Interior of the Melton Uniting Church Op Shopchurches, local identities

Photos of the interior of the Uniting Church Op Shop churches

The Diamond Valley Community Support op shop donated $35,000 to Diamond Valley "Back to School" program. The Op Shop may be found at 44 Aberdeen Road, Macleod 3085.News clipping, black text and colour image. macleod, diamond valley community support inc.

Article about new BANSIC op shop opening in Aberdeen Street Macleod (2016)Black text and coloured photovolunteers, banyule support and information service (bansic), bansic, aberdeen road macleod

non-fictionThe Uniting Op Shop at 333A Canterbury Road, Forest Hill was renovated and re-opened in 2021 with longer trading hoursforest hill uniting church, canterbury road forest hill no. 333a, opportunity shops

This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria op shop volunteers, Maureen Reid, Gail Bennison, and Renate Kupfe posing for a photo at the Malvern Opportunity Shop.COL medium close up photo of three women inside a shop. The woman on the left is wearing a white shirt with a checked tartan vest; the woman in the centre is wearing a white shirt with small pink flowers; and the woman on the right of the frame is wearing a white t-shirt with a leopard print scarf. They are standing next to one another, in front of some wall shelving. The shelves are filled with soft toys and dolls. To the right of the frame, there are some adjoining shelves which are filled with crockery and bric-a-brac. To the left of the frame, there is a meter box with a typed sign affixed to it. The sign (partially obscured) says, "Items may be changed for other goods to the same value & only if the price tag is still intact". On top of the meter box, there is a framed certificate sitting leaning against the wall. On the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "18 4 '02".L to R. Maureen Reid Gail Bennison Renate Kupfe Malvern Op Shop Volunteersarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, teddy bear, soft toys, dolls, clown, crockery, bric-a-brac, volunteers, members, malvern, 2000

non-fictionThe Forest Hill Uniting Op Shop has been renovated and re-opened following closure during Covid restrictionsmount pleasant methodist church, st. ninians uniting church blackburn south, wesleyan chapel, opportunity shops

Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Op Shop volunteers, Alice Linford and Kath Dight, are arranging items for display in the shop. Meanwhile, volunteer Edna Hassett is perusing the shelves which are filled with books, crockery and glassware, bric-a-brac, paintings, prints, and picture frames. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern.B&W photo of three women standing inside a shop. Two of the women are standing behind a counter with folded woollen jumpers displayed on the top. They are both facing the camera, but one of them is looking down at a small doll that she is holding. The third woman is in the background, facing a wall of shelving filled with books, bric-a-brac, crockery, glassware, framed prints and empty picture frames, and other miscellaneous items. Further back along the wall, there is a rack of handbags and shoulder bags.[Handwritten in black ink] ALICE LINFORD, KATH DIGHT & EDNA HASSETT MALVERN OP SHOP, AUG '92arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, volunteers, alice linford, kath dight, edna hassett, doll, woollen jumpers, books, crockery, glassware, bric-a-brac, paintings, prints, picture frames, malvern, 1992

Arthritis Foundation of Victoria Malvern Opportunity Shop's Treasurer, Mavis Weller, and Secretary, Margot Oliver, peruse two full racks of clothing. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern. A similar photo (in which one of the women is smiling broadly) appears on page 5 of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It accompanies an article titled, "New Op Shop Officers", under the "People" section. The photo is captioned: "Mavis, foreground, and Margo sort garments at the Op Shop."B&W photo of two women standing between two hanging clothes racks full of clothes. They are standing close, with their backs to one another, perusing the garments at close range.[Handwritten in blue ink] Aug '92 - Mavis Weller (L) [the 'L' is circled] and Margot Oliver (R) - Respective Treasurer and Secretary AFV Op Shoparthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, volunteers, mavis weller, treasurer, margot oliver, secretary, malvern, arthritis update, 1992

On Monday the 17th of April, 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop held a fashion parade at the Malvern Valley Golf and Reception Centre. The fundraising event, which included a light luncheon and auction, was attended by around 70 people and raised $1,400 for the AFV. In this photo, Kay Doherty from the MS Society, acts as compere while AFV op shop volunteer, Enid Hobbs, models an outfit along the catwalk. The large audience, seated in rows curving around the end of the catwalk, looks on. A different photo from the event appears in the July 1988 - June 1989 Annual Report.B&W photo of the interior of large reception room. A woman is speaking into a microphone on a stand while another woman models an outfit. She is surrounded by a large audience, who are seated in rows which curve around, extending beyond the end of the catwalk. Behind the woman at the microphone are two other women: one is seated behind a small table and the other is standing next to her. At the far end of the room, behind the audience, there is a clothing rack holding several coats on coathangers. There are three large potted plants in the room: one is situated in front of a brick fireplace and the other two are potted palms alongside another wall, near the clothing rack. The room consists of feature brick walls and there are no windows visible within the frame.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Enid Hobbs, volunteer AFV op shop modelling op shop fashion parade April 1989arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, op shop, opportunity shop, malvern, fashion parade, luncheon, auction, fundraising, malvern valley golf and reception centre, kay doherty, ms society, compere, enid hobbs, model, arthritis update, annual report, 1989

