Catering at student functions

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences preferred catering supplier

Zodiac Food Services, who run the cafeteria, provide catering services for all events on the Parkville campus.  They have sole rights to the campus kitchen and all catering equipment, including cold storage.

Please fill out a catering booking form  and contact Leon Rodgers on 03 9903 9511 to order catering.

Approval must be obtained from the Student Activities Officer  where clubs require external catering. 

Providing your own catering

If a club wishes to cater for their event they must submit a Food Safety Program to the Student Activities Officer in order to gain permission. 

MPSA have a trained Food Handler who can help you create the Food Safety Program and make sure your food is cooked, stored and handled in a safe and hygienic manner. Student clubs must be aware of the potential health risks involved in serving food. Should an illness be attributed to the food served at the event, the organisation or club may be subject to legal action.

BBQ facilities

1. Fixed: Two gas operated BBQs are available in the Courtyard. In order to book this BBQ you will need to book the Courtyard and the BBQ. To unlock the BBQ's at the start of your event and lock them again on completion please see security. Security will only unlock the BBQ's if you have booked the courtyard.

2. Portable: a portable BBQ is owned by the MPSA and is available for student use.  Please contact MPSA for details regarding bookings and gas supply.

Before you make either booking you will be required to produce a Food Safety Program, see "Providing your own catering" above.

It is essential that venues, including the BBQ's are cleaned at the end of each event, clubs failing to do so will be billed any incurred cleaning costs. BBQ utensils should be washed up in the kitchen sink behind the snake tank or in the student activities officers sink.

Personal protective clothing, in particular long sleeved shirts, should be worn when cooking BBQ's. Hot fat can spit and burn. If you notice fat pooling in the BBQ's contact security immediately to have the drains in the centre of the hotplate cleaned out.

For more details on your responsibilities visit the "Cleaning and rubbish at student events"  and the "Setup and packdown at student events " pages.