Whittlesea Food Collective 

On Friday afternoons throughout term one, our VCAL students have been participating in activities at Whittlesea Food Collective, a local organisation which supports families experiencing food insecurity. Located at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Epping campus, WFC comprises a demonstration garden and food distribution centre. The students have done a brilliant job participating in tasks like harvesting vegetables, packing boxes with produce to be given to patrons, preparing garden beds for planting and, of course, doing endless weeding!

Supporting our efforts were Ms Scane and the team of students who cooked meals at the College. All the delicious food prepared was donated to WFC. 

All VCAL students participating in these programs have worked hard in service of the community and received a participation certificate for their efforts. We thank Zaineb and the lovely people at WFC for the opportunity to learn and give back.

“Being a helping hand at the Whittlesea Food Collective and providing help to those in need has been a great experience.” – Latim Elghanma, 11M

“I enjoyed gardening and the teamwork skills that came with it.” – Ella Partridge, 11W

“I liked working in the garden to grow food to give out to the people who can’t afford the things they need.” – Jeff Ramadan, 11W

“I learnt how to put together food parcels and had fun helping the community.” – Ali Falah, 11Y

“I thought the program was fun and good to learn how things work like the supermarket and why it’s here to help people who can’t afford things.” – Nathan King, 11W

“I really liked helping the community, I have gained gardening skills, and feel like I really helped out.” – Rebeka Paskoska, 11W

“I love the people here; they are very kind. I learned teamwork and cooperation.” – Kay-Lee Wilkes, 11W

“I enjoyed the place, the people, the facilities, the feeling I get from helping the community. Nothing but good things to say!” Orlando El-Khoury, 11W