Community Pantries, Food Assistance and Services

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What is a community Pantry?

A community pantry is a service often initiated by a not-for-profit or non-profit organisation to provide food for people and families who are in need of assistance. The items are affordable groceries, essential household items, family meals and fresh food, often offered at a budgeted or free price.

Mobile Pantries allow this service to be more accessible to more locations. They are often run from a truck or market stall set up with food in pre-packed boxes or bags.

Community pantries available in our different office locations:

Southwest Sydney

We Are Community

• Address: We Are Community Hub – 42 Riverside Drive, Airds
• Contact: 0430 391 971
• Type of Resource: Meals, Hampers, Night Patrol Dinner Service
• Opening Hours: Mon – Fri, Sat Breakfast and Sunday Roast 1st Sun of the Month 
• Price: Free

Anglicare Campbelltown 

• Address: 16-26 Dumaresq St, Campbelltown
• Contact: 02 8624 8600
• Type of Resource: Food Parcels
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm (appointment required)
• Price: Free
• Transport – Bus routes 870, 872

Anglicare Eagle Vale

• Address: 1 Emerald Drive, Eagle Vale 2558
• Contact: (02) 9820 2680
• Type of Resource: Mobile pantry
• Opening Hours: Every second Wednesday, 1:30am – 2:30am
• Price: $12 for a bag of pantry items
• Transport – Bus routes 870, 880

Nagle Centre Family Care & Support Service St Vincent de Paul Society

• Address: 22 Lolanthe Street, Campbelltown
• Contact: (02) 4628 2928
• Type of Resource: Takeaway Meals and Centre Based Meal
• Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 9:30am – 10am & Mon – Fri 12.30pm – 1:30pm
• Price: free
• Transport: Bus routes – 870, 871, 872, 877, 880 Campbelltown station 5 min

Break the Cycle Glenquarie Inc.

• Address: 32 Edgar Street, Macquarie Fields 2564
• Contact: (02) 9829 8898
• Type of Resource: Food Parcel (Food vouchers if eligible) 
• Opening Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9am – 4pm (you can shop once a week)
• Price: $20 to select for your basket 
• Transport: Bus routes – 870, 871, 876

Focus Connect

• Address: 3 Cordeaux St, Campbelltown
• Contact: (02) 4627 1188
• Type of Resource: Electronic Food vouchers
• Opening Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 4:30pm (appointment required)
• Price: Free
• Transport: Bus routes – 870, 883, 884, 885

The Hub Community – Church of Christ, Campbelltown 

• Address: 65 Woodhouse Drive, Ambarvale
• Contact: (02) 4625 7981
• Type of Resource: Dine in meal only
• Opening Hours: Tuesdays 11:30am – 12:30am
• Price: Free
• Transport: Bus routes – 887, 888

Lomandra Community Project

• Address: 4/5 Hollylea Road, Leumeah 2560
• Contact: Lomandra Community Project Facebook page OR Audrey Nable – (02) 4627 2096
• Type of Resource: Food Parcel
• Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9:30am – 2pm
• Price: $5 bundles (keep updated on their Facebook page for free items) 

Macarthur Gateway 

• Address: 12 Browne Street, Campbelltown
• Contact: (02) 4628 0008
• Type of Resource: Food Vouchers (For aboriginal families with children and single women)
• Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs 9am – 4pm (call for appt.)
• Price: Free
• Transport: Bus routes – 870, 871, 872, 877, 880, 881, 882

The Junction Works

• Address: Claymore Community Centre – 6 Gould Road, Claymore
• Contact: (02) 4626 2007
• Type of Resource: Food Parcel (pick up only)
• Opening Hours: Mon 8:30am – 1:30pm
• Price: Free
• Transport: Bus routes – 878, 880

South West Multicultural and Community Centre

• Address: 4 Surrey Street, Minto
• Contact: (02) 9603 2500
• Type of Resource: Food Parcel 
• Opening Hours: Tues 10:30am – 12pm (order through Facebook for pickup)
• Price: $10
• Transport: Bus routes – 873, 874, 875

 

Wingcarribee

Anglicare Mobile Community Pantry, St John’s Anglican Church

• Address: Moss Vale Anglican Church, Corner Waite and Browley Sts, Moss Vale
• Contact: 4868 1299
• Type of Resource: Mobile Community Pantry & afternoon tea provided
• Opening Hours: Every second and fourth Friday 1:30pm – 2:30pm
• Price: $12 for groceries (EFTPOS available) and/or $3 for fresh food (bring along your Pension, Health Care or Immigration Card)

Anglicare Mobile Community Pantry, St Stephen’s Anglican Church

• Address: Mittagong Anglican Church, Corner of Main & Station Streets, Mittagong
• Contact: 4871 1947
• Type of resource: Mobile Community Pantry & morning tea provided
• Opening hours: Every first and third Friday 10.30am – 11.30am
• Price: : $12 for groceries (EFTPOS available) and/or $3 for fresh food (bring along your Pension, Health Care or Immigration Card)

