Tumeke Cycle Space is a non-profit, community-run bicycle workshop in Auckland. It’s a place where people can fix, build and learn about bikes in a safe and inclusive environment. We provide tools, knowledge and training, with a focus on teaching people how to fix their own bikes. In this way we aim to empower people, encourage skill sharing, and promote cycling, an affordable, social form of transport that encourages a healthy lifestyle and environment.

We are hoping to make this a regular event until we secure our own venue (which is looking promising)

Thanks
Claire and the Tumeke Cycle Space crew

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Waste Away news & Green Screen
Putting the Local into Local Government
Wilton Street Community Garden
Western Bays Community Board – thank you
Local news from the City Fringe
Happening Locally at the Grey Lynn RSC

Under a full moon and a clear matariki filled sky, Grey Lynn celebrated the winter solstice at a family – orientated event at St Columba Church on Saturday 26th June. Vicar Susan Adams and celebrant Keith King started the evening with readings, poetry, a circle dance and song. The labyrinth was lit with lanterns where Susan explained the significance of the winter solstice and Matariki, the Maori New Year. Entertainment was provided by Soul Samba Circus, Sam Benge, the Ukeladies, Capeiora dancers and drummers.

We are fortunate to have so much talent in our community who are willing to give their time and get us all dancing! Well done to Caroline Banks, Kathryn Goodman and Sam Benson and the organising team who made the evening such a success.

Talent and creativity was also in abundance at the Grey lynn 2030 June Meeting - The Art of Grey Lynn.
You can see photos from the meeting and details about all the artists here.  A few of the hidden art secrets of Grey Lynn were revealed.

Grey Lynn Business Association Kick-off

Grey Lynn 2030 are looking to establish a Grey Lynn Business Association. We want to hear your ideas on how this could best work for local business people. Come along for an evening of networking and to share ideas plus updates from our focus groups.

Wednesday 14th July
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Grey Lynn Community Centre

Grey Lynn Farmers Market

The Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is starting an exciting promotion on Sunday: crack the code and win $5000, plus market hampers and more! Buy something from any of the stalls or become a member for your chance to win.

Luckily we are inside so despite the often beastly weather, the winter months have seen the market continue to gain some great new stalls such as Turkish Foods and EVO’s olive oil. Now, regular stall holders like Ooooby and Blackwood’s Gourmet Bread have been joined by Nicola Leone’s ‘Home Made Italian Deserts’ featuring Italian cookies and biscotti. Yum!

Another new feature is the bike workshop run by a group in the process of creating a non-profit community bike workshop. Their long-term goal is to have a permanent space where tools, advice and donated/reused parts are freely available to help people to repair, maintain and build bikes. At the GLFM they will be mainly teaching basic repair skills, making tools available, fundraising and simply talking to people about the project.

Phineas Phrog’s story telling shows are still on every Sunday at 10.30am in the Oval Room, and offer fun and entertainment for the kids on a rainy winter day.

How to Grow Microgreens – a new book by Fionna Hill

Congratulations to Grey Lynner and Grey Lynn 2030 supporter Fionna Hill who’s latest book How to Grow Microgreens, Nature’s Own Superfood is being released in six countries with a New Zealand launch in August.

Fionna is also the author of A Green Granny’s Garden – a year of the good life in Grey Lynn learning her gardening skills at the Grey Lynn Community Garden. It’s due for release in September. You can often find Fionna at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market where Ooooby sells microgreens and surplus veggies from her plot, and more recently promoting her new books. She’s a GLFM committee member.

To buy a signed copy of How to Grow Microgreens and receive a complimentary gift of ‘Fionna’s Blend’ Kings microgreen seeds please email your details to  fionna@fionnahill.com.  Fionna will contact you as soon as the book is available. www.fionnahill.com

Waste Away news

GOT A DRAWER FULL OF DEAD BATTERIES? NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THEM?There is now a Used Battery Collection Box at Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market

LETS REDUCE TOXIC WASTE IN OUR LANDFILL!Why is, how we dispose of batteries important?  Most batteries we use contain heavy metals and therefore should not be casually disposed of into our landfill.   In our landfill, the battery will erode and many toxic materials will eventually find their way into the water and soil environment.

