Council will introduce a full food organics service from 2020, with all kitchen and food waste including meat and bones able to be disposed of in green garden bins. As part of the new service, garden bins will be picked up weekly and collection of general rubbish bins will move to fortnightly.
Read MoreKyneton-based social enterprise, the Social Foundry, has installed a 20kW solar system thanks to a $20,000 grant from energy retailer, Powershop, and support from the More Australian Solar Homes (MASH) Community Solar Bulk-Buy.
Read MoreUpdate - Terracycle at the Woodend Farmer's Market
Read MoreAustralians get through 273000 tonnes of tissue products each year, which is mostly virgin fibre. Cotton hankies save waste, energy, water and your nose!
Read MoreOn March 17th and 24th, the Woodend Bee-Friendly Society recently ran their very first New Beekeepers Course led by the leadership group as opposed to outsourcing to other educators/beekeepers.
Read MoreIn a long awaited announcement at the Sustainable Living Festival, the State Government through Mary-Anne Thomas MP has exempted our proposed community energy park from the current ban on wind power in the Macedon Ranges Shire.
Read MoreThe chickens in our permaculture precinct perform an important function: they attack pests, weeds and disease in situ. Foraging under our fruit trees the chickens transform grubs, weeds, fallen fruit, lunchbox ‘gifts’ from the kindergarten next door and herbal ‘peck’ to a nitrogen rich deposit amongst the deep litter of the orchard mulch creating a slow release fertiliser.
Read MoreAn active composting system allows us to continue the nutrient cycle of our gardening enterprise, closing the loop on waste creation by managing our organic waste on-site. We also avoid the introduction of external pests and disease into our growing system.
Read MoreRiddell’s Creek Seed Savers (RCSS) is a group of home gardeners dedicated to preserving traditional, non-hybrid, open-pollinated food seed varieties which do well in the Macedon Ranges.
Read MoreRiddell’s Creek Seed Savers (RCSS) is a group of home gardeners dedicated to preserving traditional, non-hybrid, open-pollinated food seed varieties which do well in the Macedon Ranges.
Read MoreGrowing plants and vegetables in a hot, dry climate? After the recent hottest days ever recorded we wonder how our edible gardens will survive.
Read More*NEW at the Waste Action stall! Collecting mailing satchels for Terracycle.
Read MoreWash Against Waste at the SLF!
Read MoreCalling all members signed up for the Sustainable Homes Action Group! The MRSG Sustainable Living Festival organisers are looking for volunteers to help on the day, Saturday 2nd March.
Read MorePromote sustainability in the Macedon Ranges with a MRSG T-shirt or peaked cap. All come with the MRSG logo and slogan ‘local actions - global change’. All merchandise is sourced from an ethical (non-sweatshop) provider.
Read MoreWhy not try the VEG group’s NICE cream at the Farmer’s market on Saturday 2nd Feb?
Read MoreWe’re getting ready to launch a speaker program for 2019. Based on feedback from last year’s survey, the first cab off the rank will be retrofitting insulation to homes.
We’d like your suggestions about what to include or who to invite as speakers.
Read MoreWelcome to 2019 everybody. The Community Garden Group is in a flurry of activity in an effort to be perfect for the Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival this year. We are welcoming a new face amongst our regular volunteers, Robin Phillips. Robin will be particularly helping with some of the handyman aspects of the backyard garden space, most urgently repairs to our wonderful chicken coop which suffered a fox incursion recently.
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