Plenty of businesses including Egyptian street food corner, vintage store, florist, business that offers art classes.

I guess some of the aspects are ok. The frozen out of date meat should be cheaper if not free. I guess the free fruit n veg n bread if you've spent 5 $ is ok. But it's definitely easy to spend heaps more than that. Like a can of food is 1$ so it's very similar to other stores. The expired stuff is cheaper but could very well be less expensive. Probably won't go again. There are other donation based places that are much cheaper. Wasn't for me

Community based food pantry sits at the centre of the Addison Road complex, with the Bower recycling, a native plant nursery and many many other community organisations making up the balance. They all present with a very positive energy that is motivational. Love it!

I ❤️ love visiting the Addi Road community organisations spaces. There is so much there to explore. They have a community food shop that operates on a points system . You should not ever feel daunted by that system. Each item has a points value, and initially, those points seem huge 😳 but once you understand the system, it is fair and equitable to all who purchase food and other items from the pantry. Your one loaf of bread is free, not that I eat bread. When you get to the counter, your points are added up, and you pay in money terms half the value of your total number of points. Say if your points total 50, you pay $25 for everything that is in your basket 🧺. You only need to have accumulated 10 points or $5 worth of groceries item in order to be able to take some of the fruit and vegetables from outside. the shop and vegetable stalls are run by volunteers from the local community, and I believe they are amazing 👏 😀 😉 people because they donate their time to help the people in their surrounding communities without fear or favour. This is an amazing system as it allows visitors to be anonymous 👏 👌 🙌 😀 😄 😉 👏 and keep their dignity intact. Yes, if it is really busy, you may be given a ticket 🎟 and have to be patient and wait your turn. It is a fair and honest system . I have been driven to Addi Road on numerous occasions and have purchased goods from the food pantry twice. My biggest weakness 😫 when visiting Addi Road is when I go to the Bower as it is like 👍 👌 😫 Aladdin's cave full of so many lovely things. There are always second-hand 📚 books to buy, one of my biggest weaknesses. You can buy anything from picture frames to sporting goods, toys, or even paint if you need it. You will often find it there as well as other diamonds in the rough. All are sold at affordable prices. The good part about these two spaces is that all the money goes back into helping those people who need assistance within the local community 🤔. I think it is a really fantastic concept of caring and sharing 😊 😀 👌. This area is the old army barracks and is vast and complex. You ❤️ can purchase a meal or just a drink from the Koshari corner restaurant, which is near the return and earn space. They make and sell Egytian food vegan style. I have enjoyed 😉 myself when visiting as the food is delicious 😋 and you get the choice to sit with friends and enjoy their company with the added bonus of seeing other friendly people enjoying themselves too over delicious freshly 😋 made food. There are resident artists 🎨 there who share spaces in order to be creative. Many oyster shells were shucked and cleaned for the art installation, which was created and displayed as part of the Sydney Opera House's recent anniversary celebrations. There is the. There are two Aboriginal organisations operating within the grounds of this vast complex. From here, Aboriginal people continue to celebrate, practice, and learn from their amazing culture as well as gaining and maintaining companionship and support from each other. There is a separated support network being run for and by Aboriginal women also. Nearby is the gallery that can be hired so you can display and sell your art 🎨. I was there on Friday the 20th of October looking at an amazing exhibition showcasing several artists 🎨 works. I pay homage to each artist and acknowledge that I was in awe of each individual artists 🎨 talent that was being showcased there that day. I look forward to my next 😌 ☺️ visit as there is so much see there. I have only scratched the surface of this amazing place. Please google addition Road community organisation. They have their own Web sites that you can explore as the sites showcase the vast complex in a series of photographs 📸 and you can read all about the sites history as well. This is a multicultural centre and site. There are no barriers here. Love, ❤️ love ❤️ this place ❤️ 💕 💖 😍

Nice compound with many places inside. There is plenty of parking and signs to let you know what you are looking for. My favourite place's The Food Pantry with cheap groceries and Cafe It's Made in Egypt . Also I noticed people using the drop n earn where you take you returnable bottles.

Mistakenly I went there but is interesting place. I should go back again. What was wonderful is the kindness of some people who guided me & Asma offered to drive me to Redfern Station to go to Parramatta. Places are wonderful when wonderful people are met & we are helped & welcomed by their kindness.

Food, furniture and lots more. The Addison Rd Community Centre kind of springs up on you, it's surrounded by houses and the driveway might have you thinking there's not much there. Once you're inside, it opens up to a very large area with multiple shops and other community buildings. The focus is on reused and recycled goods, and the prices are suitably lowered. I always start with this place whenever I need some new furniture, homewares or other items. You can easily find gifts or arts and crafts supplies in either the Bower repair cafe or the Reverse Garbage centre. There's also plenty of parking and some open spaces with picnic tables.

Lucked in with a beautiful sunny Sydney morning. Checked out lots of lovely stalls loaded with goodies. Filled our 2 bags we'd allowed for and went home happy.