The Dress Up Place in Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

The Dress Up Place

Locality: Grovedale, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 417 152 180

Address: 141B Marshalltown Road 3216 Grovedale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.thedressupplace.com.au/

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• Costume shop
• Theatrical productions

25.01.2022 Today our thoughts and prayers are with President of The Dress Up Place, Julie and her husband Robert as they say a final goodbye to their beloved son David. The service is a private function and in lieu of flowers the family has asked if donations could be made to the Home Palliative Care of Barwon Health. The link is below if you wish to donate and please select McKellar Centre from the drop drown option. Thank you https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

25.01.2022 Thank you to everyone that came down on Sat to support Day1 of our garage sale. Hope to see more customers on Sunday 23rd Nov from 10am till 3pm keen to grab some awesome items. Watch out for our hard working volunteers !! #garagesaletrail

25.01.2022 Since 2008 The Dress Up Place has been making lots of people's Halloween's weird and scary. Come along Thu & Fri 11 till 4.30pm and Sat 10 till 3pm to check our range of spooky costumes and make your Trick or Treat night something special.

25.01.2022 What an awesome job on our new screen for our costume labels. Thank you to Roh from www.zooka.com.au in Grovedale. Need any textile printing done? then do not hesitate contacting him on 52 439 115 or 0414 506 244 #zooka #textileprinting #screenprinting

24.01.2022 Had a wonderful visit from Libby Coker MP our Federal Member for Corangamite. She loved her beautiful cloak and was thrilled with the crown as well, very regal.

24.01.2022 The Dress Up Place is reopening to the public as of Thursday 25th June, and we cant wait to welcome you back through our doors! In line with guidelines from the Victorian Government and Chief Health Officer, were putting several measures in place to support your health and safety. For example, were limiting capacity within our enclosed spaces and increasing cleaning throughout the day. We are all very excited and are looking forward to seeing you.

24.01.2022 Today is a great day. One of our most hardwaorking volunteer is having a birthday but were not open so no cake . Have a great day Diane we will have cake next time we are open

23.01.2022 Things are moving along at our Garage Sale. Here till 3pm today so don't miss out

23.01.2022 Absolutely thrilled that our wonderful Julie Hall has been nominated as a semi-finalist in the Reginal Achievement & Community Awards. Julie will find out on Wed 7th October if she is lucky enough to be a Finalist in the Community Hero Awards section. We all have our fingers crossed to have her acknowledged for her passion. WHOOHOO #VICRACA #thedressupplace

22.01.2022 So happy that we could help our friends The Mik Maks with costumes for their new clip. As they say "Who loves Mario? Then you will love the latest instalment of our Finger Family nursery rhyme." https://youtu.be/nzJmu6ry518

22.01.2022 Love the Arts but fed up with not being able to Dress Up ! Well, so are we here at the Dress Up Place, with over 20,000 costumes to choose from. For over 12 years we have been supplying costumes to our friends across the Geelong region including theatre companies, schools and the general public.... So why not consider donating to the Dress Up Place by clicking on this link https://the-dress-up-place-inc.giveeasy.org/dazzle-us-with- All donations will receive a receipt for tax purposes and you can be assured that your $s will be put towards costume maintenance and fabulous customer service.

21.01.2022 We have no WiFi or internet today so our landline is NOT working. If you need to talk to us please call 0433 553 684 OR 0415 853 348 until the issue is resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience.

20.01.2022 Our mannequins are getting all Red & White for upcoming Valentine Day celebrations.We have some beautiful costumes available if you want to celebrate in a special way.

20.01.2022 We are thrilled to be re-open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday so to celebrate are offering a choice of 3 Party Packs to all our customers. Bookings are essential so we look forward to hearing from you !!

20.01.2022 We love celebrating our Volunteers Birthdays with yummy cake. Latest was a milestone 30th for Miss L who wore her Birthday Girl Badge with pride all day.

19.01.2022 Harmony Week is underway and Lauren has put a great effort in to make our gorgeous mannequins as Orange as possible.

19.01.2022 It's nearly Christmas and our in house mannequins are getting excited. Come in and select from over 25,000 costumes to see 2020 out with a celebration. Santa suits, Mrs Claus outfits, Plum Puddings, Gingerbread men, elves and lots lots more to choose from. Remember, you can donate when you come in to visit as we are a Charity supporting the Arts and run completely by volunteers. All $ donations are tax deductible and you will be supporting a great local charity to fight back at 2020.

19.01.2022 Christmas and New Year Trading Hours for The Dress Up Place. We will be open on: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, December 21-23, 11:00-3:00pm... Wednesday & Thursday, December 30-31, 11:00-3:300pm From 8th January 2021 we will open every Friday in January from 11:00-4:30pm and also every Saturday in January from 10:00-3:00pm Please call our mobile 0433 553 684 if you need to book an appointment outside these dates and times. To all our Community, friends and customers we wish you all a magical, happy and safe Christmas and New Year.

