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Straw No More

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 438 140 679

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25.01.2022 Hey loves! I need your help in a very Tom Cruise circa Jerry Maguire way. Not only am I currently in the bathroom but I am also yelling at you help me, help yo...u!. Hopefully you are a) not naked like Rod Tidwell was in this scene and b) not naked and laughing in my face. I’m working on a fun new series getting back to my environmental roots which has to do with #WASTE . As in, the waste that you constantly face in your house that you can’t seem to cut down or cut out. I’m talking things like glass jars, toilet rolls, old mascara wands, citrus net bags, bread tags and on and on and on. I reworked my Ariel drawing specifically for this post and featured the wonderful words of @annie_leonard from @storyofstuff ! I remember many many years ago at uni our teacher showing one of Annie’s fab videos and being struck by how visual communication of scary issues makes it all easier to digest. Who would think it that I would be doing it all these years later?! Anywho - would LOVE for you to hit me up in the comments below with the usual suspects in your waste woes!

25.01.2022 Woo hoo. Go SA!!!!

25.01.2022 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Here are some ideas that won’t cost the earth (in more ways than one!)

23.01.2022 Our Zero Co order arrived this week and it is the absolute bomb!! Get onto it peeps.

21.01.2022 We loved seeing our youngest #Strawbassador talking to Sisters who SHINE about the importance of young people getting involved with science. Thanks for sharing!

20.01.2022 Who would have thought that marine biology and cooking go together? Today for school holidays, Claire who has a hands-on and yummy activity for us to create... at home whilst we learn about the amazing animals that are the 'building blocks' of the reef. Watch the whole video on Museum at Home https://bit.ly/369JTtp #QMNetwork #museumathome

20.01.2022 All sorts of Straw-some

17.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday to this time a year ago, when Queensland Parliament made a commitment to reduce their environmental impact by taking the #StrawNoMore pledge. Huge thanks to Curtis Pitt MP and Michael Healy MP from Cairns for pushing for this to happen from the start, and Leeanne Enoch MP for your ongoing support! YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament Global Youth Parliament Cairns and Far North Environment Centre Cafnec Volunteer Crew Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science-TESS Terrain NRM Cairns Australian Youth Climate Coalition Cairns Climate Action Network - CCAN Committee For Waste Reduction Make Some Noise: Cairns Climate Choir Collective Great Barrier Reef Legacy Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef Cairns Climate Save

16.01.2022 Speaking my language. I went vegetarian 2 years ago as a way to do more to combat climate change. My parents have enjoyed all the new recipes we are discovering and I do lots of experimental cooking. Love Emily... Xxxxxxxxx See more

15.01.2022 Very honoured to be invited to the 1MillionStartups Global Conference: Lead the Change later this week.

15.01.2022 It was an absolute honour to be at the official launch of Plastic Free Townsville. Next time you are at your local cafe or restaurant how about you suggest they become Plastic Free Champions.

15.01.2022 Thanks to all these Plastic Free heroes for doing their part.

13.01.2022 Hands up who is keen to be a #ReefRadical Nickelodeon Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Australia

12.01.2022 The Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef Reef RADicals competition saw so many awesome kids being so creative with their eco-campaigns! Shakas to all the Reef RADicals who took part! We are especially excited to announce that the winner is a #StrawNoMore StrawBassador! Rosie Stephen from Ulladulla Public School in NSW ... you're amazing!! . ... Also big congrats to the runners up: Cassius Boyle from Footscray North Primary School Emma Friskin & Rori Whitton from St Joseph's School, Cairns Taj Cruz Lakin from St Columba Anglican School Port Macquarie, and Hannah Yap from Abbotsleigh Junior School These legends will win a live Virtual Reef Connection for their class from Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium. Hey, Plastic Pollution Solutions ... check this out!

10.01.2022 Artist from Iran depicts saving fish amidst ocean pollution caused by single-use masks. Disposable masks are made of plastic. Irresponsible disposal of such masks is clogging up the landfills and water bodies globally. Unless you are a front-line healthcare worker, we strongly recommend everyone to go for reusable and washable cloth masks. Remember, reducing waste is the easiest and most impactful.... Shared from Green Dream Foundation #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #StrawNoMore

08.01.2022 Here’s a message from our friend Jennie, the founder of the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. FACT - Marine animals are eating plastic. And so are we. Please make a conscious decision to choose to refuse single use plastic whenever you can. And start conversations about it with anyone you speak to. ... Thank you to all Of the Cairns organisations for their support of saving the Great Barrier Reef from single use plastics. Plastic Free Cairns Warren Entsch MP Leeanne Enoch MP Michael Healy MP Curtis Pitt MP Cairns Regional Council Blackbird Espresso Bar and Bistro Cairns and Far North Environment Centre Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef Legacy Mayor Bob Manning

08.01.2022 If you watch nothing else today, what’s this.

06.01.2022 We always say here at Straw No More that we don't care which colour team you are on with regards to party politics. If you care about the environment and want to help support single-use plastics reduction, then you are a friend of ours.

05.01.2022 During Keep Australia Beautiful Week I challenge Queenslanders to think about how they can reduce impacts on our environment Here are four easy ways to get yo...u started: Choose not to use single use plastics Invest in reusable items Pick up litter Get involved with our state’s Container Refund Scheme Even the smallest of actions can make a massive difference. What will you do this week to #KeepAustraliaBeautiful?

04.01.2022 2020 is posing challenges that we’ve never dealt with before. When disposing of masks, please consider that so much rubbish ends up in our oceans, affecting our marine animals. Please cut the loops. . .... . #cuttheloops #strawnomore

03.01.2022 Have your say on the future of waste management in our region! We would like your feedback on the North Queensland Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2020-...2030. The strategy will assist in determining the waste priorities for North Queensland over the next ten years. The strategy has been developed by the North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils, representing Burdekin Shire Council, Charters Towers Regional Council, Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council and Townsville City Council. Have your say now https://bitly.com/3arWN67

01.01.2022 Our awesome #StrawNoMore StrawBassadors Emily was at the launch of Plastic Free Townsville. We love this program being rolled out across some Queensland cities by our friends at Boomerang Alliance!