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MAGGIE BEER AO
In Conversation partner: Carlie Wacker
Maggie Beer AO is not just an Australian food icon, she’s an essential ingredient in any discussion about food and flavour.
Join Maggie for a delicious lunch and ‘In Conversation’ at Lucio’s Marina.
MAGGIE BEER FOUNDATION
Of all the highlights of Maggie’s career, it was being named Senior Australian of the Year in 2010 that led her on a new pathway.
After giving a keynote speech at an Annual Conference of Aged Care Homes, Maggie visited many Homes and saw in so many a desperate need for change in the food and dining experience in the aged sector.
In April 2014 Maggie established the Maggie Beer Foundation with a Board of Industry Leaders, Professors, and Health Advisors, all with the belief that beautiful food that gives pleasure and goodness is the key to wellbeing of residents in Aged Care.
Maggie feels it is our responsibility as a society to ensure health, happiness, and quality of life for every older Australian.
From the outset, the Foundation’s strategy has been to advocate, educate, facilitate research, and share the latest knowledge and skills required with the Cooks and Chefs who are able to do so much to change the lives of the residents in their care.
Maggie, with her Foundation, has conducted educational Masterclasses for Cooks and Chefs Australia wide and since the first in 2015 have influenced over 350 cooks and chefs, and 160 CEO’s and Managers.
Maggie says, “The Maggie Beer Foundation is the most important work I have undertaken, and it will be for the rest of my life”.
