Anyone else feeling stressed? We know it’s a pretty stressful time of the year for so many people, but it helps knowing that we have you by our side. If there is a chance you are in a position to give, you’ll help us get food to those that need it more than ever. If not, we totally get it, it’s tough for so many. Anyway, link below if you possibly can…💜 https://lnkd.in/g_ZG29pF
Foodbank Victoria
Non-profit Organizations
Melbourne, Victoria 9,421 followers
Victoria's largest food relief charity. Follow us to help fight hunger and food waste.
About us
Foodbank Victoria is an independent not-for-profit organisation with almost 90 years’ experience providing food relief. We are the largest provider of food relief in Victoria, including in times of disaster as part of the State Relief and Recovery Team. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. Our vision is healthy food for all Victorians, yet 1 in 5 people – including children – go hungry each year. To ensure we can reach as many people as possible, we work with food donors across the supply chain to source edible food from farmers, manufacturers and retailers. This often includes product that is out of specification, close to its best-before date, has incorrect labelling or damaged packaging, as well as excess stock and discontinued products. Without Foodbank, much of this food would simply go to landfill. Unfortunately, donations of food don’t always meet demand. In an innovative approach to fighting hunger, we work with some of Australia’s leading food manufacturers to secure a sustainable supply of essential items for our Key Staples Program. We also run programs in Victoria to target particular vulnerable groups, such as our School Breakfast Clubs, Farms to Families pop-up markets, and Essential Pantry Program. In 2017/18, we were able to distribute 8.4 million kilograms of staple, fresh and frozen foods, personal hygiene items and household products. This volume is the equivalent of putting 15 million meals on tables for people in need. We continue to work with more than 450 charity partners around the state to feed more than 116,000 people a month — nearly one-third of whom are children. If your organisation can support our work, please get in touch.
- Website
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https://bit.ly/3WiHLqa
External link for Foodbank Victoria
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1930
- Specialties
- Food Relief, Food Rescue, Community Support, Material aid, and Volunteering
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
4/2 Somerville Road
Yarraville
Melbourne, Victoria 3013, AU
Employees at Foodbank Victoria
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Alexander Siow
Inventory Manager at Foodbank Victoria
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Edi Banovac
Operations Manager at Foodbank Victoria
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Terry Bloom
Your expert D365 partner
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Juliette Alush
Non-Executive Director, Business Consultant Cultural-Reform, Change Leader, Mentor and Coach, Champion of Women and Diveristy
Updates
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Drumroll please…. Just wanted to announce that this team of legends from Melbourne Airport made the biggest impact in one day in 2024… they packed 44,522 meals. It’s obviously not a competition, but if you and your team are keen to give this number a nudge in 2025, then head to our website for further information https://lnkd.in/g3yPBWs
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We are family 🎶 From tubs of yogurt to hands-on help, Chobani Australia has been there for us all year. They’ve donated, volunteered, and gone above and beyond to support food relief for Victorians doing it tough. It’s partnerships like these that make feeding 69,000 people a day possible. Thank you, Chobani for being such a big part of our family. 💜
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It's always hard to ask for help...whether it's someone coming to ask us for food or us reaching out to the community to say we need help feeding our fellow Victorians that are doing it tough right now. This Christmas we have been asking people to help create a seat at the table for the 69,000 people we are feeding each day. It costs as little as $10 to help make a difference. The following companies have created their own tables and reached out to their networks to help us, and we are more than appreciative, so thank you for all that you have done so far. It's not too late to get onboard, you can still create a table or just donate what you can to ours, so that we can make a difference this Christmas. (link below) Vanguard Villawood Properties BildGroup Pronto Software Navi Restaurant QMS Diona / SRG Global Coles Group Fuseco Inc. McCain Foods WEX Adam Dove Dexus Presidian Group Coates Gallagher Bassett Lineage Kinetic Sodexo Ray White Williamstown Nomad Coffee Group JPR Business Group Cameron Harrison
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AusNet really brought it in 2024! 135 volunteers worked 658 volunteer hours, and packed 209,076 meals. They also donated an electric van for us to use at our Morwell Community Food Centre. This is an extraordinary partnership and we are grateful for all they have done for Foodbank this year. Thank you AUSNET. 💜💜💜
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Foodbank Victoria reposted this
For today only, every $10 seat donated to my Virtual Christmas Table will be doubled to create 2 seats (or $20) which means we can distribute double the amount of food out to double the number of Victorians in time for Christmas. Every single donation up to the value of $100 will be doubled thanks to our generous friends at William Angliss Charitable Fund who are matching up to $25,000. The difference your donation can make today will be extra special to families across the state who are doing it tougher than ever in the lead up to Christmas. Thank you for always showing up for Victorians when they need us most. https://lnkd.in/gpYjcRE5
Can you help create 69,000 seats at Foodbank's table this Christmas?
support.foodbankvictoria.org.au
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It's a wonderful thing to meet the brilliant corporate groups that come through our doors to volunteer their precious time. Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) is one of the lovely groups we've met recently. They worked hard, and smiled hard and packed 16,718 meals. We rely on teams like AGIG to get the job done. (the job is feeding 69,000 people a day!) Thanks team!
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Metro Trains Melbourne has delivered more than just passengers this Christmas—they’ve delivered kindness with a $100,000 donation to Foodbank Victoria. That’s 200,000 meals heading straight to those in need. 💜 Thank you to all Metro Trains staff who voted for Foodbank to receive this generous gift. What a difference this will make to those in our community who are really struggling right now. This means a lot.
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Foodbank Victoria reposted this
It's not every day you get to learn how to boot scoot like Russell Coight! Whilst there is no fear that I'll be put forward for the National Boot Scootin team, it was a lot of fun meeting Glenn Robbins (aka Russell Coight) in the warehouse and getting a 101 class. I think I might have been better qualified for the Kel Knight walk. 😂 Glenn not only spent some time with our volunteers but has also generously lent his time to design a spatula as part of a range of celebrity spatulas on sale at Minimax. It's the perfect stocking filler, secret santa or teacher gift (and 100% of profits will be donated to Foodbank). Check out the full range at minimax.com.au 👩🍳
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This might possibly be the best 'jump' we've seen all year! Team Dow were very enthusiastic participants in our corporate volunteering program last week. They spent the day working their socks off and packed 13,307 kg of food, that's the equivalent of 26,589 meals for families in need. We can't do what we do without the help of people like Dow...so thank you for the energy you brought, it means the world to us and a few more meals for Victorians in need. If you'd like to get your team involved in 2025, hit the link below for more information. https://lnkd.in/g3yPBWs #teamdow #SeekTogether
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