Donate Medical Supplies

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To Donate Medical Supplies:
  1. Review our list of urgent requests
  1. Review our list of core staples
  1. Remove any items we are not taking
  1. Check the general requirements for donating
  1. Read the FAQ
  1. Click “Donation Offer” at the bottom of this page.
 
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Urgent Requests From Our Partners

  • All IV Solutions
  • Bluey Absorbent Disposable Protector Pads / Huck Towels (Sterile or Non-Sterile)
  • Coban (leftover rolls accepted)
  • Miscellaneous Bandages
  • Miscellaneous Dressings
  • Miscellaneous Gauze
  • Paper, Surgical and Wound Dressing Tapes (leftover rolls accepted)
  • Skin Glue
  • Slip and Luer Lock Syringes
  • Stethoscopes
  • Sutures & Suture Kits
  • Tourniquets
 

Core Staples Our Partners Rely On

  • Any Medical Device, Machine, or Equipment
  • First-Aid Supplies, e.g. Bandages
 
  • Gloves
  • Needles
  • Surgical Drains
  • Surgical Instruments

Not Taking

  • 1mL Luer Lock Syringes
  • 1mL Syringes with Needles
  • Angiographic Equipment
  • Drapes and Equipment Covers
  • Endoscopic Equipment
  • PPE (Masks)
  • Stoma Bags
 
We will never take these prohibited items.
  • 10mmol IV Potassium
  • Any TGA Recalled Items (see here)
  • All types of Lidocaine Liquid and Gel (all %)
  • Blood Gas Syringes
  • Buffered Formalin
  • Diagnostic Samplers (e.g. Pathology Tubes, Covid Swabs, Faecal Occult Blood Kits)
  • Drugs/Medication
  • Glass is prohibited as it puts our volunteers at risk.
  • Open Sharps
 

General Requirements for Donations

All items:
  • Must be hygienically clean to keep future patients safe.
  • Must be free of blood/iodine stains.
  • Must be free of bodily fluids.
Single-use items (Consumables)
  • Must be unopened and in the original packaging.
  • The packaging must look new. If it looks old, discoloured, or the glue is coming unstuck, the contents won’t be sterile.
  • Creams / Lotions / Ointments / Gels / Sprays - We accept open items that are at least half full and sealed shut.
  • Wipes - We accept open packets that are at least half full and sealed shut. Wipes must be wet and in the original container.
Reusable Items
  • Can be pre-loved.
  • Must be in very good condition.
Medical equipment
  • Can be pre-loved.
  • Must be in very good working condition.
 

