Garage Sale Trail

The Queensland Government is providing $300,000 over four years to support the Garage Sale Trail.

The Garage Sale trail helps to support a reduction in household waste by reusing clothing and household items, saving them from landfill.

418 tonnes of household items were kept in use and out of landfill in 2024 by nearly 300,000 Australians who shopped or sold at 13,000 garage sales across the country.

Garage Sale Trail took place in November 2024 with a series of free online masterclasses and two big weekends of garage sales.

The 2024 Queensland campaign saw more than 57,000 Queenslanders shopping or selling second hand, with more than 173,000 household items sold and reused of which 38% would otherwise have gone to landfill. This generated more than $890,000 for the local economy and earnt household sellers an average of $457.

To host a sale or shop the trail in 2025 visit the Garage Sale Trail website.

Extending the life of our clothing and household items by reusing and repurposing them is a simple action we can all take to keep valuable materials in circulation and prevent them going to landfill.

The 2025 dates are :

• 8-9 November 2025
• 15-16 November 2025