Whether you have been engaged with sustainability at your school for some time or are just beginning to engage in the sustainability cross-curriculum priority, there will be plenty on offer for all to engage further and learn from each other. Come and join us on this unique day to make our schools more sustainable. Our […]
1st March 2024 On the 15th of February 2024 the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) visited Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre and took away samples of material from products in the organics processing area. Today, 1st March 2024, the EPA notified Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd (KEE) as license holders that a single fragment of cement […]
Boomerang Bags at Kimbriki continues to flourish, making significant contributions to our community! The fortnightly Sewing Bees, committed to during the first three months of 2024, have proven to be immensely successful. These gatherings have not only achieved remarkable outcomes but have also welcomed numerous skilled sewers, following the Open Day held last November. The […]
Visit the HUB at Kimbriki! Explore the HUB at Kimbriki during the Seniors Festival! Northern Beaches Council is offering our community seniors an exclusive opportunity to embark on a guided tour of the Kimbriki site, Eco House & Garden, and the HUB as part of the Seniors Festival. Join the day out on Tuesday 19th […]
During January we upgraded the Eco Garden’s irrigation system with a high-tech solution that further minimises the use of water in the garden. The system which is run by an app installed on a phone contains several water-saving features. Firstly, it draws its water from our series of rainwater tanks that collect rain from the […]
Northern Beaches Council are encouraging residents to bring their rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry expanded polystyrene (EPS) used for packaging of appliances and electronics to The Hub, Kimbriki for recycling on our collection day for free. Domestic quantities only (equivalent to volume of your green vegetation bin, 240L) The polystyrene must not […]
Bikes can change a life! It’s been a big year for Bikes 4 Life in Sydney, having shipped a container load of bikes to Siem Reap in Cambodia and thanks to our community partners, many other bikes were sent to poor and disadvantaged communities around the world including: Overseas – Guinea, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, and […]
Find beauty in objects that have been discarded and learn how to rework and reweave them into intricate and beautiful pieces. Using natural and found reuse resources, you’ll discover how to weave within an abstract form. It’s a meditative afternoon of crafting that allows you to explore your artistic side and create something truly unique. […]
In what has been an interesting and, at times, challenging 12 months, The Peninsula Toy Repair Group has entered another chapter in its long history of toy repair for distribution to children in Australia and overseas. The group has now joined The HUB at Kimbriki Resource Centre, an exciting partnership of like-minded groups interested in […]
Did you realise that when food scraps are sent to landfill, they decompose and produce methane, a greenhouse gas with more than 20 times the global warming capacity of carbon dioxide? Food scraps in landfill also produce an organic leachate which is polluting to groundwater. Composting and worm farming are great alternatives to disposing of your […]