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Fair Food Internship Green Connect employs young people and former refugees to do work that helps the planet and the community. We run an 11-acre permaculture farm in Warrawong and [...]
Illawarra, home of green jobs
This week Wollongong City Council unanimously passed a motion in support of the Australian government's investment in the recycling industry and "to express an interest that Wollongong be the site [...]
Excellence in Sustainability from the Illawarra Business Awards
Excellence in Sustainability from the Illawarra Business Awards The Illawarra Business Awards were held on Friday evening, and Cal Champagne and Kylie proudly accepted the Excellence in Sustainability award [...]
Green Connect News October 2019
Here’s some of the latest news from Green Connect… We’re hiring an Activity Coordinator We have been piloting farm tours, workshops and experiences over the last few months and they [...]
Calling for expressions of interest from Facilitators and Curriculum Developers
We are about to scale up our activities at the Green Connect farm (and possibly op shop) to offer more tours, workshops and experiences, especially for children and families. Once [...]
We’re hiring an Activity Coordinator
We're hiring! Green Connect employs young people and former refugees to do work that helps the planet and the community. We run an 11-acre permaculture farm in Warrawong and an [...]
Annual Report 2019
The 2019 financial year was Green Connect's biggest yet. There were some tough moments and some great moments. We grew, we welcomed new team members, and we welcomed [...]
Meeting with the Governor General of Australia
Today we had the honour of attending a very special meeting between Wollongong City Council, His Excellency Governor General of Australia David Hurley and Her Excellency [...]
Green Connect News September 2019
What a crazy start to spring – hot one day, cold and raining the next. We love a bit of rain at the farm so are welcoming the wet – [...]
Climate strike
Green Connect exists to create jobs that are good for the community and the planet. Climate change puts many of those jobs, as well as the [...]
Illawarra Business Award finalists
We were delighted to get a call to tell us that we are finalists in not one but three (!!) categories at this year's Illawarra Business [...]
Funding for a kids play area and activities at the farm
Thank you to everyone in Wollongong who voted for us as part of My Community Project. Thanks to you, the NSW Government is going to fund [...]
Meet the team – Natasha Wilmer
Natasha Willmer is a born and bred country girl from Temora. In 1996 she found herself in Wollongong, after missing the truckie she was meant to [...]
Green Connect News August 2019
Last week I went to the Social Impact Evidence Forum in Melbourne and got to catch up with lots of great social entrepreneurs, researchers and funders. [...]
Green Connect’s youth employment program
Tucked away in one of the poorest suburbs of Wollongong, a city built on mining and manufacturing industries that are now in decline, lies an 11-acre permaculture farm that gives [...]
Volunteer “dig day” at the farm
A group of volunteers came to the Green Connect farm to remove a leftover crop, glean as much edible food as possible, and compost the rest. [...]
Introducing the Green Connect op shop
The Bellambi op shop that Illawarra residents know and love is joining the Green Connect family and we are inviting the whole community to a morning [...]
Meet the team – Emmanuel Bakenga
Emmanuel Bakenga arrived in Australia on December 4th 2012, after living in a refugee camp in Uganda for seven years and escaping war within his home [...]
Press release: Green Connect tackling youth employment
Green Connect – a Wollongong based social enterprise – has won a NSW Government contract to help solve youth unemployment. Green Connect has been engaged to [...]
Green Connect wins 2019 Australia Day award
Green Connect was honoured at the Wollongong City Council Australia Day awards last night, winning the award for Outstanding Community Group. Emmanuel Bakenga, Support Worker at [...]
What to cook with your Green Connect produce this festive season
I am personally very excited to know that this Christmas I will be cooking with seasonal, chemical-free vegetables that have been locally grown, whilst supporting our community. It's a [...]
Green Connect wins Excellence in Social Enterprise at the Illawarra Business Awards
We were honoured to win an Illawarra Business Award. Bron Williams, HR & Labour Hire Manager, and Kylie Flament, General Manager, were on hand to accept [...]
Green Connect free range pork
For those who eat meat, Green Connect offers an ethically-raised option: free-range pork from pigs who are raised with lots of fresh produce, space to roam [...]
Social Traders Certified
We are proud to have been a certified social enterprise by Social Traders for several years now. Check out a range of other amazing social enterprises [...]
Green Connect featured in local cookbook
A huge thank you to the amazing team at Quicksand Food who have featured Green Connect in The Illawarra Cookbook and wrote this lovely piece about [...]