As grocery costs continue to put pressure on household budgets, Victorian families from Melbourne’s inner and outer suburbs to regional communities are increasingly looking for ways to access affordable fresh food without compromising on quality or their desire to support local growers. In its first year in Victoria, community food network Box Divvy has sourced…
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Box Divvy questioning what’s really driving prices at the checkout
by themovieboards - Editor •
As Australian food prices rise 3% over the past year, community food network Box Divvy is questioning what is driving higher prices at the checkout, saying it is not seeing broad-based increases in the cost of food from its suppliers. New inflation figures released today show food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 3% in the…
Convenience or Community?
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This Mental Health Month (October), why thousands of Australians are embracing a different way to shop – bringing food, purpose and human connection back into focus as everyday ingredients of wellbeing.There was a time when buying food meant knowing your local butcher, greengrocer or corner-store owner, bumping into neighbours and having some connection to where…
Thornton local builds food Hub supporting over 40 households
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A Thornton resident has built a thriving neighbourhood food Hub supporting more than 40 local households, after identifying a gap in access to fresh, affordable groceries across her side of the region. Megan Elliott, who has lived in Thornton for the past decade, launched her local Hub nearly four years ago after initially travelling 15…
Mother’s Day Something to Think About
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Mother’s Day tends to focus on gratitude. What it rarely speaks to is autonomy. The ability for women, particularly mothers, to shape how they earn, how they spend their time, and how connected they feel to the communities around them. Most women are already balancing multiple roles, often combining paid work with the ongoing responsibility…