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25.01.2022 Have you got a verge garden happening where you live? Please feel free to share some photos and the suburb on ReLeaf Lake Mac

24.01.2022 Greetings! Did you know that Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance Inc., is an independent, incorporated, association? Currently we have 14 member groups across our City and our major stakeholder is Lake Macquarie City Council. The Sustainable Neighbourhoods Program is an initiative of Lake Macquarie City Council. If you would like to join the Alliance, find out more about member groups or are interested in becoming a sponsor/stakeholder, please contact us at [email protected] Many of our groups are beginning to meet in person again and we have some super projects lined up for next year! Five Bays Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Warners Bay Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Greater Charlestown Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Welcome to Dudley West Wallsend District Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Redhead Sustainable Neighbourhood Cardiff Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Caves Beach Swansea Areas Sustainable Neighbourhood Pelican Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group See more

23.01.2022 Winsome Lambkin is a Bush and ReLeaf Champion https://www.releaflakemac.org.au/champions If you know of a ReLeaf Champion, let us know here or contact us at [email protected]

23.01.2022 Waste to Art is now on Instagram. Be sure to follow @waste_to_art_lake_mac for the latest information on this years exhibition, artist profiles and much more.

21.01.2022 Check out last week's Newcastle Weekly featuring one of last years participants of Waste to Art. Jeff Carr shares his story of upcycling through the use of unwanted wooden furniture. Article by Rebecca Riddle. Registrations for the 2020 Waste to Art exhibition close soon - 30 September. Find out more and register at http://www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/waste-to-art.ht. #upcycling #lakemaclocal #wastetoart #sustainableliving #newcastle #reducereuserecycle #artistsoninstagram #lakemac

21.01.2022 We have had the joy of meeting many talented artists in this year’s Waste to Art, including Tammy Briggs. Her entry into Waste to Art 2020 includes a sculpture Blue Light Chromatics made from unwanted objects and recycled materials. She describes her artwork as an exploration of how the ‘Hand of Creativity’ is inspired by repurposing the obsoleted use of an object to create a work of art that will persevere through the human need of discarding something just because they have had it a long time. Photo credit @frenchfortuesday. #wastetoart #wastetoart2020 #wasteasart #foundmaterials #foundobjects #reclaimedmaterials #recycledmaterials #ourlakemac #upcycle #discardedmaterials #reducereuse #reducewaste #upcycledwaste

18.01.2022 I’d like to introduce a Facebook group that is called Buy Nothing East Lake Macquarie. Buy Nothing is an international project that is doubly aimed at building community and in reducing the amount of clutter and waste in our houses. If we have something excess then we offer it for free to our community members. If we need something or can re-use something then we ask from our community. Go to this link and join our group. ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/737933497030021/ The Buy Nothing project is growing in the Newcastle / Hunter region, in part thanks to this page. We now have groups at Morpeth https://www.facebook.com/groups/255500384856298 Newcastle Inner West https://www.facebook.com/groups/2605877019700539 Charlestown https://www.facebook.com/groups/626345701260606 Toronto https://www.facebook.com/groups/877151582741564 Raymond Terrace / Seaham https://www.facebook.com/groups/506699230035442 Waratah / Jesmond / Lambton. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2868715749921503 East Lake Macquarie. https://www.facebook.com/groups/737933497030021 Soon to have Swansea and North Lake Macquarie. Join up if you’re in this areas or message an admin. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. Terri Demir Buy Nothing East Lake Macquarie.

18.01.2022 Check out this week's Newcastle Weekly featuring one of last year's @Waste to Art participants. Jeff Carr shares his story of upcycling through the use of unwanted wooden furniture. Article by Rebecca Riddle. Registrations are open for participating artists of all levels for the 2020 Sustainable Neighbourhoods Waste to Art Exhibition - closing soon 30 September. #upcycling #lakemaclocal #wastetoart #sustainableliving #newcastle #reducereuserecycle #artistsoninstagram #lakemac

17.01.2022 Are you interested in our Coal Ash environmental issue? If so mark Saturday, Feb 27, 2021.

17.01.2022 Greetings, the Pamper Care Project, is providing Christmas Hampers for 8 families across the city. If you are able, donations of non-perishable food items or gi...ft cards from Coles, Woolworths, Best & Less or the Reject Shop would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped of at Woodrising Neighbourhood Centre Inc.. See more

15.01.2022 Where is the most beautiful tree in Lake Mac? Tell us about your favourite tree, and explore some of our top picks at www.releaflakemac.org.au/trees. Send your tree story to [email protected].

