Putting tuckshops in the spotlight
QAST is dedicated to supporting Queensland school tuckshops to deliver healthy food and sustainable services.
We aim to celebrate the dedication and hard work of school tuckshops and the people who work in them.
Take a look at some of the amazing tuckshops we have worked with, and the stories of the amazing convenors working in them.
Cairns West State School
At Cairns West State School, the tuckshop is far more than a place to buy lunch; it is the heart of the school community.
Bay View State School
At Bay View State School, the tuckshop isn’t just a place to grab lunch; it’s a thriving hub of healthy food, community connection, and smart business practices.
Kawungan State School
From small changes to big results, see how Kawungan State School’s tuckshop journey boosted profits and strengthened its school community.
Yugumbir State School
See how Yugumbir State School significantly transformed its outdated tuckshop into a modern, efficient, and welcoming space.
Wulguru State School
We’re inspired by how Wulguru State School is strengthening its community through food.
Bundaberg Christian College
At Bundaberg Christian College, the team at Rise Café are proving what passion, teamwork and consistency can achieve.
Oxley State School
Oxley State School re-opened their tuckshop in late 2024 after it was closed for 18 months. Here's how they did it.
Everton Park State School
Everton Park State School has so many volunteers that they were almost tripping over themselves! Here's how they keep so many on the roster.
Sherwood State School
Sherwood State School tuckshop is working with their OSHC to share resources for each business to run more efficiently. Learn about their success.
Longreach School of Distance Education
Whilst the majority of learning at Longreach School of Distance Education is done online and from home, once per term students travel to Longreach to attend ‘cluster week’, an opportunity to network, socialise and learn in a physical classroom.
Normanton State School
Normanton State School's Free Feed Fridays are ensuring positive health outcomes for their students and their community.
Highfields State Secondary College
After a recent Tuckshop Tuneup, Highfields State Secondary College set out to improve their canteen menu, while looking at ways to increase income and generate profit.
Tannum Sands State School
At Tannum Sands State School just south of Gladstone , Nicola immediately recognised and seized the opportunity to increase the tuckshop’s profitability, by providing food to school staff.
Kenmore South State School
At Kenmore South State School in Brisbane, co-convenors Sarah Potts and Sachiko Polak have successfully implemented a Sustainability Program, transforming their tuckshop into the nucleus of their eco-friendly school community.
Beerwah State School
Beerwah State School recently hosted two Nutrition and Dietetics students from the University of the Sunshine Coast to undertake a project to communicate the Smart Choices Guidelines to parents and students, and explain why the school is updating the tuckshop menu to support students to make healthy choices. Here's what they did.
Cannonvale State School
At Cannonvale State School, in the Whitsunday region of North Queensland, big changes have been happening in the health and wellbeing of the whole school community.
Yugumbir State School
Yugumbir State School convenor, Kim, brought with her a new energy and zest for making the tuckshop better. She made many changes and she made them fast, including getting the menu up to a 5-apple rating.
Loganholme State School
Thriving veggie gardens and a tuckshop menu that is delicious … and healthy, are just two of the exciting milestones achieved at Loganholme State School, one year after they adopted Life Ed Queensland’s Healthy Eats program.
Freshwater State School
In 2022 we touched base with one of the Tuckshop Turnaround project’s success stories, Freshwater State School, to see how they were performing two years later.
Oakleigh State School
QAST worked with Oakleigh State school to undergo a mini marketing makeover in their tuckshop to promote the sale of GREEN menu items. Here's how things improved afterwards.
Craigslea State High School
In 2022 we touched base with one of the Tuckshop Turnaround project’s success stories, Craigslea State High School, to see how they were performing two years later.
Dan Mulheron: Fraser Coast Anglican College
From reality TV fame and travelling the world, to the four walls of the Fraser Coast Anglican College tuckshop, former My Kitchen Rules winner, Dan Mulheron has finally found his true calling.
Joyce Cahill: Atherton State High School
When Joyce first stepped into the tuckshop at Atherton State High School, she never imagined she’d still be there, four decades later.
Emina Shailer: Oonoonba State School
There’s something very special about the tuckshop at Oonoonba State School in Queensland's north… and it’s not just the delicious food on offer.
Helen Goupis: West End State School
The West End State School tuckshop has farewelled a true legend, with long-time convenor, Helen Goupis packing up her very last brown paper bags after 23 years of service.
Karen Hoult: Baringa State Secondary College
The name Karen Hoult is a familiar name within the Aura community. Her name, her smile, her compassion towards our families and beyond is how Karen wakes up and lives each day.
Lorie Robinson: Ipswich Girls Grammar School
It’s the end of an era at Ipswich Girls Grammar School, with long time convenor, Lorie Robinson, hanging up the apron one last time, after 27 years of service.
Tammy Drake: Oakleigh State School
The turnaround queen of Oakleigh State School tuckshop, Tammy Drake, has bid farewell to the convenor role, leaving the tuckshop in a thriving position with a focused vision for the future.
Beryl Nicholson: Harristown State School
It’s the end of an era at Harristown State School in Toowoomba, with long time convenor, Beryl Nicholson, hanging up the apron one last time, after 45 years of service.
Deanne O'Neill: Currajong State School
Deanne has been heading up the Currajong State School Tuckshop for the last 14 years, after initially volunteering for 12 months prior to taking on the permanent position.