A NEWCOMB charity shed on the verge of closure has been revamped in a bid to raise more support for people in need.<\/p>\n
The Little Shed, which is located in Coppards Road, is now known as Newcomb Thrift Shop, offering second-hand clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac, jewellery, books, kids toys and more.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from the shop go back into The Salvation Army’s South Barwon Corps, allowing volunteers to support needy families in the South Barwon area.<\/p>\n
Manager Hayley Blair said the newly revamped shed was now welcoming around 70 customers a day.<\/p>\n
“The shed was shut for four months during COVID and was on the brink of closing down,” she said.<\/p>\n
“It was just full of furniture and bric-a-brac, to the point you couldn’t move, and it ended up costing more money to get rid of the rubbish furniture that was being donated than they were making.”<\/p>\n
Ms Blair said it was during those four months of closure that management decided to put some money into the store, remove a wall to free up space, and introduce more second-hand retail options.<\/p>\n
“It’s pretty famous this shop, like everyone knows it’s here,” she said.<\/p>\n
“So during the four months they decided they would focus on clothes, bric-a-brac and electrical and that stuff that makes the money and revamp the store.<\/p>\n
“The wall came down which opened it up, we have new racks and it’s making money again.<\/p>\n
“We get between 60 and 70 customers a day and I expect that number to grow another 30-40 people a day as people don’t realise we are open again because it was closed for so long.”<\/p>\n
Ms Blair, who started her role in December, said the revamp was a fresh start for the op shop, and welcomed donations and customers to come have a browse.<\/p>\n
The thrift shop also offers a Loyalty Card, so when customers spend at least $20 four times, they get 50 per cent off their next visit.<\/p>\n
It’s located at 90-92 Coppards Road, Newcomb. Phone 5248 3829. Open hours are Monday-Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NEWCOMB charity shed on the verge of closure has been revamped in a bid to raise more support for people in need. The Little Shed, which is located in Coppards Road, is now known as Newcomb Thrift Shop, offering second-hand clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac, jewellery, books, kids toys and more. Proceeds from the shop go […]<\/p>\n