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Shop with purpose

Our shops provide the largest portion of funding for Lifeline South Coast, and allow the continuation of our vital Telephone Crisis Support Service on 13 11 14.

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We sell great quality recycled clothes, manchester and homewares in our stores. Our shops also have collectables, interesting items and a huge range of books. Come in, find a bargain, and support a great cause at the same time.

The Lifeline Wollongong Shop seen from the street, with the Lifeline Shop sign above the entranceWollongong Shop19 Ellen St, Wollongong NSW 2500Monday to Friday: 10:00am – 4:00pmSaturday: 9:30am – 2:30pmSunday: ClosedShop detailsThe Lifeline Corrimal Shop seen from the street, with the Lifeline Shop sign above the entranceCorrimal Shop191-193 Princes Highway, Corrimal NSW 2518Monday to Friday: 10:00am – 4:00pmSaturday: 9:30am – 2:30pmSunday: ClosedShop detailsThe Lifeline Dapto Shop seen from the street, a two-storey brick corner building with a Lifeline Shop sign on each street frontageDapto Shop55 Princes Highway, Dapto NSW 2530Monday to Friday: 10:00am – 4:00pmSaturday: 9:30am – 2:30pmSunday: ClosedShop detailsThe Lifeline Kiama Shop seen from the street, with the Lifeline Shop sign above the entranceKiama Shop116 Terralong Street, Kiama NSW 253310:00am – 4:00pm 7 days a weekShop detailsThe Lifeline Nowra Shop seen from the car park, with the Lifeline Shop South Coast sign above the entranceNowra Shop66 Worrigee Street, Nowra NSW 2541Monday to Friday: 9:30am – 4:00pmSaturday: 9:30am – 2:30pmSunday: ClosedShop detailsOnline BookstoreBrowse our range of pre-loved books on eBay and have them posted to you, wherever you are.Shop 24/7 on eBay

Donate goods to our shops

Your pre-loved goods are what keeps our shelves full and our crisis line answered.

Shop donationsWhen you donate to and buy at Lifeline Shops, you are helping save lives.Find out howBook donationsEvery book you donate brings us one step closer to saving lives and makes an impactful difference to the South Coast community.Find out howReturn and EarnRecycle your eligible bottles, cans and cartons, and donate the refund directly to Lifeline South Coast.Find out how

Volunteer in our shops

Full training is provided, and no experience is needed.

Retail volunteerWe gratefully welcome new volunteers every day. Your few hours volunteering can and will save lives.Read the roleBook sorting volunteerThousands of books are donated to Lifeline every week, and volunteers are required to sort, price and pack them.Read the roleBook fair volunteerLifeline's Big Book Fair is the major fundraising event for our 24-hour crisis support service.Read the role

Donation Bins

We are grateful for the support of our Illawarra and Shoalhaven communities, donating quality saleable items for our shops.

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Book Donations

Book donations can be taken to any of our retail shops listed, or taken to our book warehouse. We request you call ahead to ensure that we are open to taking donations.

  • Wollongong Book Sorting
    19 Auburn St, Wollongong
  • For large and bulk donations please email: bookteam@llsc.org.au
Lifeline Shop South Coast signage on the Book Sorting warehouse at 19 Auburn Street, Wollongong, listing books, clothing, homewares and more

What we do

Shopping at Lifeline South Coast is a great way to find a bargain, but did you know that you're also helping to save lives and save the planet?

34+

tonnes recycled

181k

items rehomed in 2022

51k

hours volunteered in 2022

You can shop our four Lifeline op shops across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven for preloved goods such as clothing, books, furniture, bric-a-brac and homewares. By shopping second-hand you're giving a new life to each item you buy. That means fewer items headed to landfill.

All profits made from our shops go directly toward funding local suicide prevention services and our 13 11 14 Crisis Support Line based in Wollongong and Nowra.

By shopping in-store or donating goods you are helping provide crisis support and training programs in your local community.

Save lives. Save the planet. Save money.
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