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Official bulletin of Foodbank WA | June 2018
Your donation will
help them feel
More than 1 in 5 kids full this winter.
go hungry in Australia. foodbankwa.org.au
Message from the CEO
Our Christmas Appeal raised $129,000 In this edition, we celebrate our
which we used to purchase food for all achievements and the incredible people
six branches at the start of the year, and organisations that continue to
so thank you for giving so generously. support our mission.
Food donations continue to make up
Together we can fight hunger.
the bulk of the food that we distribute
throughout the state, so I want to also Greg Hebble
acknowledge our food donors, both big CEO Foodbank WA
and small.
We have recently launched our West Australian of
Rumbling Tummies Winter Appeal the Year Community
in support of the 1 in 5 children in
There’s no doubt it’s been a
Australia that are going hungry. Please
Award finalist
tough start to 2018, however
help us purchase a regular supply of Our Foodbank WA CEO Greg Hebble
we continue to make a positive every day foods such as; rice, cereal, was named a finalist in the West
difference to the lives of pasta, soup and canned vegetables. Australian of the Year Community
vulnerable West Australians who These basic foods will provide all Award.
are struggling to afford a meal for families with access to a decent meal
Greg was recognised for his
themselves and their children. during their toughest times.
extraordinary dedication in addressing
the daily struggle faced by West
Talison Lithium fight
Australians who don’t know where
their next meal is coming from. Our
ability to help disadvantaged West
hunger in the South West Australians has increased significantly
under Greg’s leadership over the past
eight years.
Greg said he felt an overwhelming
sense of pride to be representing
such a wonderful organisation of
committed staff and a generous team
of volunteers who work extremely
hard to assist the most disadvantaged
members of our community.
Congratulations to the winner Mike
Daube and the other finalists who
have all contributed so much to this
wonderful state in which we live.
A parting gift
Keith delivered on his wife’s parting
wish to donate to Foodbank WA to
Greenbushes Primary School Student Councillors
help others in need, instead of buying
When our Bunbury branch was left School Breakfast Program in the flowers for her funeral. He asked
without its food collection truck last South West. that we share this far and wide to
year, Talison Lithium not only funded encourage others to do the same.
We are proud of the positive impact
a replacement, they helped fund the
that we are making in the region and Together Keith and his wife helped
purchase of additional food for our
we are excited to be working with provide 800 meals for struggling
Bunbury branch and the forty-three
Talison Lithium to see what else can be families, which is a very kind and
schools that are registered for our
done to help those who are struggling caring gesture.
for a meal.
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Pilbara video
showcase
Thanks to funding from BHP, our talented
team of nutritionists and dietitians have
been visiting the Pilbara since 2011 to
run our Food Sensations for Schools
program. They have recently launched a
series of videos created by Prevailing Wind
Productions to showcase the incredible
work that they are doing in the region.
foodbankwa.org.au/pilbara
West Coast Eagles Captain Shannon Hurn and Jack Redden
West Coast Eagles Jack
Redden named Ambassador
West Coast Eagles midfielder Jack Redden was named Foodbank WA
Ambassador, when club captain Shannon Hurn handed over the title earlier
this year.
Jack has been playing some of his best footy since wearing the Eagles
colours and we are incredibly excited to have him on our team. We
sincerely thank Shannon for his incredible contribution as a Foodbank WA
Ambassador over the past four years, helping us shine a spotlight on the
growing issue of hunger in WA.
AGL Metres for
Meals launch
AGL has joined forces with Foodbank WA and the West
Coast Eagles to take on hunger. AGL’s Metres for Meals
initiative will donate 500 meals to Foodbank WA for
every kilometre that Andrew Gaff runs at home game.
We are very grateful for the continued support that
we receive from the West Coast Eagles, its members
and players, and we are thrilled to be working with the
club’s Premier Partner AGL to provide additional food
to families in need throughout the state.
Gaff covers an average of 13km in each game, so we
are hoping to achieve 50,000 meals.
L to R: Greg Hebble, Andrew Gaff and AGL Head of WA Natalie Edwards
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National Volunteer
Week - An appetite
for fighting hunger
Volunteers are vital to our hunger “I had already
fighting mission in Western Australia. decided I wanted
Every day, we rely on individuals, to volunteer, I just
community and corporate groups who wasn’t sure where
dedicate their time to helping Western yet. Doug told me to
Australians in need. give him a call when
I was ready, and so
As demand for hunger relief continues
I did.”
to rise throughout the state, volunteers
remain vital to our success. On Linda is Doug’s sister
any given day you will find them and she has been
Volunteers Linda and Lyn
busy rescuing, packing, sorting and volunteering now for over a decade. She
distributing food to help the most originally started two days a week with in turns driving, which also works out
vulnerable members of our community. her husband and has since dropped back well for both of us,” said Lyn.
