Swap in the City is a small hub with weekly drop-in clothes swap days. The hub will have occasional events focused on circular economy, sustainability and other arenas. Our goal to is help reduce textile waste in Australia by making swap culture accessible to everyone through our hub and also the education we provide.

Swap drop-in days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. On these days you can drop in and swap clothes anytime between 11 am - 2 pm. 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.  

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Three industry practitioners will be discussing how their
organisations have been making change happen locally by minimising waste, encouraging reuse, and capturing value of resources.

The panellists Nina Gbor, Founder Eco Styles, Kirsten Junor, CEO Reverse Garbage and Anthony Chesler, CEO Thread Together will be hosted by Raj Bahl, Consultant SEAM Consulting Group.

The event called 'Beyond Your Role - Where to Dedicate Your Time for Climate Action' will do what it says i.e. speakers will share an array of perspectives on how and where to dedicate your efforts towards change.

Expert panel:

Eezu Tan
Charlie Bevis
Sophia S.
Nina Gbor

*moderated by Chris Chung.

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Australians use more than 150,000 km of wrapping paper during the festive season. Learn how to wrap your presents with this zero-waste re-usable technique.

Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping technique. Using stylish pre-loved scarves (silk, cotton and other fabric). You'll learn how to combine folds and knots and not only never buy wrapping paper again but learn a skill, save textiles from landfill, give back to community, and gift amazing looking presents!

Facilitated by Nina Gbor of Eco Styles, a Sydney-based social enterprise offering ethical fashion, style, sustainability and positive change.

Australians use more than 150,000 km of wrapping paper during the festive season. Learn how to wrap your presents with this zero-waste technique, re-usable technique and reduce waste this festive season at The Rocks Markets.

Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping technique. Using stylish pre-loved scarves (silk, cotton and other fabric). You'll learn how to combine folds and knots and not only never buy wrapping paper again but learn a skill, save textiles from landfill, give back to community, and gift amazing looking presents!

Facilitated by Nina Gbor of Eco Styles, a Sydney-based social enterprise offering ethical fashion, style, sustainability and positive change.

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An Evening of Upcycled Fashion & Conscious Creativity
Join us for an inspiring night celebrating sustainable style and innovative design. This event will highlight different looks created with pre-loved clothing from one of our community’s most visionary boutiques.
We’re excited to welcome Nina Gbor as our guest speaker. Nina will share the latest insights on sustainable fashion and offer practical tips for making more conscious clothing choices.

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Nina Gbor and Waverley Council are joining forces to bring you a clothes swap party like no other on Saturday 25 October. 

Come to the newly refurbished Boot Factory at Bondi Junction and swap your good-quality clothing with other members of our community as you groove and move to live music by Brendon Hui from Soulganic. Leave with unique pre-loved garments, style tips, new friends and the satisfaction of giving your clothes to a loving new owner So, let's save clothes from landfill while saving money and get swappin'!

Clothing the loop is a collision of fashion, art, design and activism presented by Australian Dance Party and sustainable designer, Kelli Donovan to activate textile and fashion circular economies in our ACT community.

Clothing the Loop is a collision of fashion, art, design and activism presented by Australian Dance Party and sustainable designer, Kelli Donovan to activate textile and fashion circular economies in our ACT community.

Featuring guest speakers:
Senator David Pocock
Kelli Donovan
Nina Gbor

Jen Edwards

Ainsley Simpson
Julie Boulton

Join us for a full day of sewing + textile art workshops, industry talks, panel discussions, giant clothes swap, local sustainable design installations, fashion parade and performances.

The day celebrates the work of local designers, advocates, community groups, artists and government agencies who are working together to build a more circular fashion economy and reduce our footprint.

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Join Randwick Council and sustainable fashion expert Nina Gbor for an inspiring, hands-on workshop that blends creativity, sustainability, and personal expression. Discover how to restyle items in yours and other people's wardrobes to create a variety of looks for very different types of occasions without buying new clothes—because the most sustainable fashion is already in your closet.

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Join researchers, council representatives, activists, policy makers, students, creatives and community organisers for a day of collaboration and conversations on how everyday practices of reuse and repair can be harnessed for climate justice. You can attend the full day or select sessions.

