• Community Partnerships and Priorities
  • Aboriginal Partnerships
  • Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania
  • Child and Youth Wellbeing
  • Community Policy and Engagement
    • Advisory groups
    • Centenary of ANZAC
    • Companion Card Program
    • Concessions Guide
    • Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
    • International Women's Day
    • Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize
    • Significant Tasmanian women
    • Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women
    • Women on Tasmanian boards and committees
    • Veterans Programs
    • Seniors Card
    • Tasmanian Carer Action Plan
    • Older persons
    • LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians
    • Volunteering
    • Our Multicultural Island
    • Food Relief to Food Resilience
    • People with Disability
    • Women
  • Community and Disability Services
  • Community Grants
  • Contact
• Digital Strategy and Services
• Office of Local Government
• Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Office of Review and Evaluation
• Office of the Secretary
• Office of Security and Emergency Management
• Corporate and Government Services
• Policy Division
• Service Tasmania Unit
• State Service Management Office

Contact Details

By phone
Find the number of a specific division or office to contact them directly or call Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.

Our staff
Use the Tasmanian Government Directory to find staff contact details

Social media
Follow our social media accounts to keep up to date with specific programs and initiatives.

The Food Relief System

A Glossary is included in this Strategy to foster a shared understanding of the terms often used in discussions regarding food relief and food security.

Tasmania’s current food relief system largely relies on food distribution organisations such as Loaves and Fishes Tasmania and Foodbank Tasmania, to distribute surplus and donated food to food relief providers to provide to those in need. In addition, there are also community driven social enterprises and cooperatives that provide low or no cost food.

The food relief system is illustrated below:

Funding	Food Rescue	Food Relief	Clients
Government Tasmanian Government Business Philanthropy Fundraising Private donations Local grocer’s donations Local farmer donations Handling fees	Transportation of food rescued or donated Warehouses and kitchens for storage and preparation of food	Food vouchers Hampers Ready-to-eat meals Community food pantries Community gardens School food programs	People experiencing: Financial crisis Social  isolation Low income Unemployment Natural disaster(s) Homelessness Family violence

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