The School of Population Health has launched Filling Plates, Fuelling Futures, a new initiative developed by nutrition lecturer Dr Rebecca Russell in partnership with the Curtin Student Guild, bringing students together to support their peers.

In the program’s first volunteer cooking session, Nutrition and Dietetics students prepared 93 freezer‑friendly halal meals for distribution through the Guild’s Food Pantry to support students experiencing food insecurity. On the menu: delicious meals of pumpkin and red lentil dahl and Moroccan chicken and chickpea tagine – each meal providing three out of the five recommended daily serves of vegetables under the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Filling Plates, Fuelling Futures will continue across the year, with meals prepared by student volunteers and distributed through the Guild’s food support programs. The program is a practical example of learning in action, with staff and students working side by side to make a meaningful difference on campus.

Thank you to Dr Russell, the School of Population Health and the Guild for leading this initiative in support of our Curtin community.

A woman in a white chef coat in the foreground of a selfie with a large group of students in white chef coats around stainless steel benches and a large amount of packed meals.
Nutrition lecturer and chef Dr Rebecca Russell (front) with nutrition and dietetics student volunteers.