Stories, News & Voices
Sharing stories that strengthen our commitment to nature, community, and a healthier planet.
Why Local Businesses Love Being a Local Business
In the after-hours cosiness of Estabar – opposite Newcastle beach – a small bunch of our community listened to an [...]
read more...Going Back to School Sustainably
Every new year we’re surrounded by Back to School catalogues telling us we need to buy everything possible for our [...]
read more...Going Low Tox was Linda’s Moment of Truth
Going Low Tox was Linda’s Moment of Truth I would love you to meet Linda… I met Linda through our early [...]
read more...Maitland City Op Shop & Preloved Shop Guide
Set halfway between Newcastle and the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, Maitland is a town with rich architectural & social history. [...]
read more...Bring Your Own Sustainable Habits to Your Overseas Family Holidays – Part 2
If we could predict how our ingrained daily sustainable habits would work in another country, travelling would be a breeze. [...]
read more...Creating Your Wonderfully Strong Sense of Community
Creating your wonderfully strong sense of community, where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging takes time and comes with [...]
read more...Kindness is a Virtue of The Yoga Place Cafe
Photo Credit: Andsz Kolosovskis from @akphotoco Alyx-Jane, owner of the plant-based cafe The Yoga Place Cafe, believes the individual little [...]
read more...DarNET! A Coloured Spectrum of Waste
Waste conjures up a motley mess of blacks, greys, and browns – a disarray of worthless, useless or defective stuff. [...]
read more...Hop in a Kayak to Relax and Explore the Outdoors
The early morning sounds of fish jumping, kookaburras laughing, magpies warbling and the sun sparkling gently on the water is [...]
read more...Blue Wrap Couture
Here is Melinda’s story on her evolution of ideas and design which inspired her submission “Blue Wrap Couture” to the [...]
read more...Socks are Miscellaneous Textile Waste
Instigated by an inbox message, I discovered that socks are miscellaneous textile waste that add to the little book of [...]
read more...How Our Local Crop Swap Helps Backyard Gardeners
Do you have an abundance of asparagus? A plethora of parsley? Loads of lemons or excess eggplant? This guest post [...]
read more...The Naturally Fresh Feeling of Line Drying Clothes
Growing up in the burbs of Sydney, Mum always hung the washing on the original metal Hills Hoist clothesline. On [...]
read more...The Best Homemade Playdough Recipe that Works
Step into every early childhood service, and you’ll always see a table dedicated to playdough. A staple creative play [...]
read more...DIY Christmas Bon Bons with Good Gifts
Christmas Bon Bons are a traditional Christmas favourite. But the little trinkets inside the commercial factory-made Christmas crackers are our [...]
read more...Positive & Genuine Truths about Living Sustainably
Expensive. Organic, fair trade, ethical, reusable. Vegan. Words that conjure up what sustainable living doesn’t have to be. So rather [...]
read more...Using Discarded Waste as the Alternative Blank Canvas
Rubbish, waste, debris, litter, leftovers. All waste comes with a synonym of names. If you saw waste as a resource [...]
read more...Meet The Share Shop: A Newcastle Library of Things
I would love you to meet The Share Shop: A Newcastle Library of Things to borrow. The Share Shop is [...]
read more...Spark Imaginative Play by Choosing Alternatives to Single-Idea Plastic Toys
Photo Credit: Uniting Preschool Caves Beach This guest post story is written by Michelle Ryan from Uniting Preschool Caves Beach [...]
read more...Go Outside and Enjoy the Fresh Air
Taking time to go outside and enjoy the fresh air is so valuable to our wellbeing and connection to place. [...]
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