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Food Drive

Thank you for your interest in supporting OzHarvest and our mission to 'Nourish Our Country' through a food drive. Register your interest for hosting a food drive below.

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Food Drive

Thank you for your interest in supporting OzHarvest and our mission to 'Nourish Our Country' through a food drive. Register your interest for hosting a food drive below.

FAQ

Before registering your interest to hold a Food Drive for OzHarvest please read through the FAQs below! Once you have registered your interest, a team member will be in touch with next steps to get you started.

We’ve put together this useful guide to help you get started.

 

  • Non-perishable food like pasta, rice, canned fruits, vegetables and tuna, tinned or jarred sauces and casseroles, biscuits, tea and coffee, cereals, muesli bars
  • Ring pull cans are preferred over can-opener style packaging

 

  • No products containing alcohol, even at trace amounts. That means no wine or wine vinegars.
  • No longlife items that are more than 30 days past Best Before.

 

  • Use strong boxes that have plenty of packing tape on them.
  • All food to be boxed up – do not use bags, even if they are reusable shopping bags, as these cannot be stacked in our van and may roll around and break in transit.
  • Packed boxes to weigh no more than 10kg, even if this means you have to pack a few more boxes, as this will help keep your team, our drivers and volunteers safe when moving the food drive items around.
  • Please make sure your Food Drive is ready for a speedy collection by our big yellow van. We greatly appreciate your help in making the process efficient at this busy time.

 

  • Please note that we cannot collect from residential addresses.
  • Our drivers work hard to prioritise the rescue of fresh, perishable produce. We ask that you have a minimum of 20 kg to donate. If not, please consider dropping off your food drive donation to our office/warehouse.
  • If you’re able to drop off your non-perishable goods, we’d love to see you! If not, we will try our best to reach you with one of our yellow vans.
  • If holding food drives across multiple locations, please submit a request for each location so that we can share those details with the right teams.

 

Register your interest

 

 

If you are able to drop off your non-perishable goods, we'd love to see you! If not, then let's see if we can reach you with one of our yellow vans.










Perth Christmas Food Drive 2025

Choose the "Collection" or "Drop off" option below.

Our iconic yellow vans can collect your donated non-perishable goods on Thursday 4 December or Friday 5 December. Please select your preferred date, and we'll be in touch to confirm closer to the time.

Prefer to drop off? You're welcome to deliver your goods to our warehouse at 114 Brown St, East Perth, any time Monday – Friday, 8am–2pm, before Thursday 4 December. (Many of our charity partners close early in December, so earlier donations help us get food to where it's needed most.)

Perth: Plan a Food Drive anytime throughout the year

Nominate your drop-off date below. You're welcome to deliver your goods to our warehouse at 114 Brown St, East Perth, any time Monday – Friday, 8am to 2pm.

If you'd prefer a collection, select "Collection" and choose your preferred date (Monday-Friday)

Once a date is requested, the OzHarvest Logistics team will be in touch to confirm the collection day and an approximate time. While we'll do our best to accommodate your preferred day, please note that with over 350 food donors and 250 charities relying on our services, we're coordinating the most efficient logistics possible. We appreciate your understanding and support.

If you'd like to collect bags or boxes for your food drive, these can be picked up also from our warehouse at 114 Brown Street, East Perth, Monday - Friday between 9am to 2pm.

Every contribution helps deliver nourishing food to people in our community who need it most.

Melbourne Food Drive

Your food drives are very much appreciated. To help streamline our operations, we ask that food drive collections include at least five boxes or bags. Smaller donations are still very welcome and can be dropped off at our Port Melbourne or Hallam warehouses.

Please select your preferred date and we will confirm with you via email.

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Alternatively, you can drop off your goods to one of our warehouses between 9am and 3pm, Monday - Friday.

ACT Canberra Christmas Food Drive


1. Last date for registering collections Tuesday 9/12 


2. Last date for collections Friday 12/12


Sydney Dates:


1. Last date for registering collections Friday 12/12 


2. Last date for registering drop-offs Thursday 18/12


3. Last date for collections Thursday 18/12


4. Last date for drop-offs Tuesday 23/12  

Newcastle Dates:


1. Last date for registering collections Friday 12/12 


2. Last date for registering drop-offs Thursday 18/12


3. Last date for collections Thursday 18/12


4. Last date for drop-offs Tuesday 23/12  

Port Macquarie Dates:


1. Last date for registering collections Friday 12/12 


2. Last date for collections Thursday 18/12


Drop-Offs not possible

Coffs Harbour Dates:


1. Last date for registering collections Friday 12/12 


2. Last date for collections Thursday 18/12


Drop-Offs not possible




Drop-Offs Locations & Times:

OzHarvest - Port Melbourne

Unit 3, 49 Bertie St

Port Melbourne

VIC 3207


Mon to Fri between 9am – 3pm

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OzHarvest - Hallam

Warehouse 2, 21-22 National Drive

Hallam

VIC 3803


Mon to Thurs between 9am – 3pm

Drop-offs Locations:


In Sydney, the demand for non-perishable items is more critical than ever as we strive to stock our OzHarvest Market in Waterloo, a free supermarket dedicated to serving up to 2500 customers every week who are experiencing food insecurity. The need for food relief has reached unprecedented levels.

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We would welcome your direct contribution by dropping off collected food drive items at The OzHarvest Market. This presents a unique opportunity for you to witness firsthand the impactful work we do on the frontline, helping those in our community who need it most.

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The OzHarvest Market
95 Wellington St, Waterloo NSW
Tuesday - Saturday between 8am – 2pm
Please reach out to [email protected] to confirm your drop off and the date.

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Alternatively, you may drop off your contribution at our HQ:
OzHarvest Sydney
G3/G4, 46-62 Maddox St, Alexandria NSW 2015

Drop-Offs Location:

OzHarvest

Unit 2, 45 Wentworth Place

Banyo

QLD  4013


Mon - Fri from 8am – 2pm

Drop-Offs Location:


OzHarvest

Unit 6, 28 Activity Crescent

Molendinar

QLD 4214


Mon - Fri from 8am – 2pm

Drop-Offs Location:


OzHarvest

25-27 Manton St

Hindmarsh

SA 5007


9am – 2pm

BRISBANE:


Collections are only available on the last Tuesday of each month.


We require one week notice prior to collection.


For any other days, please select the drop-off option. Thank you.

GOLDCOAST:
Please note: Collections only available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays,

except for December and January where only the following dates are available:-

Wednesday 3rd December
Wednesday 10th December
Wednesday 17th December
Wednesday 14th January
Wednesday 28th January

We require one week notice prior to collection.

Please note: Collections only available on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

We require one week notice prior to collection.

Please note: Collections only available on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

We require one week notice prior to collection.
NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMIN:
Any collection dates need to be changed each year - update the notes provided by the office and also restrictions on the collection/drop-off dates. When doing so, the connector custom code may need updating. Also, if more offices come on board, the connector again needs updating.



















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