When Ann and Barry retired they were both looking for new and beneficial ways to fill their spare time. Ann had been working in schools administration and Barry had been an engineer with the Port of Melbourne Authority. When Ann Read more…
FareShare’s cool rooms, freezers and cookers are our best friends in fighting food waste. Without them we could never store or cook the huge volumes of rescued and donated food we need to achieve our mission. Now you can help Read more…
FareShare’s Brisbane kitchen has partnered with Heart Futures, an Indigenous charity and social enterprise based on the Gold Coast, to provide Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders with free, nutritious meals. “Joining forces with FareShare has exponentially increased our Read more…
FareShare has enjoyed a record-breaking year in our Melbourne kitchen gardens producing 48 tonnes of vegetables this year – a 28 per cent increase on our entire crop for 2018. With a total of 1.5 acres under production at our Read more…
The impact of FareShare meals can be very humbling. After presenting to St Martin Community Services in Collingwood for a free meal, Ray gained not only 10 kilos but the appetite he had completely lost. Three years ago, Ray, who Read more…
Since September 2018, St Martin Community Services have been holding a community BBQ twice a week for 40-50 people in a courtyard directly opposite the 20-storey Collingwood public housing tower. Almost all the food including roasts, sausages, burgers, vegetables, salad Read more…
For an isolated, elderly person, a FareShare meal can mean much more than a full belly. When David, a lonely pensioner, asked for a meal, he gained a new ‘family’ and the human connection that was missing in his life. Read more…
FareShare now has 1,000 volunteers who give up their time to rescue, cook, grow and transport food in Melbourne and 325 who help out in our new Brisbane kitchen. “We are so proud of our community of volunteers who make Read more…
Meet ‘tuck shop mum’ Kate who’s about to receive her five-year service certificate along with 52 other FareShare volunteers. Kate, pictured below right with fellow volunteer Jan, was looking for a hands on role that would give her greater purpose Read more…
Vanessa Bolton began volunteering in FareShare’s Melbourne kitchen in 2012 – the same year she started running ultra marathons. The two have gone together ever since. This year she has completed the 100km Oxfam Tailwalker and the 44km Rollercoaster in Read more…