13.01.2022 Are you coming to our virtual catch up this Wednesday evening? We're looking forward to seeing you, and hearing about what your group is up to. Note that you will need to register at at https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUvf-ytrzkoG9zbPgQP8O-NKCMCE_XOQ prior to the meeting to receive the zoom link. See you there

13.01.2022 You can watch the live stream of the 'Costs for remediation of sites containing coal ash repositories' public hearing today at https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Pages/webcasts.aspx

12.01.2022 Diana Boyds’s artwork is titled ‘I love her jewel-sea ‘. It is a series of small intimate artworks depicting Lake Macquarie and its beautiful beaches. It is inspired by the poem ‘My Country’ by Dorothea MacKellar, and in particular the line; I love her jewel-sea. In her artist statement, Diana cites given the location to beaches and the lake, it was easy to find subject matter for my piece. I walk the foreshore daily but get very disheartened and overwhelmed by the waste tha...t washes up. Waste materials used for her artwork include floorboards, denim jeans, leather handbag, matboard. aluminium cans, fire extinguisher tag, wineglass, venetian blinds, soldering wire, copper wire, plastic pen lids, timber building materials and paper bag handles. If you are interested in purchasing these artworks, please contact or visit the Waste to Art Exhibition at SEEN@Swansea. @seeyasister French For Tuesday #wastetoart #wasteasart #wastetoart2020 #recycledmaterials #ourlakemac #upcycle #foundmaterials #discardedmaterials #handcreated #lakemacquarieartist #repurposed #reclaimedmaterials #upcycledenim #jewelsea #lakemaccreatives #reducewaste #upcycledwaste See more

10.01.2022 Meet Polly, Squid, Ticka and Elephant created by Jeff Carr for Waste to Art 2020. French For Tuesday Newcastle Weekly #recycledmaterials #ourlakemac... #upcycle #discardedmaterials #reclaimedmaterials #reducewaste #upcycledwaste #reusedmaterials #repurposed See more

10.01.2022 Check out these super stars from Repair Cafe Lake Mac, at their event back in March

09.01.2022 Help us preserve, protect, and enhance Lake Macquarie’s urban forests Check out the new ReLeaf Lake Mac website at www.releaflakemac.org.au to learn about how we are working to increase tree canopy cover and green spaces across Lake Macquarie, and how you can help.

08.01.2022 Been inspired by past Waste to Art projects? The 2020 exhibition registrations are still open until September 30th. Registrations can be made at sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/waste-to-art-registration.. Photo credit: Isabella Turner

06.01.2022 We're excited to be nominated as Semi Finalists in the NSW & ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards! Grateful for the recognition for all of our volunteers who are working for a sustainable Lake Macquarie.

06.01.2022 Greg Piper MP is putting a petition to NSW Parliament to Stop Centennial Coal putting 62,000 coal trucks a year on public roads in Western Lake Macquarie. https://buff.ly/2Y9stZ4

04.01.2022 Tracie Axton’s artist interview for the 2020 Waste to Art Exhibiton at the SEEN space, Swansea.

04.01.2022 Meet Ben Gibson. His artwork titled Recycled Skate Wood is the result of turning old and broken skateboard decks, that were destined for landfill, into beautiful pieces of usable art. Examples photos of the progression stages of Bens artworks are included and consist of the skate decks being stripped of their grip tape and then roughly ground both sides with a grinder to remove any glue residue and skatepark crud. The various sections of the deck are cut out and glued depe...nding on the item being made. Once glued, the timber is roughly shaped before being turned on a lathe into the finished piece. It is sanded and sealed with a food grade polish. The bulk of Bens materials are sourced from a handful of local pro and amateur skateboarders from the Lake Macquarie/Newcastle area. However, it was his son and his collection of old skate decks that inspired him to create something useful from them. Photo credit French For Tuesday @_.ben.gibson._ @skatewood2290 #wastetoart #wastetoart2020 #wasteasart #recycledskateboard #woodturning #upcycledskateboard #recycledmaterials #ourlakemac #upcycle #discardedmaterials #reclaimedmaterials #upcycledwaste #repurposed #lakemaccreatives #dudleynsw See more

02.01.2022 Council's Community Environment Grants are now open until 5pm 21 September. Get started on your application now for funding up to $5000, suitable for projects starting in January 2021. Potential applicants are encouraged to attend the information session webinar on Tuesday 1 September at 5.30pm. Find all the details at https://www.lakemac.com.au//G/Community-Environment-Grants

01.01.2022 Caves Beach Crop Swap, with artist Kimberly Brown, have created a painting/mosaic titled Rubbish Reef for Waste to Art 2020. It showcases the disposable, limited-use plastics found within Caves Beach. All plastics were collected by her friend Helen (from her winter walks along Caves Beach) and include bottle caps, polystyrene, bean bag filler, fluorescent glow sticks, tile spacers, silicon tube caps, netting, clothes pegs, lost sandals and lolly packaging. The artwork is i...nspired by the Great Barrier Reef, which Kimberly quotes is facing the peril of increasingly frequent bleaching events that scour the coral to shades of ivory. The result is the artwork you see before you now: a disturbing mosaic showcasing the price of high convenience. If you are interested in purchasing this amazing artwork, please contact or visit the Waste to Art Exhibition at SEEN@Swansea. French For Tuesday @alkimyart @take3forthesea @coastlifefest #cavesbeach #wastetoart #wasteasart #wastetoart2020 #mosaicart #upcycledmosaic #lakemaccreatives #marinedebris #marinewaste #upcycledmarineplastic #upcycledmarineart #reducewaste #plasticwaste #protectthereef #priceofconvenience #reduceplastic #upcycledwaste #ourlakemac See more