By Kelum Wijewardena (Corporate Volunteer with NAB) The sun was out in a cloudless sky as we made our way towards Brunswick, we were all meeting up for a group volunteer day at the CERES Community Centre in Brunswick East. Some of us had an idea of what they were getting into while the others were quite [...]
The Van Raay meeting rooms at CERES were recently home to the first ever B Lab Australia & New Zealand Leadership Development Day. B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab, to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. There is a growing community of more than 1,600 Certified B [...]
Schools can be well placed to provide a learning environment for educating the next generation of sustainable leaders. What sustainability looks like at each school is of differing kinds and degrees but based on the elements of the ResourceSmart Schools program model, a main contributor to engaging the school community in sustainability is an emphasis [...]
We've changed over our seed boards in anticipation of spring planting! Now, don't be too hasty, some of these seeds will still need to be germinated inside or in a mini-hothouse (or a maxi-hothouse if you've got one) before they can be planted into the garden when the soil has warmed up. New varieties include [...]
A Cooking Demonstration by Tamil Feasts chef, Nigethan Siththirasegaram. Tamil Feasts is a social enterprise that serves up traditional Sri Lankan fare at CERES Community Environment Park. Prepared by Tamil men currently seeking asylum in Australia, these thrice-weekly feasts (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) create a context in which the chefs are able to share their cuisine [...]
The solar hot water system on the Eco House isn’t working and we are now using gas to heat the water which is not what we want to be demonstrating! The current system was installed long before the time of any of today’s employees... It has been checked and it appears that it was cobbled together from [...]
Food is a really big part of my life, as I assume it is for most people. Some would even consider me a ‘foodie’. About 5 years ago, I made the decision to become vegetarian. I was never a big meat eater, however I made the decision to cut meat out of my diet completely [...]
This poem was written by Darcy Neave, a participant on the CERES Global Arnhem Land Living on Country Workshop. There is magic in this place In this Faraway Land, Where the sun burns hot In the deep red sand; There is magic in the waters Where the Barramundi swim, Surrender to the magic wawa, Let [...]