Latest Macleod news
Help wanted!
Sustainable Macleod needs members willing to take on the following jobs: Minute secretary when we restart our monthly meetings at the garden Vegie swap coordinator. This position requires someone to be at either the community garden or rotunda in Macleod Park at...
Banyule 2041 – Shaping Our Future
Sustainable Macleod's vision for Banyule in 2041 is of a city which is an inclusive, connected community where all people feel valued and respected, a city that respects and enhances the environment and one which has achieved zero carbon emissions at Council, business...
Macleod Pop-Up Pantry
Let's get Macleod Pop-Up Pantry off the ground! Sustainable Macleod member Angela Chung, supported by member Gaby Guthrie (next door neighbour), has launched Pop-Up Pantry from home. This is a great initiative and just what Macleod needs. For so long we have been...
Sustainable Macleod sustainable gift ideas
Here's a list of suggestions by members, for a very happy, sustainable Christmas! Vouchers for Sustainable Macleod membership or workshops - purchase here Bush Heritage Trust Bush giftcards other memberships local restaurants - help them after covid! experiences...
Banyule Community Climate Action Plan
Banyule City Council has released the final version of the Community Climate Action Plan in response to the declaration of a climate emergency by the Council in 2018. The Plan is a companion to the Banyule City Council's Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan which sets...
Oyster and shiitake mushroom bulk buy
Order your mushroom kit Sustainable Macleod is doing a bulk order of shiitake and oyster mushroom kits from Aussie Mushroom Company. Robin is taking orders for oyster and shiitake mushroom kits. Both are $15 which is half price. We need an order of 10 of each and...
Sustainable Macleod blitzing fruit fly!
Sustainable Macleod has made a bulk buy of Fruit Fly Eco-lures; these are sure to make a tremendous impact on the Queensland Fruit Fly which arrived in Macleod from the Yarra Valley last summer. Orders for 105 lures have been placed, mostly by Macleodians. With a...
Macleod Organic Community Garden Re-Opening
We are delighted to be able to announce that the Macleod Organic Community Garden (MOCG), will be able to open from Monday, November 2. The Sustainable Macleod Garden Management Team have been working with permits since the Garden closed, with produce going weekly to...
Banyule Candidates Sustainablity Survey
We emailed a survey to all of the candidates in the current Banyule City Council elections to allow them to indicate their position on a number of sustainability issues.
Tomato plants available for members to collect
Each member receives 6 FREE tomato plants each year. We currently have 6 varieties of cherry tomato, 5 varieties of medium size tomato and 1 variety of large tomato. And there are more varieties coming on. In the next few weeks, corn, zucchini, cucumber, and pumpkin...
A clean energy plan for Banyule
Banyule City Council has released the Community Climate Action Plan, following feedback and submissions through the Shaping Banyule Portal on the BCC website. The Plan is intended to have the Council take the lead in "planning for, and responding to, climate change."...
Members growing spring seedlings at home
Sustainable Macleod is keen to continue to supply the community garden, members and the public with its much revered spring seedlings. Because the community garden is closed, members have taken on the task of raising seedlings from home. Robin's potting shed and...