We are happy to welcome Joel McGubben to our team. Joel has been working on our Social Media sites and keeping the community up to date with what is happening within the organisation.

Joel is a local lad having finsihed Year 12 at Moruya High School last year. He has completed his first 13 week placement with us and is now doing his second.

Joel has posted our Facebook items and recently has been collating this results of this years annual survey of clients.

The Out and About program has been providing social support to the aged, and people living with a disability in the Eurobodalla Shire for more than 20 years.

Eurobodalla Meals on Wheels runs the program through their “Out and About” centre in Batemans Bay with weekly activities and events that encourage social interaction and help fight social isolation to people living alone.

Meals on Wheels Manager Alan Russell says, “Out and About makes a big difference in the lives of people, it’s a valuable service that provides an opportunity for people to participate in social activities with others.

“Carers also appreciate the program as it gives them a break and supports them in their critical caring role."

The program has regular weekly activities including quizzes, craft, morning teas, special events, and shopping days. Transport can also be provided to and from the centre as well as day trips exploring the local area. Out and About is for people of all back grounds and supports healthy ageing.

There will be an open day at the centre and both carers and those who are interested in finding out more about the program are invited to come and experience what goes on. "A lot of people don’t realise this service exists, so this is a great opportunity to see what we do and how we can help,” Mr Russell says. “Everyone knows we deliver meals, but we provide more than just a meal and we are keen to support the needs of people in our local community.”

The Open Day is being held on Thursday, 12 April at the Out and About Cottage on the corner of Heraldale and Bavarde Avenues Batemans Bay.

The day starts with morning tea at 10am and concludes after lunch and activities at 2pm. Everyone is welcome and transport can also be arranged to and from the event. For more information and to RSVP call Jann or Keith on 4472 4240 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

“Just like mother use to make!!”

This has been the feedback we have received over the last two months for a wonderful traditional dessert.

The dessert has been so popular that we ran out for a week, but new stock has arrived and the orders have come thick and fast. Amongst the dozen dessert items, we have available, this has been the most popular in recent times.

Food is valued for its taste but also memory plays an important part in the menu selections being made. It has been shown that food brings back happy times and memories which are important to us.

The Bread and Butter pudding on offer has brought back happy memories for our clients and created new ones.

Food memory is as important as food taste when meals are ordered according to many experts. This is the case when people order their meals through Eurobodalla Meals on Wheels.

When the orders come through, it is clear that the memory of foods from the past plays a big part in the selections being made. Old favourites such as Bread and Butter pudding are regularly ordered. Recently this dessert was in such high demand and we sold out. It is back in stock and continues to sell well.

Eurobodalla Meals on Wheels has a Food Panel which meets four times a year to discuss the menu options and to ‘taste’ the food being offered. This happened last week as the Christmas menu was finalised.

At the start of December, the Christmas menu will be delivered to those who order meals through us. Bethany McLean, our Client Services Officer, has spent a considerable amount of time making sure there is choice and something special on the menu this year.

The Food Panel considered these options at their recent meeting. They were very happy with the choices being recommended said Chairman Les Carter. The options were exciting and will make Christmas day special for these people.

Eurobodalla Meals on Wheels regularly surveys those receiving meals and the Food Panel looks at this data. The information guides the choices offered.

It is obvious that memory, as well as well as taste, assist with decisions. Often, we hear, “it is just like mother use to make."