Op Shops
Op Shops That Support Your Local Community
Lutheran Care op shops provide quality clothing, toys, homewares, accessories, linen, handbags and other household items. Click below for contact details and open hours.
Our three ’boutique-style’ Elcies stores stock handpicked, higher-end goods. 100 per cent of proceeds from our sales flow to vulnerable people by funding Lutheran Care programs such as Emergency Relief. Our three Lutheran Care Op Shops are more traditional opportunity shops, offering affordable, good quality items for families on lower incomes, Emergency Relief clients in receipt of op shop vouchers, and bargain hunters alike.
By supporting our op shops by shopping with us, donating your preloved goods, or both, you become a key partner in our mission to build strong, caring communities. Thank you!
Elcies Norwood
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N O R W O O DElcies Tanunda
Elcies
T A N U N D AElcies Semaphore
Elcies
S E M A P H O R EBlair Athol
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B L A I R _ A T H O LThe Precinct
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P R E C I N C TSmithfield
Shop 10, 240 Peachey Rd, SA 5114
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S M I T H F I E L DBlair Athol
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B L A I R _ A T H O LThe Precinct
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P R E C I N C TOur Smithfield Store is Moving!
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Volunteer opportunities now available
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.
Click here for more information about volunteering or contact our Volunteer Coordinator (volunteer@lutherancare.org.au or 0437 836 134).
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!
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Where To Donate
Please note, Lutheran Care has temporarily paused donations to its op shops and Donation Distribution Centre following an overwhelming influx of post-Christmas items, including large volumes of soiled clothing and bedding, broken goods, and items dumped outside stores.
This pause will allow our teams time to safely and effectively work through the backlog, so our op shops can continue operating efficiently and supporting the community. Donations will resume once this backlog has been managed.
We want to sincerely thank — and apologise to — our regular donors, who have so generously supported us over many years by donating good-quality pre-loved goods. We acknowledge the inconvenience this pause may cause and hope to reopen donations as soon as practicable.
Elcies Thrift Stores (Norwood, Semaphore, Tanunda) will continue to gratefully accept high end / premium quality clothing and other goods instore only.
Will you declutter for a good cause?
We are seeking donations of good quality preloved goods. If you can help, please bring donations to:
- Lutheran Care Blair Athol Op Shop and Donation Distribution Centre (307 Prospect Road)
- Elcies Norwood (43-45 The Parade)
- Elcies Semaphore (231 Military Road) or;
- Elcies Tanunda (Shop 4, 46 Murray 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
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Op Shop Donations Guide
Please note, Lutheran Care has temporarily paused donations to its op shops and Donation Distribution Centre following an overwhelming influx of post-Christmas items, including large volumes of soiled clothing and bedding, broken goods, and items dumped outside stores.
This pause will allow our teams time to safely and effectively work through the backlog, so our op shops can continue operating efficiently and supporting the community. Donations will resume once this backlog has been managed.
We want to sincerely thank — and apologise to — our regular donors, who have so generously supported us over many years by donating good-quality pre-loved goods. We acknowledge the inconvenience this pause may cause and hope to reopen donations as soon as practicable.
Elcies Thrift Stores (Norwood, Semaphore, Tanunda) will continue to gratefully accept high end / premium quality clothing and other goods instore only.
We gratefully accept the donation of quality preloved goods from our supporters. Each year our volunteers sort, pack and move thousands of bags of clothing and bric-a-brac items to stock up our six op shops across Adelaide and the Barossa.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept some items because of compliance or safety reasons, lack of storage space or lack of floor space in our stores. Thank you for your understanding.
We appreciate donors ensuring all items are in a good, clean, usable condition.
Donations we can accept
- Clothing of all sizes for men, women and children which is 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 (including clip-on earrings)
- Hats, fascinators, scarves, belts and ties
- Clean linen (bed sheets, pillow cases, curtains)
- Crystal/vases/teapots/glasses
- Handbags, tote bags/shoppers, evening bags, beach bags/baskets
- Baking and cooking equipment and utensils
- Small kitchen appliances in good working order (eg. toasters, kettles, electric frypans/woks, slow cookers, rice cookers)
- Saucepans
- Chopping boards
- Plastic cooking/freezing items and containers with lids
- Electronic games and consoles
- Vintage and retro cameras
- Sporting equipment including golf equipment (must be clean)
- Buttons, beads and wool
- Personal appliances, including hair dryers, straighteners etc.
Donations we cannot accept
- Beds and mattresses
- Electric blankets
- Wardrobes
- Washing machines & dryers
- Fridges & freezers
- Microwaves
- Space heaters
- Knives and scissors
- Specific school uniforms for children
- Large garden/outdoor equipment (i.e. lawnmowers, BBQs, gas bottles)
- Computer monitors and printers
- Broken, incomplete or unclean children’s toys
- Helmets
- Used pillows and quilts (new items still in packaging accepted)
- VHS cassettes or cassette players
- Used stationery (including old personal diaries and calendars)
- 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. cots, bouncers, car seats, highchairs).
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Interested in helping out at our Op Shops? Reach out to our team about becoming a volunteer.
