“There’s a lot of low-income people around here in Camperdown, so they will really appreciate having the Food Pantry opening. But you know, I see people in private accommodation that are struggling. There’s people in nice houses and they are finding it hard even to pay their mortgage.”
Kate and Max have been coming to the Addi Road Food Pantry Marrickville “every week since it opened,” she says. Max looks up at his mum, a little sceptical about that claim. “I don’t remember coming when I was in kindy!”
Addison Road Community Organisation has re-purposed our Hall as a storage and production centre. Emergency food hampers are being prepared by our volunteer team (pictured) – and will be given to NGO’s to deliver to their most vulnerable and isolated community members who are unable to shop at our Food Pantry.
“If no one panicked, we would all be fine. There’d be enough food for everyone.”
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.
“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.
Jimmy Barnes: “There’s too many people in Australia going hungry.”
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.
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.”
Kruno Velican learnt from a very early age not to take food for granted. Growing up in Croatia, Kruno fondly
