Food Relief NQ's Christmas Food Appeal

Our Christmas Food Appeal 2024 will run from 1 November to 1 December 2024, and we encourage locals to donate in-date, non-perishable food items at participating locations.  

​See our donation locations below.
Donation Sites:
Bayswater Road Radiators, Cnr Bayswater Road and Duckworth Street, Garbutt
BM Webb Industrial Property, 104 Webb Drive, Bohle
BOQ Castletown, Shop 55, Castletown Shopping Centre, Hyde Park
Brown and Hurley Group, 662 Ingham Road, Bohle
Calvary Christian College, 569 Bayswater Road, Mount Louisa
Campbells Foods, 328 Woolcock Street, Garbutt
Commonwealth Bank, City Point, 101 Sturt Street, Townsville City
Daring and Young Property, 1/153 Charters Towers Road, Hyde Park
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 9-15 Langton Street, Garbutt
Donohues, 230 Charters Towers Road, Hermit Park
Ergon Energy, Level 3, 420 Flinders Street, Townsville City
Fulton Hogan, 46-60 Curley Circuit, Rosneath
Hastings Deering, 467-481 Woolcock Street, Bohle
Independent Living Specialists Pty Ltd, 239 Dalrymple Road, Garbutt
Linfox, Intersection of Flinders Hwy and Burdell St, Stuart
Mary Mackillop Childcare NQ - St Benedict's OSHC, 890 Dalrymple Road, Shaw
NQIB Insurance Brokers, Ross River Road, Crankbrook
Occupational Therapy, Townsville University Hospital, Douglas
Port of Townsville, Administration, 1 Benwell Road, Townsville City
Queensland Country Health Fund, Level 1, 333 Ross River Road, Aitkenvale
Speech Pathology Department, Townsville University Hospital, Douglas
Stihl Shop Garbutt, 56 Pilkington St, Garbutt
Stihl Shop Hermit Park, 182 Charters Towers Road, Hermit Park
Stihl Shop Kirwan, Castlemain St, Kirwan
Tonkin Steel, 772-778 Ingham Road, Bohle
Travel Associates, Castletown Shopping Centre, Hyde Park
Travel Associates, 365 Flinders Street, Townsville City
Uniting Church, Hinchinbrook Drive, Kirwan
WTG Townsville, 780-786 Ingham Road, Bohle

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What to Donate

We need the following non-perishable items:
  • Large Christmas Puddings
  • Fruit Mince Pies
  • Mixed Nuts or similar
  • Mixed Lollies
  • Shortbread biscuits or similar
  • Christmas Bon Bons
  • Tea Bags or Coffee
  • Tinned Vegetables
  • Tinned Ham
  • Powdered or Long Life Custard 
  • Pancake Mix
  • Cereal
  • Long Life Milk
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Tinned Spaghetti
  • Tinned Baked Beans
  • Tinned Corn and Peas
  • Diced Tomatos
  • Crackers/ Biscuits
  • Museli Bars

Your Donation ​Makes a Difference

Make a one off donation today or help on a recurring basis.  100% of all donations goes straight back into our community through sourcing and re-distributing food to those who need it most.