Official bulletin
FoodbankWA
February 2013
CEO’s Message
It seems that every day we hear of more redundancies and shutdowns across a wide
range of industries.
Although Foodbank WA cannot provide commentary on the economy and market forces driving
these changes, we see firsthand the impact this has on the welfare sector.
During November, Foodbank WA volumes were 20% higher than the previous year and we
distributed 362,000 meals. This was the busiest month since we commenced operating in 1994.
This is not a record to celebrate, although these results come as little surprise.
Last year, Foodbank Australia’s End Hunger Report indicated that there is growing need. The people
seeking help were not those you might expect.
It was evident from the research, that the largest group of people seeking hunger relief are low
income families. These are regular families, just like yours and mine, who simply don’t earn enough
to make ends meet.
Ensuring that Foodbank WA has sufficient quality and nutritious food to meet this growing need
remains a constant challenge. We have increased our focus on finding new and reliable sources of food.
In an endeavour to source more quality food, we have established the new role of Inventory and Logistics
Manager. This role will help to address the need for more food and fresh produce, by developing new, and
existing, partnerships with local food and transport companies.
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Zucchinis to Zumba
Last year, Foodbank’s Healthy
Food for All® conducted almost
300 nutrition training sessions and
provided more than 5000 children
and adults simple strategies to
support a healthy lifestyle.
During
November,
Nutritionist
Rachel Davidson conducted four
Food Sensations® training sessions in
partnership with the Murray District
Aboriginal Association.
The program targeted Aboriginal
women living in Pinjarra as part
of a 14 week healthy lifestyle
initiative. The program included
Zumba classes and a walking group.
While it can sometimes take many
small steps to see results, by the end
of the program many of the ladies
had already achieved significant
weight loss.
Even more significant
were the changes in eating
habits, not only for the
course participants, but
also their families.
The ladies were cooking
lunch for some of the
children
at
Pinjarra
Primary School each
Wednesday.
Following
their Food Sensations®
training
they
began
preparing the healthy
recipes they learned from
Rachel for the children’s Foodbank WA’s Rachel Davidson cooking with the ladies from
the Murray District Aboriginal Association.
meals.
Other positive changes included
switching to wholemeal bread for
school lunches and incorporating fruit
into their children’s lunch boxes.
School Breakfast | Food Sensations | Choose to Move
PATRON His Excellency Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC, Governor of Western Australia
Christmas 2012 unwrapped
Growing need saw demand for hunger relief increase by
12% during the festive season. Compared to the previous
Christmas, Foodbank supplied an additional 72,000 meals
in Perth and regional WA.
Foodbank WA’s first online fundraiser, Help Feed 1000 was
a great success raising enough money to purchase 1000
hampers for disadvantaged families. Campaign partners,
City Toyota and the Rotary Club of Heirisson are already
talking about raising the bar next Christmas.
Another new initiative for Christmas was Carry a Can to
Work day. With the support of the City of Perth and Ian
Parmenter, the campaign encouraged city workers to
donate a can of food for disadvantaged families.
Commuters exiting the Perth Underground Station
were greeted by volunteers from the Big Help Mob
seeking support for Foodbank WA’s Christmas Appeal.
Upon seeing the collection bins many city workers went
straight to the supermarket and purchased food especially
to donate to Foodbank.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held their
second annual Foodbank Christmas Appeal. Members of
the North Coast Diocese donated the equivalent of 2000
meals to help those less fortunate.
Packing 1000 hampers. Fantastic volunteers hard at work.
Finally it is easy to overlook the hard work of Foodbank’s
team at Christmas. They are so busy they often forget
to take a break. Vasana Pharhira provided a welcome
surprise, preparing a fantastic meal to say thank you to the
dedicated Foodbank staff and volunteers who work so hard
to provide food for so many people in need.
Thank you to everyone who supported Foodbank WA
throughout 2012.
Please, can we have some more...
Foodbank WA relies on the generosity
of food manufacturers, retailers and
growers to provide donated food for
distribution to our welfare agencies
partners in Perth and regional WA.
