If money's a bit tight or you're feeling a tad guilty about not clearing out the spare room or garage - or maybe you've missed bargain-browsing these last few months - the Garage Sale Trail, the recovery edition, could provide the fix you need.
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The fun annual event is coming to a town near you on the November 21-22 weekend.
This year it's again all about helping you make or save money by selling or buying secondhand goods, and helping the environment at the same time. And with new ways to get involved, both online and in the real world, households can take part no matter what restrictions are in place.
Host a garage sale at home, online or attend an online masterclass - you'll divert valuable resources from landfill and make or save some money in the process, meet new people and have a lot of fun.
Last year there were more than 18,000 garage sales over the weekend with over 400,000 Australians hitting the streets to browse over three million secondhand items. The average household made over $300, with community groups and schools making a very healthy $1,500.
Every garage sale on the Trail has a unique style and gets a sale page on the website that provides clues to who's involved, what's on offer and anything else that's going down. It's like a treasure map to secondhand greatness. Likewise, shoppers can search for sales, items of interest and make a trail of favourite sales to checkout.
Participation in the Garage Sale Trail is free.
To find out more and register your sale, or find out the location of garage sales in your area visit: www.garagesaletrail.com.au
Eileen Wood
I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805
I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805
