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Reuse and repurpose to win through the Reviva Reuse Competition

Resource Recovery Australia

Local not-for-profit organisation Resource Recovery Australia who operate Reviva Reuse Shops, has launched their annual ‘Reviva Reuse Competition,’ giving Rockhampton locals a chance to showcase their creative reuse and upcycling projects for a chance to win cash prizes.

Reviva Rockhampton Area Manager, Kahli Pearson, says, “This competition is the highlight of our year because it showcases the incredible ideas and talents in our community. We often have customers chat with us about their upcycling projects, and we know that they will be eager to enter and win the competition.”

Now in its sixth year, the Reviva Reuse Competition has become a much-loved event that showcases the creative reuse projects of our talented community. Past entries have featured everything from repurposed clothing transformed into bedspreads to intricate mosaic art made from broken tiles, and even entire kitchens crafted from upcycled materials.

“This year, we’re offering a national prize of a $300 Visa gift card, along with a local prize of a $200 Visa gift card,” said Kahli. ““Rockhampton has a great sense of community and a real love for making something out of nothing. The ideas that come through our Reviva Reuse Competition each year are inspiring, and we’re sure our local makers will come up with something truly unique again this time.”

Celebrate National Recycling Week at Reviva Ibis Reuse Shop

To celebrate National Recycling Week and inspire even more creative reuse, the Reviva team is hosting a special community event at Reviva Ibis on Saturday 16 November, offering a fun-filled morning of activities and workshops for all ages.  

 

Saturday 16 November 25

8 am – 12 pm at Reviva Ibis Reuse Shop, Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Centre

CENT SALE
Over 30 unique items will be up for grabs, including a door prize: a garden bench chair handmade in The Tinkerage.
Tickets are just $2 per sheet.

 

FREE TINKERAGE WORKSHOPS
Bring the family and create your own Recycled Bauble Art and Christmas Bauble Hangers.

THE TINKERAGE DISPLAY
Browse items for sale and find out how you can volunteer or get involved with The Tinkerage community upcycle workshop space.

REVIVA WORKSHOP
Join our Make Your Own Dinosaur & Fairy Garden Tea Cups workshop for just $5 per person.

Cold drinks will be available for purchase at the door on the day.

 

 

“Upcycling helps reduce waste and the demand for new raw materials, making it a simple yet effective way to care for our planet,” Kahli explains. “It’s about taking old, discarded items and transforming them into something useful. Our community never ceases to amaze us with what they can create.”

Enttries to the Reviva Reuse Competition close Saturday 15 November open to all members of the community. To enter, visit www.resourcerecovery.org.au/competition. Entries close Saturday 15 November 2025, at the end of National Recycling Week.

 

Last years local prize went to Robert Spreadborough who delighted us with his entry of his created emu. Robert told us, “He consists of an old plow disk, plow tynes, tips off a plow, sulky spring, and lots and lots of barbed wire.”

Other winners last year included:

  

  

 

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About us:

Resource Recovery Australia is a national social enterprise that works in waste management to keep waste out of landfill, create jobs and training opportunities for people facing barriers to employment, and to engage and connect people in our communities. RRA operates in NSW, QLD and NT. 

Contact details:

Aleta Sheil
Marketing & Communications Specialist
m: 0412 027788
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