Places in Sydney

A community-run bike repair workshop operating in Newtown. Ready to help you with all your bike fixing and up-keep needs. Also donate fixed bikes for those in need – particularly Asylum Seekers. Open 11am to 2pm, the last and first Sat of every month (closed Dec). Run by NEAC.com.au.

Happy Pay It Forward is a group where Mums can help other mums by sharing unwanted things that we no longer need. The group is operating in Western Sydney, and is based on giving away/passing along preloved items and being able to locate things you need in turn. The aim Read more [...]

The Wheel’s first major project is the establishment of a ‘Library of Things’ for the Sutherland Shire. Stemming from social-media-based sharing groups, they are now building a platform that allows the general public to borrow items and resources rather than purchase them. The Library of Things is driven by the Read more [...]

Boomerang Bags Sydney is a community initiative making reusable shopping bags from donated recycled fabric. The aim is to connect and empower locals to tackle plastic pollution at its source. Meeting every third Saturday of the month, the Eastern Suburbs group welcomes any new members to come involved and make Read more [...]

Create or Die is an arts and ideas centre at Farr Street. It is a gallery and creative warehouse, including art courses, talks & studios. The initiative supports creative community engagement.

Gecko is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace in the millennial favoured industry, the shared economy. Gecko allows people to rent their under-utilised items in order to make extra cash! Similarly, they allow people to borrow items in order to save cash for our users. A big part of their philosophy is Read more [...]

Just like a regular library but with toys instead of books! Members pay a subscription. Unlike most toy libraries, you don’t have to volunteer as well.

The Bondi Road community garden is part of a garden network established by Transition Bondi. In addition to the community Garden at 241 Bondi Road it consist of several verge gardens created around Bondi Beach to share food with the community. The 241 Bondi Road Community Garden serves as as Read more [...]

In Australia, we generate 6,000kg of waste from fashion every 10 MINUTES. Synthetic materials are adding plastic fibres to our oceans. Only ~14% of donations to Op Shops are sold!! We can help reduce this impact by purchasing second hand items and ensuring we get the most out of our Read more [...]

EarthCare is a community space run by the Henry Doubleday Research Association Australia. ‘Henry’ is a not for profit organisation that focuses on organic growing. Its parent organisation in Britain https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/ was begun by Lawrence Hills, a freelance journalist and keen organic grower. He was passionate about promoting the potential Read more [...]