safe.healthy.sustainable food guide for consumers safe.healthy.sustainable food guide for consumers 2015 Best Bites Food Guide CONTENTS: Our Council’s Commitment 3 Introduction and Overview 4 About This Guide 5 2014 Best Bites Award Winners 6 Program Supporters 7 Business Directory: Shopping Centres 10 Nutrition and Healthy Eating 11-12 Tobacco and Alcohol 12-14 Waste and Recycling 14-15 Energy and Water Efficiency 15-16 Access for All 16-17 Food Safety – Gold Northern Peninsula (Mt Eliza, Mornington, Moorooduc, Mt Martha) 17-20 Southern Peninsula (Dromana, McCrae, Rosebud, Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento, Portsea) 20-23 Western Port (Baxter, Somerville, Tyabb, Hastings, Somers, Balnarring) 24-25 Hinterland (Arthurs Seat, Main Ridge, Merricks and Red Hill) 26 2 Best Bites Food Guide Our Council’s Commitment The local food industry has a very important role on the Peninsula in providing safe and healthy food to thousands of residents and visitors each day. The quality and diversity of foods on offer is one of the main attractions for visitors to the Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to assisting food businesses and consumers through the Best Bites Food Guide. This is an important initiative to ensure that safe and healthy food is sold, and to support and promote local food businesses. It will assist consumers by increasing the number of food businesses who provide to their customers: • Healthy eating options • Allergen information • Smoke free outdoor dining areas • Safe liquor service and consumption • Premises that are accessible to disabled patrons Best Bites also assists the Shire’s strong commitment to sustainable resource by encouraging local food businesses to reduce waste generation and energy and water consumption. Please support this exciting program and consider the businesses in this guide when buying food or dining out on the Mornington Peninsula 2015 Best Bites Food Guide Introduction & OVERVIEW: Mornington Peninsula Shire introduced • Nutrition & Healthy Eating the Best Bites Food Guide to all local food • Waste & Recycling businesses during 2011. This program • Energy & Water Efficiency involves assessments of food businesses on measures they have in place to: • Tobacco & Alcohol Compliance • Access for All 1. Provide safe and healthy food 2. Use environmentally sustainable The most outstanding local food businesses in each of these areas were celebrated during business practices the 2014 Best Bites Food Awards. (see page 6) 3. Provide safe and accessible food premises Food businesses who have received a five star (95-100%) food safety rating are eligible to apply for assessment and recognition for any or all of the following programs – ~ Best Bites ‘Food Safety’ rating award 4 Best Bites Food Guide About This Guide Each food business in this guide has been 4. Energy & Water – assessed by a Shire Environmental Health Each business must have programs to reduce Officer for food safety standards and received the amount of water and energy used. This a score of 95% or above. Gold, silver or could include water saving plumbing fixtures bronze certification has been awarded and energy efficient lighting and appliances. depending on the food safety assessment Wastewater from the business must not result. Food allergen information is available discharge into drains or waterways. to customers, and each business complies 5. Access for All – with the Shire’s Local Laws and the Business should provide access and resources Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme. for all customers, including those with a Businesses are listed in the guide by region physical, intellectual or other disability. (Hinterland, Northern Peninsula, Southern Peninsula, Western Port) and by type (eg. Café, Restaurant). Each business in the This guide is correct at time of printing guide has been issued a Best Bites certificate (November 2015). and window sticker and has been offered The electronic version of this guide is assessment in the following areas - available on the Shire’s web site and is regularly updated as more businesses become eligible. To access the on-line 1. Healthy Eating – guide please log on to the Shire’s web page Each business must follow the Heart at www.mornpen.vic.gov.au or contact the Foundation’s Healthy Catering guidelines Shire’s Senior Environmental Health Officer and provide healthy eating options in line Peter O’Brien at [email protected] with Australian Dietary Guidelines. 2. Tobacco & Alcohol – Businesses must meet tobacco requirements ~ Best Bites provided by the Department of Health and window sticker Human Services and outdoor dining areas ‘Food Safety’ must be fully smoke-free. Licensed premises certification must comply with their liquor license and have received a 3, 4 or 5 star rating from the Victorian Commission for Liquor and Gambling Regulation. 