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Abbotsford garden celebrates 10 years of growth

FareShare’s Abbotsford kitchen garden marked a major milestone in March 2026 – celebrating 10 years of growing food for people in need. Located between Victoria Park train station and the Victoria Park football oval in inner city Naarm/Melbourne, the site was once a neglected dumping ground. Today, it stands as a thriving urban garden, producing thousands of kilograms of vegetables and herbs every year. The diverse range of produce from the Read more…

By James Holgate, 4 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago

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FareShare named official charity partner of A Christmas Carol

The Melbourne production of A Christmas Carol has joined forces with FareShare to help provide meals with heart for people going without this Christmas.

By James Holgate, 10 monthsOctober 28, 2025 ago

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FareShare scoops hospitality award as force for good

FareShare scoops hospitality award as force for good FareShare is thrilled to be honoured with the Food for Good Award in The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2023. The Food for Good Award recognises innovation, social enterprise and sustainability while contributing to the wider community. Marcus Godinho accepted the award on behalf of FareShare Read more…

By Fare Share, 4 yearsNovember 16, 2022 ago

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FareShare & Woolworths: how small change can make a big difference

From 16 Aug-13 Sep, Woolworths are generously donating 50c from every homebrand ready meal and asking customers to round up their totals to support FareShare. Learn more here.

By Fare Share, 4 yearsAugust 12, 2022 ago

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FootSteps Profile: Team BKK

We sat down with Team BKK to find out why they chose to participate in FootSteps last year, their secret to success, and why they’ve signed up to do it all again!

By Fare Share, 4 yearsAugust 11, 2022 ago

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FareShare commits to Reconciliation

FareShare commits to Reconciliation Table of Contents FareShare is proud to announce the launch of our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in conjunction with Reconciliation Australia. In doing so, FareShare joins over 1,100 like-minded corporate, government, and not-for-profit organisations in Australia that have made a formal commitment to Reconciliation. Through Read more…

By Fare Share, 4 yearsJune 27, 2022 ago

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MasterChef contestants hang up their aprons to move for meals

Eleven of the MasterChef Season 13 contestants, including top 5 finalists Kishwar Chowdhury and Elise Pulbrook are getting the gang back together to form a superteam to move for meals in the FareShare FootSteps Challenge. Joining Kishwar and Elise, are Katrina Dunnett, Tom Levick, Scott Bagnell, Trent Vu, Aaron Sanders, Read more…

By Fare Share, 5 yearsSeptember 25, 2021 ago

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Emma leads the FootSteps charge unicorn style

She loves to gallop “like a unicorn” and now six-year-old Emma Reade is using her energy to move for meals for FareShare. The inspiring prep student, who lives on a property in the locked-down region of Shepparton where COVID has hit hard, is one of the top fundraisers on the Read more…

By Fare Share, 5 yearsSeptember 10, 2021 ago

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Emily’s big heart and small steps make a world of difference

She’s only 10 but Emily has already tackled the FareShare Footstep Challenge by walking around her local block. A month before the Challenge gets underway, the Year 5 student has completed a double marathon all by herself. “A lot of people have found the lockdowns hard and I want to Read more…

By Fare Share, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2021 ago

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Vaughn rises to new challenge for FareShare

No matter the job, he’s always there for our chefs. Now Vaughn Hindle, who provides free kitchen maintenance services donated by Woolworths, is literally going the extra mile. He’s running his first marathon to support FareShare on Saturday. Vaughn has been an invaluable help to our Melbourne kitchen over the Read more…

By Fare Share, 6 yearsNovember 30, 2020 ago