Community Event of the Year Award

Community Event of the Year Award

The Recycled Runway event was first held in 2013 as a one-off event during environment month to highlight the issue of textile waste as one of the largest contributors to landfill.

Event committee member Leanne Dunn said, during the past eight years, the event had grown to become one of the social events of the year, delivering a message about the importance of sustainability and engaging with many facets of the community to raise funds for ac.care and the Uplift Project.

A dedicated committee of volunteers ensures Recycled Runway continues to grow and educate the community on textile waste and sustainability. “The event has evolved into a year-round affair incorporating a sustainable fashion scholarship, upcycling workshops, fashion parade and participation in the annual Christmas Parade,” Ms Dunn said.

The event was key to Mount Gambier’s success in the Sustainable Communities Awards and formed part of City of Mount Gambier’s winning entry in the 2019 KESAB Sustainable Communities (Tidy Towns) awards.

“Following the success of the state awards, the Recycled Runway committee made a presentation to the national judges which was instrumental in the city taking out the national Resource Recovery and Waste Management category,” Ms Dunn said.

Despite a year of uncertainty in 2020, the committee hosted a successful COVID-19 safe event Recycled Runway – Art Deco inspired by Agatha Christie which showcased local talent, encouraged recycling and raised a record amount of more than $7000 for ac.care and the Uplift Project.

“This year’s event really brought the community together. The design and construction phase of the competition gave participants something to focus on during lockdown,” Ms Dunn said.

Additional collaborative entries in newly modified categories were also received. “A local mother collected a bag of clothes in the open category as a way of helping her daughter to learn to sew.

“She came back the next day as her other three children all wanted to take part as designers, sewers and models, it was a real family affair,” Ms Dunn said.

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