• Drop off bras at Australian locations
• Drop off or post bras in New Zealand
• Post within Australia
• Post bras direct to our receiving countries
• Truck within Australia
• Take bras in yourself
• Ship bras to our receiving countries
• Sending bras in the UK or USA

 

Bra Drop Off Points:

When dropping off bras at a private address, simply leave them in a bag or box on the doorstep at any time, the family will know what to do with them.

Drop Off list is current Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

Metro Melbourne The Basin Rainy Day Books 1301 Mountain Hwy Balwyn North Emma - 9 Landen Ave (leave at gate) Camberwell Bowen Street Community Centre 102 Bowen St Epping Northern Yoga & Therapy Centre 45 Miller St Hurstbridge Liz - 9 Steven Street Northcote Laura - 16 Herbert Street Prahran Brava Lingerie 487 High Street Reservoir Lisa's Lacies 44 Johnson St Rowville Rosita - 92 Lakeview Ave (leave on porch) Seaford Lisa's Lacies U2, 42 Hartnett St South Morang South Morang Chiropractic Clinic 82 Reid Street Please do not phone the clinic to speak to Liz, as she often does not have a receptionist on duty and she will have to interrupt her patient's treatment to answer. South West Victoria Colac Ballarat Warrnambool Please contact Jenny jenny.free@intimo.com.au Mobile: 0407 040 290 South Australia Stirling Bouboir Shop 3 Woolworths Mall 28 Mount Barker Road ACT Canberra City Jazz Apple Cup Cakes 222 City Walk More info on our website: www.jazzapplecafe.com.au Giving away one cupcake per donation of bras :) Queensland Toowong Uplift Qld Rebecca Redding PO Box 538 TOOWONG QLD 4066

New South Wales Please contact our NSW coordinator, Peta atto arrange drop off of bras. Peta is located at Killara in NSW, 2071.     Post to:     PO Box 143 KILLARA NSW 2071 Peta supplies direct to Rotarian Walter Bock, who sends material aid containers to the Phillipines several times each year. Tasmania Bruny Island Una Hobday 36 Cox Road Bruny Island   TAS   7150 (03) 6260 6220 Burnie Robyn Bell Laser Blazer Burnie Multi Story Car Park Precinct Rear 6 Cattley Street Burnie   TAS   7320 Burnie Mary and Jacinta Mary's Lingerie 23 Wilson Street Burnie   TAS   7320 Devonport P.P. Rotarian Julie Pinel 8 Mersey Place Devonport   TAS   7310 Hobart P.D.G. Rotarian Muriel Heron 48 Alford Street Howrah   TAS   7018 Hobart Una Hobday Davey Street Hobart   TAS   7000 0419 902 955 Hobart Alan or Paul Giffard Giffards Floorworld 147 Main Road Moonah   TAS   7009 Launceston Lew and Jan L & J Pretorius Pty. Ltd. 34 Innocent Street Kings Meadows   TAS   7249 (03) 6344 2686 0438 131 669 Smithton Lindi Lou Ladies Wear 57 Emmett Street Smithton   TAS   7330 (03) 6452 1015 Western Australia   WA branch starting up in December 2011. Coordinator: Meaghan This branch would be greatly helped by infill shipping in any containers going to our receiving countries, or donation of trucking to Melbourne.

 

New Zealand

Drop off or post bras to the New Zealand co-ordinator

Pauline Watson
35 Mary Street
Papanui
Christchurch 8053
New Zealand


 

Within Australia, post bras to:

Liz Baker
9 Steven St
HURSTBRIDGE VIC 3099

Peta Taylor-Smith
PO Box 143
KILLARA NSW 2071

Meaghan Threlfo
159 Edmund St
BEACONSFIELD WA 6162

Rebecca Redding
Uplift Qld
PO Box 538
TOOWONG QLD 4066

Sue Davies, Uplift NT
PMB 116 Canteen Creek
Via ALICE SPRINGS NT 0872

Indigenous women in isolated communities have no access to bras. If bras come into the communities in with second hand clothing, they are quick to disappear.

Sue Davies writes:

Why can't they buy bras? On small communities, the stores wouldn't stock them, and ladies would be too 'shamed' to touch them publicly. Even in town (Tennant Creek) 4 hours drive away, they are too expensive, and possibly for many still too embarrassing to handle, especially if you are surrounded by the inevitable gang of kids. Many of the women are very large, and probably don't find sizes to fit.

On an income such as they have, bras are pretty low on the essentials list.

The only time our mob go to Alice is to hospital, and they are not familiar with large shops. So yes, walking into a Target is daunting and not going to happen.

Size-wise we have all sizes - teenage girls longing for a nice bra, to the women who vary in size. There are a few smallish women, but I would say most are well endowed.

 

Post bras direct to our receiving countries:

This is the easiest, and most expensive way of getting bras to the recipients. Per bra it is 10 times the cost of shipping, but it allows us to get small quantities into places we can't ship to.

If you are outside Australia/NZ with a small number of bras to send, it is better to post direct to the receiving country than to Australia. Tonga & Fiji need the large sizes, PNG and Vanuatu the smaller.

If you do post bras, please send an email to tell us, so we can add to our stats!

The Fijian Women's Society Soqosoqo Vakamarama i Taukei PO Box 505 Nabua Suva Fiji Islands

YWCA of PNG National Office P O Box 5884 BOROKO PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Vanuatu Red Cross Society PO Box 618 Rue de Bretagne Port Vila Vanuatu

Sione Taumoefolau Secretary General Tonga Red Cross Society PO Box 456 Nuku'alofa Tonga

 

Within Australia truck bras to:

Please e-mailbefore dispatch, and tell us the volume. There is no big storage space at this address now, we need to plan ahead. (Please do not post to this address - we have to go to a post office to collect).

South Morang Chiropractic Clinic, 82 Reid Street, South Morang VIC 3752

Opening hours for delivery
Mon & Thu 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Tue, Wed & Fri 9.30am - 3.00pm

 

Take bras in yourself

Are you travelling to one of our recipient countries?

It is often possible to carry in a small quantity (less than 50) bras to give away. Swimwear is also much appreciated in coastal and river areas.

Be aware that carrying a commercial quantity of bras in may attract the attention of Customs. Underwires show on x-ray. In Fiji for example the import duty is about 10 cents per garment, so no great impost on your holiday budget. Often if you make it clear these are a gift, and not for sale you will not be charged.

The easiest way to hand them over is to find a local person or member of resort staff you like, and quietly ask "Would these be helpful for your family?" Be aware that resort staff may be searched before leaving work, and you may have to explain to management that this is in fact a gift. On occasion bras have been left with resort management the donor felt comfortable with to distribute among staff.

Uplift's donations are usually distributed among the more isolated and poorer areas of a country, and often don't get to those fortunate enough to hold jobs in the tourism industry. These women all have the same problems obtaining bras as the rest of the country though.

 

Ship bras to our receiving countries:

Shipping requires both knowledge and coordination to work. Pallet load or whole containers may be sent. If consigning large collections by ship, please contactfor consignment details, documentation requirements and coordination.

 

Sending bras in the UK or the USA

There are organisations in other parts of the world that have objectives similar to Uplift!. Sending bras to them will save on both postage and the carbon footprint of transport.

UK  www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal 
US  www.brarecycling.com