Hello, my name’s Mardi Lee and welcome to The ReNewy Living Podcast!
The ReNewy Living Podcast celebrates local sustainability by connecting you with the stories of people, place and projects from local communities across Australia who are doing good for people & planet. Hosted by Mardi Lee from ReNewy Living and based in Newcastle NSW, the podcast takes a ‘start-where-you-live’ approach. The stories offer an inspiring glimpse into how local solutions can build healthier, more connected, and resilient communities.
Each episode encourages critical thinking, inspires you to take action and connects you with like-minded communities so that you can thrive locally.
This podcast is for everyone choosing to live more sustainably, wherever you are from around the world! Join me as we learn together on The ReNewy Living Podcast!
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The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 4
The latest episodes are listed first! Click the title for the blog post, podcast episode, and show notes for more information…
33. Shifting the Culture of Forestry in Australia with James Felton-Taylor and Annabelle Katers from Australian Sustainable Timbers
The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 4
The latest episodes are listed first! Click the title for the blog post, podcast episode, and show notes for more information…
32. How a ripple sparks the power of activism with film producer Michelle Dado-Millynn
31. How a community food co-op offers fair food for all with Anna Crane from Dungog Wholefood Co-op
30. Giving Plastic Waste a Second Life through Recycling with Jess Hodge from Resourceful Living
29. What Bees Teach us about Seasons, Place and Collective Action with Kelly Lees and Anna Scobie from Urban Hum
28. Everyday Voices: A Young Persons Environmental Journey with Sophie from Lake Macquarie
27. Escaping Supermarket Sameness through Local & Organic Food with Brent Fairns from Organic Feast Maitland NSW
26. Decluttering to Make Space for Simpler Living with Rachel Louise Prest from Raid my Wardrobe and rachellouise.com.au
25. Leading by Values for a Purposeful Workplace with Bec Bowie
The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 3
The latest episodes are listed first! Click the title for the blog post, podcast episode, and show notes for more information…
24. Connecting Community through Good, Clean & Fair Food with Amorelle Dempster from Slow Food Hunter Valley
23. Sustainable Interior Design is Made to Wear In, Not Out with Nadine Samwell from Eco Edition
22. What’s Threatening Lake Macquarie’s Green Sea Turtles? with Tania Rossiter from Hunter Wildlife Rescue
21. Practical Steps to Decluttering after Loss with ReNewy Livign community member Rowena
20. Sustainable Home Renovation Design That Puts People First with Natalie van der Merwe from On Home Ground
19. Easy Wins for a More Energy Efficient Older Home with ReNewy Living community member Gayle
18. The Community Garden where Veggies meet Biodiversity with Katie Ryan from The Groundswell Colelctive
17. From Waste to Wake-Up Call: Art that Hits Home with artist Marina deBris
The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 2
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16. How a Native Plant Nursery Protects Local Biodiversity with Trees in Newcastle
15. Flipping the Concept of Supermarket Shopping with Jayne Travers-Drape from Box Divvy
14. What makes Natural Deodorant Great? with Phoebe and Aaron Breckell from Woohoo Body
13. Why Fair Trade Matters with Yvie Scott
12. Balancing Collective Living with Individual Ideas with Sally Maguire, resident of Shepherd’s Ground
11. Closing the Loop on Food Waste with David Sivyer
10. A Sustainable Clothing Journey: From Farm to Fibre with Rebecca Muscat from Three Muscats Fibre Farm
9. Less Plastic Toys for More Sustainable Play with Uniting Caves Beach Preschool
The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 1
The latest episodes are listed first! Click the title for the blog post, podcast episode, and show notes for more information…
8. Repair Cafes help to Fix, Mend & Connect with Repair It Lake Mac
7. Natural Soap Making Inspired by Nature with Mell Magill from Honeybee House Soap Co.
6. Circular Economy from a Localised Perspective with Bianca Bartlett and Thomas Michel from The Full Circle Collective
5. What makes a Beauty Salon Sustainable with Emma Summerhayes from Slow Skin Co.
4. How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth with Smokva Community Garden
3. The Library of Things: Reducing Waste through Sharing with Lanah Maruff from The Share Shop
2. Behind the Op Shop Donation Door with Lifeline (Toronto)
1. A Local Tiny Forest with Big Benefits with Anna Noon from The Groundswell Collective
Thanks to Awesome Newcastle for their seed funding financial contribution and immense confidence to bring elements of Season 1 to your ears.
