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Dunedin Sustainable Living Info
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Courses in Dunedin
"This inspired eight week course will help you support your chosen actions towards waste-free sustainable living; meet like-minded people in your community; and learn and share planet-friendly tips specific to Dunedin." says Jennie Upton at Dunedin City Council. "You can download free learning guides from this website to use in neighbourhood groups, or to support an evening class if you are a tutor".
City council webpage. Courses also listed here.
Gardens and back-yards
Bathgate Park Community Garden facebook page Open since Oct 2013, has run workshops.
Shetland St Community Garden. Run by DECT (Dunedin Environment Centre Trust) Hendrik Koch ph. 4780311
North East Valley Community Garden Jenny Roxborogh, Email: garden@northeastvalley.org (located behind the North East Valley Normal School, from Longworth Street. Working bees every weekend alternating Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. Details in the Valley Voice , on Facebook , or join email list for updates.)
Transition Valley 473 Facebook page. Fruit and Nut Tree Project (Open Orchard) Kristen Bracey Email: bracey-browns@clear.net.nz
Musselburgh School Community Garden (Tania McLean, Deputy Principal)
Broad Bay Community Garden Facebook page.
Brockville Community Garden, next to school Sue Morey Email: robertandsue.morey@xtra.co.nz
Brockville Community Orchard (try peter christos pchristo@dcc.govt.nz )
Waitati Community garden - Derek Onley Email: derekonley@yahoo.com
Waitati Open Orchard and community garden, Orokonui Road. Jason Ross Email: waitatiopenorchards@gmail.com
Otago Uni Campus Community Garden. Email: seaotago@gmail.com, or Letisha Nicholas, Email: letisha.nicholas29@gmail.com
Otago Polytechnic has a Living Campus project. Lisa Email: livingcampus@tekotago.ac.nz The campus is located between Harbour Terrace and Forth Street and there is another permaculture garden at L block campus, 100 Anzac Avenue.
VIMBY (Vegetables in My Backyard) Margaret Scott, Mosgiel, 4892030
Gardening more sustainably - Council website and some more suggested action
Garden biodiversity (attracting wildlife to the back yard)
Food choices
Dunedin (Otago) Farmers Market, North of Railway Station on Saturday mornings. also on Facebook. Market vendors listed here .
Consumer choices and tips from City website (& not just on food)
Minimising Waste
Waste minimising - City advice.
Re-thinking shopping.
City Council rubbish and recycling collections ( and to download a Kerbside Recycling Guide pdf)
Yellow lid wheelie bins for recycling card, paper, plastics, metals http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/rubbish-and-recycling/yellow-lidded-wheelie-bins (and to download a plastic recycling codes guide)
Blue bin for glass
Electronic waste and TVs (link to RNC there was not working)
Rummage, formerly named The Recovery Store, at Green Island landfill site. Visit to buy re-usable items Here is also the place to drop off tvs (pay $20), computer screens (pay $10), working small electrical goods (not whiteware), compact fluorescent light bulbs, small batteries…
Cloth nappies: Council info. and The Nappy Lady http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/
If you can not recycle or re-use it - here are the landfill charges.
Resilience and Emergency Preparedness
What the hazards are in Dunedin.
Being prepared for emergencies
Being prepared –audio files to download.
What to do in an emergency and useful info afterwards .
Where to find civil defence coordination & welfare centres
Energy Efficiency (save electricity)
Energy saving tips from the council
Blueskin bay energy generation project: Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust
Building work for warm and dry homes
‘Warm Dunedin’ healthy homes loan funding which may link to EECA 60% grant funding on insulation and the Otago Regional Council ‘Clean Heat Clean Air’ programme.
Info on Clean Heat - Clean Air (heating appliance replacements for cleaner city air).
Water use and impacts
Water demand info from the Council
Reducing water demand at home
Report form - if you find a water supply leak in the street, notice poor quality tap water or stream pollutrion
Getting around Dunedin
Travel options in the city
Real costs of car travel
Some lower-carbon travel suggestions
Car sharing contacts (by suburb)
Dunedin bus information also routes and their numbers
Cycling in Dunedin (includes cycling routes map download pdf)
News on more cycle lanes and the future cycle network
Report form for pavement, kerb, signage, tree or road surface safety hazards
School travel planning http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/roads-and-footpaths/school-travel-survey
Extra information on sustainability
Enviroschools in Dunedin and meet the regional coordinator Jennie Upton
Public seminars and community groups working with Otago Regional Council (& download an events newsletter)
Library search. (requires pop-ups enabled on browser)
More groups: Keep Dunedin Beautiful, Trees for Babies, Adopt-a-Spot, Graffiti-busting, Murals, etc.
The Dunedin Directory (not for profit & community groups)
Sustainability gatherings and radio programme
Green Drinks Dunedin, at METRO – Downstairs, on Lower Stuart St, Disability access via Lower Moray Place on lane opposite RedCurrent. Meet on the last Thursday of each month from 5.30pm. Everyone most welcome! Contact mo4planet@gmail.com Also Green Drinks in Port Chalmers on third Thursday 7.30pm, The Portsider, George Street, Port Chalmers (back room).
Podcasts of previous radio shows on Otago Access Radio ‘Eco Living in Action’ series with Maureen Howard
Neighbourhood groups that have followed Sustainable Living class series before 2015 were active in: South City (Fiona at fiona@psy.otago.ac.nz ); West Harbour (Nicky at sustainable.port@gmail.com ); North Coasters/Waikouati ( Judy at jmartins@ihug.co.nz ); Mornington ( Rachael at rachaels1979@gmail.com ); Peninsula ( Fran at bolgill@clear.net.nz ).