Shepparton Foodshare’s new home makes history

06/05/2025

For the first time since it was founded in 2012, Shepparton Foodshare has its own, purpose-built warehouse and distribution centre to provide its critical food relief service.

Supported with almost $3 million from the Victorian Government, the new hub in Mooroopna provides a secure base for the organisation, which distributes around 390,000 kilograms of food each year to more than 100 registered emergency relief agencies, schools, and other organisations.

Shepparton Foodshare partners with supermarkets, businesses, manufacturers, growers and other food rescue agencies to provide free, healthy food for people in need.

Since 2012, it has distributed almost five million kilograms of food, or close to 10 million meals, across the Goulburn Valley region and beyond.

Shepparton Foodshare’s new site provides more space where food can be stored, prepared and distributed and where donations can be received and sorted.

Almost 50 full-time jobs were created during construction of the new facility, with almost 30 local contractors and businesses engaged to provide products, materials and services.

Additionally, there are 50 volunteer opportunities available at Shepparton Foodshare across the warehouse and on the Board.

The new site has more warehousing space, along with new offices and a meeting room, as well as a new commercial kitchen to maximise food usage and minimise waste.

Cooling and freezer rooms have also doubled in size compared with the previous site, allowing access by forklifts to reduce manual handling processes.

The project has also been supported by the Australian Government with $600,000 provided in federal funding.