19.01.2022 Opening Night TONIGHT !!

19.01.2022 To Stuart Grimley and Olivia, thank you both so much for visiting The Dress Up Place at Grovedale. It was an absolute pleasure discussing our NFP business and to have you both show so much pleasure at some of the costumes you had time to view. The hats you both chose suit to a T. Looking forward to working with you in supporting us throughout 2020.

18.01.2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/43978903@N05/ Interested to see what costumes The Dress Up Place can offer you? Click on this link to see over 1,000 ideas. You can also access this album from our website by clicking on OUR ALBUMS and then ALL OUR PHOTOS.

18.01.2022 The Dress Up Place trading times and days for Face Masks pick ups have changed. From Monday 10th Aug our new hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 12 till 3pm. Appointments can be made outside these hours by contacting us through Facebook. Thank you #thedressupplace... Our wonderful Volunteer Sewers have now put together extra stock of both Adult and Children's Masks which can be picked up from our shop at Grovedale Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat between 12-3pm. $10 for an adult mask and $5 for a children's mask. Below is a photo showing some of the patterns and colours available. Come in and select from the range !! See more

17.01.2022 To our hard working President Julie Hall. All the best wishes from everyone here at The Dress Up Place.

17.01.2022 Our volunteers have been busy restocking the garage sale racks and tables, so make sure you get here before 3pm today so you don't miss out. Back on Sunday 10am

16.01.2022 These are the most popular costumes clicked and viewed from our website. Great choices ! http://www.thedressupplace.com.au/

16.01.2022 Doors will be re-opening very soon for everyone, but in the meantime if you want to make an appointment to come into our Wonderland, please call us on (03) 5222 5885, via mobile 0433 553 684, email to [email protected] or chat with us via Facebook. Volunteers are here Thursday, Friday and Saturday working hard behind the scenes and can help you out with your enquiry. Love to hear from you and very excited that we will be re-opening soon. #thedressupplace

15.01.2022 Good morning everyone on the eve of the AFL Grand Final. Yes, we are open today until 4:30pm and have some Cats beanies and signs available. Pop in to see us to make sure you are set up for tomorrow night.

15.01.2022 Our Garage Sale is on now. Come along for some great bargains. 141B Marshalltown Rd Grovedale #garagesaletrail

13.01.2022 So proud to advise that The Dress Up Place Inc has been approved as a Registered Charity. Support Local and donate to this amazing Not for Profit organisation to help keep us able to provide our wonderful service . https://the-dress-up-place-inc.giveeasy.org/dazzle-us-with- #thedressupplace

12.01.2022 The Dress Up Place is now producing 3 ply reusable, washable FACE MASKS for Adults, Children and Toddlers. $10 for Adults and $5 for Children and Toddlers, PLUS postage if you cant pick up from Grovedale. Cash Only on pick up. #thedressupplace Orders can be placed via Facebook, Messenger or email to [email protected]. PLEASE REFER TO THE NEW POST ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE WITH UPDATES ABOUT THE FACE MASKS - THANK YOU

11.01.2022 Saturday 21st Nov 8:00am till 3:00pm and Sunday 22nd Nov 10:00am till 3:00pm Lots of bargains - clothing, hand crafts, homewares, christmas stockings and face masks Support Local and come along #thedressupplace

10.01.2022 Firstly, thank you so much to all the wonderful people who have contacted us to place orders for Face Masks. The response has been overwhelming and our volunteer sewers are working very hard to get the orders completed as soon as possible. Secondly, attached are photos of 2 masks we are making. The colours and designs will be varied so please only request solid or random patterns. They are all 3 layer with a nose wire and are $10 each Based on the latest release from Victorian Health we are no longer taking orders for Children or Toddler Masks. Adult masks for Males and Females will be the only size made for any new orders. Thank you again for you response and thank you for your patience as our sewers work to get your orders completed.

09.01.2022 We have different roles for different people. Sewing and maintenance of costumes, cataloguing of costumes, customer service. We match tasks with your abilities. ALL roles are volunteer roles.

08.01.2022 We are still working hard behind the scenes to re-open very soon.. Our volunteer staff are still here each Thursday, Friday and Saturday sorting, repairing and cleaning so if you want to talk to us there are lots of options. If you want to come in or make an appointment please call us on 5222 5885 via mobile 0433 553 684, message us at [email protected] or talk to us via Facebook. We miss you all. Love to hear from you !!!

08.01.2022 More photos from Libby Cokers visit.

08.01.2022 Thank you 94.7 and AJ at Musik Cube

08.01.2022 Due to the current Government restrictions we are sad to advise that The Dress Up Place will not be able to open our doors for trade as we are not classed as an essential service. During the shut down period, and maintaining all government restrictions, we will be on site at irregular times to do maintenance and clean ups with limited volunteers. If you require any further information please do not hesitate contacting us via mobile 0433 553 684 or via the Facebook page. Thank you for your support and we look forward to re-opening as soon as possible.

