by Nadav Zisin This National Volunteer Week, we are incredibly grateful to our dedicated corporate volunteers who have significantly contributed to the important...

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Blog May 23, 2024

Celebrating National Volunteer Week: Honouring Our Corporate Volunteers!

By Natalie Farrell I was riding my bike in St Kilda one sunny afternoon when I stumbled across the Port Phillip EcoCentre. It...

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Blog May 21, 2024

Natalie’s Delightful Discovery

By Natalie Farrell This is the story of one of our dedicated Volunteer Engagement Officers (VEO), Stephen Cramond. The VEO role serves as...

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Blog May 21, 2024

National Volunteer Week Stories: Stephen Cramond, a valiant Volunteer Engagement Officer

By Natalie Farrell The St Kilda Repair Cafe stands proudly among a global network of over a thousand repair cafes affiliated with the Repair...

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Blog May 2, 2024

Fixing things – John Hillel, Repair Cafe Volunteer

Reflections by Ryan Abramowitz, EcoCentre Communications and Marketing coordinator  Story-telling and story-sharing connect us to ourselves, each other, our past and our dreams...

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Blog August 15, 2023

One year of sharing stories at the EcoCentre

A blog on South Melbourne Community Chest, By Neil Blake. South Melbourne Community Chest Staff Next time you need a special gift for...

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Blog August 1, 2023

South Melbourne Community Chest there be treasure in there!

After what felt like a decade in COVID lockdowns, I was looking for something to do to feel connected back into society again....

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Blog May 9, 2023

Being among the Beachkeepers

Remember Show and Tell in primary school? Well, Friday Gardening Group are still doing it at the Eco –Centre! We start each Friday...

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Blog April 5, 2023

From Garden to Table; our Friday Gardening Group

In February 2022, after two decades of success and growth the EcoCentre farewelled the humble brick EcoHouse as it prepared to redevelop a...

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Blog June 19, 2022

EcoHouse Memories – Stories Under The Tree Part 3