Perfect pitch to a make more sustainable future with full employment
Illawarra Mercury – October 2019
A group of five Dean’s Scholar students has taken out iAccelerate’s #Act4SDGs Challenge Pitch Final with a three prong approach to creating full employment for Wollongong.
Fair Food Farm
Gardening Australia – July 2019
Although Fair Food Farm looks like it could be set on a South-East Asian hillside, Clarence assures us that this abundant project is actually in the Illawarra, and is doing great things for migrants in the local community.
The Illawarra organisation providing green opportunities for former refugees and youth
Planet Ark – July 2019
Green Connect is connecting disengaged Illawarra youth to farming jobs
Illawarra Mercury – January 2019
ABC Landline – August 2017
This project converts over-grown, forgotten land into sustainable community gardens that employs refugees and Australians struggling to find work. In a nutshell, it’s fair food and a fair go — what’s not to love about it?
ABC Illawarra – August 2017
Have you seen the market gardeners in Wollongong? Karenni refugees are using urban wasteland to grow food.
Bioculturally diverse farmers
Sydney Environment Institute – July 2017
What would happen if landless farmers were given more opportunities to develop ecologically sound social enterprises and feed neighbourhoods?
Youth Food Movement Australia – March 2017
Managing the farm clearly isn’t just a job to Callum Champagne, either. We asked Callum a bit about how he turned a neglected space into a flourishing new home for a community growing good, fair food.
Green Connect – A different Warrawong
UOW blogs – December 2016
AUSCCER PhD Candidate Ananth Gopal reflects on his time volunteering with social enterprise Green Connect and the possibilities for productive relations to grow.
Refugees involved in Green Connect make a difference at TIGS
Illawarra Mercury – June 2016
“TIGS Great Fete organisers said they do such a great job many people visiting the event have remarked on the friendly service offered by the Green Connect team looking after waste management and sustainability.”