For those of you who attended the Grey Lynn 2030 community meeting in May, the Waste Away group spoke about the different types of batteries, correct disposal and recycling, making use of the local HazMobile collection, and what we can do as a community to reduce battery waste in our landfill.  If you missed this May meeting, you can see our battery flyer.

One action discussed was to set up a battery collection box at our stall at the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market.  And we now have one (see photo below), ready and waiting for some batteries!  We can only accept household batteries (no wet cell/lead acid batteries!), and from here, batteries will be either sent off to be recycled for their metals, or if they are unable to be recycled, encased in concrete so that leaching in our landfill is minimal.

Better still is changing to rechargable batteries as they last considerably longer than single-use batteries, so using them will mean less batteries going to our landfill. http://www.ecobatteries.co.nz/

So, please bring your used batteries along to the Waste Away stall at the Farmers Market (every Sunday except the last Sunday of the month), and feel free to come and have a chat with us about batteries!

Green Screen
Green Screen is back to the last Saturday of the Month:
This month: Saturday 31st July 7pm (film yet to be confirmed).

Apologies for any confusion over our last green screen (held on 3rd July with a screening of the “Yes Men Fix the World” to make up for missing out on June).
We are now back to the last Saturday of each month.
We are enjoying having cosy community movie nights, a great thing for the middle of winter!
Looking forward to seeing you there.

-The Green Screen Team

To receive Green Screen notices email greylynn2030@gmail and ask to be put on the Green Screen contact list

Putting the Local into Local Government  : Supercity elections  - Waitemata Local Board

We are really thrilled to be able to announce that Steering Committee member Pippa Coom has been selected to stand with City Vision for the Waitemata Local Board. She joins City Vision as a community independent with the support of Grey Lynn 2030. Also on the ticket is local Jesse Chalmers (who’s parents started Harvest), Christopher Dempsey, current chair of the Albert-Eden Community Board, Bruce Kilmister, current Chair of the Western Bays Community Board, Shale Chambers, Ponsonby commercial lawyer & company director, Tricia Reade, Chair of Ponsonby Community Centre and City Fringe Inc and current Western Bays board member Kate Stanton.

Pippa is passionate about creating the kind of community we want to live in that is safe, lively, healthy and sustainable. She hopes to bring the vision of Grey Lynn 2030 to local government (contact: pippacoom@gmail.com)

Not sure you are enrolled to vote? Check by calling 0800 307 656 or go to www.elections.org.nz. Voting papers for the first supercity elections will be posted on 17 September.

Wilton Street Community Garden

In June the WSCG applied to the Western Bays Community Board for $2000.00 of discretionary funding to complete the Community Garden. We are thrilled that the Board approved our application and we now have the money.  The next step is to ensure that it is carefully spent to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the garden and the community, including the native flora and fauna who inhabited the site before us.

Specific projects that we have earmarked the money for are:

• Native plants to complete the bush habitat in the back plus weta boxes,
• A Lizard Garden and lizard house on the stoney southern end of the site,
• Furniture ie a table and seating under the gum trees so we will have somewhere to sit when we meet, and
• Fruit and vegetable plants.

On another note, the new community compost bins appear to be working well, lots of vegetable scraps and green waste is being dropped off and the bins are filling up.  Thanks to all who are using them – keep it coming!.

The members of the WSCG would like to thank the Western Bays Community Board for their support.

Grey Lynn Community Garden – find out more details here. ‘Growing Together’ every Sunday afternoon 4pm~6pm.

Western Bays Community Board – thank you

1989 – 2010
With the changes to Auckland’s governance the WBCB ceases to exist in October. We would like to thank all the members of the Community Board who have supported Grey Lynn 2030 so enthusiastically: Cr Greg Moyle, Cr Graeme Easte, Chair Bruce Kilmister with Board Members Kate Stanton, Jo Robinson, Paul Stevenson and Leigh Kennaway.

