Gisborne Foodbank in Gisborne, Victoria | Community organisation

Gisborne Foodbank

Locality: Gisborne, Victoria

Phone: +61 492 850 520

Address: Gisborne Uniting Church 3437 Gisborne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.gisbornefoodbank.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Gisborne shedmen, Max and Terry have been working hard building a fantastic cubby house that the Gisborne Men's Shed are raffling off (in time for Christmas) with proceeds from raffle ticket sales going directly to the Gisborne Foodbank. We'll keep sharing the progress of the cubby house build as it comes together. Don't miss out on the chance to win this amazing hand crafted cubby house for Christmas. BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS NOW at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisel...y.com/ The Gisborne Foodbank and the Gisborne Men's Shed reallly appreciate the support of our awesome Macedon Ranges community.

25.01.2022 Good morning to our Macedon Ranges community on this glorious spring Wednesday. Great news that we move to step 3 in the Victorian Government's re-opening roadmap tomorrow so with the lovely weather we can also start to reconnect socially with this wonderful community in which we live and start to give back to the awesome local businesses who have supported us during lockdown over the last six months. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please d...rop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: UHT full cream milk, oil, chunky soup, sweet biscuits, cracker biscuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), coffee, milo, kids snacks, jam, shampoo, conditioner, men's deodorant. Many schools are having a bit of a break from online learning each week to encourage students to look after their wellbeing. Massive thanks to Aston and Edi Gauci who used their 'wellbeing Wednesday' last week to make these wonderful gift bags for our foodbank customers, to cheer them up during these challenging times. What a wonderful way to put a smile on the faces of those that need cheering up the most. Have a great day everyone x

24.01.2022 Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House We have had a number of queries over the last couple of weeks about whether or not people can donate to the Gisborne Foodbank using their credit card, and now we can say....... ABSOLUTELY, YES, YOU CAN DONATE USING A CREDIT CARD. We have set up a new donation page at https://gisborne-community-care-foodbank.raisely.com/ to enable credit card donations.... You can make a one-time donation and we also have the facility for people to make monthly, or yearly donations. For those who prefer to donate cash in person at the Foodbank, or transfer money to our bank account, we are so very grateful to also accept these donations as well (just email us at [email protected] if you would like our bank account details). We would not be able to continue to help those in need without the support of our wonderful Macedon Ranges community. So we thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts.

24.01.2022 We have been so very fortunate this year, to have Barb Davis, our wonderful Community Chaplain, spend time each week at the Gisborne Foodbank, assisting those in need by providing physical and emotional support, connection and referral to services as needed to help them get back on their feet. The Gisborne Secondary College Chaplaincy Fundraising Committee who organise fundraising activities to raise money so that Barb can continue to service our community as Chaplain, have b...een unable to hold any events for the last 8 months due to the COVID-19 restrictions. So they need our help! The committee are doing a sausage sizzle to raise funds for Barb's position, at Bunnings in Sunbury on Saturday, 12 December and need some helpers. There are 3 shifts available: 8.30-11.00, 11.00-1.30 and 1.30-4.00 (5 helpers are needed for each shift). The jobs are: BBQ captain, greeter, order, cook and collect. If you have a couple of hours free to help could you please make contact with Bronwyn Tacey on 0417 028 605. Hopefully, now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing, this wonderful fundraising commitee can get back to what it does best, raising money to ensure that those in need in our community get the support that they need from our awesome Community Chaplain, Barb x

24.01.2022 Good morning and happy Wednesday to our wonderful Macedon Ranges community! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. Thank you to Coles Gisborne who raised $290 for the Gisborne Foodbank from their Easter raffle. It was great to meet Nonie when she dropped off the Coles giftcard.... And on the subject of Easter raffles, St. Paul's Op Shop also ran an Easter raffle and donated $154 to the Foodbank. Awesome! Thank you! Thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets. A special thank you this week to the lovely local (who wishes to remain anonymous) who donated $200 in Coles gift vouchers to the Foodbank. You know who you are and we are so very grateful for your donation x We are so lucky to live in such a generous community. Have a great week everyone x

