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25.01.2022 Last Saturday saw the final event for the Palmerston Urban Jams youth program for this round. Foodbank NT would like to congratulate the Community Development Team from the City of Palmerston on a job well done! For the past 7 months Foodbank NT with the support of our amazing volunteers have been catering for the monthly event with a free BBQ consisting of chicken satay, chicken burgers, salad and the odd snag!. We would also like to acknowledge the support from LactalisAustralia NT for the donation of the drinks for the last event at Goyder Sqaure which was huge! Please see the short video below!

25.01.2022 Come on down to Coolalinga Central for the Foodbank Christmas Hamper Appeal Food Drive. Foodbank volunteers are here with volunteers from the Howard Springs Scout group collecting donations. Donate to the appeal and go into the draw to win a $50 Coles voucher. We will be here until 3.00pm. Hope to see you here!

25.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to pass on a huge thank you to the Management, Committee and staff off the Darwin Trailer Boat Club for their awesome donation of $1500 from proceeds of their weekly soup kitchen during the COVID-19 Emergency. The support they have shown their local community and Foodbank is just legendary! Thank you Darwin Trailer Boat Club!

24.01.2022 Today for the last Friday of the financial year, Foodbank NT hosted a volunteers BBQ lunch to thank our amazing volunteers that continue to give us countless hours of volunteer labour week after week! From driving our truck and vans, to sorting food, packing hampers, stocking shelves, cooking food at our promotions and also admin support in the office, our huge volunteer base gives us the capacity to do what we do to help vulnerable Territorians. We would like to congratulate Jeremy P'ng on taking out this months volunteer award. Jeremy volunteers three days a week supporting the management team and he is top notch! Great work Jeremy P'ng! Thank you to all of our volunteers, you mob are AMAZING!

23.01.2022 Yay! Canned Comedy is back at The Deck Bar tonight! We are really looking forward to hanging out with Amy Hetherington and her band of feverishly funny and friendly comedians. Come along for a night of fun and frivolity or just to have an amazing dinner at one of the best venues in town! Entry is by a donation of canned food for Foodbank NT! Bring three (3) cans or more and go into the draw for the lucky door prize! We hope to see you there, show starts at 7.30pm, so be early to get the good seats!

22.01.2022 What a team...beautiful outcome!

22.01.2022 It was great to meet Zoe and Sam from INPEX Australia last week as they delivered a pallet of non-perishable food to Foodbank NT. INPEX Australia has very proud history of supporting Foodbank NT. From the donation of the forklift two years ago, tons of and tons of food through regular food drives from staff over the years, cash raised by fundraising and the recent emergency COVID-19 funding grant of $30,000! INPEX Australia is committed to the well-being of our community and we thank them for it! THANK YOU INPEX Australia.

20.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to acknowledge and thank Thrifty Car and Truck Rental Darwin for their support of a donated mini van during the height of the COVID-19 emergency. Earlier today Foodbank NT CEO Peter Pilt dropped the van back to Thrifty and met up with Thrifty's General Manager of Operations David Brown, to thank him personally for their support. Without the support of the Darwin Business Community giving Foodbank NT greater capacity to respond to the increase in need, we would be in a very different space right now. Thank you Thrifty Car and Truck Rental Darwin!

20.01.2022 It was an absolutely fantastic morning at the Mitchell Centre for the launch of the Foodbank NT Christmas Hamper Appeal! We must pass on a huge thank you to Katie Woolf, Mix 104.9 and their crew for an awesome live broadcast. 379kg of food was donated this morning including $1000 worth of food in two trolleys from the Mitchell Centre. Thanks also to Kezia Purick MLA and Paul Kirby: Member for Port Darwin for their personal donations and of course the local community! We would like to acknowledge INPEX Australia, Newmont Australia and SOUTH 32 for sponsoring the broadcast for without them this launch would not be possible. Our volunteers with donation bins will be at Casuarina Square Woolworths on Saturday and then Woolworths Nightcliff on Sunday. We hope to see you there!

