Open House Meals and
Food Support

 

Clunes Neighbourhood House has a long-standing history of providing nutritious meals to our community.
It all began with Open House dinners—hot, sit-down meals shared in the Town Hall, bringing people together around the table.

During COVID, we adapted. These communal meals transitioned to a home-cooked, home-delivered service—bringing warmth straight to doorsteps across Clunes. We’ve continued this delivery model beyond the pandemic. Why? Because many of our residents who order meals wouldn’t be able to attend evening dinners due to mobility, health, or transport limitations. And with our volunteer team juggling other commitments, evening preparation and service weren’t always possible.

Thanks to support from Foodbank, we’ve been able to continue offering hearty, home-style meals using fresh vegetables and locally supplied proteins. Our small cooking team brings creativity and care to every meal—working with what’s available each week. Often, the menu isn’t decided until the last minute, just like shopping on a budget and choosing what’s affordable. That spontaneity is part of the magic—what we like to call the brilliance and creativity of our kitchen team.

If you’ve ever ordered our meals, you’ll know the portion sizes are generous—often enough to provide two meals.

Even better, every low-cost meal purchased helps someone else. On average, we sell 50% of our meals, and the other 50% are provided free to those in the community who need them most. Your support helps us feed Clunes with compassion and care.

 

Open House Meals are available during school term. 

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If you would like to pay cash on delivery of your meal use the coupon code PAYONDAY and proceed with your order.

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Foodbank support is available to everyone needing support on Thursdays between 12pm and 2pm during school term. Foodbank supplies a range of fresh fruit and vegetables each week. Please bring a shopping bag with you to carry home your items. Left over fruit and vegetables not collected on Thursday will be at FoodIsFree stand Fridays/Saturdays.

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Every meal purchased helps us provide another to someone in need. Please email

co-ordinator@clunesnh.org to apply for assistance under this scheme.