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A masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chance.
Ocean Vuong returns with an achingly beautiful novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
Wild, shockingly funny and ultimately very wise, the much anticipated first novel by Sinad Stubbins is a story about work, relationships and other nightmares perfect for fans of RF Kuang and Melissa Broder.
Detective Beans is back to solve all the mysteries that you need solved, and even the ones you don’t need solved. He’s that good.
In between playing Scrabble, having sleepovers and trips to the beach, there’s always time for crime solving. Whether it’s who ate Mum’s donuts, who has lost their handbag in the park, which pigeon stole King Chip, or even a burgled diamond ring, Beans is ready for anything. He’s so ready that he’s even starting a detective school – if he can find any students . . .
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop & Cafe is an environmentally friendly independent
bookshop and café for booklovers committed to sustainability and diverse reading.
The Chestnut Tree acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people and the Bunurong
people of the Kulin Nation, on whose land we live and work.
Every purchase supports us in our commitment to Australian forest restoration.
✨ We had the lovely opportunity to welcome @nilima_rao to the shop to sign copies of her novel, A Shipwreck in Fiji! ❤️ If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, don’t walk, run 🤩 Swipe to learn more about it!
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May 13
✨ We had the lovely opportunity to welcome @nilima_rao to the shop to sign copies of her novel, A Shipwreck in Fiji! ❤️ If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, don’t walk, run 🤩 Swipe to learn more about it!
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Join us at Harley & Rose for this month’s Chestnut TREE-via! ✨ Four rounds of fun and fascinating trivia including history, science, sport, pop culture, music & movies, and more - including a bumper literature round, PLUS heaps of wonderful prizes!! ❤️ Book with @harleyand_rose online or give them a call.
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May 12
Join us at Harley & Rose for this month’s Chestnut TREE-via! ✨ Four rounds of fun and fascinating trivia including history, science, sport, pop culture, music & movies, and more - including a bumper literature round, PLUS heaps of wonderful prizes!! ❤️ Book with @harleyand_rose online or give them a call.
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We were absolutely thrilled to have @kipofthemountain over at the shop to sign copies of her latest book, Kip of the Karoo! 🥰 Grab a copy of this sequel to Kip of the Mountain, an action-packed fantasy adventure series full of heart and fun ✨ Available in store or online today ❤️
About the book~
Kip lives on a mountain in South Africa. She rides horses at Sunnybrook Ranch and a magical creature called Buffel is her loyal companion. Life is good.
But when her roof falls in, and her dad can’t afford to fix it, Kip vows to save the day. Luckily her friends have found an ancient map in a cookie jar. There’s treasure in the Karoo desert! But are the dangers of the Karoo worth the risk? There are killer leopards and forbidden caves, and a film set full of dodgy Hollywood people. Plus, hot on their trail, is greedy King Double. He’s desperate for a horse. So when Kip rescues three horses, she’s not the only one in danger.
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May 11
We were absolutely thrilled to have @kipofthemountain over at the shop to sign copies of her latest book, Kip of the Karoo! 🥰 Grab a copy of this sequel to Kip of the Mountain, an action-packed fantasy adventure series full of heart and fun ✨ Available in store or online today ❤️
About the book~
Kip lives on a mountain in South Africa. She rides horses at Sunnybrook Ranch and a magical creature called Buffel is her loyal companion. Life is good.
But when her roof falls in, and her dad can’t afford to fix it, Kip vows to save the day. Luckily her friends have found an ancient map in a cookie jar. There’s treasure in the Karoo desert! But are the dangers of the Karoo worth the risk? There are killer leopards and forbidden caves, and a film set full of dodgy Hollywood people. Plus, hot on their trail, is greedy King Double. He’s desperate for a horse. So when Kip rescues three horses, she’s not the only one in danger.
