Donations at our Mitchell Warehouse are CURRENTLY OPEN.
Where
40 Heffernan St, Mitchell ACT 2911
Please adhere to the guidelines to ensure the safety of our donors and volunteers. This will include you unloading your own donations.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are working on a strictly limited roster. Thank you for understanding.
When
10:00 am – 2:00 pm (if capacity is reached earlier than 2:00 pm we will be unable to accept additional donations for that day – call 02 6241 2901 to ask if we are still open for donations)
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Please do not leave donations outside the above times/days.
We are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
NOTE about Wednesday drop off – If you are intending to drop off donations on a Wednesday, please note you may encounter some delays. We have our collection of pallets and the use of a forklift and truck is in use. To adhere to our WHS procedures we will close donations for a short period of time.
Donation check list
Clean resalable books / items
Books / items to be packed flat in boxes no more than 10 kg in weight.
If you don’t have boxes please place your books / items in cloth bags
If the books / items are damaged or soiled we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in recycling them
Donations at Book Lovers Lane
Where
You will find our donation facility off Nyrang Street within the Niche Markets.
Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
When
Please bring only what you can carry
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Donation check list
Clean resalable books / items
Books / items to be packed in boxes no more than 10 kg in weight
If you don’t have boxes please place your books / items in cloth bags
If the books / items are damaged or soiled we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in recycling them
Large Donations / Pick-ups
If you have a large donation from a house could you please call the Lifeline Canberra office on (02) 6171 6300. Lifeline Canberra can arrange for our donations courier to come and collect your donations – which need to be left outside in their boxes/bags easily accessible in the driveway. This will ensure the safety of everyone, our donations courier will not be entering your house for collection. Please note books need to be packed flat in boxes that weigh no more than 10 kg.
We are asking schools, government agencies etc, to please arrange to have their books dropped off to our Mitchell Warehouse.
If you are feeling unwell and have organised a collection / drop off please be sure to reschedule. The health and safety of our staff and volunteers is essential during this uncertain time.
