Colac and District Community Foodshare
Rising demand for welfare puts strain on Foodshare
A Colac food charity desperately needs money to stay afloat or it will close within months, leaving struggling families without meals.
Charity group grateful for generous donations
A Colac charity group is overwhelmed at the support it has received from the community after it called for donations at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, raising more than $2000.
By Greta Lannen
Demand for food service
The Colac and District Community Foodshare service is expecting an increase in demand for food, with people in the region facing long-term unemployment.
By Greta Lannen
Program helps feed 130 a week
Colac and District Community Foodshare helped almost 9000 people struggling with food insecurity last financial year.
By Olivia Reed
Colac foodshare celebrates year
Colac’s Foodshare operators have celebrated the food-distribution chairty’s first birthday and a strong year of helping Colac disadvantaged families.