Narelle Plapp (Turner, 1992)
Narelle Plapp (Turner 1992) began her career as a naturopath with a simple realisation: many of her patients did not fully appreciate the impact of wholesome food on their health. While working in a health food store during her studies, she seized the chance to buy the business, combining her practice with retail. To support her patients, she created two nutritious muesli recipes, long before healthy cereal options were widely available, which quickly proved popular.
What began two decades ago with Narelle measuring ingredients on her kitchen table has since grown into Food for Health, her own muesli company. After spotting a gap in the market for large-scale muesli production, she went on to establish Grain & Bake.
Today, Narelle supplies not only her own label but also major names including Sanitarium, Nestlé and Coles – producing around 100 million bars and 6,000 Tonnes of toasted cereal each year. Reflecting on her journey, Narelle admits she never imagined she would one day be running a 24-hour manufacturing business, but her passion for health and food made it possible.
Acknowledgement of Country
Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn, live and work, the Wadawurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Commitment to Child Safety
Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse and actively implements measures to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environment. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people are central and fundamental responsibilities of the School. We are firmly committed to fostering a child-safe culture that provides an environment where students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ballarat Grammar values diversity and strictly prohibits any racist or discriminatory practices. All members of our school community share the responsibility to care for children and young people by promptly raising any concerns regarding their safety, promoting their wellbeing, and protecting them from all forms of harm or abuse.
