Council Membership - Terms & Conditions
These terms and conditions govern your Council’s participation and membership in the Garage Sale Trail Program and form a binding agreement between the Council named in the Council Registration Form (“Council”) and Garage Sale Trail Foundation Ltd (ACN 154 116 515) (“Garage Sale Traill”). These terms and conditions also set out the support you can expect to receive to assist you in delivering the program locally.
By registering as a Council member, the Council acknowledges that it is entering into an agreement with Garage Sale Trail for the duration of the term set out in the Council Registration Form and the Council acknowledges and agrees that it has read, understood and agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
COST OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership fees exclude GST and are as outlined in your confirmation email. Membership Fees are payable in each year of the term and the Membership Fees increase annually in line with CPI.
INVOICING AND CANCELLATION
MEMBER COUNCILS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Over the course of the campaign, Garage Sale Trail will keep you up to date with the latest news and information to assist you in delivering the program locally.
WHAT COUNCILS DO TO DELIVER THE WEEKEND OF GARAGE SALES:
In order to maximise the impacts, Councils are required to:
KEY DATES:
February:
Council Starter Kit provided.
Mid August:
Garage Sale Trail kick off session.
Council Dashboard and campaign materials made available to member councils.
September:
Garage Sale Trail campaign media launch.
Registrations for program open to the public.
November:
Two big weekends of garage sales.
January:
Post Campaign Impact Report provided to member councils.
KEY CONTACT DETAILS
Barbara Gill
General Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0431 245 043
APPENDIX
The campaign materials provided in 2024 included:
Last updated 04/12/2024.
By registering as a Council member, the Council acknowledges that it is entering into an agreement with Garage Sale Trail for the duration of the term set out in the Council Registration Form and the Council acknowledges and agrees that it has read, understood and agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
COST OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership fees exclude GST and are as outlined in your confirmation email. Membership Fees are payable in each year of the term and the Membership Fees increase annually in line with CPI.
INVOICING AND CANCELLATION
- The Membership Fee payable in the first year of the term is payable within 14 days from the date of confirmation by Garage Sale Trail, unless otherwise agreed with Garage Sale Trail.
- In the consequent years membership fees are payable upon the commencement of each membership year (i.e. participation in 2026 is payable by 01/01/26).
- If Council cancels or otherwise terminates its Membership before the end of the agreed term, then Council must pay Garage Sale Trail an amount equivalent to 50% of the total fee for the remaining portion of the term.
MEMBER COUNCILS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
- Free and unlimited access to the program for member council residents.
- Ten-week national communications campaign covering TV, radio, print, social media and other digital marketing channels.
- Ready-made council branded communication assets, including print and digital materials, to enable council's promotion of the program (see Appendix for a list of campaign materials provided to you via a digital Dashboard).
- PR assets including rights cleared images and media releases to undertake local media activity.
- Project management tools including campaign activation guide.
- Council Account Manager to support delivery of the program locally.
- Access to a council onboarding session run by Garage Sale Trail.
- Council promotion through Garage Sale Trail communication channels including council logo placement on the Garage Sale Trail website.
- Real-time data on registrations and impacts in the council area delivered via a digital Dashboard.
- Localised post event report prepared by a third-party research company to enable evaluation of program outcomes.
- Management of resident enquiries by Garage Sale Trail.
- Access to the database of sellers participating in your area, available in real-time via a digital Dashboard.
- Use of the Garage Sale Trail brand and trademark.
Over the course of the campaign, Garage Sale Trail will keep you up to date with the latest news and information to assist you in delivering the program locally.
WHAT COUNCILS DO TO DELIVER THE WEEKEND OF GARAGE SALES:
In order to maximise the impacts, Councils are required to:
- Involve two or more teams in delivering the program locally. Successful councils involve two or more departments including but not limited to Waste, Community and Communications teams.
- Have all members of the council involved in delivering the program attend a kick off session.
- Promote the program locally through council channels and engage the local community.
- Undertake local community engagement with the relevant community groups and residents.
- Generate any desired local media to supplement the national and state media generated by Garage Sale Trail.
KEY DATES:
February:
Council Starter Kit provided.
Mid August:
Garage Sale Trail kick off session.
Council Dashboard and campaign materials made available to member councils.
September:
Garage Sale Trail campaign media launch.
Registrations for program open to the public.
November:
Two big weekends of garage sales.
January:
Post Campaign Impact Report provided to member councils.
KEY CONTACT DETAILS
Barbara Gill
General Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0431 245 043
APPENDIX
The campaign materials provided in 2024 included:
- Planning tools: Campaign activation guide, Key messages, template communications plan.
- Intranet and Staff Engagement tools: Commonly Asked Questions for Customer Service Teams, Email Signatures.
- Print: Posters, Flyers, Outdoor Banners.
- Community Engagement: How-to Guides and Email templates.
- Social Media: Social Media schedule and guide, social media tiles, animations and videos.
- Media: Rights-approved image library, Media release templates.
- Council website & e-newsletters: Template event listing & newsletter copy, website advert.
- Design Files: Logos, Canva templates.
Last updated 04/12/2024.
