Re-love your pre-loved – and win

We know shopping for and restyling second hand goods is fun but we want to see just how good you are at it.

Our fab new Re-love your pre-loved competition is giving you the chance to get creative, reduce waste to landfill and win a prize.

We want you to shop the Garage Sale Trail, snap up some second-hand treasures, and lavish them with love and new life.

Upcycle, style, or curate your second-hand treasures and show us how they have improved the aesthetic and/or function of a space of your choosing and go in the running to win one of two $200 EFTPOS vouchers.

Entries will be judged for their creativity and style -and their use of second hand and/or upcycled goods.

Whether it be a pre-loved wicker basket full of cozy thrifted throws and blankets for a chilly night, a workspace given a lift with salvaged and upcycled furniture, old fabric turned into new cushions, or a gallery wall of found vintage treasures. We want to see how nearly new items graced your space.

Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, has returned to Bayside.

Over two big online weekends, shop the Trail for pre-loved goods and snag a guilt-free bargain safely from home on 13 – 14 and 20 – 21 November. Perfect for those missing their second-hand shopping fix.

Find that perfect item at one of our virtual sales.

You can also search for second-hand goodies online using Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace.

To enter

Simply submit a photo of your space, list the second-hand items and their approximate purchase value, tell us where you found your thrifted items, and a little about how they have enhanced your space.

Entries close on 5 December and the People’s Choice Award voting will be open from 6 December to 12 December 2021.

Your photos will be judged by our expert panel of Bayside Youth Sustainability Leaders, who will decide our overall winner and highly commended entries.

Winners will be announced on 15 December 2021.

So, go shopping, get creative and above all have fun. We are looking forward to your amazing entries.

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