Bowral Uniting Church Pantry 

• Address: 28 Bendooley Street Bowral, NSW
• Contact: (02) 4862 1350
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening hours: Tuesday 10am -1pm & Wednesday 10am – 1pm, 12:30 free sit-down lunch (bathroom and laundry facilities available).
• Price: Free 

C3 Cares Southern Highlands  

• Address: 1/347 Bong Bong Street, Bowral 
• Contact: (02) 4862 1350
• Type of Resource: Fruit Veg and Community Pantry (also serves coffee and light lunch)
• Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 2pm
• Price: Free (but donations are appreciated)

Dhungung Food Share at Wingecarribee Aboriginal Community Cultural Centre

• Address: 1A Rainbow Road, Mittagong
• Contact: 0447 384 277 (please register with Mel Wiya before Thursdays each week)
• Type of Resource: Free Food Box provided by Oz Harvest for Aboriginal People and their families
• Opening hours: Thursdays 10:30am – 12:30pm (morning tea provided)
• Price: Free
• Also on site: Aboriginal Community Worker, Centrelink, NDIS, Primary & Community Health

House of Faith and Love Hampers

• Address: Connect Christian Church, 21 Spring Street, Moss Vale
• Contact: 0431 224 995 (order before 12pm on Thursdays each week)
• Type of Resource: Hampers (includes pantry items, veg and meat)
• Opening Hours: Fridays 11am – 1pm 
• Price: Free

Soul Warmers Cafe – Highlands Christian Church

• Address: 37 Regent Street Mittagong
• Contact: 0422 675 584
• Type of Resource: Food Pantry – coffee available for shoppers
• Opening hours: Thursday 9:15am – 12pm
• Price: $10 to join, $25 for pantry items. assistance with cost can be provided by Anglicare or Homestart for those in crisis)

Salvation Army Food Market

• Address: 418 – 420 Bong Bong Street, Bowral 
• Contact: (02) 4861 3912
• Type of Resource: Food Market
• Opening Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30am – 1:30pm
• Price: Varies – Low cost groceries. Café open. 

PCYC Southern Highlands

• Address: 6 Hawkins Drive, Mittagong
• Contact: (02) 4868 5200
• Type of Resource: Free Frozen Meals 
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 8pm 
• Price: Free

 

Goulburn

Our Community Pantry Goulburn 

• Address: AWH Goulburn Car Park – 53 Finlay Road, Goulburn
• Contact: Our Community Pantry Goulburn Facebook Page 
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Every Second Saturday 4pm – 5pm
• Price: Varies

Meals on Wheels Goulburn

• Address: 113 Auburn Street, GOULBURN
• Contact: 02 4821 0997 or gdmow@ceinternet.com.au
• Type of Resource: Food Relief Service
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 1pm
• Price: Payment Options 

 

Canberra/ ACT

ACT Foodbank Voucher System

• Where to get Foodbank vouchers: St Vincent de Paul, UnitingCare Kippax, Companion House (Cook),
  St John’s Care (Reid), Red Cross Migration Support Programs, Throughcare.
• Where vouchers can be used: Communities@Work Community Pantries, Community Services #1 Food
  Pantry (Narrabundah), Holy Cross Tuckerbox (Hackett), The Food Pantry (Watson), Helping Hand Pantry
  (St Paul’s Spence), HandUp Food Care (Canberra City Care Charnwood), the FoodHut Co-op (Belconnen),
  Lyons Food Corner, Anglicare Food Fair (Queanbeyan).

City Uniting Church

• Address: Early Morning Centre – 69 Northbourne Ave, Canberra
• Contact: (02) 6257 4600 or office@canberracityuca.org.au
• Type of Resource: Free takeaway breakfast 
• Opening Hours: Breakfast Mon – Fri 7:30am – 8:30am, Lunch Mon 12pm – 1pm
• Additional Services: Free showers Monday – Friday 9am – 11am

Blue Door Drop-In Centre

• Address: Ainslie Village, Quick Street, Campbell
• Contact: 6248 7771 or community@stjohnscare.org.au
• Type of Resource: Free takeaway breakfast and free hot lunch
• Opening Hours: Breakfast Mon – Fri 7:30am – 8:30am, Lunch Mon 12pm – 1pm
• Price: No fees – bring form of ID 
• Additional Services: Every Friday Orange Sky Laundry is available onsite between 11am and 1pm for washing and drying

St John’s Care (Anglicare Partner)

• Address: 45 Constitution Ave, Reid (located within the St John’s Church Precinct)
• Contact: 6248 7771 or community@stjohnscare.org.au
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30am – 2pm
• Price: No fees – bring form of ID 
• Additional Services: Every Friday Orange Sky Laundry is available onsite between 11am and 1pm for washing and drying

The Junction (for 12 – 25 year olds only)

• Address: 30 Scott’s Crossing, Canberra City 
• Contact: 6232 2423
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30am – 5pm
• Price: 

Holy Cross Tuckerbox

• Address: Holy Cross Anglican Church, Corner of Phillip Ave & Anthill St, Hackett.
• Contact: 0413 751 502 or email tuckerbox@holycrosshackett.org.au
• Type of Resource: Food Co-op
• Opening Hours: Every Saturday 1pm – 4pm
• Price: $2 per year membership – food vouchers accepted
• Additional Services: Orange Sky is available onsite between 1pm and 3pm for washing and drying.

