Eastern Food Rescue

16/02/2026

A reminder that there will be NO MARKET TONIGHT, 16/02/26

10/02/2026

EFR MARKET UPDATE
Please be advised that EFR will NOT be running a night market on Monday 16th of February. Our other night markets, Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th will run as usual.

EFR市场最新消息

请注意，EFR将于2月16日（星期一）暂停举办夜市。其他两场夜市，即2月18日（星期三）和19日（星期四）将照常举行。
EFR shìchǎng zuìxīn xiāoxī

qǐng zhùyì,EFR jiāng yú 2 yuè 16 rì (xīngqí yī) zàntíng jǔbàn yèshì. Qítā liǎng chǎng yèshì, jí 2 yuè 18 rì (xīngqísān) hé 19 rì (xīngqísì) jiāng zhàocháng jǔxíng.

23/01/2026

MARKET START TIME FOR TUESDAY 27TH JANUARY - 11 AM

With the extreme heat predicted for Tuesday 27th, please be advised that we will be commencing the market at 11AM. Please remember to bring your water bottle & stay hydrated.

17/12/2025

06/06/2025

Some people might get a public holiday on Monday, but not us. We'll still be running the markets morning and night, rain hail or shine.
Hope to see you down there 😁

19/04/2025

**NOTICE OF CHANGE TO MARKET ENTRY CONDITIONS**

With the challenging times, Eastern Food Rescue have decided that in order to continue the services that we provide to the community, it is necessary for EFR to request a $2 donation per person on entry to all markets. This decision is not something that EFR do lightly & much consideration has gone into this decision. Should you be in extreme financial difficulty, please email us at [email protected] before attending a market.

The above change will take effect as of

WEDNESDAY, 7th MAY 2025.

Donation may be made via cash or card at market entry.

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条件变更通知 鉴于当前形势严峻，东部食品救援组织决定，为了继续为社区提供服务，所有进入市场的人员需在

进入所有市场时每人捐款 2 澳元。EFR 经过深思熟虑后做出了这一决定。如果您经济困难，请发送 电子邮件至 [email protected] 申请参加市场活动。

上述变更将于 2025 年 5 月 7 日星期三生效。捐款可在进入市场时以现金或银行卡方式支付。

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Dōngbù shípǐn jiùyuán zǔzhī

shìchǎng zhǔn rù tiáojiàn biàngēng tōngzhī

jiànyú dāngqián xíngshì yánjùn, dōngbù shípǐn jiùyuán zǔzhī juédìng, wèile jìxù wèi shèqū tígōng fúwù, suǒyǒu jìnrù shìchǎng de rényuán xū zài jìnrù suǒyǒu shìchǎng shí měi rén juānkuǎn 2 měiyuán.EFR jīngguò shēnsīshúlǜ hòu zuò chūle zhè yī juédìng. Rúguǒ nín jīngjì kùnnán, qǐng fāsòng diànzǐ yóujiàn zhì [email protected] shēnqǐng cānjiā shìchǎng huódòng.

Shàngshù biàngēng jiāng yú 2025 nián 5 yuè 7 rì xīngqísān shēngxiào. Juānkuǎn kě zài jìnrù shìchǎng shí yǐ xiànjīn huò yínháng kǎ fāngshì zhīfù.

05/04/2025

Reminder (for those that don't have a mobile phone / computer that does it for you) - 3am tomorrow (Sunday) becomes 2am for the end of daylight savings.

Our Sunday market will be starting from approx 11am. Make sure your clock is right so you don't turn up an hour late and miss all the fun 😊

13/01/2025

The secret - use what is available / plentiful.

Reposted with the permission of the owner.

31/12/2024

While taking this once a year opportunity to stop for a few days, we take a moment to say 'Thank You'.
We thank not only our volunteers who pick up from stores, who attend markets, who pack up afterwards, who greet and organise patrons, who do the background admin to make sure it all works, and our tireless committee members.