24.01.2022 Good morning to everyone in our Macedon Ranges community on this absolutely glorious Wednesday! There's nothing like a bit of sunshine to lift the spirits! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. I wanted to post these final photos from the 'Cubby House for Christmas' raffle held late last year, the G...isborne Men's Shed raising $6,855 for the Gisborne Foodbank. The cubby is now installed at the home of the awesome Draper family and as you can see from the second photo, three year old Korra has claimed it as her own :-) Thanks so much for the photos Gabrielle x

23.01.2022 Only a couple of days left before the big raffle draw for the Gisborne Men's Shed's incredible cubby house. The winner will be drawn this Friday 18 Dec at 4pm at the Gisborne Men's Shed. There's still time to purchase your raffle tickets at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.com/. I want to acknowledge how hard the Gisborne Men's Shed Shedmen have been working on their 'Cubby House for Christmas' campaign. They not only built this fantastic cubby house, but they have... been out in Gisborne every weekend for the last month, encouraging people to buy raffle tickets, and talking about the Gisborne Men's Shed and the great work that they do, ensuring that the men in our community have a place to connect. And, at the same time, they have raised over $6,000 for the Gisborne Foodbank! We are beyond grateful for their support x Thank you also to the GREAT Association who publish the GREAT Gisborne Gazette for their support of the Gisborne Men's Shed and the Gisborne Foodbank. I have included photos of each day that the cubby house has been 'on tour' in Gisborne over the last month and the amazing men who give so much to our Macedon Ranges community!

23.01.2022 A massive thank you to the students, families and staff at Gisborne Primary School for your continuing support of the Gisborne Foodbank since we opened last year. Your Christmas food drive has again produced a massive amount of food donations to help those in need in our community and provided some awesome Christmas treats! Our wonderful volunteer Wally wasn't able to collect the Gisborne PS haul last week, but he was there in spirit, sending his lovely wife Cheryl and even letting her borrow his ute. Thanks Wally, get well soon x

22.01.2022 Good morning to our awesome Macedon Ranges community. We hope that everyone had a restful long weekend! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: muesli bars,... milo, coffee, honey, olive oil. We'd thought we'd give her a week to settle in, so this week we'd like to welcome our new manager, Lara. Lovely Lara has been volunteering at the Foodbank for the last year and we were so grateful when she agreed to take on the manager's position so that Anita could step down to spend more time with her family. Thanks Lara! We are so happy that you are part of the Gisborne Foodbank family, helping those in need in our community x Have a great day everyone x

22.01.2022 Big thanks to Joe from TD Automotive Services in New Gisborne for your generous support of the Gisborne Foodbank over the last few months. TD Automotive have ensured that we have a credit at The Town Butcher so that we can purchase meat each week for our customers. So he is not only helping the Foodbank, but also supporting one of our local businesses. And as well as being an awesome member of our Macedon Ranges community, he knows how to look after your car! Win win! https://tdautomotive.net.au/

22.01.2022 Thanks you so much to the members of the Gisborne Secondary College Victoria sub branch of the Australian Education Union for your donation of $350 last week to the Gisborne Foodbank. We really appreciate your support. It was also great to see so many Gisborne Secondary College students and staff volunteering last Monday to pack our Christmas hampers. Thank you for always being there to help us x

22.01.2022 Good morning to our amazing Macedon Ranges community. What's the story with this cold snap! And snow expected on Friday! Welcome to Spring! The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to help fill our dwindling shelves, we are short of the following item...s this week: UHT milk, tinned spaghetti, tinned baked beans, chunky soup, pasta sauce, tinned fruit, cake mixes, coconut milk, condensed milk, kids snacks, oil, deodorant. Have a great day everyone x

22.01.2022 Good morning to our wonderful Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesday and Friday this week from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. This is our last week of operation for 2020 before closing for a short break. We will be closed from Sat 19 Dec 2020 to Tues 19 Jan 2021 (reopening on Wed 20 Jan 2021). However, if you need urgent a...ssistance with food during the period we are closed, please just call our mobile # and we will be able to help. We are expecting a busy week this week as we have the awesome pleasure of giving our Christmas hampers to all our customers and ensuring that they have enough food to get them through the Christmas and New Year break. All made possible because of the amazing support of our Macedon Ranges community. Have a great day everyone x

