Our Say – My Plastic Free Journey
By Deanne Jones Outreach Educator Human behaviour is fascinating and complex. How do habits form? and/or what changes behaviours? Research suggests convenience and social pressure are key [...]
Our Say: Top Tips for Maximum Engagement and Driving Real Change
By Emmanuelle Deloménède Outreach Educator As sustainability educators and change makers, we are constantly sharing stories of love, care, change, nature and abundance that inspire action. We [...]
Our Say: What to do about Recycling?
By Jane Burns CERES Outreach Education Manager How well do we respond when the things that work in the background and we take for granted, change or [...]
Our Say: Waste Not, Want Not
By Alex Hoffman Outreach Educator “I’ll let you in on a little secret” I confide to the grade 2 students, who are sitting wide-eyed and open-minded in front of [...]
Our Say: Collective Action is the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis
By Nick Rickard Outreach Educator Earth Overshoot Day lands on the 2nd of August this year. This marks the day where we will have used more from nature than our [...]
Our Say: A brighter green future
The future is bright for green jobs with skills sets such as biofuels research, wave energy producers, solar cell technicians, next generation battery engineering, plant genomics, wind energy workers, and urban food growers to name a few jobs among the estimated 15 – 60 million green jobs that may be on the horizon.
Our Say: No better time to be outside
By Alex Hoffman Outreach Educator “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts… There is something infinitely healing [...]
Our Say: Hey Randy, why so trashy?
By Randy Mendez Outreach Educator As a ResourceSmart Schools facilitator, I am constantly asked by schools to recommend sustainability projects they can undertake. There are so many great sustainability initiatives [...]
Our Say: Divorcing the supermarket and supporting local business
Shopping predominantly at the supermarket gave me this unsatisfied, nagging feeling as it went against my core values and passion to live sustainably and support local. I decided to investigate what I could purchase online and was pleasantly surprised in what I discovered…
Our Say: Tiny homes, big appeal
By Stuart Dakin Outreach Educator An interesting new trend is redefining home ownership in Australia. In recent years there has been growing interest in tiny houses, with many Australians seeing [...]