A Better TOM-orrow
Content Warning: Domestic abuse, suicide mention ~ Despite his quiet nature and shy smile, anyone who spends more than 5 minutes with Tom will discover an extraordinarily bright young [...]
Eh Moo – A True Blue
Upon meeting Eh Moo for the first time, his smile is bright and inviting. His warm personality immediately creates an amicable vibe between us. We settle on a bench [...]
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 [...]
Alyssamay’s Day in the Sun
Alyssamay, 19 years old, has been working at the Green Connect farm for six months on a contract through the Green Connect Youth Employment Program. As she shows me around [...]
This is when 3 Green Connect workers felt welcome in Wollongong
Wollongong City Council interviewed three of our staff members as part of Refugee Week 2020. They were all asked: “When did you feel welcome in Wollongong?” Pleh Meh Photo [...]
How Jaycob went from school student to senior farm hand at Green Connect
Jaycob Miller is a senior farm hand at Green Connect. Farm manager Cal Champagne writes about how they met through Warrawong high school's permaculture garden and how he became a [...]
How Eh Moo’s passion for people led him to Green Connect
Eh Moo is a senior farm-hand at Green Connect. Farm manager Cal Champagne interviewed him about his early life and how he ended up working for Green Connect. Eh Moo [...]
Kyle’s story
Kyle Hanby and his mum Kim were interviewed in May 2020 about their experience with Green Connect, and to share Kyle's story. Kyle Hanby started work experience at the Green [...]
Meet the team – Ama and Su Meh
Meet two of the wonderful women at Green Connect. Ama (left) and Su Meh (right) are two long-term employees who have stepped up into leadership positions. Now they are helping [...]
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 [...]