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Low and high-tech pathways to all-electric Energy Local LegendsGo all-electric

Low and high-tech pathways to all-electric

In 2021, Mel and Scott bought a promising 1980s two-storey home in North Coburg. Like…

Donna LuckmanJune 27, 2024

Pascoe Vale Repair Cafe goes from strength to strength Local LegendsNewsWasteWaste Local Legends

Pascoe Vale Repair Cafe goes from strength to strength

In 2022, the Pascoe Vale Repair Café at Sussex Neighbourhood House was trialled four times…

Donna LuckmanJune 27, 2024

Share your story as part of Sustainable House Day Community Local LegendsNews

Share your story as part of Sustainable House Day

Be part of the movement to showcase your home’s sustainable features to inspire your neighbours?…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 5, 2024

All-electric e-cargo deliveries at the Brunswick Tool Library TravelTravel Local LegendsWasteWaste Local Legends

All-electric e-cargo deliveries at the Brunswick Tool Library

The Brunswick Tool Library has bought an electric cargo bike for tool deliveries thanks to…

Donna LuckmanJune 15, 2023

Andrea Bunting Walks On Merri-bek Local LegendsNewsTravel Local Legends

Andrea Bunting Walks On Merri-bek

Our “Local Legends” articles celebrate local people – often working as volunteers – shaping Merri-bek…

Donna LuckmanApril 24, 2023

Install insulation with Council support EnergyEnergy Local LegendsNews

Install insulation with Council support

Maria read about Merri-bek Council’s support for installing insulation in her home in the quarterly…

Donna LuckmanApril 19, 2023

Pre-loved homewares for those in need Local LegendsNewsWasteWaste Local Legends

Pre-loved homewares for those in need

Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network (RIMERN) is a multi Rotary club project that supports…

Donna LuckmanMarch 27, 2023

Hassle-free transport: Merri-bek e-cargo bike trial NewsTravelTravel Local Legends

Hassle-free transport: Merri-bek e-cargo bike trial

Seeking a sustainable transport option for staff during work hours, Merri-bek City Council is trialling…

Donna LuckmanMarch 1, 2023

Neighbours United for Climate Action celebrates Community Climate Action Series Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Neighbours United for Climate Action celebrates Community Climate Action Series

Neighbours United for Climate Action (NUCA) is Merri-bek and Darebin-based community group that is all about…

Amy CharlestonFebruary 1, 2023

Millsom family go solar in Coburg EnergyEnergy Local LegendsGo all-electricLocal Legends

Millsom family go solar in Coburg

Today over 9142 homes in Merri-bek have rooftop solar, but when the Millsom family installed…

Donna LuckmanDecember 28, 2022

Clean up Glenroy! Local LegendsNewsWaste Local Legends

Clean up Glenroy!

Flower Jogiya-Mitchell started Clean Up Glenroy over Covid lockdown. During daily walks with her husband,…

Donna LuckmanSeptember 20, 2022

Mulberry Community Garden Glenroy Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsNews

Mulberry Community Garden Glenroy

The Mulberry Community Garden Glenroy welcomes all to learn how to grow fruit and vegetables.…

Donna LuckmanSeptember 9, 2022

Selvatica in Coburg North goes solar EnergyLocal LegendsNews

Selvatica in Coburg North goes solar

Selvatica is a coffee roastery and indoor plant nursery near Bunnings Coburg at 54 Gaffney…

Donna LuckmanSeptember 7, 2022

6 months to all-electric Case StudiesEnergyEnergy Local LegendsGo all-electricNews

6 months to all-electric

Less than 6 months from making up her mind to electrify her family home in…

Amy CharlestonJuly 26, 2022

Terra Madre Energy Local LegendsLocal Legends

Terra Madre

Long-time staple in its labyrinthine Northcote store, in May 2021 Terra Madre upsized to Merri-bek…

Donna LuckmanMay 20, 2022

Climate Action Moreland Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Climate Action Moreland

John Englart is an indefatigable climate action leader and long-term Merri-bek resident. Convenor of community…

Donna LuckmanApril 27, 2022

Reducing packaging waste with Wholefood Unwrapped Collective NewsWaste Local Legends

Reducing packaging waste with Wholefood Unwrapped Collective

In late 2019, a Coburg North resident decided to do something about food packaging. Gabrielle…

Donna LuckmanMarch 27, 2022

Fawkner Olympian takes climate action Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsNews

Fawkner Olympian takes climate action

Olympic racewalker and Fawkner local, Rhydian Cowley, competed for Australia in Tokyo, where he finished…

Donna LuckmanFebruary 7, 2022

Growing Farmers Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Growing Farmers

Growing Farmers is a community project based in Merri-bek.  They aim to develop regenerative farming…

Donna LuckmanSeptember 3, 2021

CERES Fair Wood Local Legends

CERES Fair Wood

Timber is a key ingredient when renovating or undertaking DIY projects at home, but few…

Donna LuckmanJuly 22, 2021

Fawkner Food Bowls Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Fawkner Food Bowls

Fawkner Food Bowls is a local volunteer group enhancing food security and community resilience in…

Donna LuckmanJune 21, 2021

Make Brunswick Sparkle! Local LegendsWaste Local Legends

Make Brunswick Sparkle!

