Nextdoor And Garage Sale Trail Partner In Cleaning Up and Connecting

We can’t wait to see neighbourhoods around the country come together to hold garage sales over the October 19-20 weekend. It’s a great way to get your spring cleaning done, reduce waste, clean up your community, and make meaningful connections with your neighbours, so let’s get started together. 

At Nextdoor, we know that building connections and community is a universal human need and that’s why partnering with Garage Sale Trail is a natural fit. Everything at Nextdoor is built on the power of local. We have already seen many of our members working together and signing up for local garage sales, and we encourage you to do the same and register now! 

George Luxford is a Nextdoor Lead in Cranebrook, NSW. He took some time out to talk to Nextdoor about why he registers every year.

Why Garage Sale Trail, and why again this year? I have been involved with the Garage Sale Trail for about five years now. It’s a good way to get rid of unused items and socialise with the potential buyers who come along.

What items are you planning to get rid of this year?   I will be selling large pictures, kitchenware, sporting items, books and plants. I recently cleaned up my mother’s place and rather than dumping everything from the house, I will offer them to others. As an avid gardener, I like sharing with other enthusiastic gardeners looking for inexpensive plants.

How does Garage Sale Trail bring your community together? Garage sales give people the opportunity to get out to chat with neighbours and people living nearby, even if it’s only looking! It is also a great way to be part of a local event in the community.

What does the share economy amongst neighbours mean to you?  It is all about reusing and recycling unwanted items around the house which may be of use to someone else. We all need to do our bit to help reduce waste, which might otherwise go to landfill. When neighbours see what others are doing, then they might be motivated to get involved.