20.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to thank the Newmont Australia Tanami Senior Leadership Team for visiting our premises in Berrimah last week to find our how we going through the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to financial support through Newmont's Global Community Support Fund, Newmont Australia staff are set to volunteer for Foodbank NT as we head towards the new normal. Thank you Newmont Australia the support you continue to show towards the Territory's most vulnerable is greatly appreciated.

17.01.2022 Foodbank NT is looking for an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to work in our busy warehouse in Berrimah. Please see the job advertisement below. To apply for the position please send a cover letter addressing the criteria and CV to the CEO, [email protected]. Thank you.

16.01.2022 The 2020 Foodbank NT Christmas Hamper Appeal is now well underway and since the launch on Friday over 1000kg of donated food has been collected. Yesterday, with the help of the Nightcliff Tigers Football Club, Woolworths Nightcliff and the Nightcliff Newsagency we collected 702kilos of donated food from the Nightcliff Community! That is just amazing!!!! Thanks to Woolworths Nightcliff for the donation of the $50.00 gift card for the raffle, the Nightcliff Shopping Centre for accomodating the food drive, Tracey-ann Chin and her team at Nightcliff Newsagency for their donation, the legendary guys and girls from the Nightcliff Tigers Football Club for collecting the food and of course people of Nightcliff for their amazing generosity!

16.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to send a huge shout out to both Mix 104.9 and Hot100 Darwin for a most amazing effort in fundraising for the 2020 Camp Quality (NT) radio auction last Friday in which over $30,000 was raised! Foodbank NT and the Darwin Men's Shed joined the promotion with a breakfast bacon and egg bbq along with Danni and Brent from Hot100 Darwin broadcasting live from the Darwin Show Grounds entrance, raising over $2000. As our broadcast partners for the up and coming... Christmas Hamper Appeal, Foodbank NT would like to acknowledge the valuable contribution that both Mix 104.9 and Hot100 Darwin make in supporting organisations such as oursleves and Camp Quality for the betterment of community in which they work and live! Thank you to both the management and staff that make it happen across both stations, you mob are just AWSOME! . See more

16.01.2022 Today we’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary of World Milk Day! We are so lucky to have wonderful fresh milk donated every single week, throughout the year by our generous national fresh milk program partners. In the NT we work closely with the wonderful LactalisAustralia who generously produce more than 230,000 litres of Pauls milk every year for Foodbank across the Territory and Queensland. We also want to thank their fantastic dairy farmers who get up at the crack of dawn every single day so that we can have access to this delicious source of calcium and vitamin D. Thank you LactalisAustralia and all of our milk partners for ensuring vulnerable Aussies have access to delicious fresh milk, all year round. #ZeroHunger #WorldMilkDay2020

15.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to acknowledge Paul Giovanazzi from News Corp Australia for supporting us through the staff donation fund with a donation of $3000 going towards our remote and regional schools program. Not only is Paul an avid supporter of Foodbank NT's work in the community, he is also one of our master community chefs! For the last two years Paul has been cooking at all of our public fund raising and food-raising events along side his cooking partner Peter Hendry! Together they have cooked 1000's upon 1000's of pancakes, chicken satays and chicken burgers! Thank you Paul for your ongoing support and commitment to Foodbank NT and thank you News Corp Australia for your donation!

14.01.2022 Foodbank NT is proud to be able to support the Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation with the emergency supply of Weetbix for their school nutrition program. Thank you to Sanitarium Health Food Company through Foodbank Australia, South 32, and Nighthawk Transport for making this possible. See the full story below.

