Our people.

Lisa Jackson - Kyneton Food Bank

Lisa Jackson

Foodbank Co-Ordinator

Lisa has a passion for people and facilitating change in people’s lives. We’re blessed to have had Lisa with us for six years. Lisa started at Kyneton Food Bank as part of the Work for the dole program. She was so inspired she came on board as a volunteer for several years and is now a much-valued employee.

She is born and bred in Kyneton, enjoys spending time with her teenage son and photography.

Skills and Qualifications

• Assistant Manager of Go-Lo Kyneton

• Covid Safety Officer

• Certificate 3 in Work Health and Safety (BSB30712)

• Certificate of accreditation Youth Mental Health First Aid

• First Aid and CPR

Jenny Leon

Bookkeeper

Jenny is the Bookkeeper for Kyneton Food Bank and other local businesses and community organisations. She is driven to contribute with her skills to an organisation with a strong community purpose.

Jenny lives on a working farm outside a main region along with her husband Karl, where they are raising their small boy.

Jenny grew up in Mexico and has been calling Australia home for the past thirteen years. She enjoys gardening, painting and outdoor activities.

Team of volunteers

Kyneton Food Bank only operates due to the significant involvement of its team of volunteers for whose support we are very grateful. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and personal circumstances and we are constantly amazed at the generosity of the people within our community. Some of the roles our volunteers assist with include:

  • manning our free foodbank facility and assisting our foodbank clients with their needs

  • sorting and stocking our foodbank shelves, fridges and freezers

  • picking up donated food from various sources, locally and in Melbourne and Bendigo

  • helping to sort and price the donated goods for the op shop

  • helping out in the op shop, serving customers and visual merchandising

  • picking up donated goods for the op shop

  • helping maintain and upgrade the "Kyneton Food Bank headquarters" building, to allow us to provide more support to our community

  • offering our foodbank clients a shoulder to lean on or simply someone to talk to, in our drop in centre

  • helping with our fundraising activities, including writing grant applications for government and philanthropic grant programs

  • providing professional expertise in counselling and social work related skills, to enable us to refer our clients with needs beyond just a shortage of food, to other local agencies who can provide the help they need​

Our Volunteers

  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, glasses, and a white T-shirt with a patterned front, is smiling and holding a colorful plaid scarf. She is standing in a room with shelves of folded clothes and racks of hanging clothing, and appears to be happily admiring the scarf.

    Sue

    OP SHOP/ SORTING ASSISTANT

  • Older woman in a pink sweater shopping for clothes, with colorful garments hanging in the background.

    Merl

    OP SHOP ASSISTANT

  • A man with glasses and a gray sweater standing in front of a clothing rack with various colorful shirts and sweaters.

    Jim

    OP SHOP ASSISTANT

  • A smiling older man with a beard and glasses, wearing a black cap, black sweater, and checkered shirt, standing behind a counter in a jewelry or accessories store. A woman with shoulder-length hair and glasses is partially visible in the foreground, facing him. The shop displays necklaces, bracelets, and hats.

    Peter

    OP SHOP ASSISTANT

  • Sue

    SORTING ASSISTANT

  • Maree

    Maree

    SORTING ASSISTANT

  • An older man with a beard and light-colored hair shopping for clothes, surrounded by racks of colorful children's clothing on hangers.

    David

    ALL ROUNDER

  • An elderly man with gray hair and a gray sweater standing in a grocery store aisle, holding onto a metal shelf while looking at the camera, with shelves of snack foods behind him.

    Ron

    ALL ROUNDER

  • A smiling woman with gray hair and glasses shopping in a grocery store, holding a package of food near a freezer.

    Jan

    FOOD BANK ASSISTANT

  • A woman with glasses and grey hair cooking on a stove in a kitchen.

    Michelle

    SOUP KITCHEN COOK, OP SHOP ASSISTANT & SORTING ASSISTANT