22.01.2022 A Gift for Good ~ Domestic Violence At a time of Covid Isolation in Victoria I can not help but think of all women, especially those women who are subject to d...omestic violence. Isolation is challenging for many women, however for those who are experiencing domestic violence...... For the month of July, I nourished my family with Soup for the Soul. For the rest of winter I hope to nourish others; Your family and the women and families of vulnerable women who are the subject of domestic violence. I have a gift for everyone a Soup for the Soul Look book (e-book) to give you iso cooking inspiration. Upon downloading the look book there is an optional donation to organisations that assist women in and who have suffered from domestic violence situations. The three organisations you can opt to donate to are; White Ribbon Australia Foodbank Victoria Centre for Non Violence Three amazing organisations that support, educate, empower and nourish vulnerable women. 100% of your donation will go to the non-for profit of your choice. Please go to the link below to download the soup look book for ideas to nourish you and your family, gift for you. There is no obligation to donate. If you do not wish to donate $ and can donate food, contact your local community food bank. A shout out to the community pantries and food banks in my area Gisborne Foodbank Woodend Anglican and Kyneton Caring Community Inc. These dedicated organizations do a wonderful job caring for those in my local area. Thank you. There are so many vulnerable people right now. My heart goes out to you all. Empower each other. Stay Well and Stay Safe xx #endgeneratedviolence #pledgeforparity https://www.levata.life/giftforgood

21.01.2022 Thank you to the wonderful ladies from Shared Table for your ongoing support of the Gisborne Foodbank since we opened our doors last year. Your support enables us to purchase additional food and household items to ensure that our shelves are kept stocked. Thank you also so much for the gift vouchers for our Christmas hampers x

21.01.2022 The Shedmen from the Gisborne Men's Shed are in Aitken Street, near 3 Little Pigs Gisborne today until 1 pm, so pop down and see the fantastic cubby house that they have built to raise funds for the Gisborne Foodbank (and grab a coffee and snack from 3 Little Pigs while you're there). Make sure you say hi to this wonderful group of men who do so much for our Macedon Ranges community. And don't forget to BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.c...om/. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 18 December. Good luck everyone! (pictured are Dale & Lawrie outside Foodworks yesterday)

21.01.2022 Welcome to Wednesday to our amazing Macedon Ranges community! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. We had a wonderful surprise last Friday when Lizzie, Claire and Eileen dropped by the Foodbank with a massive donation of three overflowing hampers and six boxes of food and items for our Christmas ha...mpers. Thanks so much girls for your generosity x If anyone would like to donate Christmas food items and small gifts for our Christmas hampers, you still have time as we are not packing them until 14 December. You can donate in person at the Foodbank or at any of our drop points around town (check our website under 'donations' for drop point locations). If you would prefer to donate money so that we can purchase Christmas items for our hampers, or other food and household items to keep our shelves stocked, you can do so at our donation page at https://gisborne-community-care-foodbank.raisely.com/ Thanks to everyone in our wonderful community for continuing to support the Gisborne Foodbank. We love you! x Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

20.01.2022 Good morning awesome Macedon Rangers! The sun is out after a few brrrrrr days. Yay! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: instant noodles, oil, honey, swee...t biscuits, tinned vegetables, stock, kid's snacks, plain & self raising four, muesli bars, milo, toilet paper. Thank you so much to Daniel, the manager at Coles Gisborne, for helping us out with $50 gift vouchers towards our shops when we need to top up our shelves. Coles also donated 4 boxes of beautiful medjool dates last week (pictured below with our lovely volunteers Lorna & Lynne). We really appreciate Coles' support. Have a great week everyone x