14.01.2022 We're really happy to be involved in this national promotion and we wish to thank all the participating news agencies in the Northern Territory

13.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to send out a huge thank you to Engineers Australia (NT Branch). The 2020 Structural Support initiative more-than-exceeded expectations with teams of engineering companies and engineering students in the NT coming together to donate a total of 2082 items (908kg) of food to Foodbank NT. There has been a great negative impact as a result of COVID-19 on the NT community, including not-for-profit initiatives such as Foodbank NT, said Engineers Australia N...orthern Division General Manager, Keely Quinn. Representatives of the Engineers Australia Northern Territory Committee approached us with their concerns and offered a suggestion to help alleviate this issue in the form of the ‘Structural Support’ program. The purpose of ‘Structural Support’ is to call on the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the NT community in a way that helps support those in need. Said FoodBank NT’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Pilt: In May alone, the requirement for meals was up from (approx.) 31,000 to 86,000 in the NT. There are 13,000 homeless people in the NT, 4,500 of which are children. No one in Australia should go hungry, but they do. Community engagement makes all the difference. Teams crafted everything from the Taj Mahal to their local Bunnings, a castle and more all from a mix of tinned meats, tune, spaghetti, crackers, pasta and rice just to name a few. Each of the structures were photographed and shared on social media, while cans were dropped into Engineers Australia Northern Division for collection by Foodbank NT earlier this week.

12.01.2022 On Saturday Foodbank NT volunteers in conjunction with Woolworths Gateway and the GatewayNT Shopping Centre held a food drive for our annual Christmas Hamper Appeal outside Woolworths! It was a wonderful day with 341 kilos of food donated by the wonderful people of Palmerston. Santa and his troupe of magical helpers visited our stand along with our friends from the Police Credit Union. We would like to send a huge thank you to our volunteers including our corporate friends from NEC! Thank you to everyone who donated!

12.01.2022 This story aired on 9 News Darwin tonight. Thank you YouthWorX NT for your support for Foodbank NT through the ups and downs of the year. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the YouthWorX NT staff and the youth that volunteer with us on a regular basis as we all work together to support vulnerable Territorians in our community.

11.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to send a huge thank you to the students atYear 1/2 Skinner at Marrara Christian College for the donation of $150.00 from their efforts collecting recyclable drink containers. Every year the students collect cash for Foodbank NT with a presentation at the junior school assembly. This morning Foodbank NT CEO Pete Pilt was on hand to thank the students personally and invite the student for an excursion. We look forward to seeing the students when they are able to commence school excursions again. Thank you Marrara Christian College for your ongoing support of Foodbank NT.

11.01.2022 This Saturday with support from IGA Zuccoli, Zuccoli Plaza and Mix 104.9, Foodbank NT will host our Christmas Hamper Appeal Finale! Come on down and say hello. Aly from Mix 104.9 will be broadcasting live from IGA Zuccoli from 9am-12noon, a fantastic pancake bbq breakfast will be on offer for donations of cash, eftpos and food. There will be a line dancing display from Darwin Line Dancing, live community entertainment and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia will be there with their simulator. A fantastic community raffle will be available thanks to Lia Finocchiaro MLA for all who donate food on the day and Santa will arrive at 11.00am. So come on down, take advantage of the in-store IGA specials and join us for our finale! we hope to see you there!

10.01.2022 The Management, staff and volunteers of Foodbank NT would like to thank the Chief Minister for taking the time to come to open the new look Foodbank NT Pantry on Monday. We understand that he is very busy especially with the COVID-19 crisis but to take some time to engage with our volunteers and staff had a huge positive impact and it was very much appreciated! Also we would like to thank Adam Griffiths from the Northern Transportables - Home Build project and his many contractors who made the amazing Pantry transformation possible but that story, in more detail, will be in another post coming soon!

09.01.2022 Last Saturday, Foodbank NT with the help of the Howard Springs Scout group hosted a food drive at Coolalinga Central. With support from Coles Coolalinga, Coolalinga Central and the amazing residents of the rural area, we collected 270 kilos of donated food and received over $400 in cash donations. Foodbank NT would like to thank the members of the Howard Springs Scout group, our ever reliable volunteers Bev, Sophia, Carol and Debbie, Coles for donating the voucher for the raffle and the good people of Howard Springs, Humpty Doo and Girraween for supporting the Christmas hamper Appeal! Next weekend Foodbank will host a food drive at Gateway Shopping Centre Palmerston on Saturday and then at Northlakes Shopping Centre Marrara on Sunday. We hope to see you there!

