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dc.contributor.authorKoshy, Paul
dc.contributor.authorPhillimore, John
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:05:29Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:05:29Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:17:55Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationKoshy, P. and Phillimore, J. 2008. Bridge of Support: The Economic Impact of Foodbank WA. The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government. 14 (1): pp. 21-33.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28522
dc.description.abstract

This paper quantifies the impact of Foodbank WA, a private not-for-profit organisation that provides a logistical and distributive interface - the bridge of support - between food producers with surplus or non-retailable foodstuff stocks and community agencies which access food products in large volumes. In 2007 this involved the collection and distribution of 1.5 million kilograms of food across Western Australia (WA) including regional centres. As a result these foodstuffs were not sent to landfill, at considerable savings to producers, and community agencies have been able to reduce the cost of sourcing food for their clients. The scale of Foodbank WA's operations means that each week approximately 8,300 households (or 1% of all households in WA) are provided with at least part of their food supply. The total economic impact of Foodbank WA's operations is AUD$18.4 million in a calendar year.

dc.publisherCurtin University of Technology
dc.relation.urihttp://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=003392182383013;res=IELBUS
dc.titleBridge of Support: The Economic Impact of Foodbank WA
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume14
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage21
dcterms.source.endPage33
dcterms.source.issn13236903
dcterms.source.titleThe Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government
curtin.departmentJohn Curtin Institute of Public Policy (Research Institute)
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