Hobart CookOff

CEO CookOff 2026

We're helping to feed people in need!

We're taking part in OzHarvest's CEO CookOff this October to cook meals and raise crucial funds to feed people in need in our local communities.

With the cost of living increasing, the demand for food relief in Australia is at an all-time high as people struggle to make ends meet.

We're teaming up with Australia's most talented chefs, and other CEOs and leaders to reduce food waste and make a difference to Australia’s most vulnerable.

Every $1 donated to OzHarvest means they can deliver 2 meals to those in need

Every donation counts, so please sponsor our team to cook, connect and create change to help those doing it tough

Our Impact to feed people in TAS

19

Leaders

cooking to create change

$66,574

Raised

towards our $220,000 goal

133,148

Meals

to feed people in need

Our Chefs

Thank you to our sponsors

$5.04k

Kristy Stewart

$5k

Bp Australia

$5k

Cricket Tasmania

$5k

Cricket Tasmania

$5k

Solstice Energy

$2.74k

Kalis Group

week 2 fundraising

$2.73k

Alexia Kalis

Week 1 Fundraising 6100 - Pints and Schooners 856 - Schnitzels

$2.54k

Laconic Partners

$1.04k

Andrew P

It is terrific that OzHarvest combines help with food insecurity and sustainability to reduce food waste.

$1.04k

Kalis Group

$1.04k

Ignite Project Services

$1.04k

Lenna Book Club

Best wishes David - we are sure you will cook up a storm for this great charity

$1.04k

Phaedra Deckart

$1,000

Extractas Bioscience

Keep up the good work Jen

$640

Barwick Developments

Great work Todd!

$540

Jozza

If i could cook i would join ya! ;).

$540

Anonymous

$540

Mel Lukianenko

$540

John Sayers

$540

Anonymous

$500

Anstie Constructions (tas) Pl

$500

Paul Adams

A worthy cause Phaedra. Enjoy the night

$500

Cardiology Tasmania

Support from the hearts of many Tasmanians

$500

Ross Lamplugh

Keep up the great work Brendon.

$500

Bj Radcliffe

🖤🖤

$355

Bp Staff Fundraiser

$269

Jackson Thurlow

Great Work Todd & Jenn, Goodluck from the team at Island Block & Paving

$269

Jackson Thurlow

Great Work Todd & Jenn, Goodluck from the team at Island Block & Paving

$269

Nicky Pollington

$269

Morgs

Great cause Renee, well done.

$269

Bec

Good luck for the cookoff Scott!!

$269

Sean Mc Goldrick

Go girl!

$269

Anonymous

Sounds like a lot of fun and for a really good cause

$269

David Gillespie

$269

Kylie W

A great cause!

$269

Bottle-o Swan Hill

Great work Lex.

$269

Timmins Ray Pty Ltd

Love your work, Mel! From Jacquie and the TR Team xx

$269

Federal Hospitality

Well done Paula!

$269

Anonymous

$269

Todd Henderson

$269

Sally & Jarrod Medwin

$269

Anonymous

$269

Isaac Katz

I thought you were the greatest cook

$269

Adam Kingston

Well done John, great cause to help others👏

$263

Farks

Go for it Todd! Good on you

$250

Mathew Duggan

Great work superstar.

$250

Angela Karl

Amazing effort for an important cause! Great leadership as always Phaedra

$250

Tranex Power

$250

Mossman Hotel

$250

Scott Williams

You got this Paula!

$217

Jessica Saxby

$217

Scott Schaefer

$217

Mad Belle Pty Ltd

$217

Aldo Escurra

$163

Jb

$163

Jarden

Best of luck Bess!

$152

Salil Joshi

Great Initiative. May this help bring a warm meal, hope, and a smile to someone in need.

$111

Linda Fletcher

Great job Mel!

$107

Chris Mctye

$107

Simone & Colin

You have one job Todd and we have no doubt you will smash it x

$107

Mandy Fish

Good luck John! Great cause :)

$107

Jen Leishman

Wooo! Go mum!

$107

Kate Shearer

$107

John And Jess

Great work supporting such a wonderful cause.

$107

Scott Schaefer

Awesome work Alexia! Thank you for your donation also.

$107

Anonymous

$107

David Browne

Well done Renee a fantastic organisation who is doing great work.

$107

Leanne Kourtis

Love this 👍🏻

$107

Sarah King

$107

Anonymous

$107

Bill Abbott

Good luck John. A worthy cause.

$107

Darren Rogers

Fabulous cause Renee. Winning doesn’t matter, but make sure you win!

