People experiencing homelessness on the Mornington Peninsula can now enjoy a FareShare meal together with a hot shower and laundry service on the foreshore. With caravan parks closing down, women fleeing domestic violence, pockets of inter-generational poverty and many other Read more…
Most of our volunteers love the social interaction in our kitchens and gardens but intrepid driver Linda doesn’t mind “going solo” on her regular Thursday run. Although a keen bushwalker, at FareShare Linda is very happy behind the wheel of Read more…
There is still time to get fit for the a2Milk Upstream Challenge in Melbourne on 10 November and walk for FareShare. The Challenge involves a 20km or 50km walk from Gosch’s Paddock or Heidelberg to Donvale following scenic paths along Read more…
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk fired up our Brisbane kitchen today to cook surplus food into nutritious meals for Queenslanders in need. The massive new kitchen, the size of a basketball court, is powered by local volunteers supervised by experienced chefs. “FareShare Read more…
FareShare has been supporting Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering place in Ringwood for more than a decade with rescued food and pastries. The community-controlled and managed foodbank exists for Indigenous community members, and non-Indigenous partners and carers living in Melbourne’s eastern Read more…
FareShare has launched our biggest ever food drive in a bid to collect 20,000kg of rice and pasta before Christmas. “Rice and pasta are universally loved foods which help make a great meal go a little bit further,” says FareShare Read more…
Anne fills quiches at night, after a day shift building the FareShare website The title Volunteer of the Month hardly does justice to Anne who has rebuilt our website as well as acting as an evening kitchen volunteer. Anne offered Read more…
FareShare’s Qld director Kellie, architect Aaran and our inaugural head chef James on site The clock is ticking and our new Brisbane kitchen is less than a month away from its official launch. Over the past few weeks we’ve watched Read more…
Chef Polly and DJ Lauren Mac get ready to cook – and entertain – students. DJ and FareShare volunteer Lauren first heard about us while doing a professional gig at the Night Noodle Markets where our volunteers were selling fortune Read more…
Kitchen and garden volunteer Catherine is passionate about walking and has just signed up to her biggest walk yet – the 50km A2 Upstream Challenge. A regular walker who has completed two 30km Coastreks, Catherine was excited by the challenge Read more…