FAQ

What other items do you take?
While our capacity changes over time, we can usually accept the following items:
  • Adhesive Remover Wipes & Sprays
  • Alaris pumps
  • Alcohol Swabs
  • Anaesthetic Machines
  • Antiseptic ointments, creams, sprays - Betadine, Iodine, Chlorhexidine, etc.
  • Aprons
  • Automatic Hematology Analyser
  • Bandages - Crepe, Conforming, Gauze, etc. (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Band-Aids (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Blood Pressure Machines
  • Bluey Absorbent Disposable Protector Pads
  • Burns Creams and Gels
  • Burns Gauze
  • Cannulas
  • Centrifuges
  • Chest Drain Equipment
  • Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution (all %)
  • Chlorhexidine Washes (We accept open products that are at least half full and sealed shut. No bags that require a dispensing unit)
  • Clinell Wipes
  • Coban (We will take anything! Leftover rolls are fine)
  • Combine (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Compression Devices
  • Connies
  • Cotton Wool Balls
  • Cotton Swabs (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • CPR Manikins (Must be working)
  • Creams / Gels - Hydrogel, Solosite, etc.
  • Cricothyroidotomy Equipment
  • Crutches
  • Dextrose IV Bags (Must be unopened. Do not need the outer bag)
  • Drainage Bags
  • Drains
  • Drapes (Reusable only)
  • Dressings (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Dressing Packs
  • ECG Machines
  • Endotracheal Tubes
  • External Antiseptics + Skin Preparation Swab Pads
  • Feeding Tubes
  • First Aid Kits (We will take anything, including empty boxes and bags)
  • First Aid Supplies
  • Flaminal
  • Fluid Pumps
  • Foam Dressings - Mepilex etc.
  • Fob Watch
  • Gauze / Kaltostat, etc. (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Gallipots, Kidney Dishes, Trays, etc. (Single-use and reusable, especially stainless steel ones! Must be clean. Don’t need to be sterile)
  • Gelfilm
  • Gelfoam
  • Gelofusine 4% IV Solution (Must be unopened. Do not need the outer bag)
  • General examination, point of care, and vital signs
  • Giving Sets
  • Gloves - Non-Sterile (Open packets are fine)
  • Gloves - Sterile (Open packets are fine. OK if outer package is missing, but must be in the folded paper)
  • Gloves - Reusable Surgical Theatre Gloves
  • Glucometers (Must be clinical grade; we do not accept the demo or education models)
  • Glucose IV Solutions (Any concentration. Must be unopened. Do not need the outer bag. No glass vials)
  • Glucose Test Strips
  • Gowns - Isolation, Patient, Surgical (Single-use and reusable. We accept open packets)
  • Gravity IV Infusion Sets (We accept any type, so long as no machine is needed)
  • Guedels
  • Hand Sanitiser (No bags that require a dispensing unit)
  • Hartmann's IV Solution (Also known as CSL. Must be unopened. Do not need the outer bag)
  • Haemostatic Devices
  • Hernia Mesh
  • Hovermat (Broken is fine, so long as it is still functional)
  • Huck Towels
  • Incontinence Pads / Liners (We accept open packets, but must be in original packaging)
  • Instrument Trollies (Must be stainless steel)
  • Iodine Skin Prep Solution
  • IV Pack
  • IV Pressure Pads (We accept open packets, but must be in original packaging)
  • IV Starter Kit
  • Jelonet Dressing (We accept open packets, but must be in original packaging)
  • Kylies
  • Lamps and lights
  • Laryngoscopes and handles
  • Lint Free Wipes
  • LMAs
  • Low or Non-Adherent Dressings (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Lotions (No bags that require a dispensing unit)
  • Lubricant (Small sachets are OK)
  • Marking Pens (Can be pre-loved, must be working)
  • Medicine Cups (Can be pre-loved)
  • Melolin
  • Microscopes
  • MoliCare Creams/Lotions/Wipes
  • Nasogastric Tubes
  • Needles
  • Neonatal equipment: Incubators, Paediatric Scales, Doppler machine, Fetal Monitors, Ultraviolet Machine
  • Normal Saline
  • Ophthalmoscopes
  • OpSite (Unopened. Sterile. Can be out of box)
  • OpSite Spray Dressing
  • Orthopaedic specialty surgical products/instruments
  • Otoscopes
  • Oxygen BVM Resuscitator - Adult & Paeds (We accept open packets. Must be in original plastic bags)
  • Oxygen Concentrators
  • Oxygen Tubing
  • Patient Warming Devices
  • Peak Flow Meters
  • Paediatric tracheostomy
  • Pen Torches
  • Plaster Roll
  • Pulse Oximeter Machine
  • Primapore (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Protective Goggles (Not the flimsy eye shields)
  • Scalpel Blades
  • Scrubs (Single-use and reusable)
  • Self-Adherent Bandage Wrap
  • Skin Cleansing Wipes
  • Skin Glue (We accept open products that are at least half full and sealed shut)
  • Skin Swabs (Prep pads, alcohol or alcohol free)
  • Snake Bite Kits (We will take anything, including empty boxes and bags)
  • Silver Dressings (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Sodium Chloride 0.9% Bottles for Irrigation (Also known as normal saline or n/saline. Must be unopened)
  • Sodium Chloride 0.9% for Injection Ampoules (Also known as normal saline or n/saline. Must be unopened)
  • Sodium Chloride 0.9% IV Solution (Also known as normal saline or n/saline. Must be unopened. Do not need the outer bag)
  • Soffban Ortho Padding (Leftover rolls are fine)
  • Soft Cotton Under Bandage
  • Specialty Dressings - Sorbact, etc. (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Specimen Jars (Must be unopened & sterile)
  • Sphygmomanometers
  • Stoma Hygiene Supplies - Foam, Wipes, Sprays, etc. (We do not accept the bags)
  • Suctions
  • Sudocrem
  • Sutures (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Suture Kits
  • Sterile Water for Irrigation (Must be unopened)
  • Sterile Water for Injection Ampoules (Must be unopened)
  • Sterilisers (Chemical, UV, Steam)
  • Stethoscopes
  • Steri‑Strips (Must be unopened & sterile. Can be out of the box)
  • Stretchers
  • Surgical Instruments - Clamps, Scalpels, Scissors, Forceps, Tweezers, Magills, etc. (Must be stainless steel. Must be clean. Don’t need to be sterile)
  • Syringes - Luer Slip, Luer Lock, Oral, and Enfit
  • Syringe Drivers
  • Tapes (We will take all of them! Leftover rolls are fine)
  • Tegaderm
  • Tendon hammers
  • Theatre Gloves
  • Tourniquets (Single-use and reusable)
  • Trauma/Emergency Equipment - Compression devices, Chest Drain Equipment, etc.
  • Ultrasound Machines
  • Urinary Catheters
  • Ventilators
  • Video Laryngoscope
  • Video Laryngoscope Blades - C-Mac and Normal
  • Vomit Bags (Can be out of the original packaging. Must be unused)
  • Wheelchairs
  • Wound Dressing Tape
  • Wound Dressings
  • Wound Irrigation Solution (Must be unopened)
  • X-ray Machines
Do you accept expired items?
Absolutely! Most of the stock that we receive is expired. Single-use supplies must be unopened and in their original packaging.
Do you accept non-sterile or pre-loved items?
Yes, for some items! They must be in very good condition. For example, we accept the following non-sterile items:
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Theatre Gloves
  • Linen Drapes, Gowns and Scrubs
  • Misc. Trays, Bowls, Kidney Dishes etc.
  • Huck Towels / Kylies / Connies
  • Medical Equipment
I’m not in Victoria, Australia - can I still donate to you?
Yes! However, donating to an organisation closer to you is more environmentally friendly and cost-effective, so we suggest you try them first. These organisations have similar goals to us, although we have no connections to them and have not vetted them:
National
International
When can I drop by?
We will book a time after we have processed your donation offer. We can’t accept walk‑ins, so please do not show up unannounced. We would hate to send you away unhappy.
How can I get the items to you?
The options are:
  • Drop them off: You drop them off at our warehouse in Laverton North, Victoria, Australia. We will book a time after we have processed your donation offer. We can’t accept walk‑ins, so please do not show up unannounced. We would hate to send you away unhappy.
  • Send them to us. We will provide the details once we have processed your donation offer. Please don’t send us unapproved donations; we can’t accept them, so they may go to waste. Unfortunately, we do not have the funds to contribute to transportation costs.
  • We can collect items from you (sometimes): If your items are small and a volunteer is nearby, we may be able to organise a pickup. We’re volunteer‑run and funded by donations, so we don’t have trucks or removalists.
I have a general enquiry that isn’t answered here.
Please email us at [email protected]!
 
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This page was last updated 25th February, 2026