Global Care Australia is the charity arm of International Network of Churches (INC). Under the Global Care banner, local churches across the nation endeavour to demonstrate the practical love of Christ.

Our mission

We Are On A Mission To Love And Serve People. Global Care has a heart of kindness, generosity, and an intrinsic focus on mates helping mates. This is the week-in, week-out faithful work of our organisation and our incredible volunteers.

Here in Childers (Apple Tree Creek), our local operation provides great value groceries and food hampers available to anyone. We hope we can help more families and individuals reduce their food bills. There are no referrals or specific requirements needed. By supporting us, you help us bless others who may need a helping hand.

You can read more on the Global Care Website.

Generally, no we don't. When available, we allow one free loaf of bread per customer. The vast majority of the stock we have available has been purchased. We are primarily a low-cost grocery store business. Any donations we receive of food or funds help cover our operating costs so we can keep prices as low as possible.

Free items we receive will still often have some cost associated with them. This can be in time, transport and handling, packaging and storage. Our goal is to provide the best range we can at the lowest prices possible. This enables us to offer our products to everyone equally, without barriers. Unfortunately, even running with volunteers, we still have many operating costs to cover.

Thank you for understanding.

If you're in our area and need extra assistance, reach out to the Childers Neighbourhood Centre. They may be able to offer extra emergency assistance and know of other services available.

Contact Childers Neighbourhood Centre

Community Development Officer Debra Murphy

Address: 69 Churchill Street

Childers QLD 4660

Telephone: 07 4130 4690

Email: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au

Everyone is welcome to buy from us. No referral is needed.

At times, certain products may have a limit per customer applied to them. This is simply so we can share the benefit with as many people as possible. In these cases, it will be noted online and a sign or sticker will be displayed in-store.

Thank you for your understanding.

You can read more about us under the question above Who is Global Care or visit the website here.

Many people are finding the rising costs of living difficult. By offering low-cost groceries we hope to help alleviate some of that pain. Everyone is welcome to purchase from us. Your support enables us to help more people.

We work to keep the costs down by relying heavily on:

• Volunteers

• Donations of food and funds

• Foodbank QLD - see below for more information

• The Citicoast Pantry (Global Care Bundaberg)

• Other local supporters

• Reducing our operating costs as much as possible

• Reducing the need for higher profits

About Foodbank

At Foodbank, we believe everyone should have access to food. There are Australians going without every day and we are working hard to change that. Foodbank in Queensland provides millions of kilograms of food and groceries to 350 front line charities and 300 school breakfast programs each year. Together, we give food and hope to more than 150,000 Queenslanders in need each week.

Products with a Best-Before Date still have life in them beyond that date. Typically, this label applies to dry goods. Use-By Dates however are final. You should not buy or consume products after their Use-By date. This date is common with perishable goods such as dairy products.

You may notice some products in-store and in our Pantry Box are close to or past their Best-Before Date. Generally, depending on the product, the Use-By Date of these products is six (6) months after the Best-Before date. This is one way we can acquire these products at below-average prices. They are still safe and fit for consumption and by buying them, we all help reduce food waste.

NOTE: It is the policy of Global Care Childers that all volunteers must be 18 years of age or over.

We're glad you asked. Volunteers are the foundation of everything we do here. If you'd like to join us, come along when we're open and say Hi (trading hours are noted near the top of this page). Our friendly team will welcome you and show you around. You can take some time to watch what we do and ask questions. We'll have a chat and see if we're a good fit.

Important: A process of approval is required for all new volunteers which usually includes a Police Check (the cost of this will need to be covered by you).

There are no minimum requirements to volunteer, except that you must be able to perform your duties safely and adhere to all policies and procedures of Global Care Childers. Once approved, and if you'd like to proceed, we have some paperwork for you to complete and you will need to attend an induction. After that, we can add you to the schedule. You don't have to be on-site for the entirety of our trading times if that is not suitable for you. Additionally, we have other areas where you may be able to assist outside of our trading hours.

Note: You will need to wear closed-in shoes when serving as a volunteer.

At this time, we're very interested in receiving donations of cash or food.

Yes, we do accept donated eggs and have egg cartons available. Typically, we will give these away for free advising customers that they were donated in order to be transparent.

When it comes to food donations generally, we will follow the same rules as Foodbank Qld noted below.

If possible, it is best if you can bring your donated goods to us during our trading hours. Alternatively, please contact us via the Contact page or the Let's Chat button at the bottom of the page and we'll be in touch to make arrangements.

Thank you for your generosity, it really makes a difference.

Yes, we do, here's our Facebook link.

We have launched an online store where the majority of our products are listed and available for purchase. You can visit the online store anytime to see what's available and the prices. At the moment, this is a CLICK + COLLECT system only.

The link to the store is here. (also available near the top of the Global Care Childers page)

Unfortunately, no, we don't currently offer delivery.

However, this is something that may be an option in the future.