Easter Weekend Closures

Please note - Council offices will be closed from 5pm Thursday 2 April and will reopen on Tuesday 7 April at 8am. If you require an urgent response, please contact us via 07 4932 9000.

Waste facilities around the Region will operate per normal daily opening hours and bin collections will occur as usual on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Good for the Hood Virtual Event - Looking Good and Saving Money

Next date: Tuesday, 21 July 2026 | 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM

Explore the real value of clothing beyond price tags in this interactive session with Jo Gambale. Learn practical, creative, and budget-friendly ways to care for your wardrobe while understanding the skills, time, and resources behind every garment. Jo Gambale is a stylist, writer, and sustainable fashion educator who founded SLOGUE, a platform and community that champions slow and circular fashion. She helps people rethink fashion as a practice of care, integrating repair, upcycling, and creativity into everyday wardrobe choices.

What You’ll Learn:

How to recognise quality in clothing and what to look for
Understanding what goes into making clothes
Ways to support local makers, growers, and businesses
Practical strategies to care for, repair, and upcycle clothes
Smart secondhand shopping and styling habits
Mindset shifts to make sustainable fashion choices that last

What You’ll Get:

Practical knowledge to care for and extend the life of your clothes
Insights on reducing textile waste and making cost-effective choices
Strategies to make sustainable fashion a part of everyday life

Who Should Attend:

Anyone interested in sustainable fashion
People curious about secondhand styling
Creative individuals keen on upcycling and giving clothes a second life

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When

Tuesday, 21 July 2026 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Location

Virtual event - Join online

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Cost

FREE

Contact

Residents of Rockhampton Regional Council have access to this virtual event as part of Council's Living Sustainably Program participation in Good for the Hood.