æz wˈɛl æz fˈeɪts, fˈʌndɹeɪzɚz ænd mˈɑːɹkɪts, ɪn ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz ɪt hɐz bɪkˌʌm kˈɑːmən fɔːɹ "sˈɔːsɪdʒ sˈɪzəlz" təbi ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli hˈɛld aʊtsˈaɪd mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈiːteɪlɚz ˌɔn wˈiːkɛndz ˈɔfən fɔːɹ tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl kˈɔːzᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈʌnɪŋz, ðə wˈɛɹhaʊs ɔːɹ hˈɑːɹvi nˈoːɹmən.
As well as fetes, fundraisers and markets, in recent years it has become common for "sausage sizzles" to be regularly held outside major retailers on weekends (often for charitable causes) such as Bunnings, The Warehouse or Harvey Norman.