Healthy eating and active play are coming together at Naracoorte Library and Town Hall through the ‘Eat the Rainbow’ program — a community initiative designed to help local families build positive relationships with healthy food from an early age. Delivered by Naracoorte Library Customer Service Officer Tara Maresch, the program combines food education, tasting sessions, and movement activities to make healthy choices engaging and achievable for children and parents alike. ‘Eat the Rainbow’ is based on a government of South Australia – Wellbeing SA initiative and has been adapted locally alongside the library’s Active Storytime sessions. Ms Maresch said the program had previously run successfully as a stand-alone weekly offering at the library, but this version added a stronger focus on movement and family interaction. “The difference this time is that after the eating part of the session, children can be active with an obstacle course, music, and ribbons,” she […]