This week brought some significant milestones across our community projects. Eamonn returned after securing housing and settling into his new inner-city life, while Food Not Bombs Hobart recorded its highest volume of food distribution yet, including the challenge of finding homes for 60kg of fresh rainbow trout. We also secured multiple new sponsors, received generous…

This week, a donation of potatoes dug from a family back paddock sat alongside 150kg of food distributed through a resident-led housing project, reminding us that community work often operates at both the small and large scales at the same time. Karen’s free clothes shop quietly reached six consecutive weeks, Pete completed his 18th shelter…

Food Not Bombs Hobart continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Alongside the familiar lunchtime rush, a second wave of visitors is beginning to emerge around Karen’s Giveaway and developing Really Free Market. People are staying longer, building relationships, and finding warmth, companionship and community. What begins as a meal increasingly becomes a place to belong.

This week was about measured growth. Conversations with OzHarvest continued, while our family food delivery network quietly expanded to support six households. Festival of Voices brought opportunities to sing in St John’s Cathedral, and meetings with Pete, Eamonn, and Doug helped shape the next steps for Food Not Bombs Hobart and Small Projects. Meanwhile, Woodcraft…

Food Not Bombs Hobart thrives on community spirit, with Karen’s leadership transforming the Shared Table into a welcoming space. By combining clothing and food support, the organization aims to empower individuals and foster a sense of dignity.

This month has been a reminder that community is built through ordinary moments. From singing with older people and sharing stories of grief and hope, to serving meals, supporting volunteers, and exploring new partnerships, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to create places where people belong. In this edition, I share some of the…

This week saw the 15th Pete Pack, Pete’s first Domain BBQ, another successful Shared Table, a hand-carved wombat begin its journey to NSW, and preparations for Festival of Voices gather pace. Along the way, I found myself singing praise songs beneath an inverted red cross at Dark Mofo. Community continues to grow through meals, music,…

Food Not Bombs Hobart Winter has firmly arrived in Hobart, and with it comes a renewed reminder of why our work matters. Throughout the week, volunteers, donors, and community members continued to support Food Not Bombs Hobart’s mission of practical kindness. Meals were shared, supplies distributed, conversations held, and connections strengthened. While food remains at…

A week of experimentation, collaboration, and reconnection. From our first trial Street Feed on the Domain to renewed partnerships, website improvements, and unexpected reunions, Food Not Bombs Hobart continues to learn, adapt, and grow alongside the community we serve.

Food Not Bombs Hobart experienced another week of growth, welcoming new volunteers, expanding clothing redistribution efforts, and building on the momentum generated by the Broke Ass Brunch. While changes to food rescue arrangements present new challenges, the community continues to step forward with support, generosity, and fresh energy.

This week carried a strange mix of encouragement and heaviness. There were genuine moments of growth and connection, but also a growing awareness that pressure is building for a lot of people — not just those already doing it tough, but increasingly families and everyday working people as well. One of the highlights of the…

This week felt like one of those weeks where the internet stopped being “content” and became community again. A strange thing has been happening through Small Projects and the wider networks of FNB Hobart. We keep finding random people online who need help — and somehow, through conversation, timing, trust, and a willingness to act,…

This week felt like one of those weeks where many small projects quietly connected together. Across Hobart, online spaces, workshops, music, woodcraft, and community support — there were constant reminders that meaningful work is often built through relationships, repetition, and showing up again. Woodcraft Adventures This week we continued creating pieces that carry story and…

Small moments of momentum shaped this week across ChristiaanMcCann.com, Woodcraft Adventures, FNB Hobart, and Sing With Me. From growing community interest and collaboration opportunities, to wood dust floating through late-night carving videos, to shared tables feeding people across Hobart — the work continues to grow through relationship and participation. The week’s most powerful moment came…

Real-world snapshots of life in community housing—what works, what doesn’t, and the small, practical projects that help bridge the gap between being housed and actually living well.

This week carried both momentum and weight — the kind of stretch where meaningful work keeps unfolding, but the pace demands careful attention to energy and rest.

Small breakthroughs. Growing momentum. This week felt less like a single big moment, and more like a series of small steps beginning to connect. Conversations turned into plans, ideas turned into action, and relationships deepened through simple, practical collaboration. What once felt scattered is starting to form a pattern. There’s still uncertainty, but movement is…

Notes from the field this week: We often think we know what people need. This week proved otherwise—through a pair of boots, a small room, and stories that don’t fit neatly on the surface.

A simple act—a meal shared, a song sung, a carving gifted—can ripple further than we expect. This week, generosity turned into movement.

This week I watched Pete run the free clothes store again. He lays the clothes out carefully, almost like a small department shop — jackets together, shirts folded, shoes lined up. People arrive and begin browsing. For a moment it looks completely ordinary. Except everything is free.

This week has been one of those weeks where the threads of life—wood, music, faith, and community—have all been pulling in different directions, yet somehow weaving together. Woodcraft Adventures – steady hands, steady sales On Wednesday afternoon we were back down at Kingston Beach from 2–3pm, carving and talking with whoever wandered past. There’s something…

Alright, here’s your newsletter — a little late, but honestly… the good ones usually are. “The week of a singing wood carver soup kitchen operator.” 🎵 Singing It was a listening week. Monday and Wednesday I sang with the oldies — but this time, I mostly just listened. They didn’t need me to talk. And…