TASTE Camden 2024 Surplus Food for Donation - EOI

TASTE Camden is a celebration of food, and we want to avoid any surplus food going to waste.

Council is working with event stallholders to ensure any quality surplus food can be donated for charitable purposes.

If your organisation is interested in the collection of quality surplus food from TASTE Camden for charitable purposes, please complete the expression of interest (EOI) form below by 5pm Friday 6 September 2024.

TASTE Camden is on Sunday 22 September 2024 from 12-5pm at Camden Town Farm.

For further information, email waste@camden.nsw.gov.au


The successful EOI applicant will be subject to the following terms and conditions:

Terms and Conditions:

As per the Civil Liability Amendment (Food Donations) Act 2005, known as the Good Samaritan Act, food can be donated provided certain food safety conditions are met:

  • Food is donated in good faith for a charitable or benevolent purpose.
  • Food is donated with the intention that the receiver of the food does not have to pay for the food.
  • Food is safe to eat when it leaves the possession or control of the donor.
  • The donor gives the recipient any information it needs to ensure the ongoing safety of the food, regarding both food handling and time limits for safe consumption.

For further information, refer to the following NSW Food Authority factsheets on food donations: 


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