Reality on the Ground

by Mark Mordue | Jul 15, 2021

“I’ve been thinking how there are two sides to the pandemic,” says Rosanna Barbero, CEO for the Addison Road Community Organisation in Marrickville. “I know everyone is really scared this time. I’m actually a bit nervous, too. This bloody Delta strain is so...

The Volunteer Family

by Mark Mordue | Jul 8, 2021

It’s like family here, they say. That’s why Annerie, Kerrie and Robyn come and volunteer at the Addi Road Food Pantry every week. This sounds nice, of course. But why keep doing it at the height of another pandemic outbreak in Sydney?  Their answers get more...

Here Comes the Sun – Addi Road has a brand new e-van charged from solar power

by Mark Mordue | Jun 4, 2021

Addi Road has moved another step closer to a green future with the arrival of our e-van. Funded by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), our brand-new Renault EV Kangoo will be used to stop food from going into landfill by collecting food donations and...

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination @ Addi Road

by Mark Mordue | Apr 16, 2021

We came together at Addi Road recently to acknowledge the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st. Wild weather had forced us to delay the event by a week, but that only intensified the feeling; an energy that’s absolutely present...

Word on the Street

by Mina Bui-Jones | Mar 31, 2021

No one could doubt the psychological impact that Covid-19 has had on young people around the world, and it’s been no different in Australia, where youth mental health was already a serious concern well before the pandemic. According to Beyond Blue, over 75% of mental...