Op Shops That Support Your Local Community
Lutheran Care op shops provide quality clothing, toys, home-wares, accessories, linen, handbags and other household items at very affordable prices. Click below for contact details and open hours.
Our shops are full of fabulous volunteers and generous donations. All proceeds fund services that benefit your local community.
By supporting our op shops, you become a key partner in our mission to build strong, caring communities. Thank you!
Mother's Day Competition
To celebrate Mother's Day 2021, Elcies and Lutheran Care op shops are challenging children to draw their Mums or special Motherly figure for their chance to win a voucher for their 'model' to spend in-store!
Entry forms are available at our stores or download one here: Mothers Day Drawing Competition. Completed drawings must be returned to your local Elcies or Lutheran Care op shop by 5pm on Wednesday 5 May or emailed in (instructions on the entry form). Good luck!
Op Shop Volunteering
If you are interested in volunteering in an op shop or have a specific skill set you can offer, please contact us and we can discuss opportunities which may be available.
Click here for more information about volunteering opportunities or contact our Volunteer Administrator (rstevens@lccare.org.au or 8269 9333).
Looking for a corporate volunteering opportunity?
We have those too!
Let us know how many people are in your team and the amount of time you're able to give and we can discuss opportunities that will build your teamwork and serve the community at the same time!
Where To Donate
All donations are sorted and distributed through our Blair Athol shop (307 Prospect Road), Elcies Norwood (43-45 The Parade), Elcies Tanunda (Shop 4, 46 Murray Street) and our Nuriootpa Office (26 Second Street).
However, if you are unable to donate directly to the above locations, we also have collection skips located at:
- Concordia College, Highgate
- Blackwood Lutheran Church, Blackwood
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Para Vista
- Glynde Lutheran Church, Glynde
Op Shop Donations Guide
Each year our volunteers sort, pack and move thousands of bags of clothing and bric-a-brac items. The process of receiving, sorting, packing, pricing and displaying does take time and unfortunately we are not able to accept some items.
Please ensure all items are in good, usable condition.
Donations we can accept
- Clothing of all sizes for men, women and children which are clean and presentable
- Children's toys which are clean and unbroken
- Dinnerware and crockery which is presentable and unbroken
- Clean shoes
- Unbroken picture frames
- Jewellery
- Hats, scarves, belts and ties
- Clean linen (bed sheets, pillow cases, curtains)
- Crystal/vases/teapots/glasses
- Handbags
Donations we cannot accept
- Specific school uniforms for children
- Televisions, computer monitors and printers
- Broken, incomplete or unclean children's toys
- VHS cassettes or cassette players
- Old magazines and used stationery (including old personal diaries and calendars)
- Used art/craft supplies (e.g. opened paint kits, new is fine)
- Illegitimate DVDs, computer games or audio CDs - it is against the law in Australia to retail unofficial copies e.g. 'burnt CDs'
- Any type of restraint baby items (e.g. high chairs, cots, bouncers)
Op Social
Let's be friends! Like our Op Shops or Elcies Facebook pages and be the first to see new arrivals, sales and upcoming op shop bus tour dates. You can also find Elcies on Instagram.