18.01.2022 It's windy Wednesday here in the Macedon Ranges so please stay safe if you are out and about in this wild weather. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: sweet biscui...ts, cracker biscuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), vegemite, oil, rice, chunky soup, kids snacks, long life milk, shampoo, conditioner, dishwashing liquid. We would like to send a big THANK YOU!!! to everyone in our awesome Macedon Ranges community who continues to donate food and cash to the Gisborne Foodbank to keep our shelves full. We are so fortunate to live in such a generous community, one that always looks after those that might be needing some assistance during these very challenging times. There is no need to feel embarrassed about asking for help, we all need it from time to time and that's what we are here for. Please share the video made by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council about the Gisborne and Kyneton Foodbanks and the assistance that we offer. Please ask us for help if you need it x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_M_YC2KAOg Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

18.01.2022 Good morning to our fantastic Macedon Ranges community! What a gorgeous Autumn day! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: oil, sweet biscuits, crackers, mil...o, toilet paper. It was great to see Ros Shipp, Head of Middle School at Braemar College who visited us last week to bring in the donations from Braemar's recent food drive for the Gisborne Foodbank. A whopping 266.3 kgs of food and household items to help those in need in our community. Thanks so much to all the students and staff from Braemar College for your generosity and community spirit. Have a great week everyone x

18.01.2022 Good morning to everyone in our wonderful Macedon Ranges Community. It's been very busy here in the Macedon Ranges over Easter and we hope that you've had a restful break. The Autumn leaves are beautiful at this time of year! The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. Have a great week everyone x

18.01.2022 What an amazing morning we had at the Gisborne Foodbank. Today we packed 92 Christmas hampers for those in need in our Macedon Ranges community, to ensure that they are spoilt for Christmas. Because let's face it, everyone should be able to enjoy the holidays without worrying about being able to put food (& Christmas treats) on the table. Thank you to all our fantastic volunteers who came to help today. We are so lucky to have so many amazing community members supporting the Foodbank.

17.01.2022 Just sending out a reminder that the Gisborne Men's Shed Shedmen will be out and about again this weekend taking the fantastic cubby house that they have hand-made 'on tour'. Please pop down to Gisborne and see the cubby in person and say hi to the wonderful Shedmen who are working so hard to raise money for the Gisborne Foodbank. And don't forget to BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.com/. The cubby house tour dates for this weekend are:... Saturday 28 Nov - 9am to 3pm - Foodworks (rear carpark) Sunday 29 Nov - 9am to 1pm - Aitken Street, near 3 Little Pigs Cafe (you can pick up a coffee and a snack from Matt at 3 Little Pigs while you check out the cubby house). The raffle will be drawn on Friday 18 December. Good luck everyone! Pictured: Peter and Gary from the Gisborne Men's Shed, in the IGA carpark last Saturday, 'modelling' the gorgeous table and chairs that come with the cubby - I think they might be just having a rest. It's hard work on tour with a cubby house :-) Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House Gisborne & Macedon Ranges Community and News Page Mountain Mummas - Macedon Ranges Mums Gisborne Community Group (Victoria, Australia) Macedon Ranges Community Page Woodend Community Ponderings and News

17.01.2022 Good morning to our awesome Macedon Ranges community. Well there's no snow yet (although we are still hopeful) on this chilly Wednesday. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. We recently had a visit from Carolyn Walker from Days for Girls Australia an amazing organisation who are increasing access to menstru...al care and education for women and girls, and championing social change in communities all around the world. Carolyn dropped off some face masks that had been made by volunteers for our Foodbank customers. You can purchase masks from Days for Girls, so please email [email protected] to make contact. Please visit their website https://www.daysforgirls.org/ to find out more about the fantastic work they are doing. Thanks so much to Carolyn and the Days for Girls team for your support of the Gisborne Foodbank. If you are out shopping this week and would like to pick up a little something to donate to the Foodbank, these are things that we are short of: 2-minute noodles, tinned tuna, coffee, jelly, stock cubes, dishwashing liquid. Please stay at home, and wear a face mask when you leave the house to exercise or pick up essential items x

