Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability in Waverton, New South Wales, Australia | Arts and entertainment

Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability

Locality: Waverton, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9936 8100

Address: 2 Balls Head Dr 2060 Waverton, NSW, Australia

Website: www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/coalloader

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24.01.2022 Namaste to all who made it through this morning's Wednesday Wellness session. Tickets for next week's meditation session with Wendy are on "sale" now. https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 (see events link in bio) These sessions are provided for free for local residents by North Sydney Council.... #SustainableLifestyle #WednesdayWellness

24.01.2022 You’ve filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when you’re confronted with yet another choice: what kind of bag should you use? It might seem obvious that plastic is bad for the environment, and that a paper bag or a cotton tote would be the better option. But is that really true? This short animation explores the environmental impact of each material. https://youtu.be/3_fjEc4aQVk #SustainabilityFromHome #CarbonCost #MakingGoodChoices

24.01.2022 Did you know that the Repair Café Sydney North has reopened? The perfect place to take your broken items and save them from landfill! The cafe is open on the first 2 Sundays of each month, 2pm to 4pm. To keep all volunteers and visitors safe and minimize queues all repairs MUST be booked online at: www.repaircafesydneynorth.net... #Repair #EthicalOwnership #SaveItFromLandfill

20.01.2022 Ready to get Christmas crafting? Come and get creative at The Coal Loader with our series of festive making classes! Love a good advent calendar but bored of the bad chocolate and plastic waste? On Saturday, 28 November we will be learning how to make advent calendar cookies. Yum! Classes are free and strictly limited so only book if you can make it on the day.... Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 (link to event tickets in bio) More classes, workshops, and events coming soon! #SustainableChristmas #CraftyChristmas #HomeMadeisBetter

17.01.2022 FREE ONLINE EVENT: Creating a Water Sensitive Urban Garden Wed, 18 November, 6:00pm. This is an ideas webinar which provides attendees with an introduction to why and how we manage water sustainably.... It provides an overview of a range of different ways to make a garden more water sensitive including raingardens, wetlands, porous pavement, green roofs, green walls, rain tanks, swales, soak-aways and outdoor water savings measures. At the end of this webinar participants should be inspired with practical steps they can take in their own garden to make it more water sensitive and part of a beautiful garden at the same time. Booking essential here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/create-a-water-sensitive-ur #SustainabilityAtHome #WaterConservation #GreenRoofs

16.01.2022 Stuck for where to recycle those more unusual items? Did you know that we take lots of unusual items at The Coal Loader and find them #aFutureBeyondTheBin. We also have seasonal call-outs for charities, and welcome your ideas for other quirky collections too, just let us know in the comments. For the A-Z of where to recycle pretty much everything in North Sydney, check out the website: https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au//Wa/A-Z_Waste_Recycling #aFutureBeyondTheBin

11.01.2022 The Coal Loader will be hosting a whole mega-series of crafting classes in 2021! Join other local residents in classes, workshops, and talks on a variety of themes. The Mess Hall on Thursday evenings will be transformed into a space for learning and creating. Every class will be different but all with a common bond of expanding knowledge and will be free or low-cost to the participant. To find out more about upcoming classes as they are launched, follow The Coal Loader on Fac...ebook; or visit the Humanitix page: https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 If you have a class that you would like to suggest or are interested in becoming one of our instructors, please let us know here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9D9PK7 #ThisThursdaysTheme #SkillShare #TheCoalLoader

11.01.2022 Congrats to all who made it through this morning's Pilates session. Phew! Tickets for next week's Strength Training session with Wen are on "sale" now. https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 (see events link in bio) These sessions are provided for free for local residents by North Sydney Council.... #SustainableLifestyle #WednesdayWellness

08.01.2022 Tickets for next week's Wednesday Wellness session (yoga with Jeremy) are on "sale" now. https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 (see events link in bio) These sessions are provided for free for local residents by North Sydney Council.... Please note: We will be taking a short break over Christmas and return on Wednesday, 6 January. Bookings for the first 2021 event will be on sale later this week so be sure to book your spot and start the new year right! #SustainableLifestyle #WednesdayWellness

08.01.2022 The number one recycling mistake is putting items in soft plastic bags, they won't get recycled and end up in landfill. But did you know that you don't even need to put your regular rubbish into soft plastic bags? They clog and break machinery at the tip and just add to our collective waste footprint. For more on where your soft plastics end up, tune into this free talk at lunchtime today: http://ow.ly/DSP950Cc0eH... #SustainabilityFromHome #NationalRecyclingWeek #aLifeBeyondTheBin #PlanetArk

08.01.2022 Who is already planning their new year's health goals? Kick it off at The Coal Loader with Wednesday Wellness. Tickets to our first 2021 session, Pilates with Wen on 6 January, are on "sale" now. https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5ed04ff00d6ad50008155e78 (see events link in bio) These sessions are provided for free for local residents by North Sydney Council.... #SustainableLifestyle #WednesdayWellness #2021Goals

06.01.2022 National Recycling Week starts tomorrow. Now in its 25th year, Planet Ark's National Recycling Week (Monday 9 to Sunday 15 November 2020) provides an important opportunity for councils, workplaces, schools and individuals to improve their recycling knowledge, build better recycling habits and build trust in recycling. It aims to promote recycling initiatives and give people the tools to minimise waste and manage material resources responsibly at home, work and school. Find out more at https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/nationalrecyclingweek/about or follow us this week for recycling tips. #SustainabilityFromHome #AFutureBeyondTheBin #PlanetArk

06.01.2022 Looking for sustainable gifting, decorating or crafting inspiration in the lead-up to Christmas? The Coal Loader has you covered! Visit the website for links to you favourite local artisans, unique gifting ideas, festive food, free crafting workshops, and so much more! https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au//Christmas_at_The_Coal_ (link in bio)... #SustainableChristmas #FestiveFun #CraftyChristmas

03.01.2022 Have you visited the National Recycling Week website? It's a great source of inspiration and information. The theme of this year's National Recycling Week is "Recovery: a future beyond the bin". Managing our resources well is an important part of the fight against climate change, and for a future beyond the bin, everyone needs to play their part. These 6 steps highlight ways you can personally transition to a future beyond the bin: https://bit.ly/35eQvpt... #GoBeyondTheBin #NationalRecycling Week #recycling #circulareconomy #recover

02.01.2022 Opening times this festive period: The Genia McCaffery Centre and office will be closed from 4pm on Wednesday, 23 December to 9am on Monday, 4 January. The Coal Loader Cafe will be closed from 3pm on Sunday, 20 December to 7am on Wednesday, 6 January.... The parklands remain open during this period and if you are coming along for a picnic please adhere to the COVID-safe rules and pack sustainably too. For more details on visiting The Coal Loader, see the website: https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au///Visit_the_Coal_Loader #HappyHolidays #HappyNewYear