Congratulations in order for Anthony Albanese, our local member for Grayndler, who is now settling in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. Anthony has been a loyal and supportive local member for us, visiting Addi Road often and pitching in himself to pack hampers during the Covid-19 lockdowns. He calls us “the heart and soul of the Inner West”. We’ve seen him here often – with and without the media. Opening our Public Schools Arts Festival; consulting with us about poverty and unemployment issues; backing our work at the Addi Road Food Relief Hub through bushfires, pandemic and floods; and bringing attention to inequality and “the working poor” during his recent election campaign with a press conference here. We look forward to your next visit Anthony – and to maintaining the good relationship with you across all those fields, from our food relief and social justice work through to our arts and culture and community activities. More than anything we appreciate you caring about what happens here and being an active part of it. No task too big; no act too small not to matter and be meaningful when it all adds up.
1 – Anthony Albanese with Craig Foster and our volunteer team at Addi Road Food Relief Hub back in March 2020 during the first Covid lockdown.
2 – Anthony Albanese launches our Public Schools Arts Festival in November 2020.
3 – Anthony Albanese announces the construction of our new solar-powered zero-waste community kitchen in June 2021. He’s supported on a rousing pots-and-pans rendition of Mental As Anything’s Let’s Cook by Addi Road staff, supporters and volunteers – and our partners Coles and SecondBite.
4 – Anthony Albanese with Addi Road CEO Rosanna Barbero discussing our vaccine work and Covid pop-up clinic with the team from Aspen Medical Australia in September 2021.
5 – Kylie Kwong shows Anthony Albanese how to pack a culturally appropriate hamper at the Addi Road Food Relief Hub in September 2021.
6 – Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail in May 2022, holding a press conference at Addi Road.
All photos by Mark Mordue