Tuckerbox
During February , Lily Pass wrote about Tuckerbox and Simon Clarke in City News under the heading “ Tough times were biting the Tuckerbox pantry ”
She reported that , after struggling to stay open since October , the Holy Cross Tuckerbox had secured government help with “ crippling freight costs .” However , “ While the charity food pantry looks secure for the rest of the financial year , worries remain for an uncertain future .”
Readers who have been part of our community for any length of time , would be aware that Tuckerbox was started in 2010 . They also would know the purpose is to provide a low-cost food outlet .
It is open most Saturday afternoons and has 400 active members , with around 300 people attending to obtain food most weeks .
St Margaret ’ s member ( and Tuckerbox Chair ) Simon Clarke had told Lily Pass that the cost of transporting a pallet of food from Sydney to Canberra had grown from $ 69 to $ 233 and that “ It was hard to see any solution that didn ’ t involve the ACT government supporting us .”
Simon Clarke
The food offered by Tuckerbox to its clients is sourced through Foodbank NSW and ACT , OzHarvest and , very occasionally , through Second Bite and general food donations from the community .
St Margaret ’ s News 8 March 2023