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    Emergency Food Assistance
    Shepparton Foodshare is unable to provide food to individuals. If you, or your family, need emergency food assistance please contact any of the many local agencies in the area. For example: Shepparton Family and Financial Services, Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre and Shepparton South Community Centre. Alternatively, please click here for a list of emergency food relief agencies who may be able to assist.

    Collect Our Food For The People You Support
    To apply to become a registered agency that accesses Shepparton Foodshare's food for the people you support, please download the application form here. Complete the form and email it to the address below.


    Mobile 0432 517 329

    info@sheppartonfoodshare.org.au

     

    Shepparton Foodshare is located at the old SPC Ardmona site in Mooroopna. You can access Foodshare via 45 Toolamba Road, Mooroopna. Please follow the link to view a map.

     

    Collection Times:

    Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am to 11.30am
    Registered agencies, wishing to collect food for the people they support, can place an order via email at orders@sheppartonfoodshare.org.au and make a time to collect food within the above hours.
     

    PO Box 62, Mooroopna VIC 3629

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    Can you help by donating food staples?

    Shepparton Foodshare is grateful for donations of food.
    For your convenience there are two drop off locations for food donations as follows -

    Shepparton Foodshare - Monday to Thursday, between 8am to 1pm, and
    Bicaro's Ristorante - Tuesday to Saturday, between 5pm to 8pm
    30 North Street, Shepparton

  • Conduct a Food Drive

    YOU can help! … by organising a food drive at your workplace, school or group

  • WHAT WE DO

    We're on a mission to distribute food to local schools and emergency relief agencies, supporting those in need in the Goulburn Valley area.

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    Sharing in the Goulburn Valley

    Since 2012 Shepparton Foodshare has been rescuing and receiving donations of fresh and nutritious food and redistributing it to those in need in the Goulburn Valley. It partners with supermarkets, business and other food rescue agencies across the state to provide nutritious food from every food group. Food is then collected by registered emergency relief agencies, churches and schools and distributed to those in need within the local community.

     

    The food rescued by, and donated to Foodshare, is at its ‘sell by’ or ‘best before’ date or may, for example have labelling errors. Depending on the type of food, it may remain fit for consumption for days to months after this date. By storing the food according to regulation guidelines, Foodshare is able to extend its shelf life to provide nutritious meals for local people and prevent edible food entering the waste stream.

     

    Through its rescue, sorting and redistribution operation, Foodshare is able to prevent around 300,000 kilograms of food from going into landfill as waste every year. An additional environmental benefit from our food sorting process is the separation of food and plastic packaging, with vegetable food waste provided as farm animal food, and plastic waste redirected from landfill into the recycling stream.

     

    Along with the positive impact of providing nutritious food to those that would otherwise go hungry, the social impact of Shepparton Foodshare also flows to the more than 40 volunteers whose combined work each week exceeds 150 hours. These volunteers benefit from and contribute to a sense of community resilience and connectedness, and have the opportunity to gain pre-employment and vocational skills.

     

    The community initiative is overseen by a skills based volunteer Board and operates from the back of the Geoffrey Thompson warehouse in Toolamba Rd, Mooroopna.

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    Other not for profit agencies wishing to source food for distribution to the needy can register with Shepparton Foodshare by contacting the Warehouse Co-ordinator on 0432 517 329 (Monday to Thursday mornings). Individuals and organisations with food to donate should also contact 0432 517 329.

     

    Shepparton Foodshare Annual Report 2021/22

  • THE TEAM

     

    Staff:

    Glenn Peric

    Matt Dowling

    Vivienne West

     

    The Board:

    Jeremy Rensford

    Jim O’Connor

    Cheryl Hammer

    Jan Phillips

    Roly Hunt

    Matthew Todd

    Peter Thompson

     

    Staff:

    Glenn Peric

    Matt Dowling

    Vivienne West

     

    The Board:

    Jeremy Rensford

    Jim O’Connor

    Cheryl Hammer

    Jan Phillips

    Roly Hunt

    Matthew Todd

    Peter Thompson

  • Our Supporters

    We are currently supported by these wonderful organisations:

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    SPC

    Supporting Australian Growers.

    SPC has been committed to bringing premium packed fruit and vegetables to Australians for over 90 years.

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    Unilever

    Making Sustainable Living common place.

    Unilever is a purpose-driven company. We aim to make sustainable living commonplace.

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    Our aim is to provide healthy food for all.

    Foodbank Victoria is an independent not-for-profit organisation with more than 80 years’ food relief experience. We are the state’s oldest and largest organisation of our kind.

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    SecondBite redistributes surplus fresh food to community food programs around Australia.

    SecondBite exists to provide access to fresh, nutritious food for people in need across Australia. We do this by rescuing and redistributing surplus fresh food, building community capacity in food skills and nutrition and advocating for an end to food insecurity.

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    Coles Mooroopna

    A little better every day.

    Coles Mooroopna delivers brilliant service, quality and supports the community with a smile.

