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Charitable stores are trying to find a balance between keeping prices low while also bringing in revenue

Premium Content Subscriber only Two Gladstone region second-hand stores are slashing prices by 50 per cent in a bid to help people struggling with the COVID-19 financial crisis. Vinnies stores at Gladstone and Calliope will have everything in store at half price to raise funds for vital services in the community on Friday and Saturday. Vinnies is having a half-price sale. The half-price sale applies to everything in store, including clothing, accessories, household items and furniture. Vinnies Queensland general manager of operations Drew Eide said the current statewide rental shortage a...

Premium Content Subscriber only VINNIES is encouraging residents to put their unwanted Christmas gifts to a good cause, donating, reusing and recycling to help those in need. The charity is calling on people to donate the goods they don't want, don't fit or simply can't use, to save unwanted gifts from ending up in landfill. The call comes as more Queenslanders than ever are facing hardship caused by unemployment, financial stress, threat of eviction and increased risk of homelessness due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Vinnies Queensland general manager of operations, Drew Eide said...

Donations will not only assist Bundaberg locals doing it tough, but will also stop unused items from ending up in landfill