Hello, my name’s Mardi Lee and welcome to The ReNewy Living Podcast!

The ReNewy Living Podcast  helps uncomplicate sustainability by connecting you with local knowledge, practices and real actions that fit your lifestyle. The podcast encourages a wholistic understanding of what it means to live lighter on the planet. 

Wherever you’re from around the world, this podcast is for anyone choosing to live more sustainably. Using Newcastle NSW (Australia) as a source of inspiration, we explore how positive local solutions can create healthier, more connected and resilient communities.

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The ReNewy Living Podcast: Season 3

Catch up on Season 1 here… and Season 2 here…

Season 3 is due for release in early May 2025. There’s a stellar line up of guests, including Marina deBris, Hunter Wildlife rescue, two ReNewy Living Community members plus more!

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You’ll find us on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify podcasts, YouTube – or wherever you love to listen to podcasts!


Blogposts from The ReNewy Living Podcast…

Repair Cafes Help to Fix, Mend & Connect

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “8. Repair Cafes Help to [...]

How a Native Plant Nursery Protects Local Biodiversity

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “16. How a Native Plant [...]

What Makes a Beauty Salon Sustainable?

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “What Makes a Beauty Salon [...]

How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Ep 4: How Smokva Community [...]

Flipping the Concept of Supermarket Shopping

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “15. Flipping the Concept of [...]

Balancing Collective Living with Individual Ideas

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “12. Balancing Collective Living with [...]

Circular Economy from a Localised Perspective

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “6. Circular Economy from a [...]

A Sustainable Clothing Journey: From Farm to Fibre

This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “10. A Sustainable Clothing Journey: [...]

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 Apple Podcasts, and Spotify

September 2021

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 Season 2 of The ReNewy Living Podcast.

ReNewy Living is always keen to chat with guests from the Newcastle region who are doing good things for people and planet.

We’d love to chat on the phone first if you:-

  • are an individual who’s knowledgable about one or more areas of sustainability
  • are a business or organisation who either is 100% sustainability-focussed or has a strong environmental mission/ project or social justice. All whilst keeping sustainability as the core theme.
  • Live in the Newcastle region. This includes the council areas of Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Maitland, Cessnock and the Upper Hunter.

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…

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