Celebrating a Fresh Start for Reuse in the Top End: Reviva Darwin Officially Opens Its Doors

We recently marked a major milestone at Resource Recovery Australia – the official Open Day of our newest site, Reviva Reuse Shop Darwin!

Since opening in mid-February, our Darwin team has hit the ground running, working to give quality items a second life, creating local jobs, and keeping valuable resources out of landfill. In just seven weeks of operation, the results speak for themselves:

• ♻️ Waste diverted from landfill: 48.6 tonnes
• 🛒 Items rehomed: 11,305
• 👥 Customers served: 4,280

That’s thousands of items saved from landfill and thousands of community members choosing reuse.

A Community Celebration

The Open Day was a fantastic opportunity to connect with our community and celebrate the early impact of Reviva Darwin. We were honoured to welcome City of Darwin CEO Simone Saunders, who shared the City’s ambitious goal to divert up to 50% of waste from landfill as part of its Waste Resource and Recovery Strategy. Simone encouraged the community to “support a not-for-profit social enterprise and support our community and workers.”

We extend a heartfelt thank you to Mary Williams from Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation for delivering a powerful Welcome to Country. We’re also grateful to the Mission Australia Transition to Work team for serving up a delicious sausage sizzle that kept our guests well-fed and happy.

Thank You to Our Supporters

The day was made even more special by the many local stakeholders and supporters who joined us, including:

• Cr Kim Farrar – City of Darwin
• Tiffany Pearse, Kevin Phang, and Christine Tylor – Circular Economy, Environment and Heritage Division, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and the Environment
• Lori Uden – Supply Chains and Industry, Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
• YouthWorX NT
• Nadia Tolhurst – VTG Waste & Recycling
• Nick Walker – Veolia
• Marios Andreou – Equipment
• Thomas McLean – The NT News

Just the Beginning

It’s been a strong and positive start for Reviva Darwin, and we’re just getting started.
A big thank you to City of Darwin and the Waste Management team, especially Nick Fewster and Shane Coleman, for their ongoing support and shared commitment to waste reduction.

Together, we’re helping deliver on the City’s Waste Resource and Recovery Strategy – and building a more sustainable future for the Top End.