Fully Promoted Bathurst donated two boxes of brand new excess stock to the homelessness support service, which was well-received given the current climate and the limitations COVID has brought with it.

"With COVID we have to be super careful with second-hand and all the kind of thing, that's been a bit of a predicament," homeless services manager Bec Anderson said.

"So we used to get a lot of people call us to donate clothing when they're moving but with COVID we've had to put a stop to that."

Sadly, due to the combination of people losing jobs during COVID, the significant increase in real estate, and the shortage of properties available, Wattle Tree has seen a massive increase in people becoming homeless.

Ms Anderson said being stuck in these situations, especially with children, then creates a flow-on effect which can lead to mental health issues.

"We have a lot of people at the moment who just can't get access to another private rental," she said.

"So people who have been in private rentals for 15 years I think some of them have been, never had an issue, just can't get another one and there's no other places to put them."

The donation from Fully Promoted Bathurst is something so simple to the business yet something so essential for the people who are supported by Wattle Tree House.

Being fully reliant on donations has proved problematic as the organisation isn't accepting second-hand clothing due to COVID, so donations like the brand new stock received goes a long way.

Fully Promoted part owner Liz Luisi said if her business can help somebody in need then they're more than happy to jump on board.

"The stuff that we're donating is literally excess stock, it's all brand new and it's stock that is no longer current in catalogues that we've found since we've moved," Ms Luisi said.

"It could be a business shirt the could help somebody for a job interview or the little kiddies get some sun shelter from the hats."

Ms Anderson said they can distribute the clothing straight away and it's much nicer for the recipients than second-hand clothing.

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