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Food and Garden Organics service is coming to Maroondah in 2023!
Be Kind to your mind this autumn
As we are all aware, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to affect individuals across Australia and the world. As part of our Be Kind Maroondah campaign, Council is continuing to address concerns around the mental wellbeing of our community and is offering free training and workshops to strengthen resilience, enhance understanding and help manage stress and anxiety. Upcoming events
Mindful Walking Program
Fridays, 18 and 25 March; 1 April and 8 April 9.30am to 10.30am Central Ringwood Community Centre
Monday 21 and 28 March; Monday 4 and 11 April 9.30am to 10.30am Yarrunga Community Centre
Join Victoria Carrier and Neami National for a mindful walk where a different topic is discussed every session. It is recommended that all four sessions are attended to get the most out of the program.
The Mind Strength Method with Dr Jodie
Tuesday 22 March, 7.30pm to 8.30pm Online
Learn about the four steps to curb anxiety, conquer worry and build resilience with specialist Dr Jodie. Anxiety Workshops
Wednesday 6 April, 10am to 11.30am Realm Tuesday 27 April, 7pm to 8.30pm Online
These important workshops will cover the topic of anxiety and offer helpful management techniques. Please contact the Be Kind Maroondah Facilitator for any queries on 9298 4598 or email bekind@maroondah.vic.gov.au
Food and Garden Organics service is coming to Maroondah in 2023!
Maroondah is introducing a Food and Garden Organics service, which means the fortnightly garden bin service will accept food scraps in addition to garden materials.
Recent audits have found that Maroondah households typically throw away an average of 3.4 kgs of food waste per week, equating to 176.8 kgs of food in landfill each year. This generates greenhouse gas emissions, uses finite space in landfill and is economically not sustainable. Currently, the garden waste collected is turned into a high-quality compost, used by Victorian farmers to help grow our food. Adding food scraps to the garden bin not only reduces the amount of garbage sent to landfill, but also improves the quality of the finished compost material. To mark the start of the service, current household maroon-lidded garden bins will be changed to the Australian Standard colour of lime green from February to May 2023. To reduce waste, only bin lids will be replaced, except for when the bin itself is structurally damaged. In this case, the entire bin will be replaced. Residents will be provided with kitchen caddies and compostable caddy liners to help collect food waste. We know that many households are already composting at home or feeding their scraps to pets. The new service isn’t designed to replace these great low-waste habits—The new service will compliment home composting and allow for other food waste, like dairy, meat and spoiled food to also be diverted from landfill. To reduce unnecessary plastic waste, households that already have their own system for collecting food scraps will have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving a kitchen caddy and compostable caddy liners. More information will be provided as we prepare for the changeover next year. In the meantime, you can reduce the amount of food scraps heading to landfill by joining the Maroondah Compost Revolution. Visit www.compostrevolution/maroondah and get up to 60 per cent off a range of home composting systems delivered to your door! Have your say
During the month of March, Maroondah residents may receive a call from a market research company so we can better understand how residents are currently composting and how Council can best support the community in changing to the new service. We will also be seeking feedback via our Your Say Maroondah online consultation platform, so keep an eye out on the website for when the survey will open.
