Our mission is to source and distribute surplus food to relief agencies to feed people in need in Melbourne’s outer east
Helping people in Melbourne’s outer east access the food they need since 2012…
Outer East Foodshare Inc (OEF) is a local not-for-profit organisation run by a volunteer board. We provide a conduit between food rescue organisations, and a number of local emergency food relief agencies (EFRA) within Melbourne Outer East region.
We currently service agencies in Yarra Ranges, Knox and Maroondah council regions.
Contact us at volunteer@outereastfoodshare.org or 0409 253 489
Collecting food
Food is collected from various sources including Foodbank Victoria, SecondBite, Costco, supermarkets and other local food suppliers.
Storing and managing
Food is brought into the Distribution Hub in Wantirna for sorting and short-term storage. Agencies can collect the food from the Hub and some have food delivered to them. Food is distributed to agencies over six days, and the surplus on any one day is stored in our pantry, fridges and freezers.
Distributing food
OEF currently supports almost 50 local food relief charities by sourcing and distributing ‘rescued’ edible food that the charities give to their clients or use for cooking community meals. We provide food to around 4,200 people per week.