Community CONNECTION

Bringing People Together Over a Shared Meal

We currently host a regular community lunch in Manly every Friday, as well as a quarterly community lunch at our Turramurra location.

Community Lunches

Bringing People Together Over a Shared Meal

Good food is best enjoyed together. Our community lunches provide a welcoming space for people to connect, build friendships and enjoy meaningful time with others over a shared meal.

As part of our commitment to supporting wellbeing and reducing social isolation, these gatherings are designed to be warm, relaxed and inclusive — creating moments of connection that people can genuinely look forward to.

JOIN THE TABLE

Community Lunches

We currently host a regular community lunch in Manly every Friday, as well as a quarterly community lunch at our Turramurra location.

Manly Community Lunch
  • Manly Seniors Centre
  • 275 Pittwater Road, Manly, NSW 2095
  • Time: 12pm – 13:30
  • Cost: $25
  • 1300 361 287 option 5 to book
Turramurra Community Lunch
  • Quarterly Community Gathering
  • Further Details Available Upon Enquiry

Community Lunches

Food Experiences & Wellbeing Programs

Beyond our regular lunches, our Community Wellbeing Events are designed to create engaging experiences that promote wellbeing, healthy ageing, nutrition awareness and community participation.

These events may include interactive workshops, nutrition and food education sessions, cooking demonstrations, themed food experiences, wellbeing talks, intergenerational activities and community celebration events. Each program is intentionally designed to encourage learning, connection and enjoyment in a relaxed and community-focused environment.

Through these initiatives, we aim to support not only physical wellbeing, but also emotional wellbeing, social connectedness and lifelong engagement within the community.

Possible Activities Include:

Spaces & experiences

Our Vision

To create welcoming community spaces where food becomes a vehicle for connection, wellbeing, education and shared experiences.

To be on the waiting list or to find out more,

food tasting

Shared Tables

Our meals are designed to support health, wellbeing, and enjoyment. We follow the National Meal Guidelines and the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, and we are continuously improving our nutrition practices through recipe analysis, clear nutritional information, and ongoing staff training.

We are continuously improving our nutrition practices through recipe analysis, clear nutritional information, and ongoing staff training.

More information to come soon.

Looking ahead

A Friendly Welcome Awaits

Over time, we aim to work with other local organisations to offer more community activities that help people stay active, involved and connected.