Early 2019, Brunswick local Sharon Rayner put a call out on her neighbourhood Facebook page…

Donna LuckmanJune 21, 2021

On the tools at Brunswick Tool Library Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

On the tools at Brunswick Tool Library

Next time you need a garden mulcher, spirit level or a hand plane, consider the…

Donna LuckmanJune 8, 2021

An all-electric “Cheese House” Energy Local LegendsGo all-electricLocal Legends

An all-electric “Cheese House”

The Sesso Hull family of four make affordable and sustainable decisions wherever possible. Six years…

Donna LuckmanApril 21, 2021

Ringing the bell on climate action CommunityCommunity Local LegendsLocal LegendsNews

Ringing the bell on climate action

The Brunswick Uniting Church rang the bell on climate change as part of a global,…

Donna LuckmanMarch 18, 2021

Denise of Doctors for the Environment Australia Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Denise of Doctors for the Environment Australia

Denise Cauchi is the Executive Director of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) and has…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 19, 2021

Dom’s sustainable home Energy Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Dom’s sustainable home

Dom Mendonca has lived in Brunswick for 15 years and he has developed his suburban…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 18, 2021

Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg Community Local LegendsEnergy Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg

Merri-bek Primary School in Coburg is a multicultural public school that is embracing sustainability action…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 14, 2021

CERES, Brunswick East Community Local LegendsEnergy Local LegendsLocal LegendsTravel Local LegendsWaste Local Legends

CERES, Brunswick East

CERES is an environmental education centre, urban farm and social enterprise hub spread across four…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 14, 2021

Brunswick Communities for Nature Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Brunswick Communities for Nature

Brunswick Communities for Nature (Brunswick C4N) is a volunteer community group that assists residents to…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 14, 2021

Coburg Farmers Market Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Coburg Farmers Market

Coburg Farmers Market provides the community with Victorian produce direct from the farmers themselves. Every…

Donna LuckmanDecember 22, 2020

Elvira’s cargo bike Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsTravel Local Legends

Elvira’s cargo bike

Elvira is a Coburg North resident who has always loved cycling. However, when she had…

Donna LuckmanDecember 21, 2020

Merri-bek Bicycle User Group Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsTravel Local Legends

Merri-bek Bicycle User Group

The Merri-bek Bicycle User Group (Merri-bek BUG) is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers who…

Donna LuckmanDecember 1, 2020

STEM Catalyst Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

STEM Catalyst

STEM Catalyst run a variety of science programs and workshops for children in and around…

Donna LuckmanNovember 26, 2020

Neighbours United for Climate Action Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Neighbours United for Climate Action

Neighbours United for Climate Action (NUCA) is Merri-bek and Darebin based community group that is…

Donna LuckmanNovember 20, 2020

RMIT Brunswick Energy Local LegendsLocal Legends

RMIT Brunswick

RMIT University is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise that exists to prepare…

Donna LuckmanNovember 18, 2020

Little Sprouts Program Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Little Sprouts Program

The Little Sprouts program provides specialised support for early childhood services in Merri-bek, and in…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Ecological Justice Hub, Jesuit Social Services Community Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Ecological Justice Hub, Jesuit Social Services

The Ecological Justice Hub is a permaculture garden dedicated to both social and environmental justice,…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Merri Health Energy Local LegendsLocal LegendsWaste Local Legends

Merri Health

Merri Health is a not for profit community health care organisation with health sites across…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Friends of Merri Creek Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Friends of Merri Creek

Restoring and revegetating the Merri Creek Friends of Merri Creek (FoMC) is a volunteer environmental…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Brunswick Uniting Church Community Local LegendsEnergy Local LegendsLocal Legends

Brunswick Uniting Church

Brunswick Uniting Church is a Merri-bek congregation of the Uniting Church (Christian faith) with approximately…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) Energy Local LegendsLocal Legends

Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC)

The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) is a national collaboration between key industry stakeholders.…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

Conga Foods/Pakval/DC Coffee Energy Local LegendsLocal Legends

Conga Foods/Pakval/DC Coffee

Based in Coburg North, Conga Foods is one of Australia’s leading private, family-owned companies in…

Donna LuckmanNovember 16, 2020

Upfield Urban Forest Community Local LegendsLocal Legends

Upfield Urban Forest

Photo credit: Jane Holroyd   Upfield Urban Forest is a community project that aims to…

Donna LuckmanNovember 16, 2020