Melbourne - 3.5 hr Kitchen Volunteering Experience

Corporate Volunteering Opportunities

Join us for an impactful team volunteering experience at FareShare! Help prepare and pack nutritious meals that are distributed free to people in need across Australia.

Shift Options

Meal Preparation & Production Shifts

• Monday to Friday:

  • Morning: 9:00am – 12:30pm

  • Afternoon: 1:15pm – 5:00pm

Group Size

8–20 volunteers per group, please note if you are a smaller team, you maybe be in a session with another group (Smaller or larger groups may be accommodated—please email corporatevolunteering@secondbite.org with your enquiry.)

What to Expect

📍 Location: 1–9 South Audley Street, Abbotsford
Your team will receive a warm welcome, a safety briefing, and guidance from our experienced chefs. You'll get hands-on with:

• Preparing, chopping and packing meals at scale

• Knowing every meal you make goes to someone in need

• Daytime shifts include a catered for tea break. We aim to make your experience safe, fun, and rewarding!
  

Financial Contribution

To help cover the costs of running these sessions, we require a financial contribution:

• Meal Production Shifts: Financial contribution per group of 8-10 volunteers $1,650 plus GST 
  Financial contribution per group of 11-20 volunteers $3,300 plus GST

• Invoices are issued upon confirmation. Payment is required to secure your session

Changing or Cancelling Your Shift

We know plans can change, and we’ll always do our best to help:

• If it’s more than 30 days before your shift, you’ll get a full refund.

• If it’s 14–30 days out, we’ll refund 50%.

• If it’s less than 14 days, we’re unable to offer a refund or reschedule, as we’ve already started preparing for your session.

Thanks so much for your understanding—we really appreciate it!

Why Volunteer Numbers Matter

Every volunteer helps us prepare more meals for those who need them.
Please book with the right number of people so we can plan properly and make the biggest impact.

We’re so glad to have you with us—thank you for being part of something meaningful!

Let’s cook up something amazing - together.