Fruit loop
Winter grafting workshop with Neil Barraclough and Carolyn Gemmell
Ever wanted to graft your own fruit trees? Preserve old varieties, start an orchard on a budget, or grow multiple fruit types on one tree with the help of some expert instruction.
Nearly a tonne of local olives saved from waste
Fruit Rescue has completed its inaugural Warrnamb-oil olive collection, with 913kg of locally grown olives gathered from backyards and community spaces across Warrnambool, Koroit, and Port Fairy.
Unwanted olives into liquid gold: 2025 harvest!
We’re aiming higher and need help to turn Warrnambool’s overlooked olives into delicious, locally made oil.
That’s amore - passata party!
While we don’t normally rescue tomatoes - we couldn’t resist bottling some of summers bounty!
Craig Castree captivates Warrnambool
We were so grateful to Craig Castree and his wife Kerry for heading down to the south west to visit. With booked out sessions over the two days, over one hundred people got to share in a little bit of his knowledge.
We're bringing Craig Castree to Warrnambool
Continuing its work of reducing food waste and promoting sustainability, Fruit Rescue is launching a summer workshop series featuring Craig Castree.
Our impact: transforming community food sustainability
Fruit Rescue has emerged as a transformative community-driven effort tackling food waste across South West Victoria.
Tree health check success!
Anton on the tools while Ling and Jasper learn about how to care for their apple tree.
Launching season two of Fruit Rescue with free fruit tree health checks
We’re excited to offer free fruit tree health checks to coincide with the launch of our second harvest season. We’ve got an ambitious goal of rescuing two tonnes of fruit to redistribute in the community.
Making the best of a meagre olive season
We had planned to harvest olives for the first time, and through the Grampians Olive Co process them into oil. The olive trees had other plans, with a very small harvest across the state.
Jelly time!
Jelly time! Part of Fruit Rescue's goal is to create connections and build community resilience, so we asked the wonderful Di to come and share some of her wisdom on making beautiful quince jelly and paste.