Keynote Speaker – Nina Gbor 

Nina Gbor—Founder of Eco Styles and Director of the Circular Economy and Waste Program at The Australia Institute—will explore a more holistic approach for broader systems change and creating a circular and sustainable textiles future in Australia. Her work spans community education, policy influence, and creative activism, showing how share and reuse can be a foundation for community transformation and fashioning justice. 

Facilitator: Alison Gill - Western Sydney University

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‘HOW TO HOST A SWAP’ is a panel at the exciting 2025 SECNA Social Enterprise Festival. The panel will share tips for running not only the best swaps but also running different types of swaps.

Nina Gbor of Eco Styles and Swap in the City

Jacky Lo of Joy of Giving

James Hornitzky of Street Bounty and Salon De Refuse

SECNA is a sector-led peak body that represents the interests of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises across NSW & ACT.

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At Swap in the City, we're having a weekend 'no fast fashion clothes swap on Saturday July 26th. Drop-in and swap during session 1 (anytime between 10:00AM-12:00PM) or session 2 (anytime between 12:00PM-2:00PM). This swap is also a social event where clothes are swapped in the spirit of generosity and community to make a positive environmental impact.

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Bringing Legacy, Design, and Sustainability Together
The Peter Pan Op Shop is more than a sale—it’s a celebration of timeless fashion and the craftsmanship that makes high-quality design endure through generations. The impeccable artistry of couture pieces is meant to have many lifetimes, and through circular fashion, we extend their journey while reducing waste. This year, we honour the intersection of heritage fashion and modern sustainability, proving that great design is forever.

Join us for a stylish celebration featuring circular economy insights and restyling tips from sustainable fashion educator and eco stylist, Nina Gbor. 

Fashion Show, Talks, Live Styling and most importantly first options on the SHOPPING!  

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Bring along your good quality clothing and accessories to swap with like-minded fashion enthusiasts. Guilt-free shopping that keeps clothes in the circular economy and out of landfill. A collaboration between Randwick City Council, Clothes Swap & Style founder Nina Gbor (War on Waste ABC) and Plastic Free Coogee.

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Refresh your wardrobe sustainably! Swap your pre-loved fashion and discover creative ways to give your outfits a fresh new look!

Swapping is a clever and thrifty way to update your wardrobe, save money and help fight textile waste.

In celebration of World Environment Day, Council and Nina Gbor, founder of Eco Styles, are teaming up to bring a sustainable fashion restyling demo and clothes swap to the Ryde community!

If you have garments in excellent condition that you once loved but are no longer your favourites, join us at Ryde Library for a swap. Plus, discover how to restyle your wardrobe sustainably with a live talk led by Nina Gbor.

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Australian Fashion Week 2025 talk, Fast Threat: Protecting Australian Fashion in an Ultra-Fast World

Ultra-fast fashion is reshaping global markets and challenging Australia’s fashion industry. In partnership with the City of Sydney, this roundtable invites guests to share insights, challenges and strategies to protect local business. Your input will support the AFC’s call for a government inquiry into ultra-fast fashion’s impact on our economy, environment and community.

Sustainable fashion podcast with a panel of thought leaders and experts in the realm of circular and sustainable fashion.

Join us in this podcast discussion for the Textiles Revolution Movement on May 8. The session will be on investigative journalism, case studies, the circular economy of textiles, factual analysis, and live testimonies from Kenya uncovering the truth about waste colonialism, Copenhagen Fashion Week greenwashing, and tax havens fostering the headquarters of textile warlords amongst other things.

Podcast speakers include international leaders and speakers in sustainability, circularity and the environment:

📍Lars Fogh Mortensen
📍Anyango Okinyo
📍Dr. LeeAnn Teal-Rutkovsky
📍Betterman Musasia
📍Nina Gbor

Register to bring along your good quality clothing and accessories to trade with like-minded fashion enthusiasts. Guilt-free shopping that keeps clothes in the circular economy and out of landfill. A collaboration between Randwick City Council, Clothes Swap & Style founder Nina Gbor (War on Waste ABC) and Plastic Free Coogee.

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Putting Degrowth into Practice: Film screening and panel discussion

Join us for a public screening of the BBC documentary "Less is More: Can Degrowth Save the World?" and conversation with director Alvaro Alvarez. After the screening we will have a panel discussion connecting the film with local Sydney and Australian initiatives to put degrowth into practice and to influence policy toward regenerative, flourishing futures.

