A new site for a Nubeena community food hub is improving food security, ensuring the local community has access to healthy, locally produced food when needed.
The Fat Beets Food Hub is a community initiative supporting local food security and sustainability. It supports local farmers and producers by offering a platform to sell their products directly to consumers.
Minister for Hospitality and Small Business, Jane Howlett, said the Tasmanian Government last year provided a grant to assist the hub to purchase a new display fridge for volunteers to distribute local produce.
"I would like to acknowledge the volunteers who have put in their own personal time and energy to support this important food hub," she said.
"They say it takes a village, and here, I can see the village growing from strength to strength."
Minister Howlett said the Tasmanian Government's 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future outlined a plan to support the State's regional communities.
She said the hub was an example of how great things can happen when local organisations and governments collaborate with, and support community initiatives.
"The hub is strengthening a resilient network of growers and buyers and highlights the Tasmanian Government's commitment to improving not only food relief, but importantly, improving food security, as outlined in our Food Relief to Food Resilience Strategy and 2023 – 2025 Action plan," she said.
"Congratulations to Wendy Armstrong and her team of volunteers on such a wonderful initiative."
More than 100 products are available at the hub, including local produce and organic wholefoods. Online orders will be available here.
The Tasmanian Food Security Strategy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2023-2025 are available on the Department of Premier and Cabinet website.
