General News
24 September, 2022
New op shop opens
LOOKING as fresh as it did more than 120 years ago, a historic Wedderburn shop takes on new life from tomorrow. Town’s community house will move its op-shop into the High Street premises featuring pressed metal ceilings and stained glass...
LOOKING as fresh as it did more than 120 years ago, a historic Wedderburn shop takes on new life from tomorrow.
Town’s community house will move its op-shop into the High Street premises featuring pressed metal ceilings and stained glass windows.
Volunteers Christine Nash and Barbara Petrie have been relocating clothes from the shop’s community house base.
Co-ordinator Margaret Van Veen said she hoped the new location would add to activity in High Street and prove popular with visitors, being mid-way between two of the town’s acclaimed bird murals.
“There has been a lot of community support with working bees to have the shop ready for opening day,” she said.
“People have just been amazing with their help ... the community has been stepping up.”
Local historian Alan Mulraney said the shop has previously been used as a gift shop and Tattslotto agency.
But he is unsure of the shop’s original use. “In the early days the businesses in town didn’t put their building number in their adverts - they simply stated High Street so although we know of all of the early businesses in town, we don’t know their exact location.