My Town Magazine, Discover Queensland Edition 8th September 2014 Edition 41 | Page 51

Queensland councils join
garage sale trail in 2014

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record number of councils across
Queensland have signed on to be part of
Garage Sale Trail for 2014.

Co-founder of Garage Sale Trail Darryl Nichols
said, “We are delighted that 12 councils across
Queensland as well as the Queensland Government have come on board this year.”
“Garage Sale Trail is a day that liberates the
cupboards, garages and attics of Australia that
are crammed ful l of stuff we don’t really need
and lets us come together, have some fun,
make a few dollars and think about how we
can all play our part to live more sustainably.”
Registrations are now open and
Queenslanders are once again encouraged to
visit www.garagesaletrail.com.au
and join hundreds of thousands of households,
schools and community groups across Australia
on Saturday 25 October as part of the rapidly
growing national community and sustainability
event, Garage Sale Trail.

their unwanted belongings; live in a more
sustainable fashion by reducing waste; connect with their community and raise some
money for themselves or others. It also allows
them to think creatively about how they can
reuse items that might otherwise be put out
for Council collection and possibly end up in
landfill.
Now in its fourth year, Garage Sale Trail is supported by over 120 councils nationally
and is expecting up to 10,000 garage sales
across the country with over 1.5 million
items for sale.
Garage Sale Trail takes place on Saturday 25
October and all householders, local
organisations, schools, community groups and
charities can register for free via
www.garagesaletrail.com.au.
Registration includes a seller webpage and
allows you to be as creative as you like to
encourage buyers to attend your sale!

Garage Sale Trail provides local residents and
organisations an opportunity to repurpose

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