Correction (4 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 2 October 2026.
The best way to take in a shopping strip is in the order you would walk it. This page covers seven places in and around Thornbury: three on High Street in Thornbury and four in Northcote, including the Northcote Plaza shopping centre.
Each shop is described by what its own listing says it stocks. Hours appear only where the shop or centre publishes them, and no prices are printed because we found none to copy. Every place was checked against OpenStreetMap and its own website.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts on High Street | Kiozwi | 801 High Street, Thornbury |
| Preloved kids and baby clothes | Use-Ta! | 831a High Street, Thornbury |
| Menswear with listed hours | The Gentry Menswear | 703 High Street, Thornbury |
| A shopping centre with free wifi | Northcote Plaza | 25 Separation Street, Northcote |
| Handmade goods | The Make It Collective | 271 High Street, Northcote |
| Second-hand vinyl and CDs | Dixons Recycled | 237 High Street, Northcote |
| Clothing with listed hours | I Dream a Highway | 259 High Street, Northcote |
Kiozwi — 801 High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071
OpenStreetMap tags Kiozwi as a gift shop on High Street, Thornbury. Its own site gives the address as 801 High Street Thornbury Vic 3071 Australia. We could not find shop opening hours or prices on the page, so none are stated here.
Known for: a gift shop at 801 High Street, according to OpenStreetMap and its own site.
Use-Ta! — 831a High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071
The page title on its site reads Use-Ta! | Preloved Kids & Baby Clothes Australia. OpenStreetMap tags the Thornbury shop as a clothes shop. The site names a second store in Brunswick, so check you are heading to the High Street one. We could not find store hours on the page we read.
Go for: secondhand kids and baby clothing, going by the site’s own title.
The Gentry Menswear — 703 High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071
OpenStreetMap tags this as a clothes shop. Its home page prints 703 High St, Thornbury VIC 3071 (OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 10AM - 5PM). That is the shop’s own listing, so confirm before a special trip. We found no published prices to quote.
The strip: the Thornbury end of High Street, at 703, with seven-day trading as its own site lists it.
Northcote Plaza — 25 Separation Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Northcote Plaza is the one shopping centre on this page, and OpenStreetMap tags it as a mall. Its site lists Free Wifi and gives the address as 25 Separation Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070. The centre’s hours differ by day: its site lists Thursday 9:00am – 7:00pm and Friday 9:00am – 8:00pm. Individual retailers can keep their own hours, so check the shop you want.
Go for: one stop with free wifi listed on the centre’s own site, off the High Street strip.
The Make It Collective — 271 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Its site calls itself Australia’s Home of Handmade - The Make It Collective. A banner on that site reads WE HAVE MOVED to 271 High St Northcote, which matches OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap tags it as a gift shop. We could not find hours or prices on the page.
Made here: handmade goods, as the shop describes itself, though we cannot name individual makers from what it publishes.
Dixons Recycled — 237 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Its site carries the line Dixon Recycled Records Second Hand CD Vinyl DVD since 1976, and gives the address as 237 High Street Northcote. OpenStreetMap tags it as a music shop. The site also names a Blackburn store. We could not find opening hours on the page.
Known for: second-hand vinyl, CDs and DVDs, per the shop’s own site.
I Dream a Highway — 259 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
OpenStreetMap tags it as a clothes shop, and its site gives the address as 259 High St Northcote VIC 3070. The site lists Wednesday to Friday 10am - 6pm. Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday are listed as 10am - 5pm. We found no published prices or stock list to describe.
The strip: the Northcote stretch of High Street, at 259, with seven days of hours on its own site.
Quick answers
Which shops near Thornbury list their opening hours?
The Gentry Menswear prints OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 10AM - 5PM on its home page. Northcote Plaza lists its hours day by day on its own site, and I Dream a Highway lists hours for every day of the week. For Kiozwi, Use-Ta!, The Make It Collective and Dixons Recycled we could not find published hours, so check with the shop.
Where can you buy secondhand in Thornbury and Northcote?
Use-Ta! on High Street, Thornbury titles its site Preloved Kids & Baby Clothes Australia. Dixons Recycled in Northcote describes itself as Second Hand CD Vinyl DVD since 1976. Both are the shops’ own descriptions.
Is there a shopping centre near Thornbury?
Northcote Plaza at 25 Separation Street, Northcote is the one on this page, and OpenStreetMap tags it as a mall. Its site lists Free Wifi and notes that some retailers may open limited hours.
Where can you find handmade or gift shops along High Street?
The Make It Collective in Northcote calls itself Australia’s Home of Handmade, and OpenStreetMap tags it as a gift shop. Kiozwi in Thornbury is also tagged as a gift shop by OpenStreetMap. Neither page we read lists prices we can quote.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 2 October 2026: OpenStreetMap and the places’ own websites. Facilities and opening hours change, so check the official page before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Kiozwi: openstreetmap.org/10138871828, kiozwi.com.au
- Use-Ta!: openstreetmap.org/12248060255, use-ta.com.au
- The Gentry Menswear: openstreetmap.org/3376061303, thegentrymenswear.com.au
- Northcote Plaza: openstreetmap.org/27527599, northcoteplaza.com
- The Make It Collective: openstreetmap.org/12245779794, themakeitcollective.com.au
- Dixons Recycled: openstreetmap.org/12245773032, dixons.com.au
- I Dream a Highway: openstreetmap.org/12245779800, idreamahighway.com.au
