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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…

Durkin Produce | Meet our Farmers & Growers

July 7, 2020

Located in Thorpdale, Victoria's 'potato capital,' Durkin Produce have been long-term supporters of Foodbank, regularly donating potatoes to help feed those in need.

Nature’s Dairy | Meet our Farmers & Growers

July 7, 2020

Every term we deliver breakfast, lunch and school holiday supplies to schools across Victoria so students can get a healthy start to the day and milk is one of the key ingredients! Where does it come from? From the hard-work farmers at Nature's Dairy. 

School Spotlight: Maramba Primary School

July 3, 2020

Located in Narre Warren, Maramba Primary School holds a weekly Breakfast Club, providing healthy breakfast for students who may otherwise arrive at school hungry.

Creamy Valley Produce | Meet our Farmers & Growers

June 24, 2020

Meet Roy Beaumont, owner of Creamy Valley Produce in East Gippsland. Roy, and his wife, Alison Beaumont, have been running the Potato farm for many years and regularly donate excess produce to Foodbank. 

Vinnies Soup Van, Footscray | Meet our Charity Partners

June 23, 2020

The St Vincent de Paul Vinnies Soup Van Program has been providing food, social connection and referral pathways out of homelessness and poverty to Victorian communities for many years. During the covid pandemic, the team at Footscray were forced to re-adjust their offering and have…