Camperdown Food Rescue Markets 2026

04 Feb Camperdown Food Rescue Markets 2026

We are thrilled to announce the dates for our Food Rescue Markets in 2026: SAVE THE DATES!

Our first market day will be 10-11.30am Friday 6th March. For a full list of dates, scroll down or go to: https://camperdownch.com.au/activities/food-rescue-markets/

Join us at the Uniting Church Hall, 24 Leura street Camperdown on ‘market day’! Bring your shopping bags and grab what you need/want! ALL ITEMS ARE FREE!

This is a partnership between us and the Camperdown Uniting Church to reduce food waste in our community.

The majority of food items are donated by local supermarkets that would otherwise be heading for landfill. Together we can reduce food waste! Other food items and goods are donated by Corangamite Food Bank (https://camperdownch.com.au/services/foodbank/) and Western District Food Share.

“Food Rescue Markets” is not a food relief program, the markets are community events with the primary aim of reducing food waste in our community and food from going to landfill. Food Rescue Markets are open to anyone in the community interested in helping reduce food waste; you are not required to be in need of food relief to attend a market day.

We do not police items that are being taken or set limits of what each individual market goer can take. It is an expectation that market goers will be considerate of others attending the market day by not taking too many items that are short in supply; but in the end we are WANTING items to be taken, otherwise they will be ending up in landfill, which is why this initiative started in the first place. Please be respectful of each other and of the organisers and volunteers.

Supported by Corangamite Food Bank (https://camperdownch.com.au/services/foodbank/), Western District Food Share, Woolworths, Food For Change, Ritchies – Camperdown, Ritchies Cobden, and Ritchie’s Timboon.

In 2026 we are planning to set up Food Rescue Markets in other areas across Corangamite. If you live or work in Derrinallum/Lismore, Port Campbell, Skipton, Simpson, Timboon or Terang and would like to be involved, please get in touch!

To read more about our new funded food security project, go to: https://camperdownch.com.au/exciting-new-funded-food-security-project-opportunity-for-greater-collaboration-across-corangamite/