Fairtrade coffee and biscuits raise $170 for Oxfam

On behalf of Grey Lynn 2030 and the Grey Lynn Community Centre a big thank you to everyone who contributed to the  Oxfam  Coffee Break 2010 held at the GL Community Centre on Thursday 13 May. We enjoyed delicious Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate provided by Kokako with home made Fairtrade, organic Afghans  by Tania’s…

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Join us for a fairtrade cuppa

The Grey Lynn Community Centre and Grey Lynn 2030 are hosting a Coffee Break this Fair Trade Fortnight as part of Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break. Come and enjoy a Fairtrade cuppa with homemade biscuits and help raise money towards Oxfam’s work with struggling coffee growers in the developing world. Date: Thursday 13th May Time: 10…

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Grey Lynn 2030 Monthly Community MeetingL May 2010

S#!T happens – deal with it! This month the Waste Away group present an informative and entertaining meeting of ideas, tips and practical advice on dealing with waste. Guest Presenters Sunshine Yates “Household Waste & Recycling in Auckland City” Dorte Wray “Towards Zero Waste – Food Waste” With updates from the Wasters on a range…

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Super City Submisson

Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill Submission We have serious concerns  regarding the third and final of the Super City Bills.  Here is our submission to the Select Committee on Auckland Governance. We will be appearing before the Committee on Wednesday 3rd March   Grey Lynn 2030’s submission to the Select Committee on Auckland Governance…

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Grey Lynn 2030 News: Nov 2009

Hello Grey Lynn 2030ers Nothing to do this weekend?- there is plenty on in our community starting with Art with Love 2009 – Richmond Road School’s annual public art auction The Gallery will be open during the weekend from 11am -4pm. Coffee supplied by Coffee Supreme Auction is being held on Tuesday 10 November at…

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AECT: Win or lose the power is with the community

With only 2 days remaining in the AECT election a disappointing 14.65% of eligible voters have so far returned postal ballots to decide the 5 trustees of the Trust. At the same time in the 2003 election the turnout was only slightly better at 17.5%.  Independent Candidate Pippa Coom, a lawyer who previously worked at…

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