We would also like to thank our patrons. Those that take away bags of compost or cardboard, those that help other patrons understand the workings of the market and especially to those that have a kind word for our volunteers. The simple 'thank you', a 'good morning' or a lovely smile is what gets us through the 100+ shifts we fill with our volunteers every week.

Thanks to our friends at The Salvos, our former home, and to Nick McGowan MP and the gang at Eastland Shopping Centre for making us so welcome in our new home.
Here's to a great 2025, be it safe, healthy, happy and hopefully even a little fun at times. We look forward to seeing you back at the market from Saturday 4th January.

24/12/2024

CHRISTMAS EVE MARKET
Heatherdale Tennis Club Tuesday 24th December
69 Purches Street
Mitcham 3232
Market: 4:30/45 – 5:30pm

This will be our final market for 2024. For those of you who have not attended a market at Heatherdale Tennis Club (HTC) there is plenty of parking available. For everyone’s safety, we ask you to please keep clear of the the entrance leading to the club rooms whilst we are unloading goods. We will be using our card system so no need to be first there. Please listen to the volunteers when they are handing out the cards as they will instruct you on bag limits etc. The Christmas Eve market has traditionally been a large market, so bring an extra bag in case!

Thank you all in advance for you help with the above.

圣诞夜市场
Heatherdale 网球俱乐部 12 月 24 日星期二
69 Purches st
Mitcham 3232
市场：4:30/45 – 5:30

这将是我们 2024 年的最后一个市场。对于那些还没有参加过 Heatherdale 网球俱乐部 (HTC) 市场的人来说，这里有很多停车位。为了大家的安全，我们要求您在我们卸货时远离通往俱乐部房间的入口。我们将使用我们的卡系统，所以不需要第一个到达那里。志愿者分发卡片时请听从他们的指示，因为他们会指导您携带的行李数量等。圣诞夜市场传统上是一个大型市场，所以请带一个额外的袋子以防万一！

提前感谢大家对上述事项的帮助。

Shèngdàn yè shìchǎng
Heatherdale wǎngqiú jùlèbù 12 yuè 24 rì xīngqí'èr
69 Purches st
Mitcham 3232
shìchǎng:4:30/45 – 5:30

Zhè jiāng shì wǒmen 2024 nián de zuìhòu yīgè shìchǎng. Duìyú nàxiē hái méiyǒu cānjiāguò Heatherdale wǎngqiú jùlèbù (HTC) shìchǎng de rén lái shuō, zhè li yǒu hěnduō tíngchē wèi. Wèile dàjiā de ānquán, wǒmen yāoqiú nín zài wǒmen xièhuò shí yuǎnlí tōng wǎng jùlèbù fángjiān de rùkǒu. Wǒmen jiāng shǐyòng wǒmen de kǎ xìtǒng, suǒyǐ bù xūyào dì yīgè dàodá nàlǐ. Zhìyuàn zhě fēn fà qiǎ piàn shí qǐng tīngcóng tāmen de zhǐshì, yīnwèi tāmen huì zhǐdǎo nín xiédài de xínglǐ shùliàng děng. Shèngdàn yè shìchǎng chuántǒng shàng shì yīgè dàxíng shìchǎng, suǒyǐ qǐng dài yī gè éwài de dàizǐ yǐ fáng wàn yī!

Tíqián gǎnxiè dàjiā duì shàngshù shìxiàng de bāngzhù.

05/12/2024

At EFR all the work is done by Volunteers. From organising and staffing the markets, picking up the food from bakeries and supermarkets, filling cupboards with bread, putting together rosters to get all the above done, all our Committee members and much much more.
Without every single one of you, EFR could not operate to assist as many people as it does every day.
To our volunteers - we thank you.

10/11/2024

Come and visit us in the Community Expo area of the Maroondah Festival today from 10am to 4pm @ Town Park and Civic Square, Croydon.

https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Explore/Things-to-see-and-do-in-Maroondah/Maroondah-Festival