Coles has sent two semi-trailers full of groceries from Melbourne to Shepparton, donating 46 pallets of chilled and ambient products including staples such as butter, milk, eggs, meat, fruit, vegetables and grocery essentials. The groceries have been delivered to Shepparton FoodShare and will help provide urgent support for vulnerable members of the community who are…
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Calls for Pet Food Regulations
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has joined forces with RSPCA Australia and the Pet Food Industry Association of Australia (PFIAA) to express concern at the significant delays in developing and implementing robust regulation for Australia’s pet food industry. AVA PetFAST Representative Dr Sue Foster said that it is now three years since a Senate inquiry…
Foodbank and FareShare have merged into the Largest Charity Kitchen in the Southern Hemisphere
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has congratulated Foodbank and FareShare for joining forces for a $4.5 million charity kitchen to fight hunger and address food waste. The FareShare Charity Kitchen, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, will use excess fresh food that was unnecessarily destined for the bin, as well as donated products from our farmers, to…
Zomato More Popular in Melbourne then Sydney
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In the 12 months to March 2016, 1,046,000 Australians over the age of 14 (5.3%) visited the Zomato website in an average four week period. According to the research Zomato is twice more popular in Melbourne than in Sydney. “Melburnians have taken to Zomato, and make up a third of the website’s total audience of…
So What’s Your Favourite?
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research between January 2011 and December 2015, the proportion of Aussies who reported liking Chinese cuisine declined from 73.6% to 70.4%. While not a huge drop, it is the only cuisine in the Top 10 that lost, rather than gained, popularity. “One of the benefits of living…
Cheaper Food at GIO Stadium
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With the Rugby Union and Rugby League seasons set to get underway shortly, the ACT Government has announced that the prices of popular food items at GIO Stadium will be reduced in 2016. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that we know that the price of food at GIO stadium can be a restricting factor…
The Pub is not Just for drinking …… Who Knew?!?
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According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research In an average three months, the number of Australians going to the pub for a meal outstrips those going for just a drink. “Our latest findings suggest that Slim Dusty’s mythical ‘Pub with no Beer’ might stand a chance in this day and age, as long…
ACT Libraries Food for Fines receives 2,900 kilograms of food for charity
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, today announced that over 2,900 kilograms of food was donated to charity as part of the Food for Fines initiative run by Libraries ACT last month. Chief Minister Gallagher explained that total of 6,458 items were donated across Libraries ACT’s nine branches with…
2012 red papaya and yellow papaw largest ever harvest expected
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With the 2012, red papaya and yellow papaw industry are expecting their largest harvest. Former Masterchef contestant Alvin Quah has aligned himself with the nations’ growers to promote the harvest and encourage Australian families to eat more of the fruit It should be noted that Australia produces around 13,000 tonnes of red papaya and yellow…
ACT Libraries collecting food for charity
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that in the lead up to Christmas ACT Libraries would be accepting food in lieu of library fines. “The concept is quite simple – basically one tin or packet of non-perishable food equals $2 worth of fines. So if you donate…