MEMORBILIA from Greater Shepparton Secondary School (GSSC) is on offer as part of a clearing sale facilitated by Kevin Hicks Real Estate.
All proceeds from the sales will be administered by GSSC School Council and be used to purchase specialist teaching equipment such as a new plasma cutter for example.
Cataloguing of the first lot of equipment took place in late May with 139 items listed for an online sale from June 30 to July 7. Included is a lot of metalwork and woodwork machinery like lathes, drill presses, bench grinders, sheet metal folders and hand tools that no longer meet the needs of a modern school curriculum.
There is also commercial cleaning equipment, a tractor, trades trailer, timber benches and heavy-duty woodworking tables that have served thousands of students over decades and sewing machines, dress mannequins and an old spinning wheel.
The first GSSC clearing sale can be viewed on the Kevin Hicks’ website, khre.com.au/online-auctions/ where future sales will also be posted.
Clearing Sales Manager for Kevin Hicks Real Estate in Shepparton, Chelsea McKay, says this is a rare opportunity.
“I’ve been doing this for almost 16 years and it’s a first,” Chelsea said.
“I’ve never managed a clearing sale for a school.”
The sales are now being carefully planned to ensure only surplus items are listed. Items which can be used in the new school, or memorabilia, which is being preserved for future display will not be for sale. Many more items will likely be offered free to Government schools in the region and local community groups.
“This is a small sale but we’ll have another, mammoth sale later in the year,” Chelsea said.
“It’s hard to imagine the number of saleable items there are across the three campuses – with each department getting a clean-out of surplus goods.”
