00:00A lifeline in a cost-of-living crisis.
00:05And would you like some fresh salmon?
00:07Myself and my partner are living in a tent at the moment down at Semaphore Caravan Park.
00:10It's been a bit hard, but things like this, when we're on low incomes, really help out
00:15a lot.
00:16Thank you so much.
00:18Here in Adelaide's inner west, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and an array of pantry
00:23staples are available for free.
00:25To be honest with you, unfortunately we woke up this morning in the caravan park and some
00:28people had broken in and stole some of the meals I'd already pre-made.
00:32For Max, who lives with Down Syndrome, it means better access to nutritious produce.
00:38We're really excited, aren't we Max?
00:41Our clients have a very low income, so they mainly live off their disability support pension
00:46and this just gives them opportunity and access to meals that wouldn't always be available
00:51for them.
00:52It's the first free supermarket in Adelaide, where food that would have otherwise gone
00:57to waste has been rescued from the supply chain and made available for people in need.
01:02Charities like OzHarvest say they're experiencing more demand than ever before, with people
01:07across the country struggling to put food on the table.
01:11In my 20 years of running OzHarvest, I have never seen the demand as great.
01:17The supermarket will be open during the day twice a week, but also one evening a week
01:22to support OzHarvest's newest cohort of people seeking food assistance, full-time workers.
01:29Couples that are holding down full-time jobs but are just struggling to pay rent, pay the
01:33bills, so allow them to go to work, come here afterwards and get some food.
01:38It follows the same model as a free supermarket set up in Sydney, where customers have increased
01:43from 150 to 500 a day.
01:46We deliver the equivalent of half a million meals a week out into the community and it's not enough.
01:56Nonetheless, a welcome initiative in a time where so many are doing it tough.
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