Sustainable Neighbourhood News and Events
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Plant and produce swap
Reduce food waste and enjoy a chat! Bring your excess produce or plants to swap with other gardeners on 15 December at Whitebridge. Find out more. 
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Wicking Garden Bed workshop
Learn how to construct a wicking garden bed to save water and maintenance, in Rathmines on 9 December. Find out more. 
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Holmesville Community Garden
Enjoy a morning tea to help celebrate the freshly opened Holmesville Community garden on 24 November. Find out more. 
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Waste to art
Challenge the way we look at waste at our Waste to Art exhibition. Check out the wonderful creations made from things that would otherwise be thrown away. On display until 25 November SEEN@Swansea, The Swansea Centre Open 7 days, 10am-3pm. Find out more. 
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Waste free Christmas
Are you dreaming of some gifts you can give without the waste? Learn how to make beeswax wraps, body scrub, wreaths and crackers at this workshop in Cardiff on Saturday 18 November. Find out more. 
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Sustainable Christmas workshop
Learn how to make beeswax wraps, reusable produce bags and the art of Furoshiki (fabric gift wrapping) in these workshops on either 20 or 22 November. Find out more. 
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Picnic in the park
Friends and neighbours caught up at the Toronto Foreshore Reserve for a fun picnic, games, music and more. Find out more. 
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Celebrate Sustainable Neighbourhoods
We shared some afternoon tea and great ideas at our get together in November. Find out more. 
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Beeswax wrap workshop
About 20 participants learned how to make their own reusable wraps to replace plastic food wrap in November at Rathmines. Read about how it went. 
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AGM and SGM
Join us on 20 November for our Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting. We will be considering changes to our constitution. Find out more. 
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Lake Mac Repair Cafe
We are running Repair Cafes in different locations on the third Saturday of the month. Bring along clothing you need help with, or just come along for good company and a cuppa. Find out more. 
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Boomerang Bags workshop
Volunteers have been making about 40 bags a month at these friendly workshops in 2018. Keep an ear out for 2019 workshop dates. Find out more. 
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Sustainable toys!
Neighbours in the Morisset and Peninsula Area got together in October to workshop sustainable gift ideas. 
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Breakfast with the birds
Did you participate in this year's Aussie Backyard Bird Count? The folks from the Cardiff Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group helped get everyone involved with a breakfast BBQ in October. Find out more. 
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Graffiti Removal Day
Volunteers helped remove graffiti at various sites in October. Greg Piper MP attended a site in Booragul with members of the Five Bays Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Find out more. 
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Wicking garden bed workshop
Learn how to reuse materials to make a great looking and super water efficient wicking garden bed. Sunday 9 September Find out more. 
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Winter nature play
The August nature play adventure helped kids and their parents cultivate a deep connection to nature. Find out more. 
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Whitebridge Clean Up
Sustainable Neighbours from Greater Charlestown to Dudley teamed up to clean up around Whitebridge in August. Find out more. 
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Five Bays gathering
Neighbours from Teralba to Blackalls Park spent a lovely afternoon in August developing their Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan. Find out more. 
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Living Smart Festival
Mark the 24 September in your diary for Council's Living Smart Festival. We are looking for volunteers to help at the Sustainable Neighbourhood stall, including a wash up station to encourage reusables. Please let us know if you are keen to help. 
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Car boot sale
We held another successful car boot sale in September, helping our community move towards zero waste. Find out more. 
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Spring fair and grand opening
The Holmesville Community Garden was officially opened in September with a spring fair. Check out the photos from the day. 
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Beeswax wrap
Learn how to make your own beeswax wraps. A great alternative to plastic cling wrap. Find out more. 
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Follow us on Facebook
The Alliance has set up a Sustainable Neighbourhoods Facebook page! Like us, follow us and share our posts. 
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Waste warriors
Check out and share this story about all the ways Sustainable Neighbourhoods is tackling waste in Lake Macquarie. Part of the ABC's Waste Warriors initiative. 
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War on Waste toolkit
This excellent toolkit has been created as part of the ABC's War on Waste. Download the toolkit from the ABC website. 
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Social media and website policy
We have updated our website policy to include guidelines for Sustainable Neighbourhood social media pages. Download the updated policy. 
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Strategy update
We had a busy time at our Strategic Planning workshop in July. Thank you to everyone who spent their Saturday with us! We expect the Strategy finalised later this month. 
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Flaggy Creek Weeds Workshop
The Greater Charlestown Sustainable Neighbourhood Group learned all about local weeds and how to manage them with bush regenerators from Trees In Newcastle and Landcare. Find out more. 
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Five Bays survey results
We've summarised the results from our recent survey of residents in the Five Bays Sustainable Neighbourhood area, stretching from Teralba to Blackalls Park. Find out more. 
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Pamper Care Project
Help us collect personal care products for those who need it most. Set up a local collection point or make a donation. Find out more. 
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Wetland working bee
Check out the results from a Landcare working be remove invasive weeds at the Cardiff South Wetland in May. Find out more. 
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Indigenous connections
The Warners Bay Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group helped connect children with nature and indigenous culture at their nature play adventure in May. Find out more. 
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Free film night and BBQ
Is your life too plastic? The Rathmines Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group held a free film screening and BBQ in May. Find out more. 
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Barks and recreation
We are calling on all dog owners to be mindful of their responsibilities, and have produced a brochure to help clarify and reinforce the rules about dogs in public places. 
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Plastic bag booths
We teamed up with Upcycle Newcastle to help shoppers switch to reusable bags. Find out more. 
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Community gardens
We are now able to oversee community garden projects that are managed by Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups. 
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Strategy and Business Planning
We are ready to develop a Strategy and Business Plan to guide the future of the Sustainable Neighbourhoods network. Find out more. 
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Circle of waste rug
Upcycle Newcastle are creating this wonderful rug with the help of community members. Can they come to your upcoming event? Find out more. 
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Bag swap stations
Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers are helping shoppers avoid using single use plastic bags. Find out more. 
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Year Planner
Happy 2018! We've updated our year planner for 2018. Take a look to see what's coming up and help plan your year. 
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Managing grant funding
We've developed a guide for Sustainable Neighbourhood groups about:
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