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...

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...

Not Forgotten – Addi Road’s Hampers of Hope and Mobilising for Mogo

by Mark Mordue | Dec 22, 2020

You want to use the word ‘dynamo’ when you see Sallianne McClelland in action. She seems to run on to the stage at Gumbramorra Hall in Marrickville like a gold medallist winning the race of a lifetime. She’s been asked to speak to the volunteers who are packing our...

Raining Stories – Warren Roberts and YARN

by Mark Mordue | Oct 7, 2020

Splotches of rain hit the page and the birds in the trees above me start shouting. Big storm is coming. You can smell it in the air. Talking to Warren Roberts of YARN makes for a similarly charged 15-minute interview. All the time I feel like I might break on through...

Creativity and Mental Health in Tough Times – A Conversation

by Mark Mordue | Sep 30, 2020

What do we make of ourselves in the time of Covid-19? What kind of face might we have behind our masks? How do we cope with a year that began in fire and smoke, and closes with the same environmental nightmare looming? All the while, we must learn how to cope with the...