Food Share upgrade for Alexandra

IN December 2024, it was announced that Foundation Murrindindi’s Murrindindi Community Food Share was a recipient of a $32,000 grant from the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing’s Community Food Relief.

The grant funding has been put to good use, with the Food Share shed now insulated.

There are also ceiling fans installed and new power points added.

The upgrades have made a huge improvement in the regulation of the temperature in the shed, and have made the space much more fit for purpose.

The remaining funds will be put towards a staff member (Sasha Barrow) being employed for an additional day per week to create the Murrindindi Food Relief Collaborative, with conversations about it set to start next month.

The organisation will bring together the various organisations providing food relief in the shire, creating new and developing existing partnerships for more impact.

It is aimed at helping the organisations to better work together and to identify gaps and duplications.

Sasha said, “We are very grateful and excited about the grants,” and were delighted that two other organisations in the shire also received funding.

The Food Share has continued to be a very successful enterprise.

On Thursday, February 6, 50 people came in to get food, receiving 650kg in total.

It was the 10th Food Share event.

Foundation Murrindindi received an “amazing donation” on the same day, from the Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park via their fundraising effort.

190kg of food was donated, including…

Image: Sasha Barrow from Foundation Murrindindi with board member Geoff and volunteer Kay. The new cladding on the walls and the fans can be seen in the image, along with some of the food.