17.01.2022 Thanks so much for your ongoing support Liberty Health and Happiness x

17.01.2022 Good morning to our awesome Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: UHT full cream milk, lactose free milk, juice, 2-minute noodles, cracker ...biscuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), sweet biscuits, rice bubbles, cornflakes, shampoo & conditioner, dishwashing liquid. We would like to send out a massive thank you to Jack and Zoe Trinh, owners of Trinh's Kitchen in Gisborne. They recently donated $1,000 cash to the Foodbank, and they are supplying us with prepared meals on a fortnightly basis. Jack told us that they really want to give back to the community who were so supportive of their restaurant when they opened 2 years ago in Gisborne. So please support this amazing local family and pop down to Trinh's Kitchen for a Banh Mi or a bowl of Pho (my personal favourites) and know that you'll be supporting the Gisborne Foodbank at the same time. Thanks Jack & Zoe (and our best wishes for the arrival of your new baby, hopefully very soon)! http://trinhskitchen.com.au/

16.01.2022 Thank you so much to Josh, Tamsyn and all the team from Josh's Rainbow Eggs for supporting the Gisborne Foodbank (and lots of other Foodbanks) this year. We just have to make a call to them, and they ensure that we have fresh eggs for our customers, every week! And on top of that, they donated 60 dozen eggs to go out with our Christmas hampers. Absolutely awesome! We hope you get a chance to have a break over the Christmas period, but I guess your beautiful hens don't take a break from laying awesome eggs, so it will be business as usual for you all. Thank you again for all you do for the Gisborne Foodbank x

16.01.2022 I have some exciting Friday news for our fabulous Macedon Ranges community! The Gisborne Men's Shed cubby house is now finished! And it looks AMAZING! I have attached some photos of the finished cubby. So, this weekend the Gisborne Shedmen are taking the 'Cubby-on-Tour'. I'm not kidding, you can go and see the cubby in person and say hi to the wonderful Shedmen who have worked so hard to build this awesome cubby that you could win and have installed at your place before Chris...tmas. The cubby house tour details for this weekend are: Saturday 21 Nov - 9am to 3pm - IGA carpark in Gisborne (opp post office) Sunday 22 Nov - 9am to 3pm - Coles, Robertson Street, Gisborne (opp Vic Tavern) Don't forget to BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.com/. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 18 December. Good luck everyone! Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

15.01.2022 Happy Wednesday to all of our awesome Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: jam, kid's snacks, tinned spaghetti, tinned fruit,cracker biscu...its (savoy, sakatas, shapes etc), coffee, breakfast cereal (not Weetbix), shampoo/conditioner, sanitary pads, razors, dishwashing liquid. We were very thankful to receive a $200 donation last week with an interesting backstory that we wanted to share with our community. One of our local residents recently had their letterbox damaged by three young men, with the CCTV footage released by Police on social media. The young men, took responsibility for their actions and compensated the resident for the damage. For the resident, it was not about the money, but more about the young men showing genuine remorse for their actions. So, he very kindly decided to match the money he received from the young men, and made a donation to the Gisborne Foodbank. It just goes to show that every cloud has a silver lining and it's nice to be able to share another positive story during a time when many of us are finding things very challenging due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Please don't feel embarrassed to ask us for help. That's what we are here for. Have a great day everyone x

14.01.2022 It was great to meet Bianca and Kieran (& Bianca's Mum Maria) at the Little plates van down in Gisborne just now. Thank you so much for continuing to support the Gisborne Foodbank with prepared meals for our customers. We really appreciate it! So get down to Gisborne now (they are next to the NAB in Brantome St) as their food looks AMAZING! I can't wait to eat the arancini, focaccia & cannoli that I couldn't resist buying.