In the last 18 months we have received:

• Funding for the Grey Lynn Farmers Market
• Funding for the Grey Lynn 2030 banner and logo
• $2000 for the Wilton Street Community Garden
• Support for Traffic Calming initiatives through West Lynn shopping area

Over the next couple of month we will be seeking support for:

• Community Orchard in Francis Street Reserve (SLIPS application sponsored by Paul Stephenson)
• Installation of a water fountain (SLIPS application)
• Funding to set up the GL Business Association
• Funding for the West Lynn Street Party and community market; and
• Funding to continue the restoration of Edgars Creek

City Fringe Inc  and Soho Square

Many residents will know that the receiver is appealing the decision of Auckland City Council not to grant consent for building mass and heights over an above what already was granted in 2008.
City Fringe is a lobby group which wants to see Soho Square developed but not the particular design put forward. Nor do we wish for development at any cost just because Soho is an eyesore. We are also concerned about the amount of traffic it encourage in the area.

More information on what is happening can be obtained from cityfringeinc@gmail.com now and City Fringe’s  website will be up and running by 15 July at www.cityfringe.org.nz

Grey Lynn RSC – happening locally

We welcome visitors and new members: This month apart from our members nights on a Wednesday night – we have 7 day a week faclilties-we have no cover charge for entertainment:

Friday 9 July 8pm band “Peta & the Pois” playing pop/jazz and blues
Friday 16 July 8pm band “The Alibis” playing jumpswing and rhythm and blues
Friday 23 July 8pm band “McSweeney Brothers with Marion Burns” on fiddle- Irish band
Friday 30 July 8pm band “The Gunsmiths” playing hard rock and blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Hendrix and more

We also have the rugby and league games on our big screens during our opening hours. Our function room upstairs is available for hire for your special functions.

We have large dance floor, kitchen, seated dining area, bar and restroom facilities, the best kept secret in Grey Lynn.

Enquiries greylynnrsc@hotmail.co.nz

Update on the Ooooby Berm Bomb on Richmond Road

July 2010

Art in the Dark

Celia, Kat and Adelle gave us a presentation on the inaugural Art in the Dark event exploring and exploding the ideas of ‘Community, Environment and Utopias’.
Under the cover of darkness, artists will address these core values while exploring the implications of mobility, night, sky and light. Art in the Dark is a collaboration between artists, businesses and community initiatives in the Grey Lynn and Ponsonby area to celebrate and foster community.
Contact:  Celia Harrison, Creative Director  celia@artinthedark.co.nz www.artinthedark.co.nz

Louise Rive and Chuck Joseph – Edge City

Edge City
8 Garnet Road
Westmere
www.edgecity.co.nz
Studio open: Thursday & Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm, & by appointment.
ph, 09 3763692 m.0212088583

When the circus left town, we had a parade,

the band played on and floats were made.

I looked sideways as they passed,

these bits and pieces, they were the last.

We beat our chests

and cried out loud,

the Tui’s head looked dead, not proud.

“After the goldrush” Oil painting and words – Chuck Joseph 2010

Toi Ora

Bernadette Brewer and Erwin van Asbeck gave a presentation on what is happening at Toi Ora the live art trust

Currently there is a Drawing exhibition held at the Toi Ora Gallery space at 6 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn

Open Mon-Fri. from 9am-4pm for viewing.

Toi Ora are currently looking for Board members and artist who would like to mentor members.

Hanne Vibeke- rug maker

stripeworks@xtra.co.nz

Isla Osborne, Jeweller (with Tilda)  – more details about Isla’s I heart Grey Lynn project here

Jude Graveson

Peter Viesnik – Viz Glass

36a Monmouth Street, Grey Lynn

Tel:  09 360 0689
www.viesnik.com

And a special thanks to Jan-Claire Hughes for her enthusiastic support of the Grey Lynn art community.

Come and celebrate!

A time to recognise that we have passed the shortest day and are now turning toward the light and waiting expectantly for the lengthening of the days.

We will acknowledge the rise of Matariki in our southern skies signalling the New Year and the time for planting.

This is a community event – children are welcome

• Acknowledging the seasons
• Making and lighting lanterns
• Music from local bands and musicians, including Sam Benge, Ukuladies and Batucada.
• DJ and dancing
• Pot luck dinner – bring food to share. Homemade soup, salads and bread provided, plus tea and coffee

For any enquiries please contact Caroline Banks: 360 1528, 021 203 2835, carolinebanks@xtra.co.nz

4 June 2010
In This Issue:

Grey Lynn 2030 Monthly Community Meeting – The Art of Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn Farmers Market – On this Weekend
Waste Away and other Focus Group updates
Winter Solstice and Matariki Celebration
Wilton Street Community Garden
Green Screen is Back!
Entertainment happening locally – supporting  the Grey Lynn RSC
Our Community – Chickens at home course

Highlights from our June issue – to receive the full version please email us at greylynn2030@gmail.com

A fresh new look for Grey Lynn 2030

Over the last month we have quietly started using our new banner and logo (you may have noticed the change to our Facebook profile)

It has taken a lot of time and talent from many people to finally reach an image which we think reflects our vision and our community.

