Thank you to everyone that wrote to me with suggestions for the future Changemakers interview series. For those that are new here, Changemakers is where I get to interview Australian legends, community groups, not for profits, companies and individuals that are working on great initiatives to reduce plastic and waste. I believe in s…

*EXCITING UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS POST - 17.11.2017* After posting my last update , the Plastic Bag Free Victoria campaign moved quickly - the most important being our petition has been submitted! But let's wind it back first... Our Plastic Free July movie and panel discussion was a success. We showed the film Bag It, follo…

When we made the baby announcement, I made explicit instructions to people that we don't want any new items, explaining that we would prefer to get it all second hand. Buying second hand is the way we live and have done for the past four years. This led to many people passing along items they don't use anymore. One of the bigges…

Photo by Em After the Plastic Free Victoria campaign and petition submission  I took some time to reflect on what I'd like to do next.  Over the past year I have been invited to many festivals and events to talk about zero-waste and reducing plastic. Each one has been an amazing an amazing experience.  Every-time I would go to these …

When I first went plastic free in 2013, I had to learn of a new way to live. To be more precise, it was never a brand new way of living, rather adopting tried and tested behaviours that worked well for many centuries. These age old methods have been pushed aside for assumed convenience, that has led to devastating amounts of rubbish…