14.01.2022 Happy Wednesday to our fantastic Macedon Ranges community. What a beautiful day! So much to update you on today! But first things first. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to pick up some donations for the Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: self raising flour, jam, milo, tinned tuna, tinned lentils, kid's snacks, sweet biscuits, cracker biscuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), and Christmas items for our hampers.... The Gisborne Men's Shed cubby house is nearing completion and it looks FANTASTIC! I have included some progress photos. The cubby house will be doing a tour around Gisborne starting this Saturday and I will let you know the schedule later in the week so you can go and check it out and meet the wonderful Gisborne Shedmen who are giving so generously of their time to help the Gisborne Foodbank. Don't miss out on the chance to win this amazing cubby house for Christmas. BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS NOW at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.com/. The Gisborne Shedmen have worked so hard to have the cubby house ready for Christmas and what an amazing Christmas surprise this would be for the children in your lives! Have a great day everyone! Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

13.01.2022 Good morning to all of our wonderful Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: toothpaste, 2-minute noodles, conditioner, deodorant, cracker bi...scuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), tinned fruit, tinned tuna, lactose free UHT milk. We would like to send out a massive thank you to 14 year old Piper Spaltman, an extraordinary young woman who has been making and selling masks over the last few weeks, and last week donated $1000 to the Gisborne Foodbank. Piper originally started making masks for the staff at 3 Little Pigs Gisborne where her mum Susan Spaltman works. Piper, Matt and Susan then hatched a plan to sell Piper's masks from the cafe takeaway window and donate some of the proceeds to the Gisborne Foodbank. Piper, we would like to sincerely thank you for your incredible generosity in helping those members of our community who may be struggling at the moment under the unprecedented circumstances that we find ourselves in due to COVID-19. Our young people show us that our community is in great hands x

13.01.2022 Thank you so much to Paul and Tanya Smith and their family. Tanya suggested that their family donate money to a cause instead of buying each other Christmas presents and they have donated $1,000 to the Gisborne Foodbank. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family Paul and Tanya, we are so grateful for your generosity x

13.01.2022 Thank you so much to the Bolinda Primary School for your fantastic donations to the Gisborne Foodbank to help those in need in our community this Christmas x

13.01.2022 Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House Riddell community

13.01.2022 Happy hump day to our fantastic Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open today and Friday from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: sweet biscuits, cracker biscuits (ritz, sakatas, shapes etc), tinned ...vegetables, 2-minute nooodles, kids snacks, peanut butter, vegemite, gluten free cereal, instant macaroni & cheese, dishwashing liquid. A big shout out to Jane from Aunty's Chilli Jam for dropping off two dozen jars of their famous chilli jam for our customers to enjoy. If you would like to order some of their delicious chilli jam, please visit their website https://auntys.com.au/. Thanks again Jane for your support of the Gisborne Foodbank!

13.01.2022 Last Friday was a hive of activity at the Gisborne Foodbank as so many of our amazing Macedon Ranges community members came in to donate items for our Christmas hampers. Thank you to everyone in our community for your support of the Foodbank. We are so lucky to have you helping us look after those in need within our community x

13.01.2022 Last Friday I was so very fortunate to meet a pretty amazing group of year 6 students at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School New Gisborne. These incredible students have been focusing on social justice and business & economics as part of their curriculum and decided to raise money and awareness for a local charity as they have been doing for the past 5 years. They researched local needs and then voted to support the Gisborne Foodbank. How lucky are we!!!! The students all desi...gned and ran their own stalls over three days for the school community. Stalls included popcorn, ice-creams, slime, playdough, basketball shootout and lucky dips to name a few. How much fun would last week have been for the Holy Cross students! All proceeds from the stalls were donated to the Gisborne Foodbank, with a MASSIVE total of $1,734. UNBELIEVABLE!! Thank you so much to these wonderful students and your great teachers Amanda Thomas and Luke Wenczel for your generous hearts in wanting to help those in need in our local community this Christmas x And if this initiative wasn't enough, Holy Cross Social Justice Group also ran a food drive to collect items for our Christmas hampers. Thanks to Anne-Marie and Sue for dropping off all the Christmas treats to the Foodbank yesterday x

13.01.2022 Happy Wednesday to our wonderful Macedon Ranges community. The Gisborne Foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm so please drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table this week. If you're out shopping over the next few days and would like to donate to the Gisborne Foodbank, we are short of the following items this week: Full cream, lactose & skim long life milk, tomato pasta s...auce, tomato paste, vinegar, macaroni & cheese, tinned spaghetti, cake mix, strawberry & raspberry jam, cornflakes, tissues, shampoo & conditioner, women's deodorant, laundry liquid. A big thank you this week to Liberty Health and Happiness. Liberty are a long time supporter of the Gisborne Foodbank. They ran a food drive in the lead up to Christmas and have also donated their new client fees for December to the Foodbank, a whopping $2,865. Thank you to Tony, Tiffani and your amazing, caring team for supporting the Gisborne Foodbank to help those in need in our community x Have a great day everyone x (pictured are Elise and Veronica)

