by glcweb | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorised
On 19 March, Sustainable House Day, a month-long program of spectacular events began. It was coordinated by Renew, a national not-for-profit organisation that has provided expert advice on sustainable solutions since 1980. They describe this annual event as an...
by glcweb | Nov 4, 2022 | Community, Food, Gardening
November is the second national Urban Agriculture Month. It’s a month that showcases the richness of Australia’s urban agriculture movement and includes open gardens, workshops, tours and communal feasts. Led by Sustain: the Australian Food Network, this year’s theme...
by glcweb | Aug 31, 2022 | Energy, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Get Active, Natural areas, Reuse & Recycle, Veganism
Footprints Ecofestival is back at Whites Creek Valley Park this Saturday 3 September! Rediscover and regenerate at our spring sustainability festival and reconnect with local environmental initiatives. Getting to and around the festival An Accessibility Map...
by glcweb | May 27, 2022 | Community, Energy, Food, Gardening, Natural areas, Reuse & Recycle
Celebrate World Environment Day with the Green Living Centre on Friday 3 June at 6pm at Marrickville Library Pavilion. We’ll be screening Regenerating Australia, Damon Gameau’s latest film in which he visited communities around Australia to share their hopes and...
by glcweb | Mar 17, 2022 | Community, Energy, Gardening, Natural areas, Veganism
The recent heavy rains and floods and IPCC report both point to the fact that climate change is here, whether we like it or not. Seniors and youth are key groups leading the way in how to approach this environmental crisis and we’re bringing them together to share...
by glcweb | Dec 22, 2021 | Community, Energy, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Natural areas, Plastic, Reuse & Recycle
During 2021 the Green Living Centre continued to support our community’s transition to a low carbon lifestyle through face-to-face workshops and online webinars. Here are some of our favourite events from the year. A number of the webinars are still available on Inner...
by glcweb | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The 2021 climate summit is over and the world’s nations have signed the Glasgow Climate Pact. Some positive advances have been made, but there is still a way to go to reduce the most severe impacts of climate change. Some of the successes were: The goal of limiting...
by glcweb | Oct 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
As we start to socialise and celebrate over the coming months, we’ll start paying more attention to what we wear and might think we need some new items in our wardrobes. But do we? Before you go shopping consider this: “In Australia, 6000 kilograms of cheap,...
by glcweb | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
History Week this year is 4 to 12 September. The theme is ‘from the ground up’ which celebrates the achievements of local groups in creating positive change in communities. The Inner West has a long history of grassroots activism from peace marches to LGBTQI and...
by glcweb | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
No one likes to see food go to waste, and yet it continues to on a massive scale. A recent report estimated that 1 billion tonnes of food are wasted across the globe every year. A third of food produced is...
