ReNewy Living focuses on making sustainability realistic and impactful.
Grounded in Newcastle NSW
The ReNewy Living Podcast
Listen to stories from the community that help you live sustainably from a localised perspective.
8. Repair Cafes Help to Fix, Mend & Connect
Repair cafes are dedicated to helping you extend the life of your belongings. Thanks to local volunteers, Sam Doove and Gabrielle Clappison, places like the Lake Mac Repair Cafe ensure your items get a second chance, lasting for many more days and years to come.
Listen to 8. Repair Cafes Help to Fix, Mend & Connect on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
7. Natural Soap Making Inspired by Nature
Have you ever thought about how your soap is made? Soap making has been around for thousands of years, but the rise of industrialisation, globalisation, and cluey marketing means we’ve lost that connection with real soap ingredients and soap making.
Listen to 7. Natural Soap Making Inspired by Nature on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
6. Circular Economy from a Localised Perspective
We’re joined by Thomas Michel and Bianca Bartlett from Newcastle NSW circular economy start up The Full Circle Collective. Hear about what the circular economy really mean and how there are excellent examples of circular economy initiatives in the region.
Listen to 6. Circular Economy from a Localised Perspective on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
5. What Makes a Beauty Salon Sustainable?
We’re joined by Emma Summerhayes from Newcastle sustainable beauty salon, Slow Skin Co. She talks of how values, ethics and decisions guide a sustainable service to clients.
Listen to What Makes a Beauty Salon Sustainable? (Ep 5) on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
4. How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth
We’re joined by Adrian Garner from Smokva Community Garden in Wickham. Adrian shares his local knowledge and experience on how community gardens are more than just a space for plants.
Listen to Ep 4 How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Community & Growth on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
3. The Library of Things: Reducing Waste through Sharing
Hear from volunteer Lanah Maruff of The Share Shop, to understand what a Library of Things is and how it builds a positive community, reduces waste and saves you money.
Listen to Ep 3 The Library of Things: Reducing Waste Through Sharing on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts or your wherever you get your podcasts
2. Behind the Op Shop Donation Door
Hear from Lifeline retail employees, Dalys Harper and David Ison as they talk frankly about what happens behind the scenes of operating an op shop. Find out the benefits, challenges and surprises of op shops.
Listen to Ep 2 Behind the Op Shop Donation Door on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or your wherever you get your podcasts
1. A Local Tiny Forest with Big Benefits
Anna Noon of the Groundswell Collective is instrumental in establishing Lake Macquarie’s first tiny forest. With her team, she aims to bring people together to create a better planet, and shares her expertise & insights on tiny forests.
Listen to Ep 1 A Local Tiny Forest with Big Benefits on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or your wherever you get your podcasts
The ReNewy Living Podcast Trailer Episode
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Stories, News & Voices
Stories that strengthen commitment to caring for people & planet, reducing our consumption & connecting with community.
Less Plastic Toys for More Sustainable Play
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Natural Soap Making Inspired by Nature
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Repair Cafes Help to Fix, Mend & Connect
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Circular Economy from a Localised Perspective
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What Makes a Beauty Salon Sustainable?
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How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth
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The Library of Things: Reducing Waste Through Sharing
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Behind the Op Shop Donation Door
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read more...Upcoming Workshops, Events & Education
The events & workshops for sustainable living where you’ll find ReNewy Living
Christmas Bon Bon Decorating Workshop
Saturday 16th November 2024; 10.30am – 12.30pm; The Full Circle Collective
Online Eco Store
Your go-to online eco shop for preloved items & creative reuse to help reduce your environmental footprint.
Play & Fun
$3.20
Home Decor
$10.00
Books & Stationery
$12.00
Sale!
Christmas
$4.65 – $28.20
Cleaning & Laundry
$6.50 – $13.00
Toys & Play
$5.00
Books & Stationery
$10.00
Clothes & Accessories
$5.00 – $13.00
Clothes & Accessories
$10.00
Linen & Manchester
$9.00
Christmas
$2.00 – $15.00
Clothes & Accessories
$15.00
Sale!
