Step Into Christmas

Step Into Christmas

It’s on again, #HampersofHope 2021. Craig Foster has his playlist cranking through the PA system in Gumbramorra Hall… lots of seasonal hits from Maria Carey to Bing Crosby, and right now a double whammy from Ella Fitzgerald singing ‘Sleigh Ride’ followed by Elton John...
All for One and One for All

All for One and One for All

Morning tea for all our volunteers. Of course, it is pelting down raining again. So, the annual event is held under cover, appropriately enough inside our Gumbramorra Hall, better-known these days for having been converted into the Addi Road Food Relief Hub. The...
The Story Teller

The Story Teller

Mike Williams has kept returning to Addi Road. The Radio National journalist and podcaster first came here “to capture a specific moment in time,” he says.  “With the pandemic, things are changing so fast. I wanted to get an insight into the work that was going on...
Politics and Poverty

Politics and Poverty

Jenny Leong is down in Marrickville packing hampers at Addi Road Food Relief Hub. Only a hundred more to go from the volunteer team she has joined and they can get another pallet of food out the door. Vans and cars are waiting outside to take the hampers all over the...
We are the Champions

We are the Champions

And the winner is …..   “BEST COMMUNITY GROUP – Addison Rd Community Centre”!   A big thanks to the City Hub Sydney monthly newspaper for completely surprising us with this accolade in their latest ‘Best of Sydney 2021’ issue out today.  ...