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Unwrap LFRA; July 9, 2025
Every year, Australians in crisis are forced to rebuild their lives from nothing, while perfectly good homewares sit in warehouses or are sent to landfill.
Good360 Australia exists to change that. The charity connects surplus goods from retailers and brands to people experiencing hardship year-round, and during its seasonal Home Campaign (April – June), it shines a spotlight on the growing need for home-related essentials, helping to restore dignity, stability and comfort, one kettle, mattress or set of towels at a time.
As it marks 10 years of impact, Good360 is inviting Large Format Retailers to play a direct role in solving two of Australia’s biggest problems: product waste and social need.
A solution hiding in plain sight
There are over $4.5 billion worth of new, unsold goods in Australia each year, including thousands of tonnes of furniture, homewares, textiles, clothing, and electrical goods sent to landfill, lying idle in warehouses or showroom floors or no longer saleable as a result of online returns. At the same time, 1 in 8 Australians live below the poverty line, many without access to the essentials that make a house feel like a home.
“Poverty isn’t always visible,” says Good360 Founder and Managing Director, Alison Covington AM. “You might walk into a home and see bare floors, no fridge, a mattress on the ground. People are living this way after domestic violence, natural disasters, or just trying to survive the rising cost of living.”
Read the full article over at Unwrap LFRA.
