Second Hand Saturday is a North Coast community event where you hold the garage sale and we promote it through a FREE on-line and local paper listing of garage sales being held across the region! Choose to hold your own garage sale at home, or coordinate / get involved with a joint garage sale in your street, with your local school, preschool, community organisation or church. You can also get involved by shopping at all the garage sales across the region – and from previous years’ experience there will be hundreds to choose from!
Why get involved?
Whether you host a garage sale or buy second-hand items, taking part in Second Hand Saturday is an environmentally, socially and economically rewarding activity. Your efforts will help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and promote reuse and repair. This will be the 17th Second Hand Saturday event NE Waste has coordinated since 2005. Last year more than 500 people registered to hold garage sales across the region!
Where will it be held?
All along the North Coast of NSW in the participating Council areas of:
- Ballina Shire
- Byron Shire
- Clarence Valley
- Kyogle
- Lismore City
- Richmond Valley
- Tweed Shire
When:
Saturday 20 September 2025
Where will garage sales be advertised?
- selected local papers
- this website
- Facebook page
- the Second Hand Saturday App to make it super easy for shoppers to find the garage sale with their desired treasure. Download it from the Apple App Store.
How can I get involved?
There are a number of ways to get involved in the Biggest Day of Garage Sales. You could simply register to hold your own garage sale, or you could round up the neighbours, and hold a joint street garage sale. Make sure you let us know if you are holding a street or community garage sale, or if you are selling something extra special by emailing us or by using our Facebook page to draw people to your garage sale.
I'm not holding a garage sale. Can I still get involved?
Why it matters …
wheelie bins worth of pre-loved items exchanged hands
wheelie bins of pre-loved items saved from landfill.
This project is a NSW Environment Protection Authority Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy initiative, funded from the waste levy.
This program is coordinated by North East Waste on behalf of it’s member North Coast Councils. For further information about other programs NE Waste runs, please visit our website. The North East Waste (NE Waste) is a group of councils on the North Coast of New South Wales, working together towards cost-effective waste management solutions. The member councils include: Ballina Shire Council, Byron Shire Council, Clarence Valley Council, Kyogle Council, Lismore City Council, Richmond Valley Council and Tweed Shire Council. Visit www.newaste.org.au for more information.