Food support within your Local Government Area
You can access community-based food and financial relief within your LGA via the links below.
Food support from Macquarie
Free Food Hampers are now back on campus at Wally Walk every Friday from 12.30pm to 2pm for both International and Domestic Students. Due to current lockdown restrictions, you can only come to collect these if you are within 5km radius or within the LGA of Ryde. If you are outside this area, we encourage you to access the other services listed on this page to consider what other supports are local to you. Searching terms into search engines such as "free food support" and "community support" along with your area may guide you to some locations. If you require further support or want to discuss, submit a CARE report.
External food support
Below is a list of financial support by local government area (LGA). Please be aware that this is not exhaustive list. Not all services or information may be up to date and should be accessed at your own discretion during lockdowns.
General services
- Right to Food food mapping and directory resources [PDF 116KB]
- Newton Neighbourhood Centre emergency aid resources [PDF 426KB]
- Sydney Homeless Connect
- Department of Communities & Justice food relief services in NSW [PDF 78KB]
Blacktown
- Blacktown City Council charitable food services
- ADRA Blacktown – Emergency Food Relief
- Wesley Mission emergency relief
- Salvation Army emergency relief
Bayside
Blue Mountains
Burwood
- Burwood Community Welfare Services emergency financial relief
- Burwood Council community support services
- Recovery Connect emergency relief
Camden
- Camden emergency food relief [PDF 204KB]
Campbelltown
Canada Bay
Canterbury-Bankstown
- Bankstown low cost and free meal directory [PDF 213KB]
- Bankstown Anglicare food and financial assistance
- Canterbury City Community Centre emergency relief directory [PDF 221KB]
Central Coast
- Central Coast Council hardship and homelessness services
- Central Coast Council crisis relief services [PDF 552KB]
Cumberland
- Cumberland City Council emergency assistance and financial support
- Cumberland Multicultural Community Services emergency relief
- Parramatta Mission meals and support services
Fairfield
- Fairfield City Council food requests (vulnerable residents)
- Fairfield City Council low cost and free meals directory [PDF 209KB]
- Fairfield Recovery Connect emergency relief
- Growing Healthy Kids in South West Sydney family food support
- Mission Australia South-west Sydney emergency relief
Georges River
- Georges River Council community support services directory
- Kogarah Community Services emergency support services [PDF 528KB]
Hawkesbury
- Lifeline Hawkesbury emergency relief
- Community Connective Hawkesbury food support services
- Hawkesbury Helping Hands food hampers
Hornsby
- Hornsby Shire Council general assistance
- Hornsby Shire Council homelessness services [PDF 512KB]
- Hornsby Recovery Connect emergency relief
- Hornsby Connect hampers
Hunter’s Hill
- Hunter's Hill Council community services
- Hunter's Hill Recovery Services emergency relief
- BapistCare rapid response grants
- Sydney Community Services hardship assistance
Inner West
- Newtown Neighbourhood Centre information sheets
- Inner West free and low cost food
- Burwood Community Welfare Services Inner West outreach services
- Mission Australia Inner South West emergency relief
- Mission Australia City, Inner South, Inner West emergency relief
Ku-ring-gai
Lane Cove
Liverpool
- Anglicare Liverpool services
- Western Sydney MRC emergency relief
- Mission Australia South West Sydney emergency relief
Mosman
North Sydney
Northern Beaches
- Northern Beaches Council community food services
- Northern Beaches Council community support
- CatholicCare emergency relief
Parramatta
- City of Parramatta emergency relief
- The Salvation Army Parramatta emergency relief contact
- Anglicare Parramatta services
- Vinnies Family Assistance Hotline
- Parramatta Mission meals and support services
Penrith
- WestCare emergency relief
- Path Inc food services directory [PDF 539KB]
- Penrith City Council emergency relief
- Anglicare Penrith services
Randwick
Ryde
Strathfield
Sutherland Shire
Sydney
The Hills Shire
- The Hills Shire Council assistance directory
- Hills Community Aid emergency relief
- Rouse Hill Town Centre
- Anglicare food assistance
Waverley
Willoughby
Wollondilly
- Wollondilly Camden emergency food relief [PDF 204KB]
Wollongong
- Wollongong City Council low cost and free meals
- Food Fairness Illawarra emergency food relief
- Food Fairness Illawarra low cost and free meal directory