$107

Christine And Gary Baker

$107

John &audrey Heggarty

Great work Todd, we know your good in the kitchen

$107

Experience Tasmania

$107

Dianne Rooke

$107

Sandstone43 - Ophir Hotel Beaconsfield

all the best with your fundraiser AK !

$107

Michelle Barton

You go girl !! Xx

$107

Patricia Roberts

Well done Phaedra on championing a good cause - I hope you raise well over your target !

$107

Anonymous

$107

Bess Clark

$107

Anonymous

Great video. I love this charity. I'm sure you will reach your target. Regards Brigitte

$107

Ramesh

Keep up the amazing work Scott!

$107

Becky Shelley

Great cause

$107

Andrew Brassington

What a great project, all the best with it

$107

Mark Valena

Go Mel.

$107

Hank Petrusma

Great what you do -Hannah

$107

Norman Mcilfatrick

Good luck Mel, let me know if you need a soup chef!

$107

Josh Cunningham

Great work Renee!!!!

$107

Brett Redman

Good luck with the cookoff!

$107

Martin Rees

Great target Mel - didn’t know you could cook! Suggest something with wine in it.

$107

Lisa Post

$107

Bec Crean

Great work Bess. You’ve got this!

$107

Juliana & Oliver

Go Renee!!! Great initiative, thank you for taking part.

$107

Rachel Watson

$107

Anonymous

$107

Mark Vandongen

Love this!

$107

Ningning Lyons

Good luck Mel !

$107

Rich Metcalfe

Go Mel!

$107

Mark Francis

$107

Phil Randall

$107

Ian Prescott

Hey Phaedra I hope you and yours are well. I was blown away by your video and the initiative, I didnt even know food poverty was an issue in Australia let alone in Tasmania. good for you and a big well done. !! Be thankful I’m not doing the cook off there may well have been some casualties !! Take care and all the best Ian

$107

Hotel Advisors Global

Thanks for your commitment Scott

$107

Ed

Well done Renee. Great work!!

$107

Ruth Mcardle

Good-luck you awesome human xx

$107

Julian Moore

Go get em tiger !

$107

Consec Conference & Event Managment

$107

Andrea Watson

Great job Renee.

$107

Rachel Vasicek

Maybe just uber eats it & put it in Tupperware?

$107

Claire Cunningham

Great work Todd!

$107

Peter Bradford

Well done Phaedra great cause

$107

Kathryn And Mark Thomas

$107

Glenn Schaefer

$107

Renee Bennett

$107

Anonymous

Well done and good luck

$107

Pmw

Great cause Phaedra - all the best. Piotr

$107

Anonymous

$107

Sarah Timmerman

$107

Tim Pollock

$107

Russell Godsall

A really worth cause with a lot of people struggling to meet this most basic of needs, thanks Phaedra

$104

Brady Scott

So happy to see Ozharvest slowly expanding into Tasmania!

$104

Daniel Gillie

$104

Rod Willits

$100

Ben Willee

Good cause

$100

David R

Go Bess, great initiative

$100

John Cleland

$100

Denise Broeren

A great initiative to raise awareness - and funds - for those in need!

$100

Ross Lamplugh

Great work big fella

$100

Tone Loc

Kebabs all round!!

$77

Tiemar Woldegebriel

$56

Steve Rieniets

Well done Phaedra - lots doing it tough at present, and great to see your leadership in support.

$56

Lachlan Ryan

$56

Dave Wise

$56

Helene Stewart

$56

Luke B

Top work Renee !

$56

Andy Mciver

$56

Anonymous

Good luck Jen . Such a worthy cause

$56

Aileen Hough

Thanks and cook up a wonderful meal!

$56

Donna Grech

Congratulations David for stepping up and supporting a great cause. Wishing you well.

$56

Con

$56

Daniel Mcpherson (rapid Circle)

Good Cookin John.

$56

Marion

You’ve got this!

$56

Catherine Loft

Well done

$56

Anna

Have a great time, and well Done Scott!

$56

Laura Curtain

$56

Jane M

What a great initiative John :)

$56

Gabrielle Baker

Well done Dom your an amazing cook

$56

Matthew Richardson

$56

Helen Norrie

Great work Todd, and Jenn!

$56

Harriet Close

Yes, Chef!

$56

Sarah Ryan

Setting the standard, well done Brendan. Good luck with the cooking part 🙂

$56

Jerome Muir Wilson

Hi Mel, Great cause. Best of Luck with it all. Jerome

$56

Sharon Sawers

You are a shining light Mel ❤️

$56

Chantal Hopwood

All the best John, looking forward to hearing what you cook!