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We’ve got just the thing for a last minute Mother’s Day gift 😉 Have mum receive a book to her door each month for 3, 6 or 12 months! Each book is selected specifically for her taste, with love and care from our booksellers! ❤️ Give us a call or send us an email if you have any questions ✨
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May 10
We’ve got just the thing for a last minute Mother’s Day gift 😉 Have mum receive a book to her door each month for 3, 6 or 12 months! Each book is selected specifically for her taste, with love and care from our booksellers! ❤️ Give us a call or send us an email if you have any questions ✨
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In honor of the wonderful mums and mother figures in our lives, we asked our booksellers to pick a book that reminds them of theirs! ❤️ Amelia chose ‘Rapture,’ by Emily Maguire while Donita went with ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott ✨
What book makes you think of your mum or mother figure? Share your pick with us! 🥰
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May 9
In honor of the wonderful mums and mother figures in our lives, we asked our booksellers to pick a book that reminds them of theirs! ❤️ Amelia chose ‘Rapture,’ by Emily Maguire while Donita went with ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott ✨
What book makes you think of your mum or mother figure? Share your pick with us! 🥰
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Our pick for May’s Decolonise Your Shelf Book Club is ‘Universality’ by Natasha Brown ✨ Book Club will be held on Thursday, the 29th of May at 7pm.
About the book~
In the new novel from the author of Assembly, a viral longread exposé raises more questions than it answers. Remember - words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency.
On a Yorkshire farm, a man is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar. A plucky young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic columnist, and a radical anarchist movement. She solves the mystery, but her viral longread exposé raises more questions than it answers.
Universality is a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of truth and power. Through a voyeuristic lens, it focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.
The follow-up novel to Natasha Brown’s Assembly is a compellingly nasty celebration of the spectacular force of language. It dares you to look away.
‘Brave, wry, cool, and thrilling.’ Andrew O’Hagan ‘Original, vital, and unputdownable.’ Tess Gunty ‘Breathtaking ... a precise dissection of class, wealth and power.’ Elizabeth Day
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May 9
Our pick for May’s Decolonise Your Shelf Book Club is ‘Universality’ by Natasha Brown ✨ Book Club will be held on Thursday, the 29th of May at 7pm.
About the book~
In the new novel from the author of Assembly, a viral longread exposé raises more questions than it answers. Remember - words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency.
On a Yorkshire farm, a man is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar. A plucky young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic columnist, and a radical anarchist movement. She solves the mystery, but her viral longread exposé raises more questions than it answers.
Universality is a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of truth and power. Through a voyeuristic lens, it focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.
The follow-up novel to Natasha Brown’s Assembly is a compellingly nasty celebration of the spectacular force of language. It dares you to look away.
‘Brave, wry, cool, and thrilling.’ Andrew O’Hagan ‘Original, vital, and unputdownable.’ Tess Gunty ‘Breathtaking ... a precise dissection of class, wealth and power.’ Elizabeth Day
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We’ve got two tickets up for grabs to the Melbourne Writers Festival ❤️✨ We were generously gifted one ticket for Samantha Harvey’s conversation and another for Hannah Kent’s workshop, and we’d love for members of our community to enjoy them!
Be the first person to buy a book by Samantha Harvey or Hannah Kent in-store and walk away with a ticket to see them live on the 11th of May 🥰
Tag a mate who’d love to win and hurry in before someone else grabs them first! These events are both sold out 🫶🏼
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May 7
We’ve got two tickets up for grabs to the Melbourne Writers Festival ❤️✨ We were generously gifted one ticket for Samantha Harvey’s conversation and another for Hannah Kent’s workshop, and we’d love for members of our community to enjoy them!