Increasingly, the food industry is
becoming more efficient and there
is less waste and surplus food that is
suitable for people in need.
These efficiency gains are great news
for Foodbank WA’s food donors and
their shareholders however it places
a growing strain on those front line
organisations working toward feeding
disadvantaged families.
To increase the quantity and quality
of food donated, Hamish Dobie has
moved into the role of Inventory and
Logistics Manager.
Hamish has worked for Foodbank
WA for 13 years. He has seen many
changes and he has been instrumental
in many of the developments of the
organization over that time.
This new role will focus on developing
partnerships with growers and
manufacturers. It will also identify
new sources of nutritious food to
ensure Foodbank WA has enough
product to meet the growing need.
If you would like donate food, or
make a financial contribution toward
acquiring more food, please contact
Hamish Dobie on 9463 3202.
Fresh face on the web
Foodbank WA has launched a fresh, new website.
We hope you will find it to be a great source for news and information on our
latest activities, our partners and also the problem of prolonged hunger.
You can find us at the same address
www.foodbankwa.org.au
Help us continue the fight against hunger in
To make a donation please see the at
St Hilda’s sends Christmas cheer to the Goldfields
Prior to Christmas, Foodbank WA and
St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
teamed up to deliver some Christmas
cheer to children in Kalgoorlie and the
eastern Goldfields.
Year 5 students at the school pledged
to bring a gift for a girl their own age
living in a remote community.
This was not the first time St Hilda’s
students have reached out to the
Goldfields. During 2012, the students
made blankets for the NTP Aboriginal
Corporation for their infant health
care program.
St Hilda’s Chaplain, Father Toby
Sherring, said the project was a
meaningful way for students to
support disadvantaged students and
reinforced the school’s commitment
to indigenous education.
Christmas,” Father Toby said. “The
School has long-standing family
connections with country WA, and
through Nickel West scholarships we
support indigenous education.”
“Community Service is a major part of
school life, and this is one simple way
our students can know the pleasure of
giving.”
“We are delighted to be supporting
initiatives to bring joy to children at
From a tiny seed…
Last year, the team at Foodbank WA was announced as a
finalist in an innovative new grants program.
Presented by The West Australian and Jack in the Box
marketing, the Orange Seed Project provided Western
Australian not-for-profit groups the opportunity to share
their story with the wider community.
The application included the production of a video featured
in an online poll.
The video included cameo roles by many Foodbank WA
staff and volunteers, with a few secretly hoping for a
Hollywood call up!
Thanks to all those supporters who voted for us and also to
Perth Airports, 21CC Productions, Churchlands Christian
Fellowship and Dawsons Park Primary School for their
support.
As a finalist, Foodbank WA was awarded an advertising
package in The West so you can expect to see more of us
throughout 2013.
Each year many schools
throughout
WA
hold
activities such as food drives
and gold coin collections
to support charities like
Foodbank WA.
There are many great ways
to help children connect
with their community.
Kids Who Give WA is a
new program that encourages and nurtures the social
conscience of young people, and celebrates and rewards
outstanding acts of care, kindness and giving by young
Western Australians.
Interested schools can contact Foodbank WA or for more
ideas visit www.kidswhogivewa.com.au
Corpus Christi Can
Collection
For the past five years, students from Corpus Christi
College in Bateman have conducted a community food
drive to collect canned foods for disadvantaged families.
This year, more than 300 students from the college
voluntarily gave up their first Saturday of the school
year to collect cans of food from their neighbours.
The food was then delivered to the school where
Foodbank WA representatives who greeted the students
and gratefully received the donations.
Orange Seed Project awards night. Foodbank WA’s David Warren,
Geoff Banks and Mim and Bill Richardson.
2013.
ttached application form.
Planning for the event began in Term Four last year.
With the help of teaching staff, the incoming year 11
students planned the day. They even delivered notices
in their local area during the school holidays.
Students from years seven, 10 and 11, worked together
to make this the largest collection to date. Through
their incredible effort of service and caring, the students
collected more than 4000 meals for people in need.
