November Newsletter: Urban Agriculture Month
Welcome to our November newsletter! We would like to start by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, The Time of Parra’dowee – Gooray’murrai. What a full past two months we have had, with the highlight being our very own Connecting over Fair Food + Crop Swap event! We celebrated Global Climate Change Week, shared local produce, […]
Connection Over Fair Food 2022 + Crop Swap
On the 18th October, we hosted our annual Connecting over Fair Food Event. With the recent years being affected by Covid, we were over the moon that our event was able to go ahead in person this year. Altogether, a great success! A time of purpose, sharing resources and expertise to provide meaningful community outcomes […]
Fair Food Champion: Cody Regan
Who are you? My name is Cody Regan, the Community Outreach Leader of the UOW Community Garden. My role is to spread awareness of the community garden in the local community of Wollongong and neighbouring suburbs surrounding the University of Wollongong. Our work in the garden as a whole contributes to a fairer food system […]
PhD scholarship: Creating a sustainable, healthy, and equitable food system
Professor Karen Charlton, from the School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences at the University of Wollongong is an internationally recognised nutrition scientist and research dietitian. She was awarded her ARC Future Fellowship and funding of $1,066,940 over four years for her project, “Creating a sustainable, healthy, and equitable food system”. Two PhD scholarships are […]
September Newsletter: Eating Well on a Budget
Dear Fair Food Community, Welcome to our September newsletter! We have a lot to catch you up on, and many exciting things coming up. We would like to start by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, the Murrai’yunggory – The Time of Ngoonungi. In a climate where the cost of living is rising, it’s […]
Fair Food Champions: Gemma and Ebony
Both Gemma and Ebony are third year nutrition and dietetic students at the University of Wollongong who are passionate about promoting health to others. They joined the Food Fairness Illawarra (FFI) community by the 6 month volunteer media and communications internship. This internship has trained them in managing FFI’s social media pages, keeping the website […]
Stir it Up! Training Day
On the 22nd of July, Healthy Cities Illawarra facilitated a Stir it Up! training session to up-skill staff and volunteers with specific nutrition qualifications to educate their community on healthy cooking and eating. Stir It Up! is an exciting project that aims to promote good food and healthy eating in local communities. The program was […]
July Newsletter: We all have a Role to Play
Dear Fair Food Community, Welcome to our July newsletter! We have a lot to catch you up on, and many exciting things coming up. We would like to start by acknowledging the Dharawal Season we are about to enter, the Tugarah Gunya’marri – The Time of the Wiritjiribin. In a world of growing uncertainty and the rising […]
Friday Forum #9
On the 17th of June, Healthy Cities Illawarra hosted a free webinar with presenters Dr Amy Carrad and Berbel Franse on building a more sustainable, resilient and local food system. “Our food system is under great pressure from climate change and natural disaster-related supply chain disruptions. Making matters worse, the impacts of the Ukraine-Russia war, […]
Fair Food Champion: Nina Cantina
We had the amazing opportunity to be apart of Nina’s food tour in the community of Cringila. An excellent day exploring local community, trying new food and checking out small businesses! Nina Cantina is a local business located in the beautiful Illawarra. Nina is a passionate cook and is very passionate about supporting local businesses […]