Panellists:

• Alvaro Alvarez

• Chiara Di Giorgio

• Chris Riedy

• Nina Gbor

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We’re excited to join forces with esteemed eco-stylist, and renowned fashionista Nina Gbor for a styling workshop as she demonstrates how staple wardrobe items can be (re)styled in multiple ways to suit any occasion and body type - quashing the narrative that keeping up with trends means we must buy new!

Then, it’s time for the Clothes Swap! 

This isn’t just any swap—it’s a vibrant, community-driven event where you can trade your clothes (five quality pieces) and positively impact the environment.

Details here.

We will be part of the massive, annual Lost Paradise end of year festival celebration this year presented by Finely Tuned & Triple J with a Giant Clothes Swap!

Bring along your pre-loved garms, clothes, and accessories and join the Lost Paradise Swap Shop! Swap an unloved item for something fresh and embrace sustainable fashion with Nina Gbor, a sustainable fashion educator, eco-stylist, and experienced clothes-swap organizer. Known for her motto “get off the fashion TRENDmill,” Nina empowers others to embrace a more circular, sustainable style that resists fleeting trends and reduces textile waste.

Pre Holiday Swap - BRING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GOT - no item limit for good quality clothing and accessories to exchange. Perfect time to regift presents and find Christmas presents for loved ones.

Guilt-free present shopping that keeps clothes in the circular economy and out of landfill.

Hosted by Clothes Swap & Style founder Nina Gbor (War on Waste ABC) and Plastic Free Coogee.

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The City of Sydney and Clothes Swap & Style are joining eco-friendly forces to bring a clothes swap for the whole family to Potts Point.

Swapping is a clever and thrifty way to update your wardrobe, save money and help fight textile waste.

If you have garments in excellent condition you once loved but are no longer your favourites, join us at The Rex Centre in Potts Point for a swap and a styling demo.

The styling demo will use items in the clothes swap and show how to easily extend the use of one garment to create different styles. Styling uses layering and accessorising to create different looks from one garment to suit many occasions.

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Clothes Swap & Style and City of Sydney Council are joining forces again to bring you another no fast fashion clothes swap! But make it Spring! As usual, this swap is also a social event where clothes are swapped in the spirit of generosity and community to make a positive environmental impact.

Joining us as a guest speaker is sustainable fashion advocate and clothes swap enthusiast, City of Sydney's Councillor Adam Worling. Adam has spent 30 years in the fashion industry, working with some of the country’s most respected fashion brands. His great passion is sustainability and being a champion of greater ecological integrity.

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As part of the Inspired Living Series and National Recycling Week, Nina Gbor and Courtney Holme will discuss sustainable fashion in a circular economy at the Manningham Function Centre.

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This year for our EFWA eco-seminar, titled “Protecting Our Planet Through Sustainable Fashion” we have an incredible line-up of speakers!
Be prepared to not only meet the amazing array of industry experts in the panel of Eco Fashion Week, but also learn from these industry leaders & experts on the topics that matter most, i.e. sustainable fashion, sustainable living and ethical consumerism.

Join the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and the City of Perth supported by the Circular Textile Working Group and Western Metropolitan Regional Council for an exclusive Restyling event with Nina Gbor, the founder of Eco Styles and clothes swap expert featured on War on Waste 2023! This event is funded by Spacecubed.

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In Conversation with Nina Gbor - This event is a collaboration between the City of Perth, Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC). Whether you're in fashion design, education, business, or simply a dedicated eco-fashion enthusiast, this session is an opportunity to discuss ideas for a holistic circular and health fashion future.

Whether you're in fashion design, education, business, or simply a dedicated eco-fashion enthusiast, this session is not to be missed!

Join us for a fantastic opportunity to discover stylish new outfits, and help combat fashion waste! We're thrilled to partner with Parramatta Council and The Clothing Exchange to bring you an exciting event dedicated to promoting sustainable fashion: the CLOTHES SWAP! This social gathering is all about exchanging clothes in a spirit of community and generosity, all while making a positive impact on the environment. Don't miss out on this chance to refresh your wardrobe and support the circular fashion movement!

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