We would like to thank the many people involved right from the beginning almost 2 years ago.

Grey Lynn 2030 Monthly Community Gathering

The Art of Grey Lynn

Come along to an evening in celebration of our local artists. A chance to mingle with the artistic talent of Grey Lynn & Westmere and find out what inspires them about their local community.

With updates on planned art events and projects – share your ideas too.

Guest speaker Bernadette Brewer from Toi Ora: Live Art Trust

With many of our local artists including Louise Rive and Chuck Joseph from Edge City (the final guest list will be on our website)

Entry by Koha. Drinks and nibbles provided

Grey Lynn Farmers Market

Sunday 9 – 12.30pm

The Grey Lynn Farmer’s Market is on this Queen’s birthday weekend! (and every Sunday except the last of the month when the Market makes way for Kraftbomb)

Waste Away

On Wednesday 19 May we teamed up with Garnet Station Café and took our passion for food waste reduction to the “street”.

With a small information stand in front of the café right next to the bus stop and with beautiful weather to support us, we spend our day talking to lots of interested passers by about home composting, worm farming and the bokashi system.

Winter Solstice and Matariki Celebration

Come and celebrate
June 26, 5.30pm
St Columba Church Hall, 92 Surrey Cres. Grey Lynn

Wilton Street Community Garden

We are looking for Volunteers to help with the garden – why not just pop in on Sunday at 10am or contact Mandy

Here is a photo of Maia taking her compost to the new Community Composting Facility located in the garden.

Green Screen is back!

Thank you to all of you who made it to see the movie ‘Dirt’ for our re-launch; it was the biggest Green Screen audience yet!. With nearly 60 people we completely filled the garden room, making it a true cosy community movie evening.

Dirt  ( http://www.dirtthemovie.org ) was a thought provoking and inspiring film highlighting the importance of restoring health to damaged soil around the world, and maintaining the areas which are still full of life. We were urged to each ”do the best we can”. This can start in our own back yards with growing some of our own food, or planting native plants. Dirt (Soil) is the ultimate natural resource for life on earth and needs our respect and care.

We welcome visitors and new members: This month apart from our members nights on a Wednesday night – we have 7 day a week faclilties-we have no cover charge for entertainment:

Entertainment Happening Locally

• Friday 4 June 8pm – band ” Easy” local lads playing reggae ska and dub
• Sunday 6 June Queens Birthday weekend 4pm band “Kiwi Express” country rock n roll  and old favourites
• Friday 11 June 8pm band “Peta & the Pois” playing pop/jazz and blues
• Friday 18 June 8pm band “The Alibis” playing jump swing and rhythm and blues
• Sunday 20 June 4pm mid winter Christmas party with band Robbie Maxwell & Dave Curltis -bring a $5 wrapped pressie and Santa will give you a pressie back- note this is R18 and for members and visitors
• Friday 25 June 8pm band “Rebel Without Applause”- rock/pop and 80′s and 90′s favourites

Enquiries greylynnrsc@hotmail.co.nz

Come along to an evening in celebration of our local artists. A chance to mingle with the artistic talent of Grey Lynn & Westmere and find out what inspires them about their local community.

With updates on planned art events and projects – share your ideas too.

Guest speaker Bernadette Brewer from Toi Ora: Live Art Trust

Entry by Koha

Drinks and nibbles provided

Wednesday 9th June

7.30pm

Grey Lynn Community Centre

We enjoyed delicious Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate provided by Kokako with home made Fairtrade, organic Afghans  by Tania’s mum, ANZAC biscuits made by Pippa’s mum and ginger slice made by our local nutritionist, Sarah James (www.eatrealfood.co.nz).

So many of the those who came along for a cuppa remarked on the how much better Fairtrade, organic food and coffee tastes. Kokako have supported a few of our events now so we particularly value their generosity. A special thank you also to our helpers for the break Sarah Cole and Caroline Banks.