Non-Fiction
Original price was: $12.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.
Cleaning & Laundry
$12.00 – $23.00
Sale!
Toys & Play
Original price was: $10.00.$7.00Current price is: $7.00.
Sew On Patches
$6.00
Home Decor
$15.00
Fibre & Textile Crafts
$15.00
Cleaning & Laundry
$3.50 – $19.50
Play & Fun
$5.00
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Highlighting the top blog posts and best online eco shop products.
The Library of Things: Reducing Waste Through Sharing
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A Local Tiny Forest with Big Benefits
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Behind the Op Shop Donation Door
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Creative Repurposing with Vintage Tea Towels
Have you ever wondered what to do with old souvenir or beautifully patterned tea towels? Discover the possibilities for creative repurposing [...]
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Creative Repurposing with Blankets and Jumpers
Have you ever wondered what to do with the old fashioned wool blankets or the used woollen jumper that’s beyond [...]
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Toronto NSW Op Shop Guide
I discovered the Toronto op shops at the start of the new millennium when we moved to Lake Macquarie. It [...]
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Bateau Bay Op Shop Guide
Bateau Bay is known for its picturesque, unpatrolled swimming beach located within the Wyrrabalong National Park. Relax and connect with [...]
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Belmont NSW Op Shop & Preloved Guide
Belmont NSW, is a busy town centre along the eastern shores of Lake Macquarie. It’s the main hub for supermarkets [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Books & Stationery
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Clothes & Accessories
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Board & Card Games
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A Little Bit About ReNewy Living…
ReNewy Living believes that sustainability can be achievable, affordable, and accessible, fitting neatly into everyday life without needing drastic lifestyle changes. We focus on making sustainability realistic and impactful.
Our mission is to empower local communities to adopt a values-driven approach to sustainability, creating a fulfilling and happy lifestyle that benefits both people and the planet.
Grounded in Newcastle NSW
About ReNewy Living...As Featured In…
Practical Permaculture
Episode 70 Values Aligned Sustainability | Mindful Consumption
Sharing my journey into sustainability, exploring the importance of community empowerment, creative workshops and the principles of permaculture in daily life.
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify podcasts
November 2024
Pod like a Pro
New to podcasting, I talk about how I learned to find my voice and style in podcasting…
11th September 2024
ABC Newcastle
How a chocolate wrapper from 1998 points to a bigger plastic problem. Mardi shares what she thinks this vintage wrapper reveals about our modern waste problem.
21st August 2023
(ABC Newcastle Breakfast)
Creativity: Uncovered
Mardi chats about the link between creativity & sustainability, including op shopping, resourcefulness, mindset and how important it is for all of us to embed creativity into our everyday.
June 2023
(Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeart)
ABC Newcastle
Mardi shares her personal stories and insights into gifting more mindfully to help us simplify Christmas with family and friends.
13th December 2022
(ABC Newcastle Breakfast)
The Newcastle Herald
Mardi shares how her eco-friendly bon bons evolved to support other small businesses and make our Christmas table feel and sound like Christmas!
Saturday 3rd December 2022
ABC Newcastle
In recognition of Buy Nothing New Month, Mardi shares two reasons why she’s passionate about buying nothing and how being a part of the Buy Nothing Project facebook group supports buying nothing every day.
October 2022
(ABC Newcastle Breakfast)
Living Smart Podcast (Lake Macquarie City Council)
Listen in to Mardi’s stories about “Getting Creative with Rubbish” and how resourceful we can be with waste and marine debris.
Search ‘Living Smart Lake Macquarie’ wherever you get your podcasts, or listen in on apple podcasts here…
September 2021
The Newcastle Herald
Highlighting the benefits of more eco-friendly, low tox, green cleaning for A Spick and Span House and Planet.
March 2020
Proud Member of the Social Enterprise Council of NSW
