Sustainability
A Sustainable Neighbourhood
We want our Neighbourhood House to be an environment where current and future generations care for our planet and every living thing. We believe, like us, you want to do the best for our environment but it can be overwhelming and make us very anxious and sometimes you just don’t know what to do. We want to help by making it as easy as possible and by giving you a way to easily do your bit. See below for the ways we are doing this. If you have any other great ideas, a project of your own or want to be involved in our working group, please let us know at esnlc@esnlc.com.au.
Sustainable Living: Community Education
We have been holding a series of workshops/classes and providing access to free video’s to help you be more environmentally sustainable. There are such topics as “Earth and Sustainable Building”, “How and What can I Recycle?”, “Cooking and Shopping with Less Waste”, “Beeswax Wrap Workshops” and much more. Keep an eye out for the details and follow us on Facebook!
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Community Sharing Table
Check out our community Sharing table where you can leave things you no longer use or pick up something new. It might be a book, a scarf, jewellery, paint you don’t need or anything…. -
Kitchen Garden
We are currently planning a kitchen garden in our courtyard of herbs and some produce. -
Kitchen Library
We are planning to have a kitchen library up and running by the middle of the year. We are currently receiving donations of kitchen goods for the library but please contact us first to see if we need what you have – please no leaving anything at our House for donation. -
Seeking Volunteers
In keeping with our mission to promote sustainable practices in our community we are creating a KITCHEN LIBRARY and KITCHEN GARDEN at Elwood Neighbourhood House! The Kitchen Library will allow people to borrow kitchen appliances instead of purchasing them, which helps save money and fulfil recipe dreams! The opportunity to try new gadgets without having to ... -
Share Produce
Bring in your excess herbs, lemons or zucchinis (or anything!) if you are happy to share with your neighbours. They are always snapped up quickly and gratefully by those without gardens. -
Sustainable Party Packs
We have wheelie bins full of party cups, bowls, plates, cutlery, tablecloth, bunting and much more with different themes.