This story was originally published in September 30, 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy
Fashionistas of Melton made the most of a golden opportunity to keep their wardrobe chock full of quality second hand finds.
On Tuesday, September 24, mental health service headspace Melton hosted a ‘clothes swap’ event as part of the Victorian Youth Fest.
The Spring Cleaning Community Drive, which took place from 11am to 1.30pm in Melton South, was designed to encourage both social inclusion and sustainable practices amongst young people in the area.
Not-for-profit organisation Orygen, which runs headspace Melton, received $2000 from the state government to put on the day.
Community awareness officer Melissa O’Neill said the day was a success.
Ms O’Neill said the event was a way for young people to “express identity” and that it was important for that to be accessible.
“We wanted it to be free for people to attend and get clothes … anyone could come along and take part.”
On arrival, visitors received three tokens to swap for clothes, with donations of clothes resulting in the rewarding of more tokens.
