More than four years on, these two regional Victorian locations are still waiting for promised Foodbanks to be delivered.
Craig Schepis, founder of Ballarat's Soup Bus, told ABC Ballarat Breakfast the current cost of living was "really killing people".
"We're into our 15th year of operation, and it's the worst it has ever been in regards to numbers we're trying to assist," he said.The Soup Bus operates an after-dark meal service from Sunday to Thursday, for around an hour on each of the five nights."The numbers of rough sleepers have increased dramatically."
While donations of goods from the community are flowing fast, Mr Schepis said all items — especially non-perishables such as long-life milk — are leaving its storage area as soon as they come in.A spokesperson for Uniting Vic.Tas, which offers food relief among its services, said the organisation was seeing growing demand in Ballarat and across regional Victoria.
Senior manager for homelessness Adam Liversage said "cost of living has really started to make an impact"."All our team is at capacity. We've got a rough sleeper count of 70-75 just in the Ballarat region at the moment.Adam Liversage says United cannot keep up with the demand for shelter and food. He said that it was vital for the federal government to renew Equal Remuneration Order , which was created to increase pay rates for the community sector workforce."If we were to lose our ERO funding, Uniting Vic.Tas stands to lose around $1.2 million for the financial year 2023-24," Mr Liversage said.The federal government has been approached for a response.
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