Be the first person to buy a book by Samantha Harvey or Hannah Kent in-store and walk away with a ticket to see them live on the 11th of May 🥰
Tag a mate who’d love to win and hurry in before someone else grabs them first! These events are both sold out 🫶🏼
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Brb grabbing a book subscription for mum and I 😎 Receive a book to your door each month for 3, 6 or 12 months! 🥰 Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of new releases or searching for the perfect gift for the book lovers in your life, this is a foolproof choice! Each book is selected with care and we genuinely hope you love them ❤️ Give us a call or send us an email if you have any questions ✨
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May 6
Brb grabbing a book subscription for mum and I 😎 Receive a book to your door each month for 3, 6 or 12 months! 🥰 Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of new releases or searching for the perfect gift for the book lovers in your life, this is a foolproof choice! Each book is selected with care and we genuinely hope you love them ❤️ Give us a call or send us an email if you have any questions ✨
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📚✨ Welcome back to another day in the life of your local booksellers! Thanks for hanging out with us today 🫶🏼
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May 5
📚✨ Welcome back to another day in the life of your local booksellers! Thanks for hanging out with us today 🫶🏼
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Happy Star Wars Day! 🚀 There’s no better way to celebrate than with these beautiful board books! ✨ Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a little Padawan, this epic retelling with classic art from award-winning comics legend Howard Chaykinis is just too good to miss out on 🥰 Grab your copy online or in-store today! May the 4th be with you ❤️
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May 4
Happy Star Wars Day! 🚀 There’s no better way to celebrate than with these beautiful board books! ✨ Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a little Padawan, this epic retelling with classic art from award-winning comics legend Howard Chaykinis is just too good to miss out on 🥰 Grab your copy online or in-store today! May the 4th be with you ❤️
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If you’re still wondering what to do for Mother’s Day, we’ve got some fun ideas for the fam! ❤️ Get crafty, go on an adventure or get into some healthy competition 😎 What are your Mother’s Day plans?
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May 3
If you’re still wondering what to do for Mother’s Day, we’ve got some fun ideas for the fam! ❤️ Get crafty, go on an adventure or get into some healthy competition 😎 What are your Mother’s Day plans?
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We planted 100 trees in April! 🌳 This wouldn’t be possible without all of your support so thank you for being here ❤️ We’ve partnered with Carbon Positive Australia to support native tree planting! It takes trees to make books, and we believe it is our responsibility to make sure that we replenish the trees and the environment ✨
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May 1
We planted 100 trees in April! 🌳 This wouldn’t be possible without all of your support so thank you for being here ❤️ We’ve partnered with Carbon Positive Australia to support native tree planting! It takes trees to make books, and we believe it is our responsibility to make sure that we replenish the trees and the environment ✨
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Our booksellers pick out gifts for their mums! ✨ Get inspired for this year’s Mother’s Day with Donita and Amelia as they share some gifts they just know their mums would love ❤️ We hope this sparks some ideas for your mother’s day presents! What is everyone else getting this year? 🥰
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May 1
Our booksellers pick out gifts for their mums! ✨ Get inspired for this year’s Mother’s Day with Donita and Amelia as they share some gifts they just know their mums would love ❤️ We hope this sparks some ideas for your mother’s day presents! What is everyone else getting this year? 🥰
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Wine, cheese, and 15% off books! 🤩 Join our FREE Teacher’s Night event to hear authors Michael Lawrence and Fabio D’Agostin discuss how the treatment of teachers shapes the learning experience, and how schools can inspire creativity and critical thinking, or be stifled by control and standardisation ✨
Based on their experiences in Australian and Finnish schools, the authors push for meaningful reform where every student can thrive, and teaching is a respected, vital profession.
Wine and cheese provided! Teachers receive 15% off books on the night.
Grab your free spot through our Trybooking link in our bio! ❤️
✨ DATE
Thu 8 May 2025 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10)
✨LOCATION
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop
542 Barkly St, West Footscray VIC 3012
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Apr 28
Wine, cheese, and 15% off books! 🤩 Join our FREE Teacher’s Night event to hear authors Michael Lawrence and Fabio D’Agostin discuss how the treatment of teachers shapes the learning experience, and how schools can inspire creativity and critical thinking, or be stifled by control and standardisation ✨
Based on their experiences in Australian and Finnish schools, the authors push for meaningful reform where every student can thrive, and teaching is a respected, vital profession.
Wine and cheese provided! Teachers receive 15% off books on the night.
Grab your free spot through our Trybooking link in our bio! ❤️
✨ DATE
Thu 8 May 2025 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10)
✨LOCATION
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop
542 Barkly St, West Footscray VIC 3012
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Pair your Mother’s Day gifts with the perfect card 🥰 Whether the vibe you’re going for is cute, dainty, or punny, we’ve got something Mom will love! ❤️ Don’t forget to drop by the shop (irl or online) to see what else we’ve got to help you celebrate the perfect Mother’s Day ✨
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Apr 25
Pair your Mother’s Day gifts with the perfect card 🥰 Whether the vibe you’re going for is cute, dainty, or punny, we’ve got something Mom will love! ❤️ Don’t forget to drop by the shop (irl or online) to see what else we’ve got to help you celebrate the perfect Mother’s Day ✨
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Host your next event at the bookshop! ❤️✨ If you’re looking for a space for a book launch or poetry night, for a birthday gathering or any other event, we would love to host you! 🥰 With a range of offerings and services, we are thrilled to help make your next event a very special occasion!
