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1 May, 2022

QCWA promotes healthy living

GIVING their iconic morning teas a healthy make over, Mareeba’s Country Women’s Association (QCWA) has introduced their country kitchen, serving up slices and muffins with healthy alternates.

By Ellie Fink

QCWA ladies Margery Jones, Lesley Mackeny and Diane Donaldson are excited to announce their new stove, laptop, fridge, freezer and vacuum to help with their country kitchen project.
QCWA ladies Margery Jones, Lesley Mackeny and Diane Donaldson are excited to announce their new stove, laptop, fridge, freezer and vacuum to help with their country kitchen project.

The Country Kitchen is a project aimed to help people adopt a healthier lifestyle, teaming up with dietitians and nutritionists to ensure a better future.

Member of the Mareeba Branch, Margery Jones took on the initiative with her love for cooking to help for the better of the community’s health.

 “One of the members here, Daphne Martins, heard about the Country Kitchens and because I like cooking, I thought it would be right up my ally as I am retired and was looking for something to do in my spare time instead of going bonkers,” she said.

“I joined, I did the training and now we are being let loose in the community to help promote healthy eating and better wellbeing.

“We are promoting five messages, one is to eat more fruit and vegetables, cooking at home to save money and so you know what goes in it, portion sizes because it is easy to overeat if there’s not enough protein and not being reliant on fast food like McDonalds.”

Ms Jones says country women has been known for their craft and their cooking skills and hopes to combine it with years of expertise behind us them and educate the younger generation.

“It’s so easy to go to Coles or McDonalds and just buy pre-packaged food and you don’t even have to lift a finger to cook it and we hope with the country kitchen we can teach people to become more independent in their cooking,” she said.

To help with the introduction to the country kitchen, the QCWA has been donated a new stove oven, fridge and freezer, laptop and cordless vacuum through the Gambling Fund to utilise when conducting activities. 

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