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Pressure Mounts on Federal Government for Food Donation Tax Incentive

November 18, 2024

Monday 18 November 2024: Foodbank Australia insists the federal government can no longer ignore the mounting pressure to adopt an incentive for farmers and small to medium businesses that has the potential to halve food waste by 2030 and provide the equivalent of 100 million…

National Food Donation Tax Incentive introduced to Senate

July 23, 2024

Legislation introduced next week aims to unlock tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables for hungry Australians struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The Bill is inspired by the National Food Donation Tax Incentive, developed by Foodbank, SecondBite, and OzHarvest. This incentive encourages food businesses, such as…

Food Donation Tax Incentive

June 28, 2024

Legislation introduced next week aims to unlock tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables for hungry Australians struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The Bill is inspired by the National Food Donation Tax Incentive, developed by Foodbank, SecondBite, and OzHarvest. This incentive encourages food businesses, such as…

Foodbank sources record volume of food and groceries in 2023

February 19, 2024

Today, Foodbank Australia revealed it sourced a record volume of food and groceries in 2023. In total, Foodbank sourced 51 million kilograms of food and groceries, the equivalent of 92 million meals, as the cost-of-living crisis pushed demand for food relief to record highs across…

Food Relief sector calls for urgent action on funding

January 24, 2024

Food Relief sector calls for urgent action on funding. Ahead of the Prime Minister’s caucus meeting on the cost-of-living crisis, Australia’s food relief sector has called for an urgent and dramatic increase in Federal funding to help respond to unprecedented levels of demand for food…