Sustainable Neighbourhood News and Events
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Get your hands dirty
Enjoy some good company, and the joy of gardening at a local community garden. We manage community garden projects in Dudley, Redhead, Holmesville and Charlestown. Find out more. 
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Volunteer with us in 2020
Are you looking for a way to contribute to a better future? Make 2020 your year to volunteer!
Find out more about current volunteer opportunities.
Are you looking for a way to contribute to a better future? Make 2020 your year to volunteer!
Find out more about current volunteer opportunities.
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Marketing specialist
Looking for a short term project? Gain some practical experience and help us raise the visibility of Sustainable Neighbourhoods. 
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Waste to Art Coordinator
An opportunity to combine your passion for sustainability and art to help deliver the 2020 Waste to Art project. 
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Waste to Art 2019
The 2019 Waste to Art exhibition was a huge success. You can still view the online exhibition guide, and read our evaluation report. Stay tuned for details of the 2020 project! Find out more. 
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2019 Annual Report
We are delighted to present the 2019 Annual report detailing our highlights from the 2018-19 financial year. Find out more. 
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Are you following us?
Have you found our Facebook page yet? Get the latest updates and connect with Sustainable Neighbourhood activities around the city. We are at Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie Find out more. 
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Year Planner
We've updated our year planner for 2020. Take a look to see what's coming up and help plan your year. 
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Lake Mac Repair Cafe
Keep up to date with upcoming Repair Cafe dates by following the Lake Mac Repair Cafe Facebook page. Find out more about the project. 
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Become a Young Leader
Are you a young person looking to connect with your community and get practical experience in engagement, sustainability and other skills? We are looking for enthusiastic people to help us foster a more sustainable Lake Macquarie. Find out more 
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Help us tell our story
Can you take photos or videos at our events? Develop your experience and portfolio for an emerging career in commercial photography, or just send in some snaps from your smart phone. Find out more. 
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Strategic Plan 2018-2023
Our Strategy details the direction and actions we are taking to ensure we continue to be an effective organisation that is focused on our vision: Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably. Find out more. 
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Plastic free cafes
How is your local cafe transitioning away from single use plastics? Find out where you can get a discount for bringing your own cup, and how you can help your local make the switch. Find out more. 
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Holmesville garden gatherings
Share the joy of gardening with the friendly crowd at the Holmesville Community Garden, on the first Wednesday and fourth Saturday of every month. Find out more. 
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Celebrate!
We enjoyed a relaxed afternoon catching up with Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers, and learning about Council's tree Replacement Program at our afternoon tea and celebration event. Find out more. 
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Value our City's trees
We got together for a morning of creative fun back in August to create some homemade signs to encourage appreciation of our City's trees. Find out more. 
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Cake, conversation and Lake Mac's water quality
We learned all about water quality at the June Sustainable Neighbourhood networking event, with the Hunter Community Environment Centre and Council staff. Find out more. 
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Nature Play Forum
The forum in May explored opportunities for school-aged children to experience nature based learning, rich in nature time, movement, culture and community. 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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Plastic free Toronto
Find out how the Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group are changing their town to single use plastic free. Find out more. 
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Neighbour Day
Neighbour Day is coming up on Sunday 29 March. It's the perfect day to say thanks for being a great neighbour, connect with new neighbours, and feel part of your community. Visit the Neighbour Day website to register your event and download a free kit to help celebrate Neighbour Day. 
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Alliance Board meeting minutes
Do you want to keep up to date with decisions and actions of the Alliance Board? The monthly meeting minutes are usually emailed to those interested the day after the meeting. Please let us know if you'd like to join that email list. The approved minutes are also available here. 
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The psychology of climate change
One of our members sent through this interesting resource from the Australian Psychological Society discussing how to help people understand climate change, how to cope with it, and how to get involved in effectively addressing climate change. These fact sheets along with the climate change empowerment handbook are available to download for free. 
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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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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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Community gardens
We are now able to oversee community garden projects that are managed by Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups. 
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Managing grant funding
We've developed a guide for Sustainable Neighbourhood groups about:
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