Councils offering rebate programs

Reusable rebate programs are a great way of helping to offset some of the upfront cost of setting your family up with reusable products like Cloth Nappies, Reusable Wipes, Swim Nappies, and Sanitary products. Although they often don't pay for the full cost, they do help to put money back into your pocket.

Below is a list we have compiled of councils that offer a permanent or trial rebate program for using reusable cloth nappies and/or other reusable sanitary products.

VICTORIA

Alpine Shire Council
Cloth nappies: 50% of purchase price, up to $100.

Banyule City Council
Attend a workshop and receive 2x free cloth nappies to the value of $70.

City of Ballarat
Cloth nappies: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $100.
Reusable period products: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $100.
Reusable breast pads: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $50.

Cardinia Shire
Cloth nappies: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $150.
Reusable period products: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $50.

City of Casey
Cloth nappies: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $100.
Reusable period products: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $50.

East Gippsland Shire Council
Can Apply for rebate directly through council

Frankston City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $100.
Reusable period products: 50% Rebate, up to $50.

Hobsons Bay City Council
Maximum $130 rebate on cloth nappy, incontinence and/or reusable sanitary product purchases.

Macedon Ranges
Cloth nappies: 50% of purchase price, up to $100.
Reusable period products: 50% of purchase price, maximum rebate $100. Eligible items can also include Cloth wipes, Wetbags, Nursing Pads

Merri-bek City Council
Cloth nappies: maximum $100 rebate. Reusable period products: maximum $35 rebate.

Moira Shire Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $150.
Includes Wipes, wetbags, breast pads, reusable period products.

Moonee Valley City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $100.
Reusable period products included.

Mornington Peninsula Shire
Cloth nappies: 50% of total purchase price, maximum $100 rebate.
Reusable period products: 50% of total purchase price, maximum $50 rebate.

Shire of Indigo and Towong
Free cloth nappy workshops. 50% of total purchase price, maximum $100 rebate.

City of Whittlesea
50% of purchase price of cloth nappies, maximum $100 rebate.
50% of purchase price of reusable menstrual products, maximum $50 rebate.

City of Wodonga
Free cloth nappy workshops.
50% of total purchase price, maximum $100 rebate.

Wyndham City Council
50% of purchase price of cloth nappies, maximum $100 rebate.
50% of purchase price of reusable menstrual products, maximum $50 rebate.

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane City Council
Monthly draw to win purchase price back (up to $300) and two further prizes of $50 each.

Livingstone Council
Monthly draw to win $100 cloth nappy rebate. Minimum spend of $30.

NEW SOUTH WALES

Albury City Council
Free cloth nappy workshops. Cloth Nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $100.
Reusable period products, cloth wipes & some accessories Included.

Shire of Federation and Greater Hume
Free cloth nappy workshops. 50% Rebate, up to $100 rebate
Reusable period products, cloth wipes, wetbags & some accessories included.

Ballina Shire Council
The rebate trial period has ended, however the rebate will return and residents can check the above page for updates.

Blacktown City Council
Free cloth nappy workshops. 50% Rebate, up to $200 rebate
Reusable period products, cloth wipes, wetbags & some accessories included.

Canterbury-Bankstown City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate
Reusable period products included, also includes cloth wipes & wetbags.

Inner West Council

Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $150.
Reusable period products: 50% Rebate up to $100. Includes swim nappies, cloth wipes, nursing pads, training underwear & wetbags.

Liverpool City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $150.
Reusable period products: 50% Rebate up to $100. Includes cloth wipes & wetbags.

City of Parramatta
Cloth Nappies: 50% rebate, up to $150.
Reusable period products: 50% rebate, up to $100. Includes cloth wipes & some accessories.

Penrith City Council
Cloth Nappies: up to $100 rebate.
Includes reusable period products, cloth wipes & wetbags.

Randwick City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate.
Reusable period products included.

North Sydney Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate, up to $100.
Reusable period products included.

Sutherland Shire
Cloth Nappies: 50% rebate up to $50.
Reusable period products: 50% rebate up to $50. Includes cloth wipes & wetbags.

City of Wagga Wagga
Cloth Nappies: 50% rebate, up to $100.
Includes reusable period products, cloth wipes & wetbags.

Willoughby City Council
Cloth nappies: 50% Rebate.
Reusable period products included.

Wollongong City Council
Free cloth nappy workshops.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

City of Armadale
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $100 rebate (must attend cloth nappy workshop).

Town of Bassendean
50% of total purchase price, maximum $100 rebate.

City of Bayswater
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $100 rebate.

City of Cockburn
Up to 60% subsidy to hire cloth nappies using the Nappy Guru's library service, OR a $50 rebate for new cloth nappy purchases (must attend a cloth nappy workshop).

Rebate of up to $50 on new reusable sanitary item purchases (including menstrual cups, reusable sanitary pads, reusable incontinence pads and period underwear).

City of Melville
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $100 rebate (must attend cloth nappy workshop).

Town of East Fremantle
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $100 rebate (must attend cloth nappy workshop).

City of Fremantle
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $150 rebate (must attend cloth nappy workshop).

City of Augusta Margaret River
Rebate up to $100 towards the cost of cloth nappies and $50 towards the cost of sanitary products.

Town of Victoria Park
50% of total purchase or hire price, maximum $100 rebate (must attend cloth nappy workshop). Rebate of up to $50 on new reusable sanitary item purchases (including menstrual cups, reusable sanitary pads, reusable incontinence pads and period underwear).

Rebate of up to $50 on cloth nappy repairs. This service keeps nappies in circulation for longer and promotes second hand purchases. Cloth nappy repairs can be done by any sewing/alterations people/tailors or even at repair café’s for free.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

City of Holdfast Bay
50% of purchase price of cloth nappies and reusable menstrual products, maximum rebate $100.

TASMANIA

Hobart City Council
50% of purchase price of cloth nappies and reusable menstrual products, maximum rebate $50.

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Litchfield Council
Cloth nappies: 50% rebate, up to $100.
Reusable period products: 50% rebate, up to $50.

Please check and confirm with your council if these rates and rebates apply at time of purchase, as programs are subject to change or may be seasonal.

Not sure if your council offers one? Check their website as new rebates are regularly introduced.

If you know of a program that we don’t have listed please reach out and we will add it to our list so that more families like yours can start their cloth journey.

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