Swap in the City is a community hub offering drop-in & swap days every week and events focused on sustainability, circular economy, ecological economy and social wellbeing. Our mission is to reduce textile waste by making swap culture accessible to all – through hands-on experiences and practical education. We also have events aimed at exploring creative solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges we face.

DROP-IN SWAPS

On swap drop-in days, you can drop in anytime between 11 am - 2 pm. We want everyone to have a happy and pleasant swap experience. This is why our swaps are about gifting high quality items to others through the swap pool, and not dumping unwearable or undesirable stuff for someone else to deal with. Think of it like what you would gift to your bestie or a loved one.

HOW THE DROP-IN SWAP WORKS

RSVP your chosen swap day
Drop in at any time between 11 am to 2 pm on your selected swap day
Bring a maximum of 3 items
Swap items are checked with quality control
Swappers will be given 1 swap token for each of their items that are accepted into the swap pool
You can then browse and select your swap treasures
Trade in tokens for the new swap items
Take home, look after and love your swap finds long term
Take photos of your swap finds, follow and tag us on Insta @swapinthecityau.

WHAT TO BRING

When selecting items to bring to swap, think ‘gifting’ quality items that will go to a good home where they’ll be used and cherished. Please do not attempt to dump overused, poor quality items at our hub. We will not accept it.

Our system is imperfect but we will continue to improve our sorting process.

More details.

WHAT WE ACCEPT

Quality items made from natural fabrics, handmade garments, retro & vintage fashion, mid-level brands, luxury brands, sustainable brands, slow fashion clothing and non-fast fashion brands.

WHAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT

Fast fashion brands, underwear, used pyjamas and overused workout gear, odorous, moldy, dirty, damaged, pilling, stained and excessively faded garments.

More details here .

GETTING HERE

Go into the HSBC Bank building on 724 George street and walk straight down the corridor in between the bank entrance door on the left hand side and the staircase on the right hand side. The elevator/lift will be on the right hand side. Come up to level 3 and into suite 301.

Swap in the City drop-in & swap days

Choose your tickets

General Admission ticket