08.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to thank the Darwin International Airport for the donation from their outdoor drive-in cinema event that was held in June. The drive-in cinema was located in the Short Stay carpark, and was fully sold out on all three nights. Today Foodbank NT CEO Peter Pilt was presented with the cheque along with Deckchair Cinema representative at a presentation at the Darwin International Airport. Thank you to all that were involved with this great initiative. Your support will go a long way!

07.01.2022 We are looking forward to a fabulous night this coming Saturday at Darwin Golf Club and we hope that you can join us! $20.00 door charge that goes to Foodbank includes entry into the door prize of an overnight stay donated by the Ramada Suites by Wyndham Zen Quarter Darwin. The Foodbank crew with Darwin's premier Community Band Capricornia are set for a night of dancing and fun along with raffles, prizes and a speed auction with some great and unique items! Doors open at 6.30 and the music starts at 7.00pm. Great food is available from Mulligans at Darwin Golf Club and bookings for inside seating are still available or dine under the verandah. We hope to see you there!

06.01.2022 Yesterday, Foodbank NT, GatewayNT and entertainers from Tip Top Circus Entertainment visited both the Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital to spread some Easter cheer. To see the smiles on the faces of the children as they received their treats was so good, not to mention the smiles from the hard working doctors and nurses at both Hospitals. Even though they were wearing masks you could feel the joy and excitement that came from our visit! Thanks to all who supported this fantastic initiative. Happy Easter to all, have a safe and wonderful weekend!

06.01.2022 Hey friends, Canned Comedy is back at the The Deck Bar this coming Wednesday night. Hosted by the fabulously funny Amy Hetherington - Comedy and a great line up of local comedians it will be a night not to be missed. Entry to the Deck Bar is by tins of canned food! Bring three (3) or more tins and go into the draw to win the lucky door prize! Hope to see you there, it's going to be a great night!

05.01.2022 Yesterday was the final day of the GatewayNT Foodbank Easter Egg Appeal. With over 150 kilos of Easter eggs and around 100 kilos of groceries collected from the great people of Palmerston, the last 14 days out front of Woolworths Gateway has been fantastic! Foodbank NT would like to thank Woolworths Gateway for the donation of the $100 voucher for the raffle which was drawn yesterday at 12noon. Thanks also to GatewayNT for the opportunity and also the amazing people of Palmerston for their support for Foodbank NT. Happy Easter!

04.01.2022 This Saturday Foodbank volunteers will be at the GatewayNT Shopping Centre out side Woolworths from 9am - 3.pm for our Chritmas Hamper Appeal Food Drive. Come on down and say hello, donate some food and then go into the draw to win a $50.00 gift voucher donated by Woolworths. Its going to be a great day with Santa and his crew of magical helpers arriving at the centre from 11.30am We hope to see you there!

04.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to send a warm-hearted thank you to all of the many volunteers that continue to help us week in and week out! Without this support we would be in a very different place! At Foodbank NT volunteers are central to what we do and how we do it! To help celebrate National Volunteer Week we had a wee-little lunch time BBQ to say thank you. So we will say it again and again! THANK YOU! Volunteering NT

04.01.2022 On Friday last week the Foodbank NT CEO Pete Pilt and Community and Corporate Relations Manager Paul Wyatt met up with Jacana Energy Acting CEO Grant Draper and some of Jacana Energy's amazing staff to collect donated food from their annual food drive. A huge 154 kilos of food was donated by the management and staff to Foodbank NT and we would like to pass on our thanks to all who donated. Foodbank NT would also like to thank Thrifty Car and Truck Rental Darwin for the loan of the van that we have been using to pick up food during the current COVID-19 emergency! The support we continue to receive from the NT corporate sector during this time has been fantastic! Thank you.

