Romsey residents are busy preparing for the annual whole town garage sale on September 9, with bargains expected to be everywhere.
The garage sale will be held from 8am to 12.30pm, with maps available for purchase at the Romsey Hub. The money raised will go towards the completion of the community foodshare.
Romsey Neighbourhood House administrator Meisze Law said the garage sale has been running since 2010, and in the past they have had up to 60 households participate.
“[The items for sale] range from household items, furniture, garden equipment, antiques, clothing, toys, books, bric a brac, jewellery, plants and preloved items that deserve a second life,” she said.
“Anyone far or close are welcome to join in. In the past we had people coming from as far as Beechworth, Frankston and Echuca.”
“There sure will be something for everyone. Bargains are everywhere.”
Ms Law said the event is more than about grabbing a bargain, and the best items to sell are the ones sitting in the storage and not being utilized.
“[The] garage sales goes beyond just to grab a bargain. It is about living sustainably, reduce waste.
“Billions tons of rubbish are sent to landfills every year, wouldn’t it be great if we could reduce this waste by reuse and upcycling.
“The whole-town garage sale is one of our biggest annual fundraising events, [and] this year the money raised will go to the completion of our community foodshare.
“We will need money to complete the plumbing work that is required.”
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Zoe Moffatt
