The sausage sizzles (pictured) have been a feature of a weekend trip to Bunnings for more than 25 years, with not-for-profits, community groups and charities using them as an opportunity to fundraise.
But now, thanks to rising prices even on staples such as snags, bread and onions, those groups are saying there has been a significant downturn in what they’re left with after the barbecue is turned off.
People lining up for a sanga will have to dig out an extra $1 from Saturday, July 23, though drinks remain steady at $1.50.
Rotary Club of Granville’s Kim Hutchins who calls Bunnings Villawood their new barbecue home, said community groups and charities had been asking for Bunnings to put up the price for years.
“With the cost of food creeping up, groups have been doing it hard,” he said.
“We have a really good product that always sells out and that’s because we source our bread and meat from our own butcher and baker in South Granville and and delicious onions from Peeled Onions Pty Ltd in Guildford; they’ve really looked after us but this price rise will certainly ease pressure.”
Bunnings Group Managing Director, Mike Schneider, says it’s been an incredibly difficult couple of years with the lack of fundraising opportunities.
“Grassroots groups are the backbone of our local communities, and this change has been made in response to direct feedback from more than 100 volunteer groups across Australia who were seeing a lower fundraising opportunity,” he said.
Living cost bites into sanga sizzle
ROTARY groups have praised Bunnings’ decision to increase the cost of sausage sizzles by 40 per cent – from $2.50 to $3.50 – over cost of living rises.