Swipe to view our events package and details on what we are able to provide; including tea and coffee, wine, and food catered by Harley & Rose 🤩
If you have any queries, or would like to book your next event, shoot us an email at hello@thechestnuttree.com.au ❤️
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Apr 24
Host your next event at the bookshop! ❤️✨ If you’re looking for a space for a book launch or poetry night, for a birthday gathering or any other event, we would love to host you! 🥰 With a range of offerings and services, we are thrilled to help make your next event a very special occasion!
Swipe to view our events package and details on what we are able to provide; including tea and coffee, wine, and food catered by Harley & Rose 🤩
If you have any queries, or would like to book your next event, shoot us an email at hello@thechestnuttree.com.au ❤️
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Save with every purchase! 🤩 Join our Loyalty Program and enjoy 5% of your transaction back as store credit which you can spend on absolutely anything at the shop! 💕 Coffee, books, gifts.. More coffee.. Yummy coffee.. 😌 All you have to do is set up an account with us on our online shop or in store (It only takes a minute, dont worry!) and you’re good to go! 🥰
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Apr 23
Save with every purchase! 🤩 Join our Loyalty Program and enjoy 5% of your transaction back as store credit which you can spend on absolutely anything at the shop! 💕 Coffee, books, gifts.. More coffee.. Yummy coffee.. 😌 All you have to do is set up an account with us on our online shop or in store (It only takes a minute, dont worry!) and you’re good to go! 🥰
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✨🌎 This Earth Day is all about ‘Our Power, Our Planet’! We’re sharing with you our top picks on renewable energy, so get inspired and make a change ❤️ If you needed that push to educate yourself and advocate for our planet, this is it! Let us know what you’re up to this Earth Day ✨
Books mentioned~
Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi
My Efficient Electric Home Handbook by Tim Forcey
The New Map by Daniel Yergin
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Apr 22
✨🌎 This Earth Day is all about ‘Our Power, Our Planet’! We’re sharing with you our top picks on renewable energy, so get inspired and make a change ❤️ If you needed that push to educate yourself and advocate for our planet, this is it! Let us know what you’re up to this Earth Day ✨
Books mentioned~
Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi
My Efficient Electric Home Handbook by Tim Forcey
The New Map by Daniel Yergin
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✨ May General Book Club Announcement ✨ This month, we’re reading Colony by Annika Norlin. Book Club will be held on Wednesday, the 21st of May at 7pm.
More about Colony~
Ants live in communities, where everyone helps out. Everyone has a task for the community ... Everyone is needed. No one has to know everything.
One morning, Emelie can’t get out of bed. Her therapist calls it burnout. Her neighbour calls it the tiny work death. She needs to get away from the brightness of the city lights, the noise of the people, the constant demands, so she goes to the woods, pitches her tent overlooking the lake, breathes.
And that’s where she sees them, the Colony- A man with a sad face. A tall, strong, older woman. A woman in her forties, squatting to examine an ant hill. Another woman in her forties, short, long hair, ample bosom, good posture - the leader? An extremely beautiful man. A slightly younger man, in a Helly Hansen jacket and trucker hat. And a teenage boy, standing a little way from the group. Who are they? What do they mean to each other? And why do they behave in such strange ways- thanking the fish they eat, sleeping under a tree, singing off key, dancing without music, never letting the boy fully in?
As Emelie becomes more and more drawn to the Colony, she begins to re-evaluate her own lifestyle. Wouldn’t it be nice to live as these seven do? Apart from society and its expectations. But groups always have their dynamics and roles. Which are you? And what if you want to change?
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Apr 22
✨ May General Book Club Announcement ✨ This month, we’re reading Colony by Annika Norlin. Book Club will be held on Wednesday, the 21st of May at 7pm.
More about Colony~
Ants live in communities, where everyone helps out. Everyone has a task for the community ... Everyone is needed. No one has to know everything.
