Key packaging bodies are inviting the industry to take part in a Christmas party which helps give back to the community.
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) and the QLD Supply Chain and Logistics Conference (QSCLC) will be joining to celebrate the festive season and pack Foodbank hampers for those in need on Friday 1 December in Ascot, Brisbane.
The hamper-packing party has been running for the last six years as a way of showing kindness to those in Australia facing food insecurity.
In 2016, over 1100 hampers were packed for Foodbank, including 800 family hampers, 200 ladies' packs, and 110 children’s packs.
The total was valued at over $120,000 in items donated by the associations and the wider industry.
Over the last six years, the team has packed 5400 hampers to the value of close to $660,000 for people in need, and they look forward to packing even more hampers in 2017.
All of industry is invited to attend and participate in the day, and registrations are open.
Here's a flashback to the hamper-packing event of 2015:
