One Meal in Sutherland Shire marks ten years of no-questions groceries
The volunteer charity still hands out food with no paperwork, and its breakfast clubs now reach about 100 high-school students a week across six schools.
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One Meal Sutherland Shire has marked ten years of giving out food with no questions and no paperwork. The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reported the anniversary on November 2, 2026. The volunteer charity provides fresh produce, pantry staples, warm meals, and other basics at weekly stops around the shire.
Coordinator David Moran said the group is now packing Christmas hampers and that demand rises when other services close over the holidays. A focus is the high-school breakfast clubs, running in six schools and reaching about 100 students a week. Members of the Woolooware golf ladies raised $18,000 for that work. Moran said each school's program costs about $4,000 a year. He described the group as small and trying to stay steady.
The same article cites Foodbank's 2026 hunger report: one in three Australian households, about 3.6 million homes, experienced food insecurity in the past year, 100,000 more than in 2025. Chairman Robert McLachlan said the people coming for help include working families, students, pensioners, and children. The local news is ten years of a no-paperwork table and the breakfast clubs. It is not a claim that the national numbers have turned.
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A volunteer group called One Meal has shared food in Sutherland Shire, near Sydney, for ten years. The local Leader reported the anniversary on November 2, 2026. People can take fresh food, pantry food, and a warm meal. No one has to fill out paperwork. A pantry item is food from a shelf, such as rice or cans. Coordinator David Moran said breakfast clubs in six high schools reach about 100 students a week. A golf group raised 18,000 Australian dollars for that. Each school program costs about 4,000 dollars a year. The group is busier at Christmas. This is not a fix for every family short of food.
- Why might it matter that no one has to explain why they need a meal?
- What is one food your class could collect for a drive your school already runs?
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