In 1992, internationally renowned Australian satirist, Barry Humphries, visited the Malvern Op Shop as one of his characters, pensioner Sandy Stone. He was promoting his latest book, "The Life and Death of Sandy Stone". Television media crews were in attendance to cover the event. In this photo, Humphries (dressed in an old brown checked dressing gown as his character, Sandy Stone) sits on an art deco club lounge armchair as he is being interviewed and filmed by the media. Sitting near him is an unidentified man, and standing nearby is an unidentified woman. A small group of people are watching him being interviewed.COL photo of a elderly man, dressed in an old brown checked dressing gown, sitting on a art deco club lounge armchair in a crowded room. He is surrounded by several people, including two television camera operators and a boom microphone operator. Sitting near him is an unidentified man with grey hair and beard, wearing a navy blue three-piece suit. A woman wearing a white shirt and navy blue skirt is standing nearby. In the background, shelves filled with second hand items and cardboard boxes line the walls. In the foreground, several people's heads (Photographed from behind) are evident.[Handwritten in black ink] 1992 Moonee Ponds Op Shop Sandy Stoner [sic] (Barry Humphries)arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, barry humphries, satirist, comedian, author, book promotion, sandy stone, pensioner, the life and death of sandy stone, television crews, television cameras, broadcast television, television media, reporters, interview, malvern, 1992

In 1992, internationally renowned Australian satirist, Barry Humphries, visited the Malvern Op Shop as one of his characters, pensioner Sandy Stone. He was promoting his latest book, "The Life and Death of Sandy Stone". Television media crews covered the event. In this photo, Humphries (dressed in an old brown checked dressing gown as his character, Sandy Stone) sits on a art deco club lounge armchair as he is being interviewed and filmed by the media. Sitting near him is an unidentified man. A small group of people are watching him being interviewed.COL photo of a elderly man, dressed in an old brown checked dressing gown, sitting on a art deco club lounge armchair in a crowded room. He is surrounded by several people, including two television camera operators and a boom microphone operator. Sitting near him is an unidentified man with grey hair and beard, wearing a navy blue three-piece suit. A woman wearing a white shirt and navy blue skirt is standing nearby. In the background, shelves filled with second hand items and cardboard boxes line the walls. In the foreground, several people's heads (Photographed from behind) are evident.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Op Shop visit by Sandy Stone (Barry Humphries) 1992arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, barry humphries, satirist, comedian, author, book promotion, sandy stone, pensioner, the life and death of sandy stone, television crews, television cameras, broadcast television, television media, reporters, interview, malvern, 1992

On Monday the 17th of April, 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop held a fashion parade at the Malvern Valley Golf and Reception Centre. The fundraising event, which included a light luncheon and auction, was attended by around 70 people. In this photo, Kay Doherty from the MS Society, acts as compere while AFV op shop volunteer, Enid Hobbs, models an outfit along the catwalk as the seated audience looks on. The event is briefly mentioned on page 3 of the Vol 2 No 2, June 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. The article, which is accompanied by a photo, reports that around $1000 was raised for the AFV on the day. The photo accompanying the article is of AFV staff member, Sue Eagle, wearing a 1950s display wedding gown. The article states that Sue is pictured with Ian Howell from John Travers Studios. The event is also covered in the July 1988 - June 1989 Annual Report. This article is also accompanied by a photo - this time, of Helen Abicair (from Helen Abicair's Model Agency) with Ian Howell. However, in this article, he is stated as being from John Townsend Photographic Studios. The annual report article states that the event raised a total of $1,400 for the AFV.B&W photo of the interior of large reception room. A woman is speaking into a microphone on a stand while another woman models an outfit on a catwalk. The audience, seated on either side of the catwalk, looks on. Behind them are several large windows along two walls and part of another wall. The windows are covered in long sheer curtains to the floor.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Enid Hobbs, volunteer AFV op shop modelling op shop fashion parade 17th April 1989arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, op shop, opportunity shop, malvern, fashion parade, luncheon, auction, fundraising, malvern valley golf and reception centre, kay doherty, ms society, compere, enid hobbs, model, catwalk, arthritis update, annual report, 1989

Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Architect's Co-op Shop, Vienna, AustriaVienna Furniture (Handwritten) / Architect's Co-op Shop in Vienna / 1950 (Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide

At some point, Arthritis Victoria's Moonee Ponds opportunity shop was relocated to new premises at 10 Everage Street. In this photo, Alice Gilbert (Manager) poses for a photo in front of some shelves of kitchenware and bric-a-brac at the Everage St shop.COL medium close up photo of a woman inside a shop. She is wearing a red shirt over a black t-shirt. She is standing next to some wall shelving and has one hand on one of the shelves. On the shelves, there is a range of crockery, glassware, and pottery, including some vases. Alongside the shelving, there is a clothes hanging rack affixed to the wall. Hanging from the rod on coathangers is a range of linen. In the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "16 4 '02".[Handwritten in blue ink] Alice Gilbert Moonee Ponds op shoparthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, crockery, pottery, glassware, vases, relocation, linen, new premises, alice gilbert, manager, everage street, moonee ponds, 2002

At some point, Arthritis Victoria's Moonee Ponds opportunity shop was relocated to new premises at 10 Everage Street. In this photo, volunteer Rachael Stevenson poses for a photo in front of several racks of clothing at the Everage St shop.COL medium close up photo of a woman inside a shop. She is wearing a a red sweatshirt. She is standing in front of several racks of clothing, which vary in height. At the front of the shortest rack (to the right of the frame), there is a handwritten sign on an orange piece of paper which says, "LADIES SLACKS $3" (partially obscured). On the wall behind the clothing racks, there are some posters and signs. One is a handwritten sign with red text on white paper. It says, "ALL CLOTHING ON THESE 5 RACKS, $3.00 PER PIECE", with some additional text below, "A SUIT OF JACKET & TROUSERS (OR SKIRT) = 2 PIECES". One of the posters is titled, "Make a Splash About Arthritis!", with the sub-heading, "Water exercise is a great way to keep your joints moving." It depicts people doing various types of water exercise and/or therapy in swimming pools or a hot tub. Another poster depicts a middle-aged woman holding a small dumbbell in one hand. Beside the image is the text, "ACTIVE..." (partially obscured). In the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "16 4 '02".[Handwritten in blue ink] Rachael Stevenson Moonee Ponds op shoparthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, relocation, new premises, clothing racks, hanging racks, vintage clothes, second-hand clothes, posters, rachael stevenson, volunteer, everage street, moonee ponds, 2002

A frame sign on the footpath outside the Combined churches opportunity charity shop, in the former CBA bank.Born Digitaleltham, main road

Photo of Nancy, Margaret, Edna and Nan taken after the demolition of the old church churches, local identities

In 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) held an AGM for its Malvern Opportunity Shop. During the proceedings, members took some time to celebrate the oop shop's 10th birthday. In this photo, Bob Glasson, Elva Renfrew, and Laurie Griffiths pose for a photo during the event.B&W photo of three people, standing next to one another, posing for a photo. There is a large floral bouquet on a small table in front of them. On the wall behind them, there is a large display board and blackboard. There is an open door (partially obscured) to the left of the frame.[On a pink sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Bob Glasson Elva Renfrew Laurie Griffiths. Op Shop AGM & 10th b'day. ["b'day" is underlined]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, agm, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, 10th birthday, cake, flowers, floral bouquet, celebration, members, volunteers, bob glasson, elva renfrew, laurie griffiths, 1989

Freda Miles celebrated her 101st birthday at the Yes Op Shop Forest Hill where she has been a volunteer six days each week, for the last 8 years.Freda Miles celebrated her 101st birthday at the Yes Op Shop Forest Hillmiles, freda, yes op shop, forest hill

Volunteers at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Op Shop sort through clothes in a large clothing bin while another person peruses the shelves. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern. A slightly cropped version of this photo appears on page 15 of the No 42, November 1986 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It accompanies a brief article titled, "Opportunity Shop Annual General Meeting", in which the op shop's "facelift" of new carpeting and lighting is mentioned. Two more photos and a second brief article on the op shop's refurbishment appear on page 16 (the back cover) of the same issue.B&W photo of three people inside a shop. In the foreground, there are several large display bins filled with clothing in the centre aisle of the store, while shelving filled with miscellaneous goods have been placed against the walls. At the rear of the store, two women are sorting and tidying clothes from one of the clothing display bins while, beside them, a man is perusing items from one of the shelves.[Handwritten in blue ink] P15 75% [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in pencil in top right corner] 86 [On the same yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Opportunity Shop following renovations and new carpetarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, refurbishment, carpet, lighting, volunteers, malvern, news review, 1986

Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Op Shop volunteers Mavis Weller (Treasurer), Margot Oliver (Secretary), Phyllis King, and one unidentified other pose for a photo around the front counter of the shop. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern.B&W photo of four women inside a shop. They are standing behind a glass display cabinet, which serves as the sales counter. They are all facing the camera and smiling. On the wall behind them are shelves of soft toys and books. On a meter box affixed to the wall is a handwritten sign which says, "Please do not ask for price reduction. This is a charity shop staffed by volunteers. A.F.V." and another sign which says "NO EXCHANGE".[Handwritten in blue ink] Aug '92 Mavis Weller, Margot Oliver, Phyllis King, ?arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, volunteers, mavis weller, treasurer, malvern, 1992

On Monday the 17th of April, 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop held a fashion parade at the Malvern Valley Golf and Reception Centre. The fundraising event, which included a light luncheon and auction, was attended by around 70 people and raised $1,400 for the AFV. In this photo, Kay Doherty from the MS Society, acts as compere of the fashion parade as a section of the seated audience looks on. A different photo from the event appears in the July 1988 - June 1989 Annual Report.B&W photo of the interior of large reception room. A woman is speaking into a microphone on a stand while the audience, seated on one side of the catwalk, looks on. Behind them are several large windows along the walls, covered in long sheer curtains to the floor.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Kay Doherty, from ms society, compere of AFV op shop Fashion Parade, April 1989arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, op shop, opportunity shop, malvern, fashion parade, luncheon, auction, fundraising, malvern valley golf and reception centre, kay doherty, ms society, compere, arthritis update, annual report, 1989

In 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) held an AGM for its Malvern Opportunity Shop. During the proceedings, members took some time to celebrate the oop shop's 10th birthday. This photo depicts Elva Renfew and Dr Daniel Lewis posing for a photo with the cake and a floral bouquet during the celebrations. Bob Glasson (partially obscured) is standing in the background.COL photo of two people posing for a photo beside a floral bouquet and a rectangular cake on a card table. The woman is holding a large unframed certificate and the man is leaning on one crutch. There is a third person standing behind them. In the background, there is a blackboard on the wall and a closed door further along the wall (both partially obscured).[On a pink sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Elva Renfrew & Danny Lewis [Handwritten in black ink, in the archivist's handwriting] Dr. [placed before the name "Danny"] OP SHOP AGM & 10th Birthdayarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, agm, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, 10th birthday, cake, flowers, floral bouquet, celebration, members, volunteers, elva renfrew, dr daniel lewis, bob glasson, crutches, 1989

The RSPCA needs volunteers for their Greensborough Op Shop at 87 Main Street.News clipping, black text, colour image.rspca, rspca greensborough op shop

This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria op shop volunteer, Renate Kupfe, posing for a photo in front of some racks and shelves of clothing at the Malvern Opportunity Shop.COL medium close up photo of a woman inside a shop. She is wearing a white t-shirt with a leopard print scarf. She is standing in front of a hanging rack of shirts and jackets on coathangers and a bookshelf of folded clothes. There are some boxes on top of the bookcase. On the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "18 4 '02".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, clothing, clothes rack, vintage clothing, bookcase, volunteers, members, malvern, 2000

This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria op shop volunteer, Maureen Reid, posing for a photo in front of a rack of clothes and some shelves of handbags at the Malvern Opportunity Shop.COL medium close up photo of a woman inside a shop. She is wearing a white shirt and a checked tartan vest. She is standing in front of a rack of hanging clothes. Beside the clothes rack are some shelves containing handbags. There are two signs on the wall behind the clothes rack. On the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "18 4 '02".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, clothing, clothes rack, handbags, volunteers, members, malvern, 2000

This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria op shop volunteer, Gail Bennison, posing for a photo in front of some shelves of crockery, glassware, silverware, pewterware and miscellaneous kitchenware at the Malvern Opportunity Shop.COL medium close up photo of a woman inside a shop. She is wearing a white shirt with small pink flowers. She is standing in three-quarter profile in front of some wall shelving, and smiling. On top of the shelves are various pieces of crockery, glassware, silverware, pewterware and some miscellaneous kitchenware. On the bottom right corner of the photo image, there is a date stamp in bright orange digits: "18 4 '02".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, crockery, pottery, glassware, silverware, pewterware, volunteers, members, malvern, 2000

Two volunteer Arthritis Foundation of Victoria members chat while arranging clothes on the clothes racks at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern.COL photo of two women standing between several racks of hanging clothes inside a shop. The woman on the left is wearing a jade green Club Med t-shirt, and an aqua name badge with the text, "VOLUNTEER Arthritis Foundation of Victoria". The woman on the right is wearing a plain black t-shirt, and a yellow name badge with the text, "SUPERVISOR Arthritis Foundation of Victoria". Above the clothing rack behind them, there are several shelves on the wall containing basketry, electrical kitchen appliances, a lamp shade, and other miscellaneous items.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, crocheted blanket, clothing, apparel, kitchen appliances, lampshade, baskets, basketry, volunteers, supervisor, members, malvern, 1999