$56

Mark Mugnaioni

Congrats Phaedra. Great work.

$56

Jane Apted

$56

Corrie Nicholson

$56

Katie Cooper

Great effort !

$56

Kyla Paine

Nice one Dom! Good luck!

$56

Freda Henshaw

All the best, great initiative .

$56

Catherine Hoyle

Great initiative!

$56

Arunesh Choubey

Best of luck, Phaedra.

$56

Katrina Myburgh

Good on you PD. Such a great cause. And you’re one of the best home cooks around!

$56

Kerrie Benham

Good luck!!

$56

Erin Schaefer

$56

Kate Marshall

Well done Mel, such a worthy initiative x

$56

Jason King

$56

Audrey And John Heggarty

Great work Jenn, very proud of all your hard work ❤️

$56

Pepperce Sauce

Why not incorporate Pepperce Sauce into your CookOff!!

$56

Fleur Mcconnon

$56

Andrew Brassington

$56

Ben

$56

Sue Baimbridge

All the best Alexia!

$56

Sue Baimbridge

$56

Anonymous

$56

Carolyn Anderson

You rock Renee!

$56

Margaret Anderson

Well done, Renee. A very worthy cause.

$56

Craig Savage

$56

Stephen Clark

$56

Ash King

$56

Therese Chilcott

$56

Graeme Gardner

Renee, may your inner cook shine.

$56

Norman Baker

$56

Anne-maree Gale

Well done, Brendon! You’ve got this! ❤️

$56

Jeff Harper

$56

Clare Adamiak

Great Stuff! Greek on the menu!

$56

Claire Dennis

You are amazing! Go you good thing!

$56

Lomesh Mudaliar

$56

Will Cloney

$56

Angela Driver

Thanks for stepping up to the hot plate!

$56

Sharyn Harvey

Great idea Paula

$56

Andrew Jane

Love Bobby Dazzler xo

$56

Betty Foreman

$56

Lisa Post

$56

Lisa Wright

Great work raising awareness and funds to provide meals for those in need - thank you!

$56

Jess

Have fun Bess!

$56

Debra

Great cause Bess!

$56

Amelia White

$56

Mark Wilton

$56

David & Louise Mills

Well done John!

$56

Tricia Chris Dillon

$56

David Moore

Good luck!

$56

Shona Prior

$55

Sam Bradley

$55

Kristian Lauer

$55

Kathryn Hansson

$55

Blake

$55

David P

great work Renee - what's on the menu?

$50

Samantha O’brien

$50

Kim Barker

Good luck!

$50

Shaw Reid

$50

Amy Currant

Great cause Han!!

$50

Michelle Miller

$50

Linh Le

$50

Jackie Howard

Great work Phaedra, such a wonderful cause! ❤️

$50

Melissa Gore

Happy cooking John. Great cause.

$45

Eleanor Robb

Love this Han!

$45

Alina Bain

Goodluck Phaedra - amazing involvement in this awesome organisation. Most excellent fundraising so far.

$45

Alina Bain

Woo Hoo Jen! Good luck with the fundraising and the cooking!

$40

Coralie Vaillat

$35

Shari Smith

Yaaaaay go Han Han xx

$34

Nicky Paine

Best of luck with it

$34

Beck Suitor

Awesome work Scott, cooking up a storm for a great cause

$34

Jill Harrison

$34

Anonymous

$34

Kelsie Phillips

Go Hanhan!! 👏🏼

$34

Linda Donoghue

Great work Han! ❤️

$34

Bronny

$30

Keen

$29

Francesca Mascia

Great cause! good luck with the cook off!!

$29

Sandra Adams

$29

Elisangela Pegorini

You’re the best

$29

Gareth Long

Go hard mate!

$24

Jason Proops

Awesome effort will help plenty of people who need it

$24

Maleah Alexander

Thank you for amazing work you're doing!!

$24

Beetle Black Media

Good luck Renee, i hope what you cook is something we would all eat & enjoy …

$24

Jak Clifford

Have fun Mel - from Jak x

$24

Daena Meredith

$24

Anonymous

Hi Mel. Goodluck.

$24

Mohan Senevirathne

$24

Janie Hobart

$24

Anonymous

$20

Johanna Dineen

I hope you reach your goal. Ciao hanneke

$20

Anonymous

$20

Corey Bygraves

$18

Grace Hegarty

$12

Anna A

$12

Coralie Vaillat

$12

Deborah Dix

Great cause paul.

$12

Anonymous

$12

Anonymous

$6

Gary Schnebon

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