     

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    A modern cash and carry factory sales outlet

    Top Australian brands with 20-70% off normal retail prices.

     

     

    At 197-205 Corio Street, on the corner of Corio

    and Vaughan Streets

     

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    Help us ensure no one goes hungry in our region.

    The Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare is a collaborative service that addresses food insecurity among people experiencing hardship in our region.

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    Bendigo Food Share

    We collect food that would otherwise go to waste.

    We are a Not-for-Profit organisation, governed by a local Board and staffed by volunteers.

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    Shepparton News

    Shepparton News

    sheppnews.com.au is the leading provider of news and information in the Goulburn Valley and is the digital extension of the successful Shepparton News published six days a week by the McPherson Media Group. A network of journalists, photographers, editors and contributors cover stories about the issues affecting the region and the people who make it great place to live, including breaking news, detailed analysis and opinion.

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    Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

    Helen Macpherson Smith Trust is an independent philanthropic trust established by Helen Macpherson Schutt (née Smith) in 1951. On her passing in 1951, Helen left £275,000, the majority of her wealth, to establish a perpetual philanthropic trust to benefit Victorian charitable institutions. Launched as the Helen M. Schutt Trust, the name was changed to the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust in 2001 to acknowledge the Macpherson and Smith families as the prime source of her legacy.

    Since HMST was established, $113 million has been approved in grants to a wide range of Victorian charitable institutions and a diverse range of projects benefiting Victorians every year.

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    Greater Shepparton City Council

    Greater Shepparton City Council has provided $100,000 to Shepparton Foodshare since 2017.

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    Greater Shepparton Foundation

    Greater Shepparton Foundation has provided financial support via its various grant programs over the years. During COVID GSF provided emergency assistance by way of supplying hand sanitizer, funds for food staples and cooked meals for distribution to the most vulnerable in our community via registered agencies.

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    Greater Shepparton Connected Community

    Greater Shepparton Connected Community has provided financial support to Shepparton Foodshare via it's annual grant program.

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    Freemasons Victoria

    The Freemasons Foundation Victoria has been wonderful supporters of Shepparton Foodshare since 2020 contributing valuable funds not only to support our operations, a contribution was also made to support the building of Foodshare's new warehouse.

  • Partner of the Month

    We wish to acknowledge the following monthly partners and thank them for their support.

    The partner of the month generously donates an amount of money to ensure the viability of Shepparton Foodshare for that month.

    If you wish to become a Monthly Partner please contact Shepparton Foodshare.

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    September 2023

    Inspired Architectural Windows and Doors manufacture and install architectural windows, doors, shower screens and more. They are located at 7920 Goulburn Valley Highway, Shepparton. For more information please visit the website.

    Past Monthly Partners

    August 2023

    Goulburn Valley Orthodontics

     

    July 2023

    Kevin Hicks Real Estate, and

    Curo Project Management

     

    June 2023

    Goulburn Valley Dental Group

     

    May 2023

    Suzanna Sheed and Dr Peter Eastaugh

     

    April 2023

    Dr Simon and Margie Sneyd

     

    March 2023

    Lenne's Orchard

     

    February 2023

    Ian & Helen Parsons

     

    January 2023

    Diverse Builders

     

    December 2022

    Curo Project Management Services

    November 2022

    Everyday Supplies

     

    October 2022

    Kevin Hicks Real Estate

     

    September 2022
    Dawes & Vary Riordan Lawyers

  • Volunteers

    Without them we could not survive. Below are some of the jobs our volunteers do. If you would like to be involved, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

     

    Van Drivers:

    • Collect and rescue food from our 8 local supermarkets.
    • Pick up donated food from various donors in the Goulburn Valley.
    • Unload rescued food at Shepparton Foodshare.
    • Maintain the appearance of the pickup van. E.g. cleaning both inside and out regularly.
    • Keep records of food pickups.
    • Maintain log of mileage travelled.
    • Reporting of any damage to vehicle.

    Volunteers

    Food Sorters:

    • Help Retrieve rescued food from the Shepparton Foodshare delivery van.
    • Sort fresh produce into categories of product.
    • Discard non suitable food to waste stream.
    • Pack dry goods onto pallets and then into shelving.
    • Where appropriately authorised, use and maintain walkie stacker.
    • Provide assistance to agencies in collection of food requirements.
    • Record all food collections.
    • Help to pack food into trolleys and repack into agencies vehicles.
    • Maintain warehouse appearance.
    • Checking and removing any out of date goods to the waste stream.

  • YOUR DONATIONS KEEP US GOING!

    If you are able to donate, Paypal will provide you with a receipt of your donation for tax purposes through email.

  • Contact Us

    The old SPC Ardmona site, Mooroopna

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    Enter the Foodshare warehouse via 45 Toolamba Road, Mooroopna
    Mobile 0432 517 329

    info@sheppartonfoodshare.org.au

    PO Box 62, Mooroopna VIC 3629

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  • NEWS

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    Shepparton Foodshare would like to thank Margaret Spadaro

    for volunteering her time to take photos for our website.

    Thank You.

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