Power Up 4 Dust Up 2025 - Community Cooking Workshops

We will be heading to the Western Desert again from 5th - 16th September 2025 for our annual Power Up 4 Dust Up program. There will be a series of cooking workshops for Perth metro students prior to heading north with Prepare Produce Provide chef Tanya Healy and Foodbank WA during the month of July, where students get the opportunity to take part in cooking sessions preparing, cooking and packaging a range of menu items.

EOI’s for 2025 will be available soon.

Perth Dining Room

The 5000Meals Dining Room is an innovative concept that aims to provide young people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness with an opportunity to attend a series of fine dining events throughout the year.

The Program is a series of ‘Dining Room’ experiences once a month throughout the year with a group of high school students (years 10 -12) who are studying home economics, hospitality certificate or community services attending.

Out Prepare Produce Provide head chef Tanya Healy along with well-known Perth guest chefs work with the students to prepare a meal and in setting up front of house.

A group of youths experiencing food insecurity are invited to attend this fine dining experience.

EOI’s for 2025 will be available soon.