Will you follow in the footsteps of these happy FareShare walkers? FareShare is an official charity partner of the A2 Upstream Challenge on Saturday 10 November. Walk or run along the Yarra River from Gosch’s Paddock in Melbourne (50km) or Yarra Flats (20km) to Donvale. Registration is now open and we Read more…
FareShare’s Kellie Watson is joined on site by food partner Foodbank QLD’s CEO Michael Rose. There have been some BIG developments in sunny Queensland. Our new production kitchen is under construction and electricians, plumbers and concreters are on site. All of our specialist, high-volume cooking equipment has landed in Australia Read more…
A quick selfie on the track to Bendigo Covering 210 km on foot is no walk in the park. But Daniel Sollorz rose to the challenge for FareShare after completing a shift as a corporate volunteer in our kitchen. Moved by the experience of cooking meals for people in need, he Read more…
Madut can’t resist Emily’s appealing fruit platter The day FareShare chef Emily finally met the children who enjoy her specially-prepared lunches was one of her most memorable. Every Monday, Emily has been up before 6 to create healthy platters for 24 four-year-olds at TRY South Yarra Pre School on the Read more…
A hot FareShare meal awaits families fleeing family violence at Emerge Women and Children’s Support Network. “When families arrive at our crisis accommodation, they have often fled their homes with nothing,” explains manager Jessica Woller. “They are traumatised, frightened, confused and unaware of their surroundings. “It’s great to be able Read more…
Pensioner Joe enjoys a hot meal One of the most rewarding aspects of working at FareShare is meeting the people who receive our meals and the charities which support them. “We see a lot of domestic violence, single mums, and retirees who don’t have the funds to feed themselves,” says Read more…
Kellie inspects the Foodbank Queensland warehouse which will supply us with ingredients and distribute our cooked meals FareShare’s exciting new Brisbane venture to create nutritious meals for Queenslanders is rapidly taking shape. We now have the keys to our new Morningside facility– a former serum laboratory – close to Foodbank Read more…
Urban veggie farming on the Baguley farm FareShare will conduct tours of the Baguley farm on 28 October where we have grown 21 tonnes of vegetables to feed Victorians in crisis. The large plot in Clayton South, generously provided by local flower and herb grower Les Baguley, has proved a Read more…
Kellie contemplates the possibilities of creating nutritious meals in the Sunshine State where Foodbank rescues 40 tonnes of food a day FareShare is expanding to Queensland to dramatically increase the number of free ready-to-eat meals available for Australians in need. As Australia’s biggest charity kitchen, we have signed an agreement Read more…
Khalik and Emily cook chili con carne for PCLC students As a large proportion of our students come from severely-disadvantaged households or currently have no regular home, the service provided by FareShare is for some the first time that they have had access to regular nutritious meals. A significant cohort Read more…