{"id":21336,"date":"2025-10-03T08:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/?p=21336"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:49:05","slug":"foodbank-queensland-hits-major-milestone-in-townsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/foodbank-queensland-hits-major-milestone-in-townsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodbank Queensland hits major milestone in Townsville"},"content":{"rendered":" <section class=\"lg:py-6xl section theme-dark\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container grid items-center lg:grid-cols-2 gap-x-4xl\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column mx-auto\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <h1 class=\"leading-none mb-0 text-center\"><span class=\"text-cream\">Foodbank Queensland hits<\/span> major milestone in Townsville <\/h1> <\/div> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBQ_People_Staff_FoodbankTownsvilleFoodDistributionCentreOpening_HeroBanner.jpg\" class=\"lg:h-96 mb-0 object-cover w-full h-64\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <div class=\"section theme-cream section-rounded-top\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"content-block\" data-pb-label=\"Content Block\"> <p class=\" \">30 September 2025  <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <br \/> <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland is hitting a major milestone in Townsville, providing 50,000 meals since taking on the local Food Distribution Centre five months ago.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">The achievement highlights Foodbank\u2019s commitment to growing the strong foundation established by Food Relief North Queensland, who generously donated the Food Distribution Centre to Foodbank in April 2025.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Since then, the Townsville base has made a significant impact across the north of our state.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland has expanded operations in Far North Queensland, North Queensland, North-West Queensland, Mackay, Whitsundays and Central Queensland, onboarding 30 new Members in those regions.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Free School Breakfast Programs have been supported in more than 35 additional schools in Ingham, Mount Isa and Townsville.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland CEO, Jess Watkinson, said the organisation is deeply grateful for the support of Food Relief North Queensland and BM Webb Industrial Property.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cFoodbank Queensland opened in Townsville thanks to the generous gift of Food Relief North Queensland from BM Webb Industrial Property,\u201d said Ms Watkinson.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cWe made a commitment that we would build on their amazing work, and we are working hard to deliver on that commitment.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cThese milestones demonstrate how Foodbank Queensland is building on Food Relief North Queensland\u2019s legacy to expand food relief across the region, working alongside local communities and organisations to ensure no Queenslander goes hungry.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Having a Food Distribution Centre in Townsville has allowed Foodbank Queensland to scale up quickly, delivering tens of thousands of meals in a matter of months while continuing to work with local communities to ensure long-term food security.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the entire community who have been so welcoming and supportive of the work we do.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cFoodbank Queensland is committed to food relief across the entire state.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201c50,000 meals is a major milestone for us and the community, and we can assure our Members, schools and food relief clients in northern Queensland there are more milestones ahead.\u201d\u00a0  <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foodbank Queensland hits major milestone in Townsville 30 September 2025 Foodbank Queensland is hitting a major milestone in Townsville, providing 50,000 meals since taking on the local Food Distribution Centre five months ago. The achievement highlights Foodbank\u2019s commitment to growing the strong foundation established by Food Relief North Queensland, who generously donated the Food Distribution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":19621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,242],"tags":[22,132],"class_list":["post-21336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-releases","category-qld","tag-foodbank-queensland","tag-media-release"],"acf":[],"formatted_date":"October 3, 2025","raw_html":" <section class=\"lg:py-6xl section theme-dark\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container grid items-center lg:grid-cols-2 gap-x-4xl\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column mx-auto\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <h1 class=\"leading-none mb-0 text-center\"><span class=\"text-cream\">Foodbank Queensland hits<\/span> major milestone in Townsville <\/h1> <\/div> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBQ_People_Staff_FoodbankTownsvilleFoodDistributionCentreOpening_HeroBanner.jpg\" class=\"lg:h-96 mb-0 object-cover w-full h-64\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <div class=\"section theme-cream section-rounded-top\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"content-block\" data-pb-label=\"Content Block\"> <p class=\" \">30 September 2025  <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <br \/> <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland is hitting a major milestone in Townsville, providing 50,000 meals since taking on the local Food Distribution Centre five months ago.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">The achievement highlights Foodbank\u2019s commitment to growing the strong foundation established by Food Relief North Queensland, who generously donated the Food Distribution Centre to Foodbank in April 2025.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Since then, the Townsville base has made a significant impact across the north of our state.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland has expanded operations in Far North Queensland, North Queensland, North-West Queensland, Mackay, Whitsundays and Central Queensland, onboarding 30 new Members in those regions.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Free School Breakfast Programs have been supported in more than 35 additional schools in Ingham, Mount Isa and Townsville.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland CEO, Jess Watkinson, said the organisation is deeply grateful for the support of Food Relief North Queensland and BM Webb Industrial Property.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cFoodbank Queensland opened in Townsville thanks to the generous gift of Food Relief North Queensland from BM Webb Industrial Property,\u201d said Ms Watkinson.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cWe made a commitment that we would build on their amazing work, and we are working hard to deliver on that commitment.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cThese milestones demonstrate how Foodbank Queensland is building on Food Relief North Queensland\u2019s legacy to expand food relief across the region, working alongside local communities and organisations to ensure no Queenslander goes hungry.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">Having a Food Distribution Centre in Townsville has allowed Foodbank Queensland to scale up quickly, delivering tens of thousands of meals in a matter of months while continuing to work with local communities to ensure long-term food security.  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the entire community who have been so welcoming and supportive of the work we do.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201cFoodbank Queensland is committed to food relief across the entire state.\u201d  <\/p> <p class=\" \">\u201c50,000 meals is a major milestone for us and the community, and we can assure our Members, schools and food relief clients in northern Queensland there are more milestones ahead.\u201d\u00a0  <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <p class=\" \"> <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>","ACF":{"custom_facebook_pixel":"","disable_header":false,"disable_footer":false,"highlight_post":false},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBQ_Food-flat-lay_Foodbank-owned_2022.jpg","author_name":"ella.s@foodbankqld.org.au","spinnr_header":"default_spinnr_header","spinnr_mobile_menu":"default_spinnr_mobile_menu","spinnr_footer":"default_spinnr_footer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21336"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21340,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21336\/revisions\/21340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}