The Pantry at Watson

• Address: Youth with a mission, 76 Federal Highway, Corner Zelling Street, Watson.
• Contact: 6241 5500 or email info@ywamcanberra.org 
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Every Thursday 10am – 3pm
• Price: $2 per year membership – food vouchers accepted

HandUp Food Care

• Address: Canberra City Care, 20 Cartwright St, Charnwood.
• Contact: 6196 8630
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm
• Price: $4 per year membership

Helping Hand Food Pantry

• Address: St Paul’s Ginninderra Anglican Church Spence, Mt Rogers Community Centre, Curly St, Spence.
• Contact: 6259 2931
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Thursday 9am – 12:30pm 
• Price: Register with concession card

FoodHut Co-op

• Address: NationsHeart Christian Community, 27 Rae St, Belconnen
• Contact: 6253 1672 or office@nationsheart.com.au
• Type of Resource: Food Co-op
• Opening Hours: Place order and then collect at set time
• Price: 

Communities@Work – Gungahlin Community Pantry

• Address: Gungahlin Community Centre, 47 Ernest Cavanagh Street, Gungahlin
• Contact: 6293 6500 or admin@commsatwork.org
• Type of Resource: Food Co-op
• Opening Hours: Mon 12:30pm – 3pm, Tues – Fri 9:30am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 3pm
• Price: 

Queanbeyan

Anglicare Food Fair Community Pantry

• Address: 170 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
• Contact: 6232 9272 or food.fair@anglicare.com.au
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10:30am – 4:15pm
• Price: 

Community Services #1 Pantry

• Address: Southside Community Service – 63 Boolimbah Crescent, Narrabundah
• Contact: 6126 4700 or email: reception@communityservices1.org
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Mon – Tues 10am – 1pm, Wed – Fri 1pm – 4pm
• Price: affordable prices 

 

Yass

Yass Community Food Care

• Address: Yass Vine Church Community, 66 Lead Street, Yass
• Contact: 6226 1444 or generaloffice@yassvinechurch.com.au
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Thurs 9am – 5pm
• Price: $2 per year membership

Young

Young Food Hall

• Address: 92 Main Street, Young
• Contact: Young Food Hall | Facebook
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Wednesday 9am – 12pm
• Price: $10 for a load (bring your own bags) 

 

Wagga Wagga

Anglicare / Ashmont Community Centre

• Address: 42 Tobruk Street, Ashmont
• Contact: 6931 3456 or email RiverinaERCovid19@anglicare.com.au
• Type of Resource: Food Relief
• Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 1pm
• Price: case by case services depending on circumstances

Ngurra Hub Ashmont

• Address: Ngurra Hub, Blakemore Street Ashmont
• Contact: 0458 031 277 or email mnorton@redcross.org.au and follow for updates Ngurra Hub Ashmont | Facebook
• Type of Resource: Food Rescue
• Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4pm (stay tuned for 
• Price: bring your own bags

Wagga Wagga Meals on Wheels

• Address: 17 Rural Place Wagga Wagga 
• Contact: 6921 2205 
• Type of Resource: Food Relief for people 65 years and over
• Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 2pm
• Price: charges apply assessments conducted over the phone

Carevan Wagga

• Address: 2/159 Fernleigh Road Wagga Wagga
• Contact: Lynne Graham 0444554588 or email carevanwagga@gmail.com
• Type of Resource: Food Van 
• Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:30am – 3:30pm
• Price:

Griffith

Carevan Griffith

• Address: Alternate between 2 locations Kubank Park – Parkinson Crescent and Dave Taylor Park – Thomas Place 
• Contact: 02 – 6962 4144
• Type of Resource: Food Van 
• Opening Hours: Wednesdays Only 6pm – 8pm
• Price: No cost

LifeSource Church Community Food Cupboard

• Address: LifeSource Church 2786 Stafford Road Griffith
• Contact: 02 – 6964 9953
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am – 3pm 
• Price: No cost

Linking Communities Network

• Address: 177 Yambil Street Griffith
• Contact: 02 – 6964 4804
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9am – 5pm and Wed 1pm – 5pm 
• Price: No cost

St Vincent De Paul Emergency Food Relief

• Address: 67 Yambil Street Griffith
• Contact: 02 – 6964 3388
• Type of Resource: Community Pantry
• Opening Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 1pm – 4pm – appointment preferred 
• Price: No cost