Christmas can be an especially hard time for truck drivers, with long hours and time away from family adding extra mental stress.
If you are one of the drivers who lucked out and are working December 15, bp and Healthy Heads want to at least make sure you are eating a hot home-cooked meal.
Running for the second year, Christmas meals will be available at truckstops across the country, consisting of either roast pork with crackle, baked and steamed vegetables with gravy and apple sauce, or baked turkey with baked and steamed vegetables and gravy and cranberry sauce.
Both meals will also come with a dessert of warmed Christmas pudding with vanilla custard to really bring the holiday spirit.
bp Australia senior dealer manager Shane Langford says he hopes the collaboration will make life easier for drivers during a difficult holiday period.
“At bp, we’re aiming to improve working conditions for transport and logistics workers through our ongoing partnership with Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds,” he says.
“By supporting drivers on the roads this Christmas, I hope that we are making a difference to their overall wellbeing and lightening the mental load.”
The full list of participating truckstops are as follows:
New South Wales:
- bp Beresfield – Lot 201, JohnRenshaw Drive, Beresfield, 2322
- bp Eastern Creek – 1 Wallgrove Road, Eastern Creek, 2766
- bp Jerilderie – 13 Southey Street, Jeriderie, 2716
- bp Marulan Northbound – 15666 Hume Highway, Marulan North, 2579
- bp Marulan Southbound – 15597 Hume Highway, Marual South, 2579
- bp Nambucca Heads – 2 Corkwood Road, Valla, 2448
- bp North Albury – 842-844 David Street, Albury, 2640
- bp Parkes – Forbes Street, Parkes, 2870
Northern Territory:
- bp Darwin – 13 Distribution Drive, Wishart, 0822
Queensland:
- bp Aratula – 6883 Cunningham Highway, Aratula, 4309
- bp Archerfield – Corner Randolph Street & Boundary Road, Archerfield, 4108
- bp Goondiwindi – Racecourse Road, Goondiwindi, 4390
- bp Paget – 124 Diesel Drive, Paget, 4740
- bp Port of Brisbane – 32 Export Street, Lytton, 4178
- bp Toowoomba Westbound – 10783 Warrego Highway, Charlton, 4350
- bp Townsville – Corner Racecourse Road & Lakeside Drive, Idalia, 4811
South Australia:
- bp Port Augusta – 7 Ritma Road, Augusta Highwat, Port Augusta, 5700
- bp Wingfield – Corner Grand Junction & Dunstan Streets, Wingfield, 5013
Victoria:
- bp Dandenong – Corner Princes Highway & Potter Streets, Dandenong, 3175
- bp Northpoint – 1 Scanlon Drive, Epping, 3076
- bp Rockbank Inbound – 2540 Western Highway, Rockbank, 3335
- bp Rockbank Outbound – 1789 Western Highway, Rockbank, 3335
- bp Truganina – 3 Paraweena Drive, Truganina, 3029
Western Australia:
- bp Kewdale – 549 Abernethy Road, Kewdale, 6105
- bp Muchea – Great Northern Highway, Muchea, 6501
If you are passing through any of these stops, show staff your Healthy Heads app between 11am and 8pm (local time) on Christmas Day to receive your free meal.
“Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds is thrilled to partner with BP on this wonderful initiative for industry,” says Healthy Heads CEO Naomi Frauenfelder.
“The free Christmas Day meal is a chance for us to thank the hard-working people who continue to keep things moving right through the festive season, while many of us are relaxing and having a break from work.
“This is just a small way to acknowledge and thank those working on Christmas Day who cannot be with their family and friends. I really hope many people get to take advantage of this great offer!”