Our new Community Service program provides furniture / household goods to help individuals and families in a range of needy circumstances.
Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network (RIMERN Inc.) is a multi-club Community Service project that supports clients of member relief agencies who have experienced family violence, homelessness, refugee/asylum seeker challenges, incarceration or other severe hardship, by providing the things they need to establish their home.
We support people in need with donated furniture, appliances and household items in the cities of Stonnington, Port Phillip, Glen Eira, Melbourne, Yarra, Darebin and parts of Moreland, Banyule and Bayside.
All donations must be in good condition, wanted items, safe and suitable for smaller homes and units as most of our clients are in social housing.
Items Accepted by RIMERN include the following:
- Smaller Household Furniture (in good condition please – not torn, worn or dirty): eg. Lounge Suites (sofas <2.1m wide, no recliners thanks), Dining Tables and Chairs (min. setting for 2, max. seating for 6), Bedroom furniture (bedside tables, chests of drawers) and Wardrobes up to 1.5m wide.
- Single Arm Chairs can be accepted depending on current demand
- Whitegoods, eg. Fridges, washing machines, dryers (clean, rust free & in good working order)
- Electrical Appliances (In clean working order) – Microwaves, TVs, toasters, kettles, lamps, heaters, fans etc. All electrical appliances have to be tested and tagged by us in accordance with Australian Standards. Those with cords that are frayed, torn or damaged are not acceptable.
- Single, Double & QS Beds / Unstained/unsoiled Inner Spring Mattresses (Not King Size or King Single), Bedding / Linen, blankets and pillows (in good clean condition).
- Household Utensils – small amounts of crockery, cutlery and cooking equipment
- We are also grateful for donations of new doonas, pillows, towels & tea towels as second hand ones are seldom good quality.
Items NOT accepted by RIMERN include:
- Baby Goods – cots, prams and car seats
- Old TV Hutches, Glass Door units particularly Modular Buffet units, Study or Office desks and Furniture, computer desks, grandma’s dressing table.
- Any Cabinets, Buffet units, desks, wardrobes wider than 1.5 m or over 2 metres high or considered heavy. We cannot accept any furniture with glass doors or shelves.
- Non-essential electrical items such as Bread Makers / Coffee Machines, Radiograms, Record Players
- Computers / Typewriters / Photocopiers / Printers / Scanners / Non Digital TV’s
- Old style wire base beds, heavy timber beds including bunks, king sized beds (including singles) or hospital – type beds. Non-spring Mattresses
- Futon Chairs / Beds, Chaise, Modular or corner Couches, Couches wider than 2.1m or with sagging springs or not comfortable or too large to move easily.
- Dining Chairs not in sets of 4 or more and/or considered worn out.
- Exercise equipment/Medical or mobility aids(please contact RAMP Rotary Aiding Mobility Program for these)
- BBQ, Outdoor furniture, Garage/Trash & Treasure leftovers, Clothes, shoes, Toys, Books.
RIMERN and its drivers reserve the right to decline items considered unsuitable for our needs as they cost us money to dispose of.
If you have a donation of goods please email pictures &/or dimensions to info@rimern.org.au or call 0414 907 263 to discuss.
Thank you for your valued support.