0432 580 059

Helping over 1.5 million people over the last 10 years!

About

It is hard to go to sleep when you know there is no food for your family the next day

About

Christine (Founder) saw a need in her community in 2012. There were 2 foodbanks operating, 20 minutes north and 40 minutes south of Morisset but there was no public transport to either.

We started out in a tiny little room and stayed there for 12 months, we then moved on to a change room on a sports field for 18 months. Till we finally found our forever home at the rear of Cooranbong Community Centre.

10 years later in 2022 we have two walk in food shops in Cooranbong and Lake Munmorah, we also home delivery every Wednesday from Fennells Bay to Wyong and out to Gwandalan.

It takes a team of thirty-five volunteers to keep the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie fed each week and 90% of those volunteers started out as our customers.

During Covid’s two lockdowns we home delivered our free food hampers to 26,000 people. We still do not know how we did it!

Everyone here at Southlake’s Inc believe no one should go hungry in Australia.

About

About

What we do

Partners of Dress for Success

We are a referral agency for pack and send. This is our way of supporting women in need of clothing for important life events.

Our School Welfare Program

We currently assist 5 schools every week with a bag of non-perishables, fresh produce, and bread.Support four School Breakfast Clubs by providing cereal, milk, bread and oranges across Lake Macquarie and Central Coast.

Christmas Hamper Support

Our favourite time of the year. We get to give out hampers and toys for FREE!

Colongra Bay Community Cafe

Our community lunches are held 1st Thursday of the month in May, July September and December.

Free Items for Newborns to 16 years

Everything for kids 0 to 16 free of cost. We provide cots, prams, clothing, and emergency supplies.

Homeless Outreach Service

We support numerous Homeless service providers throughout Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney.

Emergency Food Relief

Now supporting over 50 people with FREE emergency food relief packs every week, ask us how we can help you.

Foodbank

Manage weekly Foodbank deliveries in Wangi to Fennel Bay, Mannering Park, Blue Haven to Hamlyn Terrace and Gwandalan/Summerland Point.

2022 Christmas and Toy hamper registrations now open

Our Impact

1 million

People fed over 10 years

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Tonnes of rescued food

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Free Haircuts

How you can help this October

We are an Award winning charity

Westfield Local Hero

Wyong Business Awards

Outstanding Community Centre

Local Business Awards

Outstanding Business

Maitland Citizen of the Year

Hunter Volunteer of the Year

Lake Macquarie Citizen of the Year

NSW Women of the Year Finalist

2018

Australia Day Award

Outstanding Community CentreLake Macquarie City Council

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Our Partners

GATEWAY CHURCH

What a fab Mother's Day lunch. Our previous chairp

What a fab Mother's Day lunch.
Our previous chairperson Kerriann started our Colongra Bay Community Cafe and its still going strong 5 years later.
The teens and young adults from Omni did an outstanding job again!
The cookies from Table Church were a huge hit.

This and all of our cafes would not be possible without the continued support from Munmorah United Bowlo

We WOULDN'T be able to do what we do without our v

We WOULDN'T be able to do what we do without our volunteers.
From our Cooranbong base to our Lake Munmorah Foodbank to our free meal service in Bateau Bay and to all our home delivery drivers YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO US!!!

HELP!!! Well guys if you didn't notice it was gett

HELP!!!
Well guys if you didn't notice it was getting pretty hard out there for everyone...tell me which rock you have been hiding under so O can come join you!
We assisted 3w families last with free food and gave 4 schools 30 emergency hampers to hand out to struggling families.
It's only Tuesday and I won't tell you how many we already have on pur lost for this week
SO WE ARE BRINGING BACK the appeal we ran during Covid.
If u have oodles of spare cash laying around you can now give it to us 🙂
And yes u cab message us for a tax deductible receipt

Thankyou everyone for supporting our annual partne

Thankyou everyone for supporting our annual partnership with Walk a While.
These clothes, sanitary pads and Ugg boots are heading out to the Ikuntji
Community west of Alice Springs

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There are so many things to love about these pictu

There are so many things to love about these pictures!

By far our favourite is her looking up at her grandfather (Ron the barber) after he chopped of her hair.

