January 15, 2019
The beginning of the year is always an exciting time of year at Foodbank! It is a time when our staff reflect on all of the accomplishments of the year that has past and are keen to push towards our goals for the year ahead. I would like to take this moment to wish all […]
November 15, 2018
Shouldn’t every Australian family have enough food to eat at Christmas? Have you ever wondered if your income went to zero overnight would you cope? What sacrifices would you make to get by? Renee and Grant are hardworking people raising four kids. But then a single incident turned their life upside down. Grant suffered a […]
November 5, 2018
Foodbank NSW & ACT has welcomed the Prime Minster, Scott Morrison’s announcement that Foodbank Australia’s funding for the Key Staples Program will be reinstated to its former level, after notification the funds would be cut six weeks before Christmas. This funding will allow the Foodbank Key Staples Program to continue to deliver essential foods such […]
August 20, 2018
What is Foodbank NSW & ACT doing to respond to the NSW drought crisis? With the help of 180 volunteers, Foodbank NSW & ACT packed 5,003 food hampers and 5,000 personal care hampers to send to charity partners in farming communities. Each food hamper will provide a family of four approximately one week’s worth of meals, […]
August 19, 2018
Over the past two weekends I have had the privilege of packing food and personal care hampers with hundreds of volunteers, to provide to people in drought-stricken farming communities across NSW. Because kind people like you responded to our call for help, we have been able to raise enough money and food donations for our […]
July 18, 2018
Charities in rural and regional NSW which receive food supplies from Foodbank NSW & ACT (Foodbank), will no longer have to pay a transport fee per delivery after the NSW Government committed $630,000 to bring regional charities in line with their city counterparts. The Acting Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Small Business and Skills […]
July 8, 2018
The ability to feed the family is something that should never have to be compromised, but unfortunately, we know more and more Aussie families are falling into food insecurity. Every year, cost-of-living increases around winter as the chill takes hold, and everyday Aussies are sometimes forced to make difficult decisions like “heat or eat”. Food […]
July 8, 2018
Foodbank are excited to announce that Woolworths will be providing support this month through their Warm Up Winter – Winter Woolies Campaign from 11 to 24 July. Woolworths will be running a national customer fundraising campaign offering $2 wall tokens in store at their checkouts during the Winter Woolies campaign. This campaign will run across all supermarkets, metropolitan […]
June 17, 2018
Lyn & Christian’s Story – It shouldn’t have to be this way in our lucky country Did you know that more than one in five Australian children are going hungry each year? Isn’t this heartbreaking.I know you will agree with me. It’s not what we want for our kids. It’s not what we want for […]
February 28, 2018
Grant Family says Thank You Last year we introduced you to the Grant family, who were struggling to make ends meet after Andrew had been made redundant. Andrew and Annet were in despair. As a single-income family of seven and with Annet home schooling two of their children, they were completely reliant upon Andrew’s job. […]
