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Community meals

The Community Meals team provide home delivered meals for older adults, people living with a disability, primary carers and vulnerable residents.

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Home delivered meals

Our home delivered meals are cooked fresh by Grants Meals and residents are provided with a nutritionally balance main meal which includes vegetables. Grants Meals offers 50 main meals choices which range from traditional meals to vegetarian dishes and include meat and poultry options, seafood, salads, pasta and more.

Options are also available for those with specific dietary requirements, including diabetic and texture modified meals.

All meals are prepared using the freshest ingredients and the most up to date food safety processes.

Our delivery service delivers to residents’ homes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Fresh meals must be consumed within 3-4 days upon receipt of delivery however, all meals can be frozen. The Community Meals team can also assist residents through the provision of food security related supports such as assistance with meal heating, food storage, shopping from a list and monitoring client health and wellbeing.

Eligibility and cost

To find out if you are eligible for our meals service, contact My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 or visit the My Aged Care website.

Meal costs from 1 July 2024

The cost of a subsidised home-delivered meal is $6.90.

Please note, Community Meals now only offers main meals only. Soups ($4.50) and desserts ($5.00) can be purchased directly from the supplier, Grants Meals on 9762 1023 or grant@grantsmeals.com.au

More information

If you would like more information about our Community Meals program or need help accessing My Aged Care, please contact the Aged Care team on 9243 8748 or AgedandDisabilityBusinessSupport@mvcc.vic.gov.au

A white plate with a delicious meal of chicken parmigiana and steamed vegetables.
A white plate with a delicious meal of roast beef, gravy, potatoes and steamed vegetables.
Five packaged meals in white containers on a table. The meals contain a variety of pasta, vegetables, potatoes and meat.

Contact

If you would like more information about our community meals service, please contact the Aged Care team on 9243 8748 or AgedandDisabilityBusinessSupport@mvcc.vic.gov.au