Every can makes a difference
With a passion for helping people in
need, the team at Fantuzzi HMR is
committed to donating 1000 meals to
FoodbankWA throughout 2013.
A full stomach is a good start towards
good health and the Fantuzzi HMR’s
team is ensuring every can they
purchase is a meal in itself.
The latest delivery of 106 cans of Heinz
Chunky meals was gratefully accepted
by the agencies fortunate enough to
be here when the stock arrived. This
brings their total contribution to 279
canned meals.
New staff
Increasing demand, and Foodbank
WA’s growing importance to the
welfare sector, has resulted in
three new roles being added to
organisation. Welcome to the
following new staff.
Colin Woodward
General Manager Operations
With vast experience in food wholesale
and logistics, in Perth and overseas,
Colin is responsible for overseeing
the logistics and warehousing of
The donations are even more
remarkable as Fantuzzi HMR is a
developing business supplying and
maintaining large spec forklifts (up to
52 ton) and container handlers to the
mining industry.
“We have been fortunate to receive
an opportunity and feel it is only right
to share this with the community and
hence Foodbank WA is our charity of
choice,” said Andrew. “The project
motto
is
‘one
meal
‘can’
make a difference’.”
Foodbank WA’s Perth and regional
warehouses. Colin’s experience with
leading wholesaler Foodlink will be
an asset during the development of
Foodbank’s new Perth warehouse.
Anne Graydon
Fundraising and Development Manager
With a background in improving
educational
opportunities
for
disadvantaged
children,
Anne’s
experience
with
the
Beacon
Foundation is a great asset to
Foodbank’s
nutrition
education
programs and raising awareness of
the impact of prolonged hunger on
If you would like to know more
about Fantuzzi HMR or join with
Andrew’s project you can email
[email protected]
the health, and development, of
children and their families.
Caroline Cox
Branch Manager – Foodbank Peel
Caroline is Foodbank Peel’s first
employee. Caroline’s expertise lies
with her organizational skills and
ability to engage with the wider
community.
Already her work
has raised the profile of Foodbank
among local businesses and welfare
sector and her current focus is on
establishing a new Foodbank to serve
the Peel region.
Board changes
The Board and team at Foodbank WA
welcome former CEO and founder,
Doug Paling to the role of Director.
Since retiring from the CEO’s role in
2010, Doug has been busy working
on food security projects and has also
been assisting Foodbank with several
key projects, most notably the search
for a new Foodbank for the Peel
region.
Stepping down after almost seven
years as a Foodbank WA Director is
Ian Fairnie.
Ian’s impact has been significant to
say the least. Through his positions
in Rotary International and Curtin
University, Ian has promoted projects
like the Rice Bowl, the Hill of Beans
and he helped to expand the Choose
to Move program to schools in Perth’s
south eastern corridor.
Along with fellow Director, Bill
Richardson, Ian developed and
launched Meat Bank to ensure
Foodbank WA has a consistent supply
of meat protein in all its distribution
centres.
Foodbank’s long association with
Ernst & Young and Herbert Smith
Freehills
continues
with
the
ratification of Ian Rakich and Justin
Little to the board.
2013 Calendar
February
•Willis Insurance, orate
Willis on Fire corp
barbecue challenge
April
•Ernst & Young, y
Foodbank Golf Da
and Gala Dinner
June
• Soup in the City k
Carry a Can to Wor
Foodbank WA thanks the following organisations for their ongoing support and encouragement
Foodbank WA T: 9258 9277 F: 9258 5177 E: [email protected] W: www.foodbankwa.org.au
Regional Centres: Albany • Bunbury • Peel • Geraldton • Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Foodbank WA has
supplied the equivalent
of more than 37 million
meals since 1994.
Help us continue the
fight against hunger.
• $20 provides more than
40 kilograms of fresh
fruit and vegetables
• $50 will provide more
than 100 meals for
people in need
• $120 provides enough
food to feed a family of
four for one month
2013 Foodbank Appeal Donation Form
You can make your donation online via
www.foodbankwa.org.au or by completing the
donation form and mailing it to:
Foodbank WA, PO Box 143 Cloverdale WA 6985
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