This is not Business as Usual – the Climate Emergency

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 13 September 2019 

We are creating new norms for business and have been for over 20 years now. So join us Friday September 20 for the Strike and then take actions every week to address climate change emergency. The phrase ‘business as usual’ gets thrown around a lot in corporate settings. But there is nothing ‘usual’ about climate change and the alarming rate…

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Celebrating Community Action – Landcare Week

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 30 August 2019 

Celebrating Community Action – Landcare Week Sept 1-8 2019 This week we are celebrating Landcare as one of our best national oganisations of the last 30 years, when farmers and conservationists came together to help protect the landscape for future generations. Now with over 6,000 groups and hundreds of thousands of volunteers across rural and urban Australia, they play an…

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Homelessness Week and 2019

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 15 August 2019 

Homelessness Week is an annual week coordinated by Homelessness Australia to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessness, the issues they face and the action needed to achieve enduring solutions. This year we are advocating that the Federal Government commence an annual plan to create 20,000 public and community housing homes from existing and new property.  This will be an innovative…

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It’s a Moving Time for Organic Farmers

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 29 July 2019 

There is much discussion and evidence about changes in Australian agriculture as family farms are sold off – either to other families who need bigger operations or to corporations into mega agriculture. There is another dimension of this story in Australian farming that receives little attention but is increasingly important to Australians and our way of life for the coming…

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NAIDOC Week

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 10 July 2019 

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres…

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Plastic Free July

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 5 July 2019 

So many things can be done at home to reduce plastic. The joy (and ease) of making your own yoghurt. No more plastic containers every week. Just one nice permanent glass jar. Our worm farm is a delight – we love our little creatures and what they take as waste and turn in to magnificent juice and castings for our…

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COMFORT in NEWGEN sustainable solutions – plastic bags and packaging

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 4 September 2018 

Whilst our political leaders fill us with despair with their lack of solutions around energy and sustainable solutions, great hope is from the new generation, many only in their 20s, who are addressing some of our most pressing needs. Three twenty something students, Jared Wood, Kimberly Bolton and Michelle Demers, have discovered a way to produce compostable plastic.  Anyone buying…

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Title Sustainability Starts Where You Live

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 31 January 2018 

Gloucester Tops – make the move. Sustainability is a way of life that may be as simple as taking the time to make purchases that use less packaging. Or, it could be as deep as finding ways to live off the land and provide others with options to purchase sustainable products and services. Several lots of income streams possible around…

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Straw Bale Living in Victoria

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 31 January 2018 

Green Change to Beautiful Strawbale Executive Style Family Home on a few Acres Straw bale homes really are the ultimate alternative for people wanting to consider the eco-footprint of their home on our fragile earth—yet still live in comfort and beauty all year round. Described as having an “organic feel”, this straw bale home is unusually presented with a stunning…

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Straw Bale Living

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 31 January 2018 

Green Change to Beautiful Strawbale Executive Style Family Home on a few Acres Straw bale homes really are the ultimate alternative for people wanting to consider the eco-footprint of their home on our fragile earth—yet still live in comfort and beauty all year round. Described as having an “organic feel”, this straw bale home is unusually presented with a stunning…

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Lakeside Living at its Best

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 31 January 2018 

Your own beach, waterfront, eco home away from the maddening crowds The most difficult thing after making the decision to move for a new lifestyle is to find a home that is within three hours of Melbourne CBD. That challenge increases if you are looking for a home and land that is sustainable, eco-friendly and has potential enterprise opportunities. Lakeside…

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Farm Business Concessional Loans

Posted by Catriona MacDiarmid 
· 2 December 2017 

Check out loans the Farm Business Concessional Loans Scheme for eligible farm businesses for Drought Assistance from the Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (Qld, NSW, Tas NT, SA), Business Improvement (Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, NT, SA) , Dairy Recovery (NSW, Vic, Tas, SA).  

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