One morning, Emelie can’t get out of bed. Her therapist calls it burnout. Her neighbour calls it the tiny work death. She needs to get away from the brightness of the city lights, the noise of the people, the constant demands, so she goes to the woods, pitches her tent overlooking the lake, breathes.
And that’s where she sees them, the Colony- A man with a sad face. A tall, strong, older woman. A woman in her forties, squatting to examine an ant hill. Another woman in her forties, short, long hair, ample bosom, good posture - the leader? An extremely beautiful man. A slightly younger man, in a Helly Hansen jacket and trucker hat. And a teenage boy, standing a little way from the group. Who are they? What do they mean to each other? And why do they behave in such strange ways- thanking the fish they eat, sleeping under a tree, singing off key, dancing without music, never letting the boy fully in?
As Emelie becomes more and more drawn to the Colony, she begins to re-evaluate her own lifestyle. Wouldn’t it be nice to live as these seven do? Apart from society and its expectations. But groups always have their dynamics and roles. Which are you? And what if you want to change?
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💨 Hmm.. I wonder where the wind will take us.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Of course it’s to the local bookshop! Who’s coming with? 🤩
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Apr 21
💨 Hmm.. I wonder where the wind will take us.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Of course it’s to the local bookshop! Who’s coming with? 🤩
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Did someone say FREE books? 🫢🫢 Every book purchase gets you a bookmark to rate your latest read! Drop it back to us, and you’re in the running to WIN 10 FREE BOOKS from the seasonal reading guide at the end of the year! 🤩✨ And yes, even the kids can join in! Happy reading, everyone! ❤️
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Apr 19
Did someone say FREE books? 🫢🫢 Every book purchase gets you a bookmark to rate your latest read! Drop it back to us, and you’re in the running to WIN 10 FREE BOOKS from the seasonal reading guide at the end of the year! 🤩✨ And yes, even the kids can join in! Happy reading, everyone! ❤️
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#booksbooksbooks #shoplocalau #IndieBookstore #InnerWestMelbourne #indiebookshop #westfootscray #readingcommunity #bookstagramaustralia #easteregghunting #easterideas
📚✨ Find your perfect book club match! Celebs like Dakota Johnson, Reese Witherspoon, and even Dua Lipa have started their own book clubs and it’s got everyone talking! 🗣️ Our customers have been chatting about it so it got us curious! 🫣 Have/would you join a celeb book club and whose would it be? 💬👇
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Apr 18
📚✨ Find your perfect book club match! Celebs like Dakota Johnson, Reese Witherspoon, and even Dua Lipa have started their own book clubs and it’s got everyone talking! 🗣️ Our customers have been chatting about it so it got us curious! 🫣 Have/would you join a celeb book club and whose would it be? 💬👇
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#booksbooksbooks #LoveYourBookshop #shoplocalau #IndieBookstore #InnerWestMelbourne #WeFo #TheChestnutTree #lovelocal #indiebookshop #happyreading #westfootscray #readingcommunity #bookstagramaustralia #bookclubofinstagram
🐰🎉 Get into the Easter spirit with our egg-citing Easter egg hunt (Ha ha, get it.. cause we’re hiding eggs..🫣) From April 18-21, we’ll be hiding 100 delicious chocolate eggs all around the store. Bring your friends and family to join in the sweet fun! Don’t miss out! ❤️🍫
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Apr 17
🐰🎉 Get into the Easter spirit with our egg-citing Easter egg hunt (Ha ha, get it.. cause we’re hiding eggs..🫣) From April 18-21, we’ll be hiding 100 delicious chocolate eggs all around the store. Bring your friends and family to join in the sweet fun! Don’t miss out! ❤️🍫
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We’re open over the holidays! 🌟 Do keep in mind that our store hours are only from 9AM - 1PM on April 18-21, and on the 25th ❤️ See you then!
Apr 17
We’re open over the holidays! 🌟 Do keep in mind that our store hours are only from 9AM - 1PM on April 18-21, and on the 25th ❤️ See you then!
Visit us at:
542 Barkly St,
West Footscray, VIC 3012
Phone: (+61) 03 9362 7571
Opening hours:
Tue – Sat 09:00 – 18:00
Sunday – Monday 09:00 – 16:00
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