🎁 Final Days to Donate: Your Guide to Christmas Appeals in SE QLD (2025)

Published Thu Dec 11 2025

🎁 Final Days to Donate: Your Guide to Christmas Appeals in SE QLD (2025)

The spirit of giving is alive and well across South East Queensland! With today being Thursday, December 11, 2025, the Christmas gift and food appeals across Ipswich, Logan, Brisbane, and the Lockyer Valley are in their final, crucial phase.

Donations of new gifts, food, and essentials are urgently needed for families, children, teens, and seniors across the region. The information below is based on the final confirmed deadlines for 2025, ensuring your donation makes it to a local family, senior, or pet in time for Christmas Day!

🌟 Ipswich, Rosewood & Springfield: Local Appeal Deadlines

Many appeals in this region close in the next few days to allow for sorting and delivery before the Christmas weekend.

YMCA Springfield Lakes Community Centre

Focus: Gifts and Food for local families.
Drop-off Location: 53 Springfield Lakes Boulevard, Springfield Lakes, QLD.
FINAL DEADLINE: Monday, December 15th (Donations accepted 8 am–4 pm, Monday to Friday).

STAR Community Services (Annual Secret Santa Appeal for Seniors)

Focus: Gifts and essentials for socially isolated seniors (e.g., toiletries, non-slip socks, books).
Key Drop-off Locations: Ipswich Central Library, Rosewood Library, STAR office in East Ipswich, City Cave (West Ipswich & Springfield Lakes), and more.
Deadline: Confirm date directly (Collections usually close mid-December).

RSPCA Wacol Christmas Stocking

Focus: Treats, enrichment toys, and durable food bowls for pets in care.
Drop-off Location: RSPCA Wacol Adoption Centre, 139 Wacol Station Rd, Wacol.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 24th.

Other Key Ipswich & Rosewood Locations

Vinnies Ipswich: Accepts new toys, clothes, and non-perishable food at the Vinnies Ipswich Store, 272 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich. Check their hours directly.
Ipswich Toy Run: Supports the Salvation Army with new unwrapped toys and food. Check for donation bins at major shopping centres like Brassall (usually until the Toy Run day, Sunday, December 14th).

🎄 Logan & Brisbane South: Critical Closures

Local Logan appeals have some of the earliest deadlines. Act fast to contribute to these community-based efforts!

Lighthouse Care (Santa's Little Helpers)

Focus: New, wrapped or unwrapped gifts for children (babies to 18-year-olds) and non-perishable food for hampers.
How to Donate: Contact Lighthouse Care for drop-off instructions (often at their facility or specific partners like REMAX Flagstone).

RizeUp Christmas Appeal

Focus: New gifts for parents or children in refuge after escaping domestic violence.
Key Drop-off Locations: Shingle Inn locations in Loganholme, Browns Plains, etc., and various other drop-off points across Brisbane South.
Deadline: Confirm date directly (Collections usually close mid-December).

Other Key Logan & Brisbane Appeals

Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association: Sought food, clothes, and toys for 300 local family hampers. Collections usually close early December—call ahead to check for last-minute needs.
Salvation Army Christmas Appeal (via Logan City Council): The Christmas tree collection at the Logan City Administration Centre usually closes early December—contact your local Salvos centre/church directly for late donations.
Children's Hospital Foundation: Accepts new, unwrapped toys/books/games for sick kids. Deliver in person to Level 2, Queensland Children's Hospital (South Brisbane).

💡 Donation Quick-Guide & Best Practices

To ensure your generosity is the most helpful, please keep these points in mind:

Check the Clock! With today being the 11th of December 2025, many critical deadlines are in the next few days. Call ahead if the deadline is past or approaching quickly to see if they can still accept items.
Focus on Forgotten Groups: - Teenagers (Age 12-18) This age group is consistently the most undersupplied. Think gift cards (movie tickets, fast food, gaming), headphones, or sporting gear. Seniors: Items for the STAR Secrete Santa Appeal are vital: new pyjamas, slippers, puzzle books and non-perishable treats.
The 'New and Unwrapped' Rule: All charities require gifts to be brand new and, preferably, unwrapped. This allows staff or parents to select the most appropriate gift.

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