Lisa Chesters (Bendigo, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last month, I had the chance to meet the McEncroe family, the children of three brothers—Frank, Leo and Gerard. You may remember that Frank McEncroe is the inventor of the Chiko Roll—a debate that we have had in this place before. His brother's children wanted to give me more of an insight into the Chiko Roll story. See, it actually began as the 'snack roll'. The McEncroe brothers were dairy farmers in Kennington, but they did not quite like dairy farming—it was hard work. So they established a catering business—McEncroe Catering Services. It was these three brothers that actually invented the Chiko Roll. Frank was the entrepreneur. He was the one who eventually moved to Melbourne to franchise and change it from the snack roll to the Chiko Roll. But the other two brothers stayed in Bendigo, and their children remember fondly and not so fondly selling the Chiko Roll at local football grounds, at local shows and at local pubs. So it is indisputable that the real home of the Chiko Roll is Bendigo. This weekend is the Bendigo show and I am sure that many locals will continue to enjoy this great Bendigo delicacy.