HSA July 2023

I N D U S T R Y N E W S
AHA|SA Partner Funding
Sustainable Housing
In partnership with Forage Built,
Yalumba has released its second
wine in its Homefullness series,
helping those experiencing
homelessness with proceeds
towards establishing Forage
Built’s innovative, sustainable
housing village.
The Barossa family-owned winery
has donated $60,000 to date to
Forage Built through sales of its
inaugural Homefullness Grenache.
It is committed to reaching a
$90,000 target through the release
of the Yalumba Homefullness
Barossa Shiraz 2021.
Part proceeds from every bottle
of Yalumba Homefullness Barossa
Shiraz 2021 contribute towards the
$90,000, the cost of building one
Forage Built Calyx 16 - a 16-squaremetre
transportable, eco-friendly
“pod” for someone to call home.
Co-founder of Forage Built Scott
Rogasch said, “There is a desperate
shortage of affordable housing in
Australia, and this puts significant
strain on our existing
aid organisations.
“Housing alone is not going to
solve homelessness; community
will.”
“Forage Built seeks to bring people
experiencing homelessness
together with appropriate housing,
landholders, community support
programs, volunteers, meaningful
opportunities to work, and private
and public funding to truly help
break the devastating cycle of
homelessness that many people
experience.
“Through the configuration and
concept of a village, people can
start to safely connect with others
to form a community, access
services and find their way back
into permanent housing.
“We are grateful for amazing
partners like Yalumba, who have
supported our project over two
years. It wouldn’t be possible
without them.”
Yalumba Senior Winemaker Sam
Wigan is positive the Homefullness
Shiraz will continue the momentum
built by the original Homefullness
Grenache.
“The Homefullness Grenache has
been successful in raising funds
and driving awareness and
conversation around homelessness
in our community,” says Wigan.
“The Homefullness Shiraz is
the ideal wine to have on hand,
particularly over the cooler months.
Mouthwatering berry cheesecake,
cinnamon and dark chocolate
flavours. It is as lush as Barossa
Shiraz gets.”
“...private and
public funding
to truly help
break the
devastating cycle
of homelessness
that many people
experience.”
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