Hunter Region Branch Event
Breaking the code: what’s recyclable, what’s not?
Join Jess Hodge from Resourceful Living to demystify those confusing recycling symbols and show you exactly what actually belongs in your kerbside bin. Best of all, we’re bringing the gear so you can experience the transformation yourself, moulding recycled plastic into your own unique keychain.
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Community EV Open Day
Come along to Glendale's Hunter Sports Centre for this free event hosted by Lake Macquarie City and proudly supported by Renew's Hunter Region Branch. Whether you're considering buying an electric vehicle, already own one or simply want to see what all the fuss is about - we have you covered!
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Hunter Region Branch Event
Renew at Living Smart Festival 2025
What a fantastic day at this year's Living Smart Festival at Speers Point on Saturday 21 September - thank you Lake Mac for a brilliant event! We had a great big team of Renew Hunter members keeping the day buzzing at our stand, plus catching everything as the wind blew our display away!
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Sustainable Practice in the Built Environment
Renew Hunter Region has been invited to take part in the Spring lecture series at UoN's School of Architecture and Built Environment. Together with SONA, the student body of The Australian Institute of Architects, the first lecture coming up on Tuesday 2 September will be on "Sustainable Practice in the Built Environment: Materials, Ethics, and Earth Building".
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‘Faster and Fairer’ Tour with Dr Saul Griffith
Renew Hunter Region is excited to announce that Newcastle will be one of the stops on The Faster and Fairer Tour by Dr Saul Griffith, engineer and Chief Scientist at Rewiring Australia. Join us at The Station in Newcastle on Friday 15 August as Dr Griffith and guests discuss how Australia can race towards all-electric homes and communities.
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Moving in the right circles: creating healthy and sustainable solutions in your home.
Come along to this free event on a relaxing Sunday afternoon and join our friendly vibe at The Hive where three creative and resourceful women will share their experiences and guide us on our sustainability journey.
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Sarah Aubrey: From High Bills to High Performance – My Path to a 10-Star Sustainable Home
ELECTRIFY THIS - the incomparable Sarah Aubrey is coming to Newcastle on 10 May. She will help us reduce our energy bills by sharing her retrofit tips and easy lifehacks, as well as the latest news on electric vehicles in Australia.
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Meet the Forcey …
Energy advisor and researcher, Tim Forcey, is heading to Lake Macquarie - on the traditional lands of the Awabakal people - on Friday 23 August with his new publication 'My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet'.
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Behind the Scenes at Resourceful Living
Join Renew's Hunter Branch in this exclusive opportunity to visit a multi-award winning plastic re-manufacturing factory at Kurri Kurri in the Lower Hunter Region of NSW. You will be taken on a guided tour of the factory to see firsthand the machinery and equipment used in their processing of recyclable plastics such as the sheet-press converting plastic bottles into sustainable household goods and furniture.
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Travelling Electric
Spend your Sunday afternoon in Port Stephens at our EV event organised by the Renew Hunter Region Branch. The afternoon will begin with a special presentation by Les Pinney on 'An Owner's Perspective on Electric Vehicles' at 2pm, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A between EV owners and the audience.
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Why a home has to be beautiful to be sustainable
If you’re interested in the ever-changing interpretation of what sustainability is, come along to the first Renew Hunter Region Branch presentation in Port Stephens. Our special guest presenter is Dick Clarke, the national President of Renew and multi-award winning Principal of Envirotecture.
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Green Christmas – how to have a joyous, eco-friendly holiday season
Have a very green Christmas
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