We are actively looking for new cooks to join the 2026 roster, please see information below

Mary Mags Dinners Cooks Information

Each Saturday night an amazing team of cooks donate their time, energy, money and culinary skills to prepare a 3 course meal for our hungry and lonely neighbours

The cooks generously fundraise to cover all the food costs involved — each night costs between approximately $600-$900, feeding 100 dinner guests and takeaways, if there’s leftovers

We have incredible cooks ranging from churches, schools, community groups and workplaces [click here to see the current lost of cooks]

Commitment? Cooks give availability and sign up to 1-3 nights between February - December

If you would like to find out more about joining the 2026 roster with a team of cooks, please email hello@marymagsdinners.org for any enquirers


What’s involved for the cooks in regard to catering?

- 100 serves of soup [1-2 options max]
-120 serves of a main meal [1-2 options max]
- 100 serves of dessert [1-2 options max]

*with at least 4 serves of vegetarian for soup and main

- 7 loaves of sliced bread [3 white & 4 wholemeal, no multigrain]
- 1kg of butter

- 5L of Sugar Free Cordial
- 5L of Long Life Milk


The majority of the food is prepared during the week externally (delegating widely highly recommended), on your rostered Saturday, 7-10 cooks are in the kitchen heating, chopping, preparing and serving food from 4.30pm - 7.30pm

We supply a more in-depth catering document once cooks have signed up to the roster

Please note: The minimum age to volunteer at Mary Mags Dinners on the night is strictly age 16 + each cooks team has to have a minimum of 4 adult cooks, therefore allowing 3-6 cooks aged 16-17