St Vincent De Paul volunteers were hard at work on Thursday wrapping a table-full of toys that have been donated by an individual who asked to remain anonymous.

The toys range from a small keyboard and a soccer ball to pirate swords and a balloon animal kit.

"It was just out of the blue," Bathurst Vinnies president Graham Clayton said of the donation. "It's very unusual [to get a donation of such a size]."

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Mr Clayton said the toys, and special Christmas hampers made up by volunteers, will be delivered to those in need in the city in the days leading up to December 25.

"We'll give them to clients all over Bathurst," he said.

Mr Clayton said Vinnies was always looking for volunteers to work in the welfare side of the operation.

He said volunteers, among other duties, help people with food and with organising counselling.

"Domestic violence is a big issue in Bathurst at the moment," he said.

He said the Vinnies volunteers will, in collaboration with other agencies (including homelessness housing support service Wattle Tree House), try to arrange accommodation for victims of domestic violence and organise the necessities, including food, clothing and furniture.

"We try to get them back on their feet," he said.

A special effort is made to help children in need when they are starting school.

"We try to find them new clothing and shoes so they don't stand out," Mr Clayton said. "That's one of the key things for their first little bit in school."

Mr Clayton said there is plenty of need for Vinnies' services in Bathurst.

"We probably, on a regular basis, provide food to 30 clients a week," he said - which, alone, can run into tens of thousands of dollars a year.

The welfare side of Bathurst Vinnies' operations is separate to the Vinnies shop in lower Keppel Street.