We received $170 in donations for the coffee and  helped raise awareness of Fairtrade here in New Zealand as well as raising vital funds towards Oxfam’s work creating real and lasting change for people living in poverty.

Why not consider joining Oxfam?

Want to make the world a better place? Then you’re in the right place!

Join us today and we’ll keep you up to date by email on Oxfam’s work and all the ways you can get involved in the fight against poverty.

Plus, join before May 31 2010 and you’ll go into the prize draw to win a year’s supply of delicious Caffe L’affare Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate. It’s easy – just let us know your email here!

It takes just a couple of  minutes to complete the Our Auckland people’s referendum and answer questions about the re- organisation of the Auckland Region into the “Super City” .

Go to the website here to log-in to vote  (you need to be on the electoral roll in the Auckland Region to vote). Voting closes at 5pm today (Friday 14th May)

http://www.ourauckland.org.nz

Please also forward on the link to everyone you know in Auckland

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

OUR AUCKLAND is a coalition of groups and individuals from across the Auckland Region who want the new Auckland Council to work – and to reflect the aspirations of the people of Auckland. The Campaign is being run with the support of the Aucklander newspaper which come free with the Herald on Thursdays.

Whatever your political persuasion there is so much in the restructuring to be really concerned about especially the assault on democracy, the lack of transparency in the process, and the failure to undertake any cost benefit analysis (it is going to cost Aucklanders more $)

The third Bill is about to be reported back – this referendum is the last chance to influence what the Government decides will be the shape of our future city – whether we will have a democratic city or a corporate city

The Our Auckland campaign is seeking:

• Grey Lynn 2030 Monthly Community Meeting
• Grey Lynn Farmers Market
• Focus Group updates
• Have your say on the Super City – Our Auckland Campaign
• Community Composing Facility at Wilton Street Community Garden
• Bring it together symposium
• Sustaining Auckland – the role of Trees
• and more…..

What an amazing turn out!

Grey Lynners who took part in the May Day March of tens of thousands were first treated to free coffee and bread & butter pudding at The Little Grocer. Well done James Samuel & Finn Mackesy who took part in one of the most creative elements of the march with the CRAPping protest. Check out the photos and read more about this form of ironic anti -protest on James’s blog here.

Submissions on the Government’s mining proposals are due by 26 March. It just takes a minute to send a submission here.

The major disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name has given us the opportunity to reflect on the vulnerability and resilience of our own community. Read the post here from Transition Culture on this theme. Interested in up skilling and developing practical knowledge of how to develop and improve local resilience? Check out details of the Community Resilience workshop here.

At a local level there are so many interesting ways to get involved and take action. Through our focus groups there is the potential to have an impact in our community with urban design, traffic calming, waste & water management, the arts, gardening – anything you think adds to the vibrancy of our neighbourhood. Also this month Grey Lynn 2030 is hosting:

• Bringing it together symposium
• S#!T happens – deal with it! May monthly meeting with Waste Away on 12 May ;
• FREE bokashi and worm farming demonstrations at Garnet Station on 19th May (Neville Burt will also be at the GLFM this Sunday); and
• together with the Grey Lynn Community Centre a fairtrade cuppa with an Oxfam Coffee Break on 13 May (Kokako will be providing the coffee)

Would your networks like to know about Grey Lynn 2030 or enjoy reading this month’s community news? Please forward it on. Grey Lynn 2030 Monthly Community Meeting Wednesday 12th May
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Grey Lynn Community Centre S#!T happens – deal with it!

This month the Waste Away group present an informative and entertaining meeting of ideas, tips and practical advice on dealing with waste.

Guest Presenters
Sunshine Yates “Household Waste & Recycling in Auckland City”
Dorte Wray “Towards Zero Waste”

With updates from the Wasters on a range of exciting new initiatives

Be in to win the Waste Away raffle with a fabulous range of goodies including Bokashi bucket and Zing donated by the Waste Away group; Solar Monkey – portable solar charger for sml digital devices donated by PLANIT EcoStore; String bags and produce bags donated by ReThinkNZ Big picture.

