Getting FareShare meals to people in hard-to-reach places Imagine living alone in your 90s at the end of a 4WD track on the side of a mountain. While it’s been a tough couple of years for almost everyone, for people living Read more…
Better together: a tale of two volunteers Jennie and Nans both roll up their sleeves to give back but their journeys to FareShare have been very different. Jennie is a die-hard volunteer who gives her time to numerous charities and Read more…
Frank visits his local Mission Australia centre in Queensland daily to heat up his FareShare meal, make a cuppa and have a yarn with the staff. He enters with a contagious smile, and tells them tales of his fishing days, Read more…
Pioneering device serves FareShare meals at the touch of a button As far as we know, it’s a first in food relief. Free, hot FareShare meals are now available from a vending machine in an innovative trial being conducted at Read more…
Meet Paul, our new CEO Growing up in a family that has always quietly supported not-for-profits and championed the importance of community service, it was probably only a matter of time before Paul Conroy left the corporate world. The new Read more…
FareShare meals nourish people who have lost everything in floods FareShare is committed to standing by communities devastated by floods in Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales. When the floods first hit Queensland, FareShare was immediately on the ground Read more…
Meals for the Mob When Jason Mollenhauer joined FareShare as First Nations Officer on International Indigenous Day last year he brought a commitment to improve the lives of First Nations peoples. With a passion for community-led services and a focus Read more…
A special FareShare meal drop assisted by the State Emergency Service has brought welcome relief to the embattled residents of Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council. The small community about 250 km northwest of Brisbane was hit by COVID infections soon after Read more…
Not having access to cooking equipment is a common theme among people collecting nutritious FareShare meals through MOSS (Merri Outreach Support Service). The Melbourne not-for-profit housing support service aims to eliminate homelessness and support vulnerable people with programs that facilitate Read more…
A warm welcome and a freezer stocked with FareShare meals greet the 80 or so people who line up for food assistance at Thornbury Church of Christ three times a week. The free community pantry asks no questions of those Read more…