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RESCUING FOOD
FIGHTING HUNGER

Liberation Larder has a simple mission.

We rescue food from becoming waste.

We prepare food for people who need it. 

We serve over 600 delicious meals per week from the Byron Bay Community Centre kitchen. 

You can find us there on Mondays and Thursdays from 7 am to 2 pm.

Liberation larder is a registered charity, run by volunteers.

One of our Liberation Larders in the kitchen dishing out delicious meals into takeaway containers
A group of our volunteers outside the kitchen with boxes of fresh produce in the foreground.

HOW TO HELP

One of our volunteers in the kitchen smiles at the camera.

VOLUNTEER

We have a friendly, inclusive and inviting volunteer crew and a wide variety of opportunities to contribute  from food prep, food collection, to admin and fund-raising.  

A box of beautiful fresh tomatoes donated to the larder

DONATE FOOD

Contact us to arrange collection or drop-off of your surplus food items - we appreciate offers large and small!  Food quality and safe handling is a priority for our clients.  

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DONATE MONEY

Liberation Larder is volunteer led and operated,  but we still need cash to cover our operating expenses, including buying food staples.  Every donation is used directly for our mission.

OUR STORY

Since 2009, Liberation Larder has impacted the lives of thousands of people and our whole community.

Reducing waste and providing nourishment and support to our community's most vulnerable people, creates a better future for all.

Join us in making a difference today.

OUR WORK

Every Australian deserves access to delicious, nutritious meals.  Food insecurity, fuelled by housing insecurity and the rising cost of living, is a growing issue in Byron Bay.

Liberation Larder's services are essential for our clients. 

Fighting food insecurity with volunteers and donated food keeps Liberation Larder one of the lowest cost services of its kind!

Paper bags packed with fresh produce for distribution, with volunteers in the background

Food Pantry

10,720+ Clients in 2024

Clients select donated produce or we can arrange pickups for vulnerable clients. 

A delicious plated meal of meat, rice and vegetables.

Cooked Meals

27,200+ Meals in 2024

Delicious, high quality, fresh or frozen meals ready to eat or take out. 

We cater for a range of dietary needs.

Our volunteer Sarah outside the farmers markets carrying food that has just been donated

Food Rescue

43,300+ kilos in 2024

More than 43 tonnes of edible food is diverted from waste thanks to our generous donors.

More is also sorted for animal or compost use.  

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LIBERATION LARDER

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Behind the Byron Community Centre

PO Box 943 Byron Bay, NSW 2481

0435 879 778

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We acknowledge the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work here in Byron Shire. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present and emerging.

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