First Fridays Furniture
First Fridays Furniture (FFF) is a program developed by EnviroSMART and the Maintenance department to recycle furniture within La Trobe University and the surrounding community.
Currently, on the First Friday of every month the Furniture Shed is open to La Trobe staff and students between 4:30pm and 5:30pm. Staff and students may take the furniture for personal use or use within the University itself.
FFF comes from the idea that "One person's trash is another person's treasure". The University's Maintenance Department are often asked to remove unwanted furniture from all over the campus. Furniture that is in good condition gets taken to the Furniture Shed and made available to staff and students through the FFF program.
Please note
- All furniture is FREE!
- Furniture is not allowed to be re-sold under any circumstances
- Items that are for re-use within the University cannot be delivered
Furniture Shed tips
- If you want a swivel chair, get there early
- Bring a measuring tape
- Bring friends - they can carry things for you!
- If you’re planning on taking something large (desk, filing cabinet, couch) try and organise a trailer, ute or van or at least clean-out your car the day before
The Furniture Shed's contents are usually made up of desks, chairs and filing cabinets but occasionally there will be an old printer, fax machine or photocopier - it's the luck of the draw!
See the Furniture Shed location map (PDF 1.42MB).
First Fridays Furniture dates for 2009
Opening of the shed will be as follows unless otherwise specified.
- 6 February
- 6 March
- 3 April
- 1 May
- 5 June
- 3 July
- 7 August
- 4 September
- 2 October
- 6 November
- 4 December