Melanie is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (Dietitians Australia) with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics from Monash University and 4+ years’ clinical experience, including 2 years as an Accredited Eating Disorder Dietitian (ANZAED). She has worked in hospitals, aged care and private practice. Melanie is passionate about helping people living with disabilities and chronic illnesses enjoy food that fuels independence and joy. She loves creating practical, delicious meal plans, coaching families through tricky mealtimes, and supporting recovery from disordered eating with compassion and evidence‑based care. She’s also enthusiastic about quality improvement, leading mealtime-menu projects across NSW aged‑care facilities, and delivering engaging education for families, carers, and stakeholders. Alongside dietetics, Melanie provides Key Worker Early Childhood Supports (ECS). She helps families set meaningful goals, coordinates therapy teams (OT, speech, psychology, PBS, educators, and allied health), delivers capacity‑building supports, and offers feeding and growth monitoring, texture progression, mealtime routines, parent/carer education, and NDIS recommendation letters. She works where children learn best, at home, in the community, in learning environments or in a clinic.