Lifeline Shops - Throw the environment a lifeline

In the past three decades, one-third of the planet’s natural resources have been consumed. On what? Making products - the newest electronics, the latest fashions, the fanciest consumables - which will all need to be replaced next year anyway. We are caught in an endless cycle of buying and re-buying items we don’t necessarily need.

As Queenslanders consider climate change to be the most important issue facing Australia – next to the Global Economic Crisis – Lifeline Community Care Queensland is providing education about the environmental value of buying second-hand goods to highlight new and affordable ways of being environmentally friendly.

With about 150 Lifeline Shops located right across the state, many Queenslanders have the opportunity to enjoy the environmental, financial and social benefits of second hand shopping.