Our Circle Maitland - OCM

19/09/2026

15/09/2026

This beautiful spring weather makes me want to be out in the garden 🌺 A perfect reason to attend the Maitland Garden Ramble this weekend!

Enjoy beautiful gardens with proceeds this year supporting Maitland Health Stays.
www.maitlandhealthstays.org.au

12/09/2026

Thank you to Meryl Swanson MP for including OCM in this round of funding.

⭐ SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER GRANTS 2025-26 ⭐

A huge congratulations to all the successful recipients of the 2025-26 Volunteer Grants!

It's fantastic to see so many local volunteer-led groups in our region recognised and supported. You can sign up to receive Grants updates in my monthly Paterson Press e-Newsletter on my website 😊

01/09/2026

Homelessness has many faces and it’s important not to generalize the demographic. A Current Affair story about just two women explains it best.

If you or someone you know are struggling to make ends meet, OCM volunteers are ready with a bbq meal and a chat each week. It’s free and no strings attached!
Saturday 5-6pm Maitland Library car park.
Want to donate? Head over to www.ourcirclemaitland.org

24/08/2026

We had a very successful fundraising day on Sunday at our Bunnings Maitland BBQ!

Our volunteers cooked and sold 65kg of sausages, which we worked out to be roughly 1000 sausage sandwiches!!

Thank you to our volunteers who were able to help out on the day. It is an honour to be a part of such a dedicated crew of Maitland locals who just want to make a difference to the lives of those doing it tough.

Another big shout out to the Rutherford Bakehouse for supplying the yummy fresh bread 🍞.

And also to Neal Easterly Butchers East Maitland for the sausages. Our Bunnings coordinator thinks 65kg might be a new record! We had many compliments about the tasty sausages!

Last but not least - the hungry hardware shoppers who lined up and spent a few bucks each for a traditional Aussie Bunnings Sausage Sanger. You helped us raise much needed funds for our hometown charity. For every $5.50 you spent on a sanga and drink OCM can then go on to provide two hot meals for people sleeping rough and doing it tough in our local Maitland community.

Neal Eastleys Butchery
Rutherford Bake House
Bunnings Warehouse, Maitland

Missed us at Bunnings but still want to donate? Donate via the website! Every $5 helps to fund two hot meals!

22/08/2026

Hey Everyone, come and see us today at Maitland Bunnings. OCM are running a sausage sizzle today till 4.00pm.
We would love to see our supporters and friends.
Sausages are from Neal Eastley Butcher in East Maitland, bread is from Rutherford Bakehouse.

03/08/2026

Homelessness can be ended — but only if we invest in the solutions that work.

Building more social and affordable housing would ease pressure in the rental
market and give people a real chance at stability.

Currently, social housing
comprises about 4% of total housing stock. The National Housing Supply and
Affordability Council is calling for targets of 10% of housing stock to be social and
affordable housing.

Lifting income support ensures people can afford rent and cover basic living costs

Early intervention prevents homelessness — by supporting people to keep their
homes, escape violence, or connect with help in time.

For more on how to show your support head over to www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au

Or donate to help feed local people in Maitland here: www.ourcirclemaitland.org

23/07/2026

An important message for Monday 27 July when the alert system is tested.

17/07/2026

Donation News

On Monday we were excited to receive $17,500 through Tomago Aluminium's 2026 Workplace Giving Program

These donations have come from the pockets of the employees, who contribute through voluntary payroll donations with Tomago Aluminium also contributing to the fund each year.

The funding will help Our Circle Maitland to continue providing over 2000 meals in the next 12 months to the vulnerable community in Maitland.

Our donation forms part of the $150,000 raised through Tomago’s Workplace Giving Program in 2026.
Thank you to amazing workforce for continuing to make a difference.

Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd
Hunter Animal Rescue
Ozharvest Newcastle
Charlie’s Run 4 Kids
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service - Official Site