Why not bring a long a friend to the meeting? All welcome

In other WasteAway News

Calling all Bokashi Bucket fans and those keen to learn about this novel way to process household foodscraps…..at this Sunday’s Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market, Neville Burt an organic farmer and Director of Bokashi Ltd based in Christchurch, will be at our market from 10 to 10.30am to answer any questions or queries you may have about the foodscrap Bokashi Bucket composting method. Come along this Sunday to meet Neville and members of the WasteAway team.

Worm Farming and Bokashi Composting at Garnet Station
Garnet Station in conjunction with Grey Lynn 2030 Wasteaway invite you to a FREE introductory demonstration of Worm Farming and Bokashi Composting at Garnet Station Café.

Wednesday, 19 May
Sessions start from 08:30 and run throughout the day.

Reduce Foodwaste and enrich your garden ! Grey Lynn Farmers Market Sunday 9 – 12.30pm

Did you know that the idea to set up a Grey Lynn Farmers Market came out of one of the first community meetings of Grey Lynn 2030? Access to locally sourced food is a really vital part of our vision of a sustainable community so it was great to see the market get established so quickly through the efforts of a small team committed to practical action.

The Market has been in operation since September 2009 from 9am-12.30pm every Sunday, except the last of the month, at the Grey Lynn Community Centre (the permanent home of the market). At the grand opening there were queues out the door but now a visit to the market is a much more relaxed occasion with plenty of room for mingling amongst a large variety of stalls selling Japanese & French pastries, home made pies, fresh breads, seasonal produce, ginger beer, preserves, cheese, honey and much more. There is also a fabulous play area outside for the kids, and story telling with Phineas Phrog each week.

The Market is community owned and operated so needs continued local support to survive and grow. A common misconception of the market is that it is expensive which has put off potential shoppers. Regulars however will tell you that a switch to seasonal shopping at the market results in big savings. Recent examples include 10 golden delicious apples for $2, 10 large avocado for $7 and masses of bargains from the Ooooby stand where you can take excess produce from your garden to sell.

As well as supporting the market by shopping there for your weekly supplies, the Management Committee is looking for volunteers who can assist for no more than a couple of hours a week. The market also welcomes new members who contribute $30 per year and receive 10% off produce. Check out the website (www.glfm.co.nz) for details or visit the information desk at the market. Focus Groups – what are they up to The steering committee of Grey Lynn 2030 fosters and supports a diversity of projects which emerge from the community via focus groups (Waste Away and Wilton Street Community Garden are 2 of our very active groups). It just takes practical action from our supporters to make stuff happen. Why not get involved?

Green Screen
There is a dedicated team keen to make Green Screen happen again on the last Friday of the month but unfortunately Green Screen is without a home. If you can help with a venue email Pania at greylynn2030@gmail.com

Traffic Calming
What do you think would make our community more enjoyable for pedestrians and cyclists? a few ideas:
- 40 km speed zone through the West Lynn shops
- traffic calming on Dryden Road (and other streets with speeding problems)
- improved pedestrian crossings
Email the action you would like to take to Pippa greylynn2030@gmail

Water
We would like to see more water fountains so there are less incentives to buy bottled water (seen the movie Tapped ? We’ve put details on our website about all the reasons NOT to buy bottled water).   Anyone know how we go about installing one and how we source the water? Please contact Pippa greylynn2030@gmail.com

Urban Environment Group
A new Grey Lynn 2030 focus group with the aim of:

• protecting the unique and special heritage and character of our historic city suburbs (the largest remaining concentration of edwardian/victorian wooden houses in the world)
• advocating for urban design that promotes sustainable and healthy communities (eg by encouraging active modes of transport, restoration of our natural and cultural heritage and better urban planning)
• supporting urban design projects that positively contribute to our environment and our community

Want to get involved? Email greylynn2030@gmail.com Have your say on the Super City – Our Auckland Our Auckland invites everyone to have their say on the Super City. Voting will be possible for 8 days via the Our Auckland website. Also ballot papers will be printed in The Aucklander newspaper (free with the NZ Herald yesterday and next Thursday). There will also be a more detailed survey on the website for people to express their views.

Photocopies of the ballot paper are welcome, and completed papers can be sent to Our Auckland, The Aucklander, PO Box 32, Auckland Mail Centre. Ballot boxes will also be available at libraries in North Shore City and Rodney District, Ponsonby Community Centre.

