Indigenous Family Owned Food Truck
Ava Evans is the eighth generation to own and operate her own food truck ‘I Love Churros’ selling, yep you guessed it Churros! Alongside her father Josh Evans who is known as the King of the Dagwood Dogs the family took on the big crowds and celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Ava purchased her van when she was 13, with the help from mum and dad. She made her exhibition debut at the Royal Easter Show back in 2021 and has been showcased at events such as Vivid, Enlighten, concerts such as Taylor Swift and Pink and the Royal Melbourne Show. Purchasing the truck because, before owning ‘I love churros’ she worked in an ice cream van for her mum and dad, she developed the drive and passion for working.
My favourite thing about owning the van is that I get to create something every time I go in there and create a bit of enjoyment.
Ava Evans S2W Participant
An 8th generation showgirl on her mums side and 7th on her dads, it is a generational opportunity she’s been happy to take on.
Ava is still in high school and working towards completing her HSC this year, she managed to save up all the money she made previously working at the shows and she looks forward to turning her investment into more savings for the future.
A young entrepreneur, she’s not entirely sure what she’ll ultimately do after she finishes her final studies, she would like to go to University but working at the shows is in her blood and is such a fun and rewarding job. Aspiring to be working for herself, not someone else.
The fact that she can work so much and keep on top of her HSC work is aspirational.
Kristin Nasio S2W Project Officer for the Penrith Panthers Region
This shows that this young lady is going places and we as a program have no doubt we will be seeing her name more in the future.
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