Our Services

Providing vital aid where it is needed most

As a central resource and provider of food and material aid, VicRelief Foodbank exists to support emergency relief  agencies and community organizations, no matter what size, to provide a more comprehensive range of essential aid to their clients currently experiencing financial hardship or other forms of social distress.

We are also an active contributor to the wider emergency relief sector. Through partnerships with other service organisations we initiate and facilitate emergency relief programs and projects where they are needed most.

VicRelief Foodbank is a major participant in the Victorian Government’s Disaster Response and Recovery Plan, providing state-wide assistance to Victorian’s who have become displaced as a result of bushfires, floods or drought.

Our emergency relief services currently comprise:

• Food>>
• Homewares>>
• Bedding>>     
• Disaster Relief: Drought Support Program>>

 Location

• The central business/warehouse premises of VicRelief Foodbank is located at 4/2 Somerville Rd, Yarraville. 
• Location map>>

 Hours of Operation

• The Yarraville centre is open five days a week (Monday to Friday)
• The operating hours for the administration offices at Yarraville are 9.00 am to 5.00pm. Warehouse hours are 9.00am to 3.30pm.
• An outlet is also be maintained at 2, Russell Court, Dandenong which is open one day per week (Wednesday, 10.00am - 1.00pm)

 Access to our Food and Material Aid Resources 

• Only welfare agencies and community organisations registered with VicRelief Foodbank can access our material aid resources:
• Access Information Update 2008>> 
• Agency Registration form>>

Service Fees

• Most items, including all basic food products, are offered free of charge.
• Some items such as confectionery, chips and soft drinks incur a small handling fee.
• All other resources in the material aid program are free of charge