{"id":103993,"date":"2024-09-17T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=103993"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:19:29","slug":"vinnies-opens-its-doors-in-belmont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/vinnies-opens-its-doors-in-belmont\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinnies opens its doors in Belmont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VINNIES has opened the doors to its newest second-hand store in Belmont.<\/p>\n<p>Officially opening on September 1, the High Street store has received a warm welcome from the community as shoppers flooded through the doors.<\/p>\n<p>Vinnies operations manager for the west, Graham Staniforth, said the reception from the community had been &#8220;tremendous&#8221; from the start.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The community was involved before we actually opened the door, it was great to see and they were just pleased to see us there,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/IMG_3686_87380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new store has been well received by the public. Photo: ABBY PARDEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After taking over from the builders, the team spent just over two weeks getting the shop ready for the opening and in that time attracted interest from the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were knocking on the door and we spoke to them, they were really keen; we had a sign up telling them when we were opening but they were really looking forward to it,&#8221; Mr Staniforth said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/Vinnies_87408.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The High Street store is the fifth to be opened by Vinnies in the last three months. Photo: ABBY PARDEW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opening day saw people head down to the store as it welcomed customers for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I stood on the door and opened it and I had to actually move out of the way to let people in, and it was quite incredible, and it just kept coming,&#8221; Mr Staniforth said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really great to see the local community down there in the Belmont area, welcoming Vinnies to their shopping strip and it&#8217;s a really great thing to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Belmont store marks the 120th Vinnies shop and the fifth to open in the last three months.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Staniforth said they&#8217;re always on the lookout for great locations and found one in the Belmont store with the right shop size, street traffic and a good spot for deliveries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104000\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-104000\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/Belmontopening2_88437-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/Belmontopening2_88437-1-rotated.jpg 900w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/Belmontopening2_88437-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/09\/Belmontopening2_88437-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers were welcomed into the store for the first time last week. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised through the shop help to provide assistance and support to adults and children within the local community.<\/p>\n<p>Vinnies Belmont is open Monday to Sunday from 9.30am until 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to volunteer, heads to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinnies.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vinnies.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VINNIES has opened the doors to its newest second-hand store in Belmont. Officially opening on September 1, the High Street store has received a warm welcome from the community as shoppers flooded through the doors. Vinnies operations manager for the west, Graham Staniforth, said the reception from the community had been &#8220;tremendous&#8221; from the start. 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