30 Years of FNB Hobart
Three decades of shared meals, rescued food, and community in Hobart.
1994 – 2024
A Table That’s Always Been Set
Food Not Bombs Hobart began in 1994 with a simple act — cooking food and sharing it freely in the city. Thirty years later, that same act continues every Saturday at Criterion House. This is the story of the people, the meals, and the moments that shaped our community.
Key Moments
1994 — The First Shared Table
Food Not Bombs Hobart serves its first free meal in the city, joining a global movement rooted in the belief that food is a right, not a privilege. A small group of volunteers cooks and shares, with no hierarchy, no forms, and no fuss.
📍 Hobart City
2000s — Growing Roots
Through the 2000s, FNB Hobart builds a consistent presence. The weekly meal becomes a Hobart institution. Volunteers rotate through, regulars become family, and the network of food rescue partnerships begins to grow.
📍 Regular Hobart locations
2010s — More Than a Meal
The Shared Table expands beyond food. Skills sharing, music, community projects, and new sub-initiatives emerge from the table. Volunteers connect with broader networks and FNB Hobart becomes a hub for community action in southern Tasmania.
📍 Criterion House, Bathurst Street, Hobart
2020 — The Table Doesn’t Stop
The COVID-19 pandemic tests every community organisation. FNB Hobart adapts — meals shift format, food rescue continues, and the network pivots to reach people who can no longer come to the table. The community holds.
📍 Criterion House, with adapted delivery
Today — Still Here, Every Saturday
Thirty years on, the Shared Table meets every Saturday at Criterion House. New faces join, old friends return. Food rescue runs weekly. The community of volunteers and guests is as alive as ever. The table is always set.
📍 Criterion House, 108–110 Bathurst Street, Hobart
Moments From The Table
By The Numbers
30
Years of Community
8,500+
Meals Shared
12 Tonnes+
Food Rescued
Hundreds
of Volunteers Over the Years
Were You There?
If you’ve been part of FNB Hobart — as a volunteer, a guest, a donor, or a friend — we’d love to hear your story. Help us document the next chapter of this history.
Come to the Table
The Shared Table still meets every Saturday. Come along.
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Help us keep the table set for the next 30 years.
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