Posts by Grey Lynn 2030
Oxfam morning tea at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market
The Grey Lynn Farmers Market is hosting an Oxfam Morning Tea at the market on Sunday the 10th, for the second year running. Make sure you say hello to the Oxfam team whilst you are at the market, who will be there for with plenty of fairtrade goodies to sample. Oxfam Morning Tea supports Fair Trade…
Read MorePlastic bag free Auckland
Colinda Rowe, Chair of Grey Lynn 2030 spoke to the Plastic Bag Free New Zealand Auckland meeting on 21 August. The meeting was organised by Denise Roche, MP to highlight problems posed by single-use plastic bags and to announce an upcoming community coalition to reduce and ultimately phase out their use. Here is Colinda’s presentation: Hi, my…
Read MoreWestern Springs College Waste Minimisation Project
Western Springs College sends around 648kg of waste to landfill every week! Around 70% of this waste can be diverted through composting or recycling? Thanks to the $55 000 grant received from the Waste Minimisation Fund, administered by the Ministry for the Environment, we are well on track to achieving this goal. The grant…
Read MoreWilton Street Community Garden – March 2015
The joy of the end of summer is the abundant crop of figs that the Wilton St. Community Garden has provided. Fat from earlier rains and sweet from the later sunshine, both birds and gardeners have shared in the crop. Likewise the tomatoes benefited from the conditions, added to which our rich nitrate compost…
Read MoreWestern Springs College – Waste Minimisation Project
In March 2011 Western Springs College submitted an application for funding to the Waste Minimisation Fund, which is administered by the Ministry for the Environment. After several months of negotiations, moving through the various stages of the application process, we were awarded $55 224 toward our waste minimisation project costs of $61 360! The overall aim of the project…
Read MoreJam on Toast
Everything from Jumping Beans to Burlesque! This coming Sunday 29th of March from 10am-2pm. Come and see whats happening in your neighbourhood at the Grey Lynn Community Centre 510 Richmond Road. The Grey Lynn Farmers Market will be open until 2pm as part of the event.
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