If you’re looking for an excuse to hit the town on a Thursday night, look no further.
To celebrate their 20th birthday next month, the country’s leading food rescue organisation, OzHarvest, is hosting a blockbuster fundraising concert, Unite to Feed Australia Live in Sydney on November 7.
Not content with a novelty-sized cake, OzHarvest is using the milestone to help raise awareness and crucial funds to address our food insecurity crisis.
“There are 3. 4 million households in Australia that are food insecure, but 2 million of those are severely food insecure. That means that a couple of days a week, people are going without food. It is unconscionable and beyond imaginable that we have this hidden crisis in our country,” explains founder of OzHarvest, Ronni Kahn AO.
Demand for food relief is higher than ever. The charities OzHarvest support reported a 75 per cent increase in demand in the last six months. According to reports 67 per cent of these charities cannot meet the current demand and 30 per cent of the people they support are seeking food relief for the first time.
“Can you imagine that 40 years after Sir Bob Geldof founded Band Aid to raise awareness about hunger and the famine in Ethiopia that today we’d be raising awareness about this issue in our very own country?”
It was this that spurred Ronni to have the idea of putting on the concert, with a goal to deliver an additional five million meals to help feed people in need.
“While music is a connector, it’s also a call to action. A ticket to this event is more than just a donation. It’s a lifeline for people in need.”
Channel 7’s Johanna Griggs and comedian Jimmy Rees will team up to host the one-off concert, featuring performances by some of Australia’s greatest artists, such as music legend Daryl Braithwaite and drag queen Courtney Act.
Other stars set to take the stage include ARIA award-winner Conrad Sewell, Australian Idol 2024 winner Dylan Wright, legendary pop group Human Nature, the Tierney Brothers, ARIA award-winner William Crighton, Indigenous opera singer Jess Hitchcock, didgeridoo master William Barton, frontman of The Cat Empire Felix Riebl, singer-songwriter Danielle Spencer, country star Fanny Lumsden, indie artist Lior, and the Sydney Street Choir.
Each of the artists and performers has generously donated their time, meaning the total price of every ticket sold will go directly to the cause to help feed Australia.
Tickets to the Sydney event start at a very reasonable $60, and you can grab yours here.
