Changing the Game – Addi Road, Craig Foster and food relief in Sydney

by Mark Mordue | Apr 3, 2020

There’s no other way to put it. Darcy Byrne, the Mayor of Inner West Council in Sydney, says that “if it wasn’t for Addi Road all the major NGOs and charity organisations we work with would have run out of food two weeks ago.” He is standing out front of Gumbramorra...

Life During Wartime

by Mark Mordue | Apr 2, 2020

Melissa Holmes works for Stepping Out in Leichhardt. “It basically involves helping survivors of childhood sexual abuse to live in the community.” She’s come down to Addi Road’s Emergency Food Preparedness and Response Centre in Marrickville to pick up hampers being...

The Land of Topsy-Turvy

by Mark Mordue | Apr 1, 2020

Rob and Jess from The Exodus Foundation came down to Addison Road Community Organisation this morning to talk about what is happening across the city during COVID-19. Rob explained that many charity and community groups are “shuttering” or, at best, reducing...

White Crosses

by Mark Mordue | Mar 31, 2020

Day ends at the Addison Road Community Organisation. Gurwinder starts to take the chairs from the road, leaving only the white crosses that now mark out the social distance needs of our times. Addi Road’s Food Pantry works as a super low-cost supermarket for people in...

Feeding the People – Addi Road, Craig Foster and Anthony Albanese

by Mark Mordue | Mar 31, 2020

Anthony Albanese came down to the Addison Road Community Organisation this morning to take a closer look at Addi Road’s Emergency Food Preparedness and Response Centre.  He met up with footballer and SBS commentator Craig Foster, who has been pitching in here,...