Foodbank Victoria is to launch an innovative food donation activity in conjunction with the upcoming Melbourne Food and Wine Festival at the beginning of March. The activity encourages donations of food cans by members of the public to Foodbank for the hungry and impoverished in Victoria. How and where the activity takes place An outlined map of Victoria will be painted on the grass from the parkland between King Street and Clarendon Street, over the river from the Crown Casino. The map will show... ...Read more »

One million litres of milk will be going to people in need under an historic new partnership between Foodbank Australia and the Australian dairy industry, which is being supported by the Australian Government. The Australian Government has pledged A$4 million over the next four years to Foodbank Australia in this year’s budget to ensure the organisation builds new partnerships with food growers, producers and manufacturers. The Collaborative Supply Program for Milk is the first time an entire industry... ...Read more »

Australia’s hunger relief organisation, Foodbank Australia, has awarded four companies for their contribution towards tackling the pressing problem of hunger in Australia. The Australian Dairy Industry, SPC Ardmona, Patties Foods and Lotterywest received Foodbank Awards at the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC) Annual Industry Leaders’ Gala Dinner, held in Canberra on Wednesday 2 November 2011. This year, Foodbank’s ‘Leadership Award’ was presented to the Australian Dairy Industry... ...Read more »

Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation, Foodbank, is to launch a campaign called Bridge the Hunger Divide on Sunday 16 October 2011, to coincide with World Food Day. World Food Day is a United Nations initiative to raise awareness of global food insecurity issues such as hunger and poverty. Foodbank said it will be building a sculpture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, made almost entirely out of donated food. The Foodbank initiative has been supported by: Aldi, Cerebos, SPC Ardmona, Coles,... ...Read more »

At a public ceremony in Brisbane today, Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation, thanked Australian food companies for their role in relief efforts during severe flooding in Queensland in January 2011. With over three quarters of Queensland declared a disaster zone, food supplies were needed across the State of Queensland for both front-line emergency centres and follow-up relief efforts. Foodbank called upon its industry partners to provide donations for thousands of Australians... ...Read more »

Patties Foods has announced plants to donate a full day’s production worth of its iconic Four’N Twenty pies – 138,000 pies in total – to Australia’s largest hunger relief organization, Foodbank. More than 70 Patties staff and management are volunteering their time to produce the pies for Foodbank at Patties Foods state-of-the-art bakery at Bairnsdale, in Victoria’s East, on Saturday 18 June. All of Patties Foods’ suppliers, from ingredients through to packaging and transport... ...Read more »

In last night’s federal budget, the government announced it will allocate $1 million of funding per annum, to support the work of Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation. Foodbank Australia’s Chairman, Enzo Allara commented, “This is a significant step forward for Foodbank, as the Federal Government has acknowledged the growing problem of hunger that affects two million Australians each year. It also recognises the crucial role that Foodbank and its partners play in combating... ...Read more »

A record 19 million kilograms of food and groceries – the equivalent of 1000 semi-trailer loads – was donated to food charity Foodbank Australia by Australia’s food and grocery industry to people in need over the past year. Between January and December 2010, food and grocery manufacturers donated more than 71,000 meals a day to people in need, as well as helping thousands more people affected by the recent floods and cyclones. Known as the pantry of the charity sector, Foodbank is the largest... ...Read more »

Foodbank last night awarded its annual Foodbank Patron’s Award to partner Goodman Fielder Baking, in recognition of the company’s ongoing committment to food charity, particularly its ‘Daily Bread’ program. The award, presented in Sydney by Governor-General and Patron of Foodbank Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, is given in recognition of a company that has demonstrated unrivalled commitment over time to Foodbank’s objectives and is an inspiration and role... ...Read more »

Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation, had its resources put to the test in recent months in the face of the natural disasters in Queensland and Victoria.However, the charity said that outstanding support from food and grocery industry partners played a valuable role in the response effort, ensuring food and other household supplies were and continue to be available wherever and whenever they are most needed. Only days into the New Year, a call for help was made to Foodbank’s... ...Read more »