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22 June, 2026

Cost pressures drive families to food relief

AS the cost-of-living pressures continue to stretch household budgets, more Wimmera residents are turning to emergency food relief. Organisations such as the Christian Emergency Food Centre and the Centre for Participation had reported high levels of food insecurity and financial hardship throughout the region.

By Natalie Anderson

Bev Miatke (left), Ella Hateley, and Maree Varley from the Christian Emergency Food Centre help provide necessary groceries and fresh produce to families and individuals facing financial hardship across the Wimmera.
Bev Miatke (left), Ella Hateley, and Maree Varley from the Christian Emergency Food Centre help provide necessary groceries and fresh produce to families and individuals facing financial hardship across the Wimmera.

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