A NSW Government grant of $293,414 made the work possible, with the improvements enabling the organisation to increase its capacity to provide quality meals to clients in towns and cities across the Central West and right across NSW.

BMOW manager Sarah Thomas said the funding has provided a massive boost to the organisation.

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"It's just been a massive help in getting all the meals out to people across the state," she said.

"We've doubled production in the past decade, so it means we can continue serving everyone and do it better.

"It helps our staff work more efficiently and getting it done. It's just going to help assist them in everything in they do."

The Bathurst Meals on Wheels centre caters for people right across NSW, not just in the Central West.

"A significant amount of meals end up in Sydney, but they also end up as far west out at Broken Hill," she explained.

The Meals on Wheels facility was constructed across 1997-98, using very limited funds, volunteer labour and all possible cost-saving measures.

Bathurst MP Paul Toole said the improvements address several operational risks identified in the organisation's 2018-2020 strategic plan review.

"This funding has allowed the Meals on Wheels facility in Bathurst to meet acceptable standards of WHS and food processing," he said.

"NOw the works have been completed, Meals on Wheels are able to continue to provide their clients with quality meals that really are vital to the day-to-day lives of the people they support."

Mr Toole said COVID-19 resulted in a surge in demand for Meals on Wheels in Bathurst.

"The Bathurst service provides meals to Bathurst and Oberon, but in the bgiger picture they also supply Central West Food Services who then distribute to other organisations with a massive coverage across areas from Kiama to Albury, Wentworth and all the way out to Lightning Ridge," he said.

For more information on Bathurst Meals on Wheels, visit the organisation's website www.bxmow.com.au.

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