The Auckland Community Development Alliance

The Alliance hosted workshop last week was attended by an incredibly diverse range of organisations, communities and community development passionate people from right across the Auckland Region (including Grey Lynn 2030). See here for story and workshop summary reports on key themes and recommendations on the proposed Social Policy Forum. Wilton Street Community Garden Community Composting Facility

The Wilton Street Community Garden recently completed construction of our new Community Composting Facility. Located in the garden at the top of Wilton Street, the facility consists of three large wooden bins designed to turn local organic waste into usable garden compost.

The bins are easily accessible and designed to be user friendly. Now we would love people to start using them – shops, households, offices, gardeners – anyone who has organic material currently going to ‘waste’. The bins are labelled 1,2 and 3, and only one will have the IN sign on the front at any time. This is the bin to tip your waste into, when this bin is full, the IN sign will be shifted to another bin.

The system is a trial so we would appreciate it if you would support this community facility and spread the word to others. We don’t want to encourage rats or the spread of weeds so please;

WE WELCOME

• organic green waste only – such as grass clippings, garden waste, vegetable matter, coffee grounds, non-meat food scraps.

WE DON’T WANT

• meat or fish, plastic, oil, glass, or large woody tree prunings
• no pest weeds such as oxalis, wandering jew or jasmine.

Anyone who has questions or requires a plastic bucket to transport scraps please contact: Mandy

Grey Lynn Community Garden – find out more details here. ‘Growing Together’ every Sunday afternoon 4pm~6pm in Autumn.
Contact: Christine Bringing it together Symposium What will it take to create a Just, Sustainable, and Fulfilling Future? “You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation.
You can only save the whole world”. Margaret Mead We are really pleased to be hosting the internationally acclaimed symposium “Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” in Grey Lynn for the first time on Saturday 8 May.

The Symposium will be led by experienced, local facilitators Carl Chenery, Maya Nova, Crea Land and Peta Joyce. Registrations are now closed for but please email Carl if you would like to be notified of future events.

Find out more at http://awakeningthedreamer.org/ Sustaining Auckland – the role of trees Saturday 5th June,
between 2pm – 5pm
Grey Lynn Community Centre

The Tree Council presents a not to be missed event, ‘Sustaining Auckland – The Role of Trees’, to mark Arbor Day and World Environment Day.

Urban tree protection and planning legislation has been in headlines over the past year. Why is it that people feel so strongly about trees? How complex and sustainable is Auckland’s urban forest? How can the planning system be used to improve the vitality of our treescape? Find out more how trees contribute to our physical and mental wellbeing.

More details of the panel of speaker here Plus panel discussion and questions, and afternoon tea.

You need to RSVP by 2nd June to help with catering.
http://www.thetreecouncil.org.nz/ Did you see the video of the West Lynn Street Party? Check it out here.

We received feedback that a lot of locals didn’t know about the Street Party & Twilight Market in March. The whole event was organised on a budget of only $100 so any publicity was just what we could get for free (thanks Martin from Ponsonby News). We also rely on our supporters to help publicise our events. Please encourage your local contacts to get on our email list by sending their details to greylynn2030@gmail.com. Hopefully next time the whole community will know when the party is happening!

The Ooooby berm bomb outside 101 Richmond Road is doing really well. It has got the neighbours talking to each other and provides a conversation starter for people waiting at the bus stop.

The Council’s mowing contractors have so far been avoiding the vege garden. Ooooby are at the market each week. Check out details of the launch of the Ooooby- Versity in Grey Lynn here. And a final thought

It is Fairtrade Fortnight until 16 May – a chance to make the Big Swap
Let’s get as many people as we can to swap as much as we can. Get active, challenge your friends and swap your usual stuff – your coffee, tea, bananas, chocolate – even your cotton tee shirt –  to Fairtrade stuff.

In particular we are supporting all good bananas to get Fairtrade bananas sold in our local super markets. Join  ‘Give a Bunch’ or write directly to Progressive to let them know you want them to switch to Fairtrade bananas.

Come and enjoy a Fairtrade cuppa with homemade biscuits and help raise money towards Oxfam’s work with struggling coffee growers in the developing world.

Date: Thursday 13th May
Time: 10 am – 12midday
Location: Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road

All welcome

Choose Fairtrade and change the world, one cup at a time.
More information can be found at

www.oxfamcoffeebreak.org.nz