Not only do they have an appetite to one day a week.
Linda said it is very rewarding to meet
for fighting hunger, they embody
Together, Linda and Lyn make a great so many people that are trying to help
Foodbank’s guiding values of respect,
team. They work on the weighbridge others and how some of them have very
responsibility, integrity, collaboration
every Tuesday. They help customers sort little themselves.
and compassion.
and weigh their food. They also like to
“There really are some good people out
Foodbank WA volunteers Lyn and Linda talk to customers about the healthier
there,” she said.
share a common bond with Foodbank options available and cheap ways to
WA, which began more than a decade prepare a meal. Thank you to our 200+ regular
ago with founding CEO Doug Paling. volunteers and 1,200+ corporate
“It’s not like a paid job, we do what we
volunteers throughout WA. It wouldn’t
Lyn started volunteering with Foodbank can to help, but we also get to chat to
be possible to assist as many people as
13 years ago, following a conversation each other and have a laugh,” Lyne said.
we do without your help.
with Doug who was one of her regular
“…we have a lot of fun.” Linda added.
customers when she was working in
“We live in the same area so we take it
retail.
The spirit of
giving
Members of the Shree Swaminarayan
Temple (Mandir) Perth Australia made this
incredible donation at the start of the year,
providing almost 40,000 additional meals
to WA families in need.
Mitesh and Kav said, “we just wanted to
do something good for the community”.
People helping people is what community
spirit is all about, and it doesn’t get much
better than this. Thank you for giving so
generously.
Mitesh and Kav with Foodbank WA staff and volunteers
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Healthy eating pioneer retires
Foodbank WA’s Healthy Food for All During his time, Rex helped secure vital
Manager, Rex Milligan retired in early funding from the state government
May. For almost a decade, Rex has been and corporate partners and has built
known for his unwavering commitment a passionate team of nutritionists and
to improving the health and wellbeing of dietitians who deliver our evidence-
vulnerable West Aussies in his role based food education and cooking
at Foodbank WA. programs.
Rex commenced working for Foodbank Rex has built a strong reputation in the
WA in August 2009 and has been the Health, Nutrition & Education sectors
driving force behind our Healthy Eating and he will be missed by everyone
and Education strategy and the growth who has had the pleasure of working
of our nutrition education programs with him.
throughout the state.
Best of luck Rex.
Rex Milligan
Workplace giving is
ready for take off
We were excited to launch our Workplace Giving Program to
Flight Centre staff in Perth recently. Flight Centre is already a
fantastic supporter of Foodbank nationally, donating essential
funds to help us purchase long-life milk and rice. So it was
fantastic to provide local staff with an easy way to provide a
regular meal for those going without.
It was great to see so many Flight Centre staff pledge their
support on the day and we look forward to continuing to grow
the program.
Candice from Flight Centre and Andrew Wilkinson from Foodbank WA
Kellogg’s donate
much needed
breakfast foods
Cereal is always in high demand across all six branches
throughout the state, so you can imagine our delight
when we received this impressive supply from our
friends at Kellogg’s.
Thanks to your generosity were able to provide a quick,
easy and healthy breakfast option to families in need
during the summer months.
Zac hard a work in our Perth warehouse
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Soup of the Day
Grown by Mandurah local Robert Fleming, this
enormous pumpkin won first prize for the category
of heaviest pumpkin grown in a home garden at the
Dwellingup Pumpkin Festival recently. Crown Perth
chefs kindly turned it into delicious pumpkin soup
and returned it to us to provide to struggling West
Aussie families this winter.
Foodbank WA friends enjoyed following the
pumpkin’s journey from our Peel branch to Crown
Perth’s kitchen and back again on social media. Crown Perth Executive Sous Chef and Foodbank WA General Manager
Operations carve the pumpkin
Crown Perth apprentice chefs cook up a storm at Foodbank WA
Apprentice chefs from Crown Perth volunteered with us our fantastic partnership that stretches back 19 years. Thanks
for half a day and helped us slice, dice and package meals. Crown Perth for your continued support for Foodbank WA.
