Another Rainy Day in Sydney

by Mark Mordue | Apr 13, 2022

Backyard table; golden leaves. Addi Road autumn in Marrickville. So much rain the wood of the old table is soaked right through. More than a moment’s silence can be found here. Our hearts and minds with friends in Lismore and all those flood-affected at this time....

After the Flood

by Mark Mordue | Mar 12, 2022

Everything is moving. Trucks are backing up, reverse sensors beeping; men are joking together in the last rays of sunlight as they work right across a dead-end street in the semi-industrial area of Clyde in Sydney’s western suburbs. Amar Singh, Founder of Turbans 4...

The Soft Machine

by Mark Mordue | Dec 16, 2021

Thursday morning at Addi Road’s #HampersofHope and our packing logistics and volunteer numbers have been affected by concerns around rising covid infections in Sydney in the wake of OMICRON. Bondi Sunset Music set up a bluesy jazzy groove with Craig Foster guesting on...

Here Comes the Night

by Mark Mordue | Aug 11, 2021

Another end of day, only a trace of last bird call to see us into the evening. This place is a home to a lot of people, and a backstop to many more.   Right now, Addi Road is serving as a linchpin between the larger food relief organisations and a plethora of civil...

Control of the Game

by Mark Mordue | Aug 5, 2021

The playlist in the hall rocks along to Johnny Cash’s ‘Ring of Fire’ and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Down on the Corner’.  Someone must like their old classics. Volunteers packing hampers inside the Addi Road Food Relief Hub pick up on the musical tempo. They’re...