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Many local charitable organisations, both religious and secular, run opportunity shops.

Used equipment is frequently sold on online auction sites and in opportunity shops.

Bunyip has an "opportunity shop", with proceeds donated to local organisations.

Z.) (from "opportunity shop") is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.

George, for instance, has run the Opportunity Shop on Oxford Street for 48 years.

St John of God Accord operates four opportunity shops in Victoria.

Bayswater is also the headquarters of the Knox Opportunity Shop, which is run by Councillors and others.

Elig was also noted to wear unusual costumes on stage, often wearing women's clothing which he would purchase from opportunity shops whenever he had spare money.

The Former Salvation Army Hall at 29 Latrobe Terrace (currently Endeavour Opportunity Shop).

Following many moves of studios and offices, the radio station ended up at Railway Crescent Moorabbin, above the (now) former Salvation Army Opportunity Shop.

In 1996, the hall was purchased by the present owners and Vinnies, an opportunity shop run by the Order of St Vincent de Paul, is there now.

Approximately 80 volunteers work part time and casually in opportunity shops in Wandin, Greensborough, Croydon and Burnt Bridge.

Foresters' Hall, at 16 Latrobe Terrace (currently a St Vincent de Paul "Vinnies" opportunity Shop).

These include Aged Care Programs, Mothers Support, artists' studio space, Drop-In Centre, Cafe, Opportunity Shop and more.

This has changed the atmosphere of the events to such a degree that the dress code is relaxed and many do not wear formal gear, preferring to dress in clothes from opportunity shops.

The largely affordable student rentals have also allowed a thriving antique, second hand and opportunity shop scene to survive in the area with the Paddington Antique Centre being the centre piece.

"He's made the city a lot more presentable," said Pat Scanlon, a volunteer at the Christ Child Opportunity Shop, a consignment store on Wisconsin Avenue that finances local charities.

A small shopping centre at the end of Homestead Avenue has a Foodland supermarket, a pizza shop, a bakery, a Salvation Army opportunity shop, a beauty salon and a doctor's surgery.

Minyip main street currently boasts an IGA supermarket, post office/newsagent, pharmacy, internet cafe, hairdresser, butcher, opportunity shop, and art and craft centre as well as two pubs-the Commercial Hotel and the Club Hotel.

In Australia, major national opportunity shop chains include the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (trading as Vinnies), the Salvation Army (trading as Salvos), the Red Cross, MS Australia, and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

Currently, Woori Yallock has a butcher, a FoodWorks, a newsagency, a hair salon, a chemist, a community centre, a costume hire shop, an auto parts shop, an opportunity shop, a Barry Plant real estate office, a pizza shop, a video rental store, a mowing store and a pet supplies store.

The church is having an op shop and wants people to donate.

Profits from the op shops go to the Mission's work with people who are homeless.

It is also known for its trendy op shops.

He got an American baseball jacket in an Op Shop.

It was also a hobby of Round's to peruse op shops, garage sales and markets.

A successful community initiative is the Uniting Church Op Shop, described as 'the hub of the town'.

It also has a restaurant called the Bon Bon and an Op Shop.

The pilot plant was limited to about 50 "heats" (ladles of molten steel), from the original OP shop.

In 2011 they began to promote the Mission's op shops to people who are moving in or out of properties which they have sold or manage.

Seven op shops sell donated goods and cater to people on limited incomes as well as to treasure hunters and lovers of retro fashion.

Charity shop (also known as thrift store, hospice shop, resale shop, op shop, or second-hand shop)

Of notable fame is the original portrait of actor Scott Baio that Round located in an op shop in the suburb of Windsor in 1996.

M Map Run by the welfare organisation Brotherhood of St Laurence, Hunter Gatherer filters through its 26-odd op shops to bring you the cream of secondhand gear.

Rave gave the album three and a half stars out of five, stating "there's an op shop charm that permeates the record, not to mention a musical lightness of touch that proves nigh on irresistible".

Their deconstructed version of "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones, featuring Walker's famed one-note guitar solo on an amplified tin toy guitar bought from an op shop, preceded Devo's take on the same number.

It currently accommodates a Chinese restaurant, bakery, bridge club, garden centre, gymnasium, hairdresser salon, Indian restaturant, op shop, pool and spa shop, scrapbooking studio, tavern and the U3A centre for the Merimbula area.

Wayside Op Shop: Packed to the rafters with clothes, jewellery and homewares , the Op Shop is a favourite of people looking for quirky one-offs and affordable designs.

In 2011-2012 the Mission had a budget of $12.5m which is drawn from federal, state and local government funding, philanthropic, corporate and individual donations, fundraising events, bequests, grants, income from its clinic appointments and residential fees, and its op shops.

The volunteers are most visible in the dining hall and op shops, but others offer expertise as practitioners and therapists at the clinic, accompany hostel residents on outings, visit the elderly or help out in the sports and recreation programs.

Swan Reach has an area school, hotel and bottle shop, general store and post office, an 'Op Shop' that opens in the Town Hall on Wednesdays and Fridays, and a 'fast food' Take-Away shop near the ferry.

It features a large Thrifty Link hardware store, hairdresser, IGA supermarket, licensed Post Office, fuel outlet and service station, cafe/coffee shop, Neighbourhood House, Op Shop, furniture restorer, firearms supplies, upholsterer and a few smaller mixed businesses, including a newsagents, clothing and haberdashery.