Then..
Garage Sale Trail began in 2010 when Sydney mates Darryl Nichols and Andrew Valder dreamed up a community event in Bondi Beach called Sizzle. It was all about music, the coast and the environment.
On a whim, they added a secondhand sale with the tagline “Don’t dump it. Sell it.” — aiming for 30 garage sales. Instead, 130 popped up across Waverley Council. That was the spark that lit Garage Sale Trail.
Now...
Fast forward sixteen years and Garage Sale Trail has grown into a national movement supported by over 90 local councils, the NSW Environment Protection Authority & Queensland Government.
Our purpose is simple: to make secondhand second nature and in so doing protect mother nature’s precious, finite resources by giving the things we buy a longer life.
Over the years, the Trail has picked up environmental awards, been adopted by the UK Government and even seen garage sales at MONA in Tassie, NSW Parliament House, the WA Ballet and Opera Australia.
But the real magic happens in communities like yours, when neighbours, friends and strangers come together over two big weekends to buy, sell, reuse and share a good time.
👋 Want to know who’s behind the scenes? Meet our small but mighty team below (sadly missing our brilliant social media manager, Nat Shehata and TikTok star Hayley Anne Bell).
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Andrew Valder, Co-Founder
Liz Baldwin, Campaign Assistant & garage sale guru
Barbara Gill, General Manager
Merlina Neloe, National Council Manager
