They stand in a circle. Working out what they have got. And what they still need. Their accents carry across the road as they sort out their shopping before they head home. It’s a busy day at the Addi Road Food Pantry Marrickville and this group of young students...
Emma, Sarah, Pokes, Will and Josh are down here again shopping at Addi Road Food Pantry Marrickville. Except for Sarah, who has come visiting her sister Emma, they all live in a big share-house in Newtown. “So we’re all practically family,” Josh says. The rest of...
With only a week to go the inaugural Addi Road Writers’ Festival is assuming final shape. You will find below a list of all the confirmed guests. Panel themes and times will be announced on Monday. Created and hosted by the Addison Road Community Organisation, the...
Are those four people you are with your flatmates? Eilish half-shrugs and says, “Yeah, some of them.” Some of them? “Well … I live in a really big share house.” How big is big? “Oh, there’s about 40 people that I live with in all.” 40?!! Then Eilish laughs and has to...
On buses and trains. By pushbike. On foot. They all come. Some who can speak English quite well. Others who look less sure, dependent on a friend to speak for them. Andres is a volunteer for United For Colombia, a not for profit organisation that he says “is designed...
