A garage sale in Yarra Junction on Saturday 15 November will provide more than just a bargain for the community.
Hosted by the Yarra Junction Community Group as part of the Australia-wide Garage Sale Trail, the sale will see much-loved goods sold to raise funds for a Christmas Carols in December.
Yarra Junction Community Group vice president Rosemary Crowley said it would be a good way of raising funds while giving back to the community.
“As a committee we decided that we needed to raise some funds, and I said, ‘well I’ve got things at home that I need to declutter and I’m not going to have a garage sale at my place up the driveway,’” Ms Rosemary said.
“It’s gonna be a good way of fundraising, it’s also gonna declutter our places and recycle to people that need them.”
The Garage Sale Trail has run for 16 years and aims to make “secondhand second nature” by promoting the sale of old items.
In 2024, just under 300,000 Australians sold or shopped at more than 13,000 garage sales nationwide, giving 755,261 items a new life and saving them from landfill.
This year, 13,015 garage sales across Australia are registered to hold a sale during the weekends of 8-9 and 15-16 November.
The Yarra Junction garage sale will help fund this year’s Christmas Carols, which will be the Yarra Junction Community Group’s most ambitious effort yet.
“The Christmas carols are going to be held at the Yarra Centre in the grassed area… It’s going to start at 5.30 in the afternoon with children’s craft activities and face painting. And then it’s going to have a rotary sausage sizzle or bring your own picnic.”
The carols will take place on 20 December.
“We’re actually having combined schools and community choirs this year,” Mr Rosemary said.
The larger scale means a higher cost and Ms Rosemary said she hoped the sale’s funds would help offset the final expense.
“We’re hoping to make it a lot bigger, but it means it’s going to cost us a lot more because we have to get stage and lighting.”
A whole range of goods will be available, such as antiques, brick-a-brack, vinyl, clothing and much more.
The Yarra Junction garage sale will take place from 8am to 2pm at Zac’s Place, 2438 Warburton Highway.
