Our Kitchen Staff 

Therese

I have been working at Koala Childcare Centre for 7 years. I am Diploma Trained and have a certification in Cooking Nutrition. I recently moved into the position as cook Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and I strive to deliver my passion and love of food. My aim is that the children be educated on healthy eating and activate their interest in how I prepare the food and where it comes from. I enjoy the challenge of developing new recipes to incorporate all the needs of our children. I enjoy baking for the children especially our Banana cake or our Orange and Poppy Seed cake. All our cakes and muffins are from natural ingredients with no added preservatives. Ensuring that the food tastes good while also maintaining a nutritional menu. Within our menu we include a diverse range of cultural dishes and would welcome any feedback. 

Carolyn

I started working 2 days a week in the kitchen nearly 5 and a half years ago. I am a pastry cook by trade but got my passion for working with all food, through the many family gatherings and parties I hosted at home. I have 2 boys, ages 25 and 15. I love feeding people good food, and feel I'm in the perfect job. Seeing the children's faces when I wheel in the trolley, always brightens my day, because I know that it is the best produce feeding their growing bodies and they are happy to eat it. It's a pleasure to work at Koala. Since working here, I have undertaken several Nutrition and Menu courses to keep up to date with current food trends and dietary needs. ​
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Kitchen Produce

We believe in providing highly quality nutritional meals that are cooked with passion and amazing produce. We believe in supporting our local community buying a high quality products for the children's meals. Below is a list of our suppliers. 

Stapleton's Gymea

Information from Stapleton's

Naturally Farmed Beef
Our Naturally Farmed Beef is produced exclusively for Stapleton’s by Branga Plains Pastoral Co in Walcha N.S.W. Branga Plains is an E.U Accredited producer (that means their cattle are accepted by the European Union for export). E.U accreditation is audited by Cattle Care to the highest standard of cattle production and is YOUR GUARANTEE that the meat has NO ANTIBIOTICS or GROWTH HORMONES, It’s pure, natural beef. Our beef is processed to export standards at Cassino Abattoires and graded by Meat Standards Australia which guarantees tenderness EVERY TIME. Likewise, our lamb is part of our Naturally Farmed range and also GUARANTEES a hormone and anti-biotic free product.
 
Laionica Poultry
You’ll never forget the taste of a La Ionica chicken. The old fashioned taste of natural, healthy chicken turns every dish into a mouth-watering experience. Grill it, bake it, BBQ it, poach it or stir fry it.
La Ionica’s chemical free process means that your La Ionica chicken is healthy and tender with the meat retaining its natural juices and flavour. The way chicken should be. Taste the difference today!
For more information on La Ionica Poulty visit: http://www.laionica.com.au/
 
Australian Pork
The Australian PorkMark Program helps you more clearly identify home-grown, fresh Australian pork. By looking for the distinctive pink Australian PorkMark on Aussie fresh and processed products, it’s never been easier to buy and support Australian.
WHY IS THE AUSTRALIAN GROWN LABEL IMPORTANT?
According to a 2008 consumer research project undertaken by Newspoll, 33% of Australians mistakenly believe fresh pork can be imported, when by law, all fresh pork is Australian. However, when it comes to processed pork, the story is less ‘locally-friendly’.
Unfortunately, many Australians don’t realise that “more than 70% of Australia’s processed pork products (ham, bacon and smallgoods) have been produced from cheap, subsidised imported pork,” Andrew Spencer  - CEO, Australian Pork Ltd. “This campaign is aimed at allowing consumers to support Australian producers, who produce high quality, safe and nutritious pork products.”
Australian Pork’s labelling initiative aims to clearly indicate which pork products contain exclusively Australian pork and follows on from similar campaigns that label fresh pork products now on sale in major supermarkets and butchers nationwide.
Phone: (02) 9525 1019
Home Shopping Line: (02) 9525 6066
Fax: (02) 9525 1052
Email: [email protected]
Address
71 Gymea Bay Road
Gymea NSW 2229

Best Fresh 

We have bought from best fresh for well over 14 years and love the quality fresh fruit and vegetables we get delivered every week. The fruit and vegetables are spectacularly fresh as they go to the markets everyday to pick out the produce for us. 
Address: 54 President Ave Caringbah, NSW 2229
Phone: 02 9540 4489

Opening Hours - 8:00am-19:00pm

Dairy from Baldico

​We have worked hard sourcing local produce from our farmers. All our dairy and eggs (free range) now comes from Aussie farms. The Milk is Riverina Fresh and they have been producing dairy products since 1922. The milk is sourced from a dedicated group of twenty-one pasture-based dairy farms. The dairy farms are owned and operated by passionate farmers, many who are second generation. They are experts in dairy and are committed to producing quality fresh milk. They are mindful to protect freshness, so our milk is collected daily from the farms and delivered direct to their factory in Wagga Wagga, NSW where it is processed and bottled. Riverina Fresh milk has a smooth, full bodied flavour and an unmistakably rich mouth feel which is why it’s won gold for its Full Fat Milk at the Dairy Industry Association of Australia.

Meals that we serve at Koala.

At Koala we serve the following meals throughout the day,

Breakfast (served before 7:30am)
Morning Tea (9.00am)
Lunch (11.00-11.30am)
Healthy Dessert (After Lunch)
Afternoon Tea (2.00pm)
​Late Afternoon Tea 4:00pm-4:30pm)

Below are some examples of Morning Tea, Afternoon Tea and Lunches. 

Dietary Needs

At Koala we cater for individual dietary requirements due to allergies, religious beliefs, age or a families individual need. 


Koala Child Care Centre-Community Based Long Day Care Centre