A sit-down meal for every Tasmanian school student at lunchtime, that's what those behind a school lunch trial hope to achieve within five years. They released their business case, offering food for thought to the Tasmanian government.
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00:00These kids eat lunch together every day.
00:05You just get to sit down and have nice food with nice people.
00:09Like two good things at once.
00:12It's part of the school lunch program,
00:14which runs in 30 schools here in Tasmania.
00:17It's really positive.
00:19I'll go into the classrooms and they'll say,
00:21Mr Scott, the lunch was amazing today.
00:23You're a really good cook.
00:25And then they'll ask what's on the next day and the next day.
00:28Many countries have long offered lunch programs to students
00:31and studies have shown they help increase attendance and focus.
00:35Does it help you focus at all at school or anything like that?
00:39Yeah, when I have a full tummy then.
00:42The Tasmanian government has pledged
00:44to double the number of schools on the program in the next two years.
00:48But that's still just a fraction of the state's nearly 250 primary schools.
00:54Sitting down and sharing a meal
00:56has become a main part of the day for the kids here at Warain Primary School.
01:00And while cost has been a bit of a hurdle in the past,
01:03now there's a plan to make that the case for all Tasmanian schools.
01:07And today they presented their business case.
01:10Within five years, our vision is to have every Tasmanian school
01:15given the option to engage in this school lunch program.
01:20Next, they'll pitch to schools and governments.
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