07.01.2022 Counting down till we reopen the doors to all our fabulous customers. Mark the date of Thursday 25th June 2020 on your calendar to join in doing a happy dance as the clock hits 11:00am. https://gph.is/1ZUmmAX

07.01.2022 Looking to sponsor or donate to a worthwhile organisation? Look no further than The Dress Up Place Inc as we are now proud holders of tax Deductible Gift status. (see link below to donate) Any cash amount small or large will help us to keep the doors open to provide our unique service to our loyal and new customers. Message us if you want more information or call us on (03) 5222 5885. We need your help !!! (see link below to donate) Please NOTE that if there any funds left af...ter our costs are covered then these will be sent to Andrew Love Cancer Centre and Diabetes Australia Use the link below to DONATE securely. https://the-dress-up-place-inc.giveeasy.org/dazzle-us-with-

07.01.2022 Only 2 hours to go on Day 2 of the Garage Sale here at 141B Marshalltown Road, Grovedale. While we don't normally open for costume hires on a Sunday if you can get here before 3pm today we can help out with hires as well. Lots of bargains still available. Our volunteers are waiting to help you find what you need.

06.01.2022 Thanks to Geelong Indy for highlighting our Garage Sale this weekend BUT you got the address wrong in the article guys! We are at 141B MARSHALLTOWN ROAD, GROVEDALE, not 14B See everyone tomorrow and Sunday for some great bargains #geelongindy... https://geelongindy.com.au//costume-sale-keeps-group-alive/

06.01.2022 At the Dress Up Place today we were so excited to have the Chicken Diva arrive to entertain us.. Thank you for having us help to make you look so gorgeous !!

06.01.2022 Looking forward to this and not just to see our costume in action! Should be a great night out.

05.01.2022 Still feeling a bit shy about a full costume dress up? We have a huge collection of masks and hats just waiting for you to choose from. Stars Wars, Super Hero, Minions and lots of hats from different decades. Lots of fun guaranteed and as the wise Yoda would say, "Do or do not. There is no try" Enjoy your moment .....

05.01.2022 Not only do we have an abundance of costumes covering all the decades BUT we also have a great range of costumes for different Nationalities. These are a great look for celebrations like St Davids Day for our Welsh friends, St Patricks Day for all our Irish mates and also for any of our Scottish pals heading off to the Geelong Highland Gathering we have plenty of kilts available for you.

05.01.2022 At The Dress Up Place we are always looking for unpaid Volunteer workers. We need customer service staff, sewing staff, IT, electricians, data base entry, wig repairers. Current staff is 100% volunteer based and 60% are disabled. At the moment we are only open Thur and Fri 11 - 4.30 and Sat 10 - 3pm. If we can secure some more staff then we can look at opening more days. If you cant do those hours then we can be flexible with working hours to take up whatever skills you can offer us. Please send through a message via Facebook or call us on (03) 5222 5885 or even drop in when we are open to have a chat and meet the team. Hope to hear from you !!

05.01.2022 To our amazing President Julie Hall and her equally amazing husband Robert, everyone at The Dress Up Place would like to wish you both a very happy Anniversary. 38 years as husband and wife and best friends. Enjoy the day together and we wish you both many more happy years together.

04.01.2022 Part 2 of our Garage Sale will start on Sunday 23rd Nov from 10am till 3pm at 141B Marshalltown Road Grovedale. Clothing, Shoes, Hand crafts, Face Masks patterned and Christmas themes, Pictures, Pottery and home wares, Christmas stockings plus so much more #garagesaletrail

02.01.2022 Planning a Christmas in July for the family? The Dress Up Place can help you with costumes and accessories. Take advantage of one of our Party Pack offers to help make the day or night a very festive time.

02.01.2022 URGENT URGENT URGENT Since 2008 The Dress Up Place has been turning people’s dreams into reality. With over 25,000 items to choose from we offer local theatre groups, dance groups, local schools, businesses, and the public a costume for any production, event, or occasion. COVID 19 has had a dreadful impact on The Dress Up with a massive lose of business as theatres, dance groups and schools have been unable to hold their productions and events. Restrictions on public gatherin...gs have stopped the public and companies from holding themed events. We are now in a desperate situation and are looking for support from our community to save us. Please consider donating or sponsoring The Dress Up Place so that we can keep our doors open to provide our unique service and continue to offer a safe and inclusive workplace for our volunteers. Any donation, small or large will help us so please click on the link below to go to our Give Easy site. https://the-dress-up-place-inc.giveeasy.org/dazzle-us-with- If you are interested in sponsorship then please contact our Secretary via email [email protected] See more

01.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/MusikCubeSnapChat Thank you so much for your support of The Dress Up Place. Hopefully we will be able to continue our partnership in 2021.

01.01.2022 loved having Libby visit

01.01.2022 8th August is a very special day for The Dress Up Place. On 8th Aug 2008 our doors opened to provide our unique service and we have continued to grow each year. 2020 has not been a kind year so far but with tremendous support from our band of Volunteers and our Fabulous Customers we have been able to celebrate our 12th Birthday and so proud to do so. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over these years and we look forward to continuing for many more. #thedressupplace

01.01.2022 Congratulations to our Treasurer, Derek Ingles, on the announcement today that his is one of the National recipients of the Commonwealth Bank Not For Profit awards 2020.

01.01.2022 Not officially open today but here doing some odd jobs and we had a surprise visitor.