2025 report shows hunger in Australia hits breaking point
One in three Australian households, or 3.5 million households, experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, according to the Foodbank Hunger Report 2025 released today.
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WA government invests $28 million to expand breakfast program
The Western Australian government is expanding its School Breakfast Program, inviting more schools to join and supporting all participating schools to provide free breakfasts to students five days a week.
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Inveresk Food Hub launch – supporting local communities
Recently, Tasmanian University Student Association (TUSA) partnered with the University of Tasmania to announce the launch of Inveresk Food Hub in Launceston, which will help reduce food waste while also providing food security for students.
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Mars Food, Foodbank and Sodexo provide food relief on Central Coast
Mars Food Australia, Sodexo and Foodbank have pooled their resources to host a week-long special event to aid people in need of food relief on the NSW Central Coast.
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Foodbank receives bushfire grant
Foodbank Australia has been announced as a 2020 CommBank Bushfire Recovery Grant recipient.
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Partnership takes insecurity out of the ‘surprise’ chain
Foodbank Australia’s ongoing partnership with General Mills Australia is rethinking how companies can contribute and take some of the insecurity out of the food donation ‘surprise’ supply chain.
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KFC donates to Foodbank
In response to COVID-19, Yum! Brands Foundation has announced it will be donating $160,000 to Foodbank Australia. The donation is an extension of KFC Australia’s (part of Yum! Brands Subsidiary) 15-year
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Australian Red Cross gets help from Coca-Cola Foundation during COVID-19
The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced a new partnership with Australian Red Cross to support vulnerable members of the community to recover from the social and economic impacts of COVID-19.
The Coca-Cola
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Foodbank to distribute Unilever sanitiser and food essentials
Unilever Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) will start producing hand sanitiser locally as it redirects existing deodorant production facilities to help meet national demand and help in the fight against
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Red Rooster donates cost of meals to Foodbank
Until COB Monday 6 th April (between 5-9pm) Red Rooster will donate the cost of a meal to Foodbank when you order delivery via the Red Rooster website or App. Foodbank will go on to use these funds nationally
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Foodbank asks for food and groceries for bush fire victims
Australia’s leading hunger relief organisation, Foodbank, is playing a crucial role in the current unprecedented bushfire crisis and has the latest urgent request – Foodbank is still accepting donations
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Foodbank says hunger in Australia an election priority
Australia’s largest food relief organisation, Foodbank, has called on all sides of politics to ensure vulnerable families – especially those struggling to put food on their tables – are not forgotten
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Foodbank hits bittersweet milestone
The year was 1992: Paul Keating was Australia’s Prime Minister, Boys II Men’s End of the Road was playing incessantly on the radio, summer Olympics were being celebrated in Barcelona, and Foodbank
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Foodbank shows behind-the-scenes process with volunteer program
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has continued its long-standing partnership with Foodbank by introducing a new volunteering day in Victoria, which allows members to find out how the organisation
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Australia’s largest charity kitchen gets cooking in Queensland
FareShare fired up the ovens of a kitchen the size of a basketball court in Queensland on October 9.
The charity will cook up nutritious surplus food for free to help people needing a meal.
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GS1 partners with Foodbank to address hunger in Australia
GS1 Australia has partnered with Foodbank to help tackle Australia’s food insecurity crisis through the GS1 Australia Recall portal, with Foodbank subscribing to receive timely product recall and withdrawal notices.
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Foodbank, Optus partner for families in need
Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation, Foodbank, is partnering with Optus to provide support for Australian families this Christmas.
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Foodbank launches biggest ever Shop & Share campaign
Fifteen leading food brands in Australia are on board to donate an extra one million food items to vulnerable Australians this July through the Shop & Share campaign.
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Top food brands increase Foodbank donations
Australia’s top food brands are supporting the Foodbank campaign, with consumers triggering a one-for-one donation each time they buy certain brands at Woolworths during July.
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Partnership provides 4 million meals to Aussies in need
A partnership between Foodbank, the country’s largest food relief organisation, and Simplot Australia along with its suppliers such as Kagome and Amcor, has delivered 4 million meals to people in need.
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