Green Connect’s work towards UN Sustainable Development Goals
At Green Connect, we believe we can do the right thing by people and the planet, and create a more liveable future for everyone. In 2015, the United Nations proposed [...]
Tell Food Waste to ‘Get Forked’
For the last seven years, Green Connect has lead the Illawarra’s fight against waste through our Zero-Waste service. We employ former refugees and young people to manage waste streams for [...]
Free essentials for bushfire evacuees
We all know people and communities recently affected by fire. We can only imagine the panic of packing up people, pets and things and evacuating the area, and then not [...]
Sustainable children’s party ideas
When planning a children's party, it can be really difficult to create a magical, delicious, yet low-impact experience for your child. If you want to create an event which offers [...]
End of the decade musings
What a year... It is the end of the year and the decade. In amongst the craziness that is a social enterprise, we’re taking a moment to reflect. Every year [...]
Sustainable goals for 2020
Around this time of year, many of us are reflecting on the past and making plans for the future. If you're thinking about sustainability when it comes to your New [...]
Debranding project
Personal protective equipment, uniforms and other work clothes are often branded and when brands change or projects end, it needs to be securely destroyed. Rather than shredding it and/or sending [...]
How to go ‘Zero Waste’
We know a thing or two about reducing waste. We manage the waste at big music festivals, and also help businesses and schools to be more sustainable (see our Zero [...]
Working bee at the op shop
End the year with a good deed. We need 12 volunteers to help us to paint and tidy a few things up at the Green Connect op shop. Friday 27 [...]
A Christmas letter to veg box customers
Veg box insert 19 December 2019 When we all work so hard, one thing we rarely do it reflect on all we are achieving for our community and our environment. [...]
The “secret sauce” – how Green Connect improves lives
The Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University has been studying Green Connect over the last 12 months to investigate how social enterprises like ours improve health equity for young [...]
Zucchini recipes
Zucchinis are one of my favourite vegetables because they can be used in just about anything. Fry them, bake them, grate them into fritters or fried rice or pasta bakes, [...]
What to expect from Green Connect this Summer
Veg box insert 12 December 2019 Summer is a time on the farm where everything speeds up. If we can manage to keep on top of the irrigation, the weeds, [...]
Water saving tips
On 10 December 2019, new water restrictions come in for the Illawarra, Sydney and Blue Mountains. We have been talking about ways to save water within the Green Connect team [...]
How to host a sustainable Christmas
Fairy lights are up! Trees decorated with sparkly ornaments! Yes, it is officially Christmas season! It is so easy to be swept away by all the festivities and get coerced [...]
Meet Su Meh and Ama
Veg box insert 5 December 2019 Green Connect has over 100 supported staff members from former refugee or youth backgrounds. With so many people working across Zero Waste, Staffing Solutions, [...]
Green Connect wins top environmental award, the Green Globes
In recognition of the great work that Green Connect has been doing for the past nine years, the Wollongong-based not-for-profit organisation won the top award at Wednesday night’s highly prestigious [...]
We’re on the cover of 2515 Magazine!
2515's November Feature Article Green Connect was lucky enough to be included as the cover feature in this month’s issue of 2515. This fantastic local independent news magazine is delivered [...]
Green Connect News April 2020
As always, there is a whole lot happening at Green Connect this month! Alright, here we go... Funding The big news last week was new collaborative funding from the Ian [...]
Calling all creatives
Are you arty? We need your help! The kind folks at Burning Palms Gallery are doing an art exhibition called “Art with a message” and would love to have a print that [...]
Zucchini mania
Veg box insert 21 November 2019 It’s amazing the difference weather can make! The first hot spell of the season is always an anxious time. It can typically force the [...]
Silverbeet
Veg box insert 14 November 2019 One of the things we try to promote through our veg boxes is a bit of excitement around some of the more exotic veg [...]
Media release: collaborative funding for Green Connect
Collaborative funding approach to create more jobs in the Illawarra Republished from the Westpac Foundation with permission Illawarra-based social enterprise, Green Connect, is the fifth organisation to benefit from a [...]
The Best Sustainable Christmas Gift Ideas 2019
Christmas is magical and we want to share some great gift ideas that are sustainable, memorable and will create much-loved presents. Things that you can make yourself, are second-hand, experiences that [...]
Illawarra’s only free-range pork straight from the farm
Green Connect is proud to be able to offer locally produced, chemical-free, free-range pork from our farm in Warrawong For the last 4 years, we have kept pigs on the [...]