New projects, new partnerships, and steady growth. This week we launched a clothing distribution initiative with No-Bux, continued supporting people experiencing homelessness, expanded Woodcraft Adventures Tasmania with new products, and strengthened our Jutland Village food distribution. Along the way there was music, mutual aid, and the ongoing challenge of turning good intentions into practical support.…

Another week of small things becoming something bigger. Food Not Bombs Hobart hosted its largest Shared Table in ten years, with new volunteers from Japan, Iran and around Hobart simply turning up and helping. Karen’s free shop continues to draw people together, the community pantry keeps growing, Jutland Village residents are organising food distribution through…

This week brought some significant milestones across our community projects. Eamonn returned after securing housing and settling into his new inner-city life, while Food Not Bombs Hobart recorded its highest volume of food distribution yet, including the challenge of finding homes for 60kg of fresh rainbow trout. We also secured multiple new sponsors, received generous…

This week, a donation of potatoes dug from a family back paddock sat alongside 150kg of food distributed through a resident-led housing project, reminding us that community work often operates at both the small and large scales at the same time. Karen’s free clothes shop quietly reached six consecutive weeks, Pete completed his 18th shelter…

Food Not Bombs Hobart continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Alongside the familiar lunchtime rush, a second wave of visitors is beginning to emerge around Karen’s Giveaway and developing Really Free Market. People are staying longer, building relationships, and finding warmth, companionship and community. What begins as a meal increasingly becomes a place to belong.