Banksia Environmental Foundation

2009 Banksia People's Choice Award Winner

Food Connect
Food Connect, QLD

Food Connect is a unique, innovate fresh food distributor, with the dual goals of making clean, local food an affordable reality for as many families as possible, while working towards creating a sustainable food system for South East Queensland.

By eating food that is grown within a five hour radius of Brisbane, Food Connect members cut down on their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprint.

Farmers are paid fair prices and are offered incentives for farming in chemical free, ecologically sustainable ways.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are packed into boxes each morning, and the boxes are distributed to central pickup points for subscribers to pick up in the afternoons.

Most subscribers pick up their boxes on their way home from work, or from picking up their children from school, which further cuts down on fuel use and carbon emissions.

How the Banksia People's Choice Award Works

• Contenders are selected from the Finalists of the Banksia Category Awards.
• The list of Banksia Awards Finalists are reviewed by a panel of judges. Based on the judges assessment 9 contenders are selected.
• Contenders will be published on the Banksia People's Choice website (www.peopleschoice.com.au) when voting commences.
• Voting is open to the Australian public. The winner is the contender with the highest number of votes.
• The announcement of the winner takes place at the Banksia Awards Presentation.

A Unique Promotional Opportunity

The Banksia People's Choice Award provides the selected contenders with an additional opportunity to promote their initiative by engaging various stakeholders to take part in the voting process.

It is a fantastic way to inform the Australian public about how a select group of people are working for a sustainable future for this country.

Previous Winners

2008 - Rouse Hill Town Centre - The GPT Group

2007 - The Greenest Festival in Australia - The Falls Festival