Green Connect is a busy social enterprise with lots of moving parts. We create jobs, reduce waste and grow fair food. All of our news is published in one place here and then split into people, waste and food. This is the page where you can find everything else.
If you are interested in a specific area, try clicking on one of the categories under a blog post below.
Green Connect News December 2022
Hello, As December draws to a close and this will be the last newsletter for 2022, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you a relaxing and [...]
Green Connect News October 2022
Hello, It has now been about 8 weeks since I started as the new General Manager for Green Connect and I have been loving it. Green Connect is an [...]
Green Connect News July 2022
Hi, I did a video interview last week for some young people and was asked to outline the biggest challenges and biggest opportunities facing the next generation and what the [...]
Green Connect News June 2022
Hi, There’s a bit more than a month to go until I say farewell to Green Connect and naturally, I’ve been reflecting on what I have learned in this role [...]
Green Connect News May 2022
Hi, I have some fairly big news to share… After four and a half years at Green Connect, I have decided it is time for someone new to take over [...]
Green Connect News March 2022
Hi, I’ve been thinking, hearing and talking a lot about eco-anxiety recently. Apparently 80% of young people in a 2019 study reported feeling “somewhat or very anxious” about climate change, [...]
Green Connect News November 2021
Hi, While I was pregnant with my first child, someone told me that parenting is simultaneously the best and hardest thing in the world. So much love and joy and [...]
Green Connect News September 2021
Hi, I’m writing to share some very exciting news. We are the lucky and honoured recipients of an international award celebrating leadership in sustainability – one of 15 initiatives across [...]
Green Connect recognised as global leader in sustainable development
Media release Wollongong social enterprise Green Connect has been recognised by the Commonwealth for global leadership in sustainable development, for its urban permaculture farm. In partnership with its local community, [...]
Green Connect News August 2021
Hi, In the midst of another great big loop-to-loop in the rollercoaster of life and social enterprise, the things that have kept me sane and optimistic are the kindness of [...]
COVID-19 Information in English
Green Connect has collected information to help our staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other websites, videos, or [...]
COVID-19 information in Karenni
Green Connect has collected information in Karenni to help our Karenni-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]
COVID-19 information in Kinyamulenge
Green Connect has collected information in Kinyamulenge to help our Kinyamulenge-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]
COVID-19 information in Swahili
Green Connect has collected information in Swahili to help our Swahili-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]
COVID-19 information in Karen
Green Connect has collected information in Karen to help our Karen-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]
Green Connect News June 2021
Hi, One of the sectors hit hardest by the impacts of a global pandemic has been the event industry – especially large music festivals and the like. This has meant [...]
FREE social enterprise workshops
Are you curious about the growing social enterprise sector? Are you interested in starting your own social enterprise? Are you part of a social enterprise in Wollongong and want to [...]
More Green Connect News March 2021
Hi, Two quick things to add to my update last week… Second Time Around sale this weekend I am really excited about the Second Time Around sale being held THIS [...]
Green Connect News March 2021
Hi, I met someone recently who pointed out to me that anyone can fall in to poverty. It only takes a couple of things to collapse – a relationship, a job, physical [...]
Green Connect News February 2021
Hi, Happy lunar new year! And happy new year in general. At Green Connect we have celebrated an award and a donation or two, thrown together a video tour of [...]
Green Connect News December 2020
Hi, I’m sure, like me, your inbox is full of end-of-year newsletters so this is just a quick one from me to say… Thank you to all of [...]
Annual Report 2020
In the 2020 financial year, Green Connect: Employed 144 young people and former refugees (more jobs) Kept 102 tonnes of waste out of landfill (less waste) Grew and distributed 35,250kg of [...]
Green Connect News October 2020
Hi, It seems like the world has been a very serious place for the last few months. Worrying about the future and the people around us, watching news events unfold, [...]
Green Connect News September 2020
In the two months since my last update, a lot has changed at Green Connect including staff coming and going, our new op shop opening, our office moving and lots [...]