12.01.2022 It has been a very challenging year for all of us, but even more so for those in need in our Macedon Ranges community. We are so very grateful for the community support we have received this year from so many people throughout the Macedon Ranges, which has enabled us to continue to help those who need assistance putting food on the table each week. When times are tough, we all need to look after each other and no community does this better than the people of the Macedon Range...s. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and may 2021 be an absolutely awesome year for everyone x

11.01.2022 Thank you to the wonderful parishioners and families from St Brigid's Parish Gisborne and St Brigid's Primary School for your ongoing support of the Gisborne Foodbank. You work tirelessly in our community to help those in need and we really appreciate everything you do for us x

11.01.2022 Thanks so much Adam Mizzi and AutObarn Opposite Lock 4wd Sunbury for your generous support of the Gisborne Foodbank. You rock!

10.01.2022 Thank you so much to Charity's Secret op shop in Riddell's Creek for collecting donations for our Christmas hampers and also $315 worth of gift vouchers that we were able to include in our hampers. We hope that we will be able to see more of your lovely volunteers next year now that restrictions have eased and you are able to reopen. Thanks to you and the Riddell community for your ongoing support of the Gisborne Foodbank x

09.01.2022 It was great to meet Jass this week who delivers sourdough to the Gisborne Foodbank each week from The Millett Road Maker. Thanks so much Simon for your support of the Gisborne Foodbank. Our customers are so lucky to receive your beautiful bread. Thanks also to Aarti and her family from Brumby's in Gisborne who donate bread and sweet/savoury treats to us each week. You have been so generous since we opened our doors.

08.01.2022 The Gisborne and District Lions Club are giving you an opportunity to sponsor a Lions Christmas Cake to be included in our Christmas hampers, being packed on 14 December and distributed to those in need in our wonderful Macedon Ranges community for Christmas! The Lions Club will be providing 60 Lions Christmas cakes to the Gisborne Foodbank. AWESOME! The Lions Christmas cakes are $13 each. So please sponsor a cake for the Gisborne Foodbank Christmas hampers. Sponsorship payme...nts can be made via direct debit: Acct name: Gisborne and District Lions Club Activity BSB: 633000 Acct no: 152262994 Description: insert surname and initials All sponsors will be recognised on various forums including the Lions Facebook page and website. If you would also like to buy a Christmas cake for your family (they are REALLY GOOD!). Lions Christmas Cakes this year are available online @ https://www.trybooking.com/BLUPD or from the following Gisborne locations: Hardy’s Pharmacy, Bendigo Bank, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Newsagency, Gisborne Medical Centre. Thanks so much to Russell Walker, OAM and all the members of the Gisborne and District Lions Club for your continued support of the Gisborne Foodbank. (Thanks to our very own Wally van Dort, also a member of the Gisborne and District Lions Club, and Helena Cyrulo, Secretary of the Gisborne and District Lions Club, for 'modelling' the beautiful Christmas cakes) Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

08.01.2022 Happy Tuesday everyone and I hope you are outside enjoying the beautiful sunshine. Great news this morning from the State Government advising that regional Victoria will be able to relax some of the COVID-19 restrictions within the next couple of days and move to the Third Step in the proposed Reopening Roadmap. We have had a number of wonderful members of our Macedon Ranges community contact us to offer their services as volunteers at the Gisborne Foodbank and we are so very... grateful to everyone who has contacted us over the last few months. We are currently not taking on any new volunteers until we can reach the COVID-normal stage of the reopening roadmap. We currently have a core group of 5-6 volunteers and to ensure that we can continue to keep everyone safe and well, we feel it is best not to bring on any new volunteers at this stage. Thank you again to everyone who has contacted us and for your continued support of the Gisborne Foodbank x

