MEET OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE:

LOCAL OPY

Local Opy is SWOP’s very own op shop that donates 100% profits to charity. Each serve different purposes while working harmoniously with each other.

Local Opy was a natural progression for SWOP. We were already making donations to our local opportunity shop, and we too wanted a space that people could go to for a trendy bargain. But more so, we wanted to support the charities we believe in.

For items that aren't quite fit for us to resell at SWOP, you have plenty of options:

Sell: Try selling your items online using Depop, Vestiaire Collective, Ebay, Facebook marketplace, or at a local market.

Repurpose: Gift to a friend, upcycle, cut into cleaning cloths.

Donate: We can donate the un-sold clothes to charity on your behalf. In Brisbane, you can choose for us to donate them to our beloved social enterprise Local Opy.

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Shop 5, 162 Boundary St, West End
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Partner Update – Black

For July & August 2024 we will be donating profits to Operation Olive Branch.

Operation Olive Branch (OOB) is a volunteer-led grassroots collective working to amplify Palestinian voices and support their needs. The collective launched in February and began on social media. Much of OOB’s work involves amplifying mutual aid campaigns of Palestinian families, which they track and maintain on a publicly accessible spreadsheet so that people can donate directly.

Operation Olive Branch

Past Charities & Donations

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Unicef: Children of Gaza Crisis

$15, 563.78 donated in July 2024 to Unicef: Children of Gaza Crisis

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Hope Street Cafe

$13,975.92 donated in December 2023 to Hope Street Cafe

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Australian Marine Conservation Society

$15, 441.03 donated in September 2023 to the Australian Marine Conservation Society

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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

$10,056 donated in July 2023 to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.

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The Healing Foundation

$13,575.37 donated in April 2023 to the The Healing Foundation.

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Smart Pups

$10,614 donated in December 2022 to Smart Pups.

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Karrkad Kanjdji Trust

$12,599.19 donated in October 2022 to Karrkad Kanjdji Trust.

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Container of Dreams

$8,090.93 donated in July 2022 to Container of Dreams.

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Open Doors Youth Service

$4,540.92 donated in April 2022 to
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SEED MOB

$7,569.00 donated in January 2022 to SEED MOB.

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Micah Projects

$7,580.36 donated in October 2021 to Micah Projects.

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Skateworks Project

$2,536.65 donated in December 2020 to Skateworks Project.

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Women’s House Shelta

$4,168.05 donated in September 2020 to Women’s House Shelta.

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WIRES Wildlife Rescue

$4,242.44 donated in May 2020 to WIRES Wildlife Rescue.

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Micro Savings Projects

$3,751.01 donated in February 2020 to Community Connections: Mirco Savings Project.

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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

$2,199.90 donated in January 2019 to Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.

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Environmental Defenders Office Queensland

$2,920.85 donated in May 2019 to Environmental Defenders Office Queensland.

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Micah Projects

$3,564.50 donated in August 2019 to Micah Projects.

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Australian Wildlife Conservancy

$2,585.53 donated November 2019 to Australian Wildlife Conservancy.