Get your garage sale organised for Second Hand Saturday on 19 and 26 November
The North Coast’s biggest day of garage sales – Second Hand Saturday – is bigger and better than ever this year with not one, but two main event dates on Saturday 19 November or Saturday 26
November (or both!) But you need to register your garage sale by Friday 11 November.
“We’re calling on the whole Byron Shire community to get behind this awesome opportunity to reduce and reuse, make some cash and show the rest of the North Coast what we’re made of,” Council’s Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement Officer, Sarah Child said.
“Byron Shire is known for its pop-up second hand sales, so let’s all get out in force for one or both days to show the north coast we’re the recycling and garage sale boss!” Ms Child said.
All you have to do is register your garage sale online at www.secondhandsaturday.com.au and your free online advertising and promotion will be taken care of.
“It’s like Old & Gold and other all town garage sales our Shire’s famous for that are held during the year – but Second Hand Saturday is held across the whole of the North coast for residents of Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley Council areas.
“It’s a great opportunity to get more people to your garage sale and the perfect time before Christmas to sell your pre-loved items for some much needed cash or find the perfect gift!”
“In addition to hosting your own garage sale, it’s an opportunity for a joint garage sale in your street, with your local school, preschool, community organisation or church and you can make an event of it.
“We need to move away from a throw away culture and actually look around to see what we have close by – and this is such a great opportunity to do that,” Ms Child said.
“Buying second hand, reusing and repairing is a great way to reduce waste going to landfill and to also reduce the amount of new waste we create,” she said.
All registered garage sale listings will appear on the Second Hand Saturday website and the free Second Hand Saturday App, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Once again, residents can register their own home garage sale, or coordinate a joint garage sale in their street, with their local school, preschool, community organisation or church.
For more information visit the Second Hand Saturday website www.secondhandsaturday.com.au, follow the @mysecondhandsaturday Facebook page or contact your local council. Registrations close on Friday 11 November.
