in Australia.

Our Aims are to:

SUPPORT school communities to operate economically viable canteens which provide good food choices in a ‘food safe’ environment.

ENCOURAGE school canteens to provide the best possible service

PROMOTE the use by schools of their canteens as a medium of nutrition education

DEVELOP school canteen resources which include self-help initiatives and community co-operation

FOSTER education in school communities in sound eating habits

ADVISE on the development of skills and competencies which will lead to sound management practices

Committee Contact Details 2011/2012

Email: president@actschoolcanteen.org.au
Website: www.actschoolcanteen.org.au
Mail: PO BOX 56 CURTIN ACT 2605

For General Enquiries and Information

9.00 am to 2.30 pm. Weekdays only

Committee Member	Role/School	Phone
Debbie Tobin	Chairperson Alfred Deakin High School	6281 4110
Jackie Stenhouse	Secretary
Kym McCann	Treasurer Gilmore Primary School
Kylie Reid	Public Officer Alfred Deakin High School
Deirdre Love	FOCiS Representative
	Committee Members
Pam Sellars	Wanniassa Hills Primary
Kay LeLievre	Alfred Deakin High
Celia Watson	Narrabundah College
Lizzie Nugent	Curtin Primary
Lisa Jarman	Lanyon High
Ann Langston	Miles Franklin Primary
Sylvia Rothwell

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