Our Village Christmas Appeal
Local Group Christmas Appeal 2026


Help us support Our Village this Christmas
Formerly known as Geelong Mums
Hi everyone,
This Christmas, we’re bringing our Local Group community together to support Our Village, formerly known as Geelong Mums, and we’d love you to be part of it.
Our Village collects and rehomes essential baby and children’s items, working with social workers and maternal and child health nurses to get them to families who urgently need them. Their work supports more than 20,000 babies and children across Victoria each year, while keeping quality goods out of landfill.
At Local Group, our work takes us into people’s homes every day. We know how much having the essentials matters, and we want to help families in our community feel supported this Christmas. By bringing together our customers, connections and business partners, we believe we can make a meaningful contribution.
How you can help
We’re asking anyone who can to donate a gift or essential item from the following list:

Books
from baby board books through to books for children aged 16.

Toys
non-battery operated and smaller than 30cm.

Nappies
all sizes, in opened or unopened packs—no swim nappies, please.

Baby wipes
unopened packets.

Children’s underwear
sizes 2–16.

Baby toiletries
unopened shampoo, nappy cream and similar essentials.

Full-size family toiletries
unopened shampoo, conditioner, body wash and toothpaste.
Books and toys can be new or pre-loved, provided they are clean and in excellent condition. Please check Our Village’s donation guidelines before choosing your items.
🎁 Whether it’s a book, a toy or a pack of nappies, every contribution can help ease the pressure on a family.
We’ll make donating easy
Drop your donation in, or we’ll collect it from your home.
Drop it in to our showroom
Local Group showroom
195 Melbourne Road, Rippleside VIC 3215
We’ll collect it from you
Arrange a collection from your home – give us a call or send us a message.
Register a collectionCall 1800 224 229Message usRegister your donation
Tell us what you’re giving and we’ll take care of the rest.
Thank you for helping us give back to the community that supports us. We’d love to see what we can achieve together this Christmas.
Warm regards,
Taylor Adams
General Manager | Local Group