Donate Goods

• Clothing – sizes 00000 to 16 years. No stains or tears. All clothing should be freshly laundered. Please sort clothing by gender and size and label bags accordingly. Underwear and children’s socks must be new. Clothing mustn’t mention a family member nor have a holiday theme.
• Shoes – baby to 16 years. New or near new in excellent condition. Please clean before donating.

We do not accept adult or maternity clothing, coat hangers, school uniforms, sporting teams/uniforms, Holiday themed clothing (Christmas/Easter), snow gear (including boots).

• Bibs – silicone and fabric in very good condition, no stains 
• Breast pumps – manual or electric 
• Baby Bottles – new only 
• Bottle warmers – new or used 
• Highchairs – no more than 10 years old, with a tray, safety harness, brakes (if on castors), and perfectly clean with no rips or tears  
• Formula – unopened and in date 
• Sterilisers – microwave or electric 

We do not accept baby food, opened cans of baby formula, used bottles or teats, Highchairs that strap to chairs or hang from a table, sippy cups, metal cutlery, Bumbo seats 

• Baths – no bath aids or stands, no bath toys 
• Change mats  
• Maternity pads – Unopened. They can be loose if individually wrapped
• Nappies – disposable only, opened bags are fine 
• Nappy change bags & nappy change mats – no stains/tears 
• Nursing pads – disposable only & unopened 
• Potties & child toilet seats Please clean & disinfect before donating
• Toiletries – new, unopened and in date for newborns, children and adults. Deodorant must be roll-on.
• Towels – baby towels only 
• Vaporizers 
• Wipes 

We do not accept bath aids, bath stands, bath toys, change tables of any kind including folding, cloth nappies, nappy wrappers, swim nappies, nappy bins.

• Activity mats & baby gyms 
• Books – for babies to teens in very good condition (no damaged pages or scribbles). Books mustn’t have a festive or religious themes nor family members as the focus of the story e.g. “my day with grandma”. 
• Bouncers & rockers – must have 3-point safety harness 
• Playpens – wooden and metal. Make sure they are clean and have all their parts before donating.
• Sports items – balls, skipping ropes etc. No local team branding (AFL/NRL etc is fine), no sports or team uniforms.  
• Toys, games, and activities – for newborns to 16 year olds. Items must be new or in very good condition.
  • Games must be complete.
  • Please ensure toys are functional, cleaned and with parts packed together.  
  • Items should be no larger than a supermarket bag.  
  • Soft / stuffed toys – no more than 1 supermarket bag of soft toys will be accepted due to storage requirements. Toys should be new/near new, less than 30cm in size and washed prior to donating.   
  • Imaginary play – dolls, cars, trains, tool sets, action & character figures, dress-ups, pretend food etc. – no battery operated toys.
  • Educational– craft & construction kits, puzzles, board games, electronics, musical instruments etc. 
  • Stationery – pencils, textas, scrap books, exercise books, rulers, unused activity/craft sets, unused colouring books, erasers, glue, pencil sharpeners and pencil cases.
  • Pull-along toys – only if suitable for 1 to 3-year-olds

We do not accept bikes, scooters, ride on toys, battery operated toys, rocking horses, trikes or helmets, wooden baby items, books about pregnancy or child rearing, CDs, DVDs, gro clocks, jolly jumpers or swings, toys with button batteries, Holiday themed toys (eg. Christmas/Easter), bath toys, umbrella strollers, large bulky toys (bikes, trikes etc.), Soft furnishing – beanbags cushions, curtains, Christening gifts, Foam floor mats, sit-in walkers or activity centres for babies, cot mobiles, child’s decor items such as pictures, cushions.

• Baby gates – pressure-mounted not hardware-mounted.
• Safety items – plug/power point covers, cupboard, and drawer locks, etc.

• Baby monitors
• Bassinets – not cane, cradle, rocking or portable, must have mesh sides and not solid sides – for airflow
• Bedding –

  Cots – sheets only and blankets that can be tucked under the mattress, mattress protectors

  Single beds – sheets, blankets and new doonas or quilts, mattress protectors

  No moth holes, tears, stains

• Bunny rugs & baby wraps
• Cots – that meet Standard AS/NZS 2172:2003 (revised 2005) with manual, if available, and bolts. No older than 10 years (manufacture date stamped underneath). No cots with metal clips on the drop sides. If donated with a mattress – it must be the correct size for the cot (size stamped under).
• Gro-bags & infant sleeping bags
• Mattress protectors – for bassinets or cots, preloved is fine if clean and in good condition.
• Mattresses – cot mattresses only – no stains or tears. If mattress is being donated without matching cot, please email us to see if it is needed.
• Portacots

We do not accept beds (including toddler beds and rails), pillows (including breastfeeding pillows), or any bedding larger than single, co-sleepers (e.g. My little baby), cot bumpers, cot mobiles, floor mats, GRO clocks, Sleep positioners, Weighted blankets.

• Carriers – Baby Bjorn or similar front carriers only 
• Carry cots (soft) – They must have a firm base and ‘D’ clips to attach to a pram frame. Please clean before donating.
• Car Restraints – capsules, reversible, booster seats must have tether strap (no foam boosters). Must meet standard AS/NZS 1754. Must be no more than 8 years old and never been in an accident. Please clean before donating. 
• Newborn head supports (for prams) – Make sure they are clean before donating. 
• Prams & strollers – must meet Standard AS/NZS 2088:2000, have 5-point harness, faultless brakes, sun hood & carry basket. Strollers must fully recline. Please vacuum and clean before donating & include original manuals if possible. Fixed wheels are ok 
• Pram accessories – pram bassinets with matching pram (not on their own), newborn headrests, rain covers, liners, mosquito nets, skateboards etc. 
• Window shades for cars & prams  

We cannot accept portable travel chairs nor bassinets from prams unless they come with the matching pram.