Charities report unprecedented demand for household goods
Retailers have been urged to join hands with the government and charities to redirect unsold household items to struggling Australians amid cost of living pressures.
Shoppers urged to give back this Christmas as Big W launches Giving Tree
BIG W’s annual Giving Tree has returned to stores, inviting customers to share in the true spirit of Christmas and support families needing a little extra support this year.
Students ask for help to spread Christmas cheer
Media CoverageYorke Peninsula Country Times; October 31, 2023 Bute Early Learning and Primary School is calling on local businesses to help spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. The school has partnered with Good360 – a non-profit organisation with a mission to supply schools and charities with unsold and surplus products from big businesses – to […]
Major retailers support Good360 fundraising event
Media CoverageAppliance Retailer; October 10, 2023 Appliances Online, Big W and Harvey Norman are among the retail heavyweights coming together to help raise funds and redirect unsold consumer products from landfill to Australians in need. In support of Good360’s inaugural EveryOne Day on Thursday 12 October, all money raised will be used to deliver millions […]
Silent Australian crisis summed up by one photo inside a warehouse
Media Coveragenews.com.au; October 9, 2023 One photo of a warehouse has highlighted the devastating scale of a worsening “silent crisis” gripping Australia. Thousands of Aussies are only barely scraping by every day and have, more than ever, become reliant on charity providers like Good360. Founded by Alison Covington in 2015, the organisation works with businesses […]
Cost of living crisis a ‘silent disaster’ as charities struggle with demand
Media CoverageACM; September 25, 2023 Charities are redirecting millions of dollars worth of unsold goods from landfill but need more support to deal with an unfolding “silent disaster”. Aussies are reining in spending during the cost of living crisis; buying less and leaving stock sitting on shelves. Good360, a charity that redirects unsold goods to […]
LJ Hooker Group unveils newest charity beneficiary
Media CoverageReal Estate Business; 20 September, 2023 The network’s charitable arm is empowering its agencies to support local charities and causes through its latest charity partnership. Coinciding with LJ Hooker Foundation Day (20 September), which commemorates the opening of the network’s first office in south-east Sydney’s Maroubra, the partnership will allow “our offices and their […]
Charity fears environmental crisis due to unsold retail goods
Media CoverageThe Senior; September 16, 2023 The economic crisis could be giving rise to a new environmental crisis – an over abundance of unsold retail goods going to landfill. Good360 – a charity that delivers unsold consumer goods to other charities and disadvantaged schools, has seen a 20 per cent increase in the volume of […]
Retailers boost efforts to redirect unsold stock to those in need
Media CoverageInside Small Business; September 12, 2023 Good360 Australia says the volume of unsold products received from retailers has increased by 20 per cent over the past year as companies do more to ease consumers suffering from the cost-of-living crisis. These items, including clothing, homewares, appliances, toiletries, and toys, would have been discarded if Good360 […]
Rise in unsold consumer goods amid cost-of-living crisis
Media CoverageConvenience and Impulse Retailing; September 12, 2023 Charity organisation Good360 has received a 20 per cent increase in the volume of unsold goods from businesses over the past 12 months. The items received by Good360 include clothes, homewares, appliances, toiletries, and toys, that would otherwise have been sent to landfill or wasted sitting in […]