Make it Fresh

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Make it Fresh

Our café provides affordable meals in a welcoming space designed for social connection. We operate based on the following actionable values:
1.

Make it Fresh is a people-centred social market that looks like a regular supermarket, offering low-cost, nutritious food and groceries with dignity and choice. Make It Fresh is an initiative of Gran's Van Association and aims to provide choice and dignity to everyone in our community by providing access to essential grocery items at an affordable price. Our café provides affordable,
nutritious me

als and a welcoming space for social connection and community building. Place Based ~ part of our local community responding to local needs
2. People Centred ~ prioritising the needs and well-being of those we serve
3. Providing Dignity ~ reducing stigma, promoting inclusion, and preserving personal dignity for all our
customers through an everyday retail experience
4. Local Partnerships ~ addressing food security through strong, community-based partnerships that deliver a
holistic response to local needs
5. Continuously Improving ~ growing, innovating and striving for excellence by reviewing, evaluating and
enhancing the services we provide

31/08/2026

Join our volunteer team: email or message us your name and preferred volunteering role (see below) to express your interest.

Volunteer onboarding and training will begin in the next few weeks: reach out soon to be a part of our launch.

Roles include:
- Kitchen / Food prep
- Barista
- Checkout Operator
- Order fulfillment + Restocking
- Logistics + Deliveries
- Admin + Data entry,
- Social media + Content creation
- Presentation + Hygiene
- Event coordination

03/08/2026

Our fundraiser for Make it Fresh is coming up this Sunday from 4-6pm

Thank you to all the amazing businesses that have donated prizes for our raffle:

- Kristy L Photography, family photo session
- Leaping Goat Coffee Co, coffee pack and voucher
- Oakdene Heritage Accommodation, 1 night's accommodation
- The Cove Tasmania, accommodation voucher
- Lana Nails Devonport, nail voucher
- Face Bar, gift pack
- Miss Grazed & Co, delicious loaded cookies
- Rustic Engraving Co, chopping board
- Jewellery by B, bracelet and necklace
- Wiggies Custom Cuts, Tasmanian Devil garden piece
- Where's Wally Cleaning, 2 hour house cleaning voucher
- Aspire Beauty & Body, Aspire voucher
- Kiss My Biscuit, delicious shortbread cookies
- Serenity Hair & Beauty, hair pack
- Jenna Chartrand - Fine Artist, framed print
- Palmer's Plumbing & Hardware, car wash vouchers
- The Alley Entertainment Centre, family bowling voucher

23/07/2026

We're looking for an experienced Café Manager to help build something special.

Create a welcoming community space, mentor staff and volunteers, and shape a social enterprise that puts people first. If you're passionate about hospitality, leadership and community, we'd love to hear from you.

📄 Want to know more first? request a copy of the Position Description.
📧 To apply: Send your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected]

21/07/2026

🎳 TENPIN FUNDRAISER
Gran's Van are holding an event to raise funds and awareness for their new social enterprise Make it Fresh

📆 August 9, 4-6pm
📍 The Alley Entertainment Centre

Live music by Andrew Grey , raffle, food and info about the new market and café.

03/07/2026

The best content starts with people who love creating it.

We're looking for volunteers to share the story of our market and café. Whether your strength is photography, writing, graphic design or social media, there's an opportunity to contribute your skills as part of our creative team.

Volunteer to help share our story:
Message or email to tell us a little about your skills and experience, and why you'd like to join our team.

11/12/2025

Want to contribute to the work of Gran's Van and Make it Fresh, supporting the Devonport community with access to affordable, nutritious food?
You can now donate online: https://square.link/u/vkacDjAU

21/11/2025

📢 Delivery Success! Next Order Cycle Closes Monday!

We've completed the first delivery for Make It Fresh Market! This is a huge step in building food security with dignity in Devonport. 🥳

To ensure you receive your low-cost, fresh groceries next week, please place your order on our website by MONDAY night.
➡️ Visit www.makeitfresh.au/s/shop to order now!

17/11/2025

Reminder: orders close at 3pm today - get your order in now for Thursday delivery.

14/11/2025

The Make It Fresh Social Market is now online!
Choose from a small range (veg, bread, eggs and apples) from the comfort of your home and support a great cause at the same time.

🛒 Order by 3 PM Monday
🗓️ Delivered to you on Thursday

Get started next week: Our first delivery day is Thursday, November 20th (for all orders placed by Monday, November 17th).
Shop with us and help build a stronger community!
👉 Visit the Store: https://www.makeitfresh.au/s/shop

04/11/2025

Progress Update! Our vision for Make it Fresh is coming to life!

🚚 We're proud to showcase the new delivery van, thanks to the incredible support of the Fairbrother Foundation. This vehicle is key to our upcoming service—it will be delivering fresh produce to you from our new online market, launching very soon!

Address

Devonport, TAS
7310

Telephone

+61408310462

Website

http://www.makeitfresh.au/

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