07.01.2022 THANK YOU SO MUCH to the wonderful Bronwyn Farrugia and her mum Jenny who made these gorgeous gift tags for our Christmas hampers and dropped them into the Foodbank yesterday. They are so lovely Bron and we really appreciate you and Jenny taking the time to brighten up Christmas for those in need in our community. If anyone would like to donate Christmas food items and small gifts for our Christmas hampers, you still have time as we are not packing them up until 14 December. ...You can donate in person at the Foodbank or at any of our drop points around town (check our website under 'donations' for drop point locations). If you would like to donate money so that we can purchase Christmas items for our hampers, or other food and household items to keep our shelves stocked, you can do so at our donation page at https://gisborne-community-care-foodbank.raisely.com/ We really appreciate all the support we receive from our awesome Macedon Ranges community x

07.01.2022 Hi Everyone, just a quick post to see if anyone has any spare bag tags (pictured) as we are running low and we use these to pack our bread, sweet treats, meat, etc into plastic bags to ensure everything is COVID-safe, and for freezing. If you have any that you can drop into the Foodbank (or at any of our drop points while you are out shopping), that would be great. Thanks awesome community! x

07.01.2022 Thank you so much for your generosity x

06.01.2022 Thank you Simon for your ongoing support of the Gisborne Foodbank.

05.01.2022 Thank you so much to Street Ryan, a consulting business based in Gisborne who donated to our Christmas hampers last year and this year donated ten Christmas puddings. Thank you so much for your support of the Gisborne Foodbank. https://www.streetryan.com.au/

05.01.2022 We have had a number of queries over the last couple of weeks about whether or not people can donate to the Gisborne Foodbank using their credit card, and now we can say....... ABSOLUTELY, YES, YOU CAN DONATE USING A CREDIT CARD. We have set up a new donation page at https://gisborne-community-care-foodbank.raisely.com/ to enable credit card donations. You can make a one-time donation and we also have the facility for people to make monthly, or yearly donations. For those who... prefer to donate cash in person at the Foodbank, or transfer money to our bank account, we are so very grateful to also accept these donations as well (just email us at [email protected] if you would like our bank account details). We would not be able to continue to help those in need without the support of our wonderful Macedon Ranges community. So we thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts.

05.01.2022 THANK YOU SO MUCH to gorgeous Macey who dropped off some lovely Easter goodies at the Gisborne Foodbank today x

03.01.2022 Riddell community Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House

03.01.2022 The Shedmen from the Gisborne Men's Shed are out and about again today with their 'cubby on tour'. Come on down to Robertson Street Gisborne, outside Coles (opp Vic Tavern) and check out the amazing cubby house they have built and are raffling off with proceeds going to the Gisborne Foodbank. The cubby will be there until 3 pm. We love you Gisborne Men's Shed! You can BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS at https://a-cubby-house-for-christmas.raisely.com/. The raffle will be drawn on Fri...day 18 December. Good luck everyone! Thanks to Max, Terry & Doug (pictured) for your support of our wonderful Macedon Ranges community.

03.01.2022 Thanks to Macedon Ranges Shire Council for putting together this video about our services so that we can continue to get the word out that we are here to help those in our community who need assistance putting food on the table.

01.01.2022 Thanks so much to the families and staff at Goodstart Early Learning New Gisborne for your continued support of the Gisborne Foodbank as one of our drop points where people can donate throughout the year and also for collecting for our Christmas hampers x (pictured are Brooke and Sarah)

01.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone in our awesome Macedon Ranges community. We hope that you have had a restful break with your families and are looking forward to a fantastic 2021 (let's face it, it's got to be better than 2020!). The Gisborne Foodbank will re-open on Wednesday next week (20 January) from 10am to 3pm. Please don't hesitate to drop in or give us a call on our mobile # 0492 850 520 if you or anyone you know needs assistance putting food on the table. We are here to he...lp. Thank you to everyone who has been donating food at our supermarket drop points over the holiday break. Just a reminder though, could you please ensure that any donations are not past their use by/best before date. Have a good weekend everyone x