Almost 50 chefs took part which was just another chapter in
LET’S COOK
Recipe Book launch
We are very proud to launch our Let’s Cook recipe booklet. Let’s
Cook features eleven tasty new recipes including: Power-Up
Pizza, Oodles of Noodles and Legendary Lasagne, and it’s the
latest addition to our Food Sensations booklet series.
The simple recipes each include step-by-step photos and
instructions to help children and adults create delicious, healthy
snacks and meals on a budget. It also features new Superhero
Foods characters and infographics to teach kids about sugar in
drinks, what’s in takeaway foods and the benefits of a healthy
breakfast. Download these at www.superherofoodshq.org.au.
Quinns Beach Primary Students try our new recipes
Tackling hunger one
Superhero at a time
Gymnastics WA’s Gymsquad and Foodbank WA’s Superhero
Foods characters have joined forces to make everyday foods
like fruit and vegetables the superheroes in children’s diets,
through a series of recipe cards and resources.
David Michael MLA for Balcatta launched this fantastic
collaboration at the Northern Districts Gymnastics Club,
where kids enjoyed cooking and tasting some of our
delicious recipes and meeting the mascots. Gymnastics WA
is now rolling this healthy eating initiative out to all of their
clubs throughout the state. Launch event at Northern Districts Gymnastics
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WRAP UP!
It really was a super night at our SOUPER 70’s Trivia Night.
May 4th was the perfect day to host this event and the crowd
really got into the swing of the theme. A huge thanks to our
fabulous MC Sean Congiusta - Century 21 Team Brockhurst,
sponsors Turnaround Management Association, Rotary Club
of Karrinyup (District 9455), prize donors and supporters and
to everyone who attended. Together you helped us provide
over 35,000 meals for families in need this Winter, which is
an incredible result.
Food Sensations for
Adults 2018 and beyond
Foodbank WA is excited to announce a two year
funding extension for Food Sensations for Adults. The
program has been funded in its current form by the WA
70’s theme popular amongst Trivia goers
Department of Health since 2016. During the last two
and half years, so much has been achieved: over 2,500
people in every region in the state have taken part
in the program, a public health nutritionist has taken
up residence in the Geraldton branch and 131 health
professionals have been trained to run the program.
With ongoing funding the Food Sensations for Adults
team can sustain this great work. From 2018 and beyond,
the team will continue to deliver food literacy education
to low to middle income people. Professional training and
support will be continue to be offered to WA Health staff
and other approved health professionals to extend the
reach of this program.
Food Sensations for Adults workshop attendees
School Food Appeal 2018 -
Kids helping kids
Parent, teachers and children are urged to show their
support for our 2018 School Food Appeal during Term 2,
to help struggling West Australian kids and their families
access meals this winter.
Our very own Super Fruity teamed up with West Coast
Eagles’ mascot, Rick the Rock to launch the appeal. The
pair will present a trophy to the school that collects
the largest volume of food overall, and the school that
collects the largest volume.
Registrations are now open. Visit foodbankwa.org.au. Superfruity and Rick the Rock mascots launch School Food Appeal
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RUMBLING TUMMIES –
RESEARCH INTO CHILD HUNGER
IN AUSTRALIA
You might be excused for not hearing one child’s stomach rumbling, but how
can you ignore the rumbling tummies of thousands of children going hungry in
Australia every day?
Our Foodbank Rumbling Tummies overcome with feelings of guilt and
report recently revealed more than shame.
one in five children (22%) in Australia
The reality is, children are going to
have experienced hunger in the past
school without breakfast, a packed lunch
12 months.* Until now we haven’t
or money to buy food. While others, go
fully understood the scale of this issue.
an entire day without eating and go to
Children who are suffering don’t have
bed without dinner
a voice and their parents are often
Don’t let their hunger go unheard.
Please donate. Every $1 provides 2 meals.
www.foodbankwa.org.au
Tania’s Story
Tania’s* partner died unexpectedly a couple of years ago and she was grief-stricken. She recalled how tough it was
for her and her daughter and how extremely grateful she was for the emergency food relief that she received from
Foodbank WA.
Tania’s main priority is paying rent to provide a stable home life for her 11 year
old autistic daughter.
“Half my pay goes instantly on the rent, then there’s the bills which can’t be put
on the backburner; and school expenses.”
Tania said having access to food relief helps her family dramatically.
“When we run out of food I get stressed and then my daughter feels the stress.
Foodbank WA helps because that pressure is instantly alleviated.”
“It is one less thing we have to worry about.”
*Tania’s name has been change to protect her identity.
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