Donate food
+ household necessities
We really appreciate your help.
Non-perishable items—rice, flour, long-life UHT milk, tinned tomatoes and legumes—are welcome. Long-lasting fruit and vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, onions, apples and citrus are also appreciated.
We can only accept donations from the general public which are unopened and are in line with current health regulations.
Drop off times
Monday to Thursday, 7am – 2pm
Location
Addi Road Food Pantry, Hut 1 (southern side of the carpark)
142 Addison Road, Marrickville
What to donate
Individuals or community groups e.g. schools
Food
- Fresh vegetables (long lasting e.g. potatoes, onions, carrots)
- Fresh fruit (long lasting e.g. apples, citrus)
- Rice
- Flour
- Pasta sauce
- Cooking oil
- Sugar
- Salt
- UHT milk
- Tinned tomatoes
- Chickpeas
- Lentils
- Dried pulses
- Tinned fruit
- Tinned fish
- Instant noodles
- Spices
- Tea
- Coffee
- Jam
- Honey
- Breakfast cereal
- Biscuits
Household goods
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo/conditioner
- Deodorant
- Razors/shaving foam
- Sanitary products
- Toothbrushes/toothpaste
- Laundry detergent
- Dishwashing liquid
- Tissues
- Nappies (larger sizes)
- Baby wipes
- Household cleaning items – tea towels, dishcloths, sponges etc.,
Business donations
Food businesses, retail outlets, stores and supermarkets can contact our Food Pantry Manager, Damien Moore.
We have a driver and a refrigerated vehicle available on weekdays to do pick ups across the Inner West.
Food relief
Latest News
13 March 2020 / Featured, Food Rescue
Our Community Needs Food – Please Donate Now!!!
The demand for affordable groceries is shooting through the roof. Addison Road Community Organisation's FOOD PANTRY has seen a growth in customers of more than 20% every week for the last month. Food is a basic human right. Hunger is an injustice.
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5 February 2020 / Featured, Food Rescue
V is for Victory
"We love what Addi Road's Food Pantry does. Because of what we do at Vic on Park, avoiding food waste is at the forefront of our minds all the time – on a business level, and on an individual level too." Alex Smith, Manager, Vic on the Park Hotel.
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13 December 2019 / Food Rescue
Cold Chisel: putting food on the table
Jimmy Barnes: “There’s too many people in Australia going hungry."
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16 October 2019 / Food Rescue
Feed the People
We ask when the government will step up and do the work it should be doing to create a more equitable society where Australians can feel more sure of their next meal.
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16 August 2019 / Food Rescue
Meet Jay, Shift Team Leader at the Food Pantry
Meet Jay, Team Leader at the Food Pantry: "The reason I love rescuing food is because the amount of over-production is causing too much waste in the system.”
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18 July 2019 / Featured, Food Rescue
Meet Kruno, Executive Chef from The Hilton and WOWFood! Donor
Kruno Velican learnt from a very early age not to take food for granted. Growing up in Croatia, Kruno fondly...
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4 July 2019 / Food Rescue
Meet Deb & Judy, discerning rescued food shoppers
Last month we caught up with Deborah & Judy, discerning shoppers at the Food Pantry, both are the main food...
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Donations Act.
The Civil Liability Amendment (Food Donations) Act 2005, known as the Good Samaritan Act, protects food donors by limiting the liability of individuals and businesses that donate food, providing they meet certain food safety conditions: The food is donated in good faith for a charitable or benevolent purpose; the food is safe to eat when it leaves the possession or control of the donor; the donor gives the charity any information it needs to ensure the ongoing safety of the food.