Foodbank
Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:49): So many people are struggling to afford food at this time, and Foodbank is one of the largest and oldest food relief charities in Victoria. Their distribution centre is in Yarraville, and they distribute more than 9.3 million kilograms of food and groceries each year to 533 charity partners, providing vital food relief programs, including community pantries, kitchens and dining halls, mobile soup vans and emergency food hampers. They also deliver Australia’s largest school breakfast club program to 900 schools across the state. Foodbank has added two purple bendy buses to its fleet, turning an 18-metre vehicle into a mobile supermarket. With the entry at the back and an exit at the front, they offer a miniature supermarket experience with shelving and refrigeration stocked with ranges of fresh produce and pantry and staple items. Each bus will support approximately 100 families at every location with about 15 kilos of food per family. The buses allow Foodbank to visit people who do not have the capacity to travel and are not receiving food relief and CALD communities across Victoria. I would like to congratulate Foodbank for their great work in providing food to Victorians.