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Camera IconDonations can be made at the hotel\u2019s lobby at 83 Boas Avenue in Joondalup. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\nAfter collecting more than 1400kg of food last year, local accommodation operator Quest Joondalup is aiming to push its annual Foodbank WA drive past the two-tonne mark.<\/p>\n
The six-day collection drive kicks off this Monday, September 7, with locals encouraged to drop non-perishable food items at the hotel\u2019s lobby at 83 Boas Avenue.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s effort provided the equivalent of 2535 meals from the 1407kg of food donated for people facing food insecurity.<\/p>\n
As living costs continue to strain WA households, organisers are calling on families to rally together and support those doing it tough.<\/p>\n
Camera IconDonations can be made at the hotel\u2019s lobby at 83 Boas Avenue in Joondalup. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n
Quest Joondalup owner Michael Chidlow is also encouraging local schools and businesses to get involved and help reach the two-tonne target.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year our community showed just how generous it can be, and we can\u2019t wait to see what we achieve together in 2026,\u201d Mr Chidlow said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery tin, packet and jar makes a real difference to a West Australian family doing it tough, so whether you drop a donation on your way past reception or bring the kids down for our family fun morning, we\u2019d love to see you get behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every food donation made to Quest\u2019s drive will also put donors into a draw for a family staycation at the complex.<\/p>\n
The week-long appeal will finish with a free family fun morning on Saturday, September 12, running from 10am to noon and featuring face-painting, balloon twisting, kids\u2019 games, a photobooth and free popcorn, as well as barista coffee and fresh juice for anyone who brings a donation.<\/p>\n
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Camera IconThe food drive will be capped off with a free family fun morning. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n
All donations will go to Foodbank WA, WA\u2019s largest food relief and hunger-relief organisation.<\/p>\n
Foodbank WA helped put 9.3 million meals on tables across the State last year, distributing more than 5.2 million kilograms of food.<\/p>\n
Its school breakfast program alone provides breakfast to more than 27,000 students each week across 552 schools in WA.<\/p>\n
According to Foodbank Australia\u2019s 2025 Hunger Report, one in three Australian households, or 3.5 million households, experienced food insecurity in the 12 months covered by the report.<\/p>\n