Sienna set out to raise $1000 and she managed to raise $2510.

We are so proud of you.

#centralcoastnsw
#worldsgreatestshave
#granddads
#beautifulheart❤️

#mortelssheepskinfactory thankyou for your continu

#mortelssheepskinfactory thankyou for your continued support.

Heading into Autumn, your latest donation of snuggly warm Ugg Boots will mean the world to our homeless mates.

Do yourself a favour when you are visiting Mortels... head next door and grab a coffee

We are so proud of Jessica Dunn for being awarded

We are so proud of Jessica Dunn for being awarded Highly Commended (Youth of the Year) at last nights 2023 Lake Mac Awards.
She is keeping it in the family because her mum Kerriann Dunn took out Lake Mac Ambassador in 2019.
We can't wait to see what else you achieve in your life Jess because we now whatever you do, you will do with the same level of integrity and compassion you have shared with us at Southlakes for the last 5 years.

Very proud moment

Very proud moment

#Lakemacawards2023 Let's do this. So excited we a

#Lakemacawards2023
Let's do this.
So excited we are finalists in 3 categories tonight.
Youth of the Year
Lake Mac Ambassador
Environment Award

#homelessness #realLife #mentalhealth

#homelessness
#realLife
#mentalhealth

80% of our beautiful volunteers are Women YOU MAKE

80% of our beautiful volunteers are Women
YOU MAKE US SUCCESSFUL. Thankyou

Awww Northlakes High School Leo Club for Ur fab do

Awww Northlakes High School Leo Club for Ur fab donation of enviro bags.. now everyone will be able to take the bread donated by Bakers Delight (Bateau Bay) away in these cute bags.
THANK YOU.

Current bid is $80. Ends tomorrow at 5pm. Hamper i

Current bid is $80.
Ends tomorrow at 5pm.
Hamper is valued at $60.

Auction.. We are running our first mini auction to

Auction..
We are running our first mini auction to raise much needed money (to continue to provide free emergency hampers)
Morisset Showground Community Operating Committee donated 4 of these Masterfood packs worth $60 each.
We will auction one of these packs (lol till I get a hang of how to do this)
TEXT YOUR BID AND NAME TO 0432580059.
We will run it till Wednesday 5pm

2023 Lake Mac Ambassador finalist... V Shar Pei. W

2023 Lake Mac Ambassador finalist...
V Shar Pei.
We are so proud of you Vicks.
You have served your community for years with school P& C committee's, local sports club committee's and our committee. AnD 2022 Westfield Local Hero. A regular at our Community Hair Project events all around New South Wales.
Fingers crossed everyone for March 11th.

Thankyou Norro’s Bakehouse for the Yummy pies, B

Thankyou Norro’s Bakehouse for the Yummy pies, Bakers Delight THANK YOU for your weekly bread bread donation. @The Entrance Food Hub Inc Our volunteers make the yummiest meals with your weekly donations..
Spring Potato Twisters AMAZING donation of spuds. We left them on the table and they were gone in a second!!
We also had a donation of fresh tomatoes..
THANKYOU to our fab volunteers and to the equally fab locals who drop of cooked meals for us to share.
There is ZERO waste at TLC, if it's not eaten it is donated to the local refuge on Monday evening.
Special thanks to Tamaryn for her fab weekly organising skills!!

$5 for the whole box, we have 3 boxes

$5 for the whole box, we have 3 boxes

2.2kg Syntha-6 powder ..Bargain at $25. We have 3

2.2kg Syntha-6 powder ..Bargain at $25. We have 3

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Cooranbong Community Centre (rear of 2nd Building)

Cooranbong, NSW, Australia 2265.

0432 580 059

Weekly community meal service.
Every Monday 6 to 7pm.
Tuggerah Lakes Community Centre
1 Bay Village Dr, Bateau Bay.

Cooranbong Food Bank:
MON 9:30am -> 12:30pm & WED 10am -> 1pm

Colongra Bay Hall
THUR 10am -> 11am

Home Deliveries:
Wangi, Toronto, Blue Haven, San Remo, Charmhaven, Lake Haven, Buff Point, Gwandalan, Summerland Point & Wyong.

Donations
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