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YWAM Cafe Central

Help build healthy lives and communities in Australia and Papua New Guinea while dining at YWAM Cafe Central.

YWAM Cafe Central is a not-for-profit cafe located at Townsville’s dining and entertainment precinct, Central Village. 

We operate in collaboration with local charity and registered training organisation, YWAM Townsville, with all profits going toward YWAM’s work in North Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Eat with us

Along with locally roasted coffee, we serve a variety of smoothies, healthy breakfast and lunch options, including toasted filled bagels, muffins and smoothie bowls, paninis, salad bowls, and frittatas. We also serve a wide variety of vegetarian, dairy and gluten-free options.

Pop in and see us to eat in or takeaway!

Operating Hours

Monday – Saturday
7.00am-2.30pm

Sunday
Closed

Special event days/holidays subject to notice.

Location

YWAM Cafe Central
Shop 7, 10 Little Fletcher (behind BCC Cinemas) Central Village

Contact

cafecentral@ywamships.org
Facebook: YWAM Cafe Central
Instagram: @ywamcafe

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What makes us unique

We provide hands-on experience to students who are undergoing a Certificate III in Hospitality* through YWAM’s VET training program. In addition to training students in basic food and beverage service, the course also focuses on building good character and soft skills needed to be employable, while also giving students the opportunity to give back to the community in a meaningful way. 

YWAM Townsville is a non-profit registered training organisation (Reg No. 30614) that has been serving in Townsville for over 27 years with approximately 110 full time volunteer staff and students serving in North Queensland and Papua New Guinea. YWAM’s volunteer network invested over 1.2 million volunteer hours from 2012-2016 in the community.

*SIT30616 Certificate III in Hospitality

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2021 Dates
  • 31 January - 2 July, 2021
  • 25 April - 24 September, 2021
  • 18 July - 17 December, 2021
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