Op Shop lovers take note, another is opening its doors for the first time since March 10 tomorrow (Monday June 22) at 10am.

The Anglican Op Shop on Rous Road in Goonellabah is the latest Op Shop to begin trading following the easing of restrictions due to COVID-19. Vinnies and Lifeline in Magellan Street and the Salvation Army Op Shop in Carrington have opened over the last month.

In fact you have been forgiven for thinking the building was being demolished with the fencing around the frontage for the last two weeks but that was for repairs to the shop building following a car crash in November 2019.

(Reverend Christian Ford and volunteers outside of the Goonellabah Anglican Op Shop)

Reverend Christian Ford said that the coronavirus has been timely as it has allowed them to get the necessary work completed while also taking care of other maintenance issues as was the case with the Anglican Church Hall.

"It has allowed us to get the shop in good nick, the shop is the best I have seen it in quite some time", Rev Ford said.

If you have been waiting to donate some goods to the Anglican Op Shop please allow the team one week to get their systems in place. They accept clothing for adults, kids and babies, kitchen items, blankets, doona's, towels, bric a brac but not furniture or electrical items.

The hygiene process is very thorough with Rev Ford saying "Everything that comes in will have a process where it is sanitised then left for three days before being wiped, sorted and put on the shelves".

There is a call for more people to volunteer in the Op Shop if you are under 80 years old. "We have 40 volunteers but we are not letting our elderly people work at the moment for safety reasons". If you can help out please call into the Op Shop at 54 Rous Road, Goonellabah.

It will be open Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's for the first month between 10am and 2pm.

Staff have spent the last three weeks reading and understanding the government regulations then introducing the correct workplace health and safety health. Due to the current restrictions there will only be 4 people allowed in the store at any one time.