There are also free community meals. Please double check that the info in the links is still valid though as this seems to be from pre-pandemic. The Local Food Connect site seems to focus mainly on the North East suburbs Melbourne.

For other suburbs and states you may have better luck with sites like Foodbank.

If you’re food insecure don’t be ashamed to seek help and take what you need. The system has let us down.

Edit: Added community meals link