OzHarvest
We're lending a helping hand to leading food rescue organisation OzHarvest to 'Nourish our Country'
Heritage Bank CEO, Peter Lock will be joining our friends at OzHarvest for their flagship fundraiser - The Community CookOff.
Guided by top chefs, Peter is preparing to cook up a storm on the 11 May at Gerard's Bistro in Brisbane, to help feed vulnerable Aussies and raise funds for food relief.
For every dollar donated, OzHarvest can deliver two meals to feed those in need!
The average Australian wastes 312kg of food a year. That's $2,500 per household!
Food waste is a $36.6 billion problem in Australia.
Over 7.6 million tonnes of food ends up as landfill, enough to fill 13,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.
1 in 6 Australians did not have enough to eat last year - Foodbank Hunger Report, 2021
35% of the average household bin is food waste.
At Heritage, we’re committed to making a difference in the communities we operate in by supporting organisations who lend a helping hand to vulnerable Australians.
OzHarvest is one of these organisations. They play a crucial role in our community to fight food waste, which not only helps Australians but our entire planet. By supporting OzHarvest we’ll be helping them to keep 66,660kg of food out of landfill and deliver an additional 200,000 meals to vulnerable Australians.
Founded by Ronni Kahn in 2004, OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation collecting quality surplus food from supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, hotels, retailers, airports and retail food outlets.
Diverting precious food from landfill makes a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable men, women and children across Australia. Since inception OzHarvest has delivered more than 200 million meals and saved more than 68,000 tonnes of food from landfill.
Stopping good food going to waste and getting it to people in need helps in many ways:
- Nutritious food for charities by providing high quality food to agencies which may not have been previously available.
- Savings for charities as vital funds saved from grocery bills can be redirected to education, rehabilitation and other programs.
- Protecting the planet by ensuring good food gets eaten rather than going to landfill helps reduce the negative impact of food waste on the environment.
- Savings for food donors through reducing costs for excess food disposal and storage costs, and increasing the positive impact on the local community.
Find more great tips and tricks from top chefs and OzHarvest supporters on the OzHarvest website.
“Thank you so much to Heritage Bank for joining the OzHarvest family. Heritage Bank’s idea of putting People first fits so beautifully with the mission of ours to Nourish our Country and to stop good food from going to waste.
With Heritage Bank’s help we’ll be able to deliver an additional 200,000 meals each year nationally, and particularly in Toowoomba. We’re so excited to have Heritage Bank join the OzHarvest family!”
Ronni Kahn AO, Founder and CEO, OzHarvest
If you’d like to support OzHarvest visit the OzHarvest website where you’ll find more information on donating food, money or time. Every $1 donated allows OzHarvest to deliver two meals to someone in need.