3. Recycling & Waste – Each business must have programs in place to reduce the amount of waste generated. This could include recycling, composting of food scraps, the use of recycled packaging and an environmental purchasing policy. Best Bites Food Guide 5 2014 Best Bites FOOD AWARDS: Hummingbird Eco Retreat, Red Hill These food businesses were shortlisted as won the Restaurant of the Year award finalists in the 2014 Best Bites Awards: at the Shire’s 2014 Best Bites Awards, Restaurant for its excellence in nutrition and healthy Grand Hotel Mornington eating, tobacco and liquor compliance, waste Osho Indian Restaurant Rosebud West and recycling, energy and water efficiency. Hummingbird Eco Retreat Red Hill Milkbar & Co, Mount Martha won the Barmah Park Vineyard Moorooduc Café of the Year, with other category award The Tasting Station Rosebud winners being - Café Bed & Breakfast – Harmony Bed & Just Fine Food Sorrento Breakfast, Fingal Raw on Rye Tea House Rye Child Care/School Canteen - Balnarring Sandwich King and Coffee King Hastings Early Learning Centre A Mini Kitchen Rye Supermarket - Ritchies IGA, Mount Eliza Milk Bar & Co. Mt Martha Take Away - Yo My Goodness, Mornington Child Care/School Canteen Innovation - Portsea Hotel, Portsea and Capel Sounds Educational Child Care La Casa Nostra Deli, Rosebud Tootgarook Finalists in each of these categories Balnarring Early Learning Centre were judged by an independent panel to Balnarring determine the award winners. Western Port Child Care Hastings St Joseph’s Primary School Crib Point The winners were presented with their Supermarket awards by the Mayor Cr Bev Colomb during the Community Council Meeting Ritchies IGA Mt Eliza on 24th November at the Mt Eliza Ritchies IGA Balnarring Ritchies IGA Dromana Community Centre. Cr Colomb said all winners and nominees were truly deserving Take Away of recognition. Bentons Square Noodle Bar Mornington La Casa Nostra Deli Rosebud “The Best Bites winners set great examples Yo My Goodness Mornington within the local food industry by ensuring Cackleberry Farm Hastings that our community has access to safe and healthy food options that are available Innovation from businesses that use environmentally Portsea Hotel Portsea sustainable food practices, in premises that La Casa Nostra Deli Rosebud are safe and accessible.” The Bays Hospital Mornington Country Club Lodge Aged Care Safety Beach 6 Best Bites Food Guide Program SUPPORTERS: The Best Bites Food Guide was developed by MWRRG can provide assistance to business Mornington Peninsula Shire with the support and to develop a waste management policy and assistance of a steering committee including – undertake waste audits to reduce waste disposal cost and improve resource recovery. For further Western Port Biosphere Reserve: In 2002, details go to www.mprwmg.vic.gov.au the United Nations proclaimed the Western Port region a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Biosphere Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden reserves aim to keep special places—like Western Foundation: The purpose of the Stephanie Port—special by fostering conservation and Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation is to sustainable development. The non-profit Western introduce pleasurable food education to children Port Biosphere Foundation does this through during their learning years, in order to form research, education, community engagement, positive food habits for life. The Foundation partnerships and on-ground conservation efforts. works closely with like-minded organisations The Foundation is a proud supporter of Best across the country to achieve a better outcome Bites as a way to foster sustainable food business for the health and wellbeing of Australian practices throughout the Western Port Biosphere children, and the Foundation’s Kitchen Garden region. For further details go to www.biosphere.org.au Classroom membership service is available to all early years learning centres, primary and Peninsula Health – Community Health: secondary schools, and health and education Peninsula Health Community Health provides organisations. For further information go to a broad range of affordable services for people www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au living in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. These services aim to keep you active and healthy, MP Tourism: The local food industry has a as well as providing treatment and advice to help very important role on the Peninsula in providing you regain your health. safe and healthy food to thousands of residents Any person of any age can access services. You and visitors each day. The quality and diversity can self-refer or be referred by your GP, Health of foods on offer is one of the main attractions Worker or