It was with lots of enthusiasm, and some confusion over the exact timeline, but the Uniting Church Op Shop celebrated its possibly 34th, or 41st year of running every Saturday 9am to 12.30pm out of the Uniting Church Hall on Dalley Street.
It was a great gathering of people who started the op shop, their families and friends who came together to celebrate the work they have done over the years. They have supported the local high school, sold a boat hand-built by Allen Bartlett, supported people through floods and fires as well as sponsoring two eight-year-old girls through the Smith Family’s Learning for Life Program.
‘Thank you to everyone who donates, contributes, volunteers and supports the op shop,’ said convenor Marion Garvin.
‘Together, we are making a real and lasting difference in the lives of others.’
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
