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Sharing stories that strengthen our commitment to nature, community, and a healthier planet.
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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The Best Homemade Playdough Recipe that Works
Step into every early childhood service, and you’ll always see a table dedicated to playdough. A staple creative play [...]
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How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Ep 4: How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth. [...]
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Furoshiki for Stylish Reusable Gift Wrapping
Wrapping presents adds an element of surprise and delight. Still, it’s an avoidable waste when wrapping with new, single-use wrapping [...]
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Surplus Pear Syrup Jelly
Thanks to my sister for introducing me to this delicious surplus pear syrup jelly. I love making and enjoying tried [...]
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Microplastics are a Gigaproblem
Plastic doesn’t go away nor biodegrade. It just breaks up into irretrievable microscopic, teeny tiny pieces that pollute our water, [...]
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How Overnight Hiking Aligns with Eco Living
Australia’s natural environment, unique bush, creatures and the power of the weather has always amazed me. As I grow in [...]
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Tried and Tested Ways to Hang Your Clothes Well
My best tips about hanging clothes on the outdoor clothesline come from the people I know, who’ve developed excellent methods [...]
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Closing the Loop on Food Waste
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “11. Closing the Loop on Food Waste”. Listen to the [...]
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Flipping the Concept of Supermarket Shopping
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “15. Flipping the Concept of Supermarket Shopping” Listen to the full [...]
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Locally Handcrafted Natural Soaps for a Plastic Free Bathroom
Natural soap making has been around for thousands of years. The rise of industrialisation, globalisation and cluey marketing means we [...]
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Ways to Use Surplus Homegrown Lemons
It’s early August, and our lemon tree is bursting with lemons! We have a whole tree’s worth of large, free-from-pesticides [...]
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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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Hot Tips for Op Shopping Mindfully
It’s tempting to go to the op shop with the urge to buy everything just because it’s cheap or one-of-a-kind. [...]
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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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My Low Tox Journey
Back in 2017, right at the beginning, ReNewy Living was previously called French for Tuesday. After six months of honing [...]
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Belongingness to People Makes a World of Difference
Twenty years as an early childhood educator broadened my skill of being with and understanding a diversity of people. From [...]
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Positive & Genuine Truths about Living Sustainably
Expensive. Organic, fair trade, ethical, reusable. Vegan. Words that conjure up what sustainable living doesn’t have to be. So rather [...]
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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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Blue Wrap Couture
Here is Melinda’s story on her evolution of ideas and design which inspired her submission “Blue Wrap Couture” to the [...]
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