Home Composting

Saturday 11th May 2024

9.30am – 11am, Summerhill Waste Management Centre

This workshop will give you all the tools you need to turn your simple food scraps into a natural fertilizer, reducing landfill and greenhouse gas emissions. At the end of the workshop you will be able to purchase your chosen home composting product online with 75% off RRP, plus FREE delivery! Details and bookings here…

Sustainable Living Festival (Port Stephens)

Saturday 18th May 2024

9am – 2pm – Medowie Community Centre & Lions Park

Join us for a fantastic community day full of workshops, activities, live entertainment, local community groups, speakers, a huge market, street food, live tunes, kids zone, preloved stalls, gourmet produce & more, featuring a host of sustainable initiatives! 

More info here…

Nutrient Cycling & DIY Fertilisers

Saturday 18th May 2024

10am – 12pm – Toronto Hub

Any living thing needs energy and building blocks to survive, grow and thrive. Come and find out about various systems you can easily cycle these nutrients at home. You can provide the majority of your gardens own fertiliser needs from materials in your garden.

Free Rgistration and details here…

Botanical Dying (Extraction Method)

Friday 24th May 2024

9am – 11.30pm, Hive & Gobbler Dungog

Be introduced to the magic and beauty of natural dyeing. Learn which plants and kitchen waste to used, how to mordant protein and cellulose fibres and the technique of extraction dyeing. 

To book your place, go here…

Rag Rug Making Using Fabric Scraps

Saturday 25th May 2024

10.30am – 3.30pm, Hive & Gobbler Dungog

This workshop will give you the opportunity to use fabric scraps, clothes or old linen and learn how to turn them into a rug. Learn a technique that requires no equipment! 

To book your place, go here…

The Knitters Picnic Market Day

Sunday 26th May 2024

10am – 3pm, Hive & Gobbler Dungog

A free entry market day with 30+ stallholders for the market trader’s day.

Water Wisdom Workshop – Handmade Clay Ollas

Sunday 26th May 2024

9am, Croation Wickham Sports Club, 20 Albert Street, Wickham

Wallsend Op Shop Trail

Saturday 1st June 2024

9.30am – 11.30am Starts at the Newcastle Repair Cafe at Wallsend Library

The guided op shop and preloved trail gives you confidence to step into the preloved shops and learn how to op shop with purpose. With your guide Mardi Lee from ReNewy Living, discover the best tips for how to op shop, delight in the affordable pricing, and learn about the uniqueness of second hand shopping, in addition to the advantages of shopping at more than one op shop.

FREE bookings here…

Newcastle Repair Cafe

Saturday 1st June 2024

9.30am – 12pm, Wallsend Library

Bring your much-loved broken items back to life at the Newcastle Libraries Repair Café! Now held on the first Saturday of every second month at various library and community locations across Newcastle.

Details and FREE registrations here…

Upcycle Newcastle Clothes Swap

Sunday 2nd June 2024

10am – 12.30pm, The Hive, Hamilton

Keen for a fun and sustainable way to refresh your wardrobe? Upcycle Newcastle is teaming up with the good folk of Purple Card Project for this clothes swap at The Hive, Hamilton. Bring 5 gently used, quality clothing items, shoes or accessories that you no longer wear. 

Details and booking here…

Boomerang Bags – Belmont Library

Saturday 1st June 2024

9.15am – 11.30am, Belmont Library

Can you sew a straight line or use an iron? Do you have fabric you can donate? Do you want to help prevent used fabric going to landfill and being part of the circular economy? Join us for a social sewing morning at the Belmont Library “Make and Mend Space”. We’ll be making bags from rescued fabric to share with others. Sewing machines provided.

Details and bookings here…

Jeans Tiered Skirt Workshop

Friday 14th June 2024

10am – 2pm, Upcycle Newcastle Shed

This workshop covers a simple technique for transforming a pair of jeans and other clothing/fabrics into a skirt. Begin with the top of a pair of jeans that fits you, then add layers of fabric (often sourced from other clothing items) to create a short or longer soft skirt. 

Details and bookings here…

Chemical Free Pest Control

Saturday 22nd June 2024

10am – 2pm, Toronto Hub

Learn numerous strategies for dealing with pests using non-toxic and natural methods, including; how to organise your garden system to minimise the chance of pests becoming an issue in the first place. What beneficial predators to look out for and encourage in your garden system…. and much more!

Details and bookings here…

Water Wisdom Workshop – Handmade Clay Ollas

Sunday 23rd June 2024

9am, Croatian Wickham Sports Club, 20 Albert Street, Wickham

Early Childhood Resources Market

Saturday 27th July 2024

10am – 2pm, Club Macquarie (Argenton)

The Early Childhood Resources Market provides early childhood professionals, families, our local community and beyond with the opportunity to shop in the comfort of a free indoor, air-conditioned market area.

FREE ticket entry here…

Water Saving in the Garden

Saturday 27th July 2024

10am – 12pm, Toronto Hub

Australia is a generally dry country and water security can make or break a garden or a society! Come and learn some helpful tricks and strategies for efficient water usage in your home and garden systems. From passive irrigation to choosing the right plant types for your area, and much more!

Registration and details found here…