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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Internship applications open
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 [...]