Nice enough with central location; coffee okay but service slow which was especially disappointing as the waitress comes to your table only to deliver your order. You have to go to the central desk to order and pay first. One Saturday I was there they had been tardy about removing yesterday's advertised menu specials written up on the blackboard. It surely would have been less time wasting to rub it out than to have to keep telling customers that it wasn't available?

It was a hot day and the store was so hot and stuffy that outside felt cooler. It was uncomfortable and hard to concentrate. The pricing was all over the place: inconsistent in my opinion. The secondhand furniture was good quality but varied from cheap to a bit high. I object strongly to goods that obviously have been donated sold at a high price and especially when they haven't been sold because they are unsaleable in normal shops. If it was an unpopular colour or style or size, or just in excess before donation how does being in an op shop make it more marketable? Being touted for a standard retail price is silly, and greed.
On the plus side it is nice to have a book browsing area where the potential buyer can sit and read. Mostly the layout is quite good. The staff seem approachable and pleasant.

The bread products are standardised and of predictable quality which I suppose is a plus however I find the product to be more confection than bread, especially the white loaves which resemble a concoction of air and sugar to me. The pull-aparts are alright instead of a takeaway but they really are quite expensive when I consider the ingredients.
The more interesting and what I consider better loaves never seem to stay on the "menu". Despite the loyalty promotions, I do not find it cost effective to buy bread here. This disappoints me because I would like to put my dollar toward maintenance of a smaller business and its staff that is in competition with the Duopoly. The fact is if I want to buy white pap it is only a dollar a loaf almost next door.

For many years the Pink Lady chokkie has been a treat brought back from a foray into the Big Smoke because they seem to be hard come by up here. There was talk of the business changing hands - I would hate to see a dip in quality, or, like Darrell Lee, the business go bottom up. The smooth chocolate was always moor-ish.

Admittedly I am an infrequent customer here as I live a long way from the store but over the years I have noticed what I think is a decline in the sort of products and in the cost savings available. I may have been unlucky with the times I have called in. The few things I have found to be useful to me have been fine and I have no qualms about quality. The staff have been good whenever I have visited the store.

This is a general store/milkbar/post office agency and takeaway/cafe with outside seating as well as inside. Tourist information in the form of pamphlets and an outside noticeboard are available. The store is well presented, clean looking and things are easy to find. Some groceries are available but these are very expensive. The store has to compete with Ararat and Stawell takeaways and milkbars so I would have expected the person manning the counter on a busy public holiday would be less of a sour puss. No one has to buy anything there when an alternative is only ten minutes drive away.

The ladies who staff this centre have been unerringly kind in the many years I have visited this store. They are a dedicated lot who are volunteers, unlike what is happening in many other op shops. A really tiny premises but it doesn't feel cramped unless you meet someone coming out as you are going in. Products are set out in categories. The products are priced at a flat rate unless they are new goods (even then they are cheap) so if you get in quick you can get a bargain when new supplies go out on the shelves. An effort is made to supply local school uniform at affordable prices so one need not feel embarrassed about being poor.

On one side is a party supplies shop and on the other the thrift/charity store. Like any opportunity shop it fluctuates in terms of what is available and the quality. The assistants are friendly and helpful as a rule and the place does not smell musty. Not many books. The categories are well set out and there is usually a $1 specials rack. I got a $5 bag lot which I thought was good value but I feel the normal individual prices are a bit high.

Having made a very long journey by train from the country in order to collect the ashes of my mother I was dismayed to find that due to a misunderstanding they were not available. However I praise the staff for their compassion and understanding and for going beyond narrow bureaucracy in order to serve and someone made a special journey to fetch them. Fortunately I was not in a fragile state but I can see that anyone who were would be treated with the utmost kindness. The surroundings are very pleasant and it's relatively easy to find your way. The historical items are interesting even if you have no personal interest in a grave there. The cemetery is easy to access and a train stops right near by.

Cold pressed. Good quality honey in different flavours. Compared with blended supermarket syrupy stuff, expensive (but the money presumably is going directly to the bee keepers). Flavoursome and a superior eating experience. Hot crumpets with creamy unfiltered honey on top – very nice. Available from some farmers' markets.