The Lions club of Tumby Bay & District is moving into a new era supporting their fund-raising activities. Funding from the South Australian Government will support the Lions Club of Tumby Bay & District in the purchase of a purpose-built food trailer to grow the club’s community contribution.

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​The Lions club’s application for financial support to have the fully equipped van was acknowledged as a                community driven project in the latest round of funding under the SA Government’s Thriving Communities 

program advice from Clare Scriven MLC, Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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The new purpose-built food van has been designed to provide a fully equipped kitchen, meeting all food                handling regulations, with the versatility to cook the famous Tumby donuts as well as BBQ’s. Sausage              sizzles and full meal catering.

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Uppermost in the forward planning for this food catering van was the safety of the club's members. It has been of concern for some time that the temporary catering set-up’s that Lions have worked with is inherently dangerous.

 

The investment in this van will not only provide a safe working space for members but will also offer a greater scope to support community events.

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Equipped with freezers, refrigeration, deep fryers, griddles and gas burners the van will provide preparation space for catering across all types of food requirements and is designed to be a support unit in times of emergency providing sustenance to first responders, backup and restoration crews.

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The club will tailor the base unit with the installation of donut cookers, hot and cold water, wash-up and hand basin with the versatility to incorporate other equipment. Two stand-alone power generators will allow the van to be located wherever it is needed.

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Manufacturer of the 13.9-meter van has started and is anticipated to be completed for delivery to Tumby Bay by late September.

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