Be a Guest on The ReNewy Living Podcast…
Mardi from ReNewy Living (left) with Sally Maguire (right) from Shepherd’s Ground Community Farm and Village. In conversation on Series 2 of The ReNewy Living Podcast.
ReNewy Living is always keen to chat with guests from the regions who are doing good things for people and planet.
We’d love to start with a phone chat if you’re:-
- an individual who’s knowledgable about one or more areas of sustainability
- a micro or small business or organisation who’s either 100% sustainability-focussed or has a strong environmental mission/ project, or social justice aim. All whilst keeping sustainability as the core theme.
- based in a regional or rural community. I’m beginning with Newcastle NSW – my hometown – but I’m also keen to connect with others across regional and rural NSW and Australia.
If you’re in any tier of government, non-government organisation or in a large business and would like to sponsor an episode or a season, please get in touch with me to have a chat.
If you have a topic idea or unsure whether it’s possible to be a guest, I encourage you to reach out via email – info@renewyliving,com.au – or via the Contact page…
Blogposts from The ReNewy Living Podcast…
What Makes Natural Deodorant Great?
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “14. What Makes Natural Deodorant [...]
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Feb
Feb
Practical Steps to Decluttering after Loss
This article is a summary of the podcast conversation “21. Practical Steps to Decluttering after [...]
10
Jun
Jun
Why Fair Trade Matters
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Why Fair Trade Matters”. Listen [...]
27
Jan
Jan
Decluttering to Make Space for Simpler Living
This article is a summary of the podcast conversation “26. Decluttering to Make Space for [...]
18
Aug
Aug
A Local Tiny Forest with Big Benefits
This article is a summary of the podcast conversation A Local Tiny Forest with Big [...]
07
Sep
Sep
Connecting Community Through Good, Clean & Fair Food
This article is a summary of the podcast conversation “24. Connecting Community Through Good, Clean [...]
17
Jul
Jul
How a Native Plant Nursery Protects Local Biodiversity
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “16. How a Native Plant [...]
03
Mar
Mar
What’s Threatening Lake Macquarie’s Green Sea Turtles?
This article is a summary of the podcast conversation “22. What’s Threatening Lake Macquarie’s Green [...]
18
Jun
Jun
Hear Mardi from ReNewy Living as a Podcast Guest…
The Yellow Shelf Podcast
The ReNewy Living Podcast, host Mardi Lee
A quick 7 minute conversation with host Johanna Fink about The ReNewy Living Podcast
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify podcasts
March 2025
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 and dive into the beauty of gifting preloved items.
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify podcasts
November 2024
Pod like a Pro
How to Find your own Style and Voice in Podcasting
How I got over the overwhelm for starting a podcast and find my own style and voice just by launching the pod.
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify podcasts
September 2024
Creativity: Uncovered with Abi Gatling
What does Sustainability have to do with Creativity?
Topics include op shopping, being resourceful, the concept of play for creativity and why and how we should embed creativity into our everyday.
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify
June 2023
Living Smart Podcast
Getting Creative with Rubbish
How resourceful we can be with seeing waste and marine debris as a resource and stepping stone to tap into our creativity.
Available on Spotify podcasts…
September 2021
Why a Regional Sustainability Podcast?
At ReNewy Living, we celebrate local sustainability in the regions—because living well starts right where you live.
Local sustainable living means supporting community, respecting nature and reconnecting with the places and ecosystems that sustain us. Whether it’s a backyard veggie patch, a small business doing things differently or a community project making a quiet impact, we help you discover the inspiring ways people are living well with less – and doing it together.
As a for-purpose environmental enterprise, ReNewy Living is the voice for sharing sustainability stories from regional communities. And we’re taking a “start where you live” approach with my hometown of Newcastle NSW. We focus on local issues and solutions as the foundation for collective sustainable change.
Wouldn’t it be fabulous for communities across Australia and around the globe to reflect and learn from our experiences?!
If you’re passionate about initiating change at both personal and community levels, and eager to learn from diverse interpretations and practices of sustainable living, then this podcast is for you!
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