The AMCN Winter Jacket Drive is once again aiming to help people who are sleeping rough by providing them with pre-loved jackets from generous readers.
We are currently going full throttle trying to collect as many donations as possible with the goal of repeating last year’s hugely successful effort, so please go ahead and bring any jackets (or blankets in the warmer northern states) to the drop-off points listed below. Although the weather has been mild so far, temperatures are starting to plummet, and when the jackets are handed over at the end of June they may literally be life-savers.
We’ve had a great response from a couple of people who can’t make it to the capital city drop-off points, but are keen to help none the less. Official Jacket Wrangler Karl Blatch is pitching in again, spreading the word and letting people know that donations can be dropped off at the Southern Highlands Motorcycle Centre and at the Robertson Pie Shop. Further south, Stephen Frew at the Waves Apartments on Phillip Island is also collecting jackets.
And last week we even had a reader drop off her donation directly to Horror HQ. Chris Mountjoy carefully stepped her way around Fred Gassit’s ‘deposits’ on the workshop floor and handed over two pre-loved jackets.
If you can’t make to the locations below, you can always mail donations to the Mission Australia: PO Box 211, Goulburn, NSW, 2580.
ACT
Shannons
Unit 20, 2 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick, 2609
New South Wales
Shannons
65 Reserve Road, St Leonards, 2065
Victory & Indian Motorcycles
554 Parramatta Rd, Ashfield 2131
Southern Highlands Motorcycle Centre
214 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong 2575
Robertson Pie Shop
4400 Illawarra Highway, Robertson 2575
Northern Territory – BLANKETS ONLY PLEASE
Shannons
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Park,
Hidden Valley Road, Berrimah, 0828
Queensland – BLANKETS ONLY PLEASE
Shannons
5B 305 Montague Road, West End, 4101
Victory & Indian Motorcycles
632 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley, 4006
South Australia
Shannons
863-865 South Road, Clarence Gardens, 5039
Tasmania
Shannons
337-341 Arygle Street, North Hobart, 7000
Victoria
Shannons
321 Warrigal Road, Cheltenham, 3192
Victory & Indian Motorcycles
544 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 3000
The Waves Apartments
1 The Esplanade, Cowes, 3922
Western Australia – BLANKETS ONLY PLEASE
Shannons
152 Burswood Road, Burswood, WA, 6100