This kit is for journalists, editors, broadcasters and content creators looking for stories, stats and assets about Garage Sale Trail.
Garage Sale Trail is a treasure trove of weird, wacky and wonderful stories about the people who make it happen in communities around Australia - and the ginormous impact they make.
From a part-time Santa selling a shipping container load of stuff to cultural institutions like Opera Australia and the WA Ballet hosting sales and well known faces jumping on board to explain why buying and selling pre-loved stuff matters - the trail always delivers a good yarn.
Read our story for more background.
Key dates
🗓️ Registrations open: 10 September 2025
🗓️ Event weekends: 8–9 & 15–16 November 2025
Fast facts
- +300,000 Australians took part in 2024
- 3 million pre-loved items listed for sale
- 418 tonnes of items reused and saved from landfill
- $3.9 million raised by households, schools and community groups
Media resources
📸 Image library [download here]
🎥 B-roll [download here]
Media enquiries
For interviews, quotes or more information, contact our media team:
📧media@garagesaletrail.com.au.
