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No Excuse for Single Use – It’s Plastic Free July!

No Excuse for Single Use – It’s Plastic Free July!

Come and meet the Wash Instead of Waste Team at our local markets this Plastic Free July Never before has it made more sense to ditch disposables and Choose 2 Reuse instead. We tried compostable and biodegradable alternatives to single use plastics and they've failed....

Splendour Campsite Magic

Splendour Campsite Magic

  At Splendour this year we were supported by B-Alternative and together our teams saturated the campgrounds with supportive and informative info that inspired the campers to really look after their stuff and leave their site clean. For the first time we were...

Salvage Culture – We’re ready to rejoin the global effort:)

Salvage Culture – We’re ready to rejoin the global effort:)

Salvage Culture reboots In 2020 we launched our Salvage Culture Project as our Plastic Free July action that year. Our town was done with plastic bags and straws.  We wanted to turn our mind to the next major plastic polluter and get started with the work that needs...

Open House – Flood Resilient Kitchen Reveal

Open House – Flood Resilient Kitchen Reveal

Come along this Wednesday from 5 - 6 to view Sasha's house now that it is almost complete. At 4pm and 4.30pm there will be Kitchen Q & A with limits to numbers so we can film and share the intel about how you flood proof a slab on ground, brick veneer home's...

Community Meeting for the flooded residents of Mullumbimby

Community Meeting for the flooded residents of Mullumbimby

The purpose of the community gathering was to offer the Mullumbimby community a chance to share their flood experiences and work out what we need to advance our flood recovery and be more prepared for future flood events. Approximately 60 people participated in the...

Open House – Flood Resilient Rebuild in Progress

Open House – Flood Resilient Rebuild in Progress

Come along this Wednesday from 4-5pm to see Sasha's house rebuild in progress.  As a brick veneer house on a slab on the ground the strategy is to prepare for flood waters to enter the home again when the next major flood comes and for the house to need little more...