Bin day used to be droll duty, but across the country, self-isolating Aussies are making the weekly trip to the kerbside a fashionable affair.
The Bin Isolation Outing movement encourages Aussies to have a bit of fun while they’re stuck at home, and to put on a show for their local garbage collector, by donning colourful costumes on bin day.
Started by Hervey Bay resident, Danielle Askew, the movement has taken off with Aussies flooding the recently formed Bin Isolation Outing Facebook page with videos and photos of their antics.
Askew said she thought up the challenge as a way to entertain her kids, with her queenly trips up and down the driveway delighting her neighbours and garbage man so much that she started the page.
“Basically, our bins go out more than we do, so I thought why not make the most of the occasion?” she said.
From Disney Princesses to killer clowns, the challenge has proven such a hit that it’s starting to take off overseas with Canadians and Americans also getting in on the fun.
On the Coast, Hamlyn Terrace’s Julie Mills appears to have been the first local to get across the trend.
Julie did her first outing dressed as Superwoman on April 1.
She had so much fun that she’s now considering breaking out a few other costumes for more weekly outings and said she hoped others would embrace the dress up challenge.
“It’s such good fun and I think we can all use a good laugh right now,” Julie said.
Reporter: Dilon Luke