Demand for donated goods hits record high
Australian charities are struggling to meet record demand for essential goods, with nearly four in five saying they don’t have enough donated items to support their communities.
Disaster recovery taking years, with charities unable to meet rising demand for basic household goods
A major charity report has revealed Australians are being left without basic household essentials for years after disasters, as demand for support reaches record levels.
$4.5 billion in wasted goods, and charities that can’t meet demand
When a flood recedes or a bushfire is contained, public attention moves on. Emergency response teams pack up, media coverage fades and the immediate crisis is declared over. But for the families left behind, the hard work of rebuilding has barely begun, and for many, the essential support they need never arrives.
Demand for donated goods has ‘never been higher’
Media CoverageRetail World; 30 April, 2026 Australian charities are experiencing “skyrocketing” demand for donated essentials, according to new research from national charity Good360 Australia. The ‘Good360 Bridging the Recovery Gap’report, a survey of nearly 300 charities across the country, comes as Australia grapples with a renewed cost-of-living crisis triggered by events in the Middle East. […]
Research from Good360 Australia explores ‘recovery gap’ and need for goods after disaster and crises
New charity research shows demand for donated goods has never been higher and reveals the ‘recovery gap’ leaving millions of Australians behind following crises
Material Deprivation in Australia: Why Families Are Going Without Essentials
Discover how Good360 is tackling material deprivation in Australia by providing essential home items to households in moments of need.
Millions of Australians find cost-of-living crisis worse than last year
New research by Good360 Australia charity reveals that people affected by the cost-of-living crisis are cutting back on home essentials.
Buy a Box, Change a Life: Storage King’s Impact with Good360
This April, Storage King is making it easy to give back while you get organised. For every Large Heavy Duty & Carry Box sold, $1 will be donated to Good360 Australia—helping us create twenty times the impact for communities in need.
Families forced to skimp on basic items to stay afloat
Media CoverageAAP; 10 April, 2025 The effects of rising costs are etched in the mind of Jen Touzel. The Lions Club volunteer recently organised a pair of shoes for a man who wanted to attend a doctor’s appointment in something other than his slippers. “I’ll never forget that,” Ms Touzel told AAP. “We organised the […]
Cost crunch bites harder
Media CoverageHerald Sun; April 9, 2025 More than one in three Australians (34 per cent) say the cost-of-living crisis feels worse now than it did this time last year. Millions are now being forced to make tough decisions to keep their households running. One in five (20 per cent) are skipping buying clothing or shoes […]
