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A thank you from our Food Team

August 11, 2020

It's with the support of our food and grocery donors that we're able to continue providing support to Victorians in need. As we wrap up the financial year, we want to say - thank you!

Daylesford Good Grub Club | Meet our Charity Partners

August 6, 2020

The quaint community of Daylesford has seen a huge increase in the number of people unable to afford or access food. To help make things a little easier for those going through tough times, the team at Good Grub Club have been delivering food hampers, and…

Boroondara Community Outreach | Meet our Charity Partners

July 24, 2020

Based in Kew, Boroondara Community Outreach offer food relief, support and services for disadvantaged members of the Borondoora community. During COVID-19, the team have been making hundreds of take away meals each week, and delivering these direct to the community along with emergency relief products…

Farms to Families Market in Morwell

July 16, 2020

Have you spotted our purple market truck on the road recently? It recently visited Morwell to bring farm fresh produce to families in need of a feed.

Introducing our new Face of Foodbank

July 13, 2020

Spotted a familiar face on our social media networks recently? The one and only, Hamish Blake, has joined the Foodbank family as our new Ambassador and we couldn't be more excited!

School Spotlight: Hillsmeade Primary School

July 13, 2020

Hillsmeade Primary School is a large, multicultural primary school with 865 students in the Narre Warren South/Berwick area. The school only commenced with the School Breakfast Clubs Program in Term 2 2020, but ran a Breakfast Club independently before joining the program. Prior to remote…

School Spotlight: Echuca College

July 13, 2020

Echuca College has 800 students and their story involved the community banding together to support students with lunches. While Echuca College only joined the School Breakfast Clubs program in Term 2, they were already running a successful Breakfast Club and Lunch program, so when remote…

Justin Dowling is Foodbank’s Hunger Hero for 2020

July 13, 2020

Justin Dowling, Woolworths Group’s General Manager – National Operations & Shared Services received the 2020 Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Foodbank Hunger Hero Award.

School Spotlight: Kilmore Primary School

July 13, 2020

Kilmore Primary School is an hour north of Melbourne and has 560 students. They started with the School Breakfast Clubs program in Term 2 of this year. Unfortunately, COVID-19 meant they were unable to start their Breakfast Club as planned. Instead, they responded by providing…