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2026 Frontline Report
Our annual survey was sent to 1500 current food relief partners and 1600 organisations on our growing waitlist. These insights provide a critical on-the-ground perspective of food insecurity in Australia.
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Who we are
Founded by Ronni Kahn AO in 2004 after noticing the huge volume of food going to waste, OzHarvest quickly grew to become Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Food is at our core, saving surplus food from ending up in landfill and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. We are committed to halving food waste by 2030, inspiring and influencing others to do the same, and transforming lives through education.
What We Do
Feed
People in need
Educate
To create positive change
Advocate
For food security and to fight food waste
Innovate
For social impact
What's Happening at OzHarvest
Bring FEAST to your school
FEAST is a FREE 10-week curriculum-aligned education program for primary and high schools, which explores food waste, its environmental impact, positive food choices and easy classroom cooking.
Pay It Forward Dinners
Dine with us every Wednesday and Thursday night at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney for our Pay It Forward dinners and help feed people in need.
Cooking for a Cause
Cooking for a Cause is a unique team building activity. Transform rescued ingredients into gourmet meals, which we deliver to the local community.
2026 Frontline Report
Our annual survey was sent to 1500 current food relief partners and 1600 organisations on our growing waitlist. These insights provide a critical on-the-ground perspective of food insecurity in Australia.
Meet our OzHarvest Family
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Anthony and the BigDog team provide disability support services to young adults with intellectual impairments, including day centre activities, community participation and life skills. The BigDog team love seeing what we've got on board each week and never shy away from a "how do we use this vegetable" challenge!
Michaela
QLD State Manager
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When you hear stories that people are choosing between topping up their Opal card and having dinner - it's really rough. So, providing free food gives them peace of mind to know they can use that money to make an appointment or go to the doctor, and just not worry about how they're going to be fed - it takes a real weight off someone's mind.
Bernard (Beez) Deojee
The Way
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At YouthBeat we provide long term support for youth in homes as well as through our outreach for street present youth. The food donated by OzHarvest helps support young people who are struggling, especially with food and budgeting and it is truly invaluable to our work and our clients.
Mission Australia YouthBeat
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We come to the market once or twice a week, which is a life saver and gets us through the week. Sometimes we get food for a neighbour in need too.” Yvonne, 92, and her daughter Sylvie have been coming to the OzHarvest Market since it opened.
Yvonne
OzHarvest Market Customer
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"Orlando joined the OzHarvest family as a food rescue driver in 2010. He is an incredibly quiet achiever, a humble beautiful soul and brightens everyone’s day with his smile, hugs and hola’s. He even roped in his son, Henry, into becoming a casual driver for a few years."
Lou
Head of DNA
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Martin joined OzHarvest because he wanted to help other people. His favourite day of the week is Wednesday when he helps out at the OzHarvest Market, unloading food from the delivery van with his favourite driver Jack and sorting out large bulk foods into smaller portions.
Martin
OzHarvest Sydney volunteer
Hands up if you’ve been throwing away the celery leaves your whole life 🙋
Turns out they’re the most nutritious part of the bunch! Swipe for 3 ways to use up every last bit — leaves, stalks, even the limp ones.
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We were lucky to have Chef @daniellemariealvarez in our kitchen, and we had questions. 🙋
From her most underrated ingredient to her go-to fridge cleanout recipe, Danielle shared her hot takes while cooking alongside Team @oxoaustralia for a very special session of Cooking for a Cause, our signature corporate volunteering experience.
And when we asked her what she thought? She called it rewarding and fun. We couldn’t agree more. 💛
Thank you Chef Danielle and Team OXO for rolling up your sleeves to make nourishing meals for people in need.
Learn more about Cooking for a Cause – link in bio.
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The thank-yous we receive tell a story of community, and you’re at the heart of it💛
As we reflect on the past year, we feel incredibly proud of what`s been achieved and grateful to our donors, partners, volunteers and everyone connected to our cause.
Your generous support has helped so many communities across the country, in ways big and small. Every donation and hour spent serving the community provides more than a meal, it delivers dignity, connection and care to those who need it most.
To see the impact your support has made, read our 2025 Impact Report – link in bio.
One year ago, we opened the doors of our new hub in Melbourne’s southeast, and what a year it’s been! We’ve expanded our reach from three trucks to five in that time and rescued over 1.3 million kgs of food, enabling 2.6 million meals to go to 78 charities across the region, who are coping with the rising demand for food relief.
Volunteers from local charity Find a Penny, Sharon and Doinita, once received food but now volunteer, giving back to the very community that supported them. Food is always at the heart of our impact. 💛
Our hub is a hive of activity, creating strong community connections every day. A huge thank you to our food donors, drivers, volunteers, and charity partners who make this impact possible every single day.
Special thanks to the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing who gave us the grant to develop the hub, and to our National Food Rescue Partner @woolworths_au who enabled the additional runs. 💛
