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Almost one-in-five Tasmanians need food relief

WEBA shocking new UTAS survey taken in April-May shows almost one-in-five Tasmanians need emergency food relief. While the number is down on the record 26% …

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Alanna rises above the pain to deliver food and hope

WEBAlanna, who became head chef at the House of Anvers in Latrobe at 23, suffers from daily migraines as a result of benign intracranial hypertension, a painful …

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Long queues for food as hot lunches hit the spot

WEBHungry students are eating up to five helpings of free freshly-cooked food at the East Devonport Primary School’s free lunch program. Three days a week, 80 to 85 …

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Kingston food project hits the spot

WEBLoaves and Fishes Tasmania is giving food and hope to up to 150 people each week through a special partnership with Kingston Neighbourhood House. Loaves …

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Jack's cold water swim therapy

WEB'Come on in, the water's fine' Jack Brown says almost daily swimming in Cataract Gorge in Launceston has dramatically improved his mental, emotional and physical health. Jack, …

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Jordan River’s paddock-to-plate food obsession

WEBNietta Lynch’s obsession with health and nutrition began with her career as a chef. The hospitality teacher at Jordan River Learning Federation Senior School’s goals are to …

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Mental Health Week 2023

WEBLoaves and Fishes Tasmania and Devonport Chaplaincy is following a recipe of food and friendship to improve the mental health of Tasmanians. And the formula …

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Serving Launceston’s finest with dignity and care

WEBThe Monday queue of Launceston’s finest is lined up patiently and expectantly along the side of the Neighbourhood House waiting for the doors to open. …

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Families embracing free fruit and vegetables

WEBFree fresh fruit and vegetables from Loaves and Fishes Tasmania is creating connections and meeting a desperate need among families visiting the Muylatina Child …

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Loaves and Fishes food relief champion unshackled

WEBLoaves and Fishes Tasmania general manager Aaron Kropf (pictured left) was marched through San Francisco airport in shackles while wearing an orange prison …

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Farmers delivering food and hope to their own

WEBFarmers are helping their own when donated fruit and vegetables find their way into the hands of rural Tasmanians doing it tough. Loaves and Fishes Tasmania is …

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When in doubt, ask Faye

WEBFaye Hodgetts is the face, voice and heart of Loaves and Fishes and Devonport Chaplaincy, taking all calls and greeting guests to the office in Don Road, …

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Trainee cook Zac serving up hope on a plate

WEB136-140 Don Road, Devonport, TAS 7310 PO Box 1171, Devonport, TAS 7310

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Sharon giving kids a safe place to land

WEBIn a frenzied 15 minutes, Sharon Webber helps serve breakfast to dozens of swarming children while also signing a girl’s plaster cast, commending another girl on …

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Marty's walked the walk

WEB136-140 Don Road, Devonport, TAS 7310 PO Box 1171, Devonport, TAS 7310

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Hydro Tasmania investing in school breakfast programs

WEBHydro Tasmania is sponsoring a healthy breakfast for hundreds of students in six schools statewide in a tasty new partnership with Loaves and Fishes Tasmania. …

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Emily thriving with a little help from mentor Faye

WEBEmily Elphinstone credits her workplace mentor, Faye Hodgetts, with gaining business qualifications and a healthy dose of self belief. Emily, 19, who works alongside …

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New kids in town serving up food with heart

WEB136-140 Don Road, Devonport, TAS 7310 PO Box 1171, Devonport, TAS 7310

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"We're feeding half the town"

WEBWaratah food panrty volunteers, Sally Danen and Jim Stefanoski. About 100 people a week visit the neighbourhood centre come to collect food supplied by Loaves …

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