(17/10/2018) Grab a bargain on Freo's Garage Sale Trail
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Australia’s biggest ever weekend of treasure hunting will come to Freo when the City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle host a massive garage sale on Saturday.
The Garage Sale Trail will see more than 400,000 people rummaging through over 2 million items for sale at around 15,000 garage sales across the country.
The Fremantle event at the City of Fremantle’s recycling centre on Montreal Street will have 30 stallholders selling goods ranging from kitchen items and furniture to pot plants, vinyl records and second-hand clothes.
It’s the first time in Garage Sale Trail history that two councils have pulled together to host a sale.
There will also be the Eat No Evil food truck, a coffee van, Buster It's All About Play and expert advice from our Parks and Landscape team on creating your own verge garden.
The Southern Metropolitan Regional Council will also be providing updated information on recycling and a ‘no sew tote bag’ game for kids.
City of Fremantle sustainability officer Annabelle McGuiness said the Garage Sale Trail supported the City’s One Planet target to reduce waste generation and achieve a 70 per cent recycling rate by 2020.
“The Garage Sale Trail is a great way to pick up a bargain while also reducing the amount of waste going into landfill,” Ms McGuiness said.
“It’s a people powered movement that’s all about how the small actions we make as individuals can make a big difference to the planet and our local community.”
Garage Sale Trail is a run by Australian not-for-profit social enterprise Garage Sale Trail Foundation in partnership with over 140 councils around the country.
Garage Sale Trail seeks to educate Australians on the importance of reuse, and the need to take individual responsibility for the waste we generate, while also building stronger, more connected and more resilient communities
The City of Fremantle’s Garage Sale Trail event is on Saturday October 20 from 8am – 2pm.
For more information visit the City’s page on the Garage Sale Trail website.