03.01.2022 There's only two weeks until the Fabulous Festive Fun-Raiser planned for the Darwin Golf Club on Saturday the 21st of November. Last night Peter and Paul from Foodbank joined Darwins' premier community band Capricornia for a rehearsal and a catch up. A great line up of entertainment is planned including soloist Rod Alivia, raffles, best dress competitions, a speed auction and a great door prize. Only $20 cover charge that goes to Foodbank and bookings for dinner at Mulligans at Darwin Golf Club for the night is recommended. We hope to see you then!

02.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to announce that our new staff shirts have arrived. Definitely a change from the bright fluro orange, but they definitely stand out and brighten up the office and Warehouse Pantry. A big thank to Moogully T-Shirts for organising them and the extra special Foodbank caps and can coolers that came along with them. Looking good TEAM FOODBANK!

02.01.2022 On Sunday, Foodbank NT with our community volunteers held a food drive at Coles Northlakes for our annual Christmas Hamper Appeal. We would like to send a huge shout out to the Sanderson residents who donated food on the day. A massive 437 kilos of food was collected, a fantastic effort! A big thank you to our community volunteers including Kate Worden MLA: Member for Sanderson, Bert Wickramanayake from Bert's Cuisine, Rory Hood and the students from Sanderson Middle School Clontarf, Danielle, Warwick, Brian, Trey and Sophia for putting in a great effort. Foodbank NT would also like to thank Coles for donating a $100 gift card for the raffle draw. It was an amazing day!

02.01.2022 Foodbank NT is pleased to announce that the organisation has received an operational grant of $100,000.00 from natural resources company South 32 to help increase the response to vulnerable students in remote areas of the Northern Territory. With their head office located in Perth, Western Australia, South 32 has a presence right across Australia from North West Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania, and across to Western Australia and up to GEMCO on Groote Eylandt in the ...Northern Territory. South 32 is committed to supporting communities in Australia with working to reduce vulnerability and to increase educational and health outcomes for kids in remote communities which aligns with Foodbank NT aims and objectives. Manager Human Resources, Melissa Mentiplay is pictured with Foodbank NT CEO Pete Pilt on recent visit to see our operations and meet Foodbank NT team. Thank you South 32 your support will help Territory kids in the bush! See more

01.01.2022 Foodbank NT is seeking expressions of interest from volunteer, social, service and/or school groups that would be interested to hold shopping centre FOOD DONATION DRIVES for the 2020 Foodbank NT Christmas Hamper Appeal, in November. Promotional tables, collection bins and shopping wish lists will be provided for an 'all-day' food drive from 9.00am-3.00pm on either a Saturday or a Sunday. To find out more, please contact admin on 8947 3669. If you could please share this e-flyer would be appreciated, thank you!

01.01.2022 It was a fantastic night last Wednesday night for Canned Comedy at The Deck Bar with a full house of patrons and a huge amount of laughter! A whopping 133.5 kilos of canned food was donated along with $170.00 of cash! What a great start for the resumption of the series that will now be held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. A big shout out to Amy Hetherington - Comedy and her band of merry men and women for a great show. Thanks to all who came along to support local comedy and to support Foodbank NT. We are already looking forward to next month's event.

01.01.2022 Foodbank NT would like to acknowledge the amazing support we receive from FuelXpress Pty Ltd to keep the Foodbank NT fleet on the road for our regular food rescue services! Foodbank NT CEO Pete Pilt and GMO Peter Chandler visited Pat O'Connell From FuelXpress Pty Ltd earlier this week to pass on our sincere thanks for their ongoing support! Along with fuel, FuelXpress Pty Ltd also supports Foodbank NT with vouchers to use as give ways and prizes for our